Just wanna to check any good Indie band in Kalimatan. If any please provide links.

I start of some Indie bands from Sarawak Borneo:

Owen Nicholas: http://www.myspace.com/owennicholas

Tempered Mental: http://www.myspace.com/temperedmentaltm

Telebury: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...riendID=7608960

Jason Lo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOzGH02Z36g

nicestupidplayground: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendID=69456848


I recommend u guys to listen to all of their's uploaded songs.

Some facts:

Tempered Mental: have their gigs in Busan Korea and Crocodile Harajuku Tokyo Japan last year. http://www.peteteo.com/weblog/?p=540

nicestupidplayground: One song included in an OST for a Hollywood movie stars by Jeremy Irons and Gong-li

telebury: Australian Digital Music Chart has spotted Telebury at No.2 in the Indie album chart (October 2003) for "is there us in you?" Hit Singles; Overdrive and God Speed Your Love.

My favorites lo-fi distant echo sound of BorneoPop:

Stereogirl, Beautiful Life and Bedroom Windows from NicestupidPlayground essential listening.

Stars Belongs to You, Overdrive and God Speed Your Love from Telebury


These songs sooth my soul yet uplifting in a lo-fi way. i've listening to Stereogirl and Bedroom windows since i was 11 and now i'm 18.

This band have downtempo oldschool shoegazing feel in their sound and songs:
Love/Comes: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endID=292818203

Experimental Vibes:
Seven Days After: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endID=292818203

Rock:
DaytimeDrama(demo: live studio recording): http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endID=392644144

Next Up,

SingleTrackMind:

(One Step At A Time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxajIMSXAu4...feature=channel

(NO REASON)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlLMbh50Ioo...feature=channel

(ONE DAY)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UCvzNAEbvE...feature=channel

Ha..ha.. One Day is an english version of a song call "?" from a band from "?". Take a guess.

(IF)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZOzsSOhmA...feature=channel

(SevenTeen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyzZtrI7dJY...feature=related

Next Hip-hop/Jazz/ Experimental:

M.I.X kC: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendID=42548335

Blue Night Fellas: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endid=353702368

Arabyrd: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endID=385189277

Arabyrd have perform with Peterson((deejay and owner of Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud record labels in Britain) in Cannes and Nice.

Dance/DJ/Mixing/Trance:

DJ Luconia Album:"La Energia - Be The Power Behind Energy Business" : http://www.myspace.com/ann_luconia

Gracie Celltique: http://www.myspace.com/gracieceltique
guest-host the show 'Destination' with Max Angel and Crystal Synergy

60's rock:
Neon: http://www.myspace.com/neooon

Max and Jupiter: http://www.myspace.com/maxjupiters
(crazy side project)aar it hurts

Rap / Hip Hop:
GZjunio: http://www.myspace.com/gzjunio
Nik Falanie: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endID=416614822
eL q: http://www.myspace.com/430192272

Rock / Alternative / Pop

Crashin Butterfliez: http://www.myspace.com/crashinbutterfliez

Some more bands:

The Times: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendID=22855668

O.A.G: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...riendID=2147746

Evenstarr: http://www.myspace.com/evenstarrmusic

Star: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endID=144356540

Hujan: http://www.myspace.com/kugiranhujan

Ok now for Chinese singer:

Rynn Lim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rS8xnK3OLo

Nicholas Teo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl_z8r6X660...feature=related


I'll continue wih Borneo Sabah

Che'Nelle:
Hip/Hop/ Pop/ Breaking to different genre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-svHee_SGM (Hurry Up)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_qCqs0efqk...feature=related (I Fell In Love With The DJ)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRicRjTeRDY...feature=related (japan shoots) smokin hot

Karen Kong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ewWHrJ538...feature=channel (mandarin song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65dvEJKxuIk...feature=related ( Malay Song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqI7JUYslzw...feature=channel

Pete Teo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ-isTuHa1U ( Arms Of Marianne)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Pj1PeTJjc...feature=related (Lost in America)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBTfmFgg0hA...feature=related (Carnival Hall)

Gary Chaw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1gtO-N8bsU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rwt23uGXyA

Funny fact: He was interview in Taiwan on his origin and he answer Sabah Borneo. They thought Sabah is another country, he later clarify it's actually part of Malaysia. Ha.. Ha....

When I go to Malaysia again I might try to catch a live show of Crashin Butterfliez.

Ralf,

Doubt it though anytime soon. These guys have full time jobs. I'm not in Kuching not sure whether they use flyers or online annoucement. But for Kuching best time to catch live shows is in December and Yay! for AirAsia X can go home frequently now.

