Climbing up the charts for most ultra dexterous movie couple.
Climbing up the charts for “Most Favorite Movie Couple”.
This week’s recommended listening: “Beth/Rest” (Work Drugs Remix) by Bon Iver.
I’ve never heard Bon Iver before. I mean, I know about Justin Vernon and his rise to indie fame with his debut album, and that “Holocene” charmed listeners worldwide. But I’ve never listened to him.
This track though, a remix made by Work Drugs from the Indaba Bon Iver remix competition is a gem. From the first listen, I already fell in love with the amalgam of sounds these guys use in the music. What a pleasant surprise to find out they made this remix as a dedication to Peter Cetera!
I tell you, these Indaba remix competitions churn out some fab mixes!
Other recommended songs to add to your playlist:
“Summer for Tomorrow” and “Glowing Suite” by Norton
“Going Home” by Marc Broussard
“To A Friend” (Adventure Club Remix) by Alexisonfire
“Miracles” (Ghost Beach Cover) by TRAILS AND WAYS
I also love the track “Gold” by Owl City from his upcoming 3rd album “The Midsummer Station”. There are no official links though, but you can hear it from his Livestream listening party.
Recommended listening this week: Hightime Rebellion - “Sail”
Hightime Rebellion is an indie pop band from Jakarta, Indonesia. I first heard them when I was watching Luky Annash perform at the Jakarta Pub and they were sharing the stage. What really caught my eye about this band is the female lead singer, Miyane, and her on stage style that’s a blend of cool and mystique.
I wanted to come up to them and introduce myself and say how good they were, but I was too shy. Some time later, I bumped into them again while they were performing at Pejaten Village. Since then, I’ve been a fan and have been following them silently through social media.
This song is a solid indie pop with dance influence. They really have a signature sound, especially from front man Rendy’s songwriting and Miyane’s vocals.
What I did this week with my own music:
We played live again! This time it was at Kompas.com head office, and it was a pure acoustic performance - so acoustic that we didn’t use a sound system! Pictures coming as soon as I get them from our road manager.
Recommended listening this week: “Closer Than This” by St. Lucia.
Don’t you just love how music from all ages is being resuscitated by modern artists? This one reminds me of good synth pop from the 1980’s. And you can never have enough of the ’80s!
I’ve been on a music listening spree for the last two weeks, and it seems now I’ve run out steam. These past few days I’ve been just listening to the songs I found. I’ve also been listening to new songs from my favorite band The Rescues because I pledged to fund their new album through Pledge Music.
You should help them too; they’re music is A-W-E-S-O-M-E!
What I did with my own music this week:
We played another live show on television, on the same program on the same station. Andre even became a co-host, and she fit the part perfectly. Oh yeah, I think there are pictures and videos this time. I’ll share them here soon.
This week’s recommended listening is “Runaways” by The Killers.
This song is brilliant in many ways. I am not an original fan of The Killers (or even their type of music!), but this song made me fall in love in first listen. The vocals, the lyrics, and most importantly the emotion of the song just fits so perfectly, unassumingly, without pretension.
It seems my musical taste has been shifting lately to favor more indie than mainstream sounds. There’s something about indie music that puts more importance on the character of the song; whereas mainstream pop tries too hard to fit into a certain style.
I wonder how this will affect my own music ya?
What I did this week with my own music:
Andre Ramadhan and I played on TV! That’s an important step forward, since we are in the raising awareness phase of our music. Oh, I should post a video here, shouldn’t I?
White and Blue Birds
Tension was building up inside me as I approached the control room of the TV station. I had to get the truth out to the public by hijacking their broadcast. Carefully I eyed the movements of the camera crew and waited for a window to silently slide in.
One of the assistants had an apprehensive look on his face, but he was willing to help me. As I walked into one of the broadcast rooms, the rest of the crew started to look at me suspiciously. At the corner of the room, the camera was setup for me to override their transmission. I was about to tell the truth to the world as the rest of the station crew started to surround me.
In the next scene, the sky was black but it was peaceful. White and blue birds were flying about, circling into a vortex that opened up to a brighter sky. The fountain in front reminded me of Piazza Navona.
Above the balcony of the hotel, I saw an image of a woman. She was very beautiful, and her presence gave me a very calming effect. She whispered something to me but I couldn’t hear it, though I knew she was asking me to be patient.
When the woman faded away, so did the plaza. What was left was a dilapidated grey brick wall, and a girl who was standing next to me. She was young and had short hair. She started to move her hand towards me, but I brushed it aside.
(taken from my dream journal)
This week’s recommended listening: “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” (Viceroy “Jet Life” Remix) - Will Smith.
I think I’ll name my weekly playlist recommendation “Sound Selection”. What do you think?
This is an old number, but reinterpreted in a fresh modern way. I’ve only just realized what good a rapper Will Smith has always been, even since back then. No wonder he is a multi-millionaire entertainer.
More of this week’s sound selection:
“Enchant Me” - Collaptic
“Stop it Now” - The LaFontaines
“Hanging On” (Chrome Wolves Bootleg) – Active Child
“Aku Ingin Dia” - Legna
“Hold On to the Difference” (Dylan Sanders and Mike Wills Funk-Up) – Dr Dre & Ludacris VS Sub Focus & Rusko
“Feel Good Weather” - Native Souls
“Harvest Moon” - Poolside
And “How to Love” - School of Seven Bells. This is the other track that is a nominee for best song of the week. Their interpretation of this hit song by Lil Wayne brings out a different emotion than the original. Highly recommended!
Haute Hijab.
Quite genius if you ask me.
And Pop Islam? Might as well.
These are my friends. They just graduated (hence the wide smiles on their faces).
This picture is similar to the idea I have for the album cover of the upcoming Blue Summer debut album, tentatively titled “When We’re Alive”.
(You know, I’ve been talking about making this album since early 2010 but it still hasn’t been finished!)
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