SOUNDWORLD

(soundworld)

“Isles” seems to have been causing a bit of a divide in the music community. Sometimes it feels us listeners are so concerned with the technical aspects behind music making, and comparing it with other music and art - in order for us to draw conclusions on how good or bad it is. The problem is by doing that, what gets lost is the most important and fundamental part of music experience in my opinion - is it enjoyable. People can get so worked up on the little details and quirks ... read more

“The College Dropout”: Kanye West’s introduction as a rapper to the world & a loose concept album around the idea of leaving the “system” and pursuing your dreams on your own terms: this album is also incredibly inspiring. What can you expect from an album that often gets compared to the likes of “Illmatic”, “Reasonable Doubt” & “Ready To Die” as the best Hip-Hop debut of all time? Well, to put it simply: this is in fact ... read more

Much less a true “Ambient” album, but more of a “Intelligent Techno” or rather “IDM” pioneer (it is a pretty awful term but we’ll live with it for now) - the debut album from Aphex Twin a.k.a Richard D. James the boy genius from Cornwall, U.K. : “Selected Ambient Works 85-92” or simply “SAW 85-92” is not only a classic of Electronic music, but also in my opinion is one of the most influential collection of music ever.

When I ... read more

Gorillaz was one of the first bands I was truly infatuated with, in fact there is video footage of 5 or 6 year old me dancing to “Clint Eastwood” music video on MTV. At that point, I didn’t understand the lyrics or the meaning or anything, just the cool animation/ artwork that are also reminiscent of my Cartoon Network days watching Samurai Jack, Johnny Bravo etc... was appealing. But there is also this undeniable groove, this atmosphere to their sound, that a kid like me was ... read more