So Ralf what genre u enjoy most?. I personally enjoy those oldskool shoegazing sound and tune. However i've no strict preferences.

Max and Jupiter: http://www.myspace.com/maxjupiters

Uploaded new songs sound so cool

Some More MV:

OAG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV7r1n_SvUA...feature=related (Beautifool)
Jason Lo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc2I34o3rrg...feature=related (evening news)
The Times: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAtv31atIfI...feature=related (pesona algebra)

Still looking for the elusive Nicestupidplayground "StereoGirl" MV.

More Jason Lo MV Plus lyrics. I just luv the lyrics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_lSSdWXVE...feature=related (Sleepy Head)

Lyrics:
"Yet again we crucify,
we build it up and let it die
We bomb Japan because we can
Just so our sons and daughters have a better life
Millenium has come and gone but it's the same
I take the blame in joining you in doing absolutely nothing
The world goes round another time
No, you can't stop it but you can change your mind

Love everybody

So here we are, the morning after 9/11
It's a shame so many people never lived
But then again who really does?
You do your tax and pay your bills and watch
The war to get your thrills on CNN
And just pretend that this is not your fault again
I realize you make amends by being good to all your friends
But in the end there's only you
And he will judge you too

Love everybody
Wake up sleepy head

So once again I'm telling you that this is it
Now's your time when you look back and realize
You have a chance to be alive
Forget it all, drop the ball, let the critics see you fall
You choose yourself and no one else can
Ever tell you what you are
The worlds goes round another time
You could get lost or left behind
But in the end there's only you and he will judge you too

Love Everybody"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOzGH02Z36g...feature=related (Operator the line is Dead)
Lyrics:
I guess i never wanted this
Another 'ever after' kiss... Oh
Operator, the line is dead
Oh no, it's only me and all the walls inside my head

And for the record I was lost
With only one road I could never cross
And that's the road that takes me here
Oh no, not again
This is where it started

I need you, I'm for you
You threw me, I caught you
Don't leave me and say that you want to find a way back
Believe me, I followed all you said... Oh
Operator, the line is dead

How come you never look away
Everybody bought but I paid
You're not the one who left me here
Oh no, that was me and all the things I wanted

But now I find you different
You broke up all the walls in my head
Please don't go, let me

Need you, I want you
You know that I found you
Don't leave me and say that you want to find a way back
Believe me, I followed all you said... Oh
Operator, the line is dead

I guess i never wanted this
Another 'ever after' kiss... Oh
Operator, the line is dead
Oh no, it's only me and all the walls inside my head

I need you, I'm for you
You threw me, I caught you
Don't leave me and say that you want to find a way back
Believe me, I followed all you said... Oh
Operator, the line is dead

I need you, I'm for you (All you've said)
You threw me, I caught you (All you've said)
Don't leave me and say that you want
to find a way back (All you said)
Believe me, I followed all you said... Oh
Operator, the line is dead

Gosh i totally forgot bout Zee Avi. Fatman Thanks!

She's from Miri Sarawak Borneo

Genre: Folk/Lyrical

No Christmas MV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo3VwTBGrY8...feature=related

http://www.zeeavi.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/kokokaina

Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/zeeavi

Brushfirerecord site:
http://www.brushfirerecords.com/artists/zeeavi/

http://www.myspace.com/chenelleworld

Looks like Norah Jones has some more competition.
I am still trying to find some of her stated influences, such as Tom Waites and the Velvet Underground, in her music though.
It is rare to find such dark complex influences in Asian pop music, and from a quick listen to Zee Avi her style seems to be more cocktail lounge ala Norah Jones.
Zee Avi has a beautiful singing voice.
I will keep an eye on her.

Ok most Indies from Sarawak will have songs either in english or malay but rarely in their tribal tongue.

So here's one "Ethnic Transmissions" singing in Iban.

http://www.myspace.com/ethnictransmissions

Ok Next songs in Kadazan Dusun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KndDZWC24dI...feature=related (Mandad Sisimbar)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgFivoYC6R0...feature=channel (Iziau KoginawaanKu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0PFVro_tL8...feature=related (Koupusan)

Next Band

"Checkmate Error"

Genre: Alternative / Americana / Melodramatic Popular Song

http://www.myspace.com/checkmateerror


"Tears Of Hope"
Genre: Screamo / Other/Hardcore/experimemtal

http://www.myspace.com/tearsofhopeband

Some Bands from Sabah:


rock/others ska
Andalusia: http://www.myspace.com/andalusia07

plague of happiness: http://www.myspace.com/plagueofhappiness

thefrontmancompany: http://www.myspace.com/thefrontmancompany

hip hop
kinabalukings: http://www.myspace.com/kinabalukings
Tumindak song in kadazan dusun

