Klik Klak.

So I'm back in Brunei catching up on the last few weeks of sleep deprivation and movies/TV series I haven't seen because of the separation from my trusty pirate, Chong Hock. :P

Will be flying off to UK next week for good ol' quality family time so til then and in between I guess it'll be a while 'til I can paint again.

I miss it. Badly.

:(

Graffiti-inspired Jewelry by DMDMetal

For now HERE's some local goodness to chill to, groove to, and vote for at KL's first Beat Meet: Battle of the Beats. The top 8 voted for online will be judged live on the 9th of July at Cloth & Clef, Changkat Bukit Bintang. The beta code for the site is 'jamo'.

Happy listening! :D

Gerek.

Busy, busy day today. The turn-out at the South City Plaza Graffiti Competition was pretty awesome. There were a lot of new kids, as well as the more well-known guys such as Katun, Budean, Sopey, Keas, Wazer, Mile09, Medea, Anokayer, A80S, Critic06 and a whole lot more. Slac, AIZ and Shak from Singapore came down to participate too so it was great seeing all these writers under one roof. :)

I also got to meet Dave07 from Czech Republic, who used to write "back in his day" but is now more focused on doing research on graffiti scenes all over the world. He is currently working on a research paper on the Malaysian scene but he's also thinking of expanding his research to the Bruneian scene 'cause he says he's a fan of Cyde02's work.

*ahem* Dangar tu, Cyde? :P

This research paper might be published in the near future and he said he might use the graff-related pictures I've been taking all this while. With credits, ofcourse! :D

Anyway, the theme of the competition was 'Shopping LIfestyle' and these are the winners:

1st place: Slac

2nd place: Katun

3rd place: Budean

More pictures HERE.

Later that night was the Levi's 501 Big Bash Party - big thanks to Carpet for hooking me up with tickets! I missed Estranged and Deja Voodoospells but the rest of the acts - such as Singapore's Zul Mystroe, Richard J & Sleeq, Indonesia's DJ Cream and Malaysia's own DJ T-Bone, MC Syze & Joe Flizzow. Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures 'cause I pretty much just dropped my bag with the PHBKLIK boys and ran towards the front row. :P

So, that's all from me for now. Wishing everyone a chill Sunday!

//Happy birthday, Keas!

You Don't Stop.

I just got back from the KL Hip Hop festival and I am DEAD TIRED. The event was OK, I guess. To be honest, I only came for the graff jam which was hosted by PHBKLK. Like I said in my earlier post, Cyde02 was invited to paint with them along with Kurn, Nenok, NBA and Keas.

The music acts were pretty sweet though. The Diplomats' performance with Ras Muhammad was my favourite act and I'm definitely gonna be keeping a lookout on X'Statix from Singapore. I didn't stay for Akil's performance 'cause it was already half past 11-ish when I left and cabs cost a fortune after midnight.

It was disappointing that the event wasn't organized very well 'cause the concept was genius - bringing together Asia's take on the hip hop culture's four elements (graffiti, breakdancing, MC-ing and turntablism); but they didn't really advertise the event much so ticket sales were pretty sparse. Which apparently is why the rumoured 'A-List' international acts pulled out.

I had fun though, so it's all love. Click HERE for pictures from the event.

Peripherals.

Checked out Micbandits and the Groove Architects' performance at Sugar & Spice last night. It was alright, I guess. Micbandits performed 3 songs from Rhythm & Poetry and 2 from their upcoming third album. I loved them. Lemon 3, especially. :) It was too bad the sound system was a little screwed.

The Groove Architects on the other hand were...a little less commanding. I don't know, maybe it was the environment. A cafe isn't exactly the best place to be spinning electro and progressive house but I only stayed 'til the back to back session so I'll never know if there was more to the night than just noise and people sitting around chatting.

*shrugs*

I just have to point one last thing: The Groove Architects?! Couldn't they come up with a more original name or did their decks just happen to crash on their heads? Irregardless, who can forget about The Guerrilla Architects?

(Taken from Tycal's myspace. Click on picture to enlarge.)

Tsktsk.

Warisan Senikata Malaya.

I'm not gonna pretend I know shit about Malaysian hip-hop.

'Til today I barely knew the who's who of the scene. Pretty embarassing since Kim invited me to go with her to the launch of Phlowtron's commemorative album for Malaysia's 50th independence. Before we went in Kim, Naz and Triff were mentioning all these people who were gonna be performing and I was sitting there all clueless as usual.

Who exactly DID perform? Well let's see...there was Emcee David, K-Town Klan, Reefa, Sasi the Don, Caprice, Stylustics, Dose 2, Sona One, KLG Squad, Altimet, The Fabulous Cats, Joe Flizzow, Hunny Madu & the Basics, and ofcourse, Phlowtron. Everyone was kickass but my favourites have gotta be KLG Squad and Phlowtron who had killer presence on stage - the crowd was just crazy for them; Hunny Madu & the Basics 'cause it was such an intense performance, and ofcourse Joe Flizzow who was just...wow. Haha.

Here's a couple of random pics from the launch. (Sorry if they're kinda blurry. I left my DSLR and all I had was my phone.)

Stylustics.

Check out Altimet's gold rope necklace. Hehe.

No introduction needed here.

Phlowtron.
Btw, I have the biggest crush on that kid. XD

Hunny Madu & the Basics.

Cheyeah. Sampat lagi camwhore.

In other news, I've FINALLY found myself nice fitting jeans that make it look like I have an ass.

Whoohoo~ LOL.