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Author: eric

  • 2010 – 20 release pick by Eric Wirjanata

    Membuat list semacam ini sebenarnya membosankan, karena selera setiap orang berbeda-beda dan referensi yang berbeda-beda membuat semua list semacam ini menjadi sekedar pamer referensi.
    Namun saya baru saja membaca list dari beberapa majalah musik ‘terdepan’ yang memuat 20 album lokal terbaik versi mereka dan saya tidak setuju. Jadi deh 20 rilisan 2010 kesukaan saya dibawah ini.

    in no particular order

    Jirapah – Digital 7″ vol.01
    Sajama Cut – Manimal
    EGRV – Power On/Power Off
    Vickyvette – Into the Universe
    Gunver – Wonders of Englightenment
    For the Flames Beneath Your Bridge – LXX.VII
    White Shoes & the Couples Company – Vakansi

    Silahkan lengkapi sisanya di kolom komentar biar sampai 20 🙂 jangan lupa masukan rilisan dari Holliwood Nobody, Frau, Homogenic, the Wispy Hummers dan Sarasvati

  • Gunver – Wonders of Enlightenment

    Soundcity/Paviliun records 2010
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    Mendengarkan Gunver sejak beberapa tahun lalu, terasa menyenangkan saat mengetahui akhirnya mereka berhasil merilis sebuah album penuh. Walaupun secara ketenaran tidak bertambah secara signifikan sejak tiga atau empat tahun lalu saya mendapatkan demo lagu mereka.

    Dengan referensi yang kental dari scene brit-pop, lagu-lagu mereka seperti menggunakan ramuan yang sama dengan Spiritualized, Ride, Glasvegas atau Walkmen dengan sentuhan yang lebih sederhana dan kekuatan karakter yang dimiliki oleh Gunver sendiri.

    Salah satu karakter yang menarik dari Gunver adalah setiap lagu di album ini, memiliki tema filosofis abstrak yang mungkin hanya bisa dipahami oleh kompleksitas pola pikir penulis liriknya sendiri.

    “… I feel the sand, taking a while raising a smile
    Time, cover lies without a word…”

    Dan untuk saya, yang memang sudah lama menunggu sebuah rilisan dari band ini, bisa berkata bahwa album ‘Wonders of Enlightenment’ adalah salah satu rilisan 2010 yang pantas untuk disimak.

  • JJ – Live in Singapore

    4imaginaryboys is proud to present the critically acclaimed Swedish ambient-indie electropop sensation, JJ, for a one-night-only concert in Singapore. JJ will perform on 12 February 2011 (Saturday) as one of their two stops in Asia.
    Tickets for the Singapore show are available at SGD35 till 11 February 2011, and SGD45 at the door on 12 February 2011. Ticket sales will be available from 22th January at http://4imaginaryboys.wordpress.com/ and LEFTFOOT CINELEISURE (cash mode only).

    Event Title: 4imaginaryboys presents: JJ – LIVE IN SINGAPORE
    Event Date: 12 February 2011

    Venue:
    Helipad
    05-22 the central, 6 Eu tong sen street.
    Near Clarke Quay

    Tickets: SGD35 (Advance sales till 11 February) / SGD45 (At door only)

    (both prices inclusive of one drink)
    http://4imaginaryboys.wordpress.com/

    click image bellow to download their latest release.

    Let them (Single)


    mixtape by JJ.
    STILL, DIE TONIGHT, KILL THEM, KILL YOU, NEW WORK, BELIEVE, PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE
    ANGELS, BOOM, HIGH END

    http://4imaginaryboys.wordpress.com/

  • Bad Dads

    Rated By : Nadia Rachel

    1. Bad Dads
    “Bad Dads” is a tribute show from Spoke Art to the films of Wes Anderson (as every Wes Anderson film seems to have characters with family issues, notably father issues.) There’s not much we can say right now other than the artist list is looking amazing. Over 60 artists have confirmed for this show and they also provide a ton of affordable prints as well as some great original art available at the opening as well as online. To check out the online store, please log on to http://spokeeditions.bigcartel.com/
    For those who still have no idea who Wes is, well to be honest you got far left behind. Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer of features, short films and commercials. He was nominated for a 2001 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums. Anderson has been called an auteur as he is involved in every aspect of his films’ production. His films employ a similar aesthetic, employing a deliberate, methodical cinematography, with mostly primary colors. His soundtracks feature early folk and rock music, in particular classic British rock. Anderson’s films combine dry humor with poignant portrayals of flawed characters – often a mix of the wealthy and the working class. He is also known for working with many of the same actors and crew on varying projects.

    To see more of Bad Dads, log on to http://www.spokeart.net/ or http://spokeblog.com/

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  • Prins Thomas-Prins Thomas (Full Pupp,2010)

    Rated By Regan

    After a number of collaborations with fellow Norwegian Hans-Peter Lindstrøm and more remixes than Alex Ferguson has trophies, Prins Thomas releases his first full-length solo album of balearic disco. All is dreamy lethargy here, bar the odd outbreak of sequenced squelching, there to remind us that this is electronic dance music and not an experimental Chris Rea side-project. Melody and groove are secondary, and as for conventional song structure – forget it, because everything gets lost in an echoey miasma. Despite all that, the compositions do retain the capacity to beguile – if you have the time to let them.

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