Shark Move - Chede Chokra's (1970)(2007)

Shark Move started playing in Bandung, Indonesia in 1970 and was founded by Benny Soebardja who played lead guitar and sang. Shark Move is one of the Indonesian rock pioneering bands who combined rock music with traditional harmonies and progressive sounds. Some songs on this LP have English lyrics. While other bands at that time were still playing sweet music, this is really an experimental recording. Unfortunately, at the end of 1970, the keyboard player passed away so Benny decided not to continue with his band and formed a new one named Giant Step.
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Shark Move’s Ghede Chokra’s is a slab of raging psych straight out of early 70’s Indonesia! Recording Ghede Chokra’s (translated from the Sanskrit as the Great Session) in 1970, Shark Move unleashed their psych masterpiece on the world the next year on their own tiny label with an edition of just 100 copies. From these small beginnings the Shark Move legacy grew exponentially, first within the Indonesian scene, and then around the world with Ghede Chokra ultimately becoming the holy grail for crate diggers searching for early psych. The classic “Evil War’ was featured on Now Again’s seminal “Those Shocking Shaking Days” compilation and, recognizing a killer riff when he hears one, Madlib lifted the track wholesale for his “City” single in 2013.