Let's Leave No Punks Unspoken: 【LLNPU Interview #3】rejectedkids (from Indonesia)

Q1. List all the band members.

A1: Hi, rejectedkids here.

Helmy – Drums (2004-present)

Putra – Vocals/Guitars (2007-present)

Agung – Bass/Backing Vocals (2014-present)

Ridwan – Lead Guitars (2015-present)

Q2. Let me know who is answering to this. Please introduce yourself.

A2: The fantastic four are answered these questions *LOL

Helmy’s the biggest one in a band as beat keeper, Putra’s Hi-Standard fan club as

Vocals/Guitars, Agung’s the security guy as Bass player, and Ridwan’s devil hands

as Lead guitars

Q3. Where is your hometown(s)?

A3: Tangerang city, Indonesia.

Q4. Your latest album "Home." is amazing! How did you make such a great one?

A4: Helmy: Putra’s going to answer

Putra: We didn’t know how we made this album being great. We have just wrote them on Jam session with the band and merged all the idea. Just it

Ridwan: We tried to gave new ambiences on this album I mean kind of Post-rock sense,

Thrash core, a little bit Metal, and D-beat stuff

Agung: I’ve just played bass as well on this album *LOL

Q5. What is the best memory in your recording?

A5: Helmy: The fastest recording process ever had. We just need 4 Months to finished this

album

Putra: Lots of memories and lots of fun things. I cannot mention one by one *hahaha

Ridwan: I got a new friend, he couldn’t understand me. Call him “Metronome” he really really sucks!

Agung: Hemm… the hardest recording sessions that I ever had. There were lots of new things on this album so I did new style to filled bass stuff

Q6. Let me know about the bands you inspired by.

A6: Helmy: Bad Religion, Dead kennedys

Putra: Sick of Change, Descendents, Explosions in the Sky

Ridwan: Propagandhi, Sunsgrind, Belvedere

Agung: Nofx, Hi-standard, Slick Shoes

Q7. For most Japanese, your local scene is full of wonder. What is yours (practice, show, tourlife etc..) like?

A7: Helmy: Ya, personally local scene is always great for me. There were so many kids came

To our show to supported us and back in late august we had chance to tour in Malaysia – Singapore was called “No reason to stop tour 2016”. That was great experienced!

Putra: I love All the things that I through with the band *LOL

Ridwan: when we were on a skateboard competition show last month. It was such a great

Time, hanging around with skateboarder and have fun with crowd and exactly tour to

Malaysia and Singapore really awesome for me.

Agung: Same with Helmy and Ridwan. “No Reason to stop tour 2016” was awesome. Met up with new friends, bands, and lotta things that i never seen before.

Q8. Please tell me bands we must know in your local scene.

Helmy: Straight Answer

Putra: Tarrkam, Hellowar, Vague, etc

Ridwan: Borox, Kuro!

Agung: Grey Grace

Q9. Do you have any plan as a band(tour, festival, writing etc..)?

A9: Putra: Sure, we writing new songs for a Split album with a band from Singapore “Vier” and we’re gonna go back to recording studio soon.

Ridwan: We got so many plans next year. Launching party for our new album “Home”, Java (Indonesia) tour, and make an EP album.

Q10. This is a last question, is there anything left to say?

Helmy: Thank you Kotaro

Putra: Thanks man for letting us to this short interview and don’t forget to spreading our

tunes in japan man *LOL