The Epitome

After our last performance on the 25th February, we recieved an invitation from Dj Fayat of Rangkaian Nasional. To do an interview with em and also offered an oppurtunity to promote our band as well as highlighting this one programme. it is something to do with "BELIA" thingy ;p well, so what eh.. n guess wat? they requested us to make a song which focus on this programme n also highlighted Rangkaian Nasional. Luckily we were given permission to make the song as what our own should be

Im Luffy.. n i did compose a song as requested. my band mate were also encouraging and they agreed. BUT disaster falls when our bassist never take any steps to participate in this project likely to say NO RESPONSE at all. I mean WHAT THE HELL DOES HE THINK???!!! we were all n ARE now committed to make dis stuff to happen while he was out there sumwher pretending nuthin seems to be happen.. ARRRGGHH!!!

well i hate to say dis..but he made us suffer.. we never meant to control his life over just to be a lil bit committed to take up the task. afta a lots of MSG’ing n CALL’ing him 3 days before da deadline,he said "Sorry John, Kusut ku..banyak kaja ku n next week g ku xm"

OK! its FINE for me. but wat he did was so wrong.. we were like a fool waiting for him like "mana tia ia ani?" and "nda ya ingau practise kah?" patiently waiting for him. n there he goes with his msg "kusutku apa lah itulah.." SHOOT! why can’t he just tell us earlier. i mean we wouldn’t gonna force him or anything if he had another commitment other den practising. i mean C’MON dude!! at least we cud think of sumthin to replace his BASS sound for a moment. (I AM VERY SAD AND DISSAPOINTED)

and why did i post dis blog?? cos i still remember wat he said last tym.. n he goes like (we have to be more committed n sindir kami lah nda dtg lah apalah bla bla bla..) n now wat?? more worse. he din even bugde a single response until we ourselve had to reach him. n yeah ha can’t make it

yesterday we stupidly and sacrifice to make a fatal decision. we will proceed w/out him for the moment n Deal as our lead guitarist has already took his role to play bass last nyt. n u guys get it?? hes goin to play two roles at the same time during the recording. we r lucky to have him in da band. Thank you  Deal.

and yea afta this confession of mine, i would like to inform u guys that wer gona release our new single. A rarely kind of song compare to our own. that related to "BELIA" thing and Rangkaian Nasional. if u guys out der interested n willing to support us please stay tune with rangkaian harmoni on the 28th of March from 9pm till 11.30pm. Thank you so much.

morale of this blog??? well i dun need to explain. u all will understand if ur on the same field as mine

Root of Epitome,

LUFFY

Hey people..Hows it been? This is another blog of ours and its all about the show that we did on the 25th Feb 2007. First thing’s first..I would like to thanx our supporters that came to see us live n hear us live on the radio that day. Ur support is much appreciated (I really mean this).

MONTHS BEFORE THE SHOW..

To be totally honest, we really didnt expect to be invited.  Well we were invited actually, but it was for receiving a certificate for being in the top 10 local artist of 2006. Then Pelangi Fm called Luffy (Co-Founder/Composer/Drummer) of De Epitome. They told him that De Epitome was invited for a show the next month after the first ever Live From Studio A. Now, That was actually a BIG news for somebody like us. I mean we were only just reaching 2 years in this industry and had just release 4 singles in that time span. The correct word to picturize us receiving that kinda news is DUMBFOUNDED!!

The Rehearsals / Practices / Jamming Sessions

We got a headstart in practising for the show..but no matter how much we practised we still felt something is going to be awfully wrong. That sort of feeling made us even more want to practise every chance we had. As this show will be our first ever live public performance, it kinda made us nervous as hell (even more nervous than the first time i had to do a class presentation!!)

