God Bless Mosaic
Sunday, January 14, 2007
God Bless Mosaic
As a person who is not exactly part of any religion,the word "God" appearing in my blog title really means that something big,and good happened.Unlike so many people out there,i do not blame God for all the bad things that happen in my life,only the good ones.Now,i remember saying it in April some time last year,and the title of that post was "God is Real".Now i am once again convinced that he is,simply because of a capitalized message over MSN that said:
RACHAEL YAMAGATA IS COMING TO SINGAPORE!
I remember jumping all over the place in my room while she said with the light of my yellow lamp on her face,confused and wondered why i was so excited about a message i saw on the screen.So i got myself controlled and composed,took deep breaths and then calmed down.But of course,those efforts were to no avail because,i yelled again right after she asked me,"What happened?" I started jumping around the room again,with my arms flying everywhere over my head i screamed:
RACHAEL YAMAGATA IS COMING TO SINGAPORE!
Yes,so that is the truth.Rachael Yamagata is indeed coming to Singapore.For such an unknown indie artiste to come to Singapore,that is a lot of praises i should give to the people working behind the Mosaic Music Festival.I wonder who decides on which singer to invite for a certain music festival though.I wonder if there is a job related to the decision making,and i wonder if that job is available for a music enthusiast like me.Because really,if i have the power to choose who comes to Singapore,trashy music will be banned from Singapore forever.I shall make a list of who i want to come for music festivals after this,but for now i am still a little crazy over the fact that my favourite female singer is coming to Singapore.So bear with me for being a little eccentric tonight.
It's not a great story as to how i found out about this brilliant singer/songwriter.Nobody ever introduced her to me,nor did i hear her songs on the radio because she is almost completely unknown here.In fact,before i introduce it to anybody around me,there is only one other person that likes her.Issac Sim,my old sergeant from camp actually knows about her,and i was rather surprised when he told me about it.Because people around me who knows about her were all able to trace the source back to me.I was the root of all the Yamagata-influences,save for Samantha maybe,whose friend sent her a track a long time ago.
Anyway,i found out about her through this function amazon.com offers.Basically when you search for an artiste,the search engine will automatically offer a couple of other singers you might like,with the type of songs similar to the person you just did a search on.I dont remember who i was trying to look for,but basically at that time i was rather desperate to look for new listening material.With that same function i have discovered a lot of singers whom are virtually unknown in Singapore,despite having been in the industry for ages.There is a website i found called Alwaysontherun.net,where they feature a lot of lyrics by underground artistes.I found a couple from there,like Sia,Frou Frou and Teitur.Anyway,i found her through amazon.com,and started downloading her songs for no reasons at all.I was just desperate for a breath of fresh air then,and Rachael's songs were a gust of wind through the hills.And it smelled bittersweet,of dying summer flowers as well,strangely.
I fell in love with her right away,the moment i heard "Even So" through my speakers.I swear,i never heard such a beautiful voice in my whole life,and that is not even mentioning her brilliance lyrically.She is a master of those,and aside from the love i have for her voice,the words in the songs translated into a reflection of myself back then,when i was probably at my most vulnerable.She came into my life and sang my heart out,telling me on the other side of the world somebody was feeling the same way about relationships back then.
Anyway,so she is coming on the 17th of March to perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall.I am going with Chewbacca,and i cant wait to catch her in concert really.I wonder what songs she is going to play,and i really really really hope that she will pick "Even So" and "Ode To".Those are my two favourites,and for her she hopes that she will play "Sunday Afternoon".Im not too sure about that one because it's not in her album,but we will see.I definitely cannot wait till it comes,and i am literally burning holes into the tickets that are lying on my table now.Oh my,time cannot pass by fast enough right now.
As a person who is not exactly part of any religion,the word "God" appearing in my blog title really means that something big,and good happened.Unlike so many people out there,i do not blame God for all the bad things that happen in my life,only the good ones.Now,i remember saying it in April some time last year,and the title of that post was "God is Real".Now i am once again convinced that he is,simply because of a capitalized message over MSN that said:
RACHAEL YAMAGATA IS COMING TO SINGAPORE!
I remember jumping all over the place in my room while she said with the light of my yellow lamp on her face,confused and wondered why i was so excited about a message i saw on the screen.So i got myself controlled and composed,took deep breaths and then calmed down.But of course,those efforts were to no avail because,i yelled again right after she asked me,"What happened?" I started jumping around the room again,with my arms flying everywhere over my head i screamed:
RACHAEL YAMAGATA IS COMING TO SINGAPORE!
Yes,so that is the truth.Rachael Yamagata is indeed coming to Singapore.For such an unknown indie artiste to come to Singapore,that is a lot of praises i should give to the people working behind the Mosaic Music Festival.I wonder who decides on which singer to invite for a certain music festival though.I wonder if there is a job related to the decision making,and i wonder if that job is available for a music enthusiast like me.Because really,if i have the power to choose who comes to Singapore,trashy music will be banned from Singapore forever.I shall make a list of who i want to come for music festivals after this,but for now i am still a little crazy over the fact that my favourite female singer is coming to Singapore.So bear with me for being a little eccentric tonight.
It's not a great story as to how i found out about this brilliant singer/songwriter.Nobody ever introduced her to me,nor did i hear her songs on the radio because she is almost completely unknown here.In fact,before i introduce it to anybody around me,there is only one other person that likes her.Issac Sim,my old sergeant from camp actually knows about her,and i was rather surprised when he told me about it.Because people around me who knows about her were all able to trace the source back to me.I was the root of all the Yamagata-influences,save for Samantha maybe,whose friend sent her a track a long time ago.
Anyway,i found out about her through this function amazon.com offers.Basically when you search for an artiste,the search engine will automatically offer a couple of other singers you might like,with the type of songs similar to the person you just did a search on.I dont remember who i was trying to look for,but basically at that time i was rather desperate to look for new listening material.With that same function i have discovered a lot of singers whom are virtually unknown in Singapore,despite having been in the industry for ages.There is a website i found called Alwaysontherun.net,where they feature a lot of lyrics by underground artistes.I found a couple from there,like Sia,Frou Frou and Teitur.Anyway,i found her through amazon.com,and started downloading her songs for no reasons at all.I was just desperate for a breath of fresh air then,and Rachael's songs were a gust of wind through the hills.And it smelled bittersweet,of dying summer flowers as well,strangely.
I fell in love with her right away,the moment i heard "Even So" through my speakers.I swear,i never heard such a beautiful voice in my whole life,and that is not even mentioning her brilliance lyrically.She is a master of those,and aside from the love i have for her voice,the words in the songs translated into a reflection of myself back then,when i was probably at my most vulnerable.She came into my life and sang my heart out,telling me on the other side of the world somebody was feeling the same way about relationships back then.
Anyway,so she is coming on the 17th of March to perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall.I am going with Chewbacca,and i cant wait to catch her in concert really.I wonder what songs she is going to play,and i really really really hope that she will pick "Even So" and "Ode To".Those are my two favourites,and for her she hopes that she will play "Sunday Afternoon".Im not too sure about that one because it's not in her album,but we will see.I definitely cannot wait till it comes,and i am literally burning holes into the tickets that are lying on my table now.Oh my,time cannot pass by fast enough right now.
Yeah,baby.
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