Blog > Malaysian band Butterfingers is back with a new album

Pointer_date Wed, 20/08/08 - 17:33PM Filed in Blog by naseem | Tags: butterfingers,kembali,malaysia | Comments: 72
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Kembali, Butterfingers' brand new album possesses a more mellow approach to music with their folk-sounding melodies and simple lyrics, compared to previous material that's heavily laden with metaphores and catchy riffs. This is not to say the album isn't any good; in fact, it may prove to be their best acomplishment thus far. Kembali is available now in all record stores and retails at RM21.90.

Check out Butterfingers with 'Maharani' at their media conference at Planet Hollywood, KL:

Here's Butterfingers' MySpace page.




72 comments


rain said

yeah, ok. whatever. HUJAN!!!

kamal said

band ni, band legend. tapi, memang betul lah. ni masa untuk band2 lain. grunge to sangat '90an.

Danial said

Hey Kamal,

I guess that you're living in the 90's because Butterfingers has long gone put their grunge days behind them. Now, they have transcended other contemporary musicians into becoming their own genre. They only way I can describe them is a fusion of progressive rock & Malay folk. I can dare say that I support Butterfingers to become a national institution.

It's not a comeback. It's a rebirth.

P/S: To rain, Hujan mentah lagi beb. Tu pun org x puas hati (ref: JB) dgn derang.

kritik said

band otai ke apa, dlm album STD depa tiru line radiohead

'utk seketika ku hilang kawalan diri'....

yelatu...

bassline satu lagu tu pun mcm 'airbag'.

mmg status 'legendary'.

kamal said

Danial,

Aku setuju dengan Kritik.

Butters ni, as musician, memang diorang boleh main/nyanyi, tapi diorang tu agak kureng kreatif. Aku pun ada dengar jugak bassline airbag & lirik tiru radiohead.

Aku pun rasa macam the band ni suka ikut trend. Kalau Danial rasa diorang tu buat genre sendiri, aku mintak maaf, tapi aku rasa kau memang tak cukup luas dengar variety muzik.

acong said

butter nie masukkan elemen muzik melayu dan sgt kreatif.. hujan pun band yg bagus., i admit it,. but masih mentah dan keINDONESIAan....lagunya menjurus kepada indon macam dewa, peterpan such as lagu HIBA??..
. trend yang tidak berkembang..

so we need some new touch up, new idea.. fresh beat.... and there you go...

butterfingers kembali!

transcendence said

support! but it seems the sleeve design is too...er...straightforward?

ahcheng said

ek ele....kutuk butterfingers,tp tk sedar..hujan tu lagi la..tiru the strokes kaw2...

iseeyou said

Bands like hujan is ripping off bands from the US, butterfingers are at wayyy better...

Bet most of you guys don;t know that Noh (vocalist Hujan) just walked off stage during the bands set at Pesta malam indonesia. The poor guitarist had to take over with the vocals. Talk about a bombastic egoistical-maniac eh??

unless rip-offs are your thing then 'Hey!'

tiru said

ahaha...dah macam rock star ni

ahcheng said

heh,tell me bout it...takde la best mane,attitude je lbih

gib said

eh ... if this is about butters, why are you guys giving hujan all this free publicity by discussing them?

iseeyou said

not publicity dear gib, it's just that some musically retarded ppl think that hujan deserves more credit than butter who have btw, been in our local industry for a long long time... So with the experience wise and minus the ego... which band do you HONESTLY think is better?? ; )

ahcheng said

woah.jgn la marah...of course la hujan's better.ooops! i mean...butters!hahahaha.i dont undrstand why ppl wud wanna compare butters with hujan,i mean,come on la weiiii...hujan copied the strokes,and everybody goes like "wowwwww...this is indie..i LOVE indie.im indie"..wattheFish! its like comparing Coke and ice lemon tea! hahaha

ahcheng said

*with

iseeyou said

gimme a high-five AhCheng! Sayyy, you aren't that same ahcheng pirated dvd seller from ss2 are you?!?

ahcheng said

shhhh! do u mind??? some privacy pls!

