Boom Magazine 034 - October 2015

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Fast Forward On In October

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Mixer Our Pick of the Best New Releases

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What’s Hot

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Hidden Tracks

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A-Side The Libertines

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Zodiac

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B-Side The Anello

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Rewind Last Month’s Best Events

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Flip Side New Order: Music Complete

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Subscription

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On the Decks Interview with Paul Van Dyk

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Directory Where You Can Find BOOM

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Play Away Manado

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Health & Beauty Autumn Relaxation

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Boom’s Kitchen ¡Viva España!

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On the Rocks Soju

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On the Streets

CONTENTS

Editor’s Note

The Team

Hong Kong: the next music capital? It certainly seems that way, with all these incredible acts popping up our streets. This month, in light of The Libertines’ gritty and grand new album, (and their headline slot at Clockenflap next month!) we dive back into the likely lads’ turbulent past (P16). Also on the menu is a review of New Order’s new album (another legendary name on the ‘flap line up) (P24), and a B-Side interview with one of the savviest local acts we’ve had the pleasure to meet this year, The Anello (P20), who’ve just released their groovy debut EP, Next to Me. Trance pioneer and dance ambassador Paul van Dyk indulges us in On the Decks (P28) ahead of Cream’s Hong Kong party at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on the 20th, and last months best (and worst!) releases are waiting for your perusal in Mixer (P42). In Play Away (P30), we introduce you to the gorgeous Manado in Indonesia, where diving and city life go hand in hand. On the Rocks (P38) is Korean soju and its slow but steady rise in Hong Kong, and in Boom’s Kitchen (P36) we dive a little deeper into our city’s Spanish cuisine, ahead of the Spanish National Day celebrations this month. As always, flip through our calendar (P4) for the best events and gigs of the month (we can’t wait for Secret Island Party, among countless others). Check for photos of your friends at last month’s best events in Rewind (P58), and see what the cool kids are wearing in On the Streets (P40). Last but not least, check out the coolest new products in What’s Hot (P14), and our autumn beauty tips in Beauty 101 (P34). Happy October, catch you next month! ♴♧âŚ?ę°‰ĺ?żâ›“鿪Ő‚ꝝ庌

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ON IN OCTOBER 8 8 Metal Agenda Presents: TH Death Certificate,

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Orange Peel

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A night of heavy metal takes over Hidden Agenda, featuring Finnish band Children of Bodom, Carcass (UK), Sapporo-bred three-piece GYZE and great local talent Evocation.

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Songs For Children Presents: The Garden, with special guests The Yours,

Californian identical twins Fletcher and Wyatt Shears grew up in Orange County. Their style, cultivated by a musical father and the honey-basted sunsets of the West Coast, juggles garage rock with psychedelia reminiscent of a wobbly Animal Collective record. Self-dubbed ‘vada vada’ in genre, the musicians-cum-supermodels are set to take everyone on a rather spectacular journey at Orange Peel. Not to be missed. ⸈䊝꧱脆胣'MFUDIFSㄤ8ZBUU 4IFBST倴堜簖Ꟁ㣐➮⦛涸갉坿

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Beertopia 2015, Central Harbourfront RECOMMENDED

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Hong Kong’s ultimate craft beer festival hits the harbourfront once more, boasting a collection of over 500 beers from around the world, as well as a huge line up of local DJs and bands ranging from acoustic funk groups to deep beats from the lads over at Sol Passion Music. Gather your friends, find a nice spot on the Oktoberfest style table seating, get involved in some giant games of beer pong, and drink yourself merry. Doors open on Friday evening from 6-11pm, and Saturday from midday to 11pm.

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Asia Contemporary Art Show, Conrad Hotel

The Asia Contemporary Art Show returns to the high floors of the Conrad Hotel with 2000 pieces of stunning artwork from over 60 galleries around the world. Whether you’re looking to seek out a new showpiece for your home, meet artists, or simply appreciate some of the world’s best contemporary art, this is perhaps the best fine art event to hit Hong Kong every year. ❏崎殹➿谁遯㾝䌟衽⢵荈⚆歲ぐ㖒Ⱉ⼧㢵⦐谁䐤涸馄麕✳

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SOSUPERSAM,

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Fly

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Up on Ice House Street, an LA ‘it’ girl steps up to the decks. SOSUPERSAM has opened for Boys II Men, Childish Gambino and Erykah Badu (among loads others), DJing classic hip hop, RnB and indie. Attend if you want to experience an evening in the shoes of Los Angeles’ party people. 㖈ꨔ䑖遳♧⡙⢵荈峫勒熘涸㥏갉坿➃⽰㼟涬♳'-:涸莻〵40461&34".鸏⡙㥏%+㖈⟃䖃剎竤剐衽そ涸

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Hed Kandi: Dusk Til Disco, OZONE

Behemoth house label Hed Kandi takes over the sky as OZONE hosts their night, Dusk ’Til Disco. On top of a wide array of live performances and entertainment, Irish DJ wonder woman Eibhlin and percussion accompanist Kami C play a melange of house, new and old.

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Submarine Junk TH Party

Cliché Records and PUSH hold hands and jump into the ocean, bringing with them a juicy roster of DJs and one hell of a party. Tickets are nearly sold out, but grab yours as soon as you can in order to secure a spot on the best junk party of the year.

Songs For Children present: TH JAAKKO EINO KALEVI,

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Social Room

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KimKat, Club CUBIC

It’s all about that LA vibe this month particularly at CUBIC, whose coveted Saturday spot goes this time to LA duo KimKat, aka Kim Lee and Katrina Nova, who are rising up the ranks since sharing a stage at KL’s Future Music Festival with deadmau5 and Will Sparks. Catch ‘em before they soar. 鸏⦐剢涸崞⹛䎙⛖僽莅峫勒熘剤ꡠ罜♶䖤

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Songs for Children strike yet another chord with Hong Kong’s dream pop fans, flying in Finnish experimental wunderkind Jaakko Eino Kalevi and his hazy gems. This time in Social Room, we can expect this to be a must-attend for those with an alternative ear and those who crave something a little different.

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DJ Revolution Vol. 26 Steve Aoki,

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Levels

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Without much need for introduction, long-haired, pie-throwing Grammy nominee Steve Aoki turns Levels into pure EDM chaos as DJ Revolution throws their 26th round. High energy electro house until the early hours of the morning. 搂꨾㢵⡲➝稲♧걧Ꟁ녋䩩跗票捀⦐➃呔锅垦鎹⚛鄄䲿そ呔卌繡栁涸4UFWF "PLJ㼟剚㖈-FWFMT梖鱲

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LA FIESTA (Spanish National Day Party),

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La Paloma La Fiesta Nacional de España takes place on the 15th, and to celebrate, La Paloma books in the weekend for a huge party filled with Spanish gourmet food, drinks, and Latin beats. Enjoy the churros bar, and four corners of regional Spanish food, before relaxing on the outdoor terrace with a glass of sangria. Lovely.

Dr Martens presents a top night of live, local bands at KITEC for HK's round of their Stand For Something world tour. On the line up is Jing Wong, New Youth Barbershop, Yellow! And Supper Moment. %S

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Dr. Martens STAND FOR SOMETHING HK 2015,

FuFu presents: Kipona Aloha, Mahalo Tiki Lounge

The second round of Kipona Aloha takes over Mahalo Tiki Lounge with a stellar line up of DJs and live artistry. This month it’s French DJs LaPlace and MLCH on the decks, alongside South African deep tech house guru Keypositive. Street artist Sabotage paints live on the night, followed by an auction for his work to raise money for charity.

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A mammoth festival takes over Pier 4 for the weekend as House of Vans presents its Asia tour finale in Hong Kong. A giant medley of food, drink, music, art, street culture and sport gathers in front of Victoria Harbour, introducing the RECOMMENDED city to Vans’ way of life. The fest will feature a half pipe built on the pier with shows from the HK Skateteam and China, a huge line up of local and Chinese acts (including Nova Heart from Beijing, Macbeth from Taipei, GDJYB, LMF, DJ Frankie Lam and DJ Yeti B. Food will be provided by Yardbird, 22 Ships and Little Bao, while live street art from the HKWalls and Start From Zero rosters will accompany the entire event.

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Event details were correct at the time of publication, but make sure you check with the venue yourself. 崞⹛鑬䞕荛䨔珳儘捀彋⡎锞㖈ⴀ涮⵹ⱄ焷钢♧妄

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The beloved Secret Island Party takes to an unexplored corner of Hong Kong once more, launching you into paradise with a bottomless line up of live bands and DJs spanning almost all genres, hush-hush hidden jungle raves, private beaches (complete with tent hire), sports, plenty of drink and food, and hedonistic crowds. Sure to be a world famous destination for festival aficionados in no time, Hush Up’s Secret Island Party is an essential event for anyone and everyone.

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CREAM Tours HK, ft. Paul Van Dyk/ Cosmic Gate/Christina Novelli,

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Kai Tak Cruise Terminal RECOMMENDED

Tickets for Cream, aka Creamfields, are some of the most coveted in the world. Luckily for us, the organisers have decided to spread their wings into Asia, giving us all the chance to experience one of their leading events right on our doorstep. Headlining is the illustrious and legendary Paul Van Dyk, the German innovator of techno and beyond - whose interview you can read in our B-Side (p.28). Also on the line up at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is German EDM duo Cosmic Gate and the exceptional vocalist and DJ Christina Novelli. $3&".âżśă ?$SFBNFMETď˜šă¸?朸ę&#x;Œç‰ąçŠŞăźŠĺƒ˝ăŁ?杞㣆㺍â&#x;ƒĺŽ 朸ćš&#x;ă…ˇâ›“â™§ď˜ˇäŽ‹éşŒ朸ĺƒ˝ď˜šâšşéłľă¸˝ĺ€°äŠşĺŻšăš éŠ´ăź&#x;é¸?çşˆâŤ„㣟➃ćš&#x;

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Turn down for what? Lil Jon is what - the King of Crunk fronts the room at Levels, complete with grills, bling, and a whole lot of attitude. Hits and a full dance floor all night. ŐšTurn down for whatŐş é¸?媯ĺ§?é‘‚ä–Žć“żäœŤă‚…î™°-JM +PO⢾âœŤď˜šĺˆœé“­ă?Şă†

The BIGBANG boys bring their K-pop back to this side of Asia, this time hitting up the Cotai Arena in Macau. It’s a triple-date show after the last tour’s success, but still worth catching your tickets soon - we all know how quickly Korean superbands sell out nowadays!

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Event details were correct at the time of publication, but make sure you check with the venue yourself. 崞⚛鑏䞕č?›ä¨”ç?łĺ„˜ć?€ĺ˝‹ď˜šâĄŽé”žă–ˆâ´€朎⾚âą„ç„ˇé’˘â™§ĺŚ„ď˜ˇ

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Vibes x Cliche present: Darius,

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Renowned for his remixes of Bondax and Flight Facilities, Parisian producer Darius has appeared alongside Cyril Hahn, Ben Pearce, and countless other massive underground names. Catch him at one of our favourite venues for euphoric funk-house: the Mira’s stylish chill out lounge, Vibes. 稇⟃Ⱖ#POEBYㄤ'MJHIU 'BDJMJUJFT涸幋갉⡲ㅷ鸏⡙⢵荈䊼랫涸갉坿醢⡲➃%BSJVT䊺䧭捀$ZSJM )BIO#FO 1FBSDF

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Harts Live in HK,

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After a breathtaking performance by Hiatus Kaiyote last month, House of Mercury returns with Singleton Malt Whisky to Ovolo Southside with another impeccable Melbourne act. Harts is a one-man soul rock machine, emanating Jimi Hendrix’s guitar technique and Prince’s vocals all in one (Prince even said “he reminds me of how I was at that age”). We can’t wait for this show. 糒♳剢)JBUVT ,BJZPUF⟂➃雙㎒涸怵ⴀ䖕)PVTF PG .FSDVSZ

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Zombie Prom, Zuma

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DJ Mistrezz C and Seth Gutierrez headline Zuma’s annual Halloween party this year. Zombie Prom returns in all its glory, with a weekend trip to Bangkok up for grabs for the best dressed couple - aka the ‘Prom King and Queen’. Expect some sultry saxophone from Oscar Azahar, as well as a great venue away from the costumed crowds in LKF. ;VNB➛䎃䌟걆衽%+ .JTUSF[[ $ㄤ4FUI (VUJFSSF[♧ず䣔牝➛䎃涸䎃䏞蠝翱

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Dead Not Alive Halloween, Armani/Privé

Over in Chater House, Alive Not Dead presents its Halloween party, Dead Not Alive, for the eighth year running over the three areas in Armani/Privé. Costumes are an absolute must, unless you want to be turned away from a line up of international and local acts, photo booths, temporary tattoo booths and delicious drinks. Headlining the night is DJ Fly, triple champion of the DMC World Championships.

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Black Magic Voodoo, Mahalo Tiki Lounge

ST FuFu presents a tropical halloween party at Mahalo Tiki Lounge, with a AfroCarribbean voodoo theme. Headlining is French deep soul DJ Pablo Valentino, with support from FuFu residents Taku Hirayama, MLCH and La Place. 'V'Vツ桐.BIBMP 5JLJ -PVOHF攨䌟蠝翱眏

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Ruark Audio-R4 IMS Powerful Elegance In a recent hunt for a sleek and subtle speaker set, we came across a lovely new product from British awardwinning sound design company Ruark Audio. For many of us in Hong Kong, using space efficiently is crucial for home comfort. The new R4 Mk3 speaker is high-end but compact - the perfect output device for TV, Bluetooth devices, AUX, CD, radio, and even USB. Ruark has a reputation for innovation in their products, and although it looks understated, the R4 Mk3 has a wide range of unique features for example, 3D-enhanced stereo sound and an integrated subwoofer. Essentially, this is a great speaker for

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U.D. Smokey Palette Bold and Beautiful

those who need something simple to look at, but impressive on the ears with all genres of music.

