MUSIC♪♬

When I listen to music, there are several artists that I really like to listen to their songs. Most of the songs that I listened to are Korean. It is not that because I am a Korean. I don’t actually mind which country the songs are from. I do not care about languages. Last time, I saw a quote on the Internet. “Music is the universal language of mankind. “~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer. I like this quote, and I agree on it. I believe that even though people do not understand what the singer is saying, they get their emotions. But when I think about it, the reason why I listen to Korean ones mostly is that my best friend from Korea, Sharon, suggests me to listen to some songs that she liked very much. And when I find that I like them, too, I listen to them days and days. I never get bored of them. That’s the charming of the electronica music. Sharon’s most favourite one is Clazziquai Project. And all of a sudden, it became one of mine, too. Clazziquai’s songs are mostly on electronic music, jazz, house, and groove. There are three people: DJ Clazzi, Ho-Ran, and Alex. Ho-Ran and Alex are the main vocals, and DJ Clazzi is the one who manages producing. They have released three official albums, and three remix version. Also, their albums have been popular in Taiwan and Japan. Their first official album, Instant Pig, was released in 2004. The second one. Color Your Soul, was published in 2005, and the third one, Love Child of the Century, was announced in 2007. There is a list of songs that I like by Clazziquai:

• She is…
• Nova Bossa
• Fill This Night
• Nal-Jja-Byun-Kyung-Sun
• Gentle Giant
• Love Mode
• Come To Me
• Dance
• Color your Soul
• Romeo ‘N Juliet
• After Love
• Robotica
• Sunshine
• Sweety
• Be My Love

They are not the only songs by Clazziquai. I guarantee that there are more songs that I would love. Since it is hard to get Korean CDs in Costa Rica, I download them from the Internet, or get them from my friends. However, it is hard to find them on the Internet, because in these days, the rules with copyrights have been stricter, therefore it is harder to look for songs on the Internet. So, I am planning on buying some albums of Clazziquai when I visit Korea, which I don’t know when it will be. The reason I couldn’t get any CDs when I went to Korea this summer was because I was not that interested in this group. I really like Clazziquai Project, because they are very enthusiastic with music. And they have very soft voices that make me comfortable. I can’t wait until they release new album! If you would like some more information about Clazziquai, go to: http://www.clazziquai.co.kr/

Clazziquai Project

Left: Alex

Middle: DJ Clazzi

Right: Ho-Ran

The first official album, Instant Pig, 2005

The second official album, Color Your Soul, 2005

The third official album, Love Child of the Century, 2007

Electronica might not sound pretty familiar to people. I bet they like to listen to songs that have sweet or sad love lyrics, rock, rap, etc. I like those kind of music, too. But the reason why I am writing about electronica is that I wanted the readers to read about something that they had never known before. There are various types of songs under electronica category, such as techno, trance, house, drum and base, and acid jazz. I assume that you know what techno and house are. Like techno and house are, electronica music is based on beats and melody than lyrics. It has many different kinds of “machine sound,” or I might call it as “robot sound,” that is made by a synthesizer. A synthesizer is similar to an electronic piano. I was very attracted by its hum that sounds like marbles rolling down the surface. Usually acid jazz and Shibuya-Kei, the ones that I listen to most of the time, has that kind of feeling. I know. You might now get what I am talking about. I can see your face going like, “What? What is she trying to say?” But that was the only way I could describe the sound. It makes me relaxed very much, and some songs that have sweet melody even make me happy sometimes.Electronica songs are mostly used for background music for some restaurants or stores. Without music, it would be boring, and people would not want to stay there for a long time. And if they put some songs that had lyrics from the beginning to the end of the song, for me, the place would seem messy. But electronica is perfect for background music. I feel that it is tranquility that makes me to like this genre of song very much. I will put top lists of songs that love for next post!