We were told that we have to do 5 songs (1 covers, 4 originals) ..so we were practising 4 of our already released singles and 1 song by Unggu. Then to add to our already miserable time constraints, they want 2 extra song. Luckily we were planning to release 2 singles (1 malay, 1 english). So we went on finishing both of the songs..FYI and you can quote me on this..making a song complete with the lyrics aint that easy. But we finished 2 songs within a month. Just shows how motivation can make a difference.

Just a few more weeks before the show we were running high on spirits and practising all of the songs to be performed. Then sets in the twist of the plot..Adul & Khai were down with fever. The irony of this situation is that Khai is the lead vocalist. We were really worried that this could affect our performance as a band.

The night before the event..we were having a full rehearsal. We reminded each other where to improve n where to tone down a bit. we ended up practising till 12 o clock that night. seeing that we have to get up early the next day, we decide to call it a night and head home.

Showtime..

We arrived at RTB before 9 o clock and i can say on behalf of De Epitome..all of us were sleep deprived. For me i was constantly thinking about what will happen tomorrow. i cant sleep until it was 4 o clock!! We arrived and went in for sound set up n equipments set ups.

Although we were sleepy and most of us had fever, we tried to make the best out of it. During sound check everything presumably went well..The feeling of positivity was coming back n we managed to rock out the studio (mind you..this was during rehersal session). Then the sound engineers offered some advices on volume control  (in a more polite way it can be called offering, but the fact is it was an advance warning). What this mean is that we have to control our volume during the show (E.g. Drums have to be struck ever so gently, Guitars have to be toned down (more like the volume was not even there to be heard) and vocals have to watch out on how to sing n talk on the mic. The fact that these was put upon us just take every single hope of doing a decent show that day. We werent as confident as before and it seems that we were really not into performing.

The show was scheduled to start @ 1.30 PM..1 Hr before the show we rested and tried to cheer up n think positively.

Live From Studio A (De Epitome)

Our first song for the day was our latest single..La La La (like i care). It went pretty  well n seems like its gonna be a good show after all. But i dont know what happen after the song ‘Moment of Truth’, some of us were in a way prone to doing mistakes. I was nervous and it was a costly mistake as i forgot the last verse for the newest song. Khai was taking no chances and holding out the lyric and sang it straight out of the paper. Adul was doing fine until he broke one of his guitar strings, luckily it was during the final chords of the final song!! Deal was so stressed out because he cant feel the vibe/energy/aura of what he’s playing because of the toning down. So in short we were all NOT 100%.

Feedbacks (After Show)..

Personally i think it was a disaster. A total disaster. But somehow, i was reliefed that a lot of our frenz & supporters were giving us positive reviews n comment. A lot liked La La La (Like i Care), Moment of Truth and the newest ‘Saat Terhapus’. Even though we felt miserable after the show, it gradually turned into somewhat of a positive vibe. I guess we can put that all behind and learn from our mistakes. Besides, we are still new and still got a long way to go to achieve our dreams. So thats all i have to say about Live From Studio A. Till next tym n keep supporting us.

Peace N Keep Rocking Brunei!!!!

Blindnecros,

De Epitome.

P/S: To my bandmates, Im sorry for my mistakes during the show..N i respect the fact that we have come this far. Remember what’s our true purpose n where we started. I believe in us, i believe iin what we do n i sure as hell believe each and every one of our capability!! (Remember our email password..n we’ll go far) hahahaha :p                        