It’s finally here: Urban Decay’s long

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a bestseller in no time), make up

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collections very closely. Somehow,

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of mixing and matching colours,

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textures and opaqueness that make

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that autumn’s underway, it’s time

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and pastel peach to metallic silver and ash black, this is a fierce and essential addition to anyone’s makeup collection.

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their Naked palette (which became

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fans have been watching their

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Urban Decay has mastered the art

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as well as providing a range of

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it easy to apply in subtle layers. Now

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to attempt that with the coveted չ摳旃պ鸤㘗Ղ鸏㤛滚䕧湏穪㼩僽ⴲ㷸 ‘smokey’ look - and this palette is 罏涸㸤繡酤⪔䖰❮涯ⵌ磌堜ꆄ㿂ꋓ荛

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the perfect kit for both beginners and professionals. From bright white

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Society6 iPhone cases

Electric Scooters

Whether you’ve queued up to nab

whether you want to flaunt something cute, retro, or just pure silly. Check out the cases at society6. com/cases to order one for yourself!

You might think they look ridiculous,

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(despite an array of painful videos

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the balance control). These things

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handle (some people have been

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became viral after Justin Bieber was

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The products are actually, adorably,

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on Kickstarter in a campaign to

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your very own brand new iPhone 6s, or continue to hold on dearly to your crumbling iPhone 4, chances are you’ve worked out that there’s no better investment than a phone case. We love Apple stuff, but the phones are stupidly slippery (remember how the first iPhone 6 ever bought was dropped immediately after purchase, on camera?) This particular writer was hunting for a new case, and stumbled across a great little website that provides a huge range of quirky covers. Phones have become somewhat of a fashion accessory in Hong Kong nowadays, and this website

provides

for

everyone,

2-Wheelin’

but like it or not you have to admit that these 2-wheel electric skateboard things look pretty fun

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online of people not quite mastering

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are essentially segways without the

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calling them ‘swagways’), and they

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seen flaunting his own on Instagram.

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called ‘PhunkeeDucks’, and began

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ore than anything, the story of The Libertines is a romance. Two platonic lovers, brothers, intimately entwined by a shared lust for bridling the highest poetic territory. Carl Barât and Pete Doherty helmed the hopeless romanticism of millennial indie, and commanded the frontline against bohemia’s vices, only to fail and fall hostage. But with Anthems For Doomed Youth, their first album in over a decade, it looks like they’ve wrestled their way home. They met in 1997, Barât a drama student at Brunel and Doherty an English Literature first-year at Queen Mary. The joint fervour for songwriting soon spurred them to drop out and move to Camden, North London’s beatnik borough. They shared a dream of ‘Albion’: “To gain a measure of immortality in the plastic bubble of popular culture,â€? as penned

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in Doherty’s old scrapbooks. From this, a paradox was born, balancing garage-rock iconoclasm with metric finesse, inspired by old English poets and ’70s punk bands. The Libertines signed to Rough Trade Records in 2001, and after a year of sharing stages with The Vines and The Strokes, the newfound London scene had become fertile enough for talks of releasing a debut album. Up the Bracket was produced by The Clash guitarist Mick Jones, whose minimal tweaking left the record with a slapdash sound that would eventually characterise the band. The (continuing) success of title track ’Up the Bracket’ and ‘Time For Heroes’ launched Barât and Doherty ever closer to their ‘Albion’, but already Doherty’s drug habits had begun to chafe. Perhaps their greatest release came in the form of ‘Don’t Look

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ADLINE THE ICONIC UK INDIE PIONEERS HE ITH THE RELEASE CLOCKENFLAP THIS YEAR, AND W WOUNDS FROM EIR TH S EM SE IT M, BU AL W NE A OF EEN CARL BARÂT THE PAST HAVE HEALED. BUT BETW ALWAYS BE SCARS. AND PETE DOHERTY, THERE WILL

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Back Into the Sun’ in August 2003, recorded after a promotional trip to the US (during which they penned the first Babyshambles material, a side project Doherty would go on to pursue). The sanguine riffs in the track feigned an impression of strength in the band, but in truth Doherty’s now lamentable addiction meant he often missed recording sessions, and the track was pieced together in separate takes. The fragmented recording process was symbolic of the crumbling relationship between a heartbroken Barât and the lost Doherty, now in the throes of heroin and crack cocaine. The next year was spent in a series of brawls. Doherty focused on Babyshambles, cast out by Barât unless he went to rehab. Barât’s own side project, Dirty Pretty Things, became yet another point of tension between the two. Eventually Doherty

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RED TWO TORTU F O E L A T E H T BATTERED BY E V O L A S E SOULMAT ONE OF THE IS E S U B A G DRU AND ROLL K C O R IN S U MOST FAMO they didn’t quite have enough to pull through. The Libertines’ final single before dissolving was, somewhat sorrowfully, ‘What Became of the Likely Lads’: “What became of the dreams we had? Oh, what became of forever?” The Libertines left behind a profound legacy. The tale of two tortured soulmates - and their effortless musical synergy cut short by drug abuse - is now one of the most famous in rock and roll. They had been at the forefront of reviving the leather-clad 'rebel' image once made popular in the ‘70s, and, heroin-chic model under arm, had become independent fashion icons and national heartthrobs. The pair enjoyed a brief reunion in 2010, with sold out shows across London and headline slots at music festivals around the UK. However, Doherty and Barât returned their focuses to Babyshambles and Dirty Pretty Things, respectively, as well as sporadic solo projects. Though in January this year, Doherty’s rehab was complete, and a headline slot was announced at Hyde Park in London, where they played in July before appearing as the surprise headline act at Glastonbury festival.

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Anthems for Doomed Youth’s release was set for the 11th September, and was dubiously awaited by their once dedicated fans. Like so many reunion albums today, were The Libertines about to release a modernised, disappointingly synthadorned version of their original sound? Would they stick to the relaxed recording style that launched them skyward in the first place? Most crucially, would their collective songwriting ability have faltered over the years apart? With its release, we have come to learn a new side of Barât and Doherty. Whereas once their lyrics were drunken in poetic ideals and frolicking in hedonism, here they reflect on their vices with more wisdom than ever before (mostly, we can assume, down to their added years). The video for ‘Heart of the Matter’ speaks for itself. In a prison cell, they torture each other, injecting drugs into each other’s necks, forcefeeding each other booze and cocaine, yelling, “with all the battery it’s taken, I’m surprised it’s still ticking!” Onlookers watch through peepholes, eager, entertained, hungry - even aroused. The Libertines have fed the

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media’s hunger for controversy for years; it's tortured them, and they want us to feel that. Reassuringly, it seems nothing has changed in way of their sound and coherence as songwriters. ‘Gunga Din’ recalls Doherty’s helpless days wasted under the needle, dreaming of heroic characters from Rudyard Kipling poems - “Got to find a vein, it’s always the same, and a drink to ease the pain, I woke up again and dreamt of Gunga Din”. The true gems, carrying the same gentle savviness as in ‘Don’t Look Back into the Sun’, are the title track, and the sincere love song ‘You’re My Waterloo’, in which Doherty has clearly found forgiving ground with Barât, and vice versa. The beautiful thing about their music, despite so many miserable setbacks, has always been the innate honesty - life will always be a struggle, there will always be temptations, and all you can do is try to push through. For a libertine, there’s no point in pretending. Catch The Libertines headlining Clockenflap, Saturday 28th Nov.

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ONCE DRUNKEN IN POETIC IDEALS AND HEDONISM, HERE THEY REFLECT ON THEIR, VICES WITH MORE WISDOM THAN EVER BEFORE

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THE ANELLO SURVIVING AS MUSICIANS CAN BE A BATTLE, BUT JEFF ANELLO AND MICHAL GARCIA ARE ALREADY CONQUERING. WITH AN E.P NEWLY RELEASED, WE TALK ABOUT HOW - AND WHAT LIES NEXT? uccess as a musician flowers mainly (for the most part) from passion and talent, but more often than not, half of the game lies in marketing strategy. This is where Michal Garcia and Jeff Anello’s electroindie project The Anello glides leagues above the rest in Hong Kong. Formed just ten months ago, the duo has already toured Asia, performed at Clockenflap, and built a large enough fanbase to fill out Next to Me, their first EP’s release party at Hidden Agenda last month. Crucially, the project has completely funded itself. Through the scent of sizzling chocolate at a coffee shop in Wan Chai, we meet the pair behind one of the slickest musical projects to have stemmed from local soil. Michal and Jeff met in Hong Kong three years ago, introduced by mutual friends and musicians. Michal, master of trumpet and keys, grew up in Texas, at the border of Mexico, raised on a vast range of music. “One minute I’d be listening to a Bach CD that I had in high school, then I’d switch over to Marilyn Manson and Stereophonics,� he laughs. Meanwhile, singer Jeff tapped foot to ‘90s RnB - Stevie Wonder, Boys II Men and the vivid pop and spectacle of global boybands whilst studying theatre performance and sound engineering in New York. More recently, both found common ground in appreciating the

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sounds from the live sets. You just have suture in the music; there’s a completeness to the whole line up. We don’t want people to notice when it’s electronic or acoustic sounds being played. It’s a peripheral thing, especially as we approach a greater technological age. The music of the future might be based on electronica, but just because there’s a trumpet in there doesn’t make it any less valid. It’s about how you make the audience feel.” Next to Me is a three-track exploration through the sunshine soul in Jeff’s vocals, the sleek sophistication of Michal’s trumpet, the tango between understated drum patterns and bubbling synths, and Jeff’s cathartic lyricism. Selfproduced, the EP is proof that sometimes, simplicity is key. Jeff again: “We use minimalistic sounds, because there’s no point muddling it all up with unnecessary noise when three instruments are already working well together.” The title track of Next to Me became the band’s focus after they gaged the audience’s positive reaction to it - “it wasn’t initially a track we were crazy about,” Jeff recalls. A huge part of The Anello’s success so far has been this deep consideration of listeners’ tastes and responses. Michal dubs the expat crowd their “default” audience by way of language, but ‘Chill 2’ (the third track on Next to Me) features a rolling rap in Spanish, their music videos on YouTube carry subtitles in Chinese, and their selectivity in sound quality at music venues is often shelved for the opportunity to connect with new people. At this point, you’d expect a band to begin to piece together a debut album. But Jeff explains why you won’t be seeing one anytime soon from The Anello, despite having enough material: “In my opinion, you’d need to be somewhat established with a label, to the point at which you know that the work you put into the album is going to reap the benefits and you’re not just throwing out your album.” Michal continues, “We’d rather focus on our EP and single releases one at a time, where you’ve got cool videos

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and everything to go with it, and everyone can get into your sound - and you make sure that your live show is really worth watching. Making an album starts to be a whole lot of effort that could be spent better elsewhere.” Instead, the pair has short-term plans to tour Asia more extensively largely for the same reason that they pick the location and timing of their gigs so carefully. “We don’t want to exhaust our Hong Kong fan base,” says Michal. “We’re going to try to go a little bit more international if we can. We’re thinking a lot about travelling around Japan to create lucrative fanbases in multiple cities there, and there’s no question we’re going back to Taiwan. We went there when we’d just started the project and there were people in the front row singing along to our songs. People just get so excited about shows there!” Before they strap on their jetpacks, Jeff and Michal have plenty of shows in Hong Kong. Two particularly exciting shows this month are a Friday night slot at Secret Island Party (11:45pm), and at a collaborative charity show between donut shop Munchies and Movember called FXCK CANCER. Jeff explains, “Obviously this project is about the music because we’re a band, and yes, I want people to hear our music and push it out as much as possible, but I do feel that if you’re able to reach people not just through the music but through a cause that you’re supporting and you feel passionate about, then you’re using your music as a platform on which you can do bigger and better things.” With a two year plan in motion, The Anello are set to become the name on everyone’s lips. “Not everything will go as we plan it to,” Jeff notes, “but as long as you’re enjoying your bandmates, you’re enjoying what you’re doing as a band, and people are enjoying your band, it’s important to have a plan. Otherwise you’ll look back on the whole experience, and not really know where to go next.” From a local band that’s truly nailing the market on the head, this is probably worth jotting down.

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NEW ORDER Music Complete ith more than enough material to keep anyone satisfied for life, and an ongoing, mind-blowing live show, New Order would always have stayed close to our hearts - even if they never did bring anything new to our collections. Once known as the infamous Joy Division, New Order came to be as a result of frontman Ian Curtis’ tragic suicide in 1980, just hours before the group was set to embark on a US tour. Taking on a new direction, with very little conversation with the media, singer Bernard Sumner led the charge into dance music territory. New Order would become the UK’s absolute pioneer in nightclub music, most notably steering Manchester’s legendary club The Haçienda, and releasing the UK’s best selling 12” record of all time, ‘Blue Monday’. It honed a cutting

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edge balance between Joy Division’s spacey post-punk and galloping, headfirst synthesisers, inspired by the likes of Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder’s early instrumentals. Dubbed ‘new wave’, New Order’s music was truly the first of its kind, rose-tinted with Joy Division’s legacy, and it continues to inspire musicians of all genres today. Although as the century turned, the invincible group altered the balanced sound on which they had thrived. After an eight year hiatus as each member pursued side projects and solo careers, they released Get Ready, which repatriated synth hooks into an overload of grinding guitar distortion, produced with a sound barely recognisable as a New Order record. The album received fond reactions, but the sparseness we had grown to love in their previous records had all but vanished.

