Rentak - Art Fazil

My Review/Ulasan. First in English then in Bahasa Melayu Malay Language.

Singapore's (and Malaysia's) Folk rock singer, performer, producer and extraordinaire songwriter and lyricist Art Fazil who is very well versed in both Malay and English, release his new album "Rentak" 
and its a no brainer, when he release an album, you go to the shop where the CD is available and purchase it, no questions asked.
Because you know its going to be very good, at least. And on this one, its simply earmarked as Malay Album of the Year 2018 for me. Simply magnificient especially for those starving for a high quality Singapore local album and a high quality Bahasa Melayu album.

On this album, 7 of the 8 songs are sung in Bahasa Melayu and one is in English about the undisputed, most loved sportsman ever in Singapore's history, footballer Fandi Ahmad.

Its a happy album, up tempo and slow songs. If you know of Rausyanfikir or Art Fazil previous solo releases, like I say its a no brainer, buy the CD or download the paid version.
If you are not aware before, check out youtube. I think there should be some over there.

Macam aku cakap, Art Fazil kalau keluar album baru, terus gi kedai beli CD. Tak payah banyak colok.
Tak kira la korang suka dangdut ke, electronic pop ke, heavy rock ke, heavy metal ke...
Tak payah disangkal lagi kehebatan rilisan Art Fazil.

Jadi album ni macam gembira je kan,

pasal lepak, pasal jangan cepat marah, pasal rilek, pasal suka awek yang pergi macam lipas kudung, pasal cicak kobeng, pasal suasana banjir, pasal raya, pasal orang melayu kat negeri omputeh (walau Art Fazil tak sebut pasal lapar nasik tapi dia cakap pasal sambal tumis,) , ada reference kepada Loloq dalam korus lagu, ada takbir raya (ohh ye, first song dan last share same melody but lain liriks dan masing2 ada nasik tambah kat lagu masing2) dan satu lagu Inggeris... macam momentum keretapi lagu ni , pasal Fandi Ahmad.
Dan ni membawa kepada soalan - Apasal aku tak simpan CD Fandi "Anugerah" sekarang mana nak carik kan??

So apa lagi nak cakap kan?
Juara Lagu tu hari... satu lagu pun aku tak tahu...
Kecuali Dayang Nurfaizah, lain performer satu haram aku tak tahu..
dan aku tak rasa aku rugi apa2 pun tak mau ambik tahu..

aku cuma concern adakah betul 8 April ada show Juara Juara Rock lima lima band kat KL.

Dan album Art Fazil ni, adalah pengisi kekosongan album Melayu yang terbaik, dan tentunya ni album terbaik 2018 kalau takdeperal, dan lagu Lipas Kudung akan jadi feberet song aku tahun ni.
Jangan terkeliru dengan judul album Lipas Kudung.

kat atas tu aku link youtube snippet rilisan ni, first song tu la lipas kudung.. sedap...

So... Mohon semua either beli CD ni, atau download berbayar.
Aku tak bedek, ni album gerek.
dan aku rasa ni la rangkaian khazanah muzik melayu.


Ada la dulu aku merapek meraban pasal beberapa rilisan lain ada lagi kot kat sini semua..

http://deaf-angel.blogspot.sg/search/label/art%20fadzil%20rausyanfikir



Ni video clip lagu Play Like Fandi, satu satu nya lagu omputeh,  ada part masa zaman Fandi main dengan Kuala Lumpur zaman dato apa tu famous tu.. haha..
yang dorang menang Malaysia Cup 3 kali berturut2 tu...
last part kelakar giler...





k dah tu je kot...


sorry la blog ni dah bukan sendu dah, tapi dah kejong tahap cipan..

so dari segi hurray hurray yang bermain dalam minda...

next post aku akan summarize semua Judas Priest rilisan zaman Ripper Owens...
Jugulator, Demolition dan dua live albums Meltdown 98 dan Live In London...

macam cakap kat atas, aku tunggu khabar berita dari budak2 FB pasal Juara Juara Rock nye show, dorang jugak cakap ada pasal Pumpkin United..
so kita tunggu...

