Folk & WorldMetal
Jangjang Records · 23 October 2026
Ensemble Tikoro are a choir from West Java (Indonesia) that combines extreme metal vocal techniques and throat singing, with Tibetan bowls, tingsha and a shamanic drum. It was founded in 2012 by Robi Rusdiana and is made up of five voices. On 23 October 2026 they released “Tortoise” through Jangjang Records, on cassette and digitally.
“Tortoise” is a work in three parts, and the album collects the second and third; the first exists only live. The second consists of seven pieces, one for each of the seven chakras. The video for “Throat” was made with the mime artist Wanggi Hoed. The recording was done by Ade Syaepudin at Pilarin Corp, and Rusdiana mixed and mastered it at 7 Kerikil. The cover is by Tandani Mutaqim.
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Text by Alba Puiggròs