DYC 09 (Part 4)

OK...day 4 is here...last part of the camp...

Well... as usual...got up early and then bath...then change clothes (including underwear)...then we heading to conference room once again for daily devotion...as usual our facilitator, Paul will giving us a background on those Bible verse...

And then, we heading to cafeteria for breakfast (This time they provide us western food)...after breakfast, once again we all heading straight to conference room to share our experience on Day 3 (mission stuff)...here's our representative:-

1. Yogan
2. Rohini

They share our experience on that day...haha...then followed by other group to share their experience...

After every group shared their experience, its time for our p & w for the last time...hehe...DJ (David Joseph), our ''Chairman Mao'' giving his last speech for the camp and ended with his favourite word: PACK YOUR BAGS AND LEAVE...!!! haha...

Then we go back to our dorm to pack our bags and leave to cafeteria for lunch and also last day meeting friends (sad part is I have to say goodbye... T_T)...everyone took picture and hug each other for the last time...and we all leave the campsite... T_T

I MISS THE CAMP...!!!

That's all,

God bless,
Ezra :)

DYC 09 (Part 3)

ok...lets see...i stopped at part 2...now we are continue on part 3...hehehe

More excitement...more fun on day 3...

ok...as usual...we got exercise...we got daily devotion...and of course we got breakfast...haha...

After that our group (combined with rohini's group) were heading to conference room for last briefing about our mission (oh yeah...i forgot to tell that people from Sri Sharada Elim Homes will be coming to our campsite coz this is part of our mission stuff) then the briefing ends with prayer...

ok...they arrived at campsite around 11 am...I saw they (not the campers) were excited but they were a bit quiet...so here's the commitee to help out:-

*Suganesh (translator & emcee...God really use him to help out although he's not a Christian)
*Naomi (person who's in charge with ice breaking games)
*Johanna (Naomi's assistant)
*Stephy (our ''grandma'' & also a person who watching those kids)
*Paul (our ''grandpa'' & also another person who watching those kids)
*Yogan (our ''anne''...he's the man...haha)
*Jason (person who's in charge of games)
*Shu Ying (helping out with arts & craft)
*Christina (Shu Ying's assistant)
*Evelyn (our ''great grandma''...haha...person who's in charge for performance)
*Rohini (ok...she's a person who really take care for those kids & also our ''ambassador''...haha)
*Me (become their ''traffic light''...a shadow aid/helper...and also helping Rohini to take care for those kids)

After ice-breaking...we're heading to lobby for another stuff called ''Christmas Arts & Craft''...and that's where we start to chase them all around the lobby & toilet (suddenly they become active...haha)...really tired...even our emcee, Suganesh lost his energy...haha...

And then we're heading back to conference room once again for our last part, Christmas Performance...Evelyn took over the show and start with a song called ''Feliz Navidad'' (I play drums)...I almost lost my tempo during the 3rd & 4th song (almost like gigs already)...

At last, we manage to get ourselves rest...haha...after chasing those kids and whole day mission....

At night, we're having a thingy called ''Refugee Race''...they put me in Lim family...haha...and it was really fun & tired (the whole Lim family were doing illegal jobs...haha)...so that night we were exposed on how do the refugees live...the best part is we all can sleep late...haha

Late night, I and harold's church friends (Rohini, Evangelin, Michelle) decide to sit and fool around at the cafeteria with Joanna, Joel, Danny, Yogan and some other facilitators...we talk and talk and talk till 12 something...

That's all for now...will be continue with part 4...ok...??

P.S: Please inform me on cbox (emo box) if I forgot to mention some names or wrongly mention something here...thanks...

God bless,
Ezra

DYC 09 (Part 2)

Ok...2nd day highlights...

2nd day:-

Have to wake up early and then bath...and then change clothes...

7 am...we have to go to conference room and do some exercise (cat & joanna were doing star-jump)...after that, we head to some places for daily devotion about Hebrews 11...my group were led by Paul Lau for that devotion...after devotion we had our breakfast...

During breakfast they provide us with nasi lemak (bryan v was predicting about our breakfast and it came out correctly as predicted)...although the sambal were a bit spicy but the food still nice...