Iron Maiden Legacy Of The Beast openings kat Estonia, Finland dan Sweden first 4 shows aku belum plan apa2 lagi walau tiket aku dah ada, .. mampos... haha. Entah berjaya ke tak plan aku nak backpack untuk tour ni..  aku masih nervous Scandinavia Ramadhan Summer time puasa 20 jam lebih kot.. haha...

oo... Venom Inc dan Rage, aku rasa kirim salam aku kerja hari kejadian tu, rugi lak nak ambil leave. Nak simpan tuk Iron Maiden. Tiket pun aku nasib belum beli...

Tapi aku rindu blog ni... so gigih ku kan kembali bersiaran soon.

Art Fazil - self titled - remastered Album Inggeris berbentuk special collectors edition

    Hah Wau Ye Kap Wau Re Alif Ngeh!!!

(hoi korang) !!! 

betul tak?? betul tak aku spelling??
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Siak je eh, apa2 kena mengena Rausyanfikir atau Art Fazil je, nak eja jawi hahaha..
See dah score satu point positif haha.

Walaupun...walaupun aku eja jawi tunggang langgang, tapi aku try ok!!
Dan we shall never surrender...!!

ceehhhh, hei kersani mengalir la dikau!! cehhh... haha..ok ok..serious!! ok.. ehem (lepaskan batuk kat tangga!! haha)


         Art Fazil secara sendiri atau pun sebagai 1/3 Rausyanfikir, dia ni memang berbakat dalam dunia seni dan dia banyak contribute kat dunia seni melayu baik Singapura dan Malaysia, sapa korang yang tahu Art Fazil atau Rausyanfikir dan jugak tulisan2 dan ciptaan lagu untuk artis2 lain tahu la apa aku tengah berbual.

        Ni dia punye album Inggeris dah 20 tahun gitu. Zaman muda remaja Art Fazil la kira gitu.. Terserlah sangat la kan keterroran dia ni ngan buat lagu2 cam gini. Dahsyat sangat.

        Serious berbual, kira sapa berpeluang tahu lagu2 Art Fazil/Rausyanfikir beruntung la kan..  Pasal tak ramai sebenarnya dapat peluang exposed kat lagu2 dia/mereka.
        Aku sendiri bukan big fans tapi dorang memang special la kalau kita sebut pasal dunia seni.


They are special, their songs are still loved, and will continue to be loved and appreciated by people from all walks of life. 

Words of mouth will continue to be spread about Art Fazil and also Rausyanfikir songs and compositions, 
and I think reports and analysis of Malay Music in the future will continue to write about them long long in the future.

        Cerita nya, cam aku tampal keratan sokkabar tu hari tu, Art Fazil beli hakmilik lagu2 dia dari album ni dari boss Pony Canyon, dia carik boss Pony Canyon EMPAT tahun lamanya....,
(ok ni ada lagi satu artikel tu hari aku tampal dari sokkabar melayu kan? ni nanti aku tampal dari sokkabar omputeh nye interview yang of course lain la cerita kandungan nye kan) 
.....remastered balik semua dan keluarkan Special Collector's Edition cetakan 1000 keping.


Terbaik album ni - Pasal kehidupan, pasal masalah dunia, masalah remaja, pasal tak boleh buat tu tak boleh buat ni, pasal cinta dan macam2 la. Relevan sangat sampai sekarang.. dan lagu2 ni aku dengar balik , memang meresap kat sanubari aku.. cehhhhhh.
( out of topic - Sanubari..."tak tersentuh kah sanubari mu?? " cehhhhh.... meleleh!!!
nak cerita pasal Cradle first album, mana ntah aku taruk, aku ada cd waktu first keluar dulu, bila dorang main kat tv Singapura tu jam, aku terus gi kedai beli cd Cradle...wah.. terbaik.. tapi takde cd tak syok la borak2, aku pun dah ingat2 lupa Cradle nye lagu2 tapi lagu Malam Ini Malam Persandingan Mu... giler dramatik sedih lagu ni, ah ni mana boleh lupa, all time peberet..haha.).

ok sambung balik album orangputeh Art Fazil ni, Pernah dinobat album ni kat satu website sebagai antara Singapura nye Essential Albums. Dan Sometimes When I Feel Blue, memang kat radio lagu nombor satu.

