Outlandish on AlJazeera

Outlandish version of The Little Red Riding Hood

I actually cant wait to see them live on Sunday ;)

Feat. Yael Naim

...firts heard on MacBook air advert, i thought it is amazing


...though I dont understand this, but still sounded cool, in Hebrew (the only phrase I understand is Shalom Pari)...She is describing Paris I guess, and she is French

Sami Yusuf on Riz Khan AlJazeera

...you can still be a good Muslim, even if Music is yr thing...

Jom Heboh Penang

Last weekend, I was in Penang. And coincidentally, Jom Heboh was bein held there that weekend. As I never been to this carnival, I decided to give it a try. So early that morning, my sister and I head to Queensbay Mall to experience it ourselves.

Well, its not bad at all. I arrived early, people not yet got up from their extra time weekend morning nap, therefore I was less bothered by mass amount of people. There were lots of booth from TV3's owned to food product to automotive to hotlink supersized booth to a ministry booth.

For those who hv never been to this carnival, here are things u can do:
TV3 booth, u can meet the celebrities, get their autograph, take pics (its no big deal for me)
Food booth, u can sample food, and buy em, they sold it cheaper compared to retail
it is a fun place to be.

The highlight of my Jom Heboh was Muadz.
He is a singer, a new talent with good intention. A good addition to our local music industry. We can categorized him in Nasheed, but with a fresh approach, contemporary image and music to spread the message of truth through the lyrics. Alhamdulillah, there are such efforts. Its a great thing I found about him there.

Here are the pics of the autographed CD (my sister's)







My sister was suprised that Muadz is an extremely nice guy when we met him. Probably because she never met a celeb, they are supposed to be nice, but I think he is genuine. He expressed his gratitude over our purchase, in fact he was the one opening the CD plastic wrapping using his own coin. I felt silly for a moment, I think I didn't even say thank you when we left. But I did say Good Luck (it is unnecessary when I think about it again) and All the best!

Haven't yet heard all the tracks as the CD is with my sis, but i did heard some (i think its live) during the carnival. He has a good voice, really nice tone, suite the lyrics and music. And his inspiration (written in the CD) are Sami Yusof and Outlandish (to name a few), owh now I see how he come up with this album. I hope Malaysian can embrace this kind of Nasheed genre. Its time to move away from the MTV guys, it is so 90s haha

I felt a bit sad, bcos he didnt get a good support during the carnival. Nobody bother to stop when he sang live at a booth, it was just couple of us and a few, which I think is pathetic. I saw most are Malay there at the carnival and of course Muslim, come on, give him a support at least by stopping by. Probably bcos no one knew him (just recently he got into the newspaper), he deserves attention like these guys below had.







...sucked into hedonisme for a while.
The male celebs were on makeup (not light!), hehe, i know2, the camera thingy, but seriously theyd lost their masculinity

Back to Muadz story, He has his own blog at http://muadzseekinglight.blogspot.com/
There are some clips from his album. Its worth a try to give a visit and listen to some. "The Wayfarers" is an awesome track.
For those in Malaysia, Grab his CD in stores. It cost less than RM30 and you are helping him spreading the words of wisdom to humankind.

Muadz is a lawyer by profession, and a singer by passion.

p.s. Frens, great to see you all in Penang.

JOLAS featuring Outlandish

This is a special post for Outlandish, they deserve to be featured in Journal of Life and Science (JOLAS) (It supposed to be the other way round Hehe). Thx Nasyrah, for notifying me bout this cool band.

Had been described passably in Wikipedia, so I just quote from there, the intro bout this group.

"Outlandish is a multi-award winning Danish hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, they consist of Isam Bachiri Azouaoui (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (from Honduras). All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being devout Muslims, and Lenny being Catholic."

From left Waqas, Isam and Lenny
(sorry guys, I took this from your official site, only for promotional purpose)

Their preface in their official MySpace profile...

"We started out as 3 friends back in the early 90's. We all shared the vision of being creative in one way or the other, we found a common passion which was music. We went through many phases to get to where we are today and are still evolving as musicians and as humans. We chose to call our style 'Life music' because thats what our music is about. To break it more down we do a blend of: hip hop, folk, soul and pop all mixed with a heavy doze of ethnical elements. We hail from 3 different continents so therefore you will hear some latin, arabic and asian elements in Outlandish. Lyrically we touch alot of topics from love to racism you can say that we are social realistic and we always talk about the society which shapes us all for the better and worse."

They already hv three Albums, currently under the Sony-BMG label, and had produced several awesome video clips. I’m not a big fan of hip-hop, but their creativity managed to fused it with other music genre, and the result is amazing. Combined with meaningful lyrics, some of the bait can brought tears to your eyes. Though the rap part is a bit hard to understand, you can find all the lyrics in their official web.

Haven’t heard all their songs yet, so far 'calling you' and 'beyond words' are the most awe-inspiring song I’d heard.

