When these guys wanted to make their first album back in 1989, they emptied out their bank accounts and got donations from their friends to make a demo. After gathering enough cash, they were able to make 2,500 cassettes and distribute them to local radio stations in their hometown of Bandung and also in Jakarta. The music, a funk-rock hybrid a la Red Hot Chili Peppers, got the attention of Aquarius Musikindo, one of the country's biggest music producers and their label for the next five releases. The band helped prove the commercial viability of indie rock in Indonesia and was then asked to join an international rock festival in 1996. That show, perhaps the best independent rock concert to ever be held in Jakarta, featured the Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters and Sonic Youth. PAS played an awesome opening set and once again cemented their cred in the indie community.