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Witherspoon

About Me

**OUT NOW**


Scapes & Sounds (Extended Play)
Track Listing:
1. Turn Back Reverse Return
2. Wounded
3. Quote Me Sonnet
4. Tingles & Everything
5. Hideaway
6. Missing Pieces
7. Alone In Istanbul

also, OUT NOW!!


HALF DREAMING
( Asian Shoegaze Compilation )
Track Listing:
1. The Majestic High – see her fall [Korea]
2. Burrrn – Song Without Words [Japan]
3. Perfect Angel – Wataclysmic [Indonesia]
4. Hideka – Echoes [Japan]
5. Elemental Gaze – Unperfect Sky (ft. sigit tigapagi) [Indonesia]
6. Monocism – Seisou [Japan]
7. Daixiaole – satellite boy [China]
8. Oeil – Strawberry Cream [Japan]
9. Witherspoon – Tingles and Everything [Malaysia]
10. The Evening Primrose – stargazer [Hongkong]
11. Caucus – sing(half dreaming) [Japan]
12. Candyaudioline – felt so fine [philippines]
13. Sharesprings – fix your eyes on [Indonesia]
14. Nanocycle – great little ones [Japan]
15. Everybody loves irene – love is so strange [Indonesia]
16. Cryv – april and you, march and i [Japan]
Distributors:
Art Union(Japan), Darla(USA), CTD(USA), Tonevendor(USA)
Record Stores:
Amazon(Japan), Amazon(USA), Tower Records(Japan), HMV(Japan), Norman..
Release Date:
July 16, 2008(Japan)
August 12, 2008(Worldwide)

Label : QUINCE RECORDS (JAPAN)
For More Information:
www. quince-records. com
www. myspace. com/quincerecords
E-mail Adress:
[email protected]
About The Band..
Witherspoon's complex soundscapes, matched with surreal lyrics that crosses the boundries between dreams and nightmare, are Zachreen's expressions that came to life after nearly 3 years of absences from the local underground scene in Kuala Lumpur. With this in mind, the quizzical of their debut E.P entitled 'Scapes and Sounds' does make perfect sense. The entire member of this band has been around for nearly 10 years in the local underground scene spawning from various different types of genres and bands from Scorched Earth Policy, Nathrah, Tabaraka, Undead, Forget Me Not, MaybeONEday a.k.a Awaken, Panembrama and many others for the last decade.
Because of their tight relationships as highschool best friends they decided to make a comeback and decided to create something that could evoke the masses with Zachreen's haunting lyrics and dreamy musical landscapes. The intricate shifts and delicate balance inherent in Witherspoon's masterful music, hits emotional chords and affects the subconcious in unknown ways. Essentially reveals its sharp songwriting instinct and unfolding a distinct indie rock influence.
They unveil singular scenarios and refined tunes within the indie/alternative pop/post rock scene together with inspiration from graphic novels and movies like Heights, Wicker Park, The Dreamers, Match Point, 24 Hour Party, 9 Songs, S.L.C Punk, The Spinal Tap, Trainspotting, Eternal Sunshines O.T.S.M, Reality Bites, Tangled, Chasing Amy, Crazy Beautiful, Devil's Advocate, If Anything Else, novels like Light In August, Catch 22, Dolores Clairborne, The Great Gatsby and also from bands of their generation like The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, The Smiths, Stone Roses, Ride, The Verve, Silverchair, Jeff Buckley to recent favourites such as My Vitriol, KENT, Sigur Ros, Haven, Keane, Abandoned Pools, Mute Math, Delays, Missy Higgins and many more.
The band is just released their debut E.P entitled 'Scapes & Sounds which is currently sold in selected stores around Klang Valley and should be sold equally in record stores across Malaysia starting September 2008.

Testimonials:
- To a certain extent, that 90's alternative sound is there, but added to the template are nods towards dream-pop, shoegaze & a little bit of post rock. Well played, well produced, well written, hipsters and musos will love this!' - JUNK MAGAZINE!
- Sejujurnya, ini adalah risilan yang baik, idea dan garapan lagu yang agak jarang dimainkan oleh band band baru sekarang..4 daripada 5 Bintang! - ROTTW Magazine!