MM said

they're both good and creative in their own ways. kamu ada band ke?

iseeyou said

ade dowh! rock kappakkkk !

rocco said

Was just reading through the comments and saw someone said hujan is better or some crap like that? i mean seriously do you eat nasi lemak day and night until it made you that stupid? or you'v been living your stupid life under a rock with the name hujan on it? Hujan's vocalist walkin of stage, i outta kick that guys ass after the show for wasting my cash going all the way there to seem em, dont get me wrong it will be a cold day in hell if i ever go see bunch of homos playing instruments

Not much of a Butterfingers fan but i respect that there someone still kickin it grunge style

Eros said

man, how can some ppl even compare Hujan to any band..? those kids jst started makin music...about what..a year ago? sweet god..dont get me started on ripping off the american Indie rock bands...probably the only thing diffrent about Hujans music, is that its in Malay...thats it..Which is good, being our national lanuage and all, but im sure the vocalist cant speaka The EnGliSH very well..thats why its in malay..Support the local music scene:) Go Go butterfingers!!..u guys are great:)

iseeyou said

amen to that

wra said

aku rasa pelik la tengok korng macam gaduh hujan vs butterfingers. sebab dua2 pun sebenarnya tak ori. so aku rasa korang sebenarnya gaduh pasal benda lain ni. fan butters mesti geng yang dah macam tua2 sikit kan? lewat 20/awal 30. korang kena sedar time korang dah habis. korang nak jadi hipster, tu zaman dulu2 kawan. yang sapot hujan ni pulak aku rasa memang budak2 lagi muda. ni masa diorang. hujan band zaman sekarang. kalau nak gaduh band otai dengan band baru ni ... aku rasa macam tak kena la. korang ada nampak tak fans search ke wings nak gaduh dengan fan butterfingers? takde kan? sebab fan search dengan wings semua rasa secure dan tak kisah orang kata apa. yang fans butterfingers ni naik darah, aku rasa nampak sangat korang ni masih nak mantain relevant tapi sebenarnya time korang dah habis. biar je lah budak2 ni nak suka hujan.

Danial said

Hey kritik & kamal!

Thanks for your feedback. I have to agree with u that my variety of music is not that wide (yet) & I don't have a band. After you guys pointed out about the bassline & lyrics from Radiohead (lagu Karma Police from 1997's OK Computer) then I realized that Butters are kind of a rip-off. But to put it in today's context, their evolution from what they were 10-15 years ago should be lauded. I would say that if they're still playing grunge, mesti lagi teruk kena kutuk kan? Their journey is not over yet & I'd hope that they continue what they do best until one day they themselves are defined as a genre (tu baru legendary!).

P/S: Pasal Hujan itu aku ada ikut indie scene semasa & sebenarnya ramai x puas hati dgn penyanyi die Noh sebab die kerek tp aku x tau sejauh mana itu benar lah. Tp nak compare musically, Meet Uncle Hussain lebih original muziknya & Lan tu suara lg unik.

dang dut said

fuck hujan

kenchill said

I know there are a lot of old Butterfingers fan who grew up with their material from the 1.2mg days up to STD. But I have to admit it, I like Butterfingers because of the power of the music, Chrome, Chemistry, Niccotyne, etc etc, and the moshpit. Now with Kembali, I'm not so sure man.

Yes, things change and people evolve, I accept that.

Hujan and Butterfingers are bands playing in different genres with different set of fans. Me myself? I am a fan of both, they make good music, and my ears like it.

Hujan copying The Strokes? So what? With all the sub-genres and genre-mixing nowadays, can you form a band and come up with something that is ORIGINAL? Anybody? You are bound to be compared with some band out there nowadays, but who cares?

If you are good people will buy it. If you are bad with GOOD MARKETING, people will still buy it. Either way, choose one.

I don't think Butterfingers or Hujan are well marketed right? You don't see them appearing on billboards along the highway or in newspaper ads. People like them, they are good.

appregios from hell said

butter is original... shut the hell up hujan's fans

miele said

No dissing the oldies / Butterfingers (surely Noh of Hujan would say that as well)....and leave the kids (Hujan) alone..

hell, just enjoy great music la, good local talent is for everyone..... Can't we all just get along? *hippie vibe*

P.S- wra, ko kutuk orang tua2 ye. Takpa, tunggula usia ko dah lanjut nanti. Bukan nak jadi hipster beb, just bengang band terchenta dari zaman kekanak kena kutuk dek bebudak hingusan...

appregios from hell said

P.S- wra, ko kutuk orang tua2 ye. Takpa, tunggula usia ko dah lanjut nanti. Bukan nak jadi hipster beb, just bengang band terchenta dari zaman kekanak kena kutuk dek bebudak hingusan...

aku sokong!

rain said

such a waste of talent... i think hujan is better than butter..

hhihihi said

gemuknye loque

Adli Syahril said

arghh.. persetankan itu semua!

Tengok Revenge perform.. confirm lagi gempaq!~

lenovo said

Tengok Revenge perform.. confirm lagi gempaq!~

bodoh!

aliG said

fk all of you. you know nothing. wasting time only berdebate kat sini. poyoh gile.

