A sort of NGO fest is happening this Saturday, courtesy of the Frinjan gang in collaboration with Gen-S, which aims to educate the youth on current socio-political issues and voting rights but not forgetting to bring on the rock, which they do with an impressively varied line-up of acts including Akta Angkasa, Couple, Harmacy, Khottal, Liyana Fizi, Monoloque, Massacre Conspiracy, Partimelovers, Tilu and loads more, with 24 acts in total.

Event starts at 10am on Saturday, 23rd July 2011 at Kompleks 3K, Jalan SS13/1, Persiaran Kewajipan, Subang Jaya (map to the venue HERE). Admission is free. Check out the event’s Facebook page for more info.

Pesawat follows up the launch of their debut album last week with a showcase in Johor Bahru, taking along with them a quite impressive list of friends like Love Me Butch (in one of their rare live appearances these days), Monoloque, Johor Bahru favourites Statik and The Bluebirds, and Gabba Gabba and Pelanggaran Akta Bunyi.

Show starts at 4pm on Saturday 23rd July 2011 at CT Cafe, City Plaza, Johor Bahru. Entrance is free if you register at Pesawat’s Facebook page, and the first 200 will get their debut CD free.

Last October saw the release of the much talked about P Ramlee: Satu Indiepretasi tribute album, but only in the form of ringtone downloads. That bit of news saw countless people groaning and moaning for a proper CD of it to also be released. Well folks, your wish just came true courtesy of the good people at Laguna Records, as they’ll be releasing the compilation on CD this month.

For the list of songs and artists involved in it, check out our post about the album from last year HERE, and you can also now pre-order the CD from the Laguna Music Store (pre-orders are expected to ship out on 16th April 2011).

It’s surprising that it’s taken this long, but finally Malaysian legend P Ramlee gets a proper, full-on tribute album. An initiative by XFM and Astro (and in keeping with the times), it’s quite unfortunate that the ‘compilation’ will get a digital-only release, which means that there’ll be no fancy cover art and booklet of essays and liner notes for us to pore over. Titled “P Ramlee… Dimanakan Ku Cari Ganti: Satu Indiepretasi”, even a cursory glance at the tracklisting should whet anyone’s appetite. Check it out below:

1. Hujan – Tunggu Sekejab
2. Seven Collar T-Shirt – Jangan Tinggal Daku
3. Altimet (feat Imran Ajmain) – Maafkan Kami
4. Awanband (feat Che Mat) – Malam Bulan Di Pagar Bintang
5. Monoloque – Tiada Kata Secantik Bahasa
6. One Buck Short – Pok Pok Bujang Lapok
7. Pesawat – Ai Ai Twist
8. Pop Shuvit – Aci Aci Buka Pintu
9. They Will Kill Us All – Sepanjang Riwayatku
10. Yuna – Gelora Jiwa
11. Grey Sky Morning – Malam Pesta Muda Mudi
12. Couple – Menche Che Bujang Lapok
13. Subculture – Bunyi Gitar
14. Bittersweet – Getaran Jiwa
15. AG & Co (feat Azlan Typewriter) – Jeritan Batinku
16. Kugiran D’Tepi Pantai – Nujum Pak Belalang
17. Meet Uncle Hussein (feat Hazama) – Ya Habibi Ali Baba

The 18th act on the compilation is a sort of ‘supergroup’ called The Ramlees which features Liyana Fizi, Najwa, Mira (from Tilu) and Yuna! You can listen to the songs starting 25th October on XFM, Era FM, Sinar FM and THR Gegar.

[UPDATE] Click here to view the ringtone codes and digital download details

MAP, Kuala Lumpur’s latest arts platform will be opening it’s doors this coming 27th of March 2010, with a 2-day arts festival. The festival will include from performing arts – theatre, music (yes, music is art) and dance – to installations, sculptures and even workshops.

Located in Solaris Dutamas, the center aims to be the arts central in KL with facilities such as an art gallery and multiple theater spaces.

Anyways, here’s whats happening for music for the festival.

27/3/2010 (Saturday)  @ WHITE BOX
9.30pm to 10pm
Jazz saxophonist with Azmi Hairudin and Christophe Turchi

2pm to 3pm
Music gig with Peter Hassan Brown and friends

3.30pm to 5.30pm
Music and poetry readings by Pekan Frinjan
Participants include Meor, Nik, Keladak, Shh..Diam, Mohd Jayzuan, Stam Mustapha, Gyomogii, Marini Rafar and Fazleena Hishamuddin.

6pm to 7pm
Performance art by Ensemble 11
This is a multidisciplinary performance, involving music, video and movement; working with improvisation. Individual performers will work on their own ideas and rough structures yet flexible enough to change and modify accordingly.

9.30pm to 11.30pm
Music gig organised by Rice Above No. 7 featuring Aggrobeats, Rebel Scum, Khottal and Nao

3.30pm-4.30pm
Paul Lau and Tugu Drum Circle workshop

5.30pm-6.30pm
Music gig with Monoloque

7pm-9.30pm
Music gig organised by Jerome Kugan with Panda Head Curry, Vernadium, Tenderfist, Sharidar & Nizam and Deserters

10pm-12am
Singer-songwriter round by Moonshine featuring Reza Salleh, Azmyl Yunor, Zalila Lee, Izzy Mohamed.

For more info on the festival, visit here.

From what started off as an exploration of computer-generated electronica, rigorous experimentation led to the formation of his namesake, Monoloque – founded by the guitarist and lead songwriter of Butterfingers, Loque.

The ‘project’ was originally an outlet for this Berklee College of Music graduate to realize its fullest potential by pushing the boundaries of his song-writing. Its preceding rock outfit, the Butterfingers was inadvertently put on hiatus following the departure of vocalist Emett – while Loque and remaining members, Kadak and Loco, decided to respawn in the form of Monoloque.

Deriving their influence from early Malaysian pop music (think R.Azmi, Saloma, P. Ramlee), Monoloque is set to change the face of Malaysian music in what it believes will be a ‘national’ renaissance.

For more info on the band, visit their official website or follow then on Facebook.

Satu Hari – An Audio Visual Timeline Expedition is a video art documentary by Efozy. The documentary is based on Malaysian urban lifestyle that merges with a traditional one, capturing activities that highlights Malaysian culture, history, art and people.

Accompanying the documentary will be live Visuals by Efozy himself, with music supplied by the likes of Monoloque, KLPHQ and Sforzando.

Satu Hari Promo from Fauzi Yusoff on Vimeo.

Indicine, KLPAC, Sentul
Time: 8pm onwards
Date: 26th Februari 2010, Jumaat
Tikcets: Free

More info on Satu Hari here