2 posts tagged “ep”
It's been a hectic month so far, February. Particularly the Valentine thingamajig my class was handling. Classes was canceled (i hate that), lunch time were cut short (i really hate that) and heads were aching as we tried figuring out the best way to rack up astronomical profits by churning out the most can be churned out of a crew of six.
Me and Akak handled the singing telegram service quite well I must say. I was really very nervy at first since I've never ever played on acoustics all of the songs that was requested. Akak, well, she took it all as if we're running a 2-hour long arena concert and left everyone in awe.
All my life I've never bothered the vibe that Valentine's Day transcended. There's never a special day in my life since, every single day is always special on its own. But a week before, it took just a giggle, a face, and a smile. Ok, no butterflies-in-the-tummy thingie, but it was a sign for me pull another "what the heck?" job.
Her name's Nina, a Y2/S2 UEL student. All I did was spending RM5 on a pretty Selvam-made balloon and Akak acted as the messenger (she insisted). Wanna know what I said on the card?
Hey, I love the way you laugh.
Tea with me sometime?
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Was it a bit too direct? Perhaps it was. But I'm not breathing down her neck, professing my love for her whatnot. I mean, it is the most sensible thing to do right? Having tea on the first date. I mean, first meet.
Despite all this Valentine hoopla, Ms. Mai still gives her news assignments and boy I'm kinda bored with it. Not writing, but the subject that we wrote about. I must learn the art of twisting boring stuff into something interesting. A good writer starts with that. I'm really looking forward to the court case write-up.
The family's off to Perth this Monday till Sunday. Sounds fun. But my fun factor dropped to an all-time low since most assignments are due right immediately after the holidays. Sad, I know.
Telephony Delivery is doing pretty well these days. Both our February shows are over and done with. The private party was our most decent show and Indie-Licious being a disaster of sorts. Initially we were suppose to take the stage after Project Ei8ht, but then IG Collective requested to play on our slot leaving us to play theirs. Out of courtesy, we agreed. The Collective mesmerized the largely club-going crowd and for a moment there, I thought Jam Asia was Alexis Bar. Things started to fall out of place when the Collective were packing their gears, allowing us on stage. The whole crowd literally left the scene! We played to less than 20 people that night. Half of it were made up of friends and other bands. The bad mojo kept on flowing as by the 3rd song, my guitar string snapped. Whether having Adib's SG is a blessing or not, I'm still thinking over it. It was badly tuned, and when it was locked in tune, it slipped instantly as we struggled through our 4th song. Nightmare.
But that horrid experience was somewhat a revelation to me. I said to myself, "Now you've been down at your lowest point, time to rise up. Rise up!".
Ajil mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Phang's doing a review on the Bear With Me gig. Then some nights ago I was browsing through Kakiseni.com. It was up! Here's what he has to say about our set that night:
"Easily the best newcomer to the scene that night was Telephony Delivery. I saw them play at Giggers' Café a few weeks before -- and although their potential was obvious at that time, what I heard at Bear With Me was far beyond my expectations.
A crew of six, Telephony Delivery delivered a stellar post-rock experience. Armed with relatively complex equipment (an array of effects for both guitarists, a vintage synthesizer, and a DJ playing god-knows-what-the-hell-are-all-those-knobs-and-buttons) the band created vast, intoxicating soundscapes and meshed them perfectly with details, resulting in intricate musical designs. The band's rhythm section fuelled the pace, weaving the entire set into a tapestry that would have put magic carpets to shame. Telephony Delivery is now on my personal 'Most Underrated Bands in the Scene' list".
That man was too kind with his words. And a couple of errors too. Were not a crew of six (we're a quintet) and I am the only guitarist. We were so hyper that night and everything went blurry that he might get the impression of us having another member. Heh.
We have 2 new songs in the works. Hopefully it may be unveiled by next month (we've 3 shows so far). March will definitely be a busy one. Adib's planning on doing a 3-way split with Deepset and Teenage Glory For The Wasted. If this goes through, we might do a mini-tour around the state/country(?).
The family did a surprise BBQ for my dad since it's his 60th birthday this year. We had sirloins, lambs, fish, chickens, bubur kacang, bubur jagung, fruit salad, freeflow-homemade pizza, mushroom soup, sup tulang, sandwiches, and so many more I can't even remember. The house's side lot turned into street-side warong with all the tables and chairs.
I have 2 EP deliveries to make today. KJ and Shah Alam. Whose idea was it to put 'Delivery' as part of the band name? Sigh.