He..he.. not exactly a band anihu

another singer from Sabah Borneo

Pop/ballad/rock
Well she can sing and dance rare in Malaysia

Stacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKfcOM1wG40...feature=related (GAGAP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5iYzglvlKQ...PL&index=30 (Bring Me to Life -cOVER)

Next from Sarawak Borneo

Rock/alternative

Vocalist 15 year old high school girl/ school band. Amazing vocal. Original song N/A

Delphian for Aria:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFVvE3IiQmE...aynext=1(Lacuna Coil)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WchnyGf29-c...amp;index=1(the Howling - Within Temptation cover)

Hope she can go far.

A large variety of interesting bands from this part of the world.
You seem to know a lot about them.
Do you by any chance work in the music industry ?

Nope.

Another one from Sarawak Borneo

Pop Punk / Acoustic / Emo

Shal Sagan: http://www.myspace.com/shalsagan

Some MV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7KAMus9CrM...feature=related (listening)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TabY05zCXcc...feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDrtIemzj5c...feature=channel

Love/ Comes live video

like a postman : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yw8PPXOPNI

God Machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWMECNDcvXs

nicestupidplayground:
beautiful life; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOu039MJYS0...feature=related
miracle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5usIPvtlejs...feature=related

Telebury:
overdrive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjyduP3ucj0
"stars belong to us " acoustic (half clip): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blvKSwRTCuk...feature=related
" GOD SPEED YOUR LOVE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y64Uy_K1i1w
" OMEGA": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvJDB-G9lNA...feature=related

Tempered Mental

Undone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pbm5Kmu3Is


Delphian For Aria

Paramore - Decode acoustic D.f.A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8wyjBqxsLw...feature=related

Delphian for Aria - Burn This Again (original Song acoustic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3oWPF0PnZw...feature=related


Evenstarr
Masih: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trejy_sRlBA...feature=related

Latest on ZeeAvi:

She's lineup for San Francisco's 2009 Outside Land Music and Arts Festival. Some big name in music are included as well in the lineup such as Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Incubus, Blacked Eye Peas, Tom Jones and more.

Wow...!! just imagine collaboration between Zeeavi and Tom Jones i bet it will be a bomb. I can't imagine of better collaboration Tom Jones and Zee Avi 's vocal intersect nicely. That's how i imagine it in my head it will be very unique indeed.

Hmm....i'll be sending email to Brushfire to press them on this collaboration.

http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/artists/zee-avi/index.php
http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/artists/pearl-jam/index.php

Maybe it's just the media, but Tom Jones has a bad reputation as a dirty old man. He may have a different concept of "making beautiful music together".



* Today is the release date of Zee Avi's CD and I ordered it from Amazon.com

More ZeeAvi videos:

Zee Avi - Live from and above the Solar Powered Plastic Plant-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdXDgaEgaJ8...eature=featured

KIWI BOX interview and Pro-Claiming Borneo Rocks!!! He.he..he..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzg0nCQnOaU...feature=related

In the past 15 years its a interesting period for Bornean musician though the momentum build up is pretty recent.


Gary Chaw is highly acclaim singer song writer in the Chinese music industry top charts in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Written songs for the likes of Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, A-Mei and more.

Just like ZeeAvi and Gary Chaw, Chenelle is too a singer song writer and pretty popular in Japan though some extent in the states.

Local acts in the likes of OAG, Jason Lo, NiceStupidPlayground and Telebury have influence hence giving rise to young local act especially in West Malaysia in introducing Brit Pop style music to Malaysia.

Long live ShoeGazing YAY!!! Ok that's meant for self indulgence

Wow!! Zeeavi album is top 100 in Itunes

http://www.apple.com/itunes/top-100/albums/

I have ordered the Zee Avi CD, but I have a question in relation to itunes.
I am new to itunes and I was wondering how to burn tracks to CDR for playing in my home and car CD player.
I bought a live recording of Dengue Fever from itunes yesterday and I can play it on my computer, but how do I convert it to WAV and burn it to CDR for playing in a regular domestic CD player ?

Hi Ralf,

Try downloading M4a to MP3/Wav converter. M4a's intunes media format.

Or click here

Thanks for supplying me with the link to the M4a converter layersuck.
I have not had a chance to try it yet, but I will get around to it eventually.


