CTM 2021: Gabber Modus Operandi x Rimbawan Gerilya x Siko Setyan – MBELEDOSSS! (EXPLODE!)
Indonesia’s hard dance superstars take an intergalactic trip in this 3D-animated performance from CTM 2021’s Cyberia programme.
This week saw the opening of Cyberia, a a virtual multiplayer environment and exhibition from Berlin’s CTM Festival that allows visitors to explore a digital club space in the form of an avatar. One of the audiovisual works that can be experienced in Cyberia is MBELEDOSSS! (EXPLODE!), a 45-minute 3D-animated video mixtape from Indonesian duo Gabber Modus Operandi, animator Rimbawan Gerilya and choreographer Siko Setyanto.
The full AV mixtape, soundtracked by GMO’s singular brand of hard, fast dance music, tells an intergalactic rave story through an early ’00s video game aesthetic. Here, Fact presents a supercut of the performance, soundtracked by GMO’s track ‘Melayu Boleh Neraka’, which is previously unreleased but features in the full performance.