And then we're heading to conference room (again...??) for last session with Pastor Elisha (his message still the same)...and then, Jason Fong took over with the topic called ''3 ships''...haha (I made that name actually)...

After the session, all of us were split into groups for workshops (I'm in Worship Excellence workshop led by Chris)...Chris had a 1 year experience with Hillsong for recordings and p & w...

And then we got a battlefield challenge...i got my 1st injury during that time...thank God coz Matthew were there to help out...and i realize that some of the facilitators said there will be muds but then it came out nothing...haha...but it was fun (with our shirts dirty)...

at last, we got our free time (we all at swimming pool)...evangelin were shouting like hell coz she thought she will get drowned...haha...everyone enjoy the free time...good2...haha

At night, we got a forum and some of them were asking weird questions (especially bryan yong)...haha...

And then, back to sleep...

That's all for now...will be continue with part 3...

God bless,
Ezra

DYC 09 (part 1)

Well....

I just want to give some highlights on the camp and I don't know why I'm camp sick right now...

1st day:-

Wah liao...the guys dorm were like pasar malam already coz it started with this 2 fella, Harold & Bryan V...talking about mother, father, this and that...OMG...!! and they were bullying David Joseph's nephew during the camp...haha...really fun la wei...

And then all of us go to the hall after we put our bags inside the dorm...so, the facilitators divide us into groups...I was in Paul's group...and the group was also called Paul...haha...don't know why they choose me as their leader...haha...

And then, 1 of the facilitators, Tony combine us with a group called Peter and we're been given a task to handle a home called Sri Sharada Devi Elim...that's where I start to be close with Rohini and some of the girls...

At night, we were having concerts (it was fun) and the session was lead by Pastor Elisha with a topic called ''Transformation''...he talked about how to change ourselves and so on (if I tell more, I wont be sure when this gonna be over)...as soon as he finished his session, altar call happens to be there...I can feel the presence of God during the altar call...God really use him to bring us to THE WAY...

Day 1 is over, that's all for now...will be continue with part 2...

God bless,
Ezra

SGC Evangelistic Service...

Venue: St. Gabriel's Church, Jln. Intan
Time  : 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Date  : 29th November 2009 (Sunday)

Its a service lead by Pastor Leroy Ng from Haggai Institute...please do come and bring your friends and family along...

Well...Pastor Leroy is a Singapore Bible College graduate and he's been involved in the ministry for such a long time...

So, once again...bring your friends and family along...

P.S: This event is located in Malaysia...

testimony of a band...

I just found a band called ''I Built The Cross''...well, IBTC is a Christian Spirit-Led Technical Death Metal/Hardcore band founded by 3 ex-members of Disfiguring The Goddess and i found out they been saved by   the GRACE...here's the story...


First and foremost, I Built The Cross is a ministry, and our utmost priority is to disperse, expand, and clarify the love and grace that Jesus Christ has so freely given to us. Secondly, we like to play Spirit-Led Technical Death Metal, with a little hardcore influence sprinkled here and there. Anyway, this section isn't devoted solely to musical participants, but spiritual members as well.


Ex-members from Disfiguring The Goddess (We left on good terms and remain good friends), We, Reed and Garrett, explored our boundries by trying out a few different genres or music, and through the acoustic, hardcore, and pop punk, we discovered that in order to express ourselves in the truest form, metal was the only thing that got the job done.

Recently, we added Jason as our second guitarist and to this point he's been an incredible blessing, not only as a participant in the band, but as a close friend and family member. Without his amazing musical abilities for technical speed and smooth guitar writing, we're sure IBTC wouldn't be where it currently is and where it's climbing.

Soon after, we added our close friend and brother Zak on bass. His tireless laughing and great sense of humor really brighten our lives...despite the color of his skin ;) In all seriousness though, we're excited to see what he has to bring to the table...err...cross, we mean?

Most recently, we added Steven on drums. He took a huge leap of faith as he took a trip from Florida to Nevada to try out for our band. Within minutes of meeting him, we fell in love with his genuine personality and desire to serve the Lord. After our first practice with him, we knew he was the one.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
Romans 8:28

So here we are, answering the Lord's calling.

Unorthodox death metal in the name of Jesus Christ. 

