Boom Magazine 025 - January 2015

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One Of THe faTHerS Of club anD Dance MuSIc cOMeS TO HOng KOng, PluS lOcal legenD KIng ly cHee anD MexIcO-HK banD Deer

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ONE OF THE FATHERS OF CLUB AND DANCE MUSIC COMES TO HONG KONG, PLUS LOCAL LEGEND KING LY CHEE AND MEXICO-HK BAND DEER

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Fast Forward January Highlights

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Chinese Zodiac

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A-Side DJ Sasha

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B-Side King Ly Chee

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Flipside Lucas Luraka

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On The Decks Deer

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On The Streets Street Fashion

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Notes From The Underground

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Mixer Our Pick of the Best New Releases

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Rewind The Best Parties of Last Month

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Directory Where You Can Find BOOM

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By: Giulio Rossi 3D modeling and sculpting with Sculptris and finished by digitally painting with Adobe Photoshop

ISSUE 025 014

Contents January 2O15

DJ SASHA

ONE OF THE FATHERS OF CLUB AND DANCE MUSIC COMES TO HONG KONG, PLUS LOCAL LEGEND KING LY CHEE AND MEXICO-HK BAND DEER

HKD30 MOP33 NT100

025 JANUARY 2015

004

Fast Forward January Highlights

014

Chinese Zodiac

014

A-Side DJ Sasha

020

B-Side King Ly Chee

026

Flipside Lucas Luraka

030

On The Decks Deer

032

On The Streets Street Fashion

036

Notes From The Underground

040

Mixer Our Pick of the Best New Releases

046

Rewind The Best Parties of Last Month

051

Directory Where You Can Find BOOM

ISSN 2305-9273

By: Giulio Rossi 3D modeling and sculpting with Sculptris and finished by digitally painting with Adobe Photoshop

Editor’s Note

The Team Co-Founder Paco Chan (paco.chan@boom-asia.com) Co-Founder Michael Kwok (michael.kwok@boom-asia.com) Marketing Director Amy Mak (amy.mak@boom-asia.com) Advertising Director Oli Cheung (oli.cheung@boom-asia.com) Events ﹠ Marketing Manager Jaicy Cheng (jaicy.cheng@boom-asia.com) Editor James Lo (james.lo@boom-asia.com) Music Editor Jules O’Brien (jules.obrien@boom-asia.com) Creative Director Jeremy Kong (jeremy.kong@boom-asia.com) Administrative Executive Clive Li (clive.li@boom-asia.com)

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Printing Apex Print Limited. 11-13 Dai Kwai Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong

Welcome to 2015! Presumably you’re all a bit tired and grumpy after the gluttony of Christmas, but Hong Kong’s music scene never sleeps!

On our cover this month, we’ve got the incredible DJ Sasha (P14), who was one of the early pioneers of electronic dance music back in the 80s and he’s here in Hong Kong on 23 January. We delve into one of the city’s best-loved punk-rock bands, King Ly Chee, in our B-Side (P20), and learn about the joys (and pitfalls) of being in a band in Hong Kong. We also talk to Deer (P30), a band that formed in Hong Kong but originally came from Mexico, that’s starting to make waves in the underground scene and, interestingly, in China. We’ve got more music, of course, in Mixer (P40), with a review of the hotly-anticipated new album

by D’Angelo as well as the latest offering from the newly-married Jay Chou. Flipside (P26) talks to the quirky owner of Premium Sofa Club, Lucas Luraka, and explores his little-known backstory that took him from the South of France to Milan to Dubai and finally to Hong Kong.

Of course, check out our picks of the best upcoming events (P4), including the not-to-be-missed Future Music Festival Asia in Singapore in March (if you’re interested in going, do think about the amazing deal our friends over at Flight Centre have put together for it). We’ve got the incredible Belle and Sebastian as our cover story for February, but we’ve put it in Fast Forward this month just to give you a bit of warning for one of the UK’s most iconic and just plain lovely bands who’ll be playing KITEC on 10 February. As ever, have a look at Rewind (P46) to see the crazy stuff HKers have been up to, and have a look at the gorgeously shot On The Streets (P32) for our take on what ‘the kids’ are wearing these days.

Enjoy and keep BOOMing! 新一年到了！經過上月聖誕的暴飲暴食後，你應該開始有所收歛，可是香港的樂壇並不會停步的！ 本月的封面故事有八十年代電子跳舞音樂先驅之一的DJ Sasha (P14)，他將於1月23日駕臨香港。B-Side (P20) 訪問了本地至喜愛的龐克搖滾樂隊荔枝王，訴說作為香港樂隊的歡愉及辛酸。不可錯過還有Deer (P30)，來自墨西 哥的成員在香港組成樂隊，他們在地下音樂界以及中國均掀起巨浪。Mixer (P40) 還有更多的音樂資訊，包括樂迷 引頸以待的D’Angelo新專輯及剛新婚的周杰倫最近推出唱片的評論。Flipside (P26) 則有Premium Sofa Club老闆

Lucas Luraka訴說他由南法走到米蘭再走到杜拜之路，最後來到香港發展自己理想事業的故事。 當然不能錯過即將舉行的各大派對 (P4)，尤其是三月在新加坡舉行的Future Music Festival Asia（如有興趣， 可參考Flight Centre為BOOM讀者推出的套票優惠）。我們下期封面有Belle and Sebastian，不過我們已在本月的 Fast Forward為你率先介紹英國最具代表性及異常可愛的樂隊，他們將於2月10日大鬧九龍灣展貿。一如既往留意 我們的Rewind (P46)，看看有否找到你在過去瘋狂派對的蹤影，當然還有On The Streets (P32) 中的潮人打扮。 希望讀者們繼續享受BOOM為你帶來的無盡資訊和澎湃！ James Lo Editor 編輯

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Contributors Kit Chen, Oliver Clasper, Charlie Tamoto, Sidney Gourgel, Juan-Carlos Aquino

Mighty Genius Ltd. 3A, Sing Ho Finance Building, 166-168 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Mighty Genius is a team of music and entertainment industry trendsetters publishing BOOM Magazine and organizing events around the region. Members of the team have put on some of the hottest music events in Asia including PSY, Chuckie, Flo Rida, Nelly, Lil Jon & Taio Cruz to name just a few and include the only DJ based in Greater China to have appeared in the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 list for 4 consecutive years.

BOOM Magazine BOOM connects trend-conscious readers with the latest in music, clubbing, fashion and art in Hong Kong, Macau and across Asia. Published monthly in English and Chinese, the magazine features interviews with leading performers, cutting-edge fashion editorials, and visuals by emerging and established artists. BOOM is the go-to source for news and information on events, releases and the growing street and alternative culture scene.

For General Inquiry //+852 3485 1055 (info@boom-asia.com) For Advertisements //+852 3485 0779 (sales@boom-asia.com) boommagasia boomasia

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@boomasia / #BoomMagazine BOOM Magazine is produced of Mighty Genius Ltd. All rights reserved. No duplication or reproduction of this content or material without written permission from Mighty Genius Ltd. is permitted.

Editor’s Note

The Team Co-Founder Paco Chan (paco.chan@boom-asia.com) Co-Founder Michael Kwok (michael.kwok@boom-asia.com) Marketing Director Amy Mak (amy.mak@boom-asia.com) Advertising Director Oli Cheung (oli.cheung@boom-asia.com) Events ﹠ Marketing Manager Jaicy Cheng (jaicy.cheng@boom-asia.com) Editor James Lo (james.lo@boom-asia.com) Music Editor Jules O’Brien (jules.obrien@boom-asia.com) Creative Director Jeremy Kong (jeremy.kong@boom-asia.com) Administrative Executive Clive Li (clive.li@boom-asia.com)

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Printing Apex Print Limited. 11-13 Dai Kwai Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong

Welcome to 2015! Presumably you’re all a bit tired and grumpy after the gluttony of Christmas, but Hong Kong’s music scene never sleeps!

On our cover this month, we’ve got the incredible DJ Sasha (P14), who was one of the early pioneers of electronic dance music back in the 80s and he’s here in Hong Kong on 23 January. We delve into one of the city’s best-loved punk-rock bands, King Ly Chee, in our B-Side (P20), and learn about the joys (and pitfalls) of being in a band in Hong Kong. We also talk to Deer (P30), a band that formed in Hong Kong but originally came from Mexico, that’s starting to make waves in the underground scene and, interestingly, in China. We’ve got more music, of course, in Mixer (P40), with a review of the hotly-anticipated new album

by D’Angelo as well as the latest offering from the newly-married Jay Chou. Flipside (P26) talks to the quirky owner of Premium Sofa Club, Lucas Luraka, and explores his little-known backstory that took him from the South of France to Milan to Dubai and finally to Hong Kong.

Of course, check out our picks of the best upcoming events (P4), including the not-to-be-missed Future Music Festival Asia in Singapore in March (if you’re interested in going, do think about the amazing deal our friends over at Flight Centre have put together for it). We’ve got the incredible Belle and Sebastian as our cover story for February, but we’ve put it in Fast Forward this month just to give you a bit of warning for one of the UK’s most iconic and just plain lovely bands who’ll be playing KITEC on 10 February. As ever, have a look at Rewind (P46) to see the crazy stuff HKers have been up to, and have a look at the gorgeously shot On The Streets (P32) for our take on what ‘the kids’ are wearing these days.

Enjoy and keep BOOMing! 新一年到了！經過上月聖誕的暴飲暴食後，你應該開始有所收歛，可是香港的樂壇並不會停步的！ 本月的封面故事有八十年代電子跳舞音樂先驅之一的DJ Sasha (P14)，他將於1月23日駕臨香港。B-Side (P20) 訪問了本地至喜愛的龐克搖滾樂隊荔枝王，訴說作為香港樂隊的歡愉及辛酸。不可錯過還有Deer (P30)，來自墨西 哥的成員在香港組成樂隊，他們在地下音樂界以及中國均掀起巨浪。Mixer (P40) 還有更多的音樂資訊，包括樂迷 引頸以待的D’Angelo新專輯及剛新婚的周杰倫最近推出唱片的評論。Flipside (P26) 則有Premium Sofa Club老闆

Lucas Luraka訴說他由南法走到米蘭再走到杜拜之路，最後來到香港發展自己理想事業的故事。 當然不能錯過即將舉行的各大派對 (P4)，尤其是三月在新加坡舉行的Future Music Festival Asia（如有興趣， 可參考Flight Centre為BOOM讀者推出的套票優惠）。我們下期封面有Belle and Sebastian，不過我們已在本月的 Fast Forward為你率先介紹英國最具代表性及異常可愛的樂隊，他們將於2月10日大鬧九龍灣展貿。一如既往留意 我們的Rewind (P46)，看看有否找到你在過去瘋狂派對的蹤影，當然還有On The Streets (P32) 中的潮人打扮。 希望讀者們繼續享受BOOM為你帶來的無盡資訊和澎湃！ James Lo Editor 編輯

002

BOOM MAGAZINE

Contributors Kit Chen, Oliver Clasper, Charlie Tamoto, Sidney Gourgel, Juan-Carlos Aquino

Mighty Genius Ltd. 3A, Sing Ho Finance Building, 166-168 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Mighty Genius is a team of music and entertainment industry trendsetters publishing BOOM Magazine and organizing events around the region. Members of the team have put on some of the hottest music events in Asia including PSY, Chuckie, Flo Rida, Nelly, Lil Jon & Taio Cruz to name just a few and include the only DJ based in Greater China to have appeared in the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 list for 4 consecutive years.

BOOM Magazine BOOM connects trend-conscious readers with the latest in music, clubbing, fashion and art in Hong Kong, Macau and across Asia. Published monthly in English and Chinese, the magazine features interviews with leading performers, cutting-edge fashion editorials, and visuals by emerging and established artists. BOOM is the go-to source for news and information on events, releases and the growing street and alternative culture scene.

For General Inquiry //+852 3485 1055 (info@boom-asia.com) For Advertisements //+852 3485 0779 (sales@boom-asia.com) boommagasia boomasia

boommagasia boommagazineasia

@boomasia / #BoomMagazine BOOM Magazine is produced of Mighty Genius Ltd. All rights reserved. No duplication or reproduction of this content or material without written permission from Mighty Genius Ltd. is permitted.

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7/14/21

Happy Wednesday

Sweet Valley High

Horses and House music will make you party tHis January at Happy valley racetrack acing is the national pastime, and what better way to indulge this season than to fill in your race-card against some pumping tracks? For the first three weeks this January, Happy Valley Racecourse is taking you and your buddies on a trip down musical memory lane, featuring your favourite tunes from the 60s, 80s and today.

There’ll be celebrity lookalikes (including Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga, hopefully in a meat dress), DJs and games with prizes worth over HKD80,000, all sponsored by the Danish masters of sound and home entertainment: Bang & Olufsen.

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DJ Samir will bring music for all tastes to the race-track. When you’re not figuring out the form or wondering how those pari-mutuel bets work, you can check out the B&O Music Zone, which will not only feature fascinating photos from each musical decade but will also have the latest in Bang & Olufsen high-end techno-gadgetry for you to drool over and try out.

Don't forget to dress up in your fanciest outfits and check out the video clip game where you can win the best prize - a Beoplay A9 Rosemaling Speaker (worth a whopping HKD21,000). All you have to do is prepare a costume which matches the decade of the night, and given the decades we're talking about it'll be a lot of fun. Then, once inside the B&O Music Zone, make a video of yourself full of your style and energy and upload it to social media for your chance to win. The best fan video from each week will win! Don't miss out this epic music journey!

Jan

賽馬是傳統的消遣活動，有什麼比得上走 進跑馬地馬場音樂時光隧道，感受悠揚的 樂韻？一月連續三個星期三（7，14及21 號），跑馬地馬場為你和你的派對伙伴預 備了豐富的音樂之旅，重溫六十、八十年 代以及當下的熱門歌曲。 這數場音樂盛會有名人模仿表演，包 括Michael Jackson和Lady Gaga。此外 還有著名法國人氣DJ

Samir現場打碟表

演；著名品牌Bang & Olufsen贊助總值超 過港幣80,000元的豐富獎品。

DJ Samir現場打碟表演，為現場氣氛 推至極致。若不太懂得賽馬或如何下注， 當晚亦有其他娛樂活動，如你可到B&O音 樂地帶走一下，那裡不僅有不同的音樂年 代的迷人照片，還有最新Bang & Olufsen 的高端技術產品，讓你體驗。

Happy Wednesday不單單為大家於 跑馬地馬場帶來這趟音樂之旅，你們更 有機會可以透過遊戲來贏取Beo Play A9 Rosemailing喇叭（價值高達港幣21,000 元）。而且當晚更可從大會提供的服飾中 配搭出最具個人風格的造型，在B&O音樂 地帶中拍攝一段特色短片，上載至社交網 Beoplay A9 Rosemailing Speaker

站。每星期會選出最受歡迎的一段短片， 切勿錯過這充滿豐富獎品的音樂之旅。

Event details were correct at the time of publication, but make sure you check with the venue yourself. 活動詳情至截稿時為準，但請在出發前再確認一次。

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FAst FOrwArd

7/14/21

Happy Wednesday

Sweet Valley High

Horses and House music will make you party tHis January at Happy valley racetrack acing is the national pastime, and what better way to indulge this season than to fill in your race-card against some pumping tracks? For the first three weeks this January, Happy Valley Racecourse is taking you and your buddies on a trip down musical memory lane, featuring your favourite tunes from the 60s, 80s and today.

There’ll be celebrity lookalikes (including Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga, hopefully in a meat dress), DJs and games with prizes worth over HKD80,000, all sponsored by the Danish masters of sound and home entertainment: Bang & Olufsen.

r

DJ Samir will bring music for all tastes to the race-track. When you’re not figuring out the form or wondering how those pari-mutuel bets work, you can check out the B&O Music Zone, which will not only feature fascinating photos from each musical decade but will also have the latest in Bang & Olufsen high-end techno-gadgetry for you to drool over and try out.

Don't forget to dress up in your fanciest outfits and check out the video clip game where you can win the best prize - a Beoplay A9 Rosemaling Speaker (worth a whopping HKD21,000). All you have to do is prepare a costume which matches the decade of the night, and given the decades we're talking about it'll be a lot of fun. Then, once inside the B&O Music Zone, make a video of yourself full of your style and energy and upload it to social media for your chance to win. The best fan video from each week will win! Don't miss out this epic music journey!

Jan

賽馬是傳統的消遣活動，有什麼比得上走 進跑馬地馬場音樂時光隧道，感受悠揚的 樂韻？一月連續三個星期三（7，14及21 號），跑馬地馬場為你和你的派對伙伴預 備了豐富的音樂之旅，重溫六十、八十年 代以及當下的熱門歌曲。 這數場音樂盛會有名人模仿表演，包 括Michael Jackson和Lady Gaga。此外 還有著名法國人氣DJ

Samir現場打碟表

演；著名品牌Bang & Olufsen贊助總值超 過港幣80,000元的豐富獎品。

DJ Samir現場打碟表演，為現場氣氛 推至極致。若不太懂得賽馬或如何下注， 當晚亦有其他娛樂活動，如你可到B&O音 樂地帶走一下，那裡不僅有不同的音樂年 代的迷人照片，還有最新Bang & Olufsen 的高端技術產品，讓你體驗。

Happy Wednesday不單單為大家於 跑馬地馬場帶來這趟音樂之旅，你們更 有機會可以透過遊戲來贏取Beo Play A9 Rosemailing喇叭（價值高達港幣21,000 元）。而且當晚更可從大會提供的服飾中 配搭出最具個人風格的造型，在B&O音樂 地帶中拍攝一段特色短片，上載至社交網 Beoplay A9 Rosemailing Speaker

站。每星期會選出最受歡迎的一段短片， 切勿錯過這充滿豐富獎品的音樂之旅。

Event details were correct at the time of publication, but make sure you check with the venue yourself. 活動詳情至截稿時為準，但請在出發前再確認一次。

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Pitbull

Man Bites Dog get ready to party at one of the world's biggest rap stars' first concert in hong kong rmando Pérez is better known by his streetwise stage name of Pitbull, the Miami-bred rapper. One of the biggest hip-hop artists in the world, with over a billion hits on YouTube, Pitbull’s songs have gone global ever since his 2011 track ‘Give Me Everything’, a collaboration with Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack, which went to the top of the charts around the world. If you’re a football fan, you may also remember him from the 2014 World Cup: FIFA chose him to write and record the official song ‘We Are One (Ole Ola)’, which he performed with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte.

A bad boy in the his youth - his mother threw him out at the age of 16 for following in his father’s footsteps by becoming a drug dealer - he got his first big break when he was introduced to Lil Jon for his album

A

Kings of Crunk. Solo albums soon followed, and while he has always been known for his predominantly party-themed lyrics, he hasn’t been afraid to work politics into his songs.

He’s also worked with a number of the biggest Latina stars from the Americas, including Christina Aguilera and Shakira.

We predict this concert is going to be huge, and it’s no surprise he’ll be at AsiaWorld Expo where we expect thousands of his fans to be in attendance. Make sure you get your tickets soon to see this phenomenal star live in Hong Kong.

21 Mar

邁阿密饒舌歌手Armando

Pérez，相

雖然較為人熟悉的是他的派對作品，

為全球最受歡迎嘻哈音樂人，已累積超

盃，FIFA請了他創作及錄製主題曲《We Are One（Ole Ola）》，並跟Jennifer Lopez和Claudia Leitte的表演。

過十億次 YouTube 點擊率。 2011 年跟

年少時的他是一名壞孩子，他在十

Ne-Yo、Nayer及Afrojack合作的《Give Me Everything》高踞全球流行榜榜首

六歲時，更因步繼父後塵販賣毒品而被

我們相信這場香港演唱會必定會十分

母親趕出家門。及後他的轉捩點是獲引

精彩，將會現身於亞洲博覽館的他，吸

後，他的音樂一一成為大熱。如果你是

薦跟Lil Jon合作他的專輯《Kings of Crunk》。不久後他便推出了個人專輯，

引成千上萬的樂迷入場。趕緊上網訂購

信以他藝名 Pitbull 會較為人所認識。現

足球迷的話，應該記得於 2014 年世界

但他仍然敢於將政治元素加到作品中。 他更與無數的美國拉丁女歌手，如

Christina Aguilera及Shakira等合作。

門票，一睹這位天皇巨星的風采！

Event details were correct at the time of publication, but make sure you check with the venue yourself. 活動詳情至截稿時為準，但請在出發前再確認一次。

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Pitbull

Man Bites Dog get ready to party at one of the world's biggest rap stars' first concert in hong kong rmando Pérez is better known by his streetwise stage name of Pitbull, the Miami-bred rapper. One of the biggest hip-hop artists in the world, with over a billion hits on YouTube, Pitbull’s songs have gone global ever since his 2011 track ‘Give Me Everything’, a collaboration with Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack, which went to the top of the charts around the world. If you’re a football fan, you may also remember him from the 2014 World Cup: FIFA chose him to write and record the official song ‘We Are One (Ole Ola)’, which he performed with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte.

A bad boy in the his youth - his mother threw him out at the age of 16 for following in his father’s footsteps by becoming a drug dealer - he got his first big break when he was introduced to Lil Jon for his album

A

Kings of Crunk. Solo albums soon followed, and while he has always been known for his predominantly party-themed lyrics, he hasn’t been afraid to work politics into his songs.

He’s also worked with a number of the biggest Latina stars from the Americas, including Christina Aguilera and Shakira.

We predict this concert is going to be huge, and it’s no surprise he’ll be at AsiaWorld Expo where we expect thousands of his fans to be in attendance. Make sure you get your tickets soon to see this phenomenal star live in Hong Kong.