*I got Zee Avi's CD in the mail today

More bands from Sarawak

Genre Others

Soulcatchez- http://web-iac.nokia-asia.com/malaysia?fra...sts/soulcatchez


Genre Experimental/postrock/punk dance beats

Libretto- http://www.myspace.com/librettoband
Some cool songs from the band:

1. Hoju
2. Murder of Fenny Bates
3. Informer Grudges
4. Novelist,The
5. They're Here But We Ain't Ready
6. Skies & Robots(Mechanism)


Screamo / Alternative / Rock
Shine My Silhouette- http://www.myspace.com/shinemysilhouette

Ok this nothing to do with indie bands from Borneo but it related to Sarawak

A young Kelabit scientist has co-invented the world's fastest spontaneous Light Emitting Transistor (LET) and Light Emitting Diode (LED).


This is exciting faster internet connection and powerful miniaturize portable devices. For you guys who're wondering what's a Kelabit? It's one of the dayak tribes.


Source:
http://www.ledinside.com/Researchers_Annou...itters_20090618
http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=53321


Researchers Announce World's Fastest Light Emitters
06/18/2009 - 10:49 — judy.huang
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Topic:
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A young Kelabit scientist has co-invented the world's fastest spontaneous Light Emitting Transistor (LET) and Light Emitting Diode (LED).

Gabriel Walter, 32, an electrical engineering doctor from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC), scored both a national and personal breakthrough in technology by co-inventing light emitters capable of transmitting at speeds of up to 7GHz.

For more than 40 years, the scientific community believed that efficient spontaneous light device cannot be operated at bandwidths larger than 1 GHz.

However, Walter, through collaboration between his own company Quantum Electro Opto Systems (QEOS) Sdn Bhd and a research team from his alma mater, came up with the technology that defied 40 years of scientific norm.

It took over five years for the QEOS-UIUC team to prove that it was possible to operate LET at 4.3GHz and LED at 7GHz.

According to US-based Walter, the QEOS gigabit speed LED was unique as it was cost-efficient to make and its implementation was "as effortless as the light bulb".

"It will introduce a pricing pressure and impact not seen before in the data communication and consumer electronic market.

"And for some fibre optic implementations, the LEDs consume 90 per cent less power compared to existing optical solutions," he said in a media release today.

He said the high-speed LEDs would enable a new class of cost-competitive "green" products that were not only environmentally fiendly but aesthetically pleasing as well.

"Those thick ugly cables that usually come with your high-definition television and monitors will be things of the past," he said.

The research was funded by an agency under the United States Department of Defence for the development of new technology for use by the US military.

"It is a major achievement to be featured in this publication for our success of the 4.3GHz high-speed LET as the device has an additional capability to integrate optoelectronics.

At least four important patents have been jointly filed by the QEOS-UIUC team to protect these discoveries.

QEOS is based in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, and incorporated in May 2008 through the Brain Gain Malaysia Programme, an experimental initiative under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).

Its founders include Prof Nick Holonyak Jr, recognised globally as the Father of the Optoelectronic Industry and inventor of LED, and Prof Milton Feng, world-renowed microwave technology expert and current record holder for the world's fastest transistor.
"We have been very fortunate to work with dedicated people from MOSTI, MIDA (Malaysian Industrial Development Agency) and MDV (Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad)," he said.

He disclosed that the research and development (R&D) facility in Melaka would be developed and improved over the next five years to cater for work on advanced product and application development, device characterisation and analysis as well as device layout and design, among others.

The Brain Gain Malaysia (BGM) programme encourages Malaysian scientists and researchers residing abroad and working on high-impact, commercial-ready technology, to return and help accelerate Malaysia's transformation into an innovation-led economy.

Another singer from Sabah

Nikki Palikat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nQP0tO-xnM Nikki @ Shout! Awards 2009

Nikki performing a bilingual mash-up of Cantik and Pretty Like Me (both taken from her 2nd album Hawa) with beats sampled from Survivor's rock classic Eye Of The Tiger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqgxnM4YL5c...feature=related - oh! My

Oh! My is a superfabulous track taken from Nikki's 2nd album "Hawa". It's a brilliant amalgamation of tango, opera and classical music. Be amazed with her vocal skills during the operatic chorus

From Libretto with vocal

Libretto: The Novelist

Libretto:Hoju


The sound is excellent and original but vocal not sure.

Morgan Then

Boys Like Girl
Angel and Devel:Dishwalla Covrl
The Fray

Live Instrumental Performance