Monday, November 30, 2009

Xmas Special?



OMFG!!! What the hell?

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Singaporeans are just a dumb lot!



One wonders why most Singaporeans cannot think out-of-the-box. The answer is plain simple. Most of them are just born with a one-track mind. Here's what happened this morning at work during lunch...

A typical Singapore heartlander "auntie" was in the buffet line, trying to cook her ALREADY cooked noodles in a cauldron of lukewarm water. I asked her how long do the rest of us have to wait for her to finish and she replied, "30 minutes."

"WHAT?"
"The waiter said the water not boiling yet and must wait 30 minutes."
"So you're just going to let your noodles soak in the water of 30 minutes?"
"Yah lah! Not boiling how to cook?"
"But it's already cook?!!"
"I want to make sure, can?"
"Auntie, tell you what, can you let me go first, I'll take 10 seconds."
"But the water not boiling!"
"I know, you let me go first, I'll show you."

She removes her noodles out of the scoop net that was sitting in the cauldron of slightly warm water. I take the scoop net, empty my noodles into it, walk the NEXT cauldron of boiling chicken broth and proceed to warm-up the noodles. She looks at me in disbelief and with a gaping mouth.

What? Did I do wrong? Nobody said we couldn't warm up the noodles with the broth. Stupid woman, never remember what Phua Chu Kang said... "use your brain!"


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Muppets forever!

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

This Sunday...

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Ponder on this...

Don't push too far
Your dreams are china in your hand
Don't wish too hard
Because they may come true
And you can't help them
You don't know what you might
Have set upon yourself

China in your hand

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Dazed Out : Halloweeen (Video)

For those that were there...

... till the next big one at NYE!

Download the above video at MEDIAFIRE.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

I hate my nose!


My stupid sinus acting up again! The nasal spray nor medication is helping this time round! Miserable! Getting a massive headache from it... and it's only Tuesday. FUCK!

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Monday, November 09, 2009

Feeling dreadful.


Vader. Misunderstood. Alone. Doomed.

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Sunday, November 08, 2009

I'm blown away...

Many have asked why throughout my career as a DJ, I've refused to play a number of tunes, regardless if they were played by everyone else or they were the biggest hits in the world or whether it's played on any of those commercialized Trance shows (i.e. ASOT & TATW). I'm musically-trained (piano), so I tend to be very picky with the tunes I put into my playlist. There's a lot of things I consider... i.e. structure, melody, vocal content (if any), proper chord progressions and etc. And if it sounds like something I can personally cook up, given some decent studio time, then it's something I'd not play. So stuff that you do hear me dish out are the tunes that caught my attention from many angles.

Take the latest Dash Berlin single ("Waiting" for example. When I received the album promo, beside already-known singles... album cut stood up for me. Arguably, the synth riffs are quite over-used... but the lyrical direction of female melancholy brought back the original concept of early-Trance.


Within a span of weeks after the promo was circulated, the buzz word amongst the tastemakers was that Dash Berlin brought back memories of days gone by and that "Waiting" should be made as a single... and it soon found it's way into the playlists of many.

It's always easier to write a non-vocal track because you need not bother yourself with the discipline of verse / bridge / chorus construction. More ever, it's always harder to write a song. And the secret behind every great vocal electronic track? It's the SONG itself. Strip away the walls of sound... leave the vocals naked with minimal instrumentation... and if it stands out acoustically, then it's a gem of genuine song writing...

And true to that understanding and belief, the acoustic version of "Waiting" showcases the fragility of the lyrics without the barrage of distracting technology. I'm blown away eac time I watch this. And to be honest, the last time a vocal Trance track that actually gave me goosebumps was many years ago... BT's "Remember". That shows how many before this were so disposable despite being championed by the "big league" DJs.

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Saturday, November 07, 2009

Grinding my gears!

So we are effectively one week into people getting withdrawal symptoms from last weekend's shindig. As much positivity was derived from Dazed Out, it draw some mediocre flack as well... from individuals that are either not part of it (or no longer) or didn't even come (because the club refuses to give them any further bottle discount outside of the said promotional price and etc.).

