{"id":1227,"date":"2009-02-24T12:08:26","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T12:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2009-02-24T12:08:26","modified_gmt":"2009-02-24T12:08:26","slug":"cokelat-so-laris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=1227","title":{"rendered":"Cokelat So Laris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas Eve, 24th December 2008, at Schokolart, a chocolatey heaven.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho1.jpg\"><br \/>\nOn the bill, finger-tapping extraordinaire <b>Az Samad<\/b>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho3.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8230;and jazzy <b>Shelley Leong<\/b>! (Oh, and of course Zalila Lee in the background&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho2.jpg\"><br \/>\nShe can kompang too!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho4.jpg\"><br \/>\nThere were a few remixes and style changes.<\/p>\n<p>Often, there are songs that we are used to hearing in a sombre, melancholic way, best stripped down to just vocals and one instrument, that lose potency when spruced with fills and riffs. She did do a Berkley on <i>Innocent Girl<\/i>, I think&#8230; I told her later about this, which she had also realized.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine <b>Extreme<\/b> playing their trademark funk metal over <i>More Than Words<\/i>, or <b>Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/b> freaky-stylin&#8217; <i>Under The Bridge<\/i>. That doesn&#8217;t quite work&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho5.jpg\"><br \/>\nHot chick photographer!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho6.jpg\"><br \/>\nShelley has the amazing capability to hold completely still for&#8230; 1\/6th of a second. 135mm F1.8 1\/6s ISO3200 yo!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho7.jpg\"><br \/>\nMeanwhile, Az has the amazing capability to never hold completely still for the camera.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho8.jpg\"><br \/>\nFear of the tuner.<\/p>\n<p>I honestly have a slight fear of detuning my first string (the high E) because it has snapped <b>twice<\/b> while downtuning. Downtuning! Not tuning up!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho9.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8220;<i>Why are you guys arguing whether I am a <b>chocolate ganache<\/b> or not?<\/i>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho10.jpg\"><br \/>\nAz breaks out his new toy, the <b>SoloEtte<\/b>! This takes &#8220;<i>reversed headstock<\/i>&#8221; to another level.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho11.jpg\"><br \/>\nZalila stares out the Solaris.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho13.jpg\"><br \/>\nThe amusing Rafique Rashid on sound. He looks diabolical mixing sound sometimes. He also has a diabolical laugh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho12.jpg\"><br \/>\nThree shots here were taken with the Minolta 50mm F1.4 &#8211; the rest used the Carl Zeiss 135mm F1.8. A prize for you if you can figure out which ones!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho14.jpg\"><br \/>\nAsk Az, &#8220;<i>Who&#8217;s your daddy?<\/i>&#8221; Our National Laureate with luminescent hair, but of course!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glaringnotebook.com\/zimages\/scho15.jpg\"><br \/>\nI had blue hair once. Here it looks like I have blue hair again.<\/p>\n<p>You have to plug earphones in to hear what you&#8217;re playing! I realized that the form of the SoloEtte makes it look like a music-making stick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas Eve, 24th December 2008, at Schokolart, a chocolatey heaven. On the bill, finger-tapping extraordinaire Az Samad&#8230; &#8230;and jazzy Shelley Leong! (Oh, and of course Zalila Lee in the background&#8230;) She can kompang too! There were a few remixes and style changes. 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