Minggu, 12 Agustus 2012

What?! Another Upcoming Albums?

So April and May has been so kind to us for giving Regina Spektor's What We Saw From Cheap Seats, Temper Trap's 2nd album, and then there's Blunderbuss by Jack White, Here by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes,  don't forget the amazing Sigur Ros's Valtari and Myth by Beach House!

After all of those awesomeness that we enjoyed up until now, along with some tracks that were released, another anticipation is building up in my gut as we wait for September to come. And here's my Most Anticipated Albums part 2!!

1) Come Of Age by The Vaccines
We all know how cool their previous album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? is, so we shouldn't expect any less than that for this Come Of Age album. They had released the single called 'No Hope' and later on 'Teenage Icon' follows up. Both of them still brings the Vaccines sounds with the theme that circles around youthfulness. The sounds are more cooked, not as blunt/dark as 'Post Break-Up Sex' and less negative space like 'Wetsuit' sounds (which is my favorite track i might add). But lemme tell you, i think it's gonna be a decent follow up. It's more stable and poppy i think. This album will be released at the 4 of September!!


2) Babel by Mumford & Sons
Honestly i don't follow Mumford & Sons albums and such. But i know them from the track 'Little Lion Man' and 'Ghosts That We Know' and i love those tracks. So when the internet gave you their latest track called 'I Will Wait' it's not a surprise that i instantly fell in love with it. I'm now can't wait to hear this album that's gonna be released at September 25.










3) Lonerism by Tame Impala
'Solitude Is Bliss' came to my mind every time i heard this band's name. This band is so psychedelically rocks. I know at first i was unsure whether i'm gonna like them or not, and to be honest although their previous album 'Innerspeaker' is fantastic, i never heard the whole thing, only a few tracks that my ear catches. But a few weeks ago 'Apocalypse Dreams' popped out and the title itself is interesting enough to make me curious. And it turns out fantastic, i tell you. Even i kinda agree with a random people that commented that it sounds like the Beatles crashed into Pink Floyd and Nirvana, though i haven't met the Nirvana part yet. So, it's pretty interesting to see what 'Lonerism' will sounds like. It's gonna be released at October 9.


I think those are the main albums that i anticipated most, but there are a lot of albums coming up!! Here's a list if you're to lazy to look it up:

Halcyon by Ellie Goulding (9/10)
Lightning by Matt & Kim (2/10)
Sun by Cat Power (4/9)
Diluvia by Freelance Whales (9/10)
Beacon by Two Door Cinema Club (4/9)
Four by Bloc Party (21/8)
Coexist by The XX (11/9)

That's for now though folks! I hope these albums will be as awesome as we know the artists are! Pardon my shitty grammar.

Til next time!!

Jumat, 06 Juli 2012

Self-pitying

Yes i am in one of those situation where i need to feel sorry for myself in order to get over it. Call me pathetic, but i deal it the way i want to.

The first step is to cheer yourself up. Tell yourself that it's just not meant to be, that you have a different path to walk through and you have to excel in it when you start walking down that way. Oh, and tell yourself the good qualities that you have to realize that you still have something inside.

Next, you have to admit it that you didn't achieve that thing. That you, strictly speaking, failed. But it's okay. Failure it's good sign, it says that you're actually learning something. Heck, Thomas Edison know two thousand ways or something to not make a light bulb

Last, find some kind of remedy. I currently can't cry due to the audiences around me. But i simply grab a can of my favorite drink (because there's no ice cream) and plug in my headphones listening to kelly clarkson's cry. Yeah, a good pop song won't hurt you.

So, i hope you can cope with whatever your dealing with. And remember, it's not the end of the world. We can still create thousands of beautiful things and achieve plenty other things too. Cheers to the current loser! Boo-yah!


*sorry for the mistakes, i'm emotionally unstable apparently*

Minggu, 01 Juli 2012

Jadi...

Emang sih ada salah satu post gue yang judulnya pake tanda (I), which means, tadinya gue mau bagi ke part (II) dan (III). Tapi gue males. Kalo mau pilih sebuah kata tentang apa itu sma bakal susah banget, jadi kalo dipersingkat mungkin kata yang bisa mendeskripsikan itu...mouthful. Karena itu tadi, terlalu banyak hal yang terjadi yang bikin kita merasakan beberapa jenis emosi.

Konklusinya, harus dikenang dengan baik dan move on.

[To be honest, i don't have some kind of a certain mood to write about highschool, because again, honestly, i don't know what to feel or think about it. I'm much of a mess to talk about anything decently.]

