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Reviews:

      
"The intriguingly-named
      Jakarta Skyscraper's self-titled ep (Tart Garage)
      is 7 slices of decidedly moody and introspective garage rock.
      The minimal instrumentation - just guitar, percussion and random
      violin scrapings - allows lead singer Denise Bonis to emote freely,
      which she does to great effect. Dark, jagged music for dark,
      jagged emotions. I like it. You must visit www.jakartaskyscraper.com
      "

      
www.normanfamous.com  (August 2005)

      
 

      
"Denise Bonis and Eric Forst
      are the vocalists for Jakarta Skyscraper, and also two-thirds
      of its whole. Drummer Mark Mastopietro completes the trio, and
      he grabs the spotlight on track one, but not in the way you might
      think. No fancy solo, no showy polyrhythm from Mastopietro; but
      rather a discordant beat that sounds something akin to a yeti
      plodding his way home through three feet of packed snow. The
      off-kilter cadence is oddly alluring, so much so that it takes
      a few listens to be able to focus on Bonis' vocals. It's her
      show until half way through the third song, "These Guitars,"
      where Forst adds his dulcet tones. That tune is just a warm-up,
      though, for the disc's highlight, "Stars are Down,"
      where both singers ride a magic carpet that soars and dips through
      clouds of incense, building to multiple crescendos before gently
      floating back to earth. Bonis plays the violin on the song and
      that combined with the way the duo sing with delicate urgency
      puts them on par with the sublime work of David and Linda LaFlamme
      of "It's A Beautiful Day". The similarly dreamy "Railroad
      Gin" closes this impressive release. "

      
-- Kevin Wierzbicki at www.rocknworld.com
       (August 2005)

      
 

      
"Jakarta Skyscraper makes good use of the dissonant minor
      chords...and I love it. 

      
'Open Gates' has a bit of a messy
      feeling to it. There's some percussive element that adds an odd
      but cool layer to it.

      
'These Guitars' is a slow sleepy
      dirgy track that is good for chilling.

      
The instrumental track, 'Jakarta'
      has an Indian flavor to it and is quite nice.

      
The vocals, when present are
      a good match for the music and don't overpower it but add another
      subtle layer.

      
This is an odd but nice recording
      that will appeal to folks who like their music slow and easy."

      
-- Amy Lotsberg, Producer of
      Collected
      Sounds (August 2005)

              
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Jakarta Skyscraper is an indie rock band from Los Angeles that makes new music and songs to grow your ears by.