Everyone has an opinion, no doubt about it. They are entitled to it. But talk will always be talk. If you don't walk the talk, your talk sometimes become less significant than a dog's bark. Like I said to many before, I've been (together with previous and current working partners) doing this for the longest time ever... I certainly don't need opinions, views or suggestions from the LAY MAN. Sure, you may have tons to comment about the venues we work with... but bear in mind, they exist to please the majority. Likewise, I can't please everyone... and who we're pleasing right now suits us just fine. WE DON'T NEED THE WHINING MINORITY! So stop telling us how we should run our business and do our jobs (and what our playlist should be). I know that where we are right now... is the pinnacle plateau of our DJing careers in terms of the two brand nights we represent.

To put it simply, if you so damn smart...


... otherwise, SHADDUP!

And we'd really like to see you try pull one off... as in trying to pee directly into the urinal instead of spraying all over the walls!

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Mystics


I just realized that I accidentally deleted the production parts for this... just when I thought it could do with a couple of remixes. DAMN IT!!! Fucking idiot!!!

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November 2009 Promo Mix

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For those suffering withdrawal symptoms from the past weekend's mayhem... here is November's promo mix; featuring more current and recent releases, some future favourites as well as some unreleased exclusives. And no, we do not derive on what to feature based on what the usual suspects are dropping in their respective radio shows. In fact, none of us even bother because it would take out the joy of discovering our own and unique playing style. So pardon us if we draw a blank look whenever some of you talk about ASOT, TAWT and etc. Why not for once tune into our podcast. It's episode #50 already... and I'm very sure if given the chance, you just might find us equally apt in picking tunes.

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Sunday, November 01, 2009

Dazed Out... Thank you!

It was one, if not, THE BEST Dazed Out thus far. We can't really say why it's grown into what it is today, accept that many elements falling into place and that it's been a long time coming. It was damn flattering for me to arrive at the club at 12.45am to see the FULL HOUSE sign in place. It was packed to the brim!


With the benchmarks clocked in... we do find pressure in pushing things further and further with each event we get involved in. But until things really need fixing, the ride thus far has been magical and very memorable. Things have peaked at the right time.


The fact that we encored with Dash Berlin's "Waiting" to massive reaction. It's always encouraging to know that every now and then, we can get away with something as new as this... and then have the punters chant "NYE! NYE!" as we closed the night.

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Epic Failure...


Firstly before I begin, let me set the record straight that I'm not racist and regardless of race, I tell it like it is. I don't make up the stereotypes. You can conclude otherwise for all I care.

As DJs, we find it downright irritating and disrespectful for patrons to request for songs and etc. It's like telling us "how to do our jobs". Why not bring your own iPod / mp3 player to the clubs, plug into your favourite playlist and stop bothering us? You don't see us going to you to tell you how to do YOUR jobs. Do you? And we certainly don't look like JUKEBOXES. Even if we do like one, you actually have to put money into it before you can make your selection. So instead of shoving your ugly Blackberry into our faces with your dumb song request, try writing on a note and attaching a $50 bill to it... that's an incentive we might not say no to. Depending on what crap you're asking for.

If that's bad, it's not as hilarious as WHITE people, who in the first place don't have a sense of rhythm. EIGHT out of TEN white folks that come up to request for songs are either deaf or retarded. Just last night at some high-end champagne party, a bunch of idiots came up to ask for ABBA, Motown or "something I can dance to".

When I replied I have none. The bitch goes into a lecture about "as a DJ, you're suppose to play music to please the dancefloor?"

My swift comeback... "What dancefloor? This is a bar."

She tried retaliating... "You've a laptop, you can download and play for us!"

Woman, you're messing with the wrong person and you don't want to get into a debate with me.

"My laptop is not internet enabled and it's strictly used to DJing purposes. More ever, the software I'm using does not accept any mp3 format. Only AIFF or WAV sound files can be processed."

Just when you think she got served... "OK, do you have any country music then? For line-dancing."

FAIL. FAIL. FAIL.

Somebody please legalize firearms!!!

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A Journey Into Sound 2009


Limited 2CD edition (20 copies only) that was given out randomly at Dazed Out Halloween (31st October). Now available as at my podcast.

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