Jumat, 06 April 2012

My Most Anticipated Album in 2012


1. The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap

We all know these awesome guys from the hit 'Sweet Disposition' which -- might i add -- is a solid track for its melodies and high-notes vocal lead. The previous album, Conditions, had given us a mysterious dreamy vibe which definitely did not drag us to boredom. That's why their next album is very anticipated and long-waited kind of album. From the single that they release from this album 'Rabbit Hole' we can see that the aura is a bit different, but they are still gonna bring what they're good at with those beautiful arrangements. This self-titled album is going to be release in the 21st of May (hint hint)


2. Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

We all miss Regina Spektor, no? The last time i heard her is in the movie '(500) Days of
Summer' because two of her songs are included as soundtrack. But now she's baaack~! I just heard the single 'All The Rowboats' that will be included to this album, and may i say i fell in love with it instantly! The Spektor drama, the minor notes, the flowing piano are all there! And the video is not bad either. And since i just love her so
much -- both the voice and the music -- i just can't wait for this album. Guess what, it will be released in May 29 (May is such a fine month, no?)



3. Jack White - Blunderbuss
I must admit that i'm not a hardcore fan of Jack White as i am to the both artist above. Sure, i heard some records from The White Stripes and The Dead Weather and both are a very cool band, but i haven't notice Jack White too much until i realized that this guy has been doing a lot of shit. He collaborated with Alicia Keys, Beck, Bob Dylan and a whole lotta people. So I heard that this is his first solo album and right away I listened to the first single 'Love Interruption' (which probably we are pretty familiar by now) and all i can say is i just can't wait to hear the whole album just because of one song. Nuff said. Blunderbuss will be released on April.




Actually there stikk a lot more cool album that will come out this year, but i guess this is the top three, since i have heard the released ones. But here's another list of some album that'll come out:

Metric - Synthetica (6/12)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Here (5/12)
Beach House - Bloom (5/12)
John Mayer - Born & Raised (5/12)
Marina & The Diamonds - Elektra Heart (4/12)

I told you guys, May is a very fine month. A lot of awesome artist to look out right? And i saw in some sites that there will be a new album too from artists like Wolfmother, Phoenix, Fiona Apple, and Mumford & Sons. So let's hope that it's not a lie or a hoax, for i am already hoping an angel will drop by in front of my house delivering those records (teehee)

Until the next post, folks!

Rabu, 15 Februari 2012

Sekolah Menengah Atas (I)

SMA itu masa penuh pergejolakan. Masa mencari diri lo yang sesungguhnya kayak apa. Kayak miniatur dunia sesungguhnya dengan level kekerasaan yang tidak sama.
Sebenernya pinter juga sih pemerintah kasih seragam putih abu-abu. Karena kita ada di zona abu-abu. Kita belum milih, kita masih ngeiyain hitam, tapi juga oke sama si putih. Zona penuh keraguan dan ketidak pastian. Dan pernyataan barusan mengandung 99% kepastian.

Di tahun ketiga sma ini, mata gua makin terbuka. Orang itu gak hanya sebatas yang keliatan. Dan gak hanya sebatas penglihatan kita. Pernyataan: we see things as we are, not as they really are itu bener banget. Karena sesungguhnya yang tau apa isi otak seseorang yang sesungguhnya cuman dia sama Yang Kuasa.

Another super-true facts: semua orang selalu ngomongin orang yang lain. Dan kita semua gak boleh saling membenci karena hal ini, karena gimana pun juga lo pasti pernah ngejelekin orang lain seperti orang itu ngejelekin elo. Just simply ignore them. Pokoknya lu usaha sebisa mungkin aja buat baik sama orang, but in the end, you cant satisfied the whole population. Someone's bound to be disappointed at someone. Dan gue semakin paham akan hal ini. So feel free to talk dirt behind my back, bitch.

Kita gak bisa sembarang percaya orang. Mending kayak gue aja, on 'hey!' basis sama kebanyakan orang. Tapi gak lebih. Mending lu rawat buku-buku lama yang udah kejamin bagusnya. Karena toh lo gak bisa cocok sama semua orang, bisa aja dia terlalu annoying, terlalu cuek, terlalu banyak perbedaan, dan itu wajar kan? Jadi lebih baik lo menjaga jarak dan dengan begitu ketenangan pun muncul.

Gak semua temen lo bisa buat diajak kerja bareng. Bisa aja mereka punya daya kerja nol. Dan mentang-mentang temen, mereka serahin ke elu aja, dengan alesan lo gak bakal marah karena mereka temen lo.
Tapi ada juga yang asik banget buat kerja bareng, bikin konsep dan kerja di lapangan bareng, tapi untuk personal stuf, tingkat sentimentalnya beda, yang bikin jadi gak enak untuk dibawa ke tingkat emosi dan sebagainya.