HEY KID, DON'T BE SO RUDE lyrics

The ghost is angry
When someone makes it angry
Its gonna be a big trouble for you
But would you want to be like this angry ghost
Destruction brings to such a doom of your life
Violence controls your heart
You are attached to your own emotion
Such a shame when without self-abstinence
(sings)
Do you mind not to spare a rod
On anybody else even your own child
Reconcile to the people that you treat in this way of yours

Do God teach you in that of manner of yours
Of violence and destruction
Self pleasing controls your mind
And blinds up every single thoughts your heart
Do you think of their future
Violence wll control every single one of them
How could you do something to your own blood
King of the grave says that it could be nice
But do you see it in the other ways
As it is your own ''ways of teaching''
But those who break the leaves
Shall be condemned
(sings)
But there is chance to change
Learn to believe in God
Every single day let He lead you
For we are His people

Would you mind yourself to be thinking again
The ways of yours
Lead yourself out of the darkness
Come back to the right way

(Breakdown)
STOP MAKING THE GRAVE AS YOUR SEPULCHRE
STOP MAKING THE GRAVE AS YOUR SEPULCHRE
OH GOD WE CALLED UPON YOUR NAME
GUIDE US IN OUR WAYS TO LIVE...

events...

Hmm...

seems like i'll be busy by this end of the month and next month...

Why...??

Plans & events:-

1. Sound engineering course
2. Mixing
3. New song
4. Recording
5. Rock The World 9
6. New EP
7. SGC Youth stuff
8. Friends...

That's all...

Its just a matter of faith...

This is a song that bring a message about our faith in God...

Lyrics (official):

This is the faith complex,
where all it takes is another step so we can step again.
It's not all about the numbers.
This is the faith complex.
Try not to write another disappointing letter to integrity.
Only go faster when you've stopped and thought,
only go slower when you've learned of wisdom.
Everything is a question of goodwill,
but we're too busy delivering answers with arrogance.
Isn't it funny how ones compassion diminishes when his or her own perils rise?
Perils rise.
It's not all about the numbers.
What should we ask for?
Who should we look to if all we know is burning bridges?
Don't speak to me like I'm a stranger.
Turn your thoughts to the roots,
As we've all been caught up in the branches.
With roots above and branches below.
Don't run if you don't know your walk.
This is the faith complex,
This is a memoir to friends persisting.

A PROMISE ON NOVEMBER lyrics

Verse 1:

Time is passing by
Everything just came out
There's no reflection
Of something we face now

Got nowhere to run
Nor to hide
But I will lead you
Far astray
You and me

Chorus:

Oh....
Let's just face this now (Let's just face this now)
You and me (Face this now)
I'm always by your side
Coz when the times comes
Its just between us
You and me


Verse 2:

All you have to do is to believe
Coz I'm always there
I will never let you go
Will you have faith in me ?
I will lead you now


Chorus:

Oh....
Let's just face this now (Let's just face this now)
You and me (Face this now)
I'm always by your side
Coz when the times comes
Its just between us
You and me


(Piano Solo)


Bridge:

I will never let you go
Whatever would happens
I will always there
Coz I've promised I'll never leave you alone

I will be there just as I am
Coz I've promised I'll never leave you alone

my new song... :)

Well...just finish my new song...


And I would like to dedicate this song to someone...


I made promised to her that I will always there when she got a problem or she need someone to talk to her...


But somehow I felt that I neglected that promise and it makes me guilty...I've been asking myself did I made my promise to her and all this while we keep chatting on Facebook and YM...seems like I neglected that promise... :(


Oh God...!! T_T


Maybe I'm just a bad person who leave her alone in her problems...


So far I've wrote the lyrics and special credits to Daniel from Feeling So Torn who volunteered himself to compose the music...


So to those who wanna see the lyrics please put your comments... :)


Cheers

song for you...

Artist: Alesana

Song: Early Morning

Album: Try This With Your Eyes Close

Year: 2005

Last night I forgot how the sound your voice whispered sweet

Goodbyes, your eyes left to die
I'm alone too
I don't stand why

Why not one more night
one last kiss good bye
my sweet love tonight
I hope the stars still spell out your name where you are...

