I wouldn’t say these are my influences, because they change from day to day. Every song I write draws from various sources. But these are some albums I’ve heard and keep returning to.
In alphabetical order:
Adem - "Love And Other Planets"
Air - "Moon Safari", "Talkie Walkie" and "Late Night Tales"
Alice Coltrane - "Ptah The El Daoud", "Journey In Satchidananda" and "Universal Consciousness"
All About Eve - "Scarlet & Other Stories"
American Music Club - "Mercury"
Andrew Bird - "Armchair Apocrypha"
Animal Collective - "Sung Tongs"
Annie - "Anniemal"
Annie Lennox - "Diva"
Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Black Orpheus"
Antony & The Johnsons - "I Am A Bird Now"
Architecture In Helsinki - "Fingers Crossed"
Arthur Russell - "Calling Out Of Context" and "The World Of Arthur Russell"
Arto Lindsay - "Salt" and "Prize"
Astrud Gilberto - "Verve Masters 9"
Autechre - "Amber", "Tri Repetae" and "LP5"
The Band - "Music From Big Pink"
Bark Psychosis - "Hex"
Basia - "Time And Tide"
Beastie Boys - "Check Your Head", "Ill Communication", "Hello Nasty", "Paul’s Boutique" and "The Sounds Of Science"
The Beatles - "Revolver", "Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club", "White Album" and "Blue Album"
Bebel Gilberto - "Tanto Tempo"
Beck - "Mutations" and "Midnite Vultures"
Belle & Sebastian - "The Boy With The Arab Strap", "The Life Pursuit" and "Push Barman To Open Old Wounds"
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - "Out Of Season"
Beth Orton - "Central Reservation"
Billie Holiday - "Lady In Satin"
Billy Bragg - "Must I Paint You A Picture? Essential Billy Bragg"
Bjork - "Debut", "Post", "Homogenic", "Vespertine", "Selmasongs" and "Volta"
Boards Of Canada - "Music Has The Right To Children" and "Geogaddi"
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - "Master And Everyone", "The Letting Go", "I See A Darkness" and "Superwolf"
Bonnie Raitt - "Nick Of Time"
Brian Eno - "Another Green World"
Brian Eno & David Byrne - "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts"
Bruce Springsteen - "Nebraska"
Cassandra Wilson - "Blue Light Til Dawn"
Cat Power - "You Are Free" and "Moon Pix"
Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um" and "The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady"
Chet Baker - "Best Of Chet Baker Sings"
Cibo Matto - "Viva! La Woman" and "Stereo Type A"
The Clash - "London Calling"
Cocteau Twins - "Four Calendar Cafe"
Coldplay - "Parachutes"
Cornelius - "Point"
Cowboy Junkies - "The Trinity Session"
The Cure - "Disintegration"
Daft Punk - "Discovery"
Dani Siciliano - "Likes" and "Slappers"
David Bowie - "Best Of 1969/1974"
David Sylvian - "Secrets Of The Beehive" and "Blemish"
Deacon Blue - "When The World Knows Your Name"
Depeche Mode - "Violator", "101", "Black Celebration" and "Remixes"
Devendra Banhart - "Rejoicing In The Hands" and "Nino Rojo"
DJ Krush - "Milight" and "Zen"
Doves - "The Last Broadcast", "Some Cities" and "Lost Souls"
Dusty Springfield - "Dusty In Memphis"
Earlies - "These Were The Earlies"
Eddi Reader - "Mirmama"
El Perro Del Mar - "El Perro Del Mar"
Ella Fitzgerald - "Sings The Cole Porter Songbook"
Elliott Smith - "Elliott Smith" and "New Moon"
Embrace - "Out Of Nothing"
Emmylou Harris - "Wrecking Ball"
Erasure - "The Innocents"