- This is a brilliant release by Malaysian indie-shoegaze-post-rock band, you’ll listen to guitar layers and soundscapes that inspired by MBV’s, you’ll found emotional and aggresives distortion like My Vitriol and subtle hook that coming from Slint or Mogwai. And surely sure it wouldn’t bring you summer sunshine, but an imploding depression. As long as they keep in progress and polished their talents, I think Witherspoon can be a real great band with strong characters. - DeathRockStar Online (Indonesia)
This a video is put out by a fan..and definitely not by us but we think its an awesome appreaciation & we deeply grateful & touched by it..& having said this, it would be off the hook if we could share it with you guys out there..
* For those who are interested in purchasing our 'Extended Play', Scapes & Sounds, u can purchased it via these following shops (for now - will be constantly updated):
Record Stores:
-Acoustic Music Station - Pertama Complex, KL
(tel: 03-2694 4260)
-Auntie's Store (Kedai Auntie) - Campbell Complex, KL
(tel: 03-2691 7679)
Practise Studio:
- System Exclusive (Telebury's Studio) - SS19, Subang Jaya.
(tel: 03-5637 2629)
- Bakry Music Workshop – Tmn Sri Rampai, Kuala Lumpur.
(tel: 019-207 8815)
- BlackBrownBlues Music Studio - Desa Sri Hartamas, KL
(tel: 03-2300 1454)
Gig Venues
- Giggers Art Cafe, Jalan Klang Lama
(tel: contact Mika at 016 - 265 0379)
Indonesia (Bandung)
Distro Screamous, Jln Trunojoyo No. 23 Bandung, Indonesia
(contact Suzanne at: 0858 6195 1937)
The CD is retailed at RM15 per unit. So what are u guys waiting for..come and get em' now..
**If there's desired curiousity, event bookings, love letters or just for the sake of just plain friendship, u can always 'PM' us here in Myspace or send it via e-mail at:
[email protected]
Also, u can contact these following individuals for CD purchasing or just more details & info about us.
Klang Valley (Kuala Lumpur+Selangor)
- Peja (Disarm Records) : 012 - 649 6975
http://www.myspace.com/disarmrecords
- Shydee Junior : 012 - 606 1546
http://www.myspace.com/shydeejr
- Zulfadli : 012 - 9402480
Perak
- Sarip Kuale : 017-516 6050
http://www.myspace.com/panembrama
Johor
- Rashid @ Aciex : 012-641 6040
http://www.myspace.com/pniexs
latest update:
Bing Satellites on RebelRadio.FM - show 24 online now! Ambient, Indie, Shoegaze & many many more!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/18/2007
Band Website: http://amp.channelv.com/witherspoon
Band Members: Zachreen Zakariah (Songwriter, Lead Vocals, all Guitars)
Azim Hulaimi (Grand Piano, Keyboard, Drum Machine, Backing Vocals)
Aizat Zawawi (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals)
Zahiri Zulkifly (Drums & Percussion)

Guest Musician:
Edannist (of Rumi): 2nd Guitar
Akmal 'Kurenai' Hishan: Bass Guitar

Sound Engineer:
Batak

Influences: Our Indie Rock & Grunge Rock forefathers:
The Beatles (Revolver, Abbey Road, Help – singled out + all)
Billy Corgan+The Smashing Pumpkins (all)
Depeche Mode (Violator, Songs Of Faith and Devotion + all)
Joy Division (Substance)
Daniel Johns+Silverchair & The Dissociatives (all)
My Bloody Valentine (Loveless)
Kent (all)
Sonic Youth (Goo, Daydream Nation)
The Beach Boys (Pet Sounds)
Stone Roses (all)
The Smiths (all)
Ride (Carnival of Light)
Jesus and The Mary Chain (Phsycocandy, Barbed Wire Kisses)
Richard Aschroft + The Verve (all)
Wannadies (all)
Salt (Auscultate)
Stardog (In Order To Disorder)
The Cardigans (all)
Paul Weller+The Jam (all)
The Cure (Disintegration, Wild Mood Swings)
Super Furry Animals (Guerilla, Rings Around The World)
Slowdive (Just For A Day, Catch The Breeze)
Medicine (all)
Mazzy Star (all)
Teenage Fan Club (Bandwagonesque, Grand Prix)
Slint (Spiderland)
Pale Saints (The Comfort Of Madness)
Chapterhouse (Blood Music)
Suede (all)
Oasis (all)
Ocean Colour Scene (all)
The Seahorses (Do It Youself)
Blur (all)
Radiohead (all)
Placebo (all)
Ash (1977, Free All Angels)
Babylon Zoo (Spaceman)
Sneaker Pimps (all)
Portishead (all)
DJ Shadow (The Private Press)
Nirvana (all)
Pearl Jam (Ten, Vs, Yield)
Alice In Chains (all)
Candlebox (Candlebox, Happy Pills)
Soundgarden (Badmotorfinger, Down On The Upside)
The Nixon (Foma)
Jeff Buckley (Grace)
Dinasour Jr (Where You Been)
Tad (all)
Mudhoney (March To Fuzz)
The Afghan Whigs (1965)
Garbage (all)
Veruca Salt (8 Arms To Hold You)
7 Year Bitch (all)
Hole (all)
Weezer (Weezer, Pinkerton)
Pavement (all)
Kara’s Flower (all)
Sebadoh (all)
Liz Phair and the Material Issue (all)