Kiss my closings eyes
Help me sleep without you I'm so lost
Tonight I cry
Tell me why
I can't live without your warm embrace

Why not one more night
one last kiss good bye
my sweet love tonight
I hope the stars still spell out your name where you are...

I close my eyes and you are everything I see
Goodbye

Goodbye to you my love
I will forget you
I'll see you soon
Goodbye my love
Goodbye to you my love
I will forget you
Let me live 

WHY...??? WHY...??? WHY...???

WHY YOU LEAVE ME ALONE...??
WHY YOU MAKE ME SUFFERING...??
WHAT HAVE I DONE...??
IT'S KILLING ME...!!!
KILLING ME INSIDE HERE...
GOD HELP ME...!!
SHE MAKE ME SUFFER...!!!
YOU KNOW THAT I REALLY LOVE YOU...!!
LOVE YOU SO MUCH...!!
GOODBYE MY LOVE...!!
I WILL FORGET YOU...!!
GOODBYE...!!

HARDCORE PART 3...

Alright...we're just done on the history of hardcore (US and Europe)...


Now I'm gonna tell more on the mid 1980s-1990 hardcore scene...


Here it goes:-

Mid 1980s

By 1985, most of the early hardcore bands had broken up or were on their way out. The New York hardcore scene became an epicenter for the hardcore movement, and was the birthplace of the youth crew subgenre. Young bands formed by teenagers in New York City between 1986 and 1987 found huge followings in hardcore scenes around the world.

1990s

By the end of the 1980s, hardcore became more diverse, branching off into two sounds: one traditionally punk-based, referred to as old school hardcore and the other evolving into something heavier, slower, more technical and more intense, influenced by heavy metal, known as new school hardcore, metalcore or metallic hardcore. Sick of It All's second studio album, Just Look Around (1991) is illustrative of this style.Earth Crisis, Biohazard, Hatebreed, Snapcase, 108, Strife, Integrity, Damnation A.D. and World's Collide were some of the earliest bands to feature an amalgamation of deep, hoarse vocals (though rarely as deep or guttural as death metal); downtuned guitars and thrashy drum rhythms inspired by earlier hardcore bands; and slow, staccato low-end musical breaks, known as breakdowns. Thrash metal and melodic death metal elements are common in melodic metalcore.

By the middle of the 90's, a new found interest in old school and youth crew hardcore had developed and the scene experienced a major revival of these styles with many bands adopting the sound of late 80's New York hardcore bands such as Gorilla Biscuits and Youth of Today. For this reason, many of these bands were credited as playing "'88 style hardcore" or being part of the "'88 hardcore revival" . Bands that were an integral and prominent part of this movement were Battery, Better Than A Thousand, Ten Yard Fight, In My Eyes, Speak 714, Floorpunch and Good Clean Fun.

An important aspect of the this old school revival was its stripped down and back to basics sound which stood in stark comparison to the more technical and complex style of new school hardcore and metalcore that had developed earlier in the decade. Ray Cappo, the singer of Better Than A Thousand, who had sung originally with Youth of Today in the late 80's but then founded the new school style krishna core band Shelterin the early 90's, explained in an interview his return to the rudimentaries of hardcore in the late 90's. "I was sick of going into the studio for 3 months to record a CD. With Better Than A Thousand we wanted to capture something spontaneous and raw on tape. Get rid of all the flashiness and gloss of expensive studios and just get in there and pour out your heart. We erected a studio in Ken Olden's bedroom and whipped off a completely crunchy and emotional CD that completely captured the essence of what this band was about." 

Towards the end of the 90's and into the beginning of the next century many hardcore bands, such as Botch and Dillinger Escape Plan began incorporating elements of power violence and grindcore into their style such as blast beats, extremely fast and chaotic guitar riffs and unintelligible vocals that were either shrill and screamed or deep and guttural. This style is generally referred to as a form of metalcore entitled mathcore.


Ok...that's all for now...next post will be on the influence of hardcore in other genres...

HARDCORE PART 2...

Ok...last post was about history of hardcore in US...

Now I'm gonna post about history of hardcore in Europe...