hi..guess its 2007 already huh?? well..for me nothin much have change (its only the first day lah :P). anyways..im trying to remember wat my resolutions for last year were..aint it funny to have resolutions,but throw it all away after only the first week?? if ur the same as i am..dude we need some help. hehehe back to the topic of resolutions. this year..my resolutions are to have no resolutions at all!! judge me all u want, but i find it to be more humane. want to know why?? because as a human we tend to forget things(if u disagree..seriously ur a party pooper/lame loser/uptight/straight up boring person)..especially goals in life, but ironically we remember stupid little things like the name of the bastard that we hate (for numerous reasons), the number of a gurl’s handphone that we just met (also for various reasons). but when it comes to finishing datelines of assignment?? we forget or deliberately forget. among other reasons why i dont have any resolutions is bcoz..i find it to be difficult to hold on to. coz i dont know about u..but my life doesnt alwez goes as planned (refer to the above type of person if you disagree). so this means resolutions holds u back from advancing in life..doesnt it?? nowadays resolutions becomes sort of a trend to us..like it is a must have or people look at you like you r some kind of an idiot for not having some. so..to this people who judge others..i wud say..up yours man/woman/dude/chic/mr/ms/mrs/tuan/puan/hamba/kaola/awang/dayang etc. now that i have gotten that out of my system..i wud like to say Happy New Year 2007! remember, resolutions dont mean anything if it is just something u have and not do.

*this blog was written when i am not HIGH, DRUNK or any of that nature. Im juz expressing my opinions and sharing it.

blindnecros of epitome

De Epitome

I never expected dat i would have a band.. Well, i did dream of having one before and even play wif 2 of my frens from highskewl, Adul & Deal. (n now both of em are in the Epitome as guitarists) We played lots of craps n it was so not kewl if we make a band during dat time. Until years had fade i was forced to loneliness and spendin tym wif frens were alwes fillled up in my schedule evry free time. N der i found a simple rythm afta a played a few tyms of tunes wif da guitar. N their feedback was oryt n supportive so i decided to make a band(not seriously) At dat moment, i’d only have 2 of them n me as a guitarist. SO i decided to find sum mor members. Lucky i have one of my kolejmate Blindnecrose n asked for lyrics modification. On on on i convinced him dat it was possible to mek it true. n so  he agree to lend his talent. n finally a bassist… an owner of our hometown, G5 was alweys der for us listening and supporting. He who never expected to be brought as a musician. One dat neva play a single instrument. So we all taught him how to touch and play a bass. Slowly we tried evrythin possible to mek dat simple rythm to be a real song. N we did! But wat we neglected most was we totally forgot how important a vocalist should be. We finally realise how important dat profession can affect all. Den we tried to pursue each respondence who’s willing to try our audition. We received lots of applicants but no1 was selected. It was really hard. Lastly i as da root of Epitome decided not to tek it very serious to mek evrythin perfect. I let Blindnecrose to sing n der it was our 1st single ever "Conversation" exist on air Pelangi network. Up until now we still hard to believe dat we really did it. Pieces of our effort, stories, musics combined together an dlet people hear it…it was sumthin u felt very treasure and satisfaction. It was worth at all.. And it wasn’t really a dream. U could mek it cum true.. :’)And  now i think i have  a fully pledge members when Khai(vocalist) was chosen n hope dey all will keep stayin wif me makin mor songs to improve our country’s music indutry. Even we still haf many weaknesses, we neva care less but to keep on moving to da next level. We will get improve wif a strong will.

I wanted to share more but i think it wud be on da next blog. Thank you.

-Root of Epitome, Luffy Drummer-

Our 4th Single titled ‘La La La (Like I Care)’ was recorded on Tuesday 21st November 2006 at Starmakers Studio in Batu Bersurat, Gadong. you can hear it at our Friendster’s page and give comment for this new single. Its our newest effort on improving our quality as a band here in Brunei. Its kind of a new revelation and theres new song arrangement style for this new song. So hope all of our fans and supporters will agree with us..and keep supporting us.

ABOUT THE SONG…

La La La (Like I Care) is the newest on our list of self made songs. Its about a guy that is considered as a loser and is attracted to this girl which is considered to be the hottest girl around (this is the oldest and yet useful song ingredient in the history of music :p). And as the day goes by..the girl is some how attracted to this loser. And the loser seems to know this..and use this as a fact and tells the whole f**king world about it. Being a loser..it is utterly impossible to get the attention of a girl, but hey..shit happens right?? And when shit happens..take full control of it and make it as your advantage (why not?). The way this song goes is some how ‘In your face’ kinda song..whereby this guy is satisfied being a loser and at the same time date a hot chick!!  This song is a piece of my personal experience as a human. So its kinda true in a sense of experience. Hope you guys can relate to this new song..Hehe :p

THE MAKING OF THIS SONG..

