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Double Date Minna no Rhythm Tengoku / Rhythm Heaven Fever Yeah I am quite busy these few days...I wont be doing much post for these few weeks.. why? Cause exams are coming.!. I don't want to fail any of them and retake the exam again, super waste of time -_- & $$

Living in our current world, you'll find plastic practically everywhere! Plastics are so easy to work with. They don't rust or rot. Easily the popular material of choice among manufacturers. However the most prominent downside of using polymer is that they are not biodegradable .. What if we can make good use of its infamous property? We can recycle the waste plastic and make it into a music instrument. Some people will argue that the quality of sound is different and compare it with a real hand made instrument.. However I would think of it as an alternative for people who cant afford these expansive hand crafted instrument. The first time I learned about 3D printing technology, I thought to myself "will anyone print instruments out from a 3D printer?" Yes indeed more and more people are printing musical instruments out from it. Here is another one,  plastic printed flute As you can see all these videos are published one year ago, now if you sea...

I've been waiting for this game for a loooonnng time... two months ago it was out on App Store but not Google Play Finally! I get to play it on my android tablet!!.. yeahh! For those who do not know what I am talking about .. I'll probably be playing it tonight.. Good night music lovers! enjoy the world of music & have fun! Update:Limited Edition Monster For the celebration of Halloween.. Breed Punkleton Monster before Oct 31st.. Im trying the T-rox & Bowgart combination. Hope I can get it! Yup, I manage to get the monster on the last day hah.. Comments are welcome and encouraged. :)

Planning to get a keyboard instrument this Christmas for your child? Looking for a piano for beginners and still cant decide on which one to buy? Should you buy a piano, electronic keyboard or digital piano ? No, I am not doing any product review here but I will be comparing the difference between these 3 babies and sharing with you what are the things to look out for. Yes, you'll need to know the difference between each of them in order to make the right decision. So.. let me help you out. Few steps and questions to consider when getting a new instrument. I will only be talking about keyboard related instruments here. But these steps can be use for other musical tools as well when you decide to invest in a musical instrument. Below are the 6 useful tips: Are you getting the keyboard for yourself or someone else Is always good to have the person playing the instrument around when you make the purchase. Since he/she will be playing on it for a lo...

Minimalism is a musical style in post-modern music. This term can be used in other forms of art as well eg. design. Sometimes simple things can be really beautiful .. like this enso circle --> What is minimal music, let me do a simple break down for you. By making music simple and repeating them at a constant steady pulse, over and over, do a little modification or expansion  here and there. You'll create some kind of hypnotic effect.. which is why minimalism can also sometimes be labelled as trance music. Is like a circle going round and round. When combining with pop/rock it slowly evolves into a new genre called techno. Interesting right! Darwin's Theory of  Evolution in music o.o Bet you didnt know about this earlier .. There are quite a few famous artist who does minimal music, I'll name a few of those songs that I like down here, Michael Nyman I recommend you  " The Hear...

Ohh Ho. Jack neo is back with his new movie. <<Ah Boys To Men/新兵正传>> Looking at the trailer reminds me of those day I spent in Tekong -_-.. and my brother is serving his reservist now, hope that he is doing fine... Well is good to see that he is still in the film industry ..... and since he said to "keep things realistic" in this film, I might be looking forward to it, we shall see..

Ever heard of John Cage 4'33 Somehow I strongly feel like viewing this piece as a Buddhist teaching ,Form is Emptiness; Emptiness is Form.Yes this piece is nothing but "total silence" and you can play this piece using any instruments.  Well I wont be putting up any video for this piece. But you can search for it in the youtube there are a bunch of people out there playing this bizarre piece.. sitting quietly for Four minutes and thirty three seconds Rest In Peace I learned about this piece a year ago while I was taking up music appreciation course as one of my elective..  I feel so damn lucky to have this as part of my elective.. by the way I Got an A grade for my elective  >.< For those who didnt know, this is listed as one of the top controversial music pieces.. some may find it meaningful, some may just thought of it as a waste of time and not even considering it as composition..