~ panic rulez ~

ahcheng said

yeah.XPDC fer ever ever.... <3

iseeyou said

ala la la....ok la.. no more fighting guys...
jom group hug...*group hug* awww...

Danial said

To kenchill,

If you want something ORIGINAL, check out The Otherside Orchestra. It's the most unique I've ever heard.

owh.jewl said

yang tua harus dihormati..yang muda harus disayangi...budi bahasa budaya kita....buat ap nak gadogado ..ku respect habis butterfinger pasal diorang sambut cabaran pm zaman dr. M untuk membangkitkan melayu ..coz masa tu rakyat jelata layan sangat lagu shahrukhkhan, lagu jiwangindon happeeee!! memanglah first diorangbawak laguorang putih tapi lagu diorang status antarabangsa pun ada main tau!!jgn mainmain ngan legend..diorang memang MALAYSIAN's pride....international brand tapi made in malaysia..layan habis dari transcendence sampe kembali....fulawei!tapi yang mendukakan hati ku, ada pihak yang dasar edan emboh engak ngerti anak sopo eku..menaktakan butterfinger sebuah band indon!! pastu ada yg menyatakan diorang baru budakbudak...rasa aku diaorang yang membangkitkan lagu melayu cuma berehat sebentar dan mencari masa yg sesuai utk menawan balik industri musik
hujan aku pun layan jugak.....abg aku dan puak kerabatnya ada sebuah organisasi mencari local band dari internet(kamek dari sarawak oii).band hujan nie aku dah layan habis dari demo version sampai ke .......diaorang pun respect butterfinger sebagai otai..tak caye korang tanya noh!

iseeyou said

HAHA! hey, owh.jewl ...respek sama lu !

"..ku respect habis butterfinger pasal diorang sambut cabaran pm zaman dr. M untuk membangkitkan melayu ..coz masa tu rakyat jelata layan sangat lagu shahrukhkhan, lagu jiwangindon happeeee!!..."

HAHAHA !!!

ahcheng said

suspek lah!

C said

hujan is so overrated

long live butterfingers!

kenchill said

Danial: Yeah, got that already. Awesome stuff I shall say. But the people here are on Butterfingers vs Hujan lol

danianal said

ok, this should settle this stupid butters vs hujan debate. check out the new butters album here. it's best.

http://rapidshare.com/files/139344833/Butterfingers_-_Kembali__2008_.lanz.rar

pokeng said

gua dgr butter dr gua form 2 lg..hujan??sapa eh??da musim ujan ke skang ni??kehkeh..

wanzakreeng said

tk pyahlah laga2 diorang.ini semua percambahan idea dan pengalaman hidup msing2,tang tiru2 tu aku lebih suka katakan itu adalah inspirasi atau penghormatan untuk idola dorang jadi di selit sedikit line yg korang cakap tak ori.semua band di dunia ni meniru do,tinggal kreatif diorang tu sampai ke tidak ke otak dan jantung ngko...

Hantu said

Butterfingers dulu pun Fuck OAG...haha

Zarifah said

butters are way much much more creative when designing(too much designing in my life) their songs..
bought their KEMBALI and i'm having fun listening to their songs. =))

holk said

i like listening to old bands. butters is definitely one of my favourite old bands also. it's cool seeing people in their age still doing music.

Adius said

butter music forever......i prefer with butterfingers...hayati setiap lirik butterfingers since 1.2mg...maka wujudla hujan...

wombuu said

hehe....sonok gadoh2 geng?....ahak ahak....sampai biler pun x abis weh.....no matter hujan ke, BF ke, XPDC ke, sheila majid ke, they all fall under the same category = MUSIC.....
lagipun article ni pasal benda lain.....hampeh sunggoh.....mangkok maner lah yg start merepek nih.....

ket said

to all hujan's fan

BUTTERFINGERS IS THE BEST!!
hujan baru nk naek dah mengada nk maen gig yg hebat2..mcm la hujan 2 BAGUS sgt..sedar la diri sket..

ket said

to all hujan's fan

BUTTERFINGERS IS THE BEST!!
hujan baru nk naek dah mengada nk maen gig yg hebat2..mcm la hujan 2 BAGUS sgt..sedar la diri sket..