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Then, a heavier rock sound was released in 2005’s Waiting for the Siren’s Call. The album brimmed with ideas, but again, it was skeletal in content. With the departure of bassist Peter Hook, whose upper-register basslines had become characteristic of the band, it seemed like we’d never experience another timeless New Order classic again. It was a winning lottery ticket, then, that the tenth album Music Complete was declared, and on the 22nd September this year, we were rocketed back in time to the thumping hysteria of The Haçienda. The album opens with ‘Restless’, which was released as a single ahead of the album’s unveiling. The relief and release, as it snares into a gritty bassline (the effect we thought we’d lose with Peter Hook) is overwhelming. Sumner’s vocals cut crisply out of the speakers at the same register as a frosty guitar refrain reminiscent of their early material. Sprinkled with the humble strum of an acoustic guitar, it’s as if the group has gone back in time and rediscovered their roots. With the radio number out of the way, ‘Singularity’, one of the album’s strongest tracks, comes in second. Much to the delight of festival-goers

this year who got to experience it first, the track is the first the group penned together since Waiting for the Siren’s Call. We’re landed in a spacey enclave, cantering across time on crunchy guitar polyrhythms and four-on-the-floor drums. Above it all, Gillian Gilbert’s synthesisers soar, rejoined in the studio for the first time since 1993. Lyrically, Sumner delicately outdoes himself: “I care so much for you, I crawled a thousand 〱ⴗⴀず儘♧⦐Ⲉ蕰ⱺꩺ涸穡➮갉鼚 miles through deserts full of sand, my ⯝雊➃耢䟝ⵌ➮⦛剓ⴲ+PZ %JWJTJPO涸䠮 love in every land.” 錏倾鼹且♳♧❉䎂ⳝ涸加穡➮耫㽠㥪 The album picks up even more ⫹➮⦛⿶ꅾ倞䪪㔐✫荈䊹涸呏 pace with ‘Plastic’, an unabashed ‘80s 㼩ꨶ〵䱖遤❷♶➝䧃㣐焈⚥剓䓽 house banger featuring La Roux’s ⡲ㅷ⛓♧յ4JOHVMBSJUZն筝ꦑⰦ䖕갉坿 Elly Jackson. All guitars are shelved, 眏涸聃滞㖈⯓⵹䊺桧⯓鑑聃姽刼僽糒 except a 4-note refrain here and յ8BJUJOH GPS UIF 4JSFOT $BMMն䖕痧♧ there and a funk riff in the distance. 껷➮⦛ⱄ♧妄Ⱏず㛂瘘ⶾ⡲涸⡲ㅷ䧮⦛ Already, by this point, all corners ꣮衆ⵌ♧⦐교庻涸굳㖒䢩䢩ꦑ衽㢵偒䖒 of New Order’s sound have been 管䱖涸穡➮耫ㄤ㔋䬝眏㤉렽耫ⱄ⸈♳ teased. ’Tutti Frutti’ shares in synth (JMMJBO (JMCFSU涸ざ䧭㐼耫坿넞굳荈 supremacy, with Madchester piano 䎃ⱄ妄㖈ꏗ갉㹔穡ざ饱⢵4VNOFS ㈖麥 triads and a duet between Sumner չ* DBSF TP NVDI GPS ZPV * DSBXMFE B and La Roux. We begin to notice the UIPVTBOE NJMFT UISPVHI EFTFSUT GVMM PG importance of strings on the record - TBOE NZ MPWF JO FWFSZ MBOEպ  what at first seems like a light hearted 㣐焈倴莅-B 3PVY &MMZ +BDLTPOざ⡲ dance number turns into a hard- 涸յ1MBTUJDն⸈䘰姿⠄僽♧껷♶䫔♶䩾 hitting love song, with swirling violins 涸Ⱄ⼧䎃➿韝倛莻刼䨾剤涸穡➮鄄佞 counteracting a slap bass. ⵌ♧倾ꤑ✫♶儘ⴀ植涸㔋⦐穡➮갉ㄤ Coherently, another Madchester 佞⯘ꅾ醳媯聃ⵌ鸏酭捀姺/FX 0SEFS rave number follows onto the 涸ぐ⦐괐呔鿪䊺剤梖麕✫ յ5VUUJ 'SVUUJն

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MUSIC COMPLETE IS THEIR BEST ALBUM IN DECADES, TRIGGERING WAVES OF NOSTALGIA AND PLANTING SEEDS OF INNOVATION speakers. ‘People on the Hill’ explores New Order’s Balearic influences, which played a major role in their material of the late ‘80s. Technique, their fifth album, released in 1989, was mostly recorded in Ibiza after the band had noticed an influx of the island’s subgenre infiltrating into Manchester. As revisited in ‘People on the Hill’, the band experimented with percussion and claps to try their hand at gaining popularity on the island. Never ones to shy from experimentation, it comes as no surprise that New Order chose ’Stray Dog’ to sit passively in the middle of the record. Once unleashed, it’s a musical narrative, resting on few more than three chords, leading to the climax of a growling monologue from Iggy Pop. No matter how inoperable, it’s the most innovation we’ve seen from the group since the ‘90s, and we indulge in its grit. The album returns to earthy rock in ‘Academic’, before hitting the highlight. ‘Nothing But A Fool’ is a gorgeous, 7-minute track telling the tale of lost opportunity; losing the girl of your dreams, and lifelong regret. After a panicked first verse - “I saw her face in a dream last night, and it hurt so much!”, an optimistic rush hits the chorus, switching from minor

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to major, accompanied by a layered guitar riff - “Don’t ever let her drift away, ‘cause it will break you later on.” When the chorus returns later, a chorus of backing vocalists launch the track up into the highest moment of the album. Our euphoria is delightfully confused when ‘Unlearn This Hatred’, a techno thrasher, cuts in. Produced (as with ‘Singularity’) by The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands, here New Order sounds truly ‘ modernised’ for the first time. It works well, although the chorus is possibly the weakest 㣐 焈 涸յ " D B E F N J D ն䌟 衽 域 稇 涸 writing on the album. Nonetheless, 䴸 怎 괐ꦑ 䖕 㽠 僽 㣐 焈 涸 ❮ 럊 ⴀ 㜥 Ղ the track’s hot-blooded drops just յ/PUIJOH #VU " 'PPMն 鸏僽♧媯繡뜩涸 about salvage it. ’The Game’ seems ♬ⴕꗻ⡲ㅷ侃鶤㣟⿡堥剚涸佦✲㣟⿡ equally weak at times, though the ⡹㣆⚥䞕➃罜穅魨䖕䜼蜓⿻끇䢃㣟䲃 group’s long-seasoned instrumental 涸痧♧媯Ղչ* TBX IFS GBDF JO B ESFBN skill is on full display. MBTU OJHIU BOE JU IVSU TP NVDI պ 坿錚涸 The album wraps up with Britpop 䟝岁䖰갉坿⚥歋㼭锅ⴗ䳖ⵌ㣐锅邍植ⴀ style anthem ‘Superheated’, featuring ⢵⠶ꦑ衽♧⦐㺢剤㾵妄涸穡➮ꅾ醳媯Ղ The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, which չ%POU FWFS MFU IFS ESJGU BXBZ DBVTF balances bubbling synths and angelic JU XJMM CSFBL ZPV MBUFS POպ殹㔐ⵌⶰ姐䖕 strings. Something you’d expect as ⠶㈖耫㼟껷姐䲀ⵌ剓넞䂾 the finale of an ‘80s teen flick, the 殹猰䪮莻刼յ6OMFBSO 5IJT )BUSFEն track triggers an intense wave of ⴗⰅ儘䧮⦛涸䎋犷䠮澖⽰「ⵌ✫♧菛㔮 nostalgia. 䞨莅ⶾ⡲յ4JOHVMBSJUZն涸5IF $IFNJDBM Somewhat surprisingly, New #SPUIFST涸5PN 3PXMBOETざ⡲㖈鸏酭 Order are back in full force - and /FX 0SEFS涸耫갉溫姻涸痧♧妄鄄չ植➿ luckily for us, we’ll be seeing them ⻋պ 鸏酭涸佪卓葻㥪ꧪ搭ⶰ姐〳腋僽鸏 headlining Clockenflap in November. 䓹㣐焈⚥㻨涸剓䓳涸♧媯搭罜姐刼涸 We’ll see you at the front. 攨過ⶍ㥪䯍佹✫㸐 յ5IF (BNFն剤儘❠

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Paul van Dyk n the increasingly vast EDM 莻骪갉坿갺留 ꧪ搭ꨶ㶩莻骪갉坿涸㕖㶩馊仍 circuit, few names remain whose production truly 馊㣐⡎僽剤䎙⦐そ㶶➠搭乩剤馄搭 boasts legendary status. Excitingly, 㖒⡙Ⱖ⚥♧⦐湱⥌ꬌ1BVM WBO %ZL one of these legends, the mighty Paul 蜓 㿂罜 ➮ 㼟 倴 劥 剢 㽵 鸤 鏞 껻 度㖈 van Dyk, is knocking at our door at the ➛⦐剢 傈WBO %ZL耢ず"MPOHTJEF end of the month. Alongside Christina $ISJTUJOB /PWFMMJ⿻$PTNJD (BUF穉䧭 Novelli and Cosmic Gate, van Dyk 涸$3&".植魨㉖䗞鿟鰶焺걧䌟⢵ headlines the legendary CREAM’s $3&".껻度畀涸䊣鶬邍怵 ➛䎃㼩倴鸏⡙栽䖤呔卌繡䲿そ涸 Hong Kong tour at the Kai Tak Cruise 猰䪮莻刼歲ꪶ⚺罜鎊穪㼩僽ꅾ銴涸♧ Terminal on the 20th. It’s been a big year for the Grammy 䎃竤麕⼧䎃⢵尐ꃰ倴➮㖈%BTI 3BEJP nominated techno overlord. In May, 涸眏湡䖕➮齡秉 蠝そ5XJUUFS鷆ꦑ some 1.34 million Twitter followers 罏穅倴㖈❀剢⟨瘞ⵌ♧䓹倞涸幋갉 շ1PMJUJDT PG %BODJOH ո鄄隘捀 woke up to a brand new mix album, 㼠鱀 after a decade of concentrating on 僽鶵䎑갉坿涸䗂莇罏㼠鱀ꨣ꧌✫㢵 his radio show on Dash Radio. Politics ⡙植儘䖤⟂涸ꨶ㶩莻骪갉坿➃♶麕 of Dancing 3 was praised as a revival շ1PMJUJDT PG %BODJOH ո⿻Ⱖ⵹Ⰽ䓹㣐 of trance music, achieved through 焈鿪僽⟃WBO %ZL涸⦐➃竤娜捀话劥 collaborations with some of the most 鸏そ欰倴匌厣卌⚛㖈厣卌㕠晘涸ꤥ䕧 relevant EDM names of the moment. ♴Ꟁ㣐涸갉坿➃➮㼩倴爢剚儘✲涸钢 But beneath the surface, Politics of 濼㼩➮涸갉坿欰巆䕧갠ꬌ幏 չ䧮 䖎 傍 䊺 㼩 ♶ ず 涸 佟 屛 儘 ✲ ꬌ Dancing 3 and its two predecessors are sculpted from a very personal 䌢擿䜫歋倴䧮㖈Ⱏ欴匌䗞䧭Ꟁ鸏♧ side of van Dyk. Raised in East Berlin ⴗ鿪⟂䧮湱㼩䧭擿騥莻⿡崣㼩ㄤ佟 under the shadow of the Berlin Wall, 屛⛓꟦橇橇湱䩾㔔姽䧮对㹁㖈䧮껷 his awareness of society has played a 䓹幋갉㼠鱀⚥䪾鸏❉ⵠⷔⴀ⢵պ ➮糵铞䖎ꅾ銴涸♧럊僽䧮〡⚥ large role in his musical career. ⚛♶䭸秫礩涸佟屛罜 “I became politically aware 涸ջ莻骪佟屛ռ across a wide range of areas relatively 僽㼩佟屛㢫❜涸錚㻌䖎㢵䎃⵹㖈⟻ early in my life,” he tells us. “It had a 嫲讍䧮剎鋅麕♧纈⢵荈暶䬘笞㣗ㄤ랫 lot to do with growing up as I did 䊼㳅涸剦⿼♧饱騥莻㼟䨾剤䨞昰䬚門 in communist East Berlin. There was a 舡䖕滚⚥〫剤✽湱㼤ꅾ齡♧ⵠ㼩䧮 natural juncture there where the areas ⢵铞⼧ⴕ꩏也䧮涮植莻骪갉坿涸悴⸂ of dancing, clubbing and politics met ⾲⢵㣐䖤腋㼟㼩用涸➃䬘㖈♧饱鸏僽 and I decided to highlight that through ջ莻骪佟屛ռ涸溫姻䠑䙼պ 倞㼠鱀鼝锞✫㢵⡙濼そ갉坿➃ざ the first mix album’s title.” He continues, “It’s important to ⡲㥶姻ⱎ饱⢵荈㙪⿻涸鶵䎑갉坿✳ explain though that when I refer to ‘the ➃穉"MZ 'JMB⿻薊⧍걧贫➃暟(FOJY

