spoonfork

... oh no, not that i support them brazillians, just that...
... and a song for a sick heart: cowboy bebop - ask dna

questions, just so i remember them: fiona apple

which fiona apple album would i recommend to a newbie: tidal

what is my favorite song from tidal: criminal.

what is my favorite song from when the pawn....: none

what about extraordinary machine? get him back.

anyways, my favorite song at the moment is sucker by peeping tom, featuring the luscious voice of norah jones. peeping tom is a project of mike patton, the talented frontman of the band faith no more (remember the song epic?). the album is so freaking good - i hope peeping tom is not the last project of its kind by patton. about this song: it's somewhat portisheadesque, but the key element is norah jones evilly-sexual and dissolute voice. it ain't the best track in the album but heck, it's rocking!

listening to: peeping tom - sucker (feat. norah jones)

listening to: sonic youth - incinerate

jay smooth on there's no such thing as "real hip-hop":

People, in general, tend to overestimate the relevance of their own personal taste. It's a common mistake both on and off the internet. But we hip-hoppers may be the worst offenders of all.

According to recent testing, 4 out of 5 hip-hoppers believe that "my personal taste in hip-hop should be used as a universal standard for what constitutes 'real hip-hop,' and that anyone who doesn't do (or like) the particular hip-hop I like should not be considered 'hip-hop' at all."

If the flows are too simple, if the flows are too complex, if the beat is too dance-friendly, if the beat is not dance-friendly enough. if the subject matter is too positive, if the subject matter is too negative... I've heard each one of these offered as proof that some record is not "real hip-hop, " and anyone who likes it must not be "real hip-hop heads." This is not sound reasoning. It makes us look stupid and elitist.

There's no such thing as "real hip-hop" or "fake hip-hop." There's only hip-hop you like, and hip-hop you don't like.

it is a heavy, dope subject, and i for one, could not offer any comments, even though i'm a self confessed hip-hop fan and rapper wannabe. my excuses are i) that i'm malaysian, iban to be specific, and i didn't grow up listening to hip-hop or rap ii) i live in malaysia, and there's no such thing as hip-hop culture here and iii) my playlists aren't entirely hip-hop and iv) i seriously have no fucking idea what are the motivations of groups like too phat, kru (kumpulan rap unggul?), ahli fiqir (they're sillyporeans, but relevant), or even teh tarik crew; is it music, or is it culture?

so if you'd asked me what is hip-hop and why i listen to it, my answer would be 'that's the kind of dope shit i like, yo'.

listening to: kraak & smaak - danse macabre

i'm not blogging much these days - because there's the company blog, i don't really have much to write, the world cup is just behind my neck, and i think my social life has significantly improved.

so off. don't bother pointing your browser here that often.

listening to: moloko - cannot contain this