Sahabat, personally menurut gue bisa diajak kerja dan ketawa bareng. Secara lo sahabat, jadi mindset lo sama mindset dia bisa temenan, therefore kalian tau kapan harus kerja, tapi tetep ada di sebelah temen lo disituasi genting gimana pun.

Dan di sma ini gue juga kenal banyak tipe orang. Yang gede congor doang lah, yang conceited, yang gak bisa dengerin orang lain, yang egois, yang super moody dan sensitif, yang keras kepala, yang gamau dibantah, yang genit setengah mati, yang ngerasa punya kuasa. Tapi di sisi lain gue pernah ngerasain seru bareng mereka semua. Gue tau mereka punya good qualities yang bisa nongol, dan gue hargai itu. Namun karena kekurangan mereka yang di gue udah kelebihan batas yang buat gue gak deket sama mereka, yang bikin gue masih suka komentarin mereka karena gemes, tapi toh gue gak jahatin lo.
Bagi yang sebenernya juga sama rese nya kayak tipe-tipe tadi tapi kita masih temenan, itu berarti gue udah mewajari dan menganggap itu bagian dari karakter lo. Karena lo punya sesuatu yang lain, yang lebih besar, yang bikin kita tetep cocok.
Chemistry gak hanya di percintaan kan?

Dan toh gue juga punya kekurangan gue, dan berhubung gue agak gak peka orang nya, ya gue jalanin aja semua sekarang yang ada di depan kita. Karena emang kita gak bakal bisa memuaskan semua orang. Yang penting minimal lo bisa membahagiakan satu orang. Lebih minimal lagi keluarga lo deh. Baru lah kita tau kalo we've done something right.

Oh well, it is highschool.

Senin, 09 Januari 2012

THIS

I’m doing Architecture. Initially it seemed like a good choice to me. Heck, there I was, fresh out of high school, naive and dumb, thinking that everything would be alright with my ‘fuck-everything’ attitude. I took up architecture because it was the only design-related course in my uni, which happens to be the best uni in the state. I’ve always wanted to design. It was something that I’m extremely passionate about. But my passion in design didn’t lie with architecture, that was a completely different field altogether. However that was the only choice I had. My parents are rather strict, they want me to have a safe, professional job in the future. They frown upon jobs that are not traditionally sound. My mother especially, she doesn’t approve my passion in design. So my father told me to take up architecture. And architecture it was. After months and months of conflict with my parents.

A few months into the course and I realised that I was drowning. Drowning in my own bad decisions, or rather, lack of decision. I did this to myself. I signed up for this. And now it’s too late to change. I can’t change my major because I’ll just let my parents down. I’ve disappointed them enough in my life and this is something that I don’t want to fuck up. My life is already a big fuck up I don’t need something else for them to deal with. I’ve been getting straight As for my public examinations all my life, that I can hand over to my parents proudly. But uni, that’s a completely different ballgame. I’m not doing well. I’m barely getting by. My grades are only average. Classes suffocate me so much that I have to run out of the room to breathe.

Right now I’m enrolling for classes for a new semester and just looking at my timetable is enough to make me cry. Classes from 12 noon all the way till 6pm. Consecutive classes. Four hour tutorial sessions. Two hour lectures. No breaks in between. It is absolutely terrifying.

The underlying thing of all this is that I seriously lack passion in architecture. I have no interest in history of buildings, or who Le Corbusier is, or how a roof is able to stand up. And that is my ultimate downfall. I look around me and I see these glowing faces, future young architects who are so passionate about the subject. And you look and marvel their works and their creations and then you look at your own and realise how fucked you actually are.

So, please, I beg to everyone out there fresh of high school and are looking into applying for uni. PLEASE only enrol for a course if you are really passionate about it. If not, your life in university is going to suck. It’s going to hurt. It’s going to take a toll on your life.

And to those of you fortunate enough to be in high school - or younger - don’t even think about growing up faster. Because growing up comes responsibility. Responsibility is something that you’ll have to handle. It’s not fun. Sure being an adult is fun and liberating and you can do whatever you want, but if you ask me? I’d rather be a kid again and have no worries at all.

taken from here

Senin, 02 Januari 2012

Tasha's New Year Gift !!

DEAS VAIL MASTERPOST <3

This Place Is Painted Red:
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Collapse:
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All The Houses Look The Same:
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White Lights:
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Birds and Cages:
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Deas Vail:
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For Shepherds and Kings:
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ENJOY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT!! TEEHEE~