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politics of dancing’, it’s not a statement about politics-politics. It’s more an observation on the diplomatic aspects of politics. In Ibiza, many years ago, I watched friends from Tel Aviv and Lebanon dancing alongside each other – without war, without anything in their minds other than treating each other respectfully. That was a very striking moment for me. In a very personal respect, I see what sort of potential electronic music has for uniting people who otherwise would not normally be united. It’s tremendously powerful in that way and that’s what ‘the politics of dancing’ really means.” The album spans collaborations with established artists including rising Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila and British headliner Genix. As his first release in ten years, van Dyk explains why he chose another collaborative album as opposed to a solo venture. “With collaborations, there are no hard and fast rules. That’s one of the many reasons I love them. You can go in anticipating the dynamic to play out - in terms of ‘who does what’ - one way. In accomplishing it though, it can come out almost entirely the opposite.” He adds, “It’s as much about fulfilment as anything. Making music is one of the most stimulating, fun and rewarding things to do in this world. Doing it with friends and people you admire only makes it that much more enjoyable. When you hit a creative hot-streak in the studio - when two or three producers’ forcemultiplying ideas all start to click with synergy, there are very few feelings to beat it!” A strength of van Dyk’s is to stay current while maintaining his iconic sound. On the collaboration with Aly & Fila on track ‘Guardian’, van Dyk

comments: “Aly & Fila are particularly WBO %ZL鍑ꅼ捀⡦《ざ⡲㣐焈罜䰎⦐➃ well known for the more energetic, 㼠鱀⡲捀⼧䎃⢵涸껷䓹㈖晚 չ䧮嫲鯱 full-force trance style. When we ㋐姹莅ⴽ➃ざ⡲㔔捀鸏尝剤⟤⡦㔮ꨈ collaborated together on the track ⿻鸠䧭涸鋊⵱⡹劥⢵⟃捀ⴀ⢵佪卓剚 ‘Guardian’ though, in its original 僽厥♧珏✽⹛⡎剓䖕涸醢䧭ㅷ⽿⿶〳 forms it flowed in a far cooler and ⟃窍⡹〥♧珏䠮錏պ more emotionally led direction than չ怏駈䠮㼩䧮⢵铞嫲♧ⴗ鿪ꅾ銴 either of us expected.” 갉坿ⶾ⡲僽⚆歲剓Ⱘ慨涮䚍剓剤馱 Despite his reputation as a pioneer ⿻剓剤㔐㜡涸✲罜莅剦⿼ㄤ妇颣涸➃ of trance music, van Dyk no longer ♧饱ざ⡲腋⟂侮⟝✲刿⸈莇㥅⚆♳剓 cares to pigeonhole his music into the 㥪涸䠮錏蜓麕倴㖈ꏗ갉㹔酭ⶾ鸤ⴀ genre. But having been at the forefront 倞갉坿Ղ䎙⦐醢⡲➃㼟㢵⦐䠑䙂佞 of dance music for so long, we ask 㖈♧饱儘斊鸤涸崞⸂僽搂〳嫲亼涸պ him what he’s noticed about the WBO %ZL剓䓽涸㖒倰僽➮〳⟃筝 changes in trance and beyond since 顦惐崩罜⿶♶㣟Ⱖ栬暶괐呔莅殹➿ he emerged onto the scene in 1991. 僤"MZ 'JMBざ⡲涸յ(VBSEJBOն WBO “In one way or other, trance has %ZL铞 չ"MZ 'JMB涸䭭䩛㥪䨡僽鯱剤 evolved every single week since it 崞⸂⿻腋ꆀ涸鶵䎑갉坿䧮⦛㖈ざ⡲ came into existence. “That’s the nature յ(VBSEJBOն儘⡲ㅷ剓䖕涸佪卓嫲䧮 of sub-genres, and it’s in no way ⦛䟝⫹涸刿ꃏ⿻刿⟃䞕筱捀⚺鯥պ exclusive to trance. From time to time 簳搭WBO %ZL魨捀鶵䎑갉坿涸⯓ you do get evolutionary steps like 뀝➮ 䊺 ♶ ⱄ 䬳 岟 倴 〫 ⶾ ⡲ 鶵 䎑 갉 hard, tech, deep, progressive or 坿畀 㖈 莻 骪 갉 坿 歲 剓 ⵹ 笚 㢵 儘荈 whatever, but more often than not the 䎃ⴀ麥荛➛➮剤や㻌錏ⵌ鶵䎑 changes aren’t apparent to the naked 갉坿涸鱲隶ヤ չ荈鶵䎑갉坿钲欰Ꟛ eye - or ear! Far more often though, 㨥㸐 嫦 ⦐ 僤 劍 鿪 㖈 隶鸏 僽 妄 갉 坿 it’s just a new sound, effect, technique, 겳 㘗 涸 暶 颶鶵 䎑 갉 坿 ❠ ♶ ⢿ 㢫ꦑ piece of equipment or idea that subtly 衽儘꟦⡹剚溏鋅鹎⻋㥶IBSEUFDI alters the course of the genre.” EFFQQSPHSFTTJWF〫銴欽䗱聃㽠♶ꨈ A true ambassador of dance 㻌錏♶麕倞涸갉佪䪮䊫⭑㐼ㄤ䠑䙂 music and everything it stands for, 䖎㢵儘❠㖈䢩䢩㖒鱲隶պ Paul van Dyk’s show at Cream this 1BVM WBO %ZL搂毠僽莻骪갉坿歲⚥ month is absolutely unmissable. Get 涸鋷㊥㣐⢪➛⦐剢 傈$SFBN 5PVST your tickets at hkticketing.com. 㻜㖈僽♶㺂ꐫ麕

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Manado

DIVER’S PARADISE

MANADO

Jakarta

Getting to Manado

Hong Kong -> Jakarta (4hours) -> Manado (4.5hours) ꝝ庌 ę§‰â¸ˆ麨î™ˇă”‹ăź­ĺ„˜î™¸ 皥㍍㢾î™ˇă”‹ăź­ĺ„˜â™˛âź§â´•ę—ťî™¸

Manado, the capital of the North Sulawesi province in Indonesia, is pretty much heaven for keen travellers - particularly scuba divers. Embraced by a cluster of volcanic mountains, the city sits on the edge of some of the world’s clearest and most fruitful water, balancing gorgeous seaside culture with bustling city life. If you’re interested in learning to scuba dive, or just want to head somewhere different for your next long weekend, Manado could be the place for you. 皥㍍㢾ĺƒ˝â˝Ťă˝łâť?蹤äŹ˜㪎éŠŻćş 朸ꝡä?Žď˜šĺƒ˝â™§ćťž礜ĺƒˆ朸ĺ ‡é ¤ç˝?朸♧ăŁ?ĺ ‡éş‰ăŁ”ă›”Ő‚ă˝?â°Śĺƒ˝ć‚´ĺŽ?朎ć•Żâżźď˜ˇă–ˆ鸎ç­… 朸报㿋抇粕ä? â™´ď˜šă¸?朸䋑⚼䗹ä? 襆倴⚆歲♳Ⰼ⚼♧âŚ?剓嚢ćƒ˝č‚Žĺ°†朸徳ăš–éźšçŽ”ď˜šă–ˆçą—ă“?朸㙚䋑揰ĺ´žă„¤çšĄëœŠ

朸徳憺俒❋⛓ę&#x;Śă ?ă€ŠäŽ‚é‚‚ď˜ˇâ§şăĽśâĄšĺ‰¤čŽ‡錹㡸睢ć‚´ĺŽ?ď˜šä§´âĄšă€Ťĺƒ˝ä&#x;?ă–ˆä?‘ę&#x;€éš‹ĺŠŁâšĽâľŒâ™§âŚ?莅ⴽ♜㠚朸ă–’ĺ€°ď˜šçšĄ ㍍㢾ĺƒ˝â™§âŚ?♜ę?Ťćś¸ăĽŞâżĄč´–ď˜ˇ

Getting around • Mikrolet (light blue car that has a capacity of 9 passengers, destination is usually displayed on the front glass) • Public buses or minibuses to travel between towns. • Car rental (with or without a driver) • Taxi • .JLSPMFU 〳㺂ç§?⛰⥙⛨ăš?朸ĺš?čŻ?č’€鎌é°˜ď˜šâľšĺ€°ć˘Żć§ľĺ‰šęł?爚暥朸㖒 • 瑭唎ă ?䋑ꔊ朸Ⱇâ°&#x;䊟㥌䧴㟭䊟 • â´€ç?†çŒ™㚝鎌î™ˇä˛żâŁ˜ă €ĺ Ľä§´č?ˆę˝™î™¸ • 鎙玑鎌

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Accomandation Hotel Formosa

With more of a business setting, this the place to stay if you need to get some work done on your trip. Clean, with helpful service.

ꂋ䏅涸鏤鎙⟃㉂⹡捀⚺⧺㥶㖈假玑⚥ ꨾銴ず儘䊨⡲鸏僽♧⦐㥪鼇乵

Manado Quality Hotel

A convenient choice of stay, with spacious rooms, city views, and proximity to Teluk Manado Beach.

Dive Into The Blue With Garuda Indonesia With an extraordinary marine biodiversity, the island of Bunaken is a haven for divers. Escape to this beautiful island that can be reached by flying with us to Manado.

♧꟦倰⤑涸ꂋ䏅䨼꟦♶⡎瑠꟦㣐剤㙹 兞罜⚂嫹ꁈ5FMVL .BOBEP嵳抂

Marina Hotel A luxurious stay on top of a hill, with fantastic views over the city and ocean. Basic amenities, clean and comfortable.

㿋♳涸♧⦐㤱螠⡞㺋㖒럊〳귄錒侮⦐

㙹䋑ㄤ嵳峕涸繡㦫兞蒀ꧪ搭玖妁눃⸂ ⡎⛳皿倰⤑ㄤ莞黠

Tasik Ria Resort Hotel and Spa Manado Just south of the city, Tasik Ria boasts lush green surroundings, rustic rooms and diving facilities.

䏠衆㖈䋑⚥䗱涸銯鼹ꂋ䏅㔋ヰ乩剤综

笃薳渿涸虋㖒䨼꟦矦㋲域稇剤悴宐鏤 ⪔〳⣘獆⦶

Lumbalumba Diving

Best Diving Resorts Murex Dive Resort

Thalassa PADI Dive Resort

Celebesdivers Onong Resort

Mapia Resort

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Manado Cuisine Those who can hold their spice will love Manado cuisine. Those who can't beware; they're generous with the chilli. Most of the protein is extremely fresh, from the sea or the surrounding mountains. Manado has some very exotic meat options if you're feeling adventurous - fruit bat anyone? ⧺㼜⥚ă‹?姚ă ?鳯ď˜šçšĄăŤŤă˘ľćś¸ęľşćš&#x;ç&#x;ŚćšŹă˝ ĺƒ˝ć?€⥚ç˝œé?¤ď˜šă””ć?€âžŽâŚ›犪㟊♜ ĺ‰šă ´ăŒž⢪揽鳯嗊掹锅

ä–°ăŁ?ĺľłâľŒă”‹ăƒ°ćś¸ăż‹č… ď˜šăŁ?éżˆâ´•ă‚?街术颜朸꾺ĺ‹ž鿪ĺƒ˝ĺ™˛â›“ĺ€žëŠŤď˜ˇ 皥㍍㢾剤♧â?‰㣟掯朸č ˜겳éź‡äšľď˜šâ˘żăĽśĺ?“čť Ő‚⥚äž’â™§é‘‘ăŒ¨îšŽ

Tinutuan (Bubur manado)

Fresh Seafood

A Manadonese porridge. It is made of corn, rice, cassava, kangkung, lemon basil, lemongrass, pumpkin, spinach, spring onion, sweet potato, salt and water. Honestly, it doesn’t look very appealing, but it’s quite tasty and very healthy.

Your Manado experience would be incomplete without trying some of their grilled seafood. It might be some of the freshest you’ll ever try, caught straight out of the clean sea and delivered directly to your plate.

♧ç??皥㍍㢾ä’­ćś¸ç¤ ď˜šć­‹楪ç˘œď˜śç˘œꜤď˜śĺŠ čŽ™ď˜śLBOHLVOHď˜śĺŁ† 墹çš?âš—ď˜śęťťč–şď˜śâ˝‚ćŞ˜ď˜śč?˝č?łď˜śăŁ?čŠ™ď˜śćŽ¤čŽ™ď˜śë›Ľă„¤ĺŽ?é†˘ä§­ď˜ˇă—ž 术é“žď˜šă¸?朸ĺžşăśŠâ™śăŁ–éŽŁăĽŞď˜šâĄŽă„‚麼♜ę?Ťď˜šç˝œâš‚⟧â´•⨴ä? ď˜ˇ

⧺㼜⥚ĺ°?剤㎲鑑麕皥㍍㢾朸ćŽ‘ĺľłëŠŤď˜šâĄšă–ˆé¸?酭朸넓뀿 ♜腋ç?–⛓ć?€ă•Šć€?ď˜ˇé¸?酭朸徳늍⛳é?Şĺƒ˝âĄšăŽ˛é‘‘麕剓倞늍 朸â™§äŞĄď˜ˇ

Restaurants City Extra One of the best places for seafood famous for their lobster and different types of crab. Jl.Raya Tanawangko, Desa Kalasey | Minahasa, Manado 95661 Indonesia Tel: +62 431 831645 䋑ⰉⰌ⚼♧ę&#x;Śĺ‰“㼪朸徳늍ꡭ䑟ˋ䏸晌č?łĺƒ˝ëĽŒčť‹ă„¤čżŠď˜ˇ +M 3BZB 5BOBXBOHLP %FTB ,BMBTFZ ] .JOBIBTB .BOBEP *OEPOFTJB ꨜ鑨

Klappertart

Pisang Goreng

A very popular coconut tart baked in Western style, unique to the region and refreshing at any time of the day.

An indulgent and unique dish made up of fried bananas served with chilli paste.