Everything But The Girl - "Amplified Heart" and "Walking Wounded"
Fairground Attraction - "The First Of A Million Kisses"
Feist - "Let It Die" and "The Reminder"
Ferns - "On Botany"
Fiery Furnaces - "Blueberry Boat"
Final Fantasy - "He Poos Clouds"
The Flaming Lips - "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots" and "The Soft Bulletin"
Four Tet - "Rounds"
Futureheads - "Futureheads" and "News & Tributes"
George Michael - "Faith" and "Listen Without Prejudice"
Getz/Gilberto - "Getz/Gilberto"
Goldfrapp - "Felt Mountain", "Black Cherry" and "Seventh Tree"
Grace Jones - "Island Life"
Grizzly Bear - "Yellow House"
Hector Zazou - "Songs From The Cold Seas"
Herbert - "Bodily Functions", "Goodbye Swingtime" and "Scale"
Interpol - "Turn On The Bright Lights" and "Antics"
Iron & Wine - "Woman King EP", "The Creek Drank From The Cradle", "Our Endless Numbered Days" and "The Shepherd’s Dog"
Jamie Lidell - "Multiply" and "Jim"
Jamiroquai - "The Return Of The Space Cowboy" and "A Funk Odyssey"
Jana Hunter - "Blank Unstaring Heirs Of Doom"
Jeff Buckley - "Grace" and "Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk"
Jennifer Warnes - "Famous Blue Raincoat"
Jens Lekman - "Oh You’re So Silent Jens" and "Night Falls Over Kortedala"
Jim Croce - "Photographs & Memories"
Joan Armatrading - "Greatest Hits"
Joan Baez - "Best Of"
Joanna Newsom - "Milk Eyed Mender" and "Ys"
John Coltrane - "My Favourite Things"
Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back The Clock"
Joni Mitchell - "Hejira", "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns", "Blue" and "Night Ride Home"
Jose Gonzalez - "Veneer"
Joy Division - "Unknown Pleasures" and "Closer"
Julia Fordham - "Porcelain"
Junior Boys - "So This Is Goodbye"
k.d. lang - "Ingenue"
Kahimi Karie - "K.K.K.K.K."
Kate Bush - "The Dreaming", "Hounds Of Love" and "The Sensual World"
Kings Of Convenience - "Riot On An Empty Street" and "Quiet Is The New Loud"
The Knife - "Silent Shout" and "Deep Cuts"
Kraftwerk - "Man Machine"
LCD Soundsystem - "Sound Of Silver"
Leonard Cohen - "Greatest Hits"
Liars - "Drum’s Not Dead"
Little Jimmy Scott - "The Source"
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - "Rattlesnakes"
Low - "Drums & Guns"
M.I.A. - "Arular" and "Kala"
Madonna - "Like A Prayer"
Marissa Nadler - "Songs III: Bird On The Water"
Marvin Gaye - "What’s Going On"
Massive Attack - "Protection", "Mezzanine" and "Collected"
Matmos - "The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast" and "The Civil War"
Meredith Monk - "Book Of Days", "Mercy" and "Volcano Songs"
Miles Davis - "Sketches Of Spain", "Miles Ahead", "Bitches Brew", "On The Corner" and "In A Silent Way"
Missy Elliott - "Miss E... So Addictive"
Momus - "Forbidden Software Timemachine"
Morelenbaum2 & Sakamoto - "Casa"
Morrissey - "Vauxhall & I" and "You Are The Quarry"
Mum - "Summer Make Good", "Finally We Are No One" and "Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy"
My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless"
Nearly God - "Nearly God"
Neneh Cherry - "Raw Like Sushi"
New Order - "Substance 1987"
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "The Boatman’s Call", "Tender Prey" and "The Good Son"
Nick Drake - "Five Leaves Left" and "Pink Moon"
Nico - "The Marble Index", "Desertshore" and "The End"
Nina Simone - everything...