Let me tell you about it:-

The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, and Germany have had notably active hardcore scenes. In the United Kingdom, street punk (also known as UK hardcore or UK82) bands occupied the cultural space that American-style hardcore did elsewhere. These UK bands at times showed a musical similarity to American hardcore, often including quick tempos and chord changes, and they generally had similar political and social sensibilities. However, they represented a case of parallel evolution, having been musically inspired by Oi! bands and the speed metal band Motörhead. UK band Discharge played a huge role in influencing early Swedish hardcore bands, and many hardcore bands from that region still have a strong Discharge and Motörhead influence. British anarcho-punk bands shared an uncompromising political philosophy and an abrasive aesthetic with American hardcore. Nevertheless british street-punk in terms of fashion continued the style of late seventies punk and actually took it to more elaborate forms which contrasted with the anti-fashion style in american hardcore punk.

American hardcore bands that visited the UK (such as Black Flag and U.S. Chaos in 1981-1982) encountered ambivalent attitudes, but European hardcore bands suffered no such prejudice in the United States.

In the more underground part of the UK punk scene, a new hardcore sound and scene developed, inspired by continental European,Scandinavian, Japanese and American bands. Their sound – only heard at concerts and on demo tapes and compilations in the mid 1980s – evolved into metal bands such as Heresy, Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror. There were many 1980s bands that could be described as sounding like something in between the styles of the dominating UK and US bands. The Stupids (a UK band influenced by US hardcore) gained brief but widespread college-radio airplay in the US. Examples of European bands that continued to play the original style of hardcore in the 1990s include Voorhees, Totalitär, Disfear and Sin Dios.

After the fall of the Iron Curtain in eastern Europe, many hardcore bands were created or became more publicly known (after hiding in garages and being known only by small circles of underground fans).

HARDCORE...

OK...where did I stop...?? Oh...the media mistake...hehe...so are you ready...??


OK...here's the rule...


Before we start...I have 3 things for you...


1. Never change anything that I said...
2. Don't be afraid to try to listen to hardcore songs...
3. Make an article in newspaper about the true meaning of hardcore and just like I said...NEVER CHANGE ANYTHING THAT I SAID...


SO...lets start...

Hardcore punk, often refered to as simply hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated primarily in North America (though, early examples could be found throughout the world) in the late 1970s. The new sound was generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. Early hardcore has a quick tempo with drums and vocals in time, whereas modern hardcore punk has drums and vocals which may not be on beat with the tempo.

Hardcore spawned several fusion genres and subgenres, some of which experienced mainstream success, such as Melodic hardcore, Metalcore, and Post-Hardcore.

In the United States, the music genre that became known as hardcore punk originated in different areas in the early 1980s, with notable centers of activity in California, Washington, D.C., New York City, Michigan, and Boston.

The origin of the term hardcore punk is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A. may have helped to popularize the term with the title of their 1981 album, Hardcore '81. Until about 1983, the term hardcore was used sparingly, and mainly as a descriptive term. (i.e., a band would be called a "hardcore band" and a concert would be a "hardcore show"). American teenagerswho were fans of hardcore punk simply considered themselves fans of punk – although they were not necessarily interested in the original punk rock sound of the mid-late 1970s (e.g., Ramones,Sex Pistols, The Clash, or The Damned). In many circles, hardcore was an in-group term, meaningmusic by people like us. Since most bands had little access to any means of production, hardcore lauded a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. In most cities the hardcore scene relied on inexpensively-made DIY recordings created on four-track recorders and sold at concerts or by mail. Concerts were promoted by photocopied zines, community radio shows, and affixing posters to walls and telephone poles. Hardcore punk fans adopted a dressed-down style of T-shirts, jeans, and crewcut-style haircuts. While 1977-era punk had used DIY clothing as well, such as torn pants held together with safety pins, the dressed-down style of the 1980s hardcore scene contrasted with the more elaborate and provocative fashion styles of late 1970s punk rockers, which included make-up, elaborate hairdos and avant-garde clothing experiments.

During the same period, there was a parallel development in the United Kingdom of a British form of hardcore punk or street punk. British hardcore bands such as Discharge and Chaos UK took the existing late 1970s punk sound and added the incessant, heavy drumbeats and distorted guitar sound of New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) bands such as Iron Maiden. This contributed to the development of the thrash metal sound of the 1980s.

