![]() The film was shot like a loving paean to the city of Los Angeles, revelling in its humanity, griminess, beauty and fallacies. Strangely, listening to the album evoked the imagery and scenes from Michael Mann's 2004 crime thriller Collateral which starred Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. Also known as jazz legend Alice Coltrane's grand nephew, Steven Ellison has created a soundtrack to his city of residence. ![]() I really love how this album sounds: a whole blend of glitch, IDM, hip-hop and dub-step with a thick dosage of buzzes, hisses and clicks. Of course, that means I would still have time to listen to stuff I haven't had the chance to. I can change my mind about the placement as I go along as well. I'll probably list them down one-by-one, starting from No. Here are my favourite cuts which I've come into contact over the course of this year. ![]() In less than 2 weeks, we will be wrapping up the year. Check out his songs (the full album) on his blog and the live performance of 'Tomas' below. However, Jerome never over-emotes or becomes too melodramatic for the song, keeping it sweet and tender at times and sarcastic in others. I'd be akin to call him Malaysia's Antony Hegarty. Of course, as with 50% of all KL indie releases, Adlin is involved he plays electric guitar textures on 'This Excellent Love'.Īnd it's that voice as well. Jerome reminds me of Haykal in a way where both of them are poets first, then musicians though Haykal's lyrics are usually the stream-of-consciousness type where Jerome takes a storytelling approach at times. You can call the album a folktronica one the tunes are generally acoustic songs embellished with minimal electronic flourishes. Weiyuan insisted I listen to his new album which I did. Apparently, the rest of the guys were instant converts when they heard his soundcheck. Jerome played for one of our shows in October which I missed as I was out of the country. Numero seis: Jerome Kugan - Songs For A Shadow
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