        Untuk aku, ngan selera aku ikut mood, aku sangat suka lagu2 rentak perlahan kat album ni, contoh cam ANYTHING FOR YOU, Sometimes When I Feel Blue, FULL MOON OVER MARINA BAY - sangat terbaik lagu ni, sayu sangat pasal kehidupan remaja2 yang memang penuh panca roba, lirik agaknya makcik2 pakcik2 baca ngan gangbang tu semua, mau terpengsan, SIN OF THE SKIN lagi satu terbaik..."he's brown, she's yellow", Rainbow Child pun gerek... satu album la gerek senang cakap...

Tengok ler sikit2 aku tampal packaging special edition ni, sikit2 je la, album ni memang treasure gitu..

ni treasure ni , ni release, aku tak bedek.


ok bye


p.s.

UWAAA!!! aku kerja...hari jemaat Art Fazil main kat Esplanade wei, dia nak main lagu2 omputeh dia...siak ah!! orang lain semua public holiday siot. Apa nak buat... 

ce alif re ye kap  rezeki... hahaha.  (betul ke? carik tu!!) haha.

tapi.. Lovehunters nye show nak main lagu2 omputeh dorang...aku ngah fikir cammana nak gi tengok haha.. konfem Lovehunters mesti jugak bawak lagu2 DeepPurple, GrandFunkRailroad semua hohoho!!!!! Sebijik korang!! I wanna go!! I Wanna Go!!!!

dan mesti ada Shed No Tears kan? kan? kan? worth the ticket for just this song... hahaha.. Obses sey aku ngan lagu ni.

ok ok tu lain cerita..... nanti la aku tampal kat sini dari sokkabar pasal Lovehunters. Boxset nak keluar la korang!! Manyak Senyumsssss...... 

dua benda nak cakap latest tu tak latest sangat la pasal Art Fazil

~Alif Lam Wau Ha Alif~ (~Aloha~) Semua... cehhhhhhh..   kongajar ke?? boleh ke? boleh la....

Dua benda nak cakap...

sapa minat apa2 pasal Art Fazil, Ahad lepas kat suratkhabar melayu Singapura ada interview dengan dia. Cerita Pasal dia carik balik boss Pony Canyon dan akhirnya dia beli hak cipta lagu2 Inggeris dia dari Pony Canyon. Menarik la.
Ada jugak cerita dia hendak buat persembahan kat Esplanade tajuk Full Moon Over Marina Bay, semua lagu2 orang puteh dia la kot dia nak bawak malam tu.

So aku cek date - 18 April 2014. Ala...aku kerja la, kerja malam lak tu, annual leave aku dah la nyawa2 ikan, nak backpack tengok Maiden main lagik, hari raya lagik, dan macam2 lagik...have to give this show a miss
Untuk banyak orang kat Singapore tu hari Public Holiday tu, Good Friday, kebanyakkan negeri kat Malaysia tak cuti umum la kan? tapi budak2 sekolah mission kat Malaysia hurray2 la kan dapat off day.

TRAUMA NI - kalau malam tu Art Fazil bawak lagu yang dia tulis SHED NO TEARS macammana?? Ni feberet song aku dalam sejarah ni.. .. ohhh Lovehunters my peberet.
(eh, aku tak pernah borak pasal lovehunters nye cd inggeris eh? ok nanti...kasi aku carik kat gerobok mana ntah)

ni artikel dia sapa berminat, ada time baca ler, interesting cammana dia beli lagu2 dia dari Pony Canyon, dia cakap pasal Ramli Sarip etc etc...
As usual click to enlarge atau save as then enlarge sendiri...

Anyway, untuk korang sapa tak tahu, album Inggeris dia dulu tu, yang ada lagu Sometimes When I Feel Blue tu, lagu nombor satu kat radio stesen omputeh tu...
ada keluar balik versi remastered, special limited edition gitu.... lupa lak, aku ada baca ntah kat mana ntah, berapa keping dorang print cd ni..

nun alif nun te ye (Nanti) senang nanti aku borak la pasal edition ni, tunjuk inlet dia sikit untuk sapa belum tengok lagik...