According to Brendan Mullen, founder of the Los Angeles punk club The Masque, the first U.S. tour of The Damned in 1977 found them favoring very fast tempos, causing a "sensation" among fans and musicians, and helping inspire the first wave of U.S. west coast hardcore punk.

San Francisco's Dead Kennedys formed in 1978 and released their first single "California Über Alles" in 1979. By the time they released the In God We Trust, Inc. EP in 1981, Dead Kennedys were playing very fast tempos. The Misfits (of New Jersey) were a 1977-style punk band involved in New York’s Max's Kansas Cityscene. Their horror film aesthetic was popular among early hardcore fans. In 1981, the Misfits integrated high-speed thrash songs into their set.Hüsker Dü was formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979 as a post-punk/New Wave band, but soon became a loud and fast hard punk band. Hüsker Dü released the 1982 live album Land Speed Record, which has been called a "breakneck force like no other... Not for the faint of heart." By 1985, the band morphed into one of the seminal alternative rock bands. In 1982, Bad Religion released How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, which is considered a benchmark hardcore album, and which secured them as one of the most enduring outfits of the early 1980s hardcore scene.

By 1981, many more hardcore punk bands began to perform and release recordings, including 7 Seconds of Reno, Nevada who formed in 1979;M.I.A of Las Vegas, Nevada; Negative Approach and Degenerates of Detroit; The Meatmen of Lansing, Michigan; The Necros of Maumee, Ohio; The Effigies of Chicago; SS Decontrol, DYS, Negative FX, Jerry's Kids, and Gang Green of Boston; The Mob and Agnostic Front of New York City. The Beastie Boys, more widely known for their later hip hop music, were one of the first recorded hardcore bands in New York City. Negative FX, perhaps the most popular hardcore band in Boston around early 1982, did not appear on record while they were together. They were largely unknown outside their own area until a posthumous album was released in 1984. In Honolulu, the skater surfer fueled community juxtaposed well in the tropical tourist city. Bands like Super Rad Ohana, The Sharx, and Devil Dog thrived from '81 -'87. Devil Dog frontman Raoul Vehill recreated the dayglo thrash scene in his autobiographical novel, Hawaii Punk, published by Enlightened Pyramid.

Notable early hardcore punk records include The Angry Samoans’ first LP, the Big Boys/The Dicks Live at Raul's Club split LP, the Boston-area compilation This Is Boston, Not L.A., Minor Threat's 7" EPs, JFA's Blatant Localism EP, the New York-area compilations New York Thrash and The Big Apple Rotten To The Core, Agnostic Front's United Blood 7", Negative Approach's eponymous EP and the DC-area compilation record Flex Your Head.

An influential radio show in the Los Angeles area was Rodney on the ROQ, which started airing on the commercial station KROQ in 1976. DJRodney Bingenheimer played many styles of music and helped popularize what was called Beach Punk, a rowdy suburban style played by mostly teenage bands in the Huntington Beach area and in conservative Orange County. Early radio support in New Jersey came from Pat Duncan, who hosted live punk and hardcore bands weekly on WFMU since 1979. In New York City, Tim Sommer hosted Noise The Show onWNYU. In 1982 and 1983, MTV put the hardcore punk band Kraut on mild rotation. College radio was the main media outlet for hardcore punk in most of North America. The Berkeley, California public radio station KPFA featured the Maximum RocknRoll radio show with DJs Tim Yohannan and Jeff Bale, who played the younger Northern California bands. Several zines, such as Flipside and Maximum RocknRoll, also helped spread the new punk style. A few college stations faced FCC action due to the broadcasting of indecent lyrics associated with hardcore songs.

Concerts in the early hardcore scene increasingly became sites of violent battles between police and concertgoers, especially in Los Angeles. Reputed violence at hardcore concerts was featured in episodes of the popular television shows CHiPs and Quincy, M.E., in which Los Angeles hardcore punks were depicted as being involved in murder and mayhem.

The hardcore punk scene in Los Angeles was the subject of a 1981 documentary featuring interviews of musicians and fans by Penelope Spheeris entitled "The Decline of Western Civilization".

ok...I think that's all for now...get ready for the next chapter on hardcore music...

ciao...