Biography

Auretté and The Polska Seeking Carnival (AATPSC) is a band that play pop music through a variety of folk musical instruments. Consisting of six people with different backgrounds and tastes in music, AATPSC pokes a few elements from various music then concoct these various elements in a single piece of music. People with different musical backgrounds, various elements of music, and various folk musical instruments make the music played by AATPSC unique. AATPSC was formed in 2012 at Indonesia Art Institute Yogyakarta, the oldest art campus in Indonesia. AATPSC released its debut album Auretté and The Polska Seeking Carnival in 2013 in various format: Cassette, CD, vinyl. The response of various media to AATPSC has always been positive. The Jakarta Post calls AATPSC "...unassuming young men and women who carved their own niche by playing music that is not only unique but also a breakthrough in a scene ..." BBC Indonesia stated "AATPSC was welcomed by indie listeners from home, thanks to their ability to bring utopian melodies." South East Asia Indie (SEA Indie) reviews AATPSC "all the musical creativities have been crystallized into one precious gem; a whimsical melodic and rhythmic style of European music. "While the Southeast Asian indie music watch site The Wknd calls AATPSC music "sounds very français but very nusantara at the same time, surprisingly." After going through a fairly long production process, AATPSC release the second album titled Bloom in December 2018.