Sometimes magic is real. Just ask. This ensemble of some of the brightest names in the Jakarta music scene quickly gelled as a unit, which isn’t always a guarantee when you gather this much talent in one place. And what a gathering of talent it is: charismatic vocalist and synth player Baskara Putra a.k.a. , hotshot drummer Enrico Octaviano, wunderkind keyboardist Tristan Juliano, firecracker vocalist and ace guitarist and vocalist. With a name repurposed from a short-lived campus band of ‘s, Lomba Sihir was born in 2019. In part due to being a band full of producers, over the closing months of 2020 quickly put together their debut album . This collection of eclectic pop songs is the band’s ode to Jakarta, a love-hate letter about the trials and tribulations of growing up and surviving in the Capital City. With the resumption of live events, continues to establish itself as its own thing. And as more and more people become entranced by their music, the magic spell that weaves keeps growing stronger.