Job For A Petani said

weyh wombuu,

yg start kekecohan ni semua org pertama skali post comment: rain. x sangka artis korea ni layan hujan gak...kekeke

Job For A Petani said

weyh wombuu,

yg start kekecohan ni semua org pertama skali post comment: rain. x sangka artis korea ni layan hujan gak...kekeke

kirimsalam said

apede hal nk gadoh2 ni??
rilex dh laaa
hujan ke butter ke org m'sia gak..
bt pe nk kecoh2 kn
xske snyp dh laa
nk bising2 cm ko 2 bgos sgt je!
cmne muzik m'sia nk maju?

keladisepi said

bodoh la hampa...
hujan respect butter...
butter salute hujan..
yang hmpa nk gaduh pasaipa...
depa x dak masalah pon...

monoloque said

Fuck hujan...keladisepi jgn berlagak PBB lah

keladisepi said

cmni la org malaysia..
xleh sama2 membangun..
2 2 band ni local malaysian band..
support la sket..
xsuka x yah hina...
hg monoloque dah la guna nickname loque..
aku PBB hg pa...
MIC????
haha...

keladisepi said

cmni la org malaysia..
xleh sama2 membangun..
2 2 band ni local malaysian band..
support la sket..
xsuka x yah hina...
hg monoloque dah la guna nickname loque..
aku PBB hg pa...
MIC????
haha...

huzai nk beli fzi said

keladisepi dan mereka yang seangkatan dengannya itu mmg betul...
apa gunanya memupuk semangat assabiah dan berpuak2 utk melaga2kan 2 2 band ni?..
sama2 orang malaysia.. sama2 makan nasik.. sama2 layan sejenis seni iaitu MUZIK!...

kalo btul pun hujan nk tiru strokes.. butter nak tru radio... so apa masalah?... macam la malaysia ni banyak sangat pemuzik yang x adaptasi muzik dari pengaruh luar...
skurangnya2 depa ni ada usaha utk memajukan industri muzik malaysia....
hampa kat cni lak buat apa?... gaduh2 sambil menyumbang komen yang x bernas dan rasional langsung.... bak kata pepatah orang kedah "bagai otak letak kat pala lutut"... kalo dah jadi bengap camni.. layan berak dlm jamban sorang2 lagi bagoss
kalo masih ada attitude bengap camni lagi.. sampai bila2 pun kita xkkan dapat lawan indsutri muzik indon...

PS: monoloque weh.... malu ar sket dengan diri tu... dah la pakai nick loque... mencarut2 lak...

Job For A Petani said

Betul tu huzai, hujan ke butter kita patut unite! jom2 bantai band2 indon yg datang nak jajah negara ni....radio kat malaysia ni pun gila babi promote lagu depa. pastu ada lak penyanyi2 solo dari singapore kononnya nak masuk market malaysia...padahal tak laku kat negara sendiri...hehehe

marko said

kejadah sungguh kamu semua...

nek gla ak...
gaduh smpi tuo la...
gaduh2....

korg maki hamu sme sndri pn bkn dpt ap pn...
mnmbah dosa korg sdri gak..
dosa sdri pn dh byk nk tmbah2...
apara...

mawi said

aku lagi power. dah la kaya pulak tu. lu orang bising2 apa guna. Ali Cafe pun tak nak endorse lu orang (tu brand crap tu) bukan macam gua. power gila.

tu kat atas tu macam mana ada link nak download cd butters pulak tu. piracy ni. trace IP baru tau.

monoloque said

keladisepi,
berlagak hero lagi.....

Job For A Petani said

iye marko aku tahu...tak yah la nak post mende tu sampai 6 kali...

keladisepi said

xkan marah kot monoloque..
hehe..

ep_jb said

x yah gadoh2...yg penting support our local band...Malaysia Boleh!!!

Job For A Petani said

Mmg support ep_jb, tapi aku support Butters lebih drpd aku support hujan! lebih 99.99% :D

Dah Dengar Muzik Lama said

wei dah lah jangan gaduh lagi butter dan hujan dua dua ok kita kena support malaysia music scene.kalau nak dengar ori pergi youtube tengok trace bundy perform lagu dia.......
ok dah jgn gaduh lagi jom sama sama dengar Guns and Roses

wombuu said

dah ler tuh....pi lah komen kt page lain lak....busuk dah column nie....

Job For A Petani said

wooooooooooooooaoaoaoaoooooaoao sweet child o mine!

Yazid Matt HEP said

Bila orang suro berdamai, ada yang kata berlagak hero?

tan cheng loque pernah berkata ;

"Macam HUJAN, MUH, saya sangat berbangga dengan merekalah. Diorang memang buat kerja dengan bagus. Strategi pemasaran, atitude. ada pakej. Hampir sempurna. " - ROTTW, 140

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