Zeke and The Popo are an Indonesian ambient/ folk rock/ psychedelic band from Jakarta. They are an independent band and signed with Blakmorse record.
History
Zeke and The Popo, begins as a side project from Zeke at 2003. Zeke then asked Leonardo Ringo to jam and the two quickly felt a chemistry between them to create music together. Not long after, they asked Iman Fattah also from the band LAIN to play synthesizer. As the trio jammed and played gigs often, they contributed for J.K.T.S.K.R.G compilation from aksara records and this marked the need for a drummer & bass player because the band had felt that their music has grown from a 3 piece sound based band to a spacey, ambient layered analog band. Thus, they asked Amir to play drum & Yuditia Noor to play bass. In November 2003, they performed together for the first time on the first event in Aksara Bookstore Kemang. All of their albums, plus extra tracks, are now available to buy as a digital download at www.buttonijo.com
Soundtrack
In 2005, ZATPP contributed 3 of their music to the soundtrack of the film "Joni's Promise" and the film became a major success and so is ZATPP gained a large number of fans during that year. In March 2005, ZATPP released their first EP, "Unrescued World" which contains four songs. It didn't take too long for the CD to sold out. The effect of ZATPP EP's selling created a buzz and generates a large number of followers in Bandung. In November 2006 ZATPP once again contributed a song in the original soundtrack of "6:30". In the launching of the movie, ZATPP performs with their respectable contemporaries, NAIF and Pure Saturday. Aside from the music project, Zeke was also a composer of a film score and a music director of "KALA" directed by Joko Anwar. Zeke also directed the Space in the Headlines' single music video, making the best out of his film education in London. Currently Zeke successfully launch a "KALA" original soundtrack together with Zeke and the Popo debut album, "Space in the Headlines" under Black Morse Records. The first single released from "KALA" original soundtrack was "Hope Killer" which is also recognized as the teaser for "Space in the Headlines".In Space in the Headlines, ZATPP offers richer and more organic sounds compared to their previous EP. However, for the listener it would not be hard to recognize the trade mark spacey soundscape that's ZATPPesque.
Music and style
Zeke and The Popo is known throughout a local independent music scene because they have a unique sound, arrangement & stage act. They often bring visuals to display each time they perform and this is one of the things that make them remembered as a very visual band.
