Category: Audio, Music, and Eargasm
Songs, music, earworms, and some new stuff on my music playlist.
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“Damascus” — Gorillaz feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey
…لو إنك زبون حجازييحرم عليي ملبوسكSee me, navigate the waves in the light, not the blackStars and the heavens and the breeze on my back Say Hallelujah hollerYella, yalla (Fresh)Turkish coffee, Starbucks, you’re corny (Fresh)Know where I’m heading, and I be where I be (Fresh)They got it how they go itBut not like me… If…
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My favorite albums of all time
As usual, I blogwalked and found Nick’s post: My favorite albums of all time, and it reminded me of mine. I’m not an aficionado on music. I’m that person who usually goes “it sounds nice, so I like it.” That said, I always feel that this kind of practice helps me to know myself better;…
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May 2017 and July 2017. We still miss you, legends
There are not a lot of singers who understand that it’s never about upstaging one another. Most of the time, those who understand how to elevate a song instead of competing are mostly the legends. You can hear it when Chester and Chris harmonized the chorus on timestamp 03:15. Damn. I still freaking miss them.…
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Symphonic Anime by Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
At this point, this became a yearly event rejoiced by the public far and large. It’s pretty awesome seeing the musicians and the audience dressing up in their favorite characters too. Also, Naohisa Furusa-sensei rocks.
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“Hallelujah”
During the Madrid trip, we went to Plaza Sol area and its surroundings when we saw crowd singing “Hallelujah” with a music busker. I feel the busker enjoyed it as much as we do. It was my first time seeing crowd singing together like that, and I got myself slightly emotional. It’s always beautiful to…
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Kecak Dance at Uluwatu Temple, Bali
Watching this IRL has been one of my bucket lists. As of now, Youtube should suffice. Kecak dance is telling a story of Ramayana ballad — a story about a prince (Lord Rama) with his wife, Sita (in Indonesia, we named her “Shinta”) and their battle against evil force: Ravana. The story opens with kecak…
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“Friday Nights” — John OFA Rhee w. Bottle Gods
This song is peak pandemic + introverts + geriatric millennials (“alright, it’s 10 PM! Time for me to go to bed.”) I never relate to a song this much. But wait, do I really have to go outside?All them people they drive me so damn crazyTryna tell me they’re something they’re not Oh wait, do…
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“Time Traveling” — Anthony Lazaro and Sarah Kang
My two favorite humans. This song was made during the height of the pandemic — telling a story of long-distance lovers. ‘Cause when you have your morning coffee I’m turning out the lights so I could dream And when you smile through the screen I wish you could be here with me
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(Finally) Figuring Out Podcasting — and still trying to figure it out now
Last year, I wrote about how I (finally) found the joy in listening to podcasts: Listening to podcast has been quite a bumpy ride for me. I can converse and understand English pretty well, yes, but I’m still not comfortable on listening podcast because it feels like it needs additional level of effort (listening and…