This is my philosophy of life & how I relate it to music. Every one of us is unique and different, we have what we like and what we dislike. We all have different preferences.. I cant force you to do things you don't enjoy, likewise you can't force me to do things your way if I don't feel like it. Mutual respect between humans are very important.. there is certain boundary and space we should never crossover.. Why do I say listening to music is the same as eating food.. Because.. The Taste Preferences:  Food have different flavours, textures, colours, nutrients,cultures... etc. Same goes for music they have different genre, cultures, styles, expressions...  etc. Besides all these differences.. the venues we are in also plays a part. For example, you wont be playing classical music in a nightclub right! everyone would be sleeping on the dance floor if you did that.. Universal Language: Food as a form of universal language.. it has the ...

I am in  obsession  with Japanese culture and their music. Let's start of this post by telling you how I discover this interesting instrument. It took me a long time to realize what this odd shaped hourglass instrument is called... How many of you knew about this PSP game, Patapon??? It's a fairly engaging rhythmic game.. whereby you need to march those little black eyeball imps to fight off monsters..with the help of the different drums.. So I was playing this game on my psp.. there is this particular mini game that caught my interest... I 'll show you a clip of the minigame that I was playing.. pata pata pata pon..

Hihi..music lovers! Today I will be talking about Chiptune!.. any idea what is chiptune or 8 bit music? Potato Chiptune Music Ah.. It has got nothing to do with these potatoes chip ;P But if you are thinking about the electronic component (micro-chip) you are right! Chiptune is one of the earliest form of video game music. It's first début was in the late 70's when the arcade video games thrive. I still remember the loud gritty sound coming out of my pc's speaker when I played those games back in the early 90's. Gosh my ear hurts o.o Yup they still exist in the early 90's. Below is one of my favourite childhood games with chiptune music.. Bubble Bobble theme by Tadashi Kimijima & Zuntata ..and guess what! WHAT? for your bonus information SNSD Ramen song has the same melody. Anyway Chiptune is also known as 8-bit music.. or I should say Chiptune is a music genre which consists of 8-bit, 12-bit  and anything that sounds "chippy...

My affection for classical music started since young. Largely due to my dad's influence and encouragement. That is also when I got interested in the secret world of sound and music. Is common to hear people saying "listening to classical music is boring and it makes me sleepy". It makes me wonder are you really listening?or you just "shut off " your ears because in your mind you already deemed classical music as boring (which they all sounded like this ). (write in your comments about it) How to enjoy classical music? In my opinion the best way to appreciate a classical piece is to learn about it. You may not love classical music but certainly it can help you in understanding them more. So what is classical music?  In our current era we consider classical music as slow moving, light, with the accompaniment of strings, piano woodwinds and bass.. (Warning: Stereotype Content Detected) But how many knows that classical music consists of music ...

What is On·o·mat·o·poe·ia? Damn this word is so hard to spell dont you agree but is a fun word to learn.. Why Godmother of SOund? To put it simple, Onomatopoeia is basically words that mimics the actual sound. For example "hiss", "boom", "blop" Speaking of which it reminds me of this song that my brother loves..  Price Tag by Jessie J lets see if you can spot any Onomatopoeia. Here is another question. Which language uses Onomatopoeia words most frequently?? Well it will probably be Japanese.. If you look closely, Onomatopoeia in Japanese are sub divided into 3 categories. Giseigo: Sounds that animate objects make Giongo: Sounds made by inanimate objects Gitaigo: They are words that describe feelings or expressions (Gitaigo are mimetic words and are often treated as Onomatopoeia) If you can read hiranga & katakana and want to know more you can go over to Tofugu.com   (There is a good list of  Japan...

Ever wonder how the sound effect of laser gun was made in star wars?.. I use to think that it was probably "created" through extensive tweaking by some sound engineers  .. But it was NOT! You must be thinking Har!?. You must be kidding me.. how can zapping sound of the laser be made by an ordinary object...

Benjamin Franklin ?? huh what has he got to do with sound n glass armonica ?  Aint he the electricity guy? Yup you are Right! He is the guy who flew a kite in the storm. Well I will not go into detail about the little experiment he did, if you are interested you can click on this link  Ben Franklin Kite flying Story . (PS:probably this is how he invented the lighting rod) So what has this thunder guy got to do with music? Did he made the musical tesla? Of course not. But he is the guy who invented The Glass Harmonica.