Phantasmagoria of Jathilan, by Raja Kirik

Phantasmagoria of Jathilan

by Raja Kirik

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1.	ACT I. Sigra Sigra 14:56	lyrics	buy track
Aum awignam astu, Sing lelembut pedhayangan sira ing tanah jawi Gusti rewangana insun, teka demen teka asih, saking kersane gusti Sigra-sigra nayaka hangayahi karya Pakarja praja gumregut sengkut Cancut taliwanda manunggal setya Damyak dampyak tinon asri Swarane gumuruh samya rebut karsa Ngestu pada rawuhnya sang nata Sajuru-juru ngayahi karya Singgah singgah kala singgah Tan suminggah Durgakala sumingkir Surak gumuruh tandang yudha Satriya luhur klawan Landa Angkara murka magenturan pindha gajah oling Mangsah ajurit, Ooo…
2.	ACT II. Budhal Gumuruh 09:42	lyrics	buy track
Sawega risang patih, hanata prajurit baris Nyawiji kumalang - malanging tekad, pindha alun samudra rob Katiyuping maruta wur kelawan guntur ketug - guntur ketug Wus sawega kapiyarsa budhalan Enjing bidhal gumuruh saking jeroning praja Kehiung kang balikoswa, abra busanananira Lir surya wedalira saka ing jalanidhi, arsa madhangi jagad Duk mungub mungub aneng, sak pucaking wukir Merbak bang sumirat keneng soroting surya mega lan gunung gunung… Enjing bidhal gumuruh Bendhe beri Gong maguru ngungkung Ong...binarungin Krapyak krapyak watang gathik Kapiyarsa swaranipun Lir ombak ing samodra rob Bata rubuh budhaling wadya gumuruh Rumagang girang girang cukat tandang tandang Jumangkah gagah gumregah liru prenah Wus samekta siyaga gya makarya Hangangkat karyaning praja murih kerta harja Satria ketemu mungsuh Demit celeng kang rakus Demit kebo sing kuat lan angel dikalahke Raja Singo Barong kang tansah murka Para raksesa kang ngrakup lemah Ing sak dawane dalan Mustaka pada ditancepke ning tombak Lan digantung ning uwit Minangka perlambang, perlawanan kudu sirna Praja praja runtuh Para raja pada dadi sekutune lelembut seko mburining samudra Tanah Jawa tansah katumpahan ludira Manungsa hamung dadi mangsa Batara Kala
3.	ACT III. Perangan 08:50		buy track
4.	ACT IV. Slompret Slompret 09:15	lyrics	buy track
Slompret slompret Kempul wungkung Kendang riyel Ketipung imbal Bonang loro salendro Salompret pelog Jaran kepang nyongklang Merake ngigel Macam mangap megap megap Bujang ganong galeyah kiprah Wus cocok kanggo ngareog Prasaja gawe gembira
5.	ACT V. Waru Doyong 16:45	lyrics	buy track
Waru waru doyong Doyong pinggir kali Lungo ngendong Lungo ngendong ora bali bali Warung doyong pinggir kali Lungo ngendong ora bali bali Waru waru doyong Doyong mujur ngetan Lungo ngendong Lungo ngendong golek pangan Waru doyong mujur ngetan Lungo ngendong golek pangan Waru waru doyong Doyong pinggir wangan Lungo ngendong Lungo ngendong nggo golekan Waru doyong pinggir wangan Lungo ngendong nggo golekan Turun-turun sintren Sintrene widadari Nemu kembang yun-ayunan Kembange putri Mahendra Widadari temuruna Aum awignam astu, Sing lelembut pedhayangan sira ing tanah jawi Gusti rewangana insun, katekana sasedya insun

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“The Phantasmagoria of Jahtilan” is a music performance by Raja Kirik in collaboration with singer Silir Wangi and performer Ari Dwianto. This project investigate the Jathilan horse dance, a folk trance dance popular in Java, Indonesia, as a way of regaining strength despite defeat. Jathilan is an acronym of “Jarane jan tjil-thilan”, which translates to a horse that dances irregularly. The current form of Jathilan developed after the Java War (fought between Javanese rebels and the colonial Dutch empire from 1825 to1830) as a folk practise to grapple with the defeat by the Dutch Empire and the devastation caused by the civil war between the Javanese population and the Javanese aristocracy who supported the Dutch. In Jathilan people use stick horses made of bamboo as a form of appreciation as well as an expression of support for rebel leader Prince Diponegoro's horsemens who fought bravely against the Dutch colonial forces. Despite the actual defeat of the rebels, Jathilan itself always depicts an imaginary victory of the local rebel cavalry against demons, monsters, or the colonisers. This heroic performance therefore has multiple purposes: to entertain, to encourage, to heal, and to unite people against oppression.

Raja Kirik’s “The Phantasmagoria of Jathilan” is an artistic exploration of the Jathilan tradition, re-interpreting its musical, vocal, and dance forms. Syncopated electronic rhythms combine with the metallic percussion of homemade instruments that is as trance-inducing as it is bellicose. Beautifully monotonous singing in a captivating repetitive melismatic style weaves through lilting melodies that gust out of makeshift wind instruments. With frantic, seemingly endless forward propulsion, the music of Raja Kirik inhabits a wide emotional breadth, cycling from disappointment to anger to loneliness.

During the piece, the dancer embodies various heroic characters, such as Bujang Ganong, Menak Jinggo, Hanuman, or the non-fictional hero prince Diponegoro. At times the dancer also becomes a dance instructor and MC, who interacts with the audience.

credits

released July 19, 2023

Produced by Raja Kirik
Phantasmagoria of Jathilan:
Yennu Ariendra: Electronics, Voices
Johanes Santoso Pribadi: Handmade instruments
Silir Wangi: Vocals
Ari Dwianto: Dance

Recorded in Yogyakarta and Vilnius by
Yennu Ariendra and Johanes Santoso Pribadi
Mixed and Mastered by Yennu Ariendra

Cover designed by Wok The Rock
Images taken from installation art “Subterranean Thunder #1” by Jompet Kuswidananto at Kohesi Initiatives, Yogyakarta. Curated by LIR.
Photos by Yudha Kusuma Putra

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