Nine Horses - "Snow Borne Sorrow"
Nirvana - "Unplugged"
The Notwist - "Neon Golden"
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - "Shahen Shah"
Oleta Adams - "Circle Of One"
Oval - "94 Diskont"
Patrick Wolf - "The Magic Position"
Patti Smith - "Horses" and "Dream Of Life"
Peggy Lee - "Black Coffee: Best Of Decca Years"
Pet Shop Boys - "Pop Art"
Peter Gabriel - "Us"
Phonophani - "Genetic Engineering"
PJ Harvey - "To Bring You My Love", "Songs From The City, Songs From The Sea", "Rid Of Me" and "White Chalk"
Plaid - "Not For Threes" and "Double Figure"
Portishead - "Dummy" and "Portishead"
The Postal Service - "Give Up"
Public Enemy - "Power To The People And The Beats"
Pulp - "Different Class"
R.E.M. - "Automatic For The People" and "Out Of Time"
Radiohead - "OK Computer", "Kid A" and "The Bends"
Randy Crawford - "Raw Silk"
The Rentals - "Return Of The Rentals"
Richard Swift - "Dressed Up For The Letdown"
Rickie Lee Jones - "Flying Cowboys", "Pop Pop", "Pirates" and "Naked Songs"
Robert Wyatt - "Comicopera" and "Cuckooland"
Robyn - "Robyn"
Roisin Murphy - "Ruby Blue" and "Overpowered"
Roland Kirk - "I Talk With The Spirits"
Roxy Music - "Avalon"
Ryan Adams - "Gold"
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "1996", "Beauty", "The Last Emperor" and "US (Ultimate Solo)"
Sade - "Stronger Than Pride", "Promise", "Love Deluxe" and "Lovers Rock"
Sally Shapiro - "Disco Romance"
Sarah Vaughan - "Definitive Sarah Vaughan"
Scritti Politti - "Provision" and "White Bread, Black Beer"
The Shins - "Oh Inverted World"
Simon & Garfunkel - "Greatest Hits"
Sinead O’Connor - "I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got"
Siouxsie & The Banshees - "Once Upon A Time" and "Twice Upon A Time"
Sly & The Family Stone - "Greatest Hits"
The Smiths - "Singles"
So - "So"
Sonic Youth - "Goo" and "Daydream Nation"
Spiritualized - "Let It Come Down"
Stereolab - "Emperor Tomato Ketchup"
Steve Jansen - "Slope"
Steve Reich - "Music For 18 Musicians"
Stevie Wonder - "Talking Book", "Where I’m Coming From" and "Fulfillingness’ First Finale"
Sting - "Nothing Like The Sun", "Dream Of The Blue Turtles" and "The Soul Cages"
Sublime - "Sublime"
Suede - "Singles"
Sufjan Stevens - "Seven Swans", "Illinois" and "Michigan"
Sun Kil Moon - "Ghosts Of The Great Highway"
Suzanne Vega - "Solitude Standing", "Days Of Open Hand", "99.9F" and "Nine Objects Of Desire"
Talk Talk - "Spirit Of Eden"
Tanita Tikaram - "Ancient Heart" and "Lovers In The City"
Tears For Fears - "Tears Roll Down"
The The - "Mind Bomb"
Tina Turner - "Foreign Affair"
Tom Waits - "Rain Dogs" and "Bone Machine"
Tori Amos - "From The Choirgirl Hotel", "Under The Pink", "Scarlet’s Walk" and "To Venus & Back"
Tortoise - "Millions Now Living Will Never Die"
Tracy Chapman - "Tracy Chapman" and "Crossroads"
Travis - "The Man Who" and "The Invisible Band"
Tricky - "Maxinquaye" and "Pre-Millennium Tension"
U2 - "Achtung Baby", "The Joshua Tree" and "The Unforgettable Fire"
Van Morrison - "Astral Weeks"
Ween - "The Mollusk"
Wolf Parade - "Apologies To The Queen Mary"
Xiu Xiu - "Fabulous Muscles"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Fever To Tell"
Yoko Ono - "Walking On Thin Ice - Best Of"
Yungchen Lhamo - "Coming Home"
and there were more... but got sick of typing... peace!