~ Berteromber pernah cerita pasal album ni, gi sini baca - http://berteromber.blogspot.sg/2013/11/art-fazil-self-titled.html


Alif Fa Dal Ye Alif Ye Nun Sin !!!!!!
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Cepat korang teka apa aku eja??? Sorry eh kalau aku salah spelling haha.
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ok cepat teka!!!
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dah???
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konpem? final answer??
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( UP THE IRONS!!) hahaha.. ok ok aku dah start merapek...

ok bye

Syair Melayu (Malay Folk Songs) - Art Fadzil

This is the lyrics to a Malay-language folk song Nenek Si Bongkok Tiga (I think direct translation is - Grandmother who is already hump-backed).
What looks Arabic is actually Jawi. Another form of Malay written language which uses Arabic Alphabets that were adapted to fit the way Malay language and words sound.

Art Fadzil is a well-travelled, numerous National Level accolade-winning performer, singer, song-writer in different musical genres of folk, pop and rock songs.
I guess he is a household name in both Singapore and Malaysia at least.
Its outstanding that he can compose and perform in both the English and Malay languages on above mentioned musical genres. He was also part of the Rausyanfikir group. A legendary folk-rock group that mostly performed in the Malay language.

This is from 2009, his album called Syair Melayu - A Collection of Classic Malay Folk Songs.
Excerpts from the cd booklet

      "The Malays have a rich collection of folk songs. The songs are soulful expressions of the feeling, the philosophy, sense of self and memories of the people".
      "The effort to preserve the lyrics and music for the children must prevail. Every generation has the responsibility to keep these songs alive,..." 
      "....to dive into the ocean of Malay Folk Culture that is hauntingly deep and vast".

I have to admit, listening to these songs ripped to 320kbps MP3s, blasting it on my headphones in the dead of the night, walking the streets after finishing my shift work.
- Some of these songs brings a lump to my throat.

On this cds are the Malay folk songs and I try to translate the song titles directly (probably incorrectly to English), but I hope it gives the idea...

- Bangau oh Bangau (Stork oh Stork) - yes the bird.

Hi stork why are you so thin?
I am thin, because the fish arent rising (swimming near the surface of the water).

Hi fish why arent you rising?
I am not rising as the grass is too long.

Hi grass why are you too long?
I am too long because the buffalo is not eating me

hi Buffalo why arent you eating the grass?
I am not eating the grass because my stomach is aching

Hi stomach why are you aching?
I am aching because of uncooked rice (not properly cooked rice)

Hi Rice why are you uncooked?
I am uncooked because the wood (firewood) is wet

Hi wood why are wet?
I am wet because the rain falls on me

Hi Rain why did you fall on the wood?
I (Rain) fall on the wood because the frog is calling me

Hi Frog, why are calling for the rain?
I called the rain, as the snake wants to eat me

Hi Snake why do you want to eat the frog
I want to eat the frog, as its my food.

Remember Led Zeppelin's Gallows Pole??

This is the interpretation from the cd booklet on this and a few other songs.. The bird is a crane.

- Air Pasang Pagi (Water tide rises in the morning) - I think so.
- Lagu Tiga Kupang (Song of the three coins) - I think so.
- Ikan Kekek (name of a type of fish)
- Syair Hang Nadim (Song of Hang Nadim) - this is the boy who save Singapore from the attack of Sword fish, unfortunately the King and his people worries that he is too clever, so thats the death of him.
- Geylang Si Paku Geylang (Like the Wings singer Awie says - "Orchard Road ada apa?? (what is there in Orchard Road Singapore??)  Geylang la...".before breaking into this song). Its basically about the place in Singapore called Geylang Serai. No matter how the modern world change, Geylang Serai will continue to be the focus of the Malay Muslim community not only in Singapore, but the rest of the region.
and so on...

Untuk sapa yang takde cd ni...ni aku taruk sikit2 packaging dia...

 

hah alif ba ye sin.

cehhhhhhh...  aku kan mesti ke laut sey kalau aku eja jawi..

Rausyanfikir Revolution

Rausyanfikir is certainly one of Singapore's most unforgetable, respected and memorable group.
Whether you are really into their folksy, poetic, rock blues with traditional musical instruments usage, or just a normal listener like me, you cant deny  they leave a lasting impression on Malay-language music listeners in this region.
Up to now, their surviving members are held in high regards on their other and newer individual musical careers.

Ingat nak borak2 pasal sesuatu melayu..
MIM LAM ALIF YA WAU cehhhhhh....aku jawi merangkak siot.

