Saw these guys (New Fro Matter) on saturday night at Underground Seed. haha I know you're going to say: "ehh they're so chinese and poser and... yellow-boy" but just listen and turn up the volume a bit, give them a little time? (for the record the guy in the yellow shirt is filipino, not chinese. Okay this doesn't matter but I KNOW you're going to think about it at some point.)

Their lyrics aren't much but at least they enunciate properly and you know what they're talking about, and the music is good to drown yourself in. And their website has some pretty cool graphics: http://www.newfromatter.com/

haha between them and Patriot, I think I'm turning into a groupie/ fangirl xD but I haven't had much exposure to ~good local music, and yes I have pathetic taste. And ahh I haven't had much experience listening to live music, and I have to tell you, once you listen to live music, youtube videos are mehhh. As in, music is So Much Better live, and it's so different from listening to a recording, because of all the ~energy of the band, the crowd and the lights. It's like you're enveloped in the sounds and you're trusting the band with a few minutes of your time-- you're letting them give you a peek at how they see the world, and allowing yourself to be possessed by their music. There's no other way to put it. "drowning", as in, when the music envelops you and it's louder than all the voices in your head and you let it take over. You let it say the words for you, and you let the rhythms lull you into a kind of calm.

There's a certain sense of ownership with music. The artist creates it and shares it with you, and you let him take him on a journey into his ideas.

Speaking of Patriot, I saw them at UndergroundSeed.

AHA ok this is a video of the gig I saw them at, and I was... following them around pretty creepily when I saw them again on saturday xD They weren't playing a set, but they just attended underground seed to watch. *sigh* they aren't so good in this video but you have to believe me, they were TONS better live. ...and the vocalist is lousy at hitting high notes. Good thing Patriot is hard to google; please don't tell him that. And the chick (amelene) is cute. There. I said it. NOW you'll think I'm a stalker. I think I'll try to chat them up the next time, will pick up tips from Ling.

ok ok found it. THIS is the song that really got me. (POOKY watch it please ^-^)

eee now that I'm watching it he sounds more pitchy. I suppose I'm spoiling it for you.

ahhh the bass is really good on this one! Amelene plays bass. hint hint.

damn. "amelene" "patriot" and "underground seed" are really easy things to google. Ah well. *waves* OH HAI THAR you don't remember this transpired, you hear?