I love music. I love music so much, it's ridiculous. I spend too much money buying CDs or music magazines or concert DVDs. Gw suka semua jenis musik (kecuali dangdut, sorry). Gw suka nyari cool bands dari beberapa sumber. Dan temen2 gw ada yang malah bilang kalo gw itu walking-music-encyclopedia, karena mereka selalu minta rekomendasi musik dari gw. Gw ga batas2in genre favorit. Tiap org nanya, "What's in your iPod?" gw cuman bisa reply, "What's
not in my iPod? I have everything."
And i mean, EVERYTHING. From pop to rock, from dance to metal, from house to Indonesian songs, from musicals to movie soundtracks, from jazz to classic, you name it, i probably have it.
Orang2 sempat menemukan musik2 aneh yang ada di iPod gw. Gw ga menganggap aneh, gw anggap guilty pleasures. Orang2 yang either liat nama band/penyanyi trs langsung bilang "WTF, lo dengerin beginian?!" atau orang yang melihat nama aneh band/penyanyi lalu dengerin lagunya lalu ngomong hal yg sama ke gw. Mungkin buat gw bukan guilty pleasures juga sih, lebih ke guilty pleasures gw bagi mereka. I'll put it on here so, enjoy reading.
1. Ipso FactoThis 3-piece (used to be 4 piece before keyboard player, Cherish Kaya left) psychedelic/garage rock band. Gw jujur ketemu band ini gara2 pas baca Alternative Press, Faris Badwan of the Horrors told the readers that Ipso Facto is a band that we need to know. So, gw langsung ke myspace mereka dan pas lagu Smoke & Mirrors mulai, i fell in love with the band. The whole mellower and gothicer version of the Horrors is just great! Mungkin beberapa orang akan merasa, "WTF, lo dengerin lagu kuburan yang super dramatik." But i think this band definitely have the talent to break into the mainstream music industry because of their quirky taste in music. And not to mention, band yang consisting of Rosalie Cunningham (vocals & guitars), Victoria Smith (drums) & Samantha Valentine (bass) ini punya sense of style yang cukup unik yang bakal jadi inspirasi bagi fashion lovers. Their quirkyness indeed is their strength.
MySpace: www.myspace.com/ipsofactomyspace
Listen to: "Smoke & Mirrors", Harmonise", "Balderdash"
2. The HorrorsHaha mungkin temen2 gw ampe capek kali ya gw ngebacot soal The Horrors. Gw pertama kali tau mereka dari majalah musik, dan hal yang sangat mencolok adalah tagline buat promosi album pertama mereka (Strange House), "Psychotic Sounds For Freaks & Weirdos"
Wow! Sangat menarik bukan? Se-psycho apakah musik mereka hingga menarik perhatian (not to mention, each of the members hair is definitely unique and catches people's attentions). Akhirnya gw mencoba untuk melihat video klip mereka yang berjudul "Count In Fives" and i thought, "Holyshit, they're so weird it's fucking amazing!" so i went to multiply; pas jaman2nya masih bisa download disana, then download the whole album! And i just thought this band has the cool garage and punk vibe you know. Setiap gw dengerin lagu2 band yang beranggotakan Faris Badwan (vocals); Joshua Third (guitars); Spider Webb (keyboards in "Strange House", bass in "Primary Colours"); Tom Furse (vice versa of Spider Webb); & Coffin Joe (drums), gw selalu imagine those cool underground punk-ish new wave kind of gigs. Mungkin orang akan wtf mendengar Faris Badwan's singing or growling atau how creepy Spider Webb's keybord sounds or how noisy/garage Joshua Third's guitar (fyi, he made his own guitar effect pedals distortion). Tapi justru keunikan2 tersebut yang membuat musiknya jadi one of a kind! Di album kedua The Horrors (Primary Colors) agak beda musiknya karen menurut gw mereka agak lebih dancy kind of garage rock. Tapi it's still a cool record to listen, walaupun gw sebenernya agak berharap i can watch their shows in their "Strange House" days haha.