Aku susun depan aku ni tiga, tak tahu nak borak pasal LP Flybaits Pusingan Kedua ke, atau band nama Kanker nye cd baru keluar ( tak bedek, ni gerek, baru keluar ),, atau Rausyankfikir Revolution.

( please ignore Per Gessle yawning ).

ok lets talk about Rausyanfikir Revolution, Rausyankfikir ni jugak bekas anggota Flybaits' Eddie Marzuki plays an important role as producer etc.

Rausyanfikir Revolution ni..dua keping disc. Actually ni 2011. Aku baru terhegeh2 nak cerita.
Sapa tak pernah tengok atau tak tahu meh aku cer ceta sikit.
Sapa dah ada, you got good taste.

Lagu2 Rausyankfikir yang dah kena digitally remastered.
Campur ngan dua lagu baru, satu lagu Art Fadzil satu lagu Khayas, Rentak Hati & Blues Tak Boleh Angkat.

Selain packaging yang cantik,
paling istimewa ialah 8 mukasurat cerita, sejarah, luar dalam Rausyanfikir ditulis dalam bahasa Inggeris.
- Makes an informative, useful, historical good read, and definitely as accurate info as they possibly can.
So you have all the good times and the sad times, together with photos and newspaper cuttings prints.

Ada liriks, semua complete.
Lagu2 kat cd ni selain atas dua lagu baru tu, ialah Dhikir Fikir Fikir, Pesta Perut, Seketika, Malam dan Siang,Satu Suara, Kaum Kanggaru, Blues Generasi Baru, Rindu Abadi, Ali Mim Alif Lam Sin, Skrunya Dah Longgar, Musim Bunga, Melodi Untuk Ibu, Dan Perjalanan Yang Masih, Orang Gila.

tiap2 korang mesti ada lagu2 feberet sendiri, mungkin Rindu Abadi, lagu ni sayu nyanyian Allahyarham Esham. Mungkin Musim Bunga, mungkin yang lain2...
Tapi dua lagu baru tu pun gerek jugak sey. Paham2 je la muzik dan liriks dorang cammana semua.

Aku bukan big fan Rausyanfikir, dari dulu masa dorang pertama kali keluar ngan kaset Pony Canyon tu, orang puji cam mana pun, aku ok ok je, dengar2 gitu je. ye la, dah aku minat kat rock/heavy metal yang tu jam dah kena titik rabak2 ngan grunge, tapi of course tak boleh lari dari lagu2 Rausyanfikir. At the end of the day, walau cammana minat rock omputeh, kita tetap kena pastikan Long Live Malay Music pe,

- Untuk aku, dulu-dulu aku paling suka Art Fadzil, even Khayas, kalau buat lagu untuk Lovehunters.
(Shed No Tears, pada aku tetap slow rok bahasa inggeris terbaik yang pernah dibawak band melayu)

Tapi sekali-sekala dengar ni group nye lagu memang syok giler. Hah, macam skarang ni aku type ni aku pasang cd Rausyanfikir Revolution ni, hah kau, happening sey.

ok, disc kedua, ialah...aku nye copy dia taruk... vcd mtv/karaoke featuring dhikir fikir2, satu suara, ali mim alif lam sin, Ghazal 2020, seketika , skrunya dah longgar.

Serious berbual this Rausyanfikir Revolution packaging is a great buy. LONG LIVE GOOD MALAY-language MUSIC!!

Kalo release Singapore mesti ada ni la untuk release ada kandungan video

, ok ni aku nak cerita sikit...
masa aku gi carik lagi satu keping Lovehunters nye dvd final concert at Esplanade tu dah takde tampal stiker censorship Singapore nye la, Aku ingat nak belikan untuk kawan internet yang ada Singapore nye stiker, kira cam rasa original first release gitu haha, takde lak.
adakah Singapore nye stiker versions semua dah sold out?
semua dah tampal stiker Malaysia je aku nengok. Saje je cerita.


Hey Ali!!!
Ali Mim Alif Lam Sin.
Ali Malas..!!

Kawan ku Ali malas sekali..
setiap hari di warong kopi
cakap pasal politik negeri
cakap pasal turun naik ekonomi..

this song is so Melayu.