ä–Žă€Œ姚éľ”朸ĺ—´ăśŠäšœď˜šâ&#x;ƒéŠŻä’­ćś¸äŠ›ĺ˛ ć?Šé†˘ď˜šĺƒ˝ćŽšă–’ć Źĺ‰¤ćś¸ ęľşă…ˇď˜šč…‹㣠ă–ˆâ™§äžŽăŁ”ęŚ‘ĺ„˜ć?€⥚䲿ç‰&#x;ď˜ˇ

â&#x;‚➃ĺ°?éśľćś¸ć Źćšśč?łä’­ď˜šć­‹ćŒžęťťčŞŚé†˘ä§­ď˜šâš›â śâ™łéłŻĺ—Šę„ˇď˜ˇ

Rumah Makan Raja Oci Popular for their fresh grilled fish ‘Ikan Oci’. Jl. Jend Sudirman no. 85, Manado, Indonesia Tel: +62 431 863946 ĺ‰“ă€Œ姚éľ”ĺƒ˝ëŠŤćŽ‘ëˆ´ *LBO 0DJ ď˜ˇ +M +FOE 4VEJSNBO OP .BOBEP *OEPOFTJB ꨜ鑨

Cabal Dining Resto Serves Western food, including pizzas and a wide range of cocktails. Jl Abdulrahman Wahid no 14 | Kawasan Megamas, Manado 95111, Indonesia ⚺䊧銯䒭č?łę¸Šď˜šâşŤä­?菎ęˇ•ă„¤â™§é¸ŽâšŽę§˝ă˝ľę‚‹ă€łâŁ˜äšľď˜ˇ +M "CEVMSBINBO 8BIJE OP ] ,BXBTBO .FHBNBT .BOBEP *OEPOFTJB

The Club Located by the sea, this is great spot to have a romantic dinner and watch the sunset. Kawasan Megamas, Manado 95000, Indonesia (Formerly Jl. Laksada John Lie) Tel: +62 431 3675888 ä? čĄ†ĺ€´ĺľłéźšď˜šĺƒ˝â?§ă€Œĺľ ć 儝ꡭㄤ匇颣ĺ‚ˆčĄ†朸㼪ă–’ĺ€°ď˜ˇ ,BXBTBO .FHBNBT .BOBEP *OEPOFTJB 'PSNFSMZ +M -BLTBEB +PIO -JF ꨜ鑨

Things to do Take a short boat trip (approx. 1hr) to the Manado Tua island and visit the Bunaken National Marine Park, a world-famous diving site with spectacular aquatic life. Nondivers can relax on the white sandy beaches, go snorkelling or take a trip on the glassbottom boats for a few hours. Visit the Tangkoko Nature Reserve, which has a colony of tarsiers (the world’s smallest primates), along with some other rare species (cuscus, black macaque monkeys and maleo birds. Hike up to the Bukit Kasih for a spectacular view. The climb can be quite tough but you can look forward to soaking your feet in the hot pools at the top. Head along to the Boulevard area in the evening for a taste of the local cuisine. Relax and observe the beautiful Maluku Sea at Lake Tondano. ⛨侊♧葂瀊玑朸㟭č?œî™ˇç§‰â™§ăź­ĺ„˜î™¸âľŒ皥㍍㢾âœłč´Ťäƒ‹ď˜šć?­ä–•âľŒä‹’ç§?č‚Ľă•œăšťĺľłĺł•â°—ă•¨âżŽéŒšď˜šă¸?䚊ĺ‰¤ăĄ­éŒš 朸ĺŽ?â™łćŹ°ä˘€ď˜šĺƒ˝âš†歲濟ă ?朸ć‚´ĺŽ?ă–’ë&#x;Šď˜ˇâ™śâżĄć‚´ĺŽ?〳â&#x;ƒâľŒ术č’€ĺ°ŞćŠ‚ćšˆäž•ä˝žë…źď˜šâ›łă€łâ&#x;ƒăŽ˛é‘‘徼悴䧴⛨㗂 ä? éżˆĺƒ˝ć˘Żć§ľé†˘ćś¸ăź­č?œâľŒč´–ĺ†ąéş‰ď˜šĺŚ‡颣徳ä? 朸㣟éŒšď˜ˇ

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WaHaHa Restaurant

⚆歲剓㟭朸ꍙę&#x;€겳âš›ćš&#x; ď˜šă šĺ„˜â›łĺ‰¤â°ŚâžŽç?şĺ‰¤âš›ćš&#x;

Another great seafood restaurant, which offers live music in the evening. Jl. Boulevard 2 Mega Mas, Manado, Indonesia Tel:+62 431 8880745

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Discover Manado With Garuda Indonesia The provincial capital of North Sulawesi is the starting point to explore the various attraction of Minahasa. From diving adventures at Bunaken to exploring unique wildlife, begin your journey at Manado.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

BEAUTY 101

Autumn

The Time for Relaxation Summer’s gone, but there’s no need to be upset! We’ve scoured Hong Kong for some new ways to relax and detoxify after all those parties - and prepare for the next ones. Cheer up! ꧪć?­ă˘š⿥çŒ¨â˘ľď˜šâĄŽâ›łâ™śćŹ˝ä&#x;śď˜ˇä§ŽâŚ›äľƒçš?âœŤęťťĺşŚé°‹ë…źäą–协朸ĺ€žć˘–ä ‘ď˜šéźŠĺ‰¤â™§â?‰â™śă€łę?Ťéş•朸㌳ćš&#x;Ղ雊⥚ă–ˆ崣㟊éş•ä–•é?‘⟪ä&#x;śî™°

1. Ladies, stock up! Benefit - Get the Party Started Benefit’s put together some great collections of products to sort you out for all your autumn parties. The best one we found was the Life of the Party set, which includes a mini version of the beloved POREfessional pore foundation (great if you still get a bit sticky in the evenings), eyeshadows, blusher, bronzer, and even a miniature mascara. But in the end that’s probably a bit too much to fit in your handbag - instead, we thought the Get the Party Started set looked lovely, with a small version of their great new pump eyeliner and a shiny tinter for your lips and cheeks. #FOFUę§Œă –ă…ˇć™Śĺ‰“â´€č’€朸援ă…ˇçŚşâ´Şď˜šć?€⥚䪪â´€çŒ¨ĺ‚ˆ崣㟊䨞ꨞď˜ˇä§Žĺ‰“ĺŚ‡颣朸ĺƒ˝Őš-JGF PG UIF 1BSUZŐşă¤›é…¤ď˜šâşŤä­?霾⥚ć™?103&GFTTJPOBM ĺŹ ăś°âĽœęˇ‡çŁŒä? ĺˇŠî™ˇĺ‰“éť ă –ĺ„ťâ™łâž ęŹ—ĺ˛Œĺą˜âŻ•朸ăĽ?㥌 ď˜śćťšä•§ď˜śč„Ąč…“ď˜śę¤Ľä•§çŁŒď˜šéźŠĺ‰¤éśľâĄšćźŞĺŹ ĺˇŠď˜ˇâ›łé?Şé¸?â?‰㟊⥚朸䊛éƒ?⢾é“ž韊ĺƒ˝ăŁ–ăŁ?é ž äşŒď˜šâĄšă€łéź‡䚾礜çŻŠă€łä Śćś¸Őš(FU UIF 1BSUZ 4UBSUFEŐşă¤›é…¤ď˜šâ°‰é…­ĺ‰¤#FOFU剓倞朸岚é…¤ćťšçŽ ĺˇŠă„¤äŒ&#x;âŻ•ć„Żä Žćś¸ă‡œ깏ꪍď˜ˇ

2. Rooibos Tea Good for the Heart If you’re after a bit of a detox, your new best friend is Rooibos tea. Not only does it help keep your heart healthy, but its antioxidants can also help aid weight loss. We’ve seen it popping up at loads of hole-in-the-wall coffee shops around Hong Kong, and we’re pretty sure it will be everywhere in no time. Replace that cup of caffeine in the morning with a decaffeinated rooibos tea, fill up a thermos, and take some to work. After a month you’ll feel great, hydrated, and ready to take on the winter! ⧺㼜⥚ĺƒ˝é—?ç‘–äą–协朸é‘¨ď˜šâ˝‚ęŹŒ3PPJCPTč˜˘ĺ‰šĺƒ˝âĄšćś¸ăĽŞäŹ?ĺ˘‚ď˜ˇă¸?â™śă‹˛ĺ§şâĽƒ䭰⥚朸ä—ąčŒľâ¨´ä? ď˜šâ°ŚäŤ’ĺ­ťâť‹â¸†č…‹ĺˆżĺƒ˝ĺś‹č…“㼪ä?˛äŠ›ď˜ˇä§ŽâŚ›朎

ć¤?ă¸?䊺階ę˝?âœŤęťťĺşŚćś¸ă„łă‰ąăź­ä?…âšĽď˜šćšąâĽŒă¸?騅ꨆ余ꤴďˆŁĺşŚćś¸ĺ‚ˆ㜊â? â™śéť‡ď˜ˇä˜°ăź&#x;⥚齥ĺŒ‰ĺ‚?ĺ…’ă„łă‰ąä¸śéĽĽď˜šäł–â™łć?‚ㄳ㉹㔔朸3PPJCPTč˜˘ď˜š âš›揽âĽƒ役ćŤ–é…¤ăĽŞď˜ˇâ™§âŚ?ĺ‰˘ä–•ď˜šâĄšâ¤‘朎éŒ?魨넓♜⹄硄ĺŽ?ď˜šç˝œâš‚礜ç‰&#x;ć™Šâľ„ď˜šĺˆżă€łâ&#x;ƒĺ˝‹âŞ”éľ”ä¨žâąľăŁ”ď˜ˇ

3. Floating Therapy Float On Hong Kong - Sensory Deprivation In order to stay healthy, happy, and beautiful, it’s important to relax our bodies, and we’ve found a new way to revitalise. The world has been going crazy over ‘sensory deprivation’ (or R.E.S.T.) these past few years, and finally Hong Kong has a ‘floating’ lab of its own. Essentially the idea is to achieve the highest level of relaxation through floating in water, taking away every feeling in your body. Interested? Book your session at www.floatonhk.com 伢ä–¤ä˝žë…źé­¨ë„“ĺƒ˝âĽƒ䭰⨴ä? ď˜śę&#x;šä—ąď˜śçšĄëœŠćś¸ęĄ ę’łď˜šä§ŽâŚ›䪪âľŒâ™§ç??䇊倞朸ä›Ťä—‚âŻ‹ĺ­ľăŚŤĺ˛ ď˜ˇéş•⿥äŽ™äŽƒď˜š ŐšTFOTPSZ EFQSJWBUJPOŐş 䧴 3 & 4 5 ę´?ęŹ–ďˆŁć¤•ď˜šć¤?ă–ˆꝝ庌犅倴䚊剤č?ˆ㚝朸՚ęľ?徼ăťœë€żăš”Őş ď˜ˇć€”ĺľĽć´žĺ˛ ćś¸ç¤śë„?ĺƒ˝éˇ´éş•ă–ˆĺŽ?âšĽĺľĽď˜šćšˆę†€ĺś‹ă€Š⥚魨ë„“ćś¸ä ŽéŒ?ď˜šâ¸”⥚麨č?›ä˝žë…źćś¸

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¡Viva España! SPANISH NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS TAKE HOLD OF HONG KONG THIS MONTH WITH AN ARRAY OF FOOD EVENTS AND PARTIES. HERE WE GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE BEST FIESTAS.

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BOOM’S KITCHEN 銯棾暆č ?娔 éŠŻćŁľćš†ă•œäŁ”çœ?

✌é&#x;ŁâźŚď˜ˇęˇ­ä‘źä—‚〢ę´?ĺ‘”朸ĺŽ?寒՚&M #BSPպ䞎

/BDJPOBM EF &TQB°B ď˜šęťťĺşŚćś¸éŠŻćŁľćš†ꡭ

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劼剢 ĺ‚ˆă˝ ĺƒ˝éŠŻćŁľćš†ă•œäŁ”çœ?'JFTUB

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BoquerĂ­a

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♲ăŁ?ăšťâ™§éĽąă–ˆ1JOH

panish National Day, or should we say, Fiesta Nacional de Espaùa, takes place on the 12th this month, and the Spanish eateries of Hong Kong have unsurprisingly embraced it in full force. The day is recognised by most as the day of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1942, after having set sail from Spanish port of Palos a few months earlier (August 3rd, to be exact). In Spain there’s some dispute over internal celebrations due to politics, but we won’t get into that. All we should know is that Hong Kong’s going crazy for it, and we’re about to get hella stuffed with all things espaùol. So, where to go? The number one priority here is a party at La Paloma in Sai Ying Pun on the 15th. The colourful hideaway is tapas heaven, created by Willy Trullas Moreno - the man responsible for FoFo by el Willy on Wellington Street, and numerous flourishing venues in Shanghai. With the fun decor and divine tapas, we couldn’t imagine anywhere better to host the biggest Fiesta party of the month. The restaurant will be divided into culinary corners, each representing the cuisine of different regions of Spain, including a Churros corner and a suckling pig corner.

‘El Baro’, the restaurant’s retro-style watering hole, will serve famous Spanish gin and tonics, sangria and Rebujito all night. What’s more, there’ll be a dance floor filled with Latin jazz and Spanish dance music until the sun comes up. Otherwise, participate in the Spanish Food Festival, taking place between the 19th and 29th, where Hong Kong’s best Spanish restaurants are joining forces with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. The aim is to bring to Hong Kong the ultimate Spanish dining experience. Six restaurants are participating, including (again) FoFo by el Willy and La Paloma, sleek Morrison Hill spot Catalunya, Timon and Quemo and Plaza Mayor. Each restaurant will be offering delicious tasting menus and tapas menus, featuring traditional paella, Iberico dried meats, wine, beer, sangria and everything in between. Delicious. If neither of these float your boat, raise a glass to EspaĂąa at Ping Pong 129 Gintoneria, the ultimate destination for perfectly concocted gin and tonics, mixed to perfection by manager Juan and his team of mixologists. Otherwise, try the tapas at Boqueria on Wyndham Street, or the beloved 22 Ships in Wan Chai - if you can get a table! Enjoy!

