Mocca is an indie band from Bandung. This group consists of
Prayitno Riko (guitar), Arina Ephipania (vocals and flute), Ahmad Pratama
(bass), and Indra Massad (drums).
At first, Arina and Riko is a college friend at the Bogor
Institute of Agriculture. They were joined in a college band in 1997. Because they
do not fit with the other members, Arina and Riko was agreed to establish
"Mocca". Two years later they met with Indra and Toma. Indra and Toma
is a friend of the college, they learn to design products in Bandung and join into
“Mocca Band” at the same time.
Mocca first appear in the compilation of Delicatessen
(2002), and immediately captured the hearts of fans.
One year later they released their debut album "My Diary"
(2003) with the indie label "FFWD". This album was booming on the
market. Songs like "Secret Admirer" and "Me and My
Boyfriend" became hits everywhere. Video clip "Me and My
Boyfriend" was awarded as "best video of the year" version of
the MTV Music Awards Indonesia 2003.
They even signed a contract with one of indie records in
Japan, Excellent Records, to fill one song in the album which is a compilation book format set (3 sets),
entitled "Pop Renaissance". There are 3 discs in circulation in Japan
and Mocca Band on disc no. 2 with the song "Twist Me Around".
Mocca own songs in English to facilitate the writing of
poetry as well as the reasons for compliance with the colors pop with a touch
of swing jazz, twee pop, and '60s-style atmosphere.
Mocca re-released their second album in 2005 titled
"Friends" still under the indie label, Fast Forward Records. Mocca in
this album did not perform alone. They hook the two powerful musicians to
enrich their music. Of the country, they bring to the voice of Bob Tutupoli in
the song "This Conversation" and a song specially made for him,
"Swing It Bob". They are also a duet with Swedish musicians, Club 8.
Together with this Swedish duo, Johan and Karolina Komstedt, Mocca sang the
song "I Would Never".
Mocca career increasingly uphill. Not only in the country,
they are increasingly popular in Asia. Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan
have been enjoying their album.
Mocca is also involved in the manufacture soundtrack. This
quartet worked on the movie soundtrack "Catatan Akhir Sekolah” by
Bramantyo Hanung and the soundtrack TV soap opera "Fairish the
Series".
Mocca is also making a mini album contains 6 tracks, 2 of
which are in Indonesian language. This mini album previously titled
"Sunday Afternoon", but was released with the title "Untuk Rena". Mocca film script inspired by the
children entitled "Untuk Rena". Mocca not only get inspiration.
They also have the opportunity to enter a "Happy!" and "Before
You Sleep" as the soundtrack to the film's Riri Riza.
In 2007, Mocca released their third album,
"Colours". This album contains new material, including two cover
songs, namely "Hyper ballad" (Bjork) and "Sing" (The
Carpenters) and a collaboration with Pelle Carlberg (Edson) who yesterday had
been a guest on LA Light Indie Fest, in the song "Let Me Go ".
