Introvert: Patience Dear Juggernaut's Sophomore Album
It feels a little strange finally listening to "Introvert" as a whole album. For almost a year, there has been a sort of divide inside me -- Cj as Wincy's wife and Cj as a fan of Wincy, or as he wants his solo music project to to be called Patience Dear Juggernaut.
As I wife, I have seen and heard Wincy put together all the elements of this album. Lyrical and instrumental fragments all over our home's atmosphere. As a fan, I feel so lucky being exposed to the album in such an early stage -- from its conception to the mastering. But I'm just one person, so the wife and the fan often collide. The fan hears the most intimate confessions, rewritten in a more poetic form. The wife worries about what Wincy is going through.
This is probably a premature "review" or a spoiler: Most of us might regard teh first album, “Girl, The Impaler” as Wincy's 20-something broken heart, exposed. But this time, “Introvert”, as paradoxical to its title, Wincy confesses way deeper things -- the fears and frustrations of adulthood.
Makes me hold to my seat a little as I turn 30 soon.
Sabi Na Nga Ba
I was in Sound Cloud listening to my friend's new song. I got a notification on my own track that got me going over my uploads. I realized everything in my Sound Cloud were from three years ago. I was 23 back then. I had the youthful audacity to learn the guitar, record using my laptop mic and mixed everything in Garage Band. I didn't care if the final mix had some ambient sound of either a tricycle or jeepney passing by. I was somehow proud of it.
But for some reason, I have shied away from my noctural hobby of learning songs and recording them. I don't know if it's because life distracted me. Or it is because I grew older and lost my spunk. So I listened again to all the songs I covered and decided to record and remix one track, "Sabi Na Nga Ba", an original song by my good friend, Glen Tiopez.
Now, I recorded by voice using Wincy's spiffy microphone, properly mixed by my husband as well. And I feel that my voice aged a little, which I liked.
This year, I promise myself I'd pick up that guitar, learn a new song and sing again.
Review: Urbanears Humlan Headphones
Some may argue with me, but for me, listening to music is a very intimate thing. I have a discomfort in playing music that I like in full blast, for everyone to hear. I feel like I’m invading other people’s boundaries. But listening parties and gigs would be exceptions - in those kind of events, there’s an invitation and agreement to listen to music as a group.
That’s why I always preferred listening to music in private, with my headphones. And just like music, a pair of headphones is a very personal thing to me too. I invest in my headphones and keep them clean as much as I can - wiping them clean with isopropyl alcohol or Lysol. That’s why I shy away from white or pastel colored headphones, even though I find them the prettiest. I foresee the whole cleaning process a little scary.
That's I got so excited when Urbanears came out with their new concept for headphones, the Urbanears Humlan. It’s the world’s first headphone with washable parts.
Urbanears Humlan’s headband and ear cushions are removable. You can niftily put them in the laundry bag (included in the packaging) and throw them into your laundry.
Just like the other Urbanears products, Humlan also comes with the very brilliant feature, Zound Plug, for easy (and private) music sharing!
It also has built-in microphone and remote. I can conveniently fast-forward, rewind and adjust the volume, as well as pick up calls if it’s plugged in my mobile phone. And don’t forget the impressive audio quality of Urbanears! They got it right with my preference - the crisp mids and deep bass.
Urbanears Humlan Specs:
40mm Dynamic Drivers
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
Impedance: 32Ω
Sensitivity: 100dB
Max Input Power: 100mV@1kHz
SRP: Php2,250
I personally think that Urbanears Humlan headphones is a great Christmas gift idea. Who wouldn’t love a pair of headphones that can always look new! They also come in other yummy colors, just visit Urbanears.com
Urbanears Humlan is distributed by Digits Trading and available in Astrovision, Beyond The Box and Digital Walker.
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Ayokong Tumanda by The Itchyworms
THE ITCHYWORMS' newest single, “Ayokong Tumanda”, directed by my one and only love (tamis tamisan lang) Wincy Ong. :)
Enjoy, boys and girls!