FoFo by el Willy

La Paloma

Boqueria

22 Ships

20/F M88, 2-8 Wellington Street, Central

1/F, SoHo 189, 189 Queens Road West, Sai Ying Pun

7/F, LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central

G/F, 22 Ship Street, Wan Chai

T: +852 2900 2009 www.fofo.hk

T: +852 2291 6161 www.lapaloma.hk

T: +852 2321 8681 www.boqueria.com.hk

T: +852 2555 0722 www.22ships.hk

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ꯓ㕜敯ꂋ剤♧禺⴪涸㷎眏괐㄂齡儻

㖈菻♳䧮⦛㒂麕袖蟏蝽賥ꫭ檘壆墱 欩荛ㄳ㉱㄂⸈✫暋㥘䖕㄂麥刿⢕ ぐ珏

orean barbecue has its fair share of hype in Hong Kong - who can resist getting merry with mates over the aroma of griddling meat and seafood on the table? Or the fried chicken (bon chon chicken, or ‘KFC’) that no one in their right mind can resist? Korean dessert houses are popping up right and centre, tens of people forming eager lines with an end goal of getting their hands on piles of flavoured shaved ice adorned with crazy flavours of ice cream and embellishments. But what about the drinks? Soju is one of the underrated options for a night out - the rice liquor is low-calorie (made only of distilled fermented rice, ethanol and water), stronger than regular wine (20% alcohol content), and absolutely delicious (albeit dangerously easy) to sip on. It’s taken a global turn as of late, particularly

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with the help of Gangnam-styler Psy, who’s been more or less the face of its spread across the continents. Some of the world’s hippest cities, such as San Francisco and London, have enjoyed the opening of several hipster soju bars over the past couple of years, and it was only a matter of time before Hong Kong caught onto the fad. On a night junk the other week, we bumped into three ambitious Korean ladies, Yoona, June and MJ, pouring each guest a sample of their new soju venture, Soulite. Straight from Seoul into the arms of Hong Kong, they aim to bring the drink to all types of events, from private functions and junk boats to house parties and beyond. The soju can be ordered in a range of seasonal flavours - on the boat we enjoyed a selection of grape, pineapple, cucumber, lemon,

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and even coffee - which tasted even better with a splash of milk, lattĂŠ style. The flavours are natural, and much like Japanese sake (but a fraction of the calories), soju is the kind of drink that’s perfect for hot and cold weather, delicious both warm and chilled. A popular way to enjoy it is with beer - a concoction known in Korea as a ‘somak’ - an added kick to your 7/11 beverages. You can order bottles of soju through Soulite or book them in for your events at soulitehk.com. Otherwise, enjoy the drink in a traditional Korean ‘hof’ (essentially translated as a watering hole) with a hefty meal at Lee Family Chicken (or Chicken Hof & Soju). The branch became so popular when it first opened in Tsim Sha Tsui that it decided to open a new one on Lockhart Road in Wan Chai. Open only at night in elusive Korean street style, it’s one of the more genuine Korean experiences you’ll find in Hong Kong, largely because you get some sizeable servings of soju and a K-pop soundtrack to accompany your meal.

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Editor’s Picks Chicken HOF & SOJI G/F, 84 Kam Kok Mansion, Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui 㟺尪ㄔꆄ䊟⾄麼 č´Ťę†„ę €ăŁ?ä? ă–’â™´

T: +852 2375 8080

BBQ 7080 2/F, Circle Tower, 28 Tang Lung St., Causeway Bay ę‹œęšťćŠ“朏ëĽŒé ł 贍厕⯕⚼䗹 ĺžœ

T: +852 3904 3693

Mok Ja Korean BBQ & Cuisine G/F, Great Smart Tower, No. 230 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai 抓➍抓➍麼 贍⢕铇ăŁ?ä? 㖒莌

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NEW ORDER

MUSIC COMPLETE

I was certainly looking out for how the legendary independent band New Order touched back down on electronica and dance music in their latest album Music Complete after a 10-year gap. I’d say Music Complete is the best since Technique in 1989. Paying tribute to 'I Feel Love', the electric song 'Plastic' excites you with its intensity and ecstatic high pressure; Tom Rowlands' two wonderfully produced tracks – a post-punk electro dance music mixed with acid called 'Singularity', and an ear-candy pleasing Balearic pop dance music 'Unlearn This Hatred'; 'Tutti Frutti' brings you back to the 80s with its Italo-Disco beat. Finally, the ensemble with Brandon Flowers of The Killers 'Superheated' is the most inspiring electro-pop track for years. 伢ä–¤č ƒč–Šă•œĺ‰‹ä—Łĺ€›ćšśâŤ„㣟äš?ć Źç”¨ĺ?żă•°/FX

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IN DREAM

Editors from Birmingham have long overtaken some of the early days' 'post-punk revival' bands. The album The Weight of Your Love, recorded in Nashville two years ago is a vivid demonstration of Editors’ Americana music orientation. In Dream is Editors’ fifth album and they have chosen to lead the tracks with synth, which they also did in their 2009 electrified album In This Light and On This Evening. Opening track 'No Harm' is an electronic ballad which is hauntingly pale and melancholic; 'Life Is a Fear' is obvious synth-pop; the falsetto of Tom Smith in 'Our Love' gives a feeling reminiscent of boy band Bronski Beat. The focus in this album falls onto the duet with Rachel Goswell from Slowdive in 'The Law', the result of which is a perfect dream sound similar to that of Cocteau Twins. ⢾č?ˆč–Šă•œâ ­ĺƒˆ矌朸&EJUPSTĺ‚?äŠşéŚ„éŚŠâœŤĺ‚?䎃朸՚1PTU 1VOL䗂莇պĺ?żęĽ™㪨ä˘€ď˜ˇâ°?äŽƒâľš

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UNNATURAL OBJECTS

Over the past year, Hong Kong’s own David Boring has released the odd song here and there, teasing listeners with their post-punky, dark-wave-y noise rock that almost defies categorization. The long-awaited collection of four songs threatens to overthrow all the facades and constructs put up by society at large. The angry clashing of the two vocalists’ voices, the steady bass line, the fast drums and the noisy guitars make you feel angry, helpless and exhilarated all at the same time. “It takes madness to stay saneâ€?, indeed. éş•⿥â™§äŽƒď˜šęťťĺşŚćś¸ĺŠĽă–’ĺ?żă•°%BWJE #PSJOHâľŒč´–朎ä‹’㣟äš“朸ĺ§?ĺˆźď˜šéşŒ揽䎙⛖訨é‹•ę°‰ĺ?ż

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ELECTRONICA PART 1: THE TIME MACHINE

French electronic pioneer master Jean-Michel Jarre launched Electronica Part 1: The Time Machine, an extreme music project centred around producing a collaborative album with 15 musicians from different generations. The album is a showcase of the electronic music journey of four decades. JMJ intends to highlight each band or artist’s distinctive music style - you find the best of M83's dream-pop; synth-pop from Little Boots; the beautiful and fluent trance of trance of Armin van Buuren; Gesaffelstein's icy German techno, and the dissipated erosion of 3D (Massive Attack). German electronic pioneer Tangerine Dream’s track in the album is a progressive space electro study, and is more '70s than his recent work. Vince Clarke, Moby, Air and Fuck Buttons are other big names included in the album. ĺ˛ ă•œăŁ?䌌秚ꨜ㜊ę°‰ĺ?żâŻ“ę?ľ+FBO .JDIFM

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TIMES FOR ROMANCES

Post Modern Team’s latest guitar pop effort Time for Romance marks a departure from the jangly anorak pop that characterised the one man band’s previous albums. Along with funk guitar chords and jumpy rhythms, Tsuyoshi Kishida’s vocals are now at the forefront of the songs. While I prefer the subtle vocals and dreaminess of Post Modern Team’s self-titled debut last year, it’s hard to deny that the new album’s arrangements make for a pleasantly upbeat listening experience. ♧➃ĺ?żă•°1PTU .PEFSO 5FBN剓倞朸犥âžŽĺ´Šé ¤ăź éą€Őˇ5JNF GPS 3PNBODFŐ¸čƒ?ę¨†âœŤâ›“

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Call and Response Records

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LOOPRIDER

MY ELECTRIC FANTASY

Tokyo band Looprider named themselves after Boris’s song of the same name, and it is not difficult to identify the band’s influences on their debut My Electric Fantasy. The majority of the album experiments with metal, shoegaze and alternative rock, with the band dabbling in melodic J-pop-inspired shoegaze tunes one second, then moving on to intense Smashing Pumpkinsesque tracks the next. The mixture of metal and shoegaze is surprising at first, but its occasional heaviness balances out the more uplifting songs quite nicely. ĺŒŒâ?Šĺ?żă•°-PPQSJEFSă–ˆ#PSJT朎é‚?ă šă ?ĺ§?ĺˆźä–•ç˝œă„?ă ?ď˜š#PSJT朸ä•§ę° ä–°âžŽâŚ›ꝡ䓚㟠鹀 Őˇ.Z

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Top 10

HMV Charts

The Anello Recommendations

August/September Best New Albums

Our Hottest band of HK last month, The Anello, let us in on the top 10 tracks that have influenced them over the years. Read our interview with Jeff and Michal on p.20! 䧎âŚ›ă–ˆâ™łĺŠ?âž?稲朸劼㖒剓攨ĺ?żęĽ™5IF "OFMMPď˜šć?€䧎⌛䲀âž?âœŤă˘ľäŽƒ⢾㟊âžŽâŚ›ä•§ę° ä–Žĺš€朸⟧ꝡĺ§?ď˜ˇâľŒĺŠĽ â´šç—§âœłâź§ę°¤ćş?ćş?䧎âŚ›é¨ˆ+Fî˜§ă„¤.JDIBM朸é?žă‰?ď˜ˇ

It's been a crazy month for new album releases, with very little disappointment. Here's our list of the top albums released around the world. ă–ˆâś?éş•⿥朸♧âŚ?ĺ‰˘ĺƒ˝ĺ€žăź éą€ćś¸ćśŽé ¤ć”¨ćƒ?ď˜šç˝œâš‚ăŁ?éżˆâ´•鿪â&#x;‚âžƒęŹŒäŒ˘ć€?ä ‘ď˜ˇâ&#x;ƒâ™´ĺƒ˝ä§ŽâŚ›ć?€ăŁ?㚝䲤éź‡ă–ˆďˆŁ ć¤•ćśŽé ¤ćś¸âź§ä“šâŽ›çŒ—ăź éą€îš‰

1. Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (ft. MĂ˜)

7. FKA Twigs - Two Weeks

1. ODESZA - In Return

6. Darwin Deez - Double Down

2. Subtact & Jay Rodger - Burden

8. James Blake - Retrograde

2. New Order - Music Complete

7. RHODES - Wishes

3. Clean Bandit - Rather Be

3. Kurt Vile - b’lieve I’m goin down

8. Ane Brun - When I’m Free

4. Childish Gambino - Sober

9. Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me (ft. Kendrick Lamar)

9. Disclosure - Caracal

5. Daley - Look Up

10. Flume & Chet Faker - Drop the Game

4. The Libertines - Anthems for Doomed Youth

6. Laura Mvula - Green Garden

5. Julia Holter - Have You In My Wilderness

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Frontyr Frontyr has introduced ‘indietronic’ to the 852, and it’s bloody wonderful. The trio is made up of Canadian songwriter and synthesist Konrad Chan, British bassist Bill and Malaysian frontwoman Bena. A glitch-fest of futuristic indie, Frontyr’s sound is unmistakably refreshing - falling somewhere between Imogen Heap and Four Tet. Catch Frontyr at Hidden Agenda on the 25th with Deer and Dark on Tuesdays. facebook.com/frontyr, soundcloud.com/frontyr.

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1. New Order - Restless

1. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

2. Darwin Deez - Right When It Rains

2. Fetty Wap - Trap Queen

3. CHVRCHES - Leave A Trace

3. Little Simz - Dead Body

4. JosĂŠ Gonzales - Let It Carry You

4. Jay Rock - Vice City (ft. Black Hippy)

5. Guy Garvey - Angela's Eyes

5. Angel Haze - Moonrise Kingdom

6. Youth Lagoon - Highway Patrol Stun Gun

6. SoMo - Bad Chick

7. Kurt Vile - I Stand Inside

7. Chief Keef - Bouncing

8. The Libertines - You're My Waterloo

8. Travis Scott - Antidote

9. The Japanese House - Cool Blue

9. Jeezy - Church In These Streets

10. Battles - The Yabba

10. Jamie Woon - Message

Pop

Dance

1. Sia - Alive

1. Disclosure - Jaded

2. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams

2. Bob Moses - Too Much Is Never Enough

3. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

3. ODESZA - Light (ft. Little Dragon)

4. Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

4. Robin Schulz - Sugar (ft. Francesco Yates)

5. Lana Del Rey - Music To Watch Boys To

5. Neon Indian - Slumlord

6. Naughty Boy - Runnin' (Lose It All) ft. BeyoncĂŠ)

6. Kygo - Here For You (ft. Ella Henderson)

7. Empress of - Standard

7. Rudimental - Lay It All On Me (ft. Ed Sheeran)

8. Lucie Silvas - Smoke

8. Botany - Raw Light Overture

9. Gabrielle Aplin - Light Up The Dark

9. ZHU - Automatic (ft. Aluna George)

10. Little Mix - Love Me Like You

10. Moguai - Hold On

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HIDDEN TRACKS Welcome to Hidden Tracks, where we delve a little deeper into HK’s simple pleasures. 姹鵔鹎ⰅHidden Tracks鸏酭腋㣁䌟걆㣐㹻刿幀Ⰵ넓剚♶ず涸欰崞馱㄂

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YCC Juke Box Karthago: The Crack in the Cosmic Egg

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If You Don’t Know Now You Know Chico Brenes

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Mod Confession Suck It And See

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‘80s Leftover In Love with Oil

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Cover Artist Profile CRIST ESPIRITU cristespirituart

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We wanted to make a cover that would allude to The Libertines’ music. I decided to do a collage since through it I can sort of balance rawness, chaos and sophistication through unrelated images and strong colors. 䧮⦛䟝銴醢⡲♧⦐剚雊➃耢䟝ⵌ5IF -JCFSUJOF갉坿涸㼓꬗䨾⟃䧮对㹁⟃䭨

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Crist Espiritu is a visual artist based in Manila, Philippines. His art has been featured in various art related sites and magazines all over the world. Throughout his career he has consistently produced artworks shown in local and international galleries as well as murals and street art pieces. He has stated in several interviews that he makes art “to instill a culture of critical thinking amongst his audience”. His visuals usually consist of deconstructed familiar images juxtaposed against erratic abstract expressionist backgrounds. In his paintings, fragmented cartoon

characters, anatomical parts, pop culture references and paint spatters are all thrown together creating a colorful chaos that lingers in one’s psyche. Through these wild imageries Crist Espiritu creates witty commentaries about the current human condition. At the moment Crist Espiritu is holed up in his studio working on a new series of paintings for a twoman art show with his partner Angge Lorente. The show opens in January next year.

