VA - Radio Malaya Bitrate: 151 kbps avg Size: 64 megs Release Date: 2006-02-28 Rip Date: 2006-07-16 Label: URL: http://www.myspace.com/bodysurfmusic/ Genre: Indie Track Listings: -=-------------------------------------------------------------------=- 1. Furniture - Postcards 7:17 2. Lucy In The Loo - Loser Lullaby 3:11 3. Elisebele Tears - The Politburo 2:20 4. Missing Chapter - Something Missing 4:20 5. Harmacy - Makes Me Feel 3:19 6. Kuchalana - Singin' Songs 2:52 7. Custom Daisy - Collision Cause 1:34 8. Free Love - Hey Ho, I Love You! 3:32 9. Sgt. Weener Arms - Trago 3:51 10. Muck - Waiting Room 4:51 11. Carburettor Dung - Mari Nyani Menjillat 2:21 12. Bittersweet - Wicked Rose 4:49 13. Plague Of Happiness - Skate n' Destroy 3:38 14. M.U.Z.E - The Revenge Of The Platypus 6:17 15. Couple - Now That I Can See 2:14 -=-------------------------------------------------------------------=- 56:26 Release Notes: -=-------------------------------------------------------------------=- Indie pop favourite Couple, punk mainstays Carburetor Dung, experimental outfit Furniture and a rare track from the now defunct Sgt Weener Arms on the same compilation? Only one label is capable of blurring the lines and pulling off such a feat, and to think it doesnÆt even operate in the Klang Valley. The Ipoh-based Bodysurf Music, a DIY label running for 12 years now, can lay claim to the yearÆs finest collection of homegrown acts, the upcoming Radio Malaya compilation, due to hit the streets in late November. ôWeÆre very excited about the Radio Malaya compilation. It is BodysurfÆs extension of the Kopi Sechewen series (a compilation of Ipoh-centric bands) and as a scene sampler, Radio Malaya goes into the non-mainstream for music ranging from indie-pop and punk while also retrieving gems from those cool homemade EPs out there,ö said Meor, Bodysurf Music pioneer and Radio Malaya producer. The project is nearly complete and distribution is being finalised. Meor reveals a track-list of 15 local bands, of various music styles, to capture a thriving independent circuit that can hold its own against the crass commercialism of the day. The fact that most of the DIY music hotbeds across the nation have been represented reflects the credibility and respect that Bodysurf holds in the scene. Newly recorded cuts from Couple, Carburetor Dung, Lucy In The Loo, Muck, Free Love, Man Under Zero Effort and Bittersweet will lend Radio Malaya enough mileage in attracting indie scenesters while Furniture, Sgt Weener Arms, Plague of Happiness, Kuchalana, Elisebelle Tears, Harmacy, Missing Chapter and Custom Daisy round off the project. Meor, who also drums for Muck, noted: ôItÆs tricky to piece together such compilations, sometimes you have to leave out bands and thatÆs never easy. But I think Radio Malaya is the sort of indie collection to leave a smile on your face for weeks.ö Enjoy this great release brought to you first by your friends at bGV! Team bGV Asia: Bringing you the best Asian music!