Music, HT and Audio

Feisal's Law of Internet Opinions

The Recycled Bits Factory — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:58:00 GMT

Feisal's Law of Internet Opinions
(with a tip of the hat to Sir Isaac Newton)

Everyone has one, and will keep having the same opinion regardless of what anyone else says
Sometimes, a strong force of indisputable fact may be able to change an opinion
For every opinion there will be an equally strong opposing opinion

Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2008

The Recycled Bits Factory — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:57:00 GMT

come on Maiden, drop by South East Asia!!

Album covers

The Recycled Bits Factory — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:11:00 GMT

I admit these days (since WMP11 lays them out quite nicely) I've been obsessed with getting the correct album covers for the stuff in my WM library - hopefully I will get to buy a Squeezebox or something similar to pipe them out to the main system but for now its serving me well as the office music source.

Anyway.. its a hoot to see this video made by UglyPictures

See how many you recognize or have?

Guessing game answer :)

The Recycled Bits Factory — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:21:00 GMT

This is the answer to the guessing game. I asked some friends what this bottle of stuff was (and no Googling allowed):

So this is the answer (highlight): The Caig EMI/RFI repelling coating! CaiKote EMI is a highly conductive stabilized copper/silver coating which provides shielding against radiated EMI (electromagnetic interference) & ESD (electrostatic discharge). It is particularly effective in applications requiring resistance & attenuation stability in very difficult environmental conditions. It also acts as a highly reflective coating for EM energy due to its low absorption.

A few years ago Mitsubishi hit a snag naming their SUV Pajero and trying to sell it in Spain (means Bastard). recently I came across this product and for Malays it turns out to be rather cutely named...

A little piece of magic

The Recycled Bits Factory — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:07:00 GMT

I love music but I haven't been interested in the equipment (audio and home theatre) for very long — equipment is comparatively expensive in Malaysia — but in Singapore…

Anyhow its gotten me reading and studying other stuff, and lately there's an interesting development in digital amplification. So yesterday I picked up a digital amplifier, and my first impressions are here.

Gosh! a chain blog

Feisal Kamil — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 10:32:00 GMT

…whatever next ;) I guess if it weren't about music CK wouldn't have sent it to me however, so I'll play.

1. What is the total amount of music files on your computer?

Which computer? Home desktop, not much we've archived all the older stuff from CK's napster days and now play them from CDRs, if she's feeling nostalgic. Notebook, some. Office desktop's got the most stuff. Whenever I buy a CD it gets ripped to the office desktop for listening during work, so there's probably about 5GBs on it now.

The Creative PC-works on the office computer sounds good, especially with WMP10 running Ozone plug-in, a parametric equalizer software (this PEQ software kills the 60Hz peak that makes it sound boomy, among other DSP stuff)

2. The CD you last bought?

Bliss Quiet Letters. To quote a review site: …a chill-out masterpiece, one of those albums that you have always been looking for without ever finding. Captivating vocals, gentle ethnic percussion, gracious orchestration and blissful ambience. Fans of chillout music will recognize Dunia and Kissing, either of which have been included in almost all the chillout lounge compilations fdor the last year or so.
Marillion Marbles. Been a fan of Marillion since the start, but I thought they lost their way post Easter. Anoraknophobia from 2002(?) was a return to form almost, but Marbles is really good progressive rock and as strong as Misplaced Childhood.

3. What was the last song you listened to before reading this message?

The Shadow II (Blue Man Group, from The Complex DVD-Audio). Awesome rhythms created with their home-made instruments (out of plastic pipes and stuff). Especially captivating when heard on a multichannel (home theatre) system as the instruments surround you.

4. Write down five songs that you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.

In no particular order… although picking 5 is difficult

Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin, IV) This is not only the best ever mixture you can get of mysticism and hard rock, but the best ever song, period. Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on…
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd, The Wall) Probably Floyd's best song, with that atmospheric guitar solo. Hello, is there anybody in there…? Haunting.
The Prophet Song (Queen, A Night At The Opera) This song is linked in my mind with one of my favourite books — Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach) so I get 2 for the time of 1 when I listen to this I remember parts of the book. The song is probably the heaviest Queen ever did, and is simply amazing in multichannel.
Rag Doll (Maroon 5, Songs About Jane) Every guy has had a Jane, and I was a rag doll until CK found me and took good care of me (I love ya honey, for everything you do). Oh, and an awesome guitar solo too.
Wrapped Around Your Finger (The Police, Synchronicity) Not the most popular Police song, but this music is just perfect (for me at least).

Honorable mentions: La Villa Strangiato (Rush, Hemispheres); Tunnel of Love (Dire Straits, Making Movies); Going For the One & Awaken (Yes, Going for the One); Year of The Cat (Al Stewart, Year of the Cat); I'm Not In Love (10cc, Mirror Mirror); Blinded by the Light (Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Roaring Silence); Old and Wise (Alan Parson's Project, Eye In The Sky); Avalon (Roxy Music, Avalon); Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Billy Joel, The Stranger)

Sheesh.. desert island discs would've been easier ;)

5. Who are you going to pass this baton to (3 persons) and why.

hmm...