THE repetitive thud of the bass drum plays in a 4/4 rhythm, accompanied by the striking snare drum, brings listeners to Kareem Pradipto Soenharjo’s lyrics in Wake Up! Look Alive!:

Look alive, look alive

That's what I always say to myself

I ain't got no fuckin' time

To stay and worry about myself

The accompanying music sways in a rhythm that invites bodily movement, head-nodding, or foot-tapping, characterized by a fat, rounded, and bo