The ‘Root’ of Epitome..Luffy is responsible for the songs arrangement and the lead is done by the ‘Hidden’ character of Epitome..Mr Deal. All of us have our own role to play for this song and we are 101% committed to make this song our best ever!! So to my band mates..i thank you and i honor you for your effort. You guys are the best!! Also the lyrics for this song is inspired by my 1 and only Ms.Blindnecros..Thanks to her i know how to rock rightfully and responsibly.

So check out the song once it is uploaded ok? I think Luffy is working on it right now..

Signing out for Epitome..Mr.Blindnecros.

hi there..this is my first time writing a blog using friendster. im blindnecros, the lyricist for a local band called the Epitome. now..before i go further i’d like to tell u all that i was a none believer in local artists before..i used to criticise excessively n without mercy to every local songs that i heard before. theres always something wrong with everything. but as fate prevails, in 2005 my frenz started to make a band, first of all i was sceptical n i almost ridiculed their plans.  i wasnt involved at that time..yet. but when 1 of my close frenz asked for help in doing a song.. i was intrigued and want to know more. (at that time i was more into hip hop than rock,alternatives or anything associated with a band). so as i helped them in doing what i thought to be 1 song, i started to jam with them(every week!!) n the next thing i realised i was already in the band as a vocalist n lyricist. then the thoughts of failure sets in, a lot of questions were playing around in my mind. what if we failed? what if we were ridiculed? the point is that the ‘what if?’ were a lot and most of it were negative. but i put it aside n let fate open up the door by itself. we started to get serious with our songs with certain goals to achieve set in our minds. we started to jam in local studios n get to know a lot of local artists along the way. by end of december 2005 (juz after 6 months in the band)..we released our first single titled ‘Conversation’. we aired it on pelangi fm n also kristal fm. the response from listeners n radio stations at that time was overwhelming n i could say sweeter than what i had expected. we were happy at that time n it made us more enthusiastic. only then can i see what was going on..during our first attempt as a band there were a lot of talented bruneian bands & individuals helping us (directly & indirectly) along the way. the once i used to label as wannabees and overactors of nothingness are right before my eyes..helping us!! my god..talk about sarcastic karma!! i also realized that in making music..regardless if it is malay or english..lyrics or arrangements..it isnt as easy as u think. if u were to criticise it would be more easier then trying to fit in lyrics into a song.what im trying to say is there are a lot of talented bruneians,especially bands which are really good but never got the chance to show it juz because some1 says it doesnt sound as good as western bands. saying things like those could really get ur hopes down real bad. but if u think about it how can we get better if we keep admitting defeat to stupid criticisms? have u heard blink182’s early songs?? when they were new?? it sucks..but they tried n tried until they succeed!! that is what we need now! the attitude to prove what we stand for is true. so if ur listening to any local songs from any of our local bands or singer..please dont say terrible things that is not true. if u want to criticise..do it constructively n supportingly! dont u guys want our music industry to go further? i sure want to see that. so before u say anything bad,think! if u feel ur better n u can do it right..go ahead n be my guest.

*this blog is just a piece of my mind n opinion. no one was hurt in the process of making this blog..except for chipsmore of epitome.

Blindnecros of Epitome

Greetings Everyone… This is our 1st blog ever. Honestly, we’v been through lots of difficulties and harshness during our process of promoting The Epitome. Thus so far, we had received tons of comments good and bad.. its been one year already n now we really can’t wait to release our next single. It’ll be an English one.. InsyaAllah, this song can be a new imrpovement for us The Epitome. Will update you soon. Thanx to all supporters and fans.. : )

-Root of Epitome-