Calling you, Closer Than Veins (Official VDO Clip)

Callin U - Outlandish
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I’m callin’ U; When all my goals, my very soul; Ain’t fallin’ through; I´m in need of U; The trust in my faith; My tears and my ways is drowning so; I cannot always show it; But don´t doubt my love

I’m callin’ U; With all my time and all my fights; In search for the truth; Tryin’ to reach U; See the worth of my sweat; My house and my bed; Am lost in sleep; I will not be false in who I am; As long as I breathe

Oh, no, no; I don’t need nobody; & I don’t fear nobody; I don’t call nobody but U; My One & Only

I don’t need nobody; & I don’t fear nobody; I don’t call nobody but U; U all I need in my life

I’m callin’ U; When all my joy; And all my love is feelin’ good; Cuz it’s due to U;
See the time of my life; My days and my nights; Oh, it’s alright; Cuz at the end of the day; I still got enough for me and my

I’m callin’ U; When all my keys; And all my bizz; Runs all so smooth; I’m thankin’ U; See the halves in my life
My patience, my wife; With all that I know; Oh, take no more than I deserve; Still need to learn more

Oh, no, no; I don’t need nobody; & I don’t fear nobody; I don’t call nobody but U; My One & Only

I don’t need nobody; & I don’t fear nobody; I don’t call nobody but U; U all I need in my life

Our relationship, so complex; Found U while I was headed straight for hell in quest; You have no one to compare to; ‘Cause when I lie to myself nothings hidden from U; I guess I’m thankful; Word on the street is U changed me; It shows in my behaviour; Past present future; Lay it all out; Found my call in your house; And let the whole world know what this love is about

Yo te quiero, te extraño, te olvido; Aunque nunca me has faltado, siempre estas conmigo; Por las veces que he fallado y las heridas tan profundas; Mejor tarde que nunca para pedirte mil disculpas; Estoy gritando callado yo te llamo, te escucho, lo intento; De ti yo me alimento; Cuando el aire que respiro es violento y turbulento; Yo te olvido, te llamo, te siento
Translation: [I love you, I miss you, I forget you; Even though you never let me down and always are by my side; For all the times I’ve failed and hurt you deeply; Better later than never to give you a 1000 apologies; I’m shouting silently, callin’ you, I’m listening to you, I’m tryin’; You nourish me; When the air that I breathe is violent and turbulent; I’m forgettin’ you, I’m callin’ you, I’m feelin’ you]

Oh, no, no; I don’t need nobody; & I don’t fear nobody; I don’t call nobody but U; My One & Only

I don’t need nobody; & I don’t fear nobody; I don’t call nobody but U…

Beyond Words, Closer Than Veins (VDO by Awayclose)

ft. Burhan G. - Beyond Words
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If I worship U in fear of hell, burn me in it
And if I worship U in hope of paradise, exclude me from it
But if I worship U for Your own being
Don’t withhold from me Your everlasting beauty

Beautiful songs, All the best to Outlandish.

Nasyrah, Im waiting for the mp3s u promised Ill buy their original when Im back in Penang, the only way I can support them from here :D.

Elliott Yamin, You are the one

lyrics - you are the one

This is the acoustic version of the fifth track of Elliott Yamin (2nd runner up of American Idol 5) Album recently released by Sony BMG independent label RED Distribution. I've been waiting for this album since the Idol 5, he is a very talented soulful singer. Id listened to all the tracks, and this is the best I think. Enjoy!

Coldplay: Swallowed in the Sea (XY)

Artist: Coldplay
Album: XY
Track 11: Swallowed in the Sea


(sorry, no real vdo clip for this song, I guess, the song doesn’t need a visual aid, Enjoy)

You cut me down a tree
And brought it back to me
And that's what made me see
Where I was going wrong
You put me on a shelf
And kept me for yourself
I can only blame myself
You can only blame me

And I could write a song
A hundred miles long
Well, that's where I belong
And you belong with me

And I could write it down
Or spread it all around
Get lost and then get found
Or swallowed in the sea

You put me on a line
And hung me out to dry
And darling that's when I
Decided to go to see you

You cut me down to size
And opened up my eyes
Made me realize
What I could not see

And I could write a book
The one they'll say that shook
The world, and then it took
It took it back from me

And I could write it down
Or spread it all around
Get lost and then get found
And you'll come back to me
Not swallowed in the sea

Ooh...

And I could write a song
A hundred miles long
Well, that's where I belong
And you belong with me

The streets you're walking on
A thousand houses long
Well, that's where I belong
And you belong with me

Oh what good is it to live
With nothing left to give
Forget but not forgive
Not loving all you see

Oh the streets you're walking on
A thousand houses long
Well that's where I belong
And you belong with me
Not swallowed in the sea

You belong with me
Not swallowed in the sea
Yeah, you belong with me
Not swallowed in the sea

P.s. Although the lyric is a bit cheesy, kind a nursery rhyme, but I think this song is really cool, the tune is brilliant and the lyric is open for our own interpretation

Band’s latest news
Last Sunday, the band lead singer Chris Martin had revealed they are in the middle of producing new album. He added that the record will include what could be Coldplay's best song yet. "I can't tell you about it, but it's basically genius," he joked.
Erm can’t wait to hear how its sound, these guys r brilliant.