The S.I.G.I.T.

The S.I.G.I.T (The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent)
The S.I.G.I.T live at Jakarta Rock Parade 2008
Background information
Origin	Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Genres	Garage Rock, Psychedelic rock
Years active	2002—present
Labels	FFCUTS records, FFWD Records, Spills records, Caveman!, Reverberation
Website	http://www.thesigit.com/
Members	Rektivianto Yoewono Aditya Bagja Mulyana Farri Icksan Wibisana Donar Armando Ekana

The S.I.G.I.T. (abbreviation of The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent) is an Indonesian rock band based in Bandung, Indonesia. Although the band doesn't like to be categorized, they've been described as a garage rock band and often compared to Wolfmother and The Datsuns, even dubbed as 'Indonesian Answer To Wolfmother' by some Australian media.^[1]

Origin of The Name

Band name origin is rumored to be derived from Rekti's father, Sigit.

Brief history

1994-2002

Period of formation. In this period, they met each other, played and hung out together, fought each other, rehearsed a lot, and wrote their song.

2002-2004

In 2004, The S.I.G.I.T. signed to Spills Records and released their self-titled debut mini album (EP) and performed many bar gigs and venue. Their first single, Soul Sister soon became a local radio hits in Bandung and Jakarta, MTV Trax Magazine described them as "The Hottest Rock N Roll Band".

After contributing on movie soundtrack for Catatan Akhir Sekolah (CAS), their fanbase grow rapidly. Did I Ask Your Opinion, which appeared as OST on former movie, finally became their first single to be broadcast on MTV Indonesia.

After leaving Spills Records, they began to spread their stage performance to bigger venue and region...

2005

Their name appeared on NME's Stereo (30 July) "The S.I.G.I.T. - Black Amplifier. Scorching, gonzo Zep Rock from our hot new Indonesian Friend"

2006

Signed to FFWD and released "Visible Idea of Perfection" in December under FFWD's subsidiary label FFCUTS

2007

Signed to Australian Caveman! and released "Visible.." which distributed by Reverberation. They toured Australia in June to coincide the release date.

2009

Appearing at SXSW 2009 in Austin Texas.^[2] Toured California ^[3] and Hong Kong.^[4] Released "Hertz Dyslexia" on June with a sold out solo concert in the biggest indoor venue in Bandung.

Australian Tour

In 2007, an Australian rock band Dallas Crane was inviting The S.I.G.I.T. to join their Australian tour as an opening act band. The S.I.G.I.T agree that invitation and become known by Australian people in indie music scene.^[5][6]

Fans

The S.I.G.I.T has gained die hard fans, not only in Indonesia, also in Australia, USA, who call themselves The Insurgent Army. Many of Insurgent Army shows their loyalty to The S.I.G.I.T in unique ways.

Members

• Rektivianto Yoewono (Vocal, guitar)

• Farri Icksan Wibisana (Guitar)

• Aditya Bagja Mulyana (Bass, backing vocal)

• Donar Armando Ekana (Drums)

Discography

Albums

• Visible Idea of Perfection (2006 on FFCUTS Records/2007 on Caveman! Records/ Reverberation)^[7]
• Detourn (2013 on FFWD Records)^[8][9]

EPs

• Self Titled (2004 on Spills Records)^[10]
• Self Titled (2007 on Caveman! Records/ Reverberation)^[11][12]
• Hertz Dyslexia Part.1 (June 2009 on FFCUTS Records, includes DVD)^[13][14]
• Hertz Dyslexia Part.2 (Released in the form of Downloaded Code 2011 on FFCUTS Records)^[15]
• Detourn (2013 on FFWD Records) ^[16]

Compilations/Soundtracks

• Catatan Akhir Sekolah movie soundtrack (2005)
• Radit dan Jani movie soundtrack (2008)

References

External links

• The S.I.G.I.T. on Myspace
• Official website