21 Mar

邁阿密饒舌歌手Armando

Pérez，相

雖然較為人熟悉的是他的派對作品，

為全球最受歡迎嘻哈音樂人，已累積超

盃，FIFA請了他創作及錄製主題曲《We Are One（Ole Ola）》，並跟Jennifer Lopez和Claudia Leitte的表演。

過十億次 YouTube 點擊率。 2011 年跟

年少時的他是一名壞孩子，他在十

Ne-Yo、Nayer及Afrojack合作的《Give Me Everything》高踞全球流行榜榜首

六歲時，更因步繼父後塵販賣毒品而被

我們相信這場香港演唱會必定會十分

母親趕出家門。及後他的轉捩點是獲引

精彩，將會現身於亞洲博覽館的他，吸

後，他的音樂一一成為大熱。如果你是

薦跟Lil Jon合作他的專輯《Kings of Crunk》。不久後他便推出了個人專輯，

引成千上萬的樂迷入場。趕緊上網訂購

信以他藝名 Pitbull 會較為人所認識。現

足球迷的話，應該記得於 2014 年世界

但他仍然敢於將政治元素加到作品中。 他更與無數的美國拉丁女歌手，如

Christina Aguilera及Shakira等合作。

門票，一睹這位天皇巨星的風采！

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tHe biggest dance festival in soutHeast asia is about to land in its new Home of singapore ingapore is, thanks to its extremely favourable government policies, quickly becoming the festival hub of Southeast Asia. It’s probably also a huge bonus that it’s an easy stop on the way to Australia. As a result, the big Aussie promoters are bringing all their big hitters to Singapore on their way to Oz and Future Music Festival Asia is one of the great results.

Happening over 13 to 14 March this year, the festival is expecting over 50,000 dance music lovers to shake their stuff at the Changi Exhibition Centre. This fourth year of FMFA is touted to be the biggest ever, with some of the biggest names in dance music descending on the city, perhaps due in part to the move from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, where it will take its permanent home.

The Phase I line-up has been announced and they’ve got some of the biggest stars of today as well as some of the biggest names from

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多得當地政府的支持，加上作為轉飛澳 洲的主要中途站，新加坡迅速成為東南 亞大型音樂節的主要陣地。因而澳洲各 大經理人都樂於將旗下的當紅音樂人帶 到新加坡，而Future Music Festival Asia 就是其中一個具代表性的音樂節。 音樂節將於 3 月 13 至 14 號舉行，預 計將吸引超過50,000名跳舞音樂迷來到 新加坡樟宜會展中心狂歡。這場第四屆

Future Music Festival Asia將是史上最盛 大的，更請來了最頂尖跳舞音樂人大駕 光臨，而音樂節是由吉隆坡移師到新加 坡，並可能會以此地作為永久根據地。 第一輪的表演單位已公佈，當中 包括由跳舞音樂開初的元老到當今最 炙手可熱的新星。直至截稿為止，已 Nero

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the early days of dance music. From today, we’ve got Swedish superstar Avicii, Afrojack, Art Department and Nero, and, from the 90s, The Prodigy and Fatboy Slim will be sure to be huge crowd-pleasers.

Many more acts will be announced over the next few weeks, so check www.futuremusicfestival. asia regularly for updates. It’s going to be the biggest two day party in Southe ast Asia and you’d be a fool to miss it.

知的表演嘉賓有來自瑞典的超級巨星

Avicii、Afrojack、Art Department和 Neo，還有九十年代巨星The Prodigy及 Fatboy Slim，肯定令群眾神魂顛倒。 更多的表演嘉賓將於未來數星期內向 公眾公佈，所以派對狂好者記得定期到

www.futuremusicfestival.asia查看更新 資料。如果錯過了這個東南亞最盛大的 音樂節，你肯定會後悔不已。

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Future Music Festival Asia

13-14

tHe biggest dance festival in soutHeast asia is about to land in its new Home of singapore ingapore is, thanks to its extremely favourable government policies, quickly becoming the festival hub of Southeast Asia. It’s probably also a huge bonus that it’s an easy stop on the way to Australia. As a result, the big Aussie promoters are bringing all their big hitters to Singapore on their way to Oz and Future Music Festival Asia is one of the great results.

Happening over 13 to 14 March this year, the festival is expecting over 50,000 dance music lovers to shake their stuff at the Changi Exhibition Centre. This fourth year of FMFA is touted to be the biggest ever, with some of the biggest names in dance music descending on the city, perhaps due in part to the move from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, where it will take its permanent home.

The Phase I line-up has been announced and they’ve got some of the biggest stars of today as well as some of the biggest names from

mar

s

多得當地政府的支持，加上作為轉飛澳 洲的主要中途站，新加坡迅速成為東南 亞大型音樂節的主要陣地。因而澳洲各 大經理人都樂於將旗下的當紅音樂人帶 到新加坡，而Future Music Festival Asia 就是其中一個具代表性的音樂節。 音樂節將於 3 月 13 至 14 號舉行，預 計將吸引超過50,000名跳舞音樂迷來到 新加坡樟宜會展中心狂歡。這場第四屆

Future Music Festival Asia將是史上最盛 大的，更請來了最頂尖跳舞音樂人大駕 光臨，而音樂節是由吉隆坡移師到新加 坡，並可能會以此地作為永久根據地。 第一輪的表演單位已公佈，當中 包括由跳舞音樂開初的元老到當今最 炙手可熱的新星。直至截稿為止，已 Nero

Art Department

the early days of dance music. From today, we’ve got Swedish superstar Avicii, Afrojack, Art Department and Nero, and, from the 90s, The Prodigy and Fatboy Slim will be sure to be huge crowd-pleasers.

Many more acts will be announced over the next few weeks, so check www.futuremusicfestival. asia regularly for updates. It’s going to be the biggest two day party in Southe ast Asia and you’d be a fool to miss it.

知的表演嘉賓有來自瑞典的超級巨星

Avicii、Afrojack、Art Department和 Neo，還有九十年代巨星The Prodigy及 Fatboy Slim，肯定令群眾神魂顛倒。 更多的表演嘉賓將於未來數星期內向 公眾公佈，所以派對狂好者記得定期到

www.futuremusicfestival.asia查看更新 資料。如果錯過了這個東南亞最盛大的 音樂節，你肯定會後悔不已。

Flights + 2 Nights + FMFA weekend Pass From

HK$4,159

** CX

Wanderlust Hotel Singapore (Breakfast included)

From

HK$4,999 Sofitel So Singapore (Breakfast included)

To take advantage of this special offer, please quote 'BOOM Magazine' when booking. ** Terms & conditions apply. 要享受此優惠，請於致電預約時註明「BOOM Magazine」。** 須受其他細則及條款限制。

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49 Caine Road, Mid Levels, Central 8 Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley

+852 2830 2778 enquiries@flightcentre.com.hk www.flightcentre.com.hk

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Belle and Sebastian

Boys With Arab Straps

地下樂隊兼民謠風流行音樂大師 Belle and Sebastian的好評不絕於耳。Stuart Murdoch及Stuart David創立樂隊後， 很快便憑首張專輯《 Tigermilk 》成功 上位。 Murdoch 的小鎮唱腔及其容易

the dark and smart lyrics of this beloved scottish band will finally be landing in hk elle and Sebastian are the critically acclaimed, introspectively-inclined indie fan beloved masters of folkishsounding pop. Since Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David first founded the band (as a college assignment, essentially) and found quick success with their debut album Tigermilk, Murdoch’s small-town sounding voice and quick-witted lyrics created a massive fanbase, one that has resolutely stood by their side for these past two decades and through band-member upheavals - founding member Stuart David left the band in 2000 and

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上口的歌詞吸引了大批樂迷，並支持了 他們近二十年。然而樂隊成員亦出現變 化，千禧年創隊成員Stuart David離隊， 而Murdoch當時的女朋友及主音之一的

Isobel Campbell亦相繼於2002年離隊。 即使隊員發生變化，可是在2006 年

B

推出了他們至今最成功的專輯《The Life

Murdoch’s erstwhile girlfriend and covocalist Isobel Campbell in 2002.

Despite the upheavals and early success, the band has maintained its trajectory releasing their highestcharting album The Life Pursuit in 2006. Since then, while the band has embarked on a number of projects, including Murdoch’s film God Help The Girl, 2015 sees the release of their hotly-anticipated first new studio album in five years: Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance.

The new album is an evolution on their previous work. While the lyrics are consistently quirky and wry, a melancholy poetry seemingly written by and for sensitive souls (there’s a song about Sylvia Plath on it), the music takes on a more muscular edge, influenced by the sounds of Detroit techno and the electronica of the 80s.

If you’ve never heard of Belle and Sebastian, you'll definitely fall in love with this gorgeously original and intimate band at KITEC.

Pursuit》，維持了他們的人氣。此後，樂 隊參與了多個工作計劃，包括Murdoch 的電影《God Help The Girl》；而2015 年則有他們事隔五年的新專輯《Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance》。 新專輯是他們舊作的演化。除了歌詞 仍然大膽尖銳外，而且感情豐富並像詩一 般（包括一首關於Sylvia Plath的作品）。 受到八十年代底特律的高科技音樂及電子 音樂影響，曲風亦比較男性化。 如果住在深山的你從未聽過 B elle and Sebastian，他們的首場香港演唱會 將是你更深入了解他們的好機會。

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Belle and Sebastian

Boys With Arab Straps

地下樂隊兼民謠風流行音樂大師 Belle and Sebastian的好評不絕於耳。Stuart Murdoch及Stuart David創立樂隊後， 很快便憑首張專輯《 Tigermilk 》成功 上位。 Murdoch 的小鎮唱腔及其容易

the dark and smart lyrics of this beloved scottish band will finally be landing in hk elle and Sebastian are the critically acclaimed, introspectively-inclined indie fan beloved masters of folkishsounding pop. Since Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David first founded the band (as a college assignment, essentially) and found quick success with their debut album Tigermilk, Murdoch’s small-town sounding voice and quick-witted lyrics created a massive fanbase, one that has resolutely stood by their side for these past two decades and through band-member upheavals - founding member Stuart David left the band in 2000 and

feb

上口的歌詞吸引了大批樂迷，並支持了 他們近二十年。然而樂隊成員亦出現變 化，千禧年創隊成員Stuart David離隊， 而Murdoch當時的女朋友及主音之一的

Isobel Campbell亦相繼於2002年離隊。 即使隊員發生變化，可是在2006 年

B

推出了他們至今最成功的專輯《The Life

Murdoch’s erstwhile girlfriend and covocalist Isobel Campbell in 2002.

Despite the upheavals and early success, the band has maintained its trajectory releasing their highestcharting album The Life Pursuit in 2006. Since then, while the band has embarked on a number of projects, including Murdoch’s film God Help The Girl, 2015 sees the release of their hotly-anticipated first new studio album in five years: Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance.

The new album is an evolution on their previous work. While the lyrics are consistently quirky and wry, a melancholy poetry seemingly written by and for sensitive souls (there’s a song about Sylvia Plath on it), the music takes on a more muscular edge, influenced by the sounds of Detroit techno and the electronica of the 80s.

If you’ve never heard of Belle and Sebastian, you'll definitely fall in love with this gorgeously original and intimate band at KITEC.

Pursuit》，維持了他們的人氣。此後，樂 隊參與了多個工作計劃，包括Murdoch 的電影《God Help The Girl》；而2015 年則有他們事隔五年的新專輯《Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance》。 新專輯是他們舊作的演化。除了歌詞 仍然大膽尖銳外，而且感情豐富並像詩一 般（包括一首關於Sylvia Plath的作品）。 受到八十年代底特律的高科技音樂及電子 音樂影響，曲風亦比較男性化。 如果住在深山的你從未聽過 B elle and Sebastian，他們的首場香港演唱會 將是你更深入了解他們的好機會。

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By: Thierry Chow

January Chinese Zodiac

January Chinese Zodiac

Rat

Rabbit

Horse

Rooster

1996 / 1984 / 1972 / 1960 / 1948 / 1936

1999 / 1987 / 1975 / 1963 / 1951 / 1939

2002 / 1990 / 1978 / 1966 / 1954 / 1942

2005 / 1993 / 1981 / 1969 / 1957 / 1945

2014 wasn’t the best year for rats, but things are looking up this January.

Things will become more palpably stable from this month in all areas of your life, especially when it comes to your relationships. In fact, expect some good news. Some simmering resentment might carry over from last year, especially feelings of betrayal by friends. As a result, to clear your head, plan a getaway to take the stress off. If you want to have some fun old times, head to Lan Kwai Fong and wear red for good luck.

Another fantastic month for rabbits, carrying on from an amazing 2014. January will see you start the year with a bang, so ride that wave to get the results you want in your life. You’ll also be getting more money this year! You’ll have some good news in your love life coming your way. But you should remember to enjoy a nice break once in a while, and balance your life with some healthy pastimes. For good luck please go out with your best buddies, and hang out in Central. Don’t forget to be out by 11pm!

2015 is looking much better for horses. There may have been some unpleasantness that lingers on, but the best thing to do is just forge ahead and forget about the past. You’ll find yourself with green fingers this month - for the dollars! - and this sudden financial acumen may help you in your career.

Your love life may have got a bit complicated last month, but it’ll return to normal this month. Please wear red and purple for good luck, and make sure you party with your best buddies, as they willl bring you good news!

Sometimes, boring is good. And January will be just that: kinda stable and boring, but it’ll be good. You’ll find some unexpected help from someone elderly, especially when it comes to your love life. Just be careful that you might find yourself getting into fights, so remember that the less said, the better. Watch what you say at work as well, as you might not be aware that your brutal honesty can come across as pretty mean. Wear red for good luck, and stick to your close friends when you go out.

屬鼠的朋友在今個一月會慢慢好起來，有很多機會而且運程比上一年平順，尤其健

屬兔的朋友感覺精神爽利和自信心高漲。今個月你將會持續好運，尤其在工作和感

屬馬的朋友在今個一月將會有一個很好的開始。上年遇到很多不喜歡的人和事，最

屬雞的朋友今個月整體運氣不錯，尤其在感情方面。得貴人相助，而且是一些長

康、感情和工作方面！令你在新一年有新希望，是一個很好的開始！上年和朋友之

情上也有好消息！要緊記有時間和機會就要好好休息，生活和健康要有一個好的平

好就是忘記過去好好地迎接未來。今個月財運不錯而且工作方面亦見有好成績，感

輩或值得敬佩的人物。易有口舌之爭，宜少說話為妙。工作方面也要小心說話因

間出現了問題，讓你感覺被背叛了，不要太介懷！多去旅行和多穿紅色有利運氣。

衡啊！多和好朋友外出，最好在晚上十一時左右到中環可以增強運勢！

情方面則較多麻煩事。多穿紅和紫色，並多與朋友外出能有助為你帶來好運！

容易得罪同事。雖然工作重要但記緊要好好休息，多穿紅色和朋友出去玩！

Ox

Dragon

Sheep

Dog

1997 / 1985 / 1973 / 1961 / 1949 / 1937

2000 / 1988 / 1976 / 1964 / 1952 / 1940

2003 / 1991 / 1979 / 1967 / 1955 / 1943

2006 / 1994 / 1982 / 1970 / 1958 / 1946

December wasn’t great, but January will start to pick up for the oxen. There’s a chance that this month you will see a lot of change, whether a change of home, job or relationship. The changes might seem sudden, but some will be very positive. In fact, remember to stay positive and most importantly be patient, and you’ll get some good karma. Go out more with your family and friends. For good luck, hang out in Wan Chai and wear bright shiny colours like gold and silver.

This is going to be a hard working month for dragons, and be especially careful with your money! You will find yourself having to deal with things that aren’t even meant to be your responsibilty, so prepare to be exhausted from all of it. In the end you will get good results though. There may be some minor issues in your relationship, but remember sometimes silence IS better! You will find yourself getting sick much more easily this year, so remember to let your body rest when you can.

This is going to be a very unstable month for the sheep. It is best to prepare for a lot of movements and changes, within relationship, work, and it is best to travel and very likely to plan or think about moving your home. You must be careful with how you think and try to control your emotions; it will be easy for you to get out of control, and might end up in a bad position. There will seem to be trouble almost everywhere you go, but remember that sometimes without the bad there wouldn’t be good. Wear yellow for good luck, party in wan chai!

For the dogs please be very careful about health as you will quite easily get sick - remember to eat well and avoid eating too much unhealthy stuff! It’s very easy for you to get into fights , and you might often feel annoyed by people around you. Take a break if you need to! It is definitely very easy for you to get sick or some random illness; be careful what you eat, and try harder than ever to be healthy this year - maybe it’s time to go and exercise! Wear blue and party in Causeway Bay for good luck.

屬牛的朋友是月先苦後甜，開始有起色令你充滿正能量！今個月亦開始多變動，例

屬龍的朋友今個月特別忙碌，要小心理財和容易丟失金錢。有很多麻煩事要處理，

屬羊的朋友是月不太好，工作和感情方面會開始有轉變，去旅行和計劃搬家有利

屬狗的朋友今個月需小心身體，切記吃得健康，少吃垃圾食物。是月亦特別多麻

如工作和感情上突然有變，但不用擔心因為不一定是差的，要緊記保持耐性和正

但之後才發現原來事不關己，導致身心累透。感情方面有小麻煩，但緊記沉默是

運氣。小心今個月思想不穩，令你講錯或做錯事的機會增大。雖然你會感覺煩事纏

煩事及爭吵等等，令你覺得身邊的人很煩。易生病，多休息，小心飲食多做運動

能量。多跟朋友家人一起出外玩，最好到灣仔夜蒲，多穿銀色金色準時十時出門。

金。易有小病痛所以要小心調理好身子，多穿黑和藍在十時出發去銅鑼灣盡興吧！

身，但緊記保持樂觀，沒壞的又怎會有好的。多穿黃色和到灣仔有利運勢！

會有利身心健康！多穿藍色和到銅鑼灣出席派對有效增強運勢。

Tiger

Snake

Monkey

Pig

1998 / 1986 / 1974 / 1962 / 1950 / 1938

2001 / 1989 / 1977 / 1965 / 1953 / 1941

2004 / 1992 / 1980 / 1968 / 1956 / 1944

2007 / 1995 / 1983 / 1971 / 1959 / 1947

January will bring you some good folks who’ll be able to help you get out of a jam, and you’ll definitely be wanting to thank them. This is a great month if you want to meet new friends or meet that special someone. Work is going to be excellent, and you’ll find yourself climbing upwards faster then you would have thought at all possible. You’ll feel like the life and soul of the party with all your fabulous friends so enjoy your time in the limelight. Head to CWB and wear oranges and browns.

It’s all about new goals this January, so you may surprise yourself with taking up a new hobby or even learning a new language! Keep yourself busy and make sure you spend your time learning, rather than spending your time with your head in grey, sad, depressing clouds. Sure there will be a lot of conflict in your relationship, but remember to keep calm and everything will be okay!

Try partying in SoHo and try to be out of the house early, at least before 9pm, for the best times.

Monkeys will be feeling popular this month, surrounded by both old and new friends. All these people around you will mean that it’s also a good month to start that business or get into that job you wanted - someone will be able to give you a hand to get you to where you want. In your love life, try to make sure you know what it is that you actually want before you get all worked up about not getting some unrealistic dream. Make sure you eat well and rest up as well as the January cold may make you little monkeys a bit poorly.

You’ll feel well-supported by your friends this month, but even so, workplace gossip may start to get to you. Your love life is looking up though and you might finally meet that perfect boy or girl, but be careful of being a bit all over the place. Make sure that you balance the highs with some good grounded activity. Be careful you don’t get sick while you’re travelling - pack some iodine tablets to purify water and get those injections if you’re going somewhere tropical. Dengue fever is just no fun at all.

屬虎的朋友一月運氣平穩，在你有麻煩和最有需要時就會得到貴人幫助！你將會認

屬蛇的朋友是月有新目標新思維，而且有機會學到新的東西和技能是很好的事情

屬猴的朋友今個月尤其工作和感情方面都十分好，而且能認識到很多朋友，令你

屬豬的朋友今個月不錯，心境開朗！工作方面也不錯但小心小人多，是非也自然

識到很多合拍的新朋友。工作方面不錯，會有很多晉升的機會。桃花運不錯令你很

啊！多把自己的時間好好利用，忙碌是好的，少一點想負面的事情吧！感情方面會

廣受歡迎。是月在工作方面將會遇到很多貴人。感情方面最好認清你想要什麼。

多。感情方面有好消息，但容易產生負面的想法，多做能平衡心態的活動！健康方

受歡迎，適宜多到銅鑼灣玩樂，可穿橙色啡色準時九時出門有利整體運氣。

較多爭吵，緊記保持冷靜。多到蘇豪區玩樂，而且多穿黃、橙色在九時出門！

小心健康，要多休息和吃得健康。穿黑色和多去不同地方出席派對有助運氣。

面容易在旅行時生病，特別是去一些不太認識的地方，多穿紫色能增強運氣！

All opinions expressed in this article are solely Thierry Chow’s opinions and do not reflect the opinions of BOOM Magazine. 本文章所有內容均是由風水師周亦彤所提供，並不代表本雜誌立場。

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ChINEsE ZOdIAC

ChINEsE ZOdIAC

By: Thierry Chow

January Chinese Zodiac

January Chinese Zodiac

Rat

Rabbit

Horse

Rooster

1996 / 1984 / 1972 / 1960 / 1948 / 1936

1999 / 1987 / 1975 / 1963 / 1951 / 1939

2002 / 1990 / 1978 / 1966 / 1954 / 1942

2005 / 1993 / 1981 / 1969 / 1957 / 1945

2014 wasn’t the best year for rats, but things are looking up this January.

Things will become more palpably stable from this month in all areas of your life, especially when it comes to your relationships. In fact, expect some good news. Some simmering resentment might carry over from last year, especially feelings of betrayal by friends. As a result, to clear your head, plan a getaway to take the stress off. If you want to have some fun old times, head to Lan Kwai Fong and wear red for good luck.

Another fantastic month for rabbits, carrying on from an amazing 2014. January will see you start the year with a bang, so ride that wave to get the results you want in your life. You’ll also be getting more money this year! You’ll have some good news in your love life coming your way. But you should remember to enjoy a nice break once in a while, and balance your life with some healthy pastimes. For good luck please go out with your best buddies, and hang out in Central. Don’t forget to be out by 11pm!

2015 is looking much better for horses. There may have been some unpleasantness that lingers on, but the best thing to do is just forge ahead and forget about the past. You’ll find yourself with green fingers this month - for the dollars! - and this sudden financial acumen may help you in your career.

Your love life may have got a bit complicated last month, but it’ll return to normal this month. Please wear red and purple for good luck, and make sure you party with your best buddies, as they willl bring you good news!

