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Sex And The City 2 – OST

joshuaongys — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:45:08 +0000

Sex And The City 2 – OST – Track list :

1. “Rapture” – Alicia Keys
2. “Everything to Lose” – Dido
3. “Language of Love” – Cee-lo
4. “Window Seat” – Erykah Badu
5. “Kidda” – Natacha Atlas
6. “Euphrates Dream” – Michael McGregor
7. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Liza Minnelli
8. “Can’t Touch It” – Ricki-Lee
9. “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down” – Alicia Keys
10. “Love Is Your Color” – Jennifer Hudson, Leona Lewis
11. “I Am Woman” – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
12. “If Ever I Would Leave You” – Sex and the City Men’s Choir
13. “Sunrise, Sunset” – Sex and the City Men’s Choir
14. “Till There Was You” – Sex and the City Men’s Choir
15. “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” – Shayna Steele, Jordan Ballard, Kamilah Marshall
16. “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” – Liza Minnelli with Billy Stritch
17. “True Colors” – Cyndi Lauper
18. “Divas and Dunes” – Aaron Zigman

When i saw familiar names with like Alicia Keys, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson and Dido on the tracklist with a total of 18 tracks on this OST, i thought that this CD must be a damn good bargain!!

Seriously, going through the album had me opening my eyes wide thanks to the added spices from the Middle East in this album!! The first 3 tracks made me feel like i was in the center of a city on a weekend where everyone is so happening and all, then slowly, i was like brought out of the city to somewhere faraway with some middle east tunes in the background. It felt kinda funny…

It was till the 7th track that made me wake up from my close to snooze state where i went straight to the 8th track – Can’t Touch It by Ricki Lee which gets me moving a little bit here and there.

The 9th and 10th track, Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys and Love is Your Color by Jennifer Hudson & Leona Lewis was looping on my music player after that where i enjoyed listening to them most amongst the whole list.

It was near 1AM when i proceeded to the remaining tracks where coincidentally, the tracks had this magical effect on me casting the sleepy. The second half of the album was quite relaxing, some of which includes choirs with some soft soothing musical instrumentals behind the vocals.

At the end of the day, i think i kinda like this album. Though it’s not the same tunes i use to listen everyday, somehow i seem to be able to accept it. Haha. SERIOUS!!

Well, now i need to watch the movie then. I guess it won’t be bad right?
*Thanks to Sony Music Malaysia for the CD =)

The Malaysian Idol Danell Lee 李桀汉

joshuaongys — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:37:47 +0000

I’m actually happy that i’m one of the Malaysians that grew up from the years when 王光良Michael Wang Guang Liang and Victor Wong 黄品冠 were still in a group 无印良品/光良品冠 which produced good music then.

梁静茹落泪：“我愿意”

李心洁彭顺情定幸福岛

Reading about the news on the marriage of both fellow Malaysian Stars Fish Leong 梁静茹 and Angelica Lee 李心洁 had me thinking that Malaysia actually produced quite a lot of good quality Stars/Artists and we Malaysians actually have quite a lot of stuffs to boast about.

Its been quite a long period of time that a number of Malaysian Stars have actually break out of the country gaining fame in the region be it actors or singers and me being part of the “spectators” that witness part of the whole process happening from them being unknown to being a public figure, i must say that i feel proud being a Malaysian, somehow.

Of course, not every single actor/singer could be such successful in the Chinese entertainment industry facing the challenges from the people in the same field. Looking back the previous few years, i actually noticed quite a few names that are really good at what they’re doing but they just can’t seem to breakthrough that invisible barrier.

Looking as promising as ever being crowned the champion of the Malaysian Idol Season 2 half a decade ago, Danell Lee 李桀汉 have been in the scene for quite a few years already. Mimpi and 飞 are the songs that most Malaysians remembered about this local artist, back then in 2006, it looks like he’s going to make it big in Taiwan.

I have no idea why and how, it didn’t seem to happen then. Having a slight change in name from 李吉汉 to 李桀汉 and releasing a Malay EP – Pasti in 2008 till the recent release of a concert album (李桀漢 DANELL 桀然不同拉闊音樂會 CD + DVD) still proves that he still stands firmly in the Malaysian Music Industry.

Losing out at 星光5 (超级星光大道 One Million Star Season 5) at the PK phase just last year returning to Malaysia with a disappointed heart didn’t stop him from working his way in the industry.

If you ask me, after listening to his new tracks ( 桀作 / 流行性感冒 /現在，很想見你 / Smile Like a Rainbow which is available in the concert album mentioned above) i would personally say that he have improved much since the years of Malaysian Idol and i particularly love the song 流行性感冒.