10 Things About Jerome: 1. Jerome sings and plays guitar, shakers and sometimes has a laptop as his band. He is a self-taught musician and can't read notes for shit. 2. He originally comes from Kota Kinabalu, which is situated on the island of Borneo. He's been based in KL since 2000. 3. He started writing poetry from the age of 14 and still does. Currently preparing his poetry collection "Imaginary Poems" for publication in 2009. 4. His early idols include Tina Turner, Tracy Chapman and Suzanne Vega. 5. His current idols are Bjork, David Sylvian, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Kate Bush, Scritti Politti, Autechre and Marissa Nadler. 6. He started making music in 1996, at age 20, when he was studying in Australia, with band called C.U.N.T. which was a Casio-based punk band. It lasted for four gigs then imploded. Later he collaborated with Alien Headspace and Futuretro as vocalist. Then set up a shortlived studio band with Elena Williams and Susan Cunningham called WilKuCunn (ha ha ha). Long time ago... duuude... 7. He currently works as media manager for The Annexe Gallery at Central Market Annexe. He was previously sub-editor for KLue and Junk magazines. Jerome is actually trained as a writer. He has a degree in Professional Writing from the University of Canberra, Australia. Yep, you read that right! Six years in fucking Canberra! 8. He won two Cameronian Arts Awards in 2005 for music he composed for Ops Ophelia, a play directed by Rohaizad Suaidi. 9. He is one-third of Troubadours Enterprise, a company that organises singer songwriter gigs around KL, including KL Sing Song. The other two thirds are singer songwriters Azmyl Yunor and Tan Sei Hon. They joke a lot. 10. He released his solo debut album "Songs For A Shadow" in April 2008. It got him nominated for Best Pop Vocalist at the 1st VIMA 2009. Currently, JK is working on writing new songs for his second album tentatively titled "City Of Mud".
This lovely video to my song "This Excellent Love" was directed by Indonesian filmmaker /poet/musician Elias Rose aka Paul Agusta, a dear friend. www.myspace.com/theboyinthecorner Thank you so much, Paul. Enjoy!
A video for Tomas shot by Danny Lim, with help from Ying Nee Ooi and Zedeck Siew! Thank you so much you guys are fantastic! Enjoy!
Video for This Excellent Love shot by Danny Lim, with help from Ying Nee Ooi and Zedeck Siew! The goldfish are so cute! Yes, there's one that swims upside down! Poor, confused fish...
Video for City Of Mud, a song I wrote for a friend who passed away from cancer in June 2008. We will miss you, Toni. Shot by Danny Lim, with help from Ying Nee Ooi and Zedeck Siew!
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ADMISSION FREE, SEE YOU THERE!!
CV:
Goh Lee Kwang is probably one of the most exciting Malaysia sound / new
media artists in the scene. He has travelled around the world creating
sound installations, sonic-visual interactive installation, single /
multichannel video, appeared in electro-acoustic improvised music
performances as well as worked on radio broadcasts and soundtracks for
theater / dance / indie films. His work has been showcased at festival,
galleries and privates spaces in Europe & Asia.
selected exhibitions:
2005
"n desir" Fluctuating Images media gallery, Stuttgart, Germany.
"Artist in the box" National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
"Sound, video, media,interactive, installation" Rumah Air Panas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2007
"Good Vibrations" Reka Arts Space, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
"Good Vibrations" Annexe, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Date: 11th July 2009, Saturday
Time: 8pm
Venue: Bentley Music Auditorium
Add: 4th Floor, 3, Jalan PJU 7/2, Mutiara Damansara
47810 P.Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Supporting acts: Love Me Butch & Deng Deng Etc
Ticket price:
RM88 (Early bird, before 25th June)
RM98 (Pre-sale, before 10th July)
RM108 (At the door)
Tickets are available at Rock Corner outlets, from 12th June onwards.
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