Sometimes, boring is good. And January will be just that: kinda stable and boring, but it’ll be good. You’ll find some unexpected help from someone elderly, especially when it comes to your love life. Just be careful that you might find yourself getting into fights, so remember that the less said, the better. Watch what you say at work as well, as you might not be aware that your brutal honesty can come across as pretty mean. Wear red for good luck, and stick to your close friends when you go out.

屬鼠的朋友在今個一月會慢慢好起來，有很多機會而且運程比上一年平順，尤其健

屬兔的朋友感覺精神爽利和自信心高漲。今個月你將會持續好運，尤其在工作和感

屬馬的朋友在今個一月將會有一個很好的開始。上年遇到很多不喜歡的人和事，最

屬雞的朋友今個月整體運氣不錯，尤其在感情方面。得貴人相助，而且是一些長

康、感情和工作方面！令你在新一年有新希望，是一個很好的開始！上年和朋友之

情上也有好消息！要緊記有時間和機會就要好好休息，生活和健康要有一個好的平

好就是忘記過去好好地迎接未來。今個月財運不錯而且工作方面亦見有好成績，感

輩或值得敬佩的人物。易有口舌之爭，宜少說話為妙。工作方面也要小心說話因

間出現了問題，讓你感覺被背叛了，不要太介懷！多去旅行和多穿紅色有利運氣。

衡啊！多和好朋友外出，最好在晚上十一時左右到中環可以增強運勢！

情方面則較多麻煩事。多穿紅和紫色，並多與朋友外出能有助為你帶來好運！

容易得罪同事。雖然工作重要但記緊要好好休息，多穿紅色和朋友出去玩！

Ox

Dragon

Sheep

Dog

1997 / 1985 / 1973 / 1961 / 1949 / 1937

2000 / 1988 / 1976 / 1964 / 1952 / 1940

2003 / 1991 / 1979 / 1967 / 1955 / 1943

2006 / 1994 / 1982 / 1970 / 1958 / 1946

December wasn’t great, but January will start to pick up for the oxen. There’s a chance that this month you will see a lot of change, whether a change of home, job or relationship. The changes might seem sudden, but some will be very positive. In fact, remember to stay positive and most importantly be patient, and you’ll get some good karma. Go out more with your family and friends. For good luck, hang out in Wan Chai and wear bright shiny colours like gold and silver.

This is going to be a hard working month for dragons, and be especially careful with your money! You will find yourself having to deal with things that aren’t even meant to be your responsibilty, so prepare to be exhausted from all of it. In the end you will get good results though. There may be some minor issues in your relationship, but remember sometimes silence IS better! You will find yourself getting sick much more easily this year, so remember to let your body rest when you can.

This is going to be a very unstable month for the sheep. It is best to prepare for a lot of movements and changes, within relationship, work, and it is best to travel and very likely to plan or think about moving your home. You must be careful with how you think and try to control your emotions; it will be easy for you to get out of control, and might end up in a bad position. There will seem to be trouble almost everywhere you go, but remember that sometimes without the bad there wouldn’t be good. Wear yellow for good luck, party in wan chai!

For the dogs please be very careful about health as you will quite easily get sick - remember to eat well and avoid eating too much unhealthy stuff! It’s very easy for you to get into fights , and you might often feel annoyed by people around you. Take a break if you need to! It is definitely very easy for you to get sick or some random illness; be careful what you eat, and try harder than ever to be healthy this year - maybe it’s time to go and exercise! Wear blue and party in Causeway Bay for good luck.

屬牛的朋友是月先苦後甜，開始有起色令你充滿正能量！今個月亦開始多變動，例

屬龍的朋友今個月特別忙碌，要小心理財和容易丟失金錢。有很多麻煩事要處理，

屬羊的朋友是月不太好，工作和感情方面會開始有轉變，去旅行和計劃搬家有利

屬狗的朋友今個月需小心身體，切記吃得健康，少吃垃圾食物。是月亦特別多麻

如工作和感情上突然有變，但不用擔心因為不一定是差的，要緊記保持耐性和正

但之後才發現原來事不關己，導致身心累透。感情方面有小麻煩，但緊記沉默是

運氣。小心今個月思想不穩，令你講錯或做錯事的機會增大。雖然你會感覺煩事纏

煩事及爭吵等等，令你覺得身邊的人很煩。易生病，多休息，小心飲食多做運動

能量。多跟朋友家人一起出外玩，最好到灣仔夜蒲，多穿銀色金色準時十時出門。

金。易有小病痛所以要小心調理好身子，多穿黑和藍在十時出發去銅鑼灣盡興吧！

身，但緊記保持樂觀，沒壞的又怎會有好的。多穿黃色和到灣仔有利運勢！

會有利身心健康！多穿藍色和到銅鑼灣出席派對有效增強運勢。

Tiger

Snake

Monkey

Pig

1998 / 1986 / 1974 / 1962 / 1950 / 1938

2001 / 1989 / 1977 / 1965 / 1953 / 1941

2004 / 1992 / 1980 / 1968 / 1956 / 1944

2007 / 1995 / 1983 / 1971 / 1959 / 1947

January will bring you some good folks who’ll be able to help you get out of a jam, and you’ll definitely be wanting to thank them. This is a great month if you want to meet new friends or meet that special someone. Work is going to be excellent, and you’ll find yourself climbing upwards faster then you would have thought at all possible. You’ll feel like the life and soul of the party with all your fabulous friends so enjoy your time in the limelight. Head to CWB and wear oranges and browns.

It’s all about new goals this January, so you may surprise yourself with taking up a new hobby or even learning a new language! Keep yourself busy and make sure you spend your time learning, rather than spending your time with your head in grey, sad, depressing clouds. Sure there will be a lot of conflict in your relationship, but remember to keep calm and everything will be okay!

Try partying in SoHo and try to be out of the house early, at least before 9pm, for the best times.

Monkeys will be feeling popular this month, surrounded by both old and new friends. All these people around you will mean that it’s also a good month to start that business or get into that job you wanted - someone will be able to give you a hand to get you to where you want. In your love life, try to make sure you know what it is that you actually want before you get all worked up about not getting some unrealistic dream. Make sure you eat well and rest up as well as the January cold may make you little monkeys a bit poorly.

You’ll feel well-supported by your friends this month, but even so, workplace gossip may start to get to you. Your love life is looking up though and you might finally meet that perfect boy or girl, but be careful of being a bit all over the place. Make sure that you balance the highs with some good grounded activity. Be careful you don’t get sick while you’re travelling - pack some iodine tablets to purify water and get those injections if you’re going somewhere tropical. Dengue fever is just no fun at all.

屬虎的朋友一月運氣平穩，在你有麻煩和最有需要時就會得到貴人幫助！你將會認

屬蛇的朋友是月有新目標新思維，而且有機會學到新的東西和技能是很好的事情

屬猴的朋友今個月尤其工作和感情方面都十分好，而且能認識到很多朋友，令你

屬豬的朋友今個月不錯，心境開朗！工作方面也不錯但小心小人多，是非也自然

識到很多合拍的新朋友。工作方面不錯，會有很多晉升的機會。桃花運不錯令你很

啊！多把自己的時間好好利用，忙碌是好的，少一點想負面的事情吧！感情方面會

廣受歡迎。是月在工作方面將會遇到很多貴人。感情方面最好認清你想要什麼。

多。感情方面有好消息，但容易產生負面的想法，多做能平衡心態的活動！健康方

受歡迎，適宜多到銅鑼灣玩樂，可穿橙色啡色準時九時出門有利整體運氣。

較多爭吵，緊記保持冷靜。多到蘇豪區玩樂，而且多穿黃、橙色在九時出門！

小心健康，要多休息和吃得健康。穿黑色和多去不同地方出席派對有助運氣。

面容易在旅行時生病，特別是去一些不太認識的地方，多穿紫色能增強運氣！

All opinions expressed in this article are solely Thierry Chow’s opinions and do not reflect the opinions of BOOM Magazine. 本文章所有內容均是由風水師周亦彤所提供，並不代表本雜誌立場。

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A-SIdE

A-SIdE

eatured on the cover of Mixmag’s first ever issue, Sasha, born Alexander Coe, was there at the very start. Drawn to the underground sounds coming out of Manchester’s legendary Haçienda in 1988, the Welsh teenager moved across the country to be closer and soon found himself a DJ in the local scene. Short of cash, he soon started DJing in the popular, but illegal, rave scene. “Back in those days, those events were really underground,” he remembers, “It was really rare, there were only a few places that played that kind of music, and it was the birth of everything.”

He ended up, of course, playing at The Haçienda and before long he was, in the words of Mixmag, ‘the first DJ pinup’. DJing led to production and then a long, hugely fertile period with John Digweed and together they became perhaps the first DJ superstars with their Northern Exposure album under the Ministry of Sound label. By the late 90s, the two had moved to New York, but touring constantly, and, growing in stature as the clubs grew in size, pioneering the ‘superclub’ phenomenon at the turn of the millennium.

Those were the days when electronic dance music dominated the airwaves in Europe, from its early days on the fringe. “Back then, we felt it was getting bigger and bigger every year. You know, you’d turn up to a party and there’d be 20,000 people in one room listening to underground music. Then it seemed to hit a peak around 2000 when it dissipated for a while. In the early 2000s was when a lot of clubs turned their backs on electronic music and a lot of the British labels shut down; a lot of the superclubs shut down. There was a

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內心出發的音樂

Mixmag 創刊號封面人物 Sasha ，又名 Alexander Coe。1998年因為受到曼徹 斯特地下音樂場地Haçienda的影響，令 這名威爾斯青年毅然穿州過省，成為當 地DJ。收入不穩的他，很快就在受歡迎 但非法的迷幻派對場所擔任 DJ 。「那些 日子真的是地下得不見天日。很奇怪， 當時很少地方會玩那種音樂，而那裡確 是所有東西的發源地。」他回憶著。 最後，他理所當然地在 Haçienda 當上 DJ ， Mixmag 亦形容他為「首名 冒起的 DJ 」。這份工作更為他帶來不少 製作機會，緊接的一段很長時間都與

John Digweed合作，他們與唱片公 司Ministry of Sound一起推出的專輯 《Northern Exposure》使他們成為了 第一代DJ巨星。九十年代末，他們搬到 紐約，仍經常作巡迴表演，聲望亦跟隨 各夜店的規模一起壯大，並在千禧年時 引起了一系列的夜店效應。 當時電子跳舞音樂橫掃整個歐洲。 「那時候，我們覺得跳舞音樂一年比一 年強大。你走進一個派對時，會看到有

20,000人在聽著地下音樂。這高峰期大 約持續到千禧年，便平息了一陣子。而 在千禧年早期，多間夜店不再播放電子 音樂，更有多間英國唱片公司關閉，令

real resurgence in R’n’B and hip-hop music and then sort of mid-2000s the two worlds collided and since then it’s been insane.”

These days, Sasha lives between London and New York - “I pretty much live in airport lounges” - and he’s still very much an international touring DJ (promoters Bump are bringing him to Club 18 on 23 January), even though this year he hopes to bring out more tracks. “I’ve got about 30 or 40 demos that we’re working on. I’ll be back in the studio come February or March and all the hard work we’ve put in in 2014 will

come to fruition as we release a lot of music,” he promises.

Of course, the world of electronic dance music in which Sasha now works has changed a great deal.

“There are a lot more aspects to [making it as a DJ] these days. You’ve got to be brilliant at self-marketing, you’ve got to have a really solid plan, you’ve got to have studio production work behind you - there are a lot more things involved now if you want to break into it.” And while Sasha and Digweed used to play the main stages at festivals around the world, he’s settled into something

多間夜店亦相繼倒閉。那時是節奏藍調 和嘻哈的復甦期，在千禧年中，兩個世 界正在交鋒，之後更一發不可收拾。」

Sasha 現時在倫敦和紐約兩邊走， 「我可以說是住在機場候機室。」雖然 期望今年可推出更多作品，但他仍經常 到世界各地作巡迴表演（Bump將於1月

23日將他帶到Club

18）。「我手頭上有

大約三十到四十個音樂樣版需要處理。 而我將會在二月和三月回到錄音室，並 將2014年的辛勞成果向世界推出。」

Sasha現時所工作的電子跳舞樂壇已 改變了很多。「作為 DJ ，現在有更多的 方面需要兼顧。要懂得自我推廣、有實 際的計劃、還有錄音室的製作工作—— 你要躋身這行列，便需要身兼數職。」

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A-SIdE

A-SIdE

eatured on the cover of Mixmag’s first ever issue, Sasha, born Alexander Coe, was there at the very start. Drawn to the underground sounds coming out of Manchester’s legendary Haçienda in 1988, the Welsh teenager moved across the country to be closer and soon found himself a DJ in the local scene. Short of cash, he soon started DJing in the popular, but illegal, rave scene. “Back in those days, those events were really underground,” he remembers, “It was really rare, there were only a few places that played that kind of music, and it was the birth of everything.”

He ended up, of course, playing at The Haçienda and before long he was, in the words of Mixmag, ‘the first DJ pinup’. DJing led to production and then a long, hugely fertile period with John Digweed and together they became perhaps the first DJ superstars with their Northern Exposure album under the Ministry of Sound label. By the late 90s, the two had moved to New York, but touring constantly, and, growing in stature as the clubs grew in size, pioneering the ‘superclub’ phenomenon at the turn of the millennium.

Those were the days when electronic dance music dominated the airwaves in Europe, from its early days on the fringe. “Back then, we felt it was getting bigger and bigger every year. You know, you’d turn up to a party and there’d be 20,000 people in one room listening to underground music. Then it seemed to hit a peak around 2000 when it dissipated for a while. In the early 2000s was when a lot of clubs turned their backs on electronic music and a lot of the British labels shut down; a lot of the superclubs shut down. There was a

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one of the original club djs, sasha reflects on a life in the industry and what’s happening in dance music today

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內心出發的音樂

Mixmag 創刊號封面人物 Sasha ，又名 Alexander Coe。1998年因為受到曼徹 斯特地下音樂場地Haçienda的影響，令 這名威爾斯青年毅然穿州過省，成為當 地DJ。收入不穩的他，很快就在受歡迎 但非法的迷幻派對場所擔任 DJ 。「那些 日子真的是地下得不見天日。很奇怪， 當時很少地方會玩那種音樂，而那裡確 是所有東西的發源地。」他回憶著。 最後，他理所當然地在 Haçienda 當上 DJ ， Mixmag 亦形容他為「首名 冒起的 DJ 」。這份工作更為他帶來不少 製作機會，緊接的一段很長時間都與

John Digweed合作，他們與唱片公 司Ministry of Sound一起推出的專輯 《Northern Exposure》使他們成為了 第一代DJ巨星。九十年代末，他們搬到 紐約，仍經常作巡迴表演，聲望亦跟隨 各夜店的規模一起壯大，並在千禧年時 引起了一系列的夜店效應。 當時電子跳舞音樂橫掃整個歐洲。 「那時候，我們覺得跳舞音樂一年比一 年強大。你走進一個派對時，會看到有

20,000人在聽著地下音樂。這高峰期大 約持續到千禧年，便平息了一陣子。而 在千禧年早期，多間夜店不再播放電子 音樂，更有多間英國唱片公司關閉，令

real resurgence in R’n’B and hip-hop music and then sort of mid-2000s the two worlds collided and since then it’s been insane.”

These days, Sasha lives between London and New York - “I pretty much live in airport lounges” - and he’s still very much an international touring DJ (promoters Bump are bringing him to Club 18 on 23 January), even though this year he hopes to bring out more tracks. “I’ve got about 30 or 40 demos that we’re working on. I’ll be back in the studio come February or March and all the hard work we’ve put in in 2014 will

come to fruition as we release a lot of music,” he promises.

Of course, the world of electronic dance music in which Sasha now works has changed a great deal.

“There are a lot more aspects to [making it as a DJ] these days. You’ve got to be brilliant at self-marketing, you’ve got to have a really solid plan, you’ve got to have studio production work behind you - there are a lot more things involved now if you want to break into it.” And while Sasha and Digweed used to play the main stages at festivals around the world, he’s settled into something

多間夜店亦相繼倒閉。那時是節奏藍調 和嘻哈的復甦期，在千禧年中，兩個世 界正在交鋒，之後更一發不可收拾。」

Sasha 現時在倫敦和紐約兩邊走， 「我可以說是住在機場候機室。」雖然 期望今年可推出更多作品，但他仍經常 到世界各地作巡迴表演（Bump將於1月

23日將他帶到Club

18）。「我手頭上有

大約三十到四十個音樂樣版需要處理。 而我將會在二月和三月回到錄音室，並 將2014年的辛勞成果向世界推出。」

Sasha現時所工作的電子跳舞樂壇已 改變了很多。「作為 DJ ，現在有更多的 方面需要兼顧。要懂得自我推廣、有實 際的計劃、還有錄音室的製作工作—— 你要躋身這行列，便需要身兼數職。」

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Album

“my days of playing on the main stage, i don’t know if i really belong there anymore.” a little calmer - even though he still plays gigs every weekend. “You know, my days of playing a bigger sound, of playing on the main stage, I don’t know if I really belong there anymore.

These days, in these smaller venues, I’m playing the kind of music that’s really coming from the heart.”

One of the big changes, of course, is that electronic music has now become mainstream, but Sasha believes that there is still an underground out there: you just have to know the right places to look.

“There’s still a healthy underground and healthy subculture, it’s just hard to equate the more commercial end of it with, for example, what I do going every weekend to smaller venues.

It’s like comparing Panorama Bar in Berlin and Fabric every Saturday in London - it’s very hard to see those two as the same thing.”

Living as he does half in New York, Sasha is ideally suited to comment on the growth of EDM in America as compared to how dance music gained its legendary foothold in the UK and Europe back in the late 80s and 90s. “You’ve got DJs these days who’ve got residencies in Vegas,” he laughs, “but there are solid entertainers out there who see Vegas

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Artist: Sasha Title: Involv3r

1. Growing Forehead 2. Turn the Tide 3. Crystal Film 4. Chained 5. Battleships 6. Smalltalk 7. Moment Before Dreaming 8. The Healing 9. Wine 10. DIY 11. Shoot You Down 12. Late Night Release date: 17/03/2013 Label: Ministry of Sound (UK)

他們事業的頂峰，但現在卻變得很難才 會得到垂青。因為很多投資者都願意大 灑金錢在有市場的年輕 DJ身上，所以說 電子跳舞音樂已全面成為主流。」 除此之外，Sasha亦以樂迷的角度看 待此事。「我認為最原本的跳舞文化仍然 存在。我意思是當初的天真想法已一去 不返，然後1992年有些人就說這類型的 音樂已死。但每個人對音樂的黃金時期 的定義都大不同，最好的方法是真的去 聆聽電子音樂或聽聽具影響力的人的看 法。就是因為每個人對文化的觀感也不 同，所以從沒有人有膽量寫出一本全面 而有關音樂文化的書。我看過好幾本非 常好的書籍，但它們通常都會遺漏了一

as the apex of their careers and yet are struggling to get booked there because all the money’s going to pay the young EDM DJs, so it’s really gone fully mainstream.”

Aside from his insider knowledge in the scene, Sasha is also able to see it from the audience’s perspective. “I think that the original dance culture still exists. I mean, the innocence that

you had in the early days is probably gone, but then again, the cynics were calling the scene dead in 1992. The thing is, everyone has a different benchmark for what they consider to be the best era of music. That’s why no-one’s written a comprehensive book about the culture because everyone’s got a different opinion.

There have been some great books

written about it, but the ones I’ve read have always missed out a huge chunk of other scenes. The fact is everyone’s influenced about the first time they went out, by the first thing they experienced and the first time they got into it. There are 18 year olds going to Burning Man today and that’s their benchmark of what electronic music is.”

Perhaps the explosion of ‘dubstep’ is a case in point. “The dubstep that became mainstream is not what I’d consider to be dubstep, to be honest,” he says. “It was an American crazy version of it. The original UK dubstep like Burial and Kode9 was an amazingly British underground sound, which really sounded like it was fresh off the streets, whereas

Sasha及 Digweed是世界各地音樂節的

裡去找。「健康的地下音樂及次文化仍然

大堆其他的音樂文化。每個人都會被他

台柱和常客，縱使他每個週末仍然有很

是存在的，就像我每個週末在較小型的

們第一次去的派對、初次體驗的事物及

多活動要出席和表演，但他亦樂於歸於

場地裡所玩的音樂，根本不能與商業化的

首次接觸的東西影響。現在的年青人都

平淡，做自己想做的事和音樂。「我已不

電子音樂所比較。如逢星期六位於柏林的

會去Burning Man（一年一度在美國內

確定我是否還屬於大型音樂節或在大型

Panorama Bar跟倫敦的Fabric——兩種

華達州黑岩沙漠舉辦的音樂活動），這就

舞台表演的世界了。現在，我所玩的音

音樂根本可以說是南轅北轍。」

是他們對電子音樂的定義和理解。」

有一半時間居於紐約的 Sasha 絕對

或者接觸迴響貝斯就是一個例子。

有資格評論美國電子跳舞音樂的發展。

「老實說，成為主流的迴響貝斯並不是

已經加入了主流音樂元素，但Sasha仍相

「現在有很多DJ都在拉斯維加斯有駐場

我心目中的迴響貝斯，這只是一個瘋狂

信它有一些地下成份，只是你要知道到哪

合約，很多有經驗的表演者在那裡達到

的美式版本。英國原本的迴響貝斯，如

樂都是由內心出發的音樂。」 其中一個大轉變當然是電子音樂現在

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Album

“my days of playing on the main stage, i don’t know if i really belong there anymore.” a little calmer - even though he still plays gigs every weekend. “You know, my days of playing a bigger sound, of playing on the main stage, I don’t know if I really belong there anymore.

These days, in these smaller venues, I’m playing the kind of music that’s really coming from the heart.”

One of the big changes, of course, is that electronic music has now become mainstream, but Sasha believes that there is still an underground out there: you just have to know the right places to look.

“There’s still a healthy underground and healthy subculture, it’s just hard to equate the more commercial end of it with, for example, what I do going every weekend to smaller venues.

It’s like comparing Panorama Bar in Berlin and Fabric every Saturday in London - it’s very hard to see those two as the same thing.”