Well, Chinese New Year 2010 is approaching and we as Chinese will of course hope for the best to come in this New Year, one of the thing i would really love to see is that our local Chinese Entertainment Scene being brought up to a whole new level in near future!

In short, i just want to say that the local entertainment industry is looking more promising in recent years esp. in the Chinese entertainment side where there’s a rising of production in local films/drama series as well as singers/group that really impressed me such as Karen Kong 龚柯允, Zhu Hao Ren 朱浩仁 and Manhand 慢行.

As for Danell Lee 李桀汉, i’m looking forward to the time he make it BIG!!

American Idol Season 8 Winner – Kris Allen Performing Live at The Gardens, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Chris Brown – Graffiti

joshuaongys — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:39:35 +0000

It was like a few months ago since the infamous incident that had Chris Brown rising to a different level of fame, in a wrong way of course.

Since then, if you surf around the internet and read around, you’ll know that his loyal fans have been defending him and despite the criticism, Chris Brown have been working harder than before where he came out with an album with 20 tracks to repay his loyal fans around the world.

20 tracks okay!! Crazy.

Anyways, i’ve gone through the whole album and handpicked 4 tracks that got my attention the most!

Straight to the point!

Crawl, the second single, is one of the song that i immediately turn up my speakers volume when i started hearing it. With an intro that i loved very much, Chris Brown’s voice was soft but firm at the same time where the orchestral came in slowly in the background and it was quite a good combination. I thought.

Then soon, i came across a song that had the vibes changed from the previous ones, a song that showcased a slightly romantic side of Chris Brown, yet it was at this moderate tempo that i could hummed along easily. What I Do? That was the song.

Dance tunes seems to me a norm for singers like Chris Brown. Well, I.Y.A was one of my favorite song in this album, an acronym for “In Your Arms,” the constant beat with the synthesizer as background had Chris Brown’s distinctive voice attracting me.

For Ur Love is another song with the same constant dance beat in it, but this one had more energy, perhaps one song that had Chris Brown a little bit desperate then, do take a look at the lyrics of this song!

So, people, put the past behind, get your hands on this cd and try listening to it. At least pay attention to the 4 tracks i’ve mentioned above and tell me what do you think. Or maybe you have your 4 personal favorite ones which differ from my opinion?

Aliff Aziz – It’s Aliff’s Time

joshuaongys — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:15:39 +0000

“Disini, aku menunggu, Cintamu kembali pada diriku”~

Its all over my head already after going through the whole album of Aliff Aziz – It’s Aliff’s Time. The song is “Cinta”. Some music that i must say is quite westernized, Not bad in fact!

Ballads and songs with Up Beat Tempo is what Aliff Aziz have to give to the Malaysians with his latest album that was out in the market since last month.

Joanna & Co.

Apart from the catchy tunes of Cinta, i loved the duet of Aliff with the extremely cute singer Joanna with the title “Kalau Cinta (feat Joanna)”, though the lyrics are pretty simple, it is quite a sweet song telling about a couple who is deeply in love. xD

Then when i came across the 5th track of the album – “Kau Yang Ku Mahu”, it caught my attention straight away!! Some pop music which is quite similar with music from the Western, it is that kinda song which i will set as my ringtone if you get what i mean!

In short, this album of Aliff Aziz sends out positivity where i smiled all the way listening to the album itself and oh in the album, there’s this song – “Selintas Kau Pergi” which is a reprise of Beyond’s famous song – 海阔天空. Pretty much alike with the original, Good Try! =D

It’s Aliff’s Time, Thumbs Up!

Alif Satar – Nakal

joshuaongys — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:03:16 +0000

Only 19 years old this year, Alif Satar being one of the rising stars from the local tv reality show, One in A Million Season 1 have just released his first very album in December 2009. Me being me myself who rarely pays attention to the local music scene was given this album with just 4 words.

Please… Please, Jangan Nakal.

Out of curiosity, i played in immediately when i was on my way home that very same day i got the CD and was introduced to his first hit with the title “Jangan Nakal”. That means dont’ be naughty. Err.

I was wondering pretty much what did i do recently that is of something naughty then? The worst thing i did was going all the way to Old Trafford and “contributed” to their 0-1 loss to Aston Villa =(

Anyhow, i managed to go through the whole album and seriously, though “Jangan Nakal” prove to be one of those tunes that people would easily hang on their lips daily, i preferred the 4th track more which is “Lagi Lagi Cinta”, a catchy and energize song which caught my attention from the start.

