RADAR

No grand plan or overnight breakthrough. Just friendship, unfinished songs, and the decision to keep moving.

After watching The Adams at SOD Festival in Surabaya, Onky sent Nadhif a simple message to appreciate his bass playing. There was no proposal behind it—just one bassist reaching out to another.

When Jalesdeva held a showcase in Jakarta, Onky travelled from Pandaan to attend. He met Nadhif in person and shared RADAR’s early demos, even though the songs were still unfinished and far from their final sound.

Nothing changed immediately after that meeting. We returned home and continued working on the songs.

We kept writing, rehearsing, and rebuilding anything that did not feel right. Eventually, five songs reached their final form, while three more remained in progress for what would become an eight-track album.

At the beginning of the year, we returned to the material we already had. Notes changed, arrangements moved around, and parts we once considered finished were opened up and rebuilt.

Onky travelled to Yogyakarta to watch The Adams perform and invited Nadhif to hang out before the show. This time, he brought five RADAR tracks.

Nadhif responded positively and offered us the opportunity to record at Teras Belakang. We took the offer home first, discussed it together, and eventually decided to take the next step.

We spent one full week recording vocals, guitars, bass, and drums at Teras Belakang. It was our first proper recording experience and gave us a new understanding of the songs we had been carrying for months.

Between recording sessions, we also experienced Jakarta together—learning, exploring, and making memories beyond the studio.

The following months were quieter but important. We prepared a photoshoot, assembled our press kit, contacted media, and decided which song should introduce RADAR to the world.

That song was “Menjadi,” the first signal from an eight-track album still in progress.

After months of writing, travelling, recording, and questioning ourselves, “Menjadi” was finally released across digital streaming platforms.

It was only our first song, but it carried everything that brought us here: friendship, unfinished ideas, unexpected conversations, and the choice to keep moving without knowing exactly what would happen next.