Living as he does half in New York, Sasha is ideally suited to comment on the growth of EDM in America as compared to how dance music gained its legendary foothold in the UK and Europe back in the late 80s and 90s. “You’ve got DJs these days who’ve got residencies in Vegas,” he laughs, “but there are solid entertainers out there who see Vegas

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Artist: Sasha Title: Involv3r

1. Growing Forehead 2. Turn the Tide 3. Crystal Film 4. Chained 5. Battleships 6. Smalltalk 7. Moment Before Dreaming 8. The Healing 9. Wine 10. DIY 11. Shoot You Down 12. Late Night Release date: 17/03/2013 Label: Ministry of Sound (UK)

他們事業的頂峰，但現在卻變得很難才 會得到垂青。因為很多投資者都願意大 灑金錢在有市場的年輕 DJ身上，所以說 電子跳舞音樂已全面成為主流。」 除此之外，Sasha亦以樂迷的角度看 待此事。「我認為最原本的跳舞文化仍然 存在。我意思是當初的天真想法已一去 不返，然後1992年有些人就說這類型的 音樂已死。但每個人對音樂的黃金時期 的定義都大不同，最好的方法是真的去 聆聽電子音樂或聽聽具影響力的人的看 法。就是因為每個人對文化的觀感也不 同，所以從沒有人有膽量寫出一本全面 而有關音樂文化的書。我看過好幾本非 常好的書籍，但它們通常都會遺漏了一

as the apex of their careers and yet are struggling to get booked there because all the money’s going to pay the young EDM DJs, so it’s really gone fully mainstream.”

Aside from his insider knowledge in the scene, Sasha is also able to see it from the audience’s perspective. “I think that the original dance culture still exists. I mean, the innocence that

you had in the early days is probably gone, but then again, the cynics were calling the scene dead in 1992. The thing is, everyone has a different benchmark for what they consider to be the best era of music. That’s why no-one’s written a comprehensive book about the culture because everyone’s got a different opinion.

There have been some great books

written about it, but the ones I’ve read have always missed out a huge chunk of other scenes. The fact is everyone’s influenced about the first time they went out, by the first thing they experienced and the first time they got into it. There are 18 year olds going to Burning Man today and that’s their benchmark of what electronic music is.”

Perhaps the explosion of ‘dubstep’ is a case in point. “The dubstep that became mainstream is not what I’d consider to be dubstep, to be honest,” he says. “It was an American crazy version of it. The original UK dubstep like Burial and Kode9 was an amazingly British underground sound, which really sounded like it was fresh off the streets, whereas

Sasha及 Digweed是世界各地音樂節的

裡去找。「健康的地下音樂及次文化仍然

大堆其他的音樂文化。每個人都會被他

台柱和常客，縱使他每個週末仍然有很

是存在的，就像我每個週末在較小型的

們第一次去的派對、初次體驗的事物及

多活動要出席和表演，但他亦樂於歸於

場地裡所玩的音樂，根本不能與商業化的

首次接觸的東西影響。現在的年青人都

平淡，做自己想做的事和音樂。「我已不

電子音樂所比較。如逢星期六位於柏林的

會去Burning Man（一年一度在美國內

確定我是否還屬於大型音樂節或在大型

Panorama Bar跟倫敦的Fabric——兩種

華達州黑岩沙漠舉辦的音樂活動），這就

舞台表演的世界了。現在，我所玩的音

音樂根本可以說是南轅北轍。」

是他們對電子音樂的定義和理解。」

有一半時間居於紐約的 Sasha 絕對

或者接觸迴響貝斯就是一個例子。

有資格評論美國電子跳舞音樂的發展。

「老實說，成為主流的迴響貝斯並不是

已經加入了主流音樂元素，但Sasha仍相

「現在有很多DJ都在拉斯維加斯有駐場

我心目中的迴響貝斯，這只是一個瘋狂

信它有一些地下成份，只是你要知道到哪

合約，很多有經驗的表演者在那裡達到

的美式版本。英國原本的迴響貝斯，如

樂都是由內心出發的音樂。」 其中一個大轉變當然是電子音樂現在

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“maybe the reason why [the us scene] didn’t explode as it did in the uk is that [in the 80s and 90s] a lot of the talent was imported.” the ear-ripping huge bass sound that Skrillex and those guys brought forward, I dunno, they called it dubstep and I know it was influenced

by London, but it seemed quite far away from it to be honest.”

But Sasha is quick to point out that he’s not denigrating the sound.

“You know, maybe the reason why the scene didn’t explode here the way it did in the UK and Europe is that [back in the 80s and 90s] a lot of the talent was imported. America needed its own heroes. I just think it needed its own scene and it’s happened in a different way. The surprising thing is that of course back then the music that was coming out of Detroit and Chicago had a huge influence on the music that people in London and Manchester made. I mean, a lot of those early Haçienda records were just loops of disco records that had been chopped up and resequenced.”

With all that, you’d think that Sasha has more than a hint of envy at the youthful DJs and the money they can command, but a lifetime in the scene has given him perspective.

“No, envy’s not the right word. I sometimes think ‘Damn, I got into

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But Sasha is quick to point out that he’s not denigrating the sound.

“You know, maybe the reason why the scene didn’t explode here the way it did in the UK and Europe is that [back in the 80s and 90s] a lot of the talent was imported. America needed its own heroes. I just think it needed its own scene and it’s happened in a different way. The surprising thing is that of course back then the music that was coming out of Detroit and Chicago had a huge influence on the music that people in London and Manchester made. I mean, a lot of those early Haçienda records were just loops of disco records that had been chopped up and resequenced.”

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品， Skrillex 、 deadmau5 及 Calvin

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The Heroes Of Hong Kong Legendary band King Ly Chee are CeLebrating 15 years of roCKing the City, says Peter Sabine ardcore punk outfit King Ly Chee have a history that has seen the city’s underground music scene transform from nascent to vibrant. Led by Riz Farooqi since 1999, the group hosted their 15th anniversary party at Hidden Agenda in Kwun Tong on 20 December, and debuted a new record, CNHC.

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The release is the band’s seventh, and the night saw three classic King Ly Chee line-ups perform, supported

by Singapore band Overthrown.

The event was accompanied by a photo exhibition, the unveiling of a collectible box set, and a music video with several of the band’s close to 20 alumni, who now work across Hong Kong’s entertainment and media industries.

It all started in 1994, when Farooqi, born in Hong Kong to Pakistani parents, went to university in America and discovered groups like Bad Religion and Sick of It All. Enamoured by the honesty of the music and humility of bands that would perform among the people, Farooqi came to the realisation that “you don’t have to end up on the Guns N’ Roses or Mötley Crüe route” of playing in stadiums with fireworks and mountains of illicit substances.

He found that underground music in mid-1990s Hong Kong was limited by the selection at Tower Records, or music people brought back from overseas. While a 1996 show featuring Beastie Boys,

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Foo Fighters, and Sonic Youth was a highlight for many, Air Supply, Michael Learns to Rock, and Simply Red formed the everyday reality.

By the late 1990s things were changing, with punk bands like Pregnant Men, Star Whores, Tokyo Sex Wale and Nopdogs playing regularly at The Wanch and Warehouse. Accompanying this were shows by Japanese hardcore outfit Envy, post-hardcore legends Fugazi, and punks The (International) Noise Conspiracy and Pridebowl.

It was intoxicating yet brief period that ended when many of the Hong Kong band members went overseas to university.

Around the same time, Farooqi had returned from the US with a mission to create a lasting scene, and quickly set up a bilingual zine called Start from Scratch in 1999 to promote hardcore and punk. The formation of King Ly Chee soon followed, and “We Are Who We Are” was recorded in 2000 with drummer Stephane Wong, and bassists Ian Cruz, and Alex Chung.

Yet the band’s formation was not without struggle – Farooqi recalls trying to convince bar owners if King Ly Chee could play.

Typically pretending they would cover Boyzone and Backstreet Boys to get a foot in the door, the group would launch into their hardcore sets with 300 kids in tow. “When the audience started jumping on tables and throwing chairs, it was scary for

這是他們的第七張專輯，當晚樂迷

1994年生於香港一個巴基斯坦家庭

本地硬核龐克班霸荔枝王見證著香港的

欣賞到荔枝王演出經典作品，另外更請

的 Riz 到美國升讀大學，初次接觸 Bad

下音樂的選擇局限於Tower

Record的

Supply、Michael Learns to Rock及 Simply Red為主要的焦點。

地下樂壇轉化成現在成熟而有活力。Riz

來新加坡樂隊 Overthrown 表演。當晚

收藏或音樂人由海外帶回來的音樂。

直至九十年代末，形勢才開始轉

帶領樂隊已有十五年，他們在上年 12 月

展示收藏值極高的套裝黑膠唱片及近二

20日在Hidden

十位仍活躍於娛樂及傳媒界的前成員和

Religion及Sick of It All等樂隊，Riz 發覺到：「其實並不一定要像Guns N’ Roses或Mötley Crüe般在煙花或各種

他們還在樂隊時的經典音樂錄像。

華麗浮誇的襯托下表演。」

香港地下之王

Agenda舉行了十五周 年派對，同時推出新唱片《CNHC》。

到了九十年代中，他發覺在香港地

Beastie Boys、Foo Fighters及Sonic Youth 在 1996 年的一場表演對很多人 來說是神級演出，但現實中仍然是 Air

變，龐克樂隊如Pregnant

Men、Star Whores等等都會定期在The Wanch及 Warehouse進行表演；還有日本硬核樂

隊Envy、後硬核傳奇Fugazi等都曾到來 演出。這個光輝歲月，隨著很多香港樂 隊成員離開並入讀大學而結束。 在同一時間， Riz由美返港，並懷著 開創一個恆久樂壇的抱負。 1999年成立 了雙語雜誌《由零開始》，主要為推動硬

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King Ly Chee

The Heroes Of Hong Kong Legendary band King Ly Chee are CeLebrating 15 years of roCKing the City, says Peter Sabine ardcore punk outfit King Ly Chee have a history that has seen the city’s underground music scene transform from nascent to vibrant. Led by Riz Farooqi since 1999, the group hosted their 15th anniversary party at Hidden Agenda in Kwun Tong on 20 December, and debuted a new record, CNHC.

H

The release is the band’s seventh, and the night saw three classic King Ly Chee line-ups perform, supported

by Singapore band Overthrown.

The event was accompanied by a photo exhibition, the unveiling of a collectible box set, and a music video with several of the band’s close to 20 alumni, who now work across Hong Kong’s entertainment and media industries.

It all started in 1994, when Farooqi, born in Hong Kong to Pakistani parents, went to university in America and discovered groups like Bad Religion and Sick of It All. Enamoured by the honesty of the music and humility of bands that would perform among the people, Farooqi came to the realisation that “you don’t have to end up on the Guns N’ Roses or Mötley Crüe route” of playing in stadiums with fireworks and mountains of illicit substances.

He found that underground music in mid-1990s Hong Kong was limited by the selection at Tower Records, or music people brought back from overseas. While a 1996 show featuring Beastie Boys,

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Foo Fighters, and Sonic Youth was a highlight for many, Air Supply, Michael Learns to Rock, and Simply Red formed the everyday reality.

By the late 1990s things were changing, with punk bands like Pregnant Men, Star Whores, Tokyo Sex Wale and Nopdogs playing regularly at The Wanch and Warehouse. Accompanying this were shows by Japanese hardcore outfit Envy, post-hardcore legends Fugazi, and punks The (International) Noise Conspiracy and Pridebowl.

It was intoxicating yet brief period that ended when many of the Hong Kong band members went overseas to university.

Around the same time, Farooqi had returned from the US with a mission to create a lasting scene, and quickly set up a bilingual zine called Start from Scratch in 1999 to promote hardcore and punk. The formation of King Ly Chee soon followed, and “We Are Who We Are” was recorded in 2000 with drummer Stephane Wong, and bassists Ian Cruz, and Alex Chung.

Yet the band’s formation was not without struggle – Farooqi recalls trying to convince bar owners if King Ly Chee could play.

Typically pretending they would cover Boyzone and Backstreet Boys to get a foot in the door, the group would launch into their hardcore sets with 300 kids in tow. “When the audience started jumping on tables and throwing chairs, it was scary for

這是他們的第七張專輯，當晚樂迷

1994年生於香港一個巴基斯坦家庭

本地硬核龐克班霸荔枝王見證著香港的

欣賞到荔枝王演出經典作品，另外更請

的 Riz 到美國升讀大學，初次接觸 Bad

下音樂的選擇局限於Tower

Record的

Supply、Michael Learns to Rock及 Simply Red為主要的焦點。

地下樂壇轉化成現在成熟而有活力。Riz

來新加坡樂隊 Overthrown 表演。當晚

收藏或音樂人由海外帶回來的音樂。

直至九十年代末，形勢才開始轉

帶領樂隊已有十五年，他們在上年 12 月

展示收藏值極高的套裝黑膠唱片及近二

20日在Hidden

十位仍活躍於娛樂及傳媒界的前成員和

Religion及Sick of It All等樂隊，Riz 發覺到：「其實並不一定要像Guns N’ Roses或Mötley Crüe般在煙花或各種

他們還在樂隊時的經典音樂錄像。

華麗浮誇的襯托下表演。」

香港地下之王

Agenda舉行了十五周 年派對，同時推出新唱片《CNHC》。

到了九十年代中，他發覺在香港地

Beastie Boys、Foo Fighters及Sonic Youth 在 1996 年的一場表演對很多人 來說是神級演出，但現實中仍然是 Air

變，龐克樂隊如Pregnant

Men、Star Whores等等都會定期在The Wanch及 Warehouse進行表演；還有日本硬核樂

隊Envy、後硬核傳奇Fugazi等都曾到來 演出。這個光輝歲月，隨著很多香港樂 隊成員離開並入讀大學而結束。 在同一時間， Riz由美返港，並懷著 開創一個恆久樂壇的抱負。 1999年成立 了雙語雜誌《由零開始》，主要為推動硬

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“don’t do what the mainstream is asking you to do, go find your own way regardless.” 核及龐克音樂。而荔枝王則在不久後組 成，並於2000年與鼓手黃偉勳、低音結 他手Ian Cruz及Alex Chung合作錄製 《We Are Who We Are》。 不過樂隊的成立並不如大家所想像 般的一帆風順，Riz還記得他們當初在游 說酒吧老闆讓荔枝王駐場表演的情形。 表演當然離不開模仿和翻唱 Boyzone及 Backstreet Boys的技倆，在吸引了約三 百名年輕人後，他們便開始表演自己的 硬核音樂。「聽眾聽到後開始跳上桌子及 亂扔座椅，對酒吧老闆來說是一件十分 恐怖的事，最後他就真的報警了。」 在音樂對於情緒及心理上的影響 下，荔枝王首張唱片的主題也離不開社

the bar owners, to the point where an owner actually called the police on us,” says Farooqi.

With its emo and metal influences, the first King Ly Chee album presents social issues including Farooqi’s struggle with racism in Hong Kong as an ethnic Pakistani. A Cantonese speaker, Farooqi only started learning the language when he returned to Hong Kong in order to communicate with local Chinese people and promote his music more effectively.

In 2003, the band released Stand Strong, delivering a fuller hardcore sound mixing Cantonese and English lyrics. Featuring singer and actress Josie Ho and Kit from LMF, and produced by Hong Kong rock legend Paul Wong, the album was “the pinnacle of all that hard work,

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and when that album came out it just exploded in Hong Kong,” says Farooqi, with pride.

Did the Article 23 national security protests and SARS at the same time drive people to the band and its socially aware lyrics? “The youth of Hong Kong is out today on the streets protesting and I couldn’t be prouder, but back then [around the millennium], kids were so apathetic to any political conversation. 2003 was a huge turning point, suddenly all these people were interested in personal freedoms; the timing was right to release a record that was so in-your-face about social problems,” answers Farooqi.

Since 2003, King Ly Chee have raised their international profile, particularly with overseas hardcore punk communities in

China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, but unfortunately, their following in Hong Kong has dwindled of late.

“For the past six years we’ve had really lacklustre shows in Hong Kong, to the point that we were thinking of releasing the record in Beijing or Guangzhou - somewhere where we know we can pack the place and the kids will go bananas,” says Farooqi.

Luckily for Hong Kong audiences the group decided to host the anniversary here. And with the city coming off a summer of discontent, and the rise of youth consciousness, King Ly Chee’s message is more pertinent than ever. “What we try to teach Hong Kong youth is: don’t do what the mainstream is asking you to do, go find your own way regardless.”

會問題，包括Riz作為正統巴基斯坦裔在 香港所受到的歧視。Riz操一口流利廣東 話，他是為了方便與本地人溝通及推廣 他的音樂，才在回港後決意學好的。

2003年，他們推出了《Stand Strong 》，一張較完整的中英文混合硬 核音樂作品。合作人有演員歌手及何超 儀、大懶堂的Kit，由香港搖滾鼻祖黃貫 中監製。Riz指出該張唱片是「所有人的 心血結晶，推出時震撼了整個香港」。 「當時廿三條遊行的時候年青人都 走上街。在那之前，年輕人都對政治話 題漠不關心。2003年是一個轉捩點，所 有人突然間都關心社會，是一個好時機 推出一張關於切身社會問題的唱片。」 香港樂迷真的十分幸運，因為他們 最後決定留在香港慶祝他們的成立周 年；而這個城市剛經歷了一個壯烈的季 度，年輕人的意識再次被喚醒，荔枝王 所想傳達的信息亦比以前更堅定。「我們 想說的是——別做主流教你做的事，無 論如何，尋找屬於自己的道路。」

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“don’t do what the mainstream is asking you to do, go find your own way regardless.” 核及龐克音樂。而荔枝王則在不久後組 成，並於2000年與鼓手黃偉勳、低音結 他手Ian Cruz及Alex Chung合作錄製 《We Are Who We Are》。 不過樂隊的成立並不如大家所想像 般的一帆風順，Riz還記得他們當初在游 說酒吧老闆讓荔枝王駐場表演的情形。 表演當然離不開模仿和翻唱 Boyzone及 Backstreet Boys的技倆，在吸引了約三 百名年輕人後，他們便開始表演自己的 硬核音樂。「聽眾聽到後開始跳上桌子及 亂扔座椅，對酒吧老闆來說是一件十分 恐怖的事，最後他就真的報警了。」 在音樂對於情緒及心理上的影響 下，荔枝王首張唱片的主題也離不開社

the bar owners, to the point where an owner actually called the police on us,” says Farooqi.

With its emo and metal influences, the first King Ly Chee album presents social issues including Farooqi’s struggle with racism in Hong Kong as an ethnic Pakistani. A Cantonese speaker, Farooqi only started learning the language when he returned to Hong Kong in order to communicate with local Chinese people and promote his music more effectively.

In 2003, the band released Stand Strong, delivering a fuller hardcore sound mixing Cantonese and English lyrics. Featuring singer and actress Josie Ho and Kit from LMF, and produced by Hong Kong rock legend Paul Wong, the album was “the pinnacle of all that hard work,

022

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and when that album came out it just exploded in Hong Kong,” says Farooqi, with pride.

Did the Article 23 national security protests and SARS at the same time drive people to the band and its socially aware lyrics? “The youth of Hong Kong is out today on the streets protesting and I couldn’t be prouder, but back then [around the millennium], kids were so apathetic to any political conversation. 2003 was a huge turning point, suddenly all these people were interested in personal freedoms; the timing was right to release a record that was so in-your-face about social problems,” answers Farooqi.

Since 2003, King Ly Chee have raised their international profile, particularly with overseas hardcore punk communities in

China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, but unfortunately, their following in Hong Kong has dwindled of late.

“For the past six years we’ve had really lacklustre shows in Hong Kong, to the point that we were thinking of releasing the record in Beijing or Guangzhou - somewhere where we know we can pack the place and the kids will go bananas,” says Farooqi.

Luckily for Hong Kong audiences the group decided to host the anniversary here. And with the city coming off a summer of discontent, and the rise of youth consciousness, King Ly Chee’s message is more pertinent than ever. “What we try to teach Hong Kong youth is: don’t do what the mainstream is asking you to do, go find your own way regardless.”

會問題，包括Riz作為正統巴基斯坦裔在 香港所受到的歧視。Riz操一口流利廣東 話，他是為了方便與本地人溝通及推廣 他的音樂，才在回港後決意學好的。

2003年，他們推出了《Stand Strong 》，一張較完整的中英文混合硬 核音樂作品。合作人有演員歌手及何超 儀、大懶堂的Kit，由香港搖滾鼻祖黃貫 中監製。Riz指出該張唱片是「所有人的 心血結晶，推出時震撼了整個香港」。 「當時廿三條遊行的時候年青人都 走上街。在那之前，年輕人都對政治話 題漠不關心。2003年是一個轉捩點，所 有人突然間都關心社會，是一個好時機 推出一張關於切身社會問題的唱片。」 香港樂迷真的十分幸運，因為他們 最後決定留在香港慶祝他們的成立周 年；而這個城市剛經歷了一個壯烈的季 度，年輕人的意識再次被喚醒，荔枝王 所想傳達的信息亦比以前更堅定。「我們 想說的是——別做主流教你做的事，無 論如何，尋找屬於自己的道路。」

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raids are back in - have you not been watching Vikings? For Hong Kong Fashion Week, Toni & Guy Essensuals teamed up with the EcoChic Design Awards for their ceremony at Hong Kong Fashion Week. The EcoChic Design Awards were set up to celebrate sustainable fashion design in Asia, with entrants demonstrating their ability to create modern fashion looks while creating minimal textile waste with ecologically conscious methods of production.

For the show, Essensuals proudly helped design the rope tight, reverse fishtail and braids worn by the models who wore the winning designers’ garments. For the best in hair design, book yourself into Essensuals for a full consultation and treatment, and get your hair into today’s fashionable ecologically-minded styles.