On the other hand, the one song that really had me having the thought that Alif Satar is one talented voice in Malaysia have to be “Katamu”. It was a song composed and written by he himself with a friend Farith.

Looking at the lyrics had me finding Aubrey Suwito’s name as the producer for this song “Katamu”. Awesome i thought!

Support some local music people?

Chris Brown Stomping His Way back with Graffiti

joshuaongys — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:00:14 +0000

People, its quite a rare post this time that i’ll be mentioning about a person. A celebrity in fact who is not a stranger for most of us out there, especially if you’re loyal follower of Western music or erm a hardcore clubber.

Seriously, if you say you have no idea who he is, you must be kidding me! You’re either a person who have no life or you just don’t listen to music at all. Alright, maybe that sound a bit too harsh, perhaps you’re just in a different world with everyone. Almost everyone.

Most of his music are R&B, with signs of hip hop and rap where he made it into the international pop music scene. One of the artist that gained the most attention in recent years where things started off smoothly for him till….

Oh well, lets not talk about that alright? We all have shits in our lives and definitely there must have to be a time where we’ll put it aside and move on.

Setting higher priorities on music putting his past behind his back with a plan of bringing the best out, that is what Chris Brown is focusing at. Through what he is good in, his music!!

Graffiti have been a buzz on the internet recently being the album title that is scheduled to release with Chris Brown working on it. For all you know, Graffiti is…

Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti has existed since ancient times.

Wikipedia : Graffiti

well to me, Graffiti is simply a way to express your feelings and thoughts, something you want to tell the public and perhaps announce it to the whole world out there.

In case you’re curious wondering what’s the message from Chris Brown this time, do look through the track list to get some hints :

Track list
1 I Can Transform Ya featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz
2 Sing Like Me
3 Crawl
4 So Cold
5 What I Do featuring Plies
6 Famous Girl
7 Take My Time featuring Tank
8 I.Y.A.
9 Pass Out featuring Eva Simons
10 Wait Featuring Trey Songz & Game
11 Lucky Me
12 Fallin Down
13 I’ll Go

Did you get part of the picture already after going past the track list?

Working hard on his career proving himself moving on is what the world is seeing in him. Chris Brown is currently in a tour – “The Fan Appreciation Tour” that involves 18 cities. A tour that is part of his charitable work with donations to the Best Buddies International. To those who adores him through his big screen debut in Stomp The Yard (2007), his latest film Takers, is due for release in early 2010!

To end this post, there will be this message from Chris Brown himself on what he have to say to the world in a form of a video clip with just 1.50 Minutes of your time to spare. It’s quite a straight forward message i must say.

Do watch it and perhaps share your graffiti in this post okay?

My say?

Its really not easy having a roller-coaster life starting from a relatively young age. Sacrifices will happen and past will remain unchanged. Future is what we need to look into where it’s all in our hands.

Cheers!

Chris Brown – Graffiti

Pauper Lunatic Ryder Huh?

joshuaongys — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:12:51 +0000

For all you know, there are various genres of music in the world out there where many quality albums were produced each day in different parts of the world. Me being a Malaysian that lives in a country that have radio stations that love to play safe broadcasting & promoting albums base on a certain specific chart from other country, i have not heard about this band before.

The MTV World Stage that happened back last month was where i was briefly introduced to this group of Englishmen with their indie rock band playing some rather unique music i must say.

Being the last band performing on that day itself, i was too tired to pay attention. Getting quite a huge reception though they were the last to perform caught my attention where i proceeded to hear more of their music when i got back home after the event.

The computer sports game FIFA occured to me almost immediately when i started hearing to this album itself. I couldn’t really make a clear line between both sides. A click on google connected the puzzles for me and yes it is!

One of the song in this album with the title “Fast Fuse” was really one of the soundtrack in the FIFA09 game.

The other tracks in the album itself were quite distinctive/unique in a way that from my point of view, you have to really like this kind of music and listen to it long enough for a few more times.

Pauper or not, Lunatic or not, one thing i’m sure that this album is definitely for those who are really into British Indie Rock kinda music.

Fire & Underdogs is quite nice.

Overally, its not really my kind of music i must confess but i’m sure that they managed to get much more fans and attentions this time round with their 3rd album.

You cant deny the fact that they got invited to perform alongside The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Raygun, Boys Like Girls and Pixie Lott as one of the live acts at Asia’s very first MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia back in 15 August 2009.

British Music anyone?