Where was I all this while?
Beats me, really. It's like staring at the mirror. You're looking at the bruise on your lips and do absolutely nothing about it.
This brand new year so far has brought a whole new meaning to the term
'brand new'. It's not an upside down, but more of an inside out. Never
even once found my own comfort zone, I crawled out of a losing
battlefield and immediately plunged into another raging war zone. So,
for the second penultimate time, I was expelled from UiTM. With the
amount of thinking I did, the dishearteningly painful upset I felt, I
finally gathered myself to make my final stand. "I want to do Mass
Comm".
YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO STAMFORD COLLEGE'S SCHOOL OF MEDIA STUDIES
So, yeah. Why Stamford you ask? Well the tuition fee is a lot cheaper, the syllabus is more writing-based as opposed to other colleges/govt. universities and the most calming factor is that, Akak's there as well. I really like the fact that the School Of Media Studies is a small, close-knit family. There's only 4 lecturers (all of them are already aces in my book) and I've only 5 other classmates in my batch. Somehow I finally have one of my childhood dreams realized: studying in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. And I got Pudu. Cool.
Surely there's more to that right? I mean I've been away from this space for almost a full month. Of course there's more. I'm not that boring, you know.
Before 2007 arrived, I took the night train to Singapore for an actual holiday. I thought spending a day or two basking in the air of the Lion City would seep in some sense in my head to cap off another turbulent year. Thank God for Tash. I never had so much fun hanging, walking (lenguh!) and yakking with someone for almost 12 straight hours. The only things I spent on was (other than food) 2 CDs from The Union Of A Man And A Woman and B-Quartet.KFC's Cheesy Fries are sex.
There's nothing much you can buy with SGD50. I even maxed out on my allowance for the trip. My hunt for a BOSS or 1Spot adapter came to no avail.
Back at home, things were pretty hectic. School season's back and Abg. Aidil's wedding in JB was just around the bend. Not to mention Hari Raya Korban too.
Right. Prior to the wedding, the band played 2 shows in Jam Asia and Giggers Art Cafe. Well, I actually wrote about it in the band's blog:
Oh and, we released our first EP last Saturday (interested parties, contact me to get your hands on it)hey there!
this is our first blog post, so feel special! heh.
well we're halfway through with this month's series of shows. and i must say it's a relief having been through it all so far without any major hicks. the MOEN showcase last week was a new experience for us, playing for a totally different set of crowd. we were the only "takda orang nyanyi ke?" band that night but nonetheless we enjoyed ourselves. hey, if the organizer's happy with what you did, you scored mumfucking "A"s la kan? heh.
last night's Weekender series was also another first for the band. Old Klang Road was a new turf for us, so we kinda took the experimental approach by not practicing for the show and boy were we in for a backfire. we sucked wei! hahaha. kantoi sana sini and all. i don't know exactly why, but the post-show feedbacks that we got from the other bands were surprisingly positive. well, thank you guys!
great great thanks to the Guitar Store Hartamas for giving the chance to test drive the awesome budget stompboxes (i'm getting a MOEN Violent Metal soon, hopefully) and Myo for the word of mouth on us (we owe you a lot bro!). Also to Acap and The Fridays for letting us be a part of the Weekender family. it was inspiring to the bone. thanks to Phang of Citizens Of Ice Cream as well for seeing us in action, we were caught off guard! and to the bands we shared stages this month, here's to a prosperous life ahead!
btw, cool Mr. Stalin from RadioGravityLamePost did a short review on us at his website here. thanks man!
up next, the pivotal Bear With Me! see you cats there!
The Bear With Me gig was really, really an important moment for us. Playing alongside our heroes (TWKUA) was kinda nervewrecking, and being the 4th band on the bill that night somehow did wonders to our esteem. I must admit that it was our best set ever. The crowd were all pumped up, the equipments ran well, the sound was awesome (thanks Wadi!) and we clicked with the songs like clockwork.
We brought along 20 copies (but Azhar by mistake brought all 27) of our EP that night. All I had in mind was, if we could at least sell half of it we're already happy. At the end of the night, Na told me that we sold 22 copies! Crazy.
We have another two shows for February. Then another two in March. It'll be a busy year for us. And hopefully something awesome'll happen in June. Heh.
My college's Mass Comm Club held a field trip to Sri Pentas last Tuesday. Nothing much can be said about that, though. It's just normal.
Well, that's about it I guess. Be back soon.
Hopefully.