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Toni & Guy Essensuals將與「衣酷適再 生時尚設計」比賽合作在其頒獎典禮中一 展身手。這個比賽的成立旨於鼓勵亞洲地 區的可持續性時裝設計，參賽者需展示他 們用最環保的方法生產，將材料廢棄減至 最低來創造出時尚潮流的能力。

Essensuals將會為典禮中穿上獲獎設 計師衣飾的模特兒設計rope tight、魚尾 及鬢辮。想要擁有最佳的髮型設計效果， 就當然要預約Essensuals，進行一個全面 的諮詢及護理，令你的髮型跟得上今時今

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hair meets ecology with essensuals pairing up with ecochic design awards for hong kong fashion week

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raids are back in - have you not been watching Vikings? For Hong Kong Fashion Week, Toni & Guy Essensuals teamed up with the EcoChic Design Awards for their ceremony at Hong Kong Fashion Week. The EcoChic Design Awards were set up to celebrate sustainable fashion design in Asia, with entrants demonstrating their ability to create modern fashion looks while creating minimal textile waste with ecologically conscious methods of production.

For the show, Essensuals proudly helped design the rope tight, reverse fishtail and braids worn by the models who wore the winning designers’ garments. For the best in hair design, book yourself into Essensuals for a full consultation and treatment, and get your hair into today’s fashionable ecologically-minded styles.

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Toni & Guy Essensuals將與「衣酷適再 生時尚設計」比賽合作在其頒獎典禮中一 展身手。這個比賽的成立旨於鼓勵亞洲地 區的可持續性時裝設計，參賽者需展示他 們用最環保的方法生產，將材料廢棄減至 最低來創造出時尚潮流的能力。

Essensuals將會為典禮中穿上獲獎設 計師衣飾的模特兒設計rope tight、魚尾 及鬢辮。想要擁有最佳的髮型設計效果， 就當然要預約Essensuals，進行一個全面 的諮詢及護理，令你的髮型跟得上今時今

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Disco Dandy Owner Of Premium SOfa Club and dJabOut-tOwn luCaS luraka SitS dOwn with Jules O’Brien tO talk PrOduCtiOn, dubai, and hOw mOney iSn’t the be-all and end-all when it COmeS tO eventS.

有錢不是萬能 為了購買滑板零件和之後超過30,000 張 的黑膠唱片，Lucas

Luraka自少便很有

生意頭腦，售賣香料及替人洗車，從 未失手。他坐在他的那所裝潢特別的

Premium

Sofa

Club裡，拿著一杯白

酒，說著他並不怎計較金錢。 貴為這個私人場所的老闆及駐場

DJ ，一切由他那八面玲瓏的表弟拉他到 法國南岸那美不勝收的夜店開始。他說： 「當時真的愣住了，我可以花上數小時在

DJ台後面又或者看著DJ工作。那一流的 氣氛令我感受到這正正是我想做的事。」 數年後，憑著購自跳蚤市場的轉盤及 米蘭後巷的黑膠唱片，Lucas成為一間夜 店的駐場DJ 。越來越多的黑膠碟收藏量 引起了他對製作音樂的好奇心，而這好奇

ntrepreneur from a young age, selling spices and washing cars in the South of France in order to buy skateboarding gear and eventually over thirty thousand vinyl records, Lucas Luraka is at no loss when it comes to capitalising. But he’s not really in it for the money, he says, over a glass of white wine in his (bizarrely empty), eclectically embellished venue, Premium Sofa Club.

Owner and resident DJ of the private space, it all began for Lucas when his well-connected cousin snuck him into the elite club scene of southern France. “I was fascinated.

I’d go behind the DJ booth and watch the DJ for hours,” he says. “The atmosphere was fantastic, and I was like, yeah, this is what I want to do.”

A few years on, Lucas had acquired a residency at a nightclub, with skills spawned from flea market decks and vinyl from Milan’s backstreets.

An ever-expanding record collection yielded a curiosity for production, which he satisfied by meeting and collaborating with some

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心亦因跟Air及Daft Punk等法國頂尖製作

“at the end of the day, people only care about the money. I’m In It because I want to do what I thInk Is good.”

人的遇見及合作而得以滿足。

Lucas的製作在歐洲亦引起了關注， 使他可跟Universal Music、Café Del

Mar和Buddha Lounge等合作，加上無 數的外地表演。他說：「製作音樂是意外 的收穫，它帶給我很多難得的表演機會， 我亦後悔那時沒有做更多的製作。」

of France’s now notorious producers, Air and Daft Punk included.

Lucas’ production generated a tumult of European interest, leading to a license under Universal Music, a bunch of releases on Café Del Mar and Buddha Lounge, and an explosive period of gigs abroad. “Producing music is a plus,” he claims; “I’ve had great gigs because of it. But I regret not doing more.”

In 2001 Lucas moved to Dubai to start event planning, the time consumption of which slowly exstinguished his flame for producing music - though his zeal for better nightlife only strengthened. “I don’t mean to be pretentious,” he confides, “but when I got there, there was nothing to do except go to one of two mainstream clubs.” He continues,

boldly, “I teamed up with a PR lady and brought the first real house parties to the city,” – a believable statement in the context of the then budding metropolis.

After a bad break-up in 2006, Lucas found himself introduced to Hong Kong on a year of travelling round the world, “Dubai was getting old, and I watched my clients slowly become my competitors. I saw Hong Kong’s potential straight away, and three days after I got here, I decided that I wanted to stay.”

Though as a DJ, Hong Kong was not as easily accessible as he might have liked. “No one would let me play at their venue. After some time I managed to get some commercial gigs at the mainstream venues, but they paid peanuts and the owners

didn’t appreciate the work I put in. So I started my own parties.” May 2009 saw his first event at Zuma, which was a huge success.

Namely through the persona of ‘Spaace Man’, the street roaming astronaut who would distribute flyers around the streets of Central with girls at his heel and a ghetto blaster on his shoulder, Lucas found significant progress through marketing innovation. Says Lucas: “That was kind of new for Hong Kong, so it attracted a lot of attention to my events.” But still, he found little satisfaction in the way venues concentrated on making money instead of throwing a great party. “At the end of the day, people only care about the money. I’m in it because I want to do what I think is good.”

2001 年， Lucas 到了杜拜開始派對 統籌事業，他對夜生活的質素追求亦越來 越強烈，但時間的流逝磨去了他對製作的 那團火。他說：「我不是想自誇，不過那 時除了一兩間主要的夜店外，便沒有其他 更好的選擇。於是我跟一位從事公關工作 的女性朋友合作，將真正的家中派對引入 到當地。」當時那城市正值蓬勃發展中， 可看得出這句話的可信性相當高。

2006 年經歷了情傷後，Lucas 便到 了香港一年。「杜拜市場亦已日漸成熟， 很多以前的顧客逐漸成為了競爭對手。而 我又看見香港未來的發展潛力，來到這 裡三天後，便下定決心要留下來發展。」 在香港的 DJ 生涯並不如大家想像中 般容易。「當時沒有人請我到他們的店裡 表演。一段時間後，我在著名的夜店得 到商業表演的機會，但當時的酬勞十分微 薄，老闆又不太欣賞我的工作。於是，我 便開始自己統籌派對。」2009年5月，他 在Zuma的首場表演取得空前成功。

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lucas luraka

Disco Dandy Owner Of Premium SOfa Club and dJabOut-tOwn luCaS luraka SitS dOwn with Jules O’Brien tO talk PrOduCtiOn, dubai, and hOw mOney iSn’t the be-all and end-all when it COmeS tO eventS.

有錢不是萬能 為了購買滑板零件和之後超過30,000 張 的黑膠唱片，Lucas

Luraka自少便很有

生意頭腦，售賣香料及替人洗車，從 未失手。他坐在他的那所裝潢特別的

Premium

Sofa

Club裡，拿著一杯白

酒，說著他並不怎計較金錢。 貴為這個私人場所的老闆及駐場

DJ ，一切由他那八面玲瓏的表弟拉他到 法國南岸那美不勝收的夜店開始。他說： 「當時真的愣住了，我可以花上數小時在

DJ台後面又或者看著DJ工作。那一流的 氣氛令我感受到這正正是我想做的事。」 數年後，憑著購自跳蚤市場的轉盤及 米蘭後巷的黑膠唱片，Lucas成為一間夜 店的駐場DJ 。越來越多的黑膠碟收藏量 引起了他對製作音樂的好奇心，而這好奇

ntrepreneur from a young age, selling spices and washing cars in the South of France in order to buy skateboarding gear and eventually over thirty thousand vinyl records, Lucas Luraka is at no loss when it comes to capitalising. But he’s not really in it for the money, he says, over a glass of white wine in his (bizarrely empty), eclectically embellished venue, Premium Sofa Club.

Owner and resident DJ of the private space, it all began for Lucas when his well-connected cousin snuck him into the elite club scene of southern France. “I was fascinated.

I’d go behind the DJ booth and watch the DJ for hours,” he says. “The atmosphere was fantastic, and I was like, yeah, this is what I want to do.”

A few years on, Lucas had acquired a residency at a nightclub, with skills spawned from flea market decks and vinyl from Milan’s backstreets.

An ever-expanding record collection yielded a curiosity for production, which he satisfied by meeting and collaborating with some

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心亦因跟Air及Daft Punk等法國頂尖製作

“at the end of the day, people only care about the money. I’m In It because I want to do what I thInk Is good.”

人的遇見及合作而得以滿足。

Lucas的製作在歐洲亦引起了關注， 使他可跟Universal Music、Café Del

Mar和Buddha Lounge等合作，加上無 數的外地表演。他說：「製作音樂是意外 的收穫，它帶給我很多難得的表演機會， 我亦後悔那時沒有做更多的製作。」

of France’s now notorious producers, Air and Daft Punk included.

Lucas’ production generated a tumult of European interest, leading to a license under Universal Music, a bunch of releases on Café Del Mar and Buddha Lounge, and an explosive period of gigs abroad. “Producing music is a plus,” he claims; “I’ve had great gigs because of it. But I regret not doing more.”

In 2001 Lucas moved to Dubai to start event planning, the time consumption of which slowly exstinguished his flame for producing music - though his zeal for better nightlife only strengthened. “I don’t mean to be pretentious,” he confides, “but when I got there, there was nothing to do except go to one of two mainstream clubs.” He continues,

boldly, “I teamed up with a PR lady and brought the first real house parties to the city,” – a believable statement in the context of the then budding metropolis.

After a bad break-up in 2006, Lucas found himself introduced to Hong Kong on a year of travelling round the world, “Dubai was getting old, and I watched my clients slowly become my competitors. I saw Hong Kong’s potential straight away, and three days after I got here, I decided that I wanted to stay.”

Though as a DJ, Hong Kong was not as easily accessible as he might have liked. “No one would let me play at their venue. After some time I managed to get some commercial gigs at the mainstream venues, but they paid peanuts and the owners

didn’t appreciate the work I put in. So I started my own parties.” May 2009 saw his first event at Zuma, which was a huge success.

Namely through the persona of ‘Spaace Man’, the street roaming astronaut who would distribute flyers around the streets of Central with girls at his heel and a ghetto blaster on his shoulder, Lucas found significant progress through marketing innovation. Says Lucas: “That was kind of new for Hong Kong, so it attracted a lot of attention to my events.” But still, he found little satisfaction in the way venues concentrated on making money instead of throwing a great party. “At the end of the day, people only care about the money. I’m in it because I want to do what I think is good.”

2001 年， Lucas 到了杜拜開始派對 統籌事業，他對夜生活的質素追求亦越來 越強烈，但時間的流逝磨去了他對製作的 那團火。他說：「我不是想自誇，不過那 時除了一兩間主要的夜店外，便沒有其他 更好的選擇。於是我跟一位從事公關工作 的女性朋友合作，將真正的家中派對引入 到當地。」當時那城市正值蓬勃發展中， 可看得出這句話的可信性相當高。

2006 年經歷了情傷後，Lucas 便到 了香港一年。「杜拜市場亦已日漸成熟， 很多以前的顧客逐漸成為了競爭對手。而 我又看見香港未來的發展潛力，來到這 裡三天後，便下定決心要留下來發展。」 在香港的 DJ 生涯並不如大家想像中 般容易。「當時沒有人請我到他們的店裡 表演。一段時間後，我在著名的夜店得 到商業表演的機會，但當時的酬勞十分微 薄，老闆又不太欣賞我的工作。於是，我 便開始自己統籌派對。」2009年5月，他 在Zuma的首場表演取得空前成功。

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From the offset, Lucas had an eye on the space we now call Premium Sofa Club.

However, alcohollicensing problems stood in the way of his plans. “I opened a cocktail venue in Central instead. It was really nice – a sort of tiramisu cocktail, classy chic sort of place.” Though after problems with the building, he abandoned his project. “I put all my stuff in storage in Ap Lei Chau, where I started doing outdoor parties in my office space. It was fantastic. But the landlord ended up renting the space out, so they had to end.”

At last, Premium Sofa Club could begin. XXX left a stripped down space, which Lucas simply painted over, furnished, and equipped with a sound system. “That’s all I needed; I wanted to create the purest venue.

People would be able to bring their own drinks, just like how parties used to be. All the furniture is recycled, so people can dance on the sofas or burn them with their cigarettes and it doesn’t matter. Plus, the furniture helps the acoustics.” When asked about the name, Lucas responds, “It’s a sarcastic joke. Most of the nightclubs here spend so much money on their design, which most of the time sucks. It looks ‘bling bling’ but actually it’s all cheap and tacky.”

Premium Sofa goers swarm to the unfailing dance party music that ebbs out of the basement. Though on top of its characteristic deep house/disco grooves, Lucas likes to explore new genres. “It doesn’t matter what the music is. It depends on the mood and how you play it.”

He continues, “I like anything that steers towards funkiness and away from cheesiness. I incorporate a lot of electro classics from the 80s, new wave, and sometimes even hip-hop.

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化名為「Spaace Man」並打扮成太 空人在中環街頭派發傳單，Lucas發覺具 創意的宣傳在香港的確有效。他更表示： 「那對香港市場來說仍然很新，所以很多 人都十分留意著我的活動。」但對於大部 份夜店以賺錢為大前提，他感到十分失 望。「說到底，他們都是只往錢方面看， 但我卻只是想做我認為是好的事。」 其後，Lucas相中了Premium Sofa Club 的現址。不過，酒牌的問題又阻擋 了他的去路。「最後我在中環開了一間雞 尾酒酒吧，走高檔路線，供應特色雞尾

C

M

酒。」即使大廈的問題最終都解決了，他 仍放棄了他的大計。「那時我在鴨 洲舉

Y

辦戶外派對，於是將所有東西都放在那

CM

兒，那地方真的十分吸引。可惜，業主決

MY

定要將那裡出租，我們又要停下來了。」

CY

最後，Premium Sofa Club的大計又 開始了。XXX搬走後，他只是簡單裝潢、 添置了家俬和音響器材。「我只需要這 些，打造一個最簡單的地方。跟以往的派 對一樣，人們可以自攜飲品，所有家俬都 是循環再用的，顧客可以在梳化上跳舞， 又或者煙頭在上面燒了個洞也沒有關係。 再者，這裡的家俬更具原創風味。」當問 到店名的由來時，Lucas說：「其實那是 一個具諷刺性的笑話。很多夜店都在設計 上大灑金錢，但其實很多時都只是在浪

I also think the soundtracks from old 70s/80s movies are brilliant. I also discover new tracks every day. Music is an endless discovery and that’s what I love.”

That said, Lucas appears disgruntled with certain aspects of DJing. “Unlike musicians, who have to play with each other, DJs are already equipped with the produced tracks so are much more individualistic in their thinking. As a result, DJs tend to do their own thing, and sometimes get jealous of other DJs and refuse to go to their events. Too many DJs take themselves too seriously, which is not what I’m about. Passion for music is what drives me on.”

“[so many clubs here] look ‘bling bling’ but actually it’s all cheap and tacky.”

費金錢。它們看起來金光閃閃很有氣派， 可是實際上卻是顯得很俗氣和老土。」

Premium Sofa Club的忠實顧客喜 歡的是這裡的音樂。除了慣常的豪斯和的 士高音樂外，Lucas也愛發掘新的音樂類 型。他說：「什麼風格的音樂並不重要， 重要的是心情和處理手法。我喜歡節奏強 勁的音樂，並會用上八十年代的經典電子 音樂、新興的音樂，有時甚至會有嘻哈音 樂，我覺得七、八十年代舊電影的原聲 大碟都十分精彩。我每天都會發現新的 音樂，我就是愛音樂中無盡的新發現。」 「音樂人跟 DJ 不同，他們彼此間需 要合作，但DJ 則會用製成品，所以他們 的個人主義較重。他們傾向獨立，有時又 會眼紅其他DJ 而拒絕出席他們的派對。 太多DJ 過分自我，但我並不是這樣。我 的動力是來自對音樂的熱誠。」

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FlIpsIdE

From the offset, Lucas had an eye on the space we now call Premium Sofa Club.

However, alcohollicensing problems stood in the way of his plans. “I opened a cocktail venue in Central instead. It was really nice – a sort of tiramisu cocktail, classy chic sort of place.” Though after problems with the building, he abandoned his project. “I put all my stuff in storage in Ap Lei Chau, where I started doing outdoor parties in my office space. It was fantastic. But the landlord ended up renting the space out, so they had to end.”

At last, Premium Sofa Club could begin. XXX left a stripped down space, which Lucas simply painted over, furnished, and equipped with a sound system. “That’s all I needed; I wanted to create the purest venue.

People would be able to bring their own drinks, just like how parties used to be. All the furniture is recycled, so people can dance on the sofas or burn them with their cigarettes and it doesn’t matter. Plus, the furniture helps the acoustics.” When asked about the name, Lucas responds, “It’s a sarcastic joke. Most of the nightclubs here spend so much money on their design, which most of the time sucks. It looks ‘bling bling’ but actually it’s all cheap and tacky.”

Premium Sofa goers swarm to the unfailing dance party music that ebbs out of the basement. Though on top of its characteristic deep house/disco grooves, Lucas likes to explore new genres. “It doesn’t matter what the music is. It depends on the mood and how you play it.”

He continues, “I like anything that steers towards funkiness and away from cheesiness. I incorporate a lot of electro classics from the 80s, new wave, and sometimes even hip-hop.

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化名為「Spaace Man」並打扮成太 空人在中環街頭派發傳單，Lucas發覺具 創意的宣傳在香港的確有效。他更表示： 「那對香港市場來說仍然很新，所以很多 人都十分留意著我的活動。」但對於大部 份夜店以賺錢為大前提，他感到十分失 望。「說到底，他們都是只往錢方面看， 但我卻只是想做我認為是好的事。」 其後，Lucas相中了Premium Sofa Club 的現址。不過，酒牌的問題又阻擋 了他的去路。「最後我在中環開了一間雞 尾酒酒吧，走高檔路線，供應特色雞尾

C

M

酒。」即使大廈的問題最終都解決了，他 仍放棄了他的大計。「那時我在鴨 洲舉

Y

辦戶外派對，於是將所有東西都放在那

CM

兒，那地方真的十分吸引。可惜，業主決

MY

定要將那裡出租，我們又要停下來了。」

CY

最後，Premium Sofa Club的大計又 開始了。XXX搬走後，他只是簡單裝潢、 添置了家俬和音響器材。「我只需要這 些，打造一個最簡單的地方。跟以往的派 對一樣，人們可以自攜飲品，所有家俬都 是循環再用的，顧客可以在梳化上跳舞， 又或者煙頭在上面燒了個洞也沒有關係。 再者，這裡的家俬更具原創風味。」當問 到店名的由來時，Lucas說：「其實那是 一個具諷刺性的笑話。很多夜店都在設計 上大灑金錢，但其實很多時都只是在浪

I also think the soundtracks from old 70s/80s movies are brilliant. I also discover new tracks every day. Music is an endless discovery and that’s what I love.”

That said, Lucas appears disgruntled with certain aspects of DJing. “Unlike musicians, who have to play with each other, DJs are already equipped with the produced tracks so are much more individualistic in their thinking. As a result, DJs tend to do their own thing, and sometimes get jealous of other DJs and refuse to go to their events. Too many DJs take themselves too seriously, which is not what I’m about. Passion for music is what drives me on.”

“[so many clubs here] look ‘bling bling’ but actually it’s all cheap and tacky.”

費金錢。它們看起來金光閃閃很有氣派， 可是實際上卻是顯得很俗氣和老土。」

Premium Sofa Club的忠實顧客喜 歡的是這裡的音樂。除了慣常的豪斯和的 士高音樂外，Lucas也愛發掘新的音樂類 型。他說：「什麼風格的音樂並不重要， 重要的是心情和處理手法。我喜歡節奏強 勁的音樂，並會用上八十年代的經典電子 音樂、新興的音樂，有時甚至會有嘻哈音 樂，我覺得七、八十年代舊電影的原聲 大碟都十分精彩。我每天都會發現新的 音樂，我就是愛音樂中無盡的新發現。」 「音樂人跟 DJ 不同，他們彼此間需 要合作，但DJ 則會用製成品，所以他們 的個人主義較重。他們傾向獨立，有時又 會眼紅其他DJ 而拒絕出席他們的派對。 太多DJ 過分自我，但我並不是這樣。我 的動力是來自對音樂的熱誠。」

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ON ThE DEcks

ON ThE DEcks

Deer

The Mexican Invasion all the way from mexico city, this classically trained duo is bringing a breath of fresh air to the venues of hong kong ormed just over a year ago in Hong Kong, Deer is the wonderful musical collaboration between Adriana Martinez and Miguel Bastida.

Martinez studied ethnomusicology back in her native Mexico where she found herself drawn to and involved in the folk music of the overseas Chinese community. “I learned a bit of drumming, especially for the lion dance. I love Chinese percussion,” she says, “What I like about it is that it’s so powerful. In the context of the lion dance, it’s the sound of the drums that wakes the lions up.” Intrigued by this, she uprooted herself and decided to study for her PhD here in Hong Kong, bringing her long-term partner Bastida with her.

Once here, though, they felt a need to start making their own music.

“When we arrived here, we went to see a lot of concerts, in particular Blur and Sigúr Rós, and something just clicked and we said to ourselves we just had to start a band.” They spent the next two weeks composing and recording three songs and, liking the results, they decided to forge ahead. Now, they are constantly on the road, and have played dozens of gigs both here and all over China where they recently went on tour.

“We played in some pretty small places, but the crowds who came were amazing and we were surprised by how appreciative they were of our sound,” says Bastida. While China is

“the crowds [in china] were amazing and so appreciative.”

