O_O

Yeah, that’s Horan on top, looking mighty diva-scary, and Alex blindfolded, looking smokin’ HOT. ^_^

Looks like Clazziquai is coming soon~~ November 6, mark your calendar~~

From the news, it looks like they have a pretty unique concept for the new album.  The romantic guy Alex is turned into this cold + cool + mysterious image, with some sort of ’soft of mellowness, while Horan is transformed into some kinda of manly (lol) goodness, the Medusa, from the Greek-Roman mythology.  (Wow, I can’t imagine how the titled-song for this album will sound like haha… exciting indeed)

Horan and Alex will finally be together again as Clazziquai after a year of separation. They’ve been working on their solo activities (Horan with Ibadi, and of course, Alex with all he’s been doing so far this past year).  From Clazziquai’s agency said that the new album will be different than their regular ‘normal’ album.  It will be more powerful and authentic to their genre of music.  The songs will cause a lot of questions in regards to the group’s musical direction in the future.

Last Summer, during the ETP Song Festival, Clazziquai performed their new song which has attracted the public’s attention and its fans.  The new album is to be expected early next month.

CLAZZIQUAI’s new MV “Beat in Love” for the Japanese release “Beat in Love” album has been out for a sometime now. But since yesterday was the official date for the album release, I thought I’d post it here to bookmark the date. This ‘Beat in Love’ music isn’t really my cup of tea, but since it’s well-known how Clazziquai’s style can go, I guess it does fit their style~

The music is catchy. It is upbeat. It’s refreshing, but at the same time it can be annoying too lol. I mean I adore Clazziquai as a group, but sometimes their music style just doesn’t “flow” with me well.
Nonetheless, can’t wait to hear “Electronics”, their newest single in which they performed at the ETP FESTIVAL 2008 yesterday. Been searching for the clip at daum but no luck yet.

Clazziquai Project – Beat in Love

Release date: 8/13/2008
(Japanese Release)

Tracklisting:

01 フリーダム (6′11) Freedom
02 アイコニック・ラブ (4′55) Iconic Love
03 ビート・イン・ラブ (3′37) Beat in Love
04 フィエスタ（イングリッシュ・バージョン） (4′46) Fiesta – english ver.
05 アワー・リヴス（ＦＰＭ・ハイパー・ソサイアティー・ミックス） (7′06) Our Lives (FPM Hyper Society Mix)
06 ユー (4′40) You
07 ホワイ (4′52) Why
08 フィエスタ（ダイシ・ダンス・リミックス−イングリッシュ・バージョン） (5′54) Fiesta – DAISHI DANCE remix (english ver.)
09 ビート・イン・ラブ（ヤスタカ・ナカタ（カプセル）リミックス） (6′03) Beat in Love – Yasutaka Nakata capsule remix
10 プレイヤーズ（シンイチ・オオサワ・リミックス） (5′17) Prayers – Shinchi Osawa remix
11 ネクスト・ラブ（ＤＪカイップ・リミックス） (4′41) Next Love – DJ KAYIP remix
12 ロボティカ (4′08) Robotica
13 フィル・ディス・ナイト（パラドックス・リミックス−イングリッシュ・バージョン） (5′08) Fill this night – Paradox remix english ver.
14 ビューティフル・ストレンジャー (4′32) Beautiful Stranger

Clazziquai’s long-awaited reunion at Seotaiji’s ETP FESTIVAL 2008

This upcoming Thursday, August 14, Clazziquai will finally make a comeback together as a group. The festival this year will be held in the outdoor park of Seoul’s Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 8 PM. For this very special concert, Clazziquai (DJ Clazzi, Horan and Alex) have prepared four additional songs prior to the concert to surprise their fans.

Last December, Clazziquai’s 3.5 album, and plus after eight months of vacancy (plus solo activities from Alex and Horan), the group will reunite at the ETP FESTIVAL 2008. Horan with her Ibadi acoustic group, and Alex is busy with his wife (lol, sorry, can’t help it), I mean, MBC variety show “We Got Married”, hosting Mnet Countdown with Chae Yeon and also hosting his own radio show, FM4U Blue Night. Clazziquai’s digital single “Beat in love” (Japanese release) is reported to dominate the Japanese music charts even before the full album is released.

ETP Festival 2008 artists line-up are as follows: SeoTaiJi, MARILYN MANSON, The Used, Dragon Ash, MONKEY MAJIK, Shinichi Osawa(Mondo Grosso), CLAZZIQUAI PROJECT, Death Cab for Cutie, Maximum the Hormone, Epik High, DAISHI DANCE, YAMAARASHI, and many more.

(Wow. Great festival ahead of us! How I wish I can be in Korea right now. Hopefully there’ll be some TV coverage somehow for this event so we all can see their performance…..)

(news source: mtstarnews)

ETP FEST 60s TV SPOT:

Clazziquai’s Alex & Horan to host separate performances

As we all know, these two lead vocals have recently led their own ’separate lives’ away from their beloved Electronica/jazzy/groove group, Clazziquai. With Alex’s first album “My Vintage Romance”, Horan also has her own separate group outside Clazziquai with her cool musician buddies, she made her own acoustic group, Ibadi.

