NONTERRO is the latest pet project by Abang Roslan Aziz and his long time friend, Mukhlis Nor, a song writer and the man behind many succesful albums by Zainal Abidin and Sheila Majid. In this exciting endevour they have decided to be at the frontline as the singers of their own creative songs and they call themselves aLi. This is a tough challenge for this duo as the music that they are bringing in is something that is considered as transcendental, crossing bravely the racial boundaries. It’s not meant for the Malays-only taste. Some elements in it that really zing which would make you consciously realise that it has wide appeal. Nevertheless I believe this kind of song has its followers and niche and the market is really big outside Malaysia. May be Abang Roslan and Mukhlis are aiming for the bigger carrot.
Among the songs in the album are Haring, Nonterro, Lemas and One Thousand Verses (a duet aLi recorded with Joe Flizzow of Too Phat from the soundtrack of the movie, Haru Biru). The production took several years due to Abang Roslan’s tight schedule being involved in Akademi Fantasia 5 as the headmaster and also the production of PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG SOUNDTRACK.
You may listen to the album online here at REVERBNATION. The album proper will only come out next month.
1000 Verses by aLi and Joe Flizzow
ROSLAN AZIZ & MUKHLIS NOR..YOU GUYS ROCK!
Good Luck!
at 6:18 pm
Tq….ALHAMD……and….may GOD bless us All…..
Ikhlas
roslan aziz
at 10:50 am
Semoga dimurahkan rezeki pada tahun 2008 ini. Aminnn…
at 5:01 am
If it’s by Roslan Aziz, then it’s worth every single cent!
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The inaugural album was released ONLINE on the 08-08-08…
Check out these sites…
http://roslanaziz.blogspot.com/
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=805796
http://www.reverbnation.com/roslanmukhlis
http://www.blastmymusic.com/ali
http://www.purevolume.com/roslanmukhlis
http://indiestore.7digital.com/roslanazizproductions/?refresh=2
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N. RAMA LOHAN spoke to MUKHLIS NOR…
1. What is the big picture for aLi and what are the long term plans like?
Continue to make what we make for a long time to come hopefully.. finish the second album and work on the following soon after. We reckon we will be doing this all our lives in some form or other, who knows where aLi will take us in the future. With passion and excitement as the driving force we figure can go on forever.
2. What is the common bond that holds you guys together as a working unit?
Music. We share ideals, philosophy and principles in finding solutions to our equations. Equilibrium of the sciences and arts. Creative processes not bound by convention. So we can continue to reinterpret and redefine the work we do.
3. How did this collaboration begin?
What continued for us as a routine day to day exercise of songwriting and music producing “took a turn for the purse”. Our collaboration has gone through at least 4 or 5 incarnations over the last 22 years. Same approach, different concept each time.
4. What does this collection of songs represent?
Unity. Faith and Relationships (So as to be optimistic). It’s actually mostly about sex and politics but don’t tell anyone this. We always love versatility and modern styling, where they’re deep-rooted in traditions yet sophisticated. A narrative rich in moral values and judgments not unlike what we as humans make, keep and adhere by everyday.
5. How do you hope the listening audience would view this?
As the farthest visible point to date. We get very serious when we prepare our presentations. Therefore we stretch and compress our resources limitlessly. Most often we come up with the most brilliant templates, master plans and blueprints for the strong and faint-hearted alike.
at 9:55 pm
Thank You Very Much Everyone…
at 2:41 am
hey where can i purchase this gem?
at 4:17 am
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