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一年前才於香港成立，Deer分別由

Adriana Martinez以及Miguel Bastida 組成。Martinez 在家鄉墨西哥修讀民族 音樂，並由此培養出她對遠東的中國民歌 的濃厚興趣。她十分喜歡中國的敲擊樂， 喜歡它的勁度十足，特別是舞獅那一種。 因此，她決定隻身來到香港修讀博士學 位，並在此遇上她的音樂伙伴Bastida。 他們一拍即合，並開始想製作屬於自 己的音樂。「我們一起看了很多演唱會， 尤其在Blur和Sigúr

Rós後，突然靈光一

閃，我們就決定要組成樂隊。」兩星期後

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certainly more open-minded about music is than Hong Kong, it’s easy to understand their surprise as their music is more trip-hop by way of PJ Harvey (one of their major influences) than pop-rock.

That said, their backgrounds are in classical and folk music, so the dreamy, luxurious tracks they’ve composed are a distinct departure.

“We played in orchestras back in

Mexico and maybe we played a couple of weddings. Even so, I’m a huge fan of rock acts like U2 and Radiohead and in Mexico we went to all their concerts. So perhaps when we came to work out what music we wanted to make, we really wanted to do something very different to all that,” explains Bastida.

One of the most fascinating aspects of talking to Deer is their

outsider’s view of the music scene in Hong Kong. As Martinez puts it, ‘it’s very interesting’. She goes on to explain, “You have Cantopop with its huge pop sounds and then you have this underground scene with more local bands as well as European bands. So you have these two very distinct styles. The European, or more properly British, bands all grew up with a certain musical

background, like for them The Beatles is in their blood, whereas the Chinese bands have a very particular way of reinterpreting this music.

For example, they extend the forms, so they don’t stick to the versechorus-verse tradition of European music. Instead, they blur the division, inserting melodies between them, for instance.” When asked where they stand, they laugh and say they stand firmly in the middle. “We weren’t English and we weren’t Chinese, so we started to experiment with both sides. It’s very hard to say which side we are on. Often people ask us what kind of music we’re making, and it’s a hard one to answer because we’re trying to do so many things that we like. Currently, we’re doing stuff that’s a bit more Latin, but before that it was more trip-hop or downtempo.

That said, we’re now working with some drummers and more electronic music as well. After a year of working together and refining our music, I think we’ve finally found our sound.”

With influences ranging from classic U2 to the pop strains of Britney Spears, from the wrenching vocals of PJ Harvey to the urgent rhythms of Chinese percussion, Martinez and Bastida have a huge musical repertoire to draw from and it serves them very well. Make sure you go and check out these true Hong Kong originals when they’re next playing.

便創作和錄製了三首作品。他們現在的發 展已趨穩定，經常在中港兩地演出及巡迴 表演。Bastida說：「我們曾在小型場地表 演，不過那裡的聽眾令我們十分難忘，因 為很驚喜地他們十分欣賞我們的音樂。」 他們來自古典及民謠，所以他們那 些夢幻華麗的作品是多麼的出人意表。 「我們在墨西哥時玩過管弦樂團，亦曾在 幾個婚禮上表演。不過，我仍然是U2 和

Radiohead等搖滾音樂的忠實粉絲，他們 在墨西哥的每場演唱會我們都有去。」 跟 D e e r 聊天最特別的地方是，他 們會以局外人的身分來看香港樂壇。

Martinez說：「香港很有趣，中文流行曲 是大型主流音樂，然後又有屬於本地及國 際樂隊的地下樂壇，這是兩種天南地北的 風格。歐洲樂隊全部都有特定的音樂背 景，如他們都流著披頭四的血，而中文樂 隊則對此有另一套演繹方式。例如，在形 式上的伸延，他們不會跟隨歐洲音樂的主 歌和副歌的傳統編排；他們會在之間插入 一些旋律，令這種分隔變得朦糊。」當問 到他們屬於哪一邊時，他們都堅決地說他 們是中間派。「經常有人問我們做的是哪 一種音樂，我們都不知怎樣回答。因為凡 是我們喜歡的，我們都會去嘗試。最近我 們正嘗試比較帶拉丁風味的音樂，之前則 較多神游舞曲或緩拍音樂。即是現階段的 我們在做一些比較貼近電子音樂的作品。 經過一年的合作及改進後，我們終於找到 了真正屬於我們的音樂。」 在經典的U2到流行巨星Britney Spears，再到PJ Harvey那獨特的唱功， 最後到急促的中國敲擊樂的影響下，

Martinez 和Bastida 的音樂胃口十分廣 泛，令他們在各類型音樂中得到不少靈感 和影響。不要錯過他們下一次的表演，好 好感受一下真正的香港製造。

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ON ThE DEcks

Deer

The Mexican Invasion all the way from mexico city, this classically trained duo is bringing a breath of fresh air to the venues of hong kong ormed just over a year ago in Hong Kong, Deer is the wonderful musical collaboration between Adriana Martinez and Miguel Bastida.

Martinez studied ethnomusicology back in her native Mexico where she found herself drawn to and involved in the folk music of the overseas Chinese community. “I learned a bit of drumming, especially for the lion dance. I love Chinese percussion,” she says, “What I like about it is that it’s so powerful. In the context of the lion dance, it’s the sound of the drums that wakes the lions up.” Intrigued by this, she uprooted herself and decided to study for her PhD here in Hong Kong, bringing her long-term partner Bastida with her.

Once here, though, they felt a need to start making their own music.

“When we arrived here, we went to see a lot of concerts, in particular Blur and Sigúr Rós, and something just clicked and we said to ourselves we just had to start a band.” They spent the next two weeks composing and recording three songs and, liking the results, they decided to forge ahead. Now, they are constantly on the road, and have played dozens of gigs both here and all over China where they recently went on tour.

“We played in some pretty small places, but the crowds who came were amazing and we were surprised by how appreciative they were of our sound,” says Bastida. While China is

“the crowds [in china] were amazing and so appreciative.”

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一年前才於香港成立，Deer分別由

Adriana Martinez以及Miguel Bastida 組成。Martinez 在家鄉墨西哥修讀民族 音樂，並由此培養出她對遠東的中國民歌 的濃厚興趣。她十分喜歡中國的敲擊樂， 喜歡它的勁度十足，特別是舞獅那一種。 因此，她決定隻身來到香港修讀博士學 位，並在此遇上她的音樂伙伴Bastida。 他們一拍即合，並開始想製作屬於自 己的音樂。「我們一起看了很多演唱會， 尤其在Blur和Sigúr

Rós後，突然靈光一

閃，我們就決定要組成樂隊。」兩星期後

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certainly more open-minded about music is than Hong Kong, it’s easy to understand their surprise as their music is more trip-hop by way of PJ Harvey (one of their major influences) than pop-rock.

That said, their backgrounds are in classical and folk music, so the dreamy, luxurious tracks they’ve composed are a distinct departure.

“We played in orchestras back in

Mexico and maybe we played a couple of weddings. Even so, I’m a huge fan of rock acts like U2 and Radiohead and in Mexico we went to all their concerts. So perhaps when we came to work out what music we wanted to make, we really wanted to do something very different to all that,” explains Bastida.

One of the most fascinating aspects of talking to Deer is their

outsider’s view of the music scene in Hong Kong. As Martinez puts it, ‘it’s very interesting’. She goes on to explain, “You have Cantopop with its huge pop sounds and then you have this underground scene with more local bands as well as European bands. So you have these two very distinct styles. The European, or more properly British, bands all grew up with a certain musical

background, like for them The Beatles is in their blood, whereas the Chinese bands have a very particular way of reinterpreting this music.

For example, they extend the forms, so they don’t stick to the versechorus-verse tradition of European music. Instead, they blur the division, inserting melodies between them, for instance.” When asked where they stand, they laugh and say they stand firmly in the middle. “We weren’t English and we weren’t Chinese, so we started to experiment with both sides. It’s very hard to say which side we are on. Often people ask us what kind of music we’re making, and it’s a hard one to answer because we’re trying to do so many things that we like. Currently, we’re doing stuff that’s a bit more Latin, but before that it was more trip-hop or downtempo.

That said, we’re now working with some drummers and more electronic music as well. After a year of working together and refining our music, I think we’ve finally found our sound.”

With influences ranging from classic U2 to the pop strains of Britney Spears, from the wrenching vocals of PJ Harvey to the urgent rhythms of Chinese percussion, Martinez and Bastida have a huge musical repertoire to draw from and it serves them very well. Make sure you go and check out these true Hong Kong originals when they’re next playing.

便創作和錄製了三首作品。他們現在的發 展已趨穩定，經常在中港兩地演出及巡迴 表演。Bastida說：「我們曾在小型場地表 演，不過那裡的聽眾令我們十分難忘，因 為很驚喜地他們十分欣賞我們的音樂。」 他們來自古典及民謠，所以他們那 些夢幻華麗的作品是多麼的出人意表。 「我們在墨西哥時玩過管弦樂團，亦曾在 幾個婚禮上表演。不過，我仍然是U2 和

Radiohead等搖滾音樂的忠實粉絲，他們 在墨西哥的每場演唱會我們都有去。」 跟 D e e r 聊天最特別的地方是，他 們會以局外人的身分來看香港樂壇。

Martinez說：「香港很有趣，中文流行曲 是大型主流音樂，然後又有屬於本地及國 際樂隊的地下樂壇，這是兩種天南地北的 風格。歐洲樂隊全部都有特定的音樂背 景，如他們都流著披頭四的血，而中文樂 隊則對此有另一套演繹方式。例如，在形 式上的伸延，他們不會跟隨歐洲音樂的主 歌和副歌的傳統編排；他們會在之間插入 一些旋律，令這種分隔變得朦糊。」當問 到他們屬於哪一邊時，他們都堅決地說他 們是中間派。「經常有人問我們做的是哪 一種音樂，我們都不知怎樣回答。因為凡 是我們喜歡的，我們都會去嘗試。最近我 們正嘗試比較帶拉丁風味的音樂，之前則 較多神游舞曲或緩拍音樂。即是現階段的 我們在做一些比較貼近電子音樂的作品。 經過一年的合作及改進後，我們終於找到 了真正屬於我們的音樂。」 在經典的U2到流行巨星Britney Spears，再到PJ Harvey那獨特的唱功， 最後到急促的中國敲擊樂的影響下，

Martinez 和Bastida 的音樂胃口十分廣 泛，令他們在各類型音樂中得到不少靈感 和影響。不要錯過他們下一次的表演，好 好感受一下真正的香港製造。

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ON THE STrEETS

Photography by Oliver Clasper

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Carmen Occupation 職業: Photographer Wearing 衣著: Hat 冷帽: VSCO x Krochet Kids intl., Jacket 外套: Zara, Necklace 項鍊: Kate Spade, Sweater 毛衣: Berayah, Blouse 襯衫: Everlane, Rings 戒指: Catbird, Watch 手錶: Normal Timepieces, Bracelet 手鐲: Forty6, Jeans 牛仔褲: J Brand, Shoes 鞋: Jack Purcell, Bag 手袋: Mata Hari, Camera 相機: Sony RX100 Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: Shy Girls, Dawn Golden, Ed-Two Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: Common Ground, Broadway Cinematheque 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Move to NY, learn more, create better work, help more people

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Occupation 職業: DJ & drummer Wearing 衣著: Top 上衣: Reebok, Shorts 短褲: BSX, Trainers 運動鞋: Vans Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: mala, Addison Groove, Slick Shota Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: Home on Lamma, XXX 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Working on more music

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Carmen Occupation 職業: Photographer Wearing 衣著: Hat 冷帽: VSCO x Krochet Kids intl., Jacket 外套: Zara, Necklace 項鍊: Kate Spade, Sweater 毛衣: Berayah, Blouse 襯衫: Everlane, Rings 戒指: Catbird, Watch 手錶: Normal Timepieces, Bracelet 手鐲: Forty6, Jeans 牛仔褲: J Brand, Shoes 鞋: Jack Purcell, Bag 手袋: Mata Hari, Camera 相機: Sony RX100 Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: Shy Girls, Dawn Golden, Ed-Two Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: Common Ground, Broadway Cinematheque 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Move to NY, learn more, create better work, help more people

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Occupation 職業: DJ & drummer Wearing 衣著: Top 上衣: Reebok, Shorts 短褲: BSX, Trainers 運動鞋: Vans Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: mala, Addison Groove, Slick Shota Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: Home on Lamma, XXX 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Working on more music

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Occupation 職業: Musician and percussionist Wearing 衣著: Jacket 外套: Air Jordan, Shoes 鞋: Converse, Short sleeved jacket 外套: H&M, Beanie 冷帽: H&M Ring 戒指: Nepalese shop, Mong Kok Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: Bob Marley, Mamady Keita, Youssou N’Dour Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: XXX, Bassment, Oma 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Working on music and travelling.

Sin Occupation 職業: Drummer Wearing 衣著: Trainers 運動鞋: Converse, Shorts 短褲: Nike, T-shirt T恤: Glendale-USA, Hoodie 連帽外套: Mong Kok, Ear plugs 耳塞: CTMA Centre Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: Job for Cowboy, Fleshgod, Nile Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: Hidden Agenda 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Drumming, and more drumming

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Occupation 職業: Musician and percussionist Wearing 衣著: Jacket 外套: Air Jordan, Shoes 鞋: Converse, Short sleeved jacket 外套: H&M, Beanie 冷帽: H&M Ring 戒指: Nepalese shop, Mong Kok Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: Bob Marley, Mamady Keita, Youssou N’Dour Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: XXX, Bassment, Oma 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Working on music and travelling.

Sin Occupation 職業: Drummer Wearing 衣著: Trainers 運動鞋: Converse, Shorts 短褲: Nike, T-shirt T恤: Glendale-USA, Hoodie 連帽外套: Mong Kok, Ear plugs 耳塞: CTMA Centre Favourite band 喜愛樂隊: Job for Cowboy, Fleshgod, Nile Favourite night spot 喜愛蒲點: Hidden Agenda 2015 Plans 新年計劃: Drumming, and more drumming

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Product Review

koRG electribe eMX2

Interview

Saiyan Brings The Bass One Of the piOneers Of bringing that deep heavy bass tO the city speaks abOut the scene in hOng kOng

讓「低音」更重 不是腰纏萬貫的話，攪派對從來都不是 一件易事。但來自澳門的 Saiyan 居然除 了自己的DnB crew「Magnetic Soul」

hrowing parties is never easy when your dad’s not loaded and you don’t have all the cash in the world to throw around. However, there’s always that group of people who say screw that and keep pushing the boundaries anyway. Saiyan, who has led the drum ‘n’ bass crew Magnetic Soul (profiled in BOOM Issue 12) for nearly a decade, has been developing Bass Music China (BMC) in recent years.

Luckily, I managed to hunt down this busy dude and made him talk about his ongoing low end revolution.

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以外，還成立了「Bass Music China」

經常都在想， KORG 的市場部薪水是否

以探討不同的低音文化。究竟是甚麼讓

冠絕同儕，因為他們總會帶來一些讓你

他不停的要擴大自己的低音版圖？

愛不釋手的機器，並把專業用的器材加 上玩具一樣的友善介面。由玩味甚濃的

scratcha DVA

刻下我在香港和澳門兩地都有當DJ和辦

Monotron 到把整個MS-20 再版，又或 是一大堆叫你買完又買的 Apps ；而現

派對；我的音樂之路是由當年於澳門加

在他們終於把旗下其中一個最著名的系

不如首先自我介紹一下？

入一隊叫「 Dr 」的樂隊開始；當時我們

列「Electribe 」來一個翻新了。首先出

玩的是DnB／Nu SchoolBreakz／Dub

場的是 EMX2 合成器／鼓機，除了體積

和實驗等。後來於2005年起加入了

Magnetic Soul，之後再於2012年開展 了Bass Music China的活動。

What’s different about BMC? Magnetic Soul is more focused on d’n’b. But I also am very much interested in other types of bass driven music. I just want to get my hands on those kinds of tracks, but don’t wanna mix it up with MSoul.

Due to MSoul, I’ve met a lot of bass music artists in China, about whom I always feel so excited and

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korg’s reimagining of their iconic groovebox series has us breathless with excitement

縮小，加入了演奏用的按鍵和XY PAD以 外，到底還有什麼其他驚喜呢？ 控制：就給先前提過的一樣，加入了大量

為何會有成立BMC的想法？

MSoul 一直以來的方向都是 DnB ，而我 因為 MSoul 的關係也開始接觸了不同地 區與風格的低音音樂人，亦開始對不同

Mind telling us a bit of yourself ?

I am a DJ and bass music promoter from Macau / Hong Kong. I started out in a band called Dr. which played nu skool breakz, d’n’b, experimental and dub music. I joined Magnetic Soul in 2005 and founded Bass Music China in 2012 to get bass music further out there.

Pick of The MonTh

的低音曲風產生興趣。我發現一直以來 都沒有一個比較大的組識去推廣這些文 Saiyan

化，所以就成立了BMC，希望作為一道 本地與外地低音愛好者的橋樑。除了在 我們的網頁www.bassmusicchina.com

so would like to share their effort with others. However, there is no one place to gather and promote them, so we set up BMC as a platform for people to have a peek into what’s happening in the China bass scene.

We do guest mixes, features, event news on our site www. bassmusicchina.com (check it out!) and also throw events with international and local DJs both here and in China. We want to act as the bridge for both local and international bass artists and fans alike, and push things forward.

Who are your fav bass acts?

Om Unit, DVA, Addison Groove, 6Blocc, Chimpo, dBridge at this moment. Burnie and Noise808 are also good producers from Macau.

What should we expect from MSoul/ BMC in 2015?

We will be celebrating Magnetic Soul’s 10th anniversary in 2015. It’s gonna be big! For BMC we are gonna collab with bass crews in different cities. Plus planning a few acts we really love and are excited about... keep your ears peeled!

裡上載GUEST MIX、做專訪以及消息報 導以外，也開始與本地和外國的DJ去舉 辦不同的派對活動。 你自己喜歡的低音單位是？

Om Unit、DVA、Addison Groove、 6Blocc ， Chimpo 和 dBridge 都是我刻 下所喜愛的，還有來自澳門的 Burnie 與 Noise808也是很利害的音樂人。 那MSoul和BMC來年會有甚麼活動呢？ 今年我們將會為 MSoul 十週年的紀念活 動而忙過不停！至於BMC方面，除了恆 常活動以外，我們也會與不同城市的低 音組織舉辦一些有驚喜的活動呢！

arketing employees at Korg just seem to nail everything down. It’s all professional gear with a toy-like factor which makes you just wanna grab and play them. From the humble Monotron to an upgraded MS-20, let alone all the iOS apps that make you click ’Buy Now’ more than ever. Now they are revamping their most renowned “groovebox” series - the Electribe. Arriving first is the EMX2 synth/drum machine combo.

It’s getting more portable, with smashable pads on the front and that lovely XY pad, so let’s see what else it‘s offering.

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Control: It’s a total reimagination of the original Electribe series, with live performers in mind,. Apart from the XY pad, the 16 pads on top could be used to trigger patterns/notes/ chords, plus the backlit pads are there

to make sure you don’t get lost in the darkness in clubs.

Sound: Physical modeling+ PCM, with the KING KORG filter collection tucked in, there you get filter presets with names that remind you of 303/ Prophet 5/MS20 etc….with stackable routing (ie filter on voice 1 and voice 2 as trigger etc).

Connections: Apart from the usual MIDI in/out, you can also sync it with the Volcas series via minijacks (no, don’t sell your Volcas yet!!!)

Last but not least, you can export your creations in the EMX2 into a rendered wav 16 tracks Ableton project! Meaning you can use the EMX2 as a sketch pad then further edit your creation later on! That’s quite a “wow” factor! (Special Thanks to Tom Lee Music.)

About

的現場演出操控，而整體今次Electribe

Sync Sing Sin

XY PAD以外，那十六個按鍵也可以用作 PATTERN／琴鍵／和弦等的操作。加上

* A eclectic DJ / VJ crew consist of: 唯一折衷性DJ / VJ團隊，成員包括： - AWI - Alok (Gravity Alterstra) - Shelf-Index (Gravity Alterstra) - Jamline (Evocation / 招魂) * Aims at bringing in the ultimate party / live electronic music and multimedia experience

亮燈設計，於黑暗環境（如夜店等）中使

的運作方法亦與之前大為不同，除了

用也絕對不成問題。 聲音：主要是physical modeling與PCM 兩款，再加上由KING KORG移植過來的

filter，大量的preset都以經典合成器或 相關字眼命名，而且更可自行搭配使用。

我們銳意帶來多風格的派對/電音以及多 媒體經驗

Facebook: SYNCSINGSIN

連接：除了最基本的Audio與MIDI IN／ OUT外，還可以mini jack與VOLCA的

Instagram:Syncsingsin

機體同步（所以大家先不要急著賣掉你那

Email: syncsingsin@gmail.com

部VOLCA啦）。 其 實 這 個 才 是 最 利 害 —— 你 可 以 把 在

EMX2裡完成的歌曲匯出成為16 Wav音 軌的「Ableton Project」！即是說，你 可以先用 Emx2 把歌曲的初稿定好，之 後 再 拿 到 A b l e to n 裡 面 修 改 ！ 只 能 夠 說，Korg 真是一個十分懂人心的製造商 啊！（特別嗚謝：通利琴行）

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Product Review

koRG electribe eMX2

Interview

Saiyan Brings The Bass One Of the piOneers Of bringing that deep heavy bass tO the city speaks abOut the scene in hOng kOng

讓「低音」更重 不是腰纏萬貫的話，攪派對從來都不是 一件易事。但來自澳門的 Saiyan 居然除 了自己的DnB crew「Magnetic Soul」

hrowing parties is never easy when your dad’s not loaded and you don’t have all the cash in the world to throw around. However, there’s always that group of people who say screw that and keep pushing the boundaries anyway. Saiyan, who has led the drum ‘n’ bass crew Magnetic Soul (profiled in BOOM Issue 12) for nearly a decade, has been developing Bass Music China (BMC) in recent years.