Our Recent Influences:
Keane (all)
My Vitriol (all)
Abandoned Pools (Armed To The Teeth)
StarSailor (all)
Damien Rice (all)
Missy Higgins (we listen to her through anything!!)
Death Cab For Cutie + The Postal Service (all)
Mute Math (Reset-EP & Mute Math)
Haven (Between The Senses)
Aqualung (Strange n Beautiful, Memory Man)
Coldplay (all)
Hard Fi (Stars Of CCTV)
The Kooks (Inside In/Inside Out)
Delays (all)
Paloalto (Heroes and Villains)
Black Box Recorder (England Made Me)
Addict (Stones)
The Afters (I Wish We All Could Win)
Switchfoot (Nothing Is Sound, The Beautiful Letdown)
Geneva (Weather Underground)
Longview (Mercury)
Secrect Machines (Ten Silver Drops)
Pure Essence (all)
Interpol (all)
The Stills (Logic Will Break Your Heart)
Emilliana Torrini (all)
Asian Dub Foundation (Facts and Fictions, Enemy of The Enemy)
Rufus Wainwright (Want One)
Ray LaMontagne (Trouble)
Gotan Project (all)
Sigur Ros (all)
Mogwai (Come On Die Young, Young Team)

Misc influences:
Kate Bush (Never For Ever, The Whole Story)
Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here)
Duran Duran (all)
TOOL (Undertow, Aenima, 10,000 Years)
James Marshall Hendrix (all)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (all)
U2 (The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby)
Nuno Bettencourt + Extreme (Pornogratifiti, 3 Sides To A Story)
Jason Wade + Lifehouse (all)
Paul Westerberg (14 Songs)
Everclear (Sparkle and Fade)
Collective Soul (all)
Gin Blossoms (all)
Remy Zero (all)
Reef (all)
Natalie Imbruglia (White Lilie Island)
Boomkat (Boomkalatog One)
Atari Teenage Riot (The Future of War)
Grimlock (Song Of Self)
Converge (Caring and Killing)
Adamantium (From The Depths of Depression)
Ian McKaye, + Minor Threat + Fugazi (all)
Refused (The Shape of Punk To Come)
At The Drive In (Relationship of Command)
Theatre Of Tragedy (Velvet Darkness They Fear)
H.I.M (all)
Jodeci (all)
Boyz 2 Men (all)
Stevie Wonder (all)
Allahyarham Tan Sri P.Ramlee
Allahyarham Sudirman Hj Arshad
Aishah, Paul Moss and the Fan Club
Sheila Majid
Innuendo
Associazione Calcio Milan (Zachreen’s)
Manchester United (Zahiri’s)

Movies that inspire us:
Wicker Park
24 Hour Party People
Eternal Sunshines O.T.S. Mind
The Dreamers
Crazy/Beautiful
Heights
Tangled
Trainspotting
The Spinal Tap
Singles
Chasing Amy
Match Point
The Invisibles
The Last Kiss
Laurel Canyon
Closer
Before Sunset
Go
Meet Joe Black
Abandon
Rules Of An Attraction
Reality Bites
Sex & Breakfast
Once
A Walk To Remember
Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Law, Order & Obey
Goodfellas
Lucky Number Slevin
Lord Of War
The People Vs Larry Flynt
Across The Universe

Sounds Like: Melodic ’Dreamy Art Rock’ with saccharine vocal harmonies.
Record Label: Self-Released
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Witherspoon Goes To ManChesTer, U.K!!

Hi guys and gals,Were pleased to let u know that our first single coming from our E.P (Scapes & Sounds), Tingles and Everything have been aired on Manchester UKs Radioshow RebelRadio.FM. So do tun...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:47:00 GMT

Fan's Appreciation..

A few days ago..we just found out that a couple of fans have posted a blog about us & it went so far that a fan even put out a video clip from one of our songs ("Missing Pieces") just for us..that bro...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:28:00 GMT

Killer Reviews!!!

hie guys & gals,to catch.. on with our full revie..ws both respe..ctive..ly from Junk Magaz..ine (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />......Malay..si...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:49:00 GMT

New Song Uploaded!! (Missing Pieces)

Hi guys & girls..     We're pleased to let u guy know that we're in a pleasant mood..so having said that, WE'RE GIVING AWAY A FIRST HAND PREVIEW OF OUR MAIN SINGLE coming from our ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:48:00 GMT

Witherspoon Goes To Japan & U.S.A!!!

HALF DREAMINGAsian Shoegaze Compilation01.The Majestic High  see her fall [Korea]02.Burrrn  Song Without Words [Japan]03.Perfect Angel  Wataclysmic [Indonesia]04.Hideka  Echoes [Japan]05.Elementa...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:08:00 GMT

Lyrics..

Witherspoon - Tingles and EverythingLabyrinth, lost and down.Anchored, bound in darkest state of mind.Feelings left deprived, Memories that u laced seems intertwined.C/oU made me feel alive,But then y...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:53:00 GMT

The Story Behind: Tingles & Everything.

Tingles & Everything is perhaps the most unlikely story of all of our songs came out within the 'Scapes & Sounds' debut EP.  "Its funny and mind-blowing at