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TALENT CALL Calling all artists, our front cover is a showcase for talent. Whatever your genre, from pastels to pencils, digi to oils, if you think you’ve got what it takes to make our cover get in touch. Email info@boom-asia.com 贫〮䨾剤谁遯㹻䧮⦛涸㼓꬗㼟剚僽⡹㾝爚堾形䩞螠涸㖒倰 搂锸⡹僽➊랃垺涸괐呔䖰磌䕙ꊌ瘘侸焺荛屘殥㥶卓⡹䟝ⴕ❧荈䊹끇➃涸ⶾ䠑姹鵔⡹捀䧮⦛醢⡲㼓꬗ 剤莇馱〳ꨶ鿟荛 INFO@BOOM-ASIA.COM 騈䧮⦛耢粯

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YCC Juke Box Karthago: The Crack in the Cosmic Egg By: Yuen Chi-Chung

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I recall buying a second hand vinyl records a few years back, which was Karthago, the very first album by the Berlin band Karthago, produced in 1971. I knew nothing about the name Karthago, I laid my eyes on the vinyl as it was branded by Brain Records, the infamous German imprint for producing Krautrock. Back then, the price of vinyl didn’t bother me at all, so I thought I would give it a try. (I only realised later on, after some verification, that the 1979’s

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Brain Records version was a reprint. I gave Karthago’s music another The original was published by chance, and I’m so pleased I did - it’s BASF.) Karthago’s music was not the like Krautrock summed up, and an Krautrock that I was expecting at all; it essential addition to any collection. was very America – a bit of Jazz-Funk, mixing with Latin and Heavy Rock. It č•°äŽ äŽƒâľšď˜šâ™§ĺŚ„âŠ‘ć?­ćś¸ĺ Ľĺ‰šâ™´ä§ŽéŁ‘éĄ was not to my taste and the record âœŤä—žă•œĺŽŁĺ?Œĺ?żęĽ™,BSUIBHPꝡä“šă šă ?㟠鹀 had since then been collecting dust. Őˇ,BSUIBHPŐ¸  äŽƒî™¸ćś¸âœłäŠ›ëžąčŠŁăˆ–ć™šď˜ˇ Time went by, I bought a Krautrock 齥ĺ„˜ď˜šä§ŽăźŠ,BSUIBHPé¸?âŚ?ă ?㜜犪㟊 bible “The Crack in the Cosmic Eggâ€? in ĺƒ˝â™§ć?‚䨞濟ď˜šâŤŚćżźéşĽî™ˇä§´î™¸ćş?âľŒăˆ–ć™šĺƒ˝ć¸ż 1996. I looked at the cover of the book 援,SBVUSPDL朸ä—žă•œä‘–ć™Ś#SBJO 3FDPSET and thought where the hell have I ⴀㅡ䖕䊞ĺ?†é˜ŽâľŒ#SBJO 3FDPSET朸 ĺƒ˝ seen this before? Ah-ha, it’s from the 䎃 âą„ ć™?ď˜śĺŠĽ ć?€ # " 4 ' â´€ ć™? ď˜šâĄŽ âżž 姝 揊 ⤑ Karthago album. 㚆Ղ齥ĺ„˜朸âœłäŠ›ëžąčŠŁăˆ–ć™š鿪⤑㚆䖤朎

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All opinions expressed in this article are solely freelance writer opinions and do not reflect the opinions of BOOM Magazine. 劼俒畎䨞ĺ‰¤â°‰ăş‚ă–łĺƒ˝ć­‹č?ˆć­‹⥲㚝䨞䲿âŁ˜ď˜šâš›â™śâžżé‚?劼꧚é’&#x;ç”¨ăœĽď˜ˇ

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Notes From The Underground ARTURIA BEATSTEP PRO By: Sync Sing Sin

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We reviewed the original Beatstep when this column first started. And since this is a progressing world, we’ve grown - and so does the Beatstep. The original was a handy tool if you want to make a quick short mono sequence, or simply as a handy drum pad controller, but it only takes care of one machine at a time. It seems like Arturia heard the prayers; this time the Beatstep Pro actually comes with 3 separated sequencers and a drum triggering part (all with individual connections). It might actually be able to take the center stage if you mainly work with hardware synths. With selectable step length and bar navigation, you can always keep track of which part of the composition you’re on. The step size can also be adjusted on

the fly, either via the shift function or the ribbon control on the side, which is labelled as ‘roller/looper’. Probably needs some practising though. It might be quite a surprise to see that there are no power adapters within the box. Never fear: the USB connection actually doubles as a power source, so you can really free yourself from the screen (after you set everything up within the bundled software, that is). But what if you want to use it alongside the computer? Apart from designing it like a drum pad like before, they’ve also added in a Mackie template within it’s ‘control mode’, which enables the device to function like a classic Mackie mixer with volume/pan/mute/solo right at your finger tips. But mind you, those

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If You Don’t Know Now You Know Chico Brenes By: Pro B Lam problam

represented Chocolate ever since, for over twenty years now. Chico Brenes is one of the few skaters who never stop working hard. From the first appearance in World Industry’s Love Child to the latest Girl

Chico Brenes, the original team rider of Chocolate since 1995, illegally entered the United States when he was 9 years old due to the Contra war in Nicaragua. They moved to the state, not in search of the much desired American dream, but for a stable and safe living environment. Brenes was introduced to skateboarding around 1988/1989 when he observed other young boys skating on a quarterpipe ramp. It changed his life. In the skateboarding world, there’s no skin color or language barrier. Even if you are dumb or deaf, once you are skateboarder, you are a homie. Chico soon met a lot of new friends through skateboarding, and he became good really quickly, so he decided to film and edit his own ‘Sponsor Me’ tape.

He received boards from Real and 8ball. Eventually he met Jovontae Turner, who loved Chico’s style. He called World Industrial directly and asked them to make sure they put Chico on the team. Chico became Professional skateboarder at the impressive age of 16. But as soon as Chico became team rider forWorld Industry, Jovontae Turner left the team to a new company created by Rick Howard and Mike Carroll, Girl Skateboard. Chico was upset that he was not asked to leave together as they were all good friends, but at that time the Girl team had a full roster. One year later, Rick Howard and Mike Carroll decided to start another team to fit in all their skating homies. The new team was called Chocolate Skateboard, and Chico has

& Chocolate video Pretty Sweet, Chico has at least 25 high quality video roles. Now at the age of 39, he’s still filming skating videos. Chico will release another video this October for an apparel company L-R-G, called 1947. He’ll be visiting Hong Kong and China for the last push of the tour before the video release. I’m really looking forward his part in the coming 1947 and hope we’ll get to see more and more of Chico’s skating and style in the coming years. "NFSJDBO %SFBN

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âž›ĺŠ?âšşéŒŹ$IPDPMBUFĺžżĺŒ˘ĺ Ťâ™´äŽƒ饝剓

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ă””ć?€ă•œăšťä˝&#x;㽡âš›ćššď˜šâ™§ăšťâžƒâľšä–•č‰ ć­‹ăšťę€€

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č †â¤šă‰Şď˜šă€ŤéŠ´âĄšéŠ´ĺŒ˘ď˜šă˝ â¤šč?ˆäŠšâžƒď˜šă˝ ⤚剌

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ĺ‰šăŒ†ĺ‰Şé…¤ă…ˇć™Ś- 3 (ăŽ?ĺžżĺŒ˘ć™šŐľ Őśâ°… ꏗ⹄䲀ⴀ♧âŚ?WJEFP QBSUď˜šâž›ĺŚ„ëžŤęťťĺşŚ âšĽă•œâšşéŠ´â¤šć?€ăƒ¤âŚ?7JEFP 1BSU⥲ĺ‰“ä–•é ź âľžď˜šĺŠ?ä–ŠŐľ ՜Ⰵꏗ$IJDPć ŹćšśăŽ?4UZMF

âą„äŒ&#x;⼸䧎ă–’ë ‡ă‹?ď˜šăŁ?ăšťâ? 犪㟊ㇰ〳â&#x;ƒę?Ť éş•ăƒ¤ă¤›ä•§ć™šď˜ˇ

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Mod Confession Suck It And See By: Modmod Monkey modmod.club

modmod.club

Now it’s getting dark and the sky looks sticky/ More like black treacle than tar/ Black treacle/ Somebody told the stars you’re not coming out tonight / and so they find a place to hide. September was a hectic month for me. I had lots of sourcing trips for my online store, so I will ended up needing to spin a few good vinyls to reboot myself. I like to call my favourite vinyl tracks ‘vinyl vitamins’, and my daily vitamin has to be one by Arctic Monkeys. Every time I play their records, I wonder where the sticker label with the strong warning saying “ALL ARCTIC MONKEYS SONGS SHOULD BE PLAYED ON VINYLS” is - because that’s definitely how they are meant to be heard! I can’t think of any opening tracks as powerful as ‘She’s Thunderstorms’

on their 2011 album Suck It And See. I could spin that vinyl all day long, and get plenty of those analogue ‘vitamins’ you need for the day. When the second track “Black Treacle” comes in, I start wondering if there have been any songwriters in the 21st century who could match frontman Alex Turner’s poetic talents. The peak of the song is when the guitar riff kicks in. His riffs, riding along that rich vintage analogue stream of waves, inject straight through my chest and right into my heart like an electric current. All tracks are great in the album. It’s my usual habit to flip it to Side B

after listening to the first glorious tracks in the A side, closing my eyes and appreciating Turner’s lyrics, from the eighth track ‘Reckless Serenade’ to the last track ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’. Definitely one of my favourite albums of all time! ♴僤劍Ꟛ㨥䧮㼟捀䧮涸笪♳㉂䏅㉬

玑TPVSDJOH USJQ⿶剚僽籗䘑涸♧⦐剢㖈 假玑⛓⵹䧮꨾銴㣐ꆀ涸չWJOZM笞➮ㄐպ 

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䖎 ⛉ 尝 剤 聃 麕 ♧ 껷 ⫹յ 4 I F T

U I V O E F S T U P S N T ն♧ 垺 ⟂ ➃ ꩏ 끇 涸

PQFOJOH USBDL㋲僽鸏껷姐䊺竤腋窍✮ 䧮♧㣔䨾꨾涸笞➮ㄐ

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鸏僽♧䓹䨾剤刼湡鿪⨞䖤⼧ⴕ㥪

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껷刼湡յ5IBUT XIFSF ZPV BSF XSPOHն 

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‘80s Leftover In Love with Oil By: Prupru

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a temperature of below 25 Celsius degrees, so you need to melt it in your palm before you use it.