Luckily, I managed to hunt down this busy dude and made him talk about his ongoing low end revolution.

t

以外，還成立了「Bass Music China」

經常都在想， KORG 的市場部薪水是否

以探討不同的低音文化。究竟是甚麼讓

冠絕同儕，因為他們總會帶來一些讓你

他不停的要擴大自己的低音版圖？

愛不釋手的機器，並把專業用的器材加 上玩具一樣的友善介面。由玩味甚濃的

scratcha DVA

刻下我在香港和澳門兩地都有當DJ和辦

Monotron 到把整個MS-20 再版，又或 是一大堆叫你買完又買的 Apps ；而現

派對；我的音樂之路是由當年於澳門加

在他們終於把旗下其中一個最著名的系

不如首先自我介紹一下？

入一隊叫「 Dr 」的樂隊開始；當時我們

列「Electribe 」來一個翻新了。首先出

玩的是DnB／Nu SchoolBreakz／Dub

場的是 EMX2 合成器／鼓機，除了體積

和實驗等。後來於2005年起加入了

Magnetic Soul，之後再於2012年開展 了Bass Music China的活動。

What’s different about BMC? Magnetic Soul is more focused on d’n’b. But I also am very much interested in other types of bass driven music. I just want to get my hands on those kinds of tracks, but don’t wanna mix it up with MSoul.

Due to MSoul, I’ve met a lot of bass music artists in China, about whom I always feel so excited and

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korg’s reimagining of their iconic groovebox series has us breathless with excitement

縮小，加入了演奏用的按鍵和XY PAD以 外，到底還有什麼其他驚喜呢？ 控制：就給先前提過的一樣，加入了大量

為何會有成立BMC的想法？

MSoul 一直以來的方向都是 DnB ，而我 因為 MSoul 的關係也開始接觸了不同地 區與風格的低音音樂人，亦開始對不同

Mind telling us a bit of yourself ?

I am a DJ and bass music promoter from Macau / Hong Kong. I started out in a band called Dr. which played nu skool breakz, d’n’b, experimental and dub music. I joined Magnetic Soul in 2005 and founded Bass Music China in 2012 to get bass music further out there.

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的低音曲風產生興趣。我發現一直以來 都沒有一個比較大的組識去推廣這些文 Saiyan

化，所以就成立了BMC，希望作為一道 本地與外地低音愛好者的橋樑。除了在 我們的網頁www.bassmusicchina.com

so would like to share their effort with others. However, there is no one place to gather and promote them, so we set up BMC as a platform for people to have a peek into what’s happening in the China bass scene.

We do guest mixes, features, event news on our site www. bassmusicchina.com (check it out!) and also throw events with international and local DJs both here and in China. We want to act as the bridge for both local and international bass artists and fans alike, and push things forward.

Who are your fav bass acts?

Om Unit, DVA, Addison Groove, 6Blocc, Chimpo, dBridge at this moment. Burnie and Noise808 are also good producers from Macau.

What should we expect from MSoul/ BMC in 2015?

We will be celebrating Magnetic Soul’s 10th anniversary in 2015. It’s gonna be big! For BMC we are gonna collab with bass crews in different cities. Plus planning a few acts we really love and are excited about... keep your ears peeled!

裡上載GUEST MIX、做專訪以及消息報 導以外，也開始與本地和外國的DJ去舉 辦不同的派對活動。 你自己喜歡的低音單位是？

Om Unit、DVA、Addison Groove、 6Blocc ， Chimpo 和 dBridge 都是我刻 下所喜愛的，還有來自澳門的 Burnie 與 Noise808也是很利害的音樂人。 那MSoul和BMC來年會有甚麼活動呢？ 今年我們將會為 MSoul 十週年的紀念活 動而忙過不停！至於BMC方面，除了恆 常活動以外，我們也會與不同城市的低 音組織舉辦一些有驚喜的活動呢！

arketing employees at Korg just seem to nail everything down. It’s all professional gear with a toy-like factor which makes you just wanna grab and play them. From the humble Monotron to an upgraded MS-20, let alone all the iOS apps that make you click ’Buy Now’ more than ever. Now they are revamping their most renowned “groovebox” series - the Electribe. Arriving first is the EMX2 synth/drum machine combo.

It’s getting more portable, with smashable pads on the front and that lovely XY pad, so let’s see what else it‘s offering.

M

Control: It’s a total reimagination of the original Electribe series, with live performers in mind,. Apart from the XY pad, the 16 pads on top could be used to trigger patterns/notes/ chords, plus the backlit pads are there

to make sure you don’t get lost in the darkness in clubs.

Sound: Physical modeling+ PCM, with the KING KORG filter collection tucked in, there you get filter presets with names that remind you of 303/ Prophet 5/MS20 etc….with stackable routing (ie filter on voice 1 and voice 2 as trigger etc).

Connections: Apart from the usual MIDI in/out, you can also sync it with the Volcas series via minijacks (no, don’t sell your Volcas yet!!!)

Last but not least, you can export your creations in the EMX2 into a rendered wav 16 tracks Ableton project! Meaning you can use the EMX2 as a sketch pad then further edit your creation later on! That’s quite a “wow” factor! (Special Thanks to Tom Lee Music.)

About

的現場演出操控，而整體今次Electribe

Sync Sing Sin

XY PAD以外，那十六個按鍵也可以用作 PATTERN／琴鍵／和弦等的操作。加上

* A eclectic DJ / VJ crew consist of: 唯一折衷性DJ / VJ團隊，成員包括： - AWI - Alok (Gravity Alterstra) - Shelf-Index (Gravity Alterstra) - Jamline (Evocation / 招魂) * Aims at bringing in the ultimate party / live electronic music and multimedia experience

亮燈設計，於黑暗環境（如夜店等）中使

的運作方法亦與之前大為不同，除了

用也絕對不成問題。 聲音：主要是physical modeling與PCM 兩款，再加上由KING KORG移植過來的

filter，大量的preset都以經典合成器或 相關字眼命名，而且更可自行搭配使用。

我們銳意帶來多風格的派對/電音以及多 媒體經驗

Facebook: SYNCSINGSIN

連接：除了最基本的Audio與MIDI IN／ OUT外，還可以mini jack與VOLCA的

Instagram:Syncsingsin

機體同步（所以大家先不要急著賣掉你那

Email: syncsingsin@gmail.com

部VOLCA啦）。 其 實 這 個 才 是 最 利 害 —— 你 可 以 把 在

EMX2裡完成的歌曲匯出成為16 Wav音 軌的「Ableton Project」！即是說，你 可以先用 Emx2 把歌曲的初稿定好，之 後 再 拿 到 A b l e to n 裡 面 修 改 ！ 只 能 夠 說，Korg 真是一個十分懂人心的製造商 啊！（特別嗚謝：通利琴行）

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想（或礙於沈重負擔）走到偏遠的高爾夫

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球場。又或者你已踏足過高爾夫球場，

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但又想看看你發的球最後實際會往哪裡

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滾。現在，你有這個機會了！GreenLive

引了韓國國家隊使用與GreenLive相同的

Club 在超高質的屏幕上，為你營造模擬

Golfzon’s Driving Range II技術。

高爾夫球場——應該說是模擬世界各地的

系統輸入了全球超過二百個高爾夫球

球場。當你拿著長球棍揮動時，速度超快

場，你可選擇聖安德魯斯、Turtle Bay，

的感應器會量度你揮棒幅度、影響及旋轉

甚至Spanish Bay的The Links。如果你

弧度，計算出你的高爾夫球應打到模擬

會到中國周邊打高爾夫球，你還可以加緊

高球場的哪個位置。不止於此，先進的技

練習Mission Hill的各個場地。

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MIxEr

MIxEr

By: Oliver Clasper

Andy Stott

終都應該被良知和真誠取代。最少希望 如此。它的確是美國現時的狀況下一把 令人振奮的聲音。

奠定了她在著名的Panorama

Steffi

樣。這是她跟Berghain

POwEr Of ANONyMIty

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anDy sToTT

of

the

new

Sennheiser ads that is currently rounds

doing on

the

Spotify

suggests that ‘garage duo’ du jour Disclosure are ‘rewriting the rules of dance music’. It’s probably not worth taking this up with the Advertising Standards Authority, but it is still a blatant untruth. Andy Stott, on the other hand, kind of is (and one uses the words ‘kind of’ quite deliberately).

In fact, one could argue that the British who hasn’t recorded a long player

Theo Parrish

since the equally rich Voodoo in

長，這顯然不是Parrish想要的效果。於

2000, Black Messiah is nonetheless a

芝加哥出生，但在底特律出道的歌手意圖

record of incredible depth and

以深沉及信息注入大碟中，但整張專輯

sincerity - both in its musicianship

仍然難以明白，跳舞音樂就是跳舞音樂，

and content. Moreover, in the wake

Despite the grandiose

永遠不能成為家中音嚮的音樂。一如他時

of the unrest in America that was

(or playful?) title and

間長及情感豐富的現場表演，Parrish偶

sparked by the indiscriminate killing

lengthy running time

爾會專注於他那些節奏緩慢的豪斯作品及

of a young black man by the

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this isn’t the epic Parrish

重新編製的的士高音樂。那是一種不錯的

Ferguson police force, now is as

evidently set out to make. The Detroit-

享受，但恐怕有些作品失去了個人風格。

good a time as ever for a political

based Chicago native digs deep and

最後，你只會覺得他消失於節奏中，不過

statement. The Age of Ego and

even has an underlying message

也沒大問題，因為他是現時最炙手可熱

Frivolity may finally be giving way to

running throughout, but it’s still a

的DJ之一，他對音樂歷史的認識令人折

the Age of Consciousness and

record that’s hard to digest: what

服。但他的自家製則有點太自我陶醉了。

Sincerity. Here’s to hoping, at least.

works on the dance floor doesn’t

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Apparently Black Messiah was slated

are currently pushing ‘post-post-post future’ dubstep, techno, and old jungle and garage elements in new and fascinating directions. Further, it would seem,

than

their

American

counterparts, at least. The likes of Powell, Regis, Lee Gamble, Eomac (from Ireland), Moiré, and Actress are reshaping and reimagining these influences,

dredging

up

older

fragments and melding them into newer

sounds

that

defy

easy

classification. Faith in Strangers is all this and more, and hence hard to

always work on the home stereo, and

for an early 2015 release, but given

Sennheisser耳機其中一個新廣告是講述

vice versa. And just like his long,

the current state of affairs the artist and label worked tirelessly to get it

樂的法則」。這當然未至於要到廣告事務

likes to focus on the minimal aspect of

D’angelo anD The VanguarD

車庫音樂二人組Disclosure「重寫舞蹈音

out as soon as possible. That alone

局投訴，但這形容的確有點不盡不實。

his own slow-tempo house tracks and

BlAck MEssIAh

speaks volumes.

而另一方面，Andy

expressive live sets Parrish occasionally

disco re-edits. In that sense there’s much to enjoy, but also much to grow

Stott則稱得上可如

此形容。事實上，有人說英國正以全新

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weary of as some songs have little

如果你跟任何D’Angelo的粉絲聊起來，

及吸引的方向推動「後後後未來」迴響

你一定不能對《Black Messiah》這張唱

貝斯、高科技音樂及舊叢林和車庫音樂 元素。音樂人如 Powell 、 Regis 、 Lee

personality. In the end, you get the

Speak to any D’Angelo

片胡亂評價。對一位已經很久沒有

sense that he’s simply lost in the funk,

fan

and

推 出 新 唱 片 的 音 樂 人 來 說 ，《 B l a c k

Gamble 、 Eomac 、 Moiré 及 Actress

which is fine seeing as he’s one of the

there’s a chance they

Messiah》的確是一張在音樂及內容方面

都在重新塑造及編製這些元素，將舊有

best DJs working today and his

won’t be able to hear

異常地意義深刻及極具誠意的唱片。再

的好東西撈起來，加入到全新的音樂當

knowledge of music history goes

your ramblings over the sound of

者，美國在費格遜警察因歧視殺死一名

中。《Faith in Strangers》就是這樣誕生

marrow deep. But his own productions

Black Messiah. And while wary of

黑人少年所引起的動盪下，這是推出具

出來，它的強勢實在是難以形容。

can veer towards the self-indulgent.

eulogising an album from an artist

政治意味作品的最好時機。自大輕佻最

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right

now

LP. That can be disappointing, but taken on its own this LP is worth listening to. Isolate and enjoy, and forget about context.

D’Angelo的新專輯《Black

Messiah》

Amsterdam

resident

聽起來像是一張雜錦唱片。唱片的復古

moved to Berlin almost

音樂及外觀是「不滿世代」（不滿現狀而

a decade ago, and now

緬懷過去）所期待的，但印象中，八十

aged 40 and having cemented herself

及九十年代已在過去幾年被翻用再翻用

對不熟悉和不太了解這位美國監製

工讓它提早面世。面對現實，雨傘運動

as a much-loved resident of the

至體無完膚。不得不承認復古音樂已聽

對香港及北京政府來說仍然是一根刺，

infamous Panorama Bar, probably

得太多，再多的版本已令人不屑一顧。

Machinedrum的人（除非你已「認識」 他是 Sepalcure 成員之一）來說，這絕

feels like a veteran of the scene. This

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對是一個透過唱片而認識他的好時機。

確是推出一張堪稱政治味最濃的嘻哈唱

《Vapor

片的最好時機，因為可以更觸動人心。

is her second LP on the Berghain club’s own label, Ostgut Ton, and

原定於 2015 年初推出，但由於美國在 費格遜警察殺死Michael

Brown所引

起動盪的關係，音樂人及唱片公司都趕

City

Archives》音樂十分豐

政治音樂從未如此重要過。現在的而且

富、狂野、非常粗鄙，但又充滿節拍及

Public

Enemy這隊組合的第二張專輯

while it’s as lush and dreamy as you

MachinedruM

容易入耳，在簡約低音、節奏及旋律

《 Dropped 》早在 1988 年出奇不意地

would expect from a Steffi record it

VAPOr CIty ArChIVEs

較為複雜的結構中取得平衡。唱片串連

推出，並強調他們音樂的兩個重要的主

了舊叢林音樂風格及朦朧灰沉的歌聲

題——社會信息及音樂的力量。他們的

doesn’t

quite

have

the

same

personality as her debut Yours &

Mine. Perhaps it’s the explicit nods to the past that render this something of a pastiche. The retro sound and look has long been the calling card of every disgruntled generation (tired of their own situation and intent on romanticising the past) but it feels like the 80s and 90s in particular have been Xeroxed to death over the past few years. And to admit that you’ve been listening to a lot of old electro records and just wanted to make your own version seems like a waste of a singular vision.

Release Date 發行日期: 17/11/2014 Label 出版商: Ninja Tune

（有時聽起來很像 Burial ），但在其他

首張專輯《Fear of a Black Planet》其

伴奏及音效下是很難聽得出的。是還

實已十分直接，但仍引不起迴響，於是

To all who are as yet

好的，不過你便會發現唱片像是去年的

他們更推進一步使唱片更易觸動人心。

unacquainted with the

《Vapor

正如KRS-One所說：「如果你至今仍不明

American

稍令人失望，但如果分開來說，只管享

白，那你就永遠都不會明白。」

受，這張專輯是值得一聽的。

tinyurl.com/owgpkr2

producer

Machinedrum, this is as good a place as any to start, unless Sepalcure. Vapor City Archives is rich, frenetic, highly abrasive, but also rhythmic and accessible, finding a good balance between minimal and more complex fractures of bass, rhythm and melody. The record as a whole channels old jungle breaks,

這名生於德國並居於阿姆斯特丹的音樂

samples (sometimes sounding too

人，在十年前移居柏林，現年四十歲，

much like cut-rate Burial, to its

Machinedrum

City》專輯的另一面。這是稍

tinyurl.com/mmrlf7k

you already ‘know’ him as one half of

found sounds, and dusty, murky vocal

describe. And that’s very much one of its greatest strengths.

格跟她的首張唱片《Yours & Mine》迥

didn’t necessarily work live, so they pushed the sound further on a record that defies description. As KRS-One said: if you don’t know by now you’ll never know.

異。或許它是對過去的一些肯定，令它

Release Date 發行日期: 21/11/2014 Label 出版商: Modern Love

One

唱片帶給你期望中的華麗及夢幻，但風

detriment), all of which are barely audible beneath layers of pads and other effects. So far, so good, but then you find out that they’re just B-sides and scraps from last year’s Vapor City

The Dutch-born former

FAIth IN strANGErs

即使專輯名稱有點浮誇，且整張唱片有點

club的自家唱

片公司Ostgut Ton合作的第二張大碟， Release Date 發行日期: 30/11/2014 Label 出版商: Ostgut Ton

Essential Selection

Bar最受

歡迎駐場DJ的地位，一副樂壇老手的模

Public eneMy It tAkEs A NAtION Of MIllIONs tO hOld us BACk Release Date 發行日期: 24/11/2014 Label 出版商: Def Jam

D’Angelo’s new album Black Messiah was slated for a 2015 release, but given the protests taking place in the US since the killing of Michael Brown by the Ferguson police force, the artist and the label rushed to get it out earlier.

And let’s face it, with Umbrella Movement still a necessary thorn in the government’s side here in Hong Kong (and Beijing), political music has never been more important. And so now is as good a time as any to re-release arguably the most political hip-hop record of all time. Dropped on an unsuspecting public in 1988 it was Public Enemy’s second album, and one which emphasised two things: social message and sonic energy. While their debut Fear of a Black Planet was already explicit, it

Top 10

Jules O'Brien's recommendations BOOM"s Music Editor (and erstwhile singer-songwriter) shares with you her top picks.

BOOM的音樂編輯暨唱作歌手為大家 帶來她最喜愛的十首歌曲： 1. Lapsley Falling Short 2. The War On Drugs An Ocean In Between The Waves 3. Tuxedo Do It 4. D'Angelo Sugah Daddy 5. Spoon Don't You Evah 6. The Flaming Lips The W.A.N.D. 7. Seinabo Sey Younger (Kygo Remix) 8. Kiesza Hideaway 9. Laura Marling Short Movie 10. YWild Beasts Palace (Foals Remix)

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MIxEr

By: Oliver Clasper

Andy Stott

終都應該被良知和真誠取代。最少希望 如此。它的確是美國現時的狀況下一把 令人振奮的聲音。

奠定了她在著名的Panorama

Steffi

樣。這是她跟Berghain

POwEr Of ANONyMIty

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anDy sToTT

of

the

new

Sennheiser ads that is currently rounds

doing on

the

Spotify

suggests that ‘garage duo’ du jour Disclosure are ‘rewriting the rules of dance music’. It’s probably not worth taking this up with the Advertising Standards Authority, but it is still a blatant untruth. Andy Stott, on the other hand, kind of is (and one uses the words ‘kind of’ quite deliberately).

In fact, one could argue that the British who hasn’t recorded a long player

Theo Parrish

since the equally rich Voodoo in

長，這顯然不是Parrish想要的效果。於

2000, Black Messiah is nonetheless a

芝加哥出生，但在底特律出道的歌手意圖

record of incredible depth and

以深沉及信息注入大碟中，但整張專輯

sincerity - both in its musicianship

仍然難以明白，跳舞音樂就是跳舞音樂，

and content. Moreover, in the wake

Despite the grandiose

永遠不能成為家中音嚮的音樂。一如他時

of the unrest in America that was

(or playful?) title and

間長及情感豐富的現場表演，Parrish偶

sparked by the indiscriminate killing

lengthy running time

爾會專注於他那些節奏緩慢的豪斯作品及

of a young black man by the

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this isn’t the epic Parrish

重新編製的的士高音樂。那是一種不錯的

Ferguson police force, now is as

evidently set out to make. The Detroit-

享受，但恐怕有些作品失去了個人風格。

good a time as ever for a political

based Chicago native digs deep and

最後，你只會覺得他消失於節奏中，不過

statement. The Age of Ego and

even has an underlying message

也沒大問題，因為他是現時最炙手可熱

Frivolity may finally be giving way to

running throughout, but it’s still a

的DJ之一，他對音樂歷史的認識令人折

the Age of Consciousness and

record that’s hard to digest: what

服。但他的自家製則有點太自我陶醉了。

Sincerity. Here’s to hoping, at least.

works on the dance floor doesn’t

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Apparently Black Messiah was slated

are currently pushing ‘post-post-post future’ dubstep, techno, and old jungle and garage elements in new and fascinating directions. Further, it would seem,

than

their

American

counterparts, at least. The likes of Powell, Regis, Lee Gamble, Eomac (from Ireland), Moiré, and Actress are reshaping and reimagining these influences,

dredging

up

older

fragments and melding them into newer

sounds

that

defy

easy

classification. Faith in Strangers is all this and more, and hence hard to

always work on the home stereo, and

for an early 2015 release, but given

Sennheisser耳機其中一個新廣告是講述

vice versa. And just like his long,

the current state of affairs the artist and label worked tirelessly to get it

樂的法則」。這當然未至於要到廣告事務

likes to focus on the minimal aspect of

D’angelo anD The VanguarD

車庫音樂二人組Disclosure「重寫舞蹈音

out as soon as possible. That alone

局投訴，但這形容的確有點不盡不實。

his own slow-tempo house tracks and

BlAck MEssIAh

speaks volumes.

而另一方面，Andy

expressive live sets Parrish occasionally

disco re-edits. In that sense there’s much to enjoy, but also much to grow

Stott則稱得上可如

此形容。事實上，有人說英國正以全新

Release Date 發行日期: 15/12/2014 Label 出版商: RCA

weary of as some songs have little

如果你跟任何D’Angelo的粉絲聊起來，

及吸引的方向推動「後後後未來」迴響

你一定不能對《Black Messiah》這張唱

貝斯、高科技音樂及舊叢林和車庫音樂 元素。音樂人如 Powell 、 Regis 、 Lee

personality. In the end, you get the

Speak to any D’Angelo

片胡亂評價。對一位已經很久沒有

sense that he’s simply lost in the funk,

fan

and

推 出 新 唱 片 的 音 樂 人 來 說 ，《 B l a c k

Gamble 、 Eomac 、 Moiré 及 Actress

which is fine seeing as he’s one of the

there’s a chance they

Messiah》的確是一張在音樂及內容方面

都在重新塑造及編製這些元素，將舊有

best DJs working today and his

won’t be able to hear

異常地意義深刻及極具誠意的唱片。再

的好東西撈起來，加入到全新的音樂當

knowledge of music history goes

your ramblings over the sound of

者，美國在費格遜警察因歧視殺死一名

中。《Faith in Strangers》就是這樣誕生

marrow deep. But his own productions

Black Messiah. And while wary of

黑人少年所引起的動盪下，這是推出具

出來，它的強勢實在是難以形容。

can veer towards the self-indulgent.

eulogising an album from an artist

政治意味作品的最好時機。自大輕佻最

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right

now

LP. That can be disappointing, but taken on its own this LP is worth listening to. Isolate and enjoy, and forget about context.