(But no, they are NOT separated as Clazziquai, and I’m 100% sure they’re still fully committed to this group. I’m taking this separate activities as they wanna do their own thing to try out different stuffs during the Summer. And it ain’t got nothing wrong ’bout it. :D Have u listened to Ibadi btw? It definitely loaded with great stuff in there. Check it out~)

While Alex will be having his very own solo concert, titled as “My Favorite Songs” next month (Sept 6-7), Horan and her Ibadi will also host their own gig next month to promote and introduce their music.

Ibadi’s first concert will be on Sept 19-20 at the Yang Il Gan Baekam Art Hall in Seoul. Their record label and management, Fluxus music plans to arrange this concert to be as comfortable as the Ibadi’s style.  Horan will perform live with her distinctive vocal combined with Ibadi’s unique musical approach to live acoustic.

(reference mtstarnews)

Clazziquai Project – Love Mode

[Mini Album, Japanese release]

Track listing:

01. Skyscrapper
02. Love Mode feat. VERBAL (M-FLO)
03. She loves you
04. Be my love (English ver. House Mix)
05. After Love (Female ver.)
06. Snatcher
07. Love Mode feat. PE’Z & VERBAL (M-FLO) (PZQ Mode)
08. She is

[DL LINK]

Personal favorites:
Track 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8
I just have the urgency to post this album up since it’s a bit ‘underrated’ since it’s a mini album *grins* and it’s hard to find somehow. “Love Mode” featuring VERBAL from M-FLO is a personal recommendation since I’ve been admiring M-Flo for a few years now. (They so darn talented! You can check out their personal projects with Japanese artists like Crystal Kay, Melody, Yoshika, etc. Too many to list here. So maybe I’ll talk more about M-flo in another post.)

For those who have never heard of Clazziquai Project yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. LOL.
Having said this, I’ll post more Clazziquai project albums as we go. If there’s a personal request, let me know which album to upload first and I’ll be glad to. (This is for sampling only, especially if you never heard of Clazziquai Project before. )

And as always, for artists like Clazziquai Project, Brown Eyes, Fly to the sky, I really have to say this:
“Support the artist, support the music industry, buy the original album!”
Peace!

Clazziquai Project – Love Mode feat. VERBAL (M-FLO)

(Alex & Horan)
Everybody needs
Somebody to love
And everybody hopes
Their love to be true
We are all just loving in this guiding moonlight

Everybody needs
Somebody to kiss
And everybody wants
Their moment to be true
We are all just living in this time of our lives

This love was like
Being in a fantasy
It was the time
Only for you and I
But time has passed
So does our love
So does our time
it’s true…

If you listen,
You are all that I’ve ever wanted now I
whisper, my words are not promising but
Let me, be setting down on you forever
Ever…

(Japanese Rap by VERBAL)

想像してよ　ちょっと
소-조-시테요 ?토
상상해봐 조금

今やってる事　STOP
이마얏테루코토 STOP
지금 하고 있는 것을 STOP

してからDROP　全てのWORK
시테카라DROP 스베테노WORK
하고나서 DROP 모든 WORK

疲れたFACEを　上げてみな
츠카레타FACE오 아게테미나
피곤한 FACE를 올려보지 않을래

じゃあ行こうか？　どこでもいいさ LET’S GO
쟈아이코-카? 도코데모이이사 LET’S GO
자, 가볼가? 어디라도 좋아 LET’S GO

ほっとけ　あのナルシスト
홋토케 아노나루시스토
가만히 둬 저 나르시스트

今日はいつもと違う　いつ?るかは
쿄-와이츠모토치가우 이츠모도루카와
오늘은 언제나와 달라 언제 돌아갈지는

DON’T KNOW 二人の秘密によるぜ
DON’T KNOW 후타리노히미츠니요루제
DON’T KNOW 두사람의 비밀에 달렸지

ジッとして目をCLOSE
짓토시테메오CLOSE
지그시 눈을 CLOSE

ヒミツの?園に TRANSPORT with
히미츠노라쿠엔니 TRANSPORT with
비밀의 낙원으로 TRANSPORT with

ジェット機～に?り　ジェットし～
젯토키~니노리 젯토시~
제트키~를 타고 JET해서~

?時間後に?る　ジェットスキ～
수우지칸고니노루 젯토스키~
수시간 후에 타는 제트스키

FEEL THE BREEZE, いつのまにか
FEEL THE BREEZE 이츠노마니카
FEEL THE BREEZE 어느 샌가

ヤな MEMORIES も飛ぶ　銀河に
야나 MEMORIES 모토부 긴가니
기분 나쁜 MEMORIES도 날아가 은하로

CAN YOU BELIEVE, このENERGY
CAN YOU BELIEVE, 코노ENERGY
CAN YOU BELIEVE, 이 ENERGY

CUZ I KNOW,
HOW YOU WANT IT TO BE…
AND THAT’S FREE

(Alex & Horan)

This love was like being in a harmony
It was the time only for you and I
Thou time has passed my love is real
And my love is true
If you listen, you are all that I’ve ever wanted now I
whisper, my words are not promising but
Let me, be setting down on you forever ever…
If you listen, please don’t ever stop this moment.
and whisper, my words are not promising but
Let me, say my belief will last forever ever…

Love, love, love, love. (x4)

If you listen, you are all that I’ve ever wanted now I
whisper, my words are not promising but
Let me, besetting down on you forever ever..
If you listen, please don’t ever stop this moment.
and whisper, my words are not promising but
Let me, say my belief will last forever ever

(lyrics translation by aheeyah.com)