People tend not to choose oily skin care as they believe oil will clog pores and cause pimples. However, there are quite a lot of natural oils that are cheap and have outstanding benefits for your skin, provided you know who to use it properly. Here are the oils I cannot live without: Olive Oil Choosing suitable cleansing oil for my skin has been a difficulty for me. I’ve tried different kinds of famous brands. Although they were convenient for removing my make up completely, they mostly overdried my skin - even my hydrating cream could not remoisturise my skin. Finally I just went back to basics, using olive oil as my cleaning oil. It works surprisingly well - it removes make up completely and keeps the natural oil in my skin. Apply a

generous amount of olive oil on your face with a dry hand, and rub it in with a circular motion. Once it’s softened by the oil, you can wipe the make up off with a wet cotton pad. When you touch your face after, you’ll find your face is still moisturised and elastic. Coconut Oil Coconut oil is a precious gift for sensitive skin. I have sensitive skin with eczema; my skin is so fragile whenever the weather changes. When I have to be careful not to stimulate my skin, I never apply any cream, but instead just a few drops of coconut oil. I use coconut oil because its texture is light and easily absorbed into the skin. You can also use it to nourish your hair by simply applying it onto the end of your towel-dried hair. The only disadvantage of coconut oil is that it will become solid if it reaches

Castor Oil You may not have heard of castor oil before, but you might have noticed beauty bloggers raving about it. Castor oil is excellent at accelerating the growth of hair. Every night before I sleep, I apply a little castor oil along my lash line. You should only apply it at night because its texture is very thick and oily. After one month of doing this my lashes look longer and fuller. It’s very cost effective as you can get one big bottle of castor oil for only HKD 60. We all spend too much on expensive skin care: why not try to use this natural beauty oils for much less? 䖎㢵➃嫦聃ⵌ隌芕ㅷ屘屘涸㽠䙲䙲

㸐剚㜧㝱嬁㶰䕎䧭磌ⵞⰦ㻜剤䖎㢵㣔搭

♶腋㥪㥪佐剓䖕䧮对㹁㔐娝⾲㨥鑑

欽埲奭屘⽹㦳䙦俲⽹䖤✝帩⛓긅⿶腋 ⥃䭰淼芕劥魨涸㣔搭屘⟨⢪欽儘꧱䩛 ㄤ꬗鿈⥃䭰✝晊搭䖕㼟㼱ꆀ埲奭屘㝤 㖈꬗♳䩧㕖䖊䕙㦳很䱈䖕ⱄ欽憈涸⻋ 㦳唼䬀䱈鸏儘⡹欽䩛䷬♧♴⡹涸茁⡹ 㽠剚涮錏⡹涸淼芕鼩僽宐㳅剤䔞䚍涸 嗴㶩屘

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涸淼芕㿂併䠮㘗⿶剤憈氣鱲㣔孵涸儘

⦬淼芕㽠暶ⴽ併䠮捀✫♶ⵞ慨腛䓳涸 淼芕䧮♶剚㝤꬗ꩺ䧮〫僽㝤䎙忹嗴㶩

屘⢵徱情聞芕鼇乵嗴㶩屘涸⾲㔔僽㔔 捀㸐涸颶㖒鰋渠♶랭芵䖎䘰㽠鄄淼芕 佐ꤑ姽⟃㢫⡹⛳〳⟃䭭㸐⢵殹녋㽵

屘㖈걧녋⼱✝涸儘⦬㝤㖈녋㽵徱情♧

♴嗴㶩屘㈔♧涸緄럊僽㸐㖈伢孒 䏞

⟃♴㽠剚Ⳗ㔿㔔姽㝤䬀涸儘⦬銴⯓欽 䩛涸影䏞䪾㸐輑⻋嫲鯱란撖 覣란屘

鸏珏屘涸そ珖䧴鏪剤럊꣫欰⡎⧺

⿶⤑㹆涸屘鿪乩剤馄⼾涸繡㺂⸆佪〫銴

蕰⡹剤溏麕鏪㢵繡㺂:PVUVCFS涸➝稲

㽠僽䧮♶腋尝剤涸չ屘պ 

屘㼩倴⸈鸠嬁녋㟞Ꟁꬌ䌢剤佪䧮嫦儻

⡹䥢䖤鼇乵ㄤ姻焷⢪欽㽠尝㉏겗✫⟃♴ 埲奭屘

䖰⵹♧湬捀䪪ざ黠涸⽹㦳屘罜蕲舡

鑑麕ぐ㣐ㅷ晦涸⽹㦳屘ꧪ搭僽⿶倰⤑⿶ ⽹䖤✝帩⡎歋倴幢悦⸂㻜㖈㣖䓽⽹㦳

䖕淼芕隶䖤ꬌ䌢✝⟤䧮ⱄ㝤꬗ꩺ淼芕鿪

⡹㽠剚用⽰⿡顠♧佅㔐㹻鑑鑑溏覣란 䪾覣란屘㝤㖈漪嬁涸呏鿈〫㖈儻♳㝤 僽㔔捀覣란屘涸颶㖒䖎慮玹 ♧⦐剢麕

⿡✫䧮涸漪嬁溫涸僈곏㖒慮㺙✫⿶Ꟁ ✫ ♧㣐佅䩞Ⱉ⼧㢵⯋㻜㖈僽㣖⻋皿

㖈鷆䰌そ顜涸隌芕ㅷ涸ず儘⛳♶

꣈鑑♧♴⤑㹆⿶㣔搭涸繡㺂屘ゅ

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Chinese Zodiac

Thierry took an apprenticeship under her father, Mr. Chow Hon Ming, a well respected Feng Shui Master. She currently focuses on feng shui and design. Thierry provides a new outlook and uses creative ideas to modernise feng shui with a 21st century approach.

ヰ❠䕒僽衽そ괐宐䌌ヰ恎僈涸㥏⯥殗噠倴⸈䭭㣐谁遯㷸吥㔐度䖕二⟤粭殥 罉䌌歋倴荈㼭「昿鋷涸讛ꤲ佦㼩桡㷸欴欰慮⾩涸莇馱植捀♧⡙䷒涬桡㷸 㹻⚛♶儘⟃괐馱涸㕮⫹⿻䎖랿涸俒㶶莅䎃鰋♧➿ⴕ❧桡㷸濼陏

By: Thierry Chow

OCTOBER: ENJOY THE RIDE October will be a month to learn about life. It’s not all about the results, but the process and journey of life, and this will be an important lesson to all. It’s good to know that life is about living in the moment, so start looking towards the future instead of dwelling in the past. You may also want to take this opportunity to increase your spiritual side and embrace your sensitivity, which will come in handy when the time is right. ⼧剢僽♧⦐麕庋儘劍䧮⦛剚䖰⚥㷸ⵌ♧❉ꅾ銴涸➃欰麥椚Ղ欰ㄐ㖈倴麕玑罜♶ 僽穡卓欰ㄐ涸溫镙僽崞㖈殹♴䤬䤷劢⢵罜ꬌ導廛倴麕⿡⡹⛳鏪剚䟝饿鸏⦐剢 䲿⼮⡹涸礶牟⥜귢乩䫵⡹䠮䚍涸♧꬗鸏㖈⟃䖕涸厥⦐儘⦬剚䍲ⵌ⡹

1996 / 1984 / 1972 / 1960 / 1948 / 1936

Rat

Zodiac of the Month

: Japanese Beer : White : Sheung Wan : Psychedelic

This month for the Rat will be a blissful one. Your career is going in a good path - keep up with the good work! You will also feel more stable this month with relationships and in other areas in life.

㿂롗涸剦⿼➛⦐剢ꦑ衽㥪麌涸湱⠶⡹涸✲噠剚鹎㾝䖤⼧ⴕ갫ⵄ襓襓傈♳罜⡹涸 䠮䞕欰崞ㄤⰦ➮倰꬗⛳剚隶䖤刿⸈琽㹁

1997 / 1985 / 1973 / 1961 / 1949 / 1937

Ox

: Beer : Pink : Causeway Bay : Punk

For the Cow it’s a month filled with changes, but within the changes you will learn to accept that sometimes they can be good for you. There might be small altercations with someone you love, but stay calm and it will all be OK.

㿂暋涸剦⿼➛⦐剢剚竤娜♧❉隶佦♶麕⡹剚䖰⚥걆䝎ⵌ佖隶剤儘⦬⛳僽♧⟝㥪 ✲➛⦐剢⡹⛳鏪剚騈⡹䠦涸➃涮欰♧❉〡錬鎹䖤銴⥃䭰Ⲉꬆ

1998 / 1986 / 1974 / 1962 / 1950 / 1938

Tiger

: Sake : Black : Deep Water Bay : K-Pop

The Tiger can expect a month that is quite stable and smooth overall, but bear in mind that it’s a good time to work on your relationship areas, with your significant other, colleagues, friends and family.

㿂贅涸剦⿼➛⦐剢籏넓⢵铞皿僽琽㹁갫ⵄ⡹♶㧏㖈➃ꥹꡠ⤚倰꬗♳㢵蔅럊儘꟦ㄤ 䗱堥䲿⼮莅䧗➃ず✲剦⿼ㄤ㹻➃涸ꡠ⤚

1999 / 1987 / 1975 / 1963 / 1951 / 1939

Rabbit

: Earth Quake : Purple : Central : Rock And Roll

October is a new start for the Rabbit. You will feel energised and excited for the future ahead. Over the past months you have learned how to see things in the light rather than in the dark.

⼧剢㼩㿂⯨涸剦⿼⢵铞僽♧⦐䇩倞涸Ꟛ㨥⡹剚䠮ⵌ崞⸂搂ꣳ⚛㼩劢⢵⯏怏劍䖊 〥㢫⡹⛳㼟剚㷸䥢䖰坿錚涸錬䏞溏䖊✲暟

2000 / 1988 / 1976 / 1964 / 1952 / 1940

Dragon

: Martini : Yellow : Wan Chai : Indie Music

For the Dragons, it’s going to be a little bit tough this month. Things will all seem to head towards the wrong direction, but don’t worry - it’s only temporary! Things will look brighter next month.

㿂륌涸剦⿼鸏⦐剢涸傈㶩䧴鏪剚剤럊♶㥪麕䨾剤匌銯鿪籏僽門✲♶갫⡂涸♶麕 ⴽ二䗱鸏〫僽冾儘涸♧ⴗ鿪䖎䘰剚ꨎ麕㣔ꫭ涸

2001 / 1989 / 1977 / 1965 / 1953 / 1941

Snake

: Pina Colada : Grey : Mong Kok : Rock

The Snakes will be back on their game this month, meaning you are getting more motivated, and more interested in things you are doing. You’ll also feel more determined to pick up things you forgot about before.

➛⦐剢僽㿂跑涸剦⿼ꅾ侮偫렽涸儘⦬✫⡹剚䠮ⵌ⹛⸂⼧駈⛳剚㼩⡹㖈⨞涸✲䞕 ㄤ㼟銴⨞涸✲䞕刿剤莇馱

All opinions expressed in this article are solely Thierry Chow’s opinions and do not reflect the opinions of BOOM Magazine. 劥俒畎䨾剤Ⰹ㺂㖳僽歋괐宐䌌ヰ❠䕒䨾䲿⣘⚛♶➿邍劥꧹钟用㜥

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2002 / 1990 / 1978 / 1966 / 1954 / 1942

Horse

: Gunfire : Orange : TST : Hip Hop

it’s good that you enjoyed September, because you might meet some bad news in October. However bad things may seem, it’s actually leading to better things, so patience is key! There’ll be a bit of good news to end the month.

㿂꼛涸剦⿼䏞麕✫♧⦐礶䕙涸⛰剢罜⼧剢㼟僽㋐䣯⿮⼱涸♧⦐剢♶麕剤❉✲䞕 ꧪ搭溏♳⿡♶㣖坿錚⡎㸐Ⱖ㻜僽㖈䢩䢩隶㥪䨾⟃ꡠ꒳僽罣䚍

2003 / 1991 / 1979 / 1967 / 1955 / 1943

Sheep

: Red Wine : Brown/Beige : Soho : Classical Music

For the Sheep folk, October will be very stable - but it will be also be very busy! Remember to take care of your health for mind and body, because it’s important not to overwhelm yourself.

㿂繙涸剦⿼➛⦐剢⛳湱殹㸞琽ず儘❠⼧ⴕ䘑烮♶麕鎹䖤撑곃㥪⡹涸魨䗱⨴䐁♶ 銴雊荈䊹麕䏞⹪稡✫㽠㼩

2004 / 1992 / 1980 / 1968 / 1956 / 1944

Monkey

: Bloody Mary : Baby Blue : Tai Hang : Dubstep

Monkeys had a great month in September, but this month will be more relaxing - a ‘staying indoors’ kind of month. You are thinking and seeking comfort for your soul, so it will be good to enjoy some peace and quiet!

㿂柏涸剦⿼♳⦐剢麕䖤䖎湈莇罜➛⦐剢⡹剚嫲鯱佞논⟃㹔Ⰹ崞⹛捀⚺➛⦐剢⡹ 鿪㖈䙼罌ㄤ鷆宠衽礶牟♳涸㸞琽䨾⟃黠㹆㼦䪪♧❉礶牟涸굺福

2005 / 1993 / 1981 / 1969 / 1957 / 1945

Rooster

: Yellow Bird : Dark Red : Kowloon Side : Reggae

The Roosters will have great things happening this month, with lots of fun and exciting events. But in between all the excitement, beware of a loved one not feeling so well or getting hurt in some way!

㿂ꧽ涸剦⿼㼟鵔⢵⯏怏姹坿涸♧⦐剢⡹剚⿮莅鏪㢵ⵞ慨剤馱涸崞⹛♶麕莅姽ず 儘⡹銴㢵⸈殆䠑魨鼹涸䠦➃剚や㔔姽䠮ⵌ♶黠䧴「⫊

2006 / 1994 / 1982 / 1970 / 1958 / 1946

Dog

: Champagne : Mutli Colour : Soho : Heavy Metal

The Dog will continue to feel a little bit stressed, but it will go away soon! There’s going to be a lot going on, and it will seem endless. Learning to look at things on the bright side is going to help you a great deal in the long run .

➛⦐剢㿂权涸剦⿼➠剚䠮ⵌ♧❉㠺⸂♶麕鸏䖎䘰⤑剚麕⿡➛⦐剢魨鼹剤㥪㢵翹 剚♧⦐䱺♧⦐〥㢫⡹剚㷸剚隶䖤坿錚鸏♧럊㖈⟃䖕剚㼩⡹䖎剤䍲⸔

2007 / 1995 / 1983 / 1971 / 1959 / 1947

Pig

: White Wine : Dark Purple : Central : Indie

It’s been alright for the piggies, and things do get better in October. It’s important to just keep doing what you are best at. There might be some small misunderstandings at work, but it’s all going to end well.

㿂韣涸剦⿼麌孵♧ぢ♶ꐫ➛⦐剢剚刿㥪⡹〫銴糒糵⨞⡹乲Ꟁ涸✲䞕㽠〳⟃✫㖈 䊨⡲♳⡹〳腋剚麂ⵌ♧❉㼭㔮仠䧴罏铐剚♶麕剓䖕鿪腋갫ⵄ鍑对涸

All opinions expressed in this article are solely Thierry Chow’s opinions and do not reflect the opinions of BOOM Magazine. 劥俒畎䨾剤Ⰹ㺂㖳僽歋괐宐䌌ヰ❠䕒䨾䲿⣘⚛♶➿邍劥꧹钟用㜥

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