D’Angelo的新專輯《Black

Messiah》

Amsterdam

resident

聽起來像是一張雜錦唱片。唱片的復古

moved to Berlin almost

音樂及外觀是「不滿世代」（不滿現狀而

a decade ago, and now

緬懷過去）所期待的，但印象中，八十

aged 40 and having cemented herself

及九十年代已在過去幾年被翻用再翻用

對不熟悉和不太了解這位美國監製

工讓它提早面世。面對現實，雨傘運動

as a much-loved resident of the

至體無完膚。不得不承認復古音樂已聽

對香港及北京政府來說仍然是一根刺，

infamous Panorama Bar, probably

得太多，再多的版本已令人不屑一顧。

Machinedrum的人（除非你已「認識」 他是 Sepalcure 成員之一）來說，這絕

feels like a veteran of the scene. This

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對是一個透過唱片而認識他的好時機。

確是推出一張堪稱政治味最濃的嘻哈唱

《Vapor

片的最好時機，因為可以更觸動人心。

is her second LP on the Berghain club’s own label, Ostgut Ton, and

原定於 2015 年初推出，但由於美國在 費格遜警察殺死Michael

Brown所引

起動盪的關係，音樂人及唱片公司都趕

City

Archives》音樂十分豐

政治音樂從未如此重要過。現在的而且

富、狂野、非常粗鄙，但又充滿節拍及

Public

Enemy這隊組合的第二張專輯

while it’s as lush and dreamy as you

MachinedruM

容易入耳，在簡約低音、節奏及旋律

《 Dropped 》早在 1988 年出奇不意地

would expect from a Steffi record it

VAPOr CIty ArChIVEs

較為複雜的結構中取得平衡。唱片串連

推出，並強調他們音樂的兩個重要的主

了舊叢林音樂風格及朦朧灰沉的歌聲

題——社會信息及音樂的力量。他們的

doesn’t

quite

have

the

same

personality as her debut Yours &

Mine. Perhaps it’s the explicit nods to the past that render this something of a pastiche. The retro sound and look has long been the calling card of every disgruntled generation (tired of their own situation and intent on romanticising the past) but it feels like the 80s and 90s in particular have been Xeroxed to death over the past few years. And to admit that you’ve been listening to a lot of old electro records and just wanted to make your own version seems like a waste of a singular vision.

Release Date 發行日期: 17/11/2014 Label 出版商: Ninja Tune

（有時聽起來很像 Burial ），但在其他

首張專輯《Fear of a Black Planet》其

伴奏及音效下是很難聽得出的。是還

實已十分直接，但仍引不起迴響，於是

To all who are as yet

好的，不過你便會發現唱片像是去年的

他們更推進一步使唱片更易觸動人心。

unacquainted with the

《Vapor

正如KRS-One所說：「如果你至今仍不明

American

稍令人失望，但如果分開來說，只管享

白，那你就永遠都不會明白。」

受，這張專輯是值得一聽的。

tinyurl.com/owgpkr2

producer

Machinedrum, this is as good a place as any to start, unless Sepalcure. Vapor City Archives is rich, frenetic, highly abrasive, but also rhythmic and accessible, finding a good balance between minimal and more complex fractures of bass, rhythm and melody. The record as a whole channels old jungle breaks,

這名生於德國並居於阿姆斯特丹的音樂

samples (sometimes sounding too

人，在十年前移居柏林，現年四十歲，

much like cut-rate Burial, to its

Machinedrum

City》專輯的另一面。這是稍

tinyurl.com/mmrlf7k

you already ‘know’ him as one half of

found sounds, and dusty, murky vocal

describe. And that’s very much one of its greatest strengths.

格跟她的首張唱片《Yours & Mine》迥

didn’t necessarily work live, so they pushed the sound further on a record that defies description. As KRS-One said: if you don’t know by now you’ll never know.

異。或許它是對過去的一些肯定，令它

Release Date 發行日期: 21/11/2014 Label 出版商: Modern Love

One

唱片帶給你期望中的華麗及夢幻，但風

detriment), all of which are barely audible beneath layers of pads and other effects. So far, so good, but then you find out that they’re just B-sides and scraps from last year’s Vapor City

The Dutch-born former

FAIth IN strANGErs

即使專輯名稱有點浮誇，且整張唱片有點

club的自家唱

片公司Ostgut Ton合作的第二張大碟， Release Date 發行日期: 30/11/2014 Label 出版商: Ostgut Ton

Essential Selection

Bar最受

歡迎駐場DJ的地位，一副樂壇老手的模

Public eneMy It tAkEs A NAtION Of MIllIONs tO hOld us BACk Release Date 發行日期: 24/11/2014 Label 出版商: Def Jam

D’Angelo’s new album Black Messiah was slated for a 2015 release, but given the protests taking place in the US since the killing of Michael Brown by the Ferguson police force, the artist and the label rushed to get it out earlier.

And let’s face it, with Umbrella Movement still a necessary thorn in the government’s side here in Hong Kong (and Beijing), political music has never been more important. And so now is as good a time as any to re-release arguably the most political hip-hop record of all time. Dropped on an unsuspecting public in 1988 it was Public Enemy’s second album, and one which emphasised two things: social message and sonic energy. While their debut Fear of a Black Planet was already explicit, it

Top 10

Jules O'Brien's recommendations BOOM"s Music Editor (and erstwhile singer-songwriter) shares with you her top picks.

BOOM的音樂編輯暨唱作歌手為大家 帶來她最喜愛的十首歌曲： 1. Lapsley Falling Short 2. The War On Drugs An Ocean In Between The Waves 3. Tuxedo Do It 4. D'Angelo Sugah Daddy 5. Spoon Don't You Evah 6. The Flaming Lips The W.A.N.D. 7. Seinabo Sey Younger (Kygo Remix) 8. Kiesza Hideaway 9. Laura Marling Short Movie 10. YWild Beasts Palace (Foals Remix)

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Jay Chou

title track, ‘The Huge Shoes’, is an interesting comical melody filled with circus-like, honky tonk piano progressions and licks. The song is punchy, but not the easiest to listen to.

Chou tries to incorporate too many musical elements at once for a borderline jarring experience.

However, Chou still shines is in his nostalgic, love-of-family ballads like ‘Listening to Your Father.’ He seamlessly takes RnB and merges it with traditional Chinese sounds for an emotionally longing piece. His newest 12-track album isn’t the most inspired, but it still highlights what he’s known for and good at.

Asian Essential Selections

Love With You’ is confusing and diminishes Cheung’s classy image.

Producers should have cut half the album and turned it into an EP for a more focused piece of work, instead of this distracting mix. Nevertheless, Cheung’s title tracks should be enough to carry him onto the podium. 七年後，歌神張學友為慶祝音樂事業三十 周年，推出一張國語大碟。學友仍然狀態 十足，在現代搖滾曲《醒著做夢》中你完 全感受到他那把磁性及充滿靈魂的嗓子。 專輯真正的亮點是扣人心弦的抒情歌《用 餘生去愛》，將會是今年頒獎典禮的熱門 作品，編曲方面將深刻的情感、成熟及真 誠平衡得無懈可擊，加上他的歌喉將歌曲 的震撼程度帶到另一個層次。不過整體來

事隔兩年，國語流行曲天王周杰倫終於在

說，大碟仍有點美中不足——如夏威夷四

世界巡迴演唱時，推出第十三張專輯《哎

弦琴作品《我愛上你》則將學友的經典形

呦，不錯哦》。經過十四年，他仍然嘗試

象蒙上一襲朦糊感。話雖如此，單憑學

為他的音樂注入新元素。主打歌《鞋子特

友的主打歌已足以令他在台上風芒盡現。

大號》的卡通化旋律很有馬戲團味道，並

Okan是一隊四人地下搖滾樂隊，並剛推

配上歡樂的鋼琴伴奏，是一首簡潔的作品

Okan

出了他們的首張專輯《Loved One》。唱

但並不是最容易入耳的，他一次過將太

Standing egg

LOvEd ONE

片收錄了十一首令人一聽難忘並將日式及

多音樂元素加起來，是有丁點兒過火了。

US

西方搖滾元素融合的作品。對於樂隊它是 Release Date 發行日期: 10/12/14 Label 出版商: Space Shower Music

一張非常個人的專輯，講述他們被欺凌的 經歷、自殺的念頭及家庭的悲劇。故事

The four-member indie

以節奏緊湊的《Shapes of Happiness》

rock band of Okan have

及《Light》作開端。這兩首都屬節奏較

just released their debut

快而華麗，並充滿清脆結他聲的作品。

album, Loved One, and

《Sunflower》則較為日式，將日本三弦

it’s exactly what the dying rock

加入鄉村搖滾樂中，成為一首有趣的民

community in Japan needs. Clean

謠。最令我們陶醉是在《Samurai》的跳

thrashes, uplifting wailing, addictive

躍節奏真的會令你感到無限鼓舞。這專輯

riffs and a glorified mix of Japanese

將令你更了解日本搖滾界的動向及趨勢。

and Western rock influences all rolled into one dynamic 11 track album. This is a very personal album for the band,

Jay ChOu

which deals with their experiences

HEy, NOt BAd

with bullying, thoughts of suicide and family tragedy. Things start off on a high

intensity

with

‘Shapes

Release Date 發行日期: 29/12/14 Label 出版商: Sony Music Entertainment

of

Happiness’ and ‘Light’. The tracks are

After two years, the

fast paced, lush and full of bright crisp

maestro of Mando-pop

guitar progressions. ‘Sunflower’ is a

is

more Japanese inspired track and

thirteenth album, Hey,

utilises the shamisen to blend in with a

Not Bad, released in conjunction with

country rock sound for a fun folk tune.

his world tour. Jay Chou’s career in

What really resonated with us is the

music has been expansive and his

slashing good fun of ‘Samurai’ and its

influence unparalleled. Few would

revved up hook that’ll have you

disagree that Chou was vital in

cheering from your gut. Check out

changing the sound of Chinese pop

this album if you want to know what’s

music at the turn of the century. And

up-and-coming in Japan’s rock scene.

after 14 years, he’s still trying to add

back

with

his

something different to his music. His

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不過懷舊熱愛家庭抒情歌《聽爸爸的話》 仍然十分奪耳，他將節奏藍調與傳統中國

Release Date 發行日期: 10/12/14 Label 出版商: Windmill Entertainment

音樂融合得天衣無縫，打造出一首感性的 長篇作品。即使他最新的專輯說不上最扣 人心弦，但仍然能將他的強項表露無遺。

JaCky Cheung WAkE Up drEAMING Release Date 發行日期: 23/12/14 Label 出版商: Universal Music

After seven years, Cantopop king Jacky Cheung releases a Mandarin album to celebrate his 30th anniversary in music. Vocally, Cheung has still got it and you can really hear his raw, soulful power on the modern rock track, ‘Wake Up Dreaming’. Not bad for a 53-year-old. The real gem of the album is the gripping ballad, ‘The Rest of Time’, which is a clear favorite to win some major awards this year. The composition has the perfect balance of emotional depth, maturity and sincerity. Combined with Cheung’s abilities, the song rises to the next level of impact. Overall however, the album leaves a bit to be desired. Tracks like the Hawaiian ukulele track, ‘Fall in

Feeling a bit of those winter blues? Remedy that with the easy breezy, spirit lifting vibes from acoustic band, Standing Egg and their new album US. The setup for Standing Egg is quite unique and consists of members Egg1, Egg2 and Egg3, who produce and compose the music. They then collaborate with a host of indie artists like Clover on title track, ‘Kiss Me’ or Yeseul on the folky piece, ‘She is Back’, which has road trip written all over it. If you’re planning a relaxing day at the park or at the beach, lazing around and catching some rays, US is that happygo-lucky album you need to complement your day. 原音樂樂隊Standing

Egg及他們的新唱

片《US》的輕快跳脫的旋律將為你稍加 安慰。Standing

Egg的組合十分特別，

成員包括Egg1，Egg2及Egg3，一手包辦 作曲及製作。他們亦與一眾的獨立製作人 合作，如以一段駕車旅程貫穿的民謠作品 《She is Back》的Yeseul。如你想在公 園裡或海灘上渡過輕鬆的一天，《US》是 令那一天過得更完整的唱片。

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By: Charlie Tamoto

Jay Chou

title track, ‘The Huge Shoes’, is an interesting comical melody filled with circus-like, honky tonk piano progressions and licks. The song is punchy, but not the easiest to listen to.

Chou tries to incorporate too many musical elements at once for a borderline jarring experience.

However, Chou still shines is in his nostalgic, love-of-family ballads like ‘Listening to Your Father.’ He seamlessly takes RnB and merges it with traditional Chinese sounds for an emotionally longing piece. His newest 12-track album isn’t the most inspired, but it still highlights what he’s known for and good at.

Asian Essential Selections

Love With You’ is confusing and diminishes Cheung’s classy image.

Producers should have cut half the album and turned it into an EP for a more focused piece of work, instead of this distracting mix. Nevertheless, Cheung’s title tracks should be enough to carry him onto the podium. 七年後，歌神張學友為慶祝音樂事業三十 周年，推出一張國語大碟。學友仍然狀態 十足，在現代搖滾曲《醒著做夢》中你完 全感受到他那把磁性及充滿靈魂的嗓子。 專輯真正的亮點是扣人心弦的抒情歌《用 餘生去愛》，將會是今年頒獎典禮的熱門 作品，編曲方面將深刻的情感、成熟及真 誠平衡得無懈可擊，加上他的歌喉將歌曲 的震撼程度帶到另一個層次。不過整體來

事隔兩年，國語流行曲天王周杰倫終於在

說，大碟仍有點美中不足——如夏威夷四

世界巡迴演唱時，推出第十三張專輯《哎

弦琴作品《我愛上你》則將學友的經典形

呦，不錯哦》。經過十四年，他仍然嘗試

象蒙上一襲朦糊感。話雖如此，單憑學

為他的音樂注入新元素。主打歌《鞋子特

友的主打歌已足以令他在台上風芒盡現。

大號》的卡通化旋律很有馬戲團味道，並

Okan是一隊四人地下搖滾樂隊，並剛推

配上歡樂的鋼琴伴奏，是一首簡潔的作品

Okan

出了他們的首張專輯《Loved One》。唱

但並不是最容易入耳的，他一次過將太

Standing egg

LOvEd ONE

片收錄了十一首令人一聽難忘並將日式及

多音樂元素加起來，是有丁點兒過火了。

US

西方搖滾元素融合的作品。對於樂隊它是 Release Date 發行日期: 10/12/14 Label 出版商: Space Shower Music

一張非常個人的專輯，講述他們被欺凌的 經歷、自殺的念頭及家庭的悲劇。故事

The four-member indie

以節奏緊湊的《Shapes of Happiness》

rock band of Okan have

及《Light》作開端。這兩首都屬節奏較

just released their debut

快而華麗，並充滿清脆結他聲的作品。

album, Loved One, and

《Sunflower》則較為日式，將日本三弦

it’s exactly what the dying rock

加入鄉村搖滾樂中，成為一首有趣的民

community in Japan needs. Clean

謠。最令我們陶醉是在《Samurai》的跳

thrashes, uplifting wailing, addictive

躍節奏真的會令你感到無限鼓舞。這專輯

riffs and a glorified mix of Japanese

將令你更了解日本搖滾界的動向及趨勢。

and Western rock influences all rolled into one dynamic 11 track album. This is a very personal album for the band,

Jay ChOu

which deals with their experiences

HEy, NOt BAd

with bullying, thoughts of suicide and family tragedy. Things start off on a high

intensity

with

‘Shapes

Release Date 發行日期: 29/12/14 Label 出版商: Sony Music Entertainment

of

Happiness’ and ‘Light’. The tracks are

After two years, the

fast paced, lush and full of bright crisp

maestro of Mando-pop

guitar progressions. ‘Sunflower’ is a

is

more Japanese inspired track and

thirteenth album, Hey,

utilises the shamisen to blend in with a

Not Bad, released in conjunction with

country rock sound for a fun folk tune.

his world tour. Jay Chou’s career in

What really resonated with us is the

music has been expansive and his

slashing good fun of ‘Samurai’ and its

influence unparalleled. Few would

revved up hook that’ll have you

disagree that Chou was vital in

cheering from your gut. Check out

changing the sound of Chinese pop

this album if you want to know what’s

music at the turn of the century. And

up-and-coming in Japan’s rock scene.

after 14 years, he’s still trying to add

back

with

his

something different to his music. His

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不過懷舊熱愛家庭抒情歌《聽爸爸的話》 仍然十分奪耳，他將節奏藍調與傳統中國

Release Date 發行日期: 10/12/14 Label 出版商: Windmill Entertainment

音樂融合得天衣無縫，打造出一首感性的 長篇作品。即使他最新的專輯說不上最扣 人心弦，但仍然能將他的強項表露無遺。

JaCky Cheung WAkE Up drEAMING Release Date 發行日期: 23/12/14 Label 出版商: Universal Music

After seven years, Cantopop king Jacky Cheung releases a Mandarin album to celebrate his 30th anniversary in music. Vocally, Cheung has still got it and you can really hear his raw, soulful power on the modern rock track, ‘Wake Up Dreaming’. Not bad for a 53-year-old. The real gem of the album is the gripping ballad, ‘The Rest of Time’, which is a clear favorite to win some major awards this year. The composition has the perfect balance of emotional depth, maturity and sincerity. Combined with Cheung’s abilities, the song rises to the next level of impact. Overall however, the album leaves a bit to be desired. Tracks like the Hawaiian ukulele track, ‘Fall in

Feeling a bit of those winter blues? Remedy that with the easy breezy, spirit lifting vibes from acoustic band, Standing Egg and their new album US. The setup for Standing Egg is quite unique and consists of members Egg1, Egg2 and Egg3, who produce and compose the music. They then collaborate with a host of indie artists like Clover on title track, ‘Kiss Me’ or Yeseul on the folky piece, ‘She is Back’, which has road trip written all over it. If you’re planning a relaxing day at the park or at the beach, lazing around and catching some rays, US is that happygo-lucky album you need to complement your day. 原音樂樂隊Standing

Egg及他們的新唱

片《US》的輕快跳脫的旋律將為你稍加 安慰。Standing

Egg的組合十分特別，

成員包括Egg1，Egg2及Egg3，一手包辦 作曲及製作。他們亦與一眾的獨立製作人 合作，如以一段駕車旅程貫穿的民謠作品 《She is Back》的Yeseul。如你想在公 園裡或海灘上渡過輕鬆的一天，《US》是 令那一天過得更完整的唱片。

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Tattoo Temple +852 2524 4244

Zinc +852 2868 3448

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El Taco Loco +852 2522 0214

AZURE Restaurant & Slash Bar +852 3518 9330

Fleur de Sel +852 2645 9828

Big Pizza +852 2522 7444

French American F.A.B Bistro +852 2810 1600

Bit Point +852 2523 7436

Gourmet Burger Union +852 2581 0521

Brickhouse +852 2810 0560

H.E.A.T. +852 2857 7683

Carousel +852 2810 0202

iCaramba +852 2530 9963

Fresh Bar & Café +852 2868 3716

Kebab House Turkish Restaurant +852 2795 2727

Fortis Bank Tower +852 2861 2260

Check-In Taipei +852 2351 2622

Galaxy Macau (Macau) +853 2882 5808

DiVino Italian Restaurant & Bar +852 2167 8883

Harbour City +852 2736 7039

Drop +852 2543 8856

Happy Valley +852 2572 8282

El Caído +852 2623 2773

Hutchison House +852 2523 7098

Essensuals Hairdressing by Toni & Guy +852 2254 6088

Inno Centre +852 2319 0669

Green Waffle Diner +852 2887 9991

Langham Place +852 3514 4108

Insenses (Bassment) +852 2815 0868

Lippo Centre +852 2801 5595

IR 1968 +852 2577 9981

Lyndhurst Terrace +852 2537 1688

KEE Club +852 2810 9000

Millennium City 6 +852 2954 7433

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by Rhombus +852 3518 9688

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Infusion +852 2810 0928

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The Globe +852 2543 1941

The Habitat Lounge +852 2907 0888

East Hong Kong, Taikoo +852 3968 3968

Club Cubic +853 6638 4999

The Tavern +852 3481 3775

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts +852 2584 8500

Les Artistes Café, Tin Hau +852 3426 8918

Cuppa Coffee +852 2882 5201

The Queen Victoria +852 2529 7800

Man Sing HiFi & Video Limited, Sham Shui Po +852 3597 7376

EDO Japanese Restaurant +853 8688 6616

The White Stag +852 2866 4244

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Flame Bar +853 8868 6695

Toni & Guy +852 2533 3833 Twist +852 2522 3718 Vivo +852 3106 2526 Yorkshire Pudding +852 2536 9968

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Casablanca +853 2875 1281

Hard Rock Hotel +853 8868 3338

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Hive +853 2883 1711

8Five2 Shop +852 2573 9872

D2 +853 2872 3777

Il Café +853 2883 8372

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Irish Bar +853 2882 0708

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Hot Rod Café +853 2896 8919

Jaya +853 2880 2000

Café on The Corner +852 2882 7135

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Juice Bar +853 2884 3680

Census Lounge +852 3110 2290

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Juice Hong Kong +852 2881 0173

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Le Cesar +852 2884 3061

No.5 Italian +852 2504 2111

Mugs Talk +853 2897 2691

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Mezza 9 +853 8868 1920

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Sanshiro +853 2875 1228

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R Bar +853 8868 6694

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W Hotel +852 3717 2222

The Dog House +852 2528 0868

WOO BAR @ W Hotel +852 3717 2222

The Flying Pan +852 2528 9997 The Habitat Japanese Restaurant +852 2891 0876

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City Café +853 8868 6697

Home Hotel (Taipei) +886 8789 0111

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