MySpace: www.myspace.com/thehorrors
Listen to: "She Is The New Thing", "Death At The Chapel", "Jack The Ripper"
3. BondOrang2 pada ngetawain gw. Katanya gw terlalu metal buat dengerin musik classic crossover kyk Bond. This 4-piece string quartet consisting of Haylie Ecker (people said that she's been replaced by Elspeth Hanson but idk; first violin), Eos Chater (second violin), Tania Davis (viola), & Gay-Yee Westerhoff (cello) has been my favorite since i was in the 3rd grade i guess. I used to play violin that's why i love this band so much! Mereka2 ini talented banget dan tiap liat video mereka lagi perform, gw sangat2 amazed with their skills. Dengan skills yang hebat, mereka sanggup mengaransemen beberapa lagu sehingga lagu tsb jadi wah banget. Walaupun sekarang lg masa2 hiatus, i really hope they would make a new record with some awesome material. And this proves that i'm not only a loud music listener! LOL
MySpace: www.myspace.com/bondofficial
Listen to: "Shine", "Korobushka", "Oceanic"
4. HORSE the BandI LOVE THIS BAND! Haha seriously, any kind of nintendo music, love em. Tp this band is what we call: nintendocore. Gw pertama kali tau band ini gara2 ke myspacenya Maura, trs lagu di profilenya waktu itu adalah lagunya band ini. It's so ridiculous, it's amazing. Gw langsung download2 lagu2 band yang beranggotakan Nathan Winneke (vocals), David Isen (guitars), Erik Engstrom (synths/LSDJ), & Daniel Puoliot (drums) ini. Dan memuaskan, gw bilang musiknya inovatif, amazing, dan savage! Musik yang didengar kalo lo mau killing somebody (pumps out your energy i mean haha) atau hanya sekedar buat gila2an. Bahkan mereka ada lagu yang agak ngedance kyk "Sex Raptor" satu lagi yang bikin gw suka ama band ini walaupun dengan aliran yg aneh adalah, their live shows. Fucking intense.
MySpace: www.myspace.com/horsetheband
Listen to: "Face Of Bear", "Murder"
5. Movie Soundtracks/MusicalsYeah, i got a lot of laughs because of this. I'm cooler than you because i listen to The Sound Of Music theme songs hahaha. The truth is, gw sangat suka film scores, film sountracks, dan musical films. Dan gw selalu berfikir kalo musicals music is beautiful. Banget.
Sama halnya dengan movie soundtracks. Gw sangat suka dengan musik2 Toy Story atau film2 Disney karena ya itu, beautifully arranged and made. Dan juga kadang lo bisa replay filmnya di kepala lo saat lo dengerin musik dr scene atau dr film tsb.
Listen to: Soundtracks of "Sweeney Todd", "The Sound Of Music", "Mulan"
6. M2MGo ahead, laugh. I love them really, although they're defunct now zzz. Gw tau mereka pas gw kls 1 sd... or kapan ya? Pokoknya SD lah. Lucu aja gt ya liat mreka nyanyi2 trs ada pokemon ("Don't Say You Love Me", anyone?). Belum lagi album covernya dominan warna pink ama ungu... COME ON, for little kids that kinds of album was kinda hard to resist. Akhirnya gw beli kasetnya dan sukses ngeplay lagunya terus ampe seminggu lebih hahaha shit. Tapi ya, karena sekarang udah bubar, ya gitu aja, gw males juga dengerin album solonya Marion atau Merit. M2M masih suka gw play, reminds me how girly i was when i was little haha.
Listen to: "Mirror, Mirror", "Everything", "The Day You Went Away"
Yah kyknya segitu aja deh haha. Pas gw ubek2 iPod, keknya udah abis yang guilty pleasuresnya. Hate/Like this? Comment or email me. (: Btw, the last post's commenter, Yudho, asked me to do more writing about wrestling. I WILL! Just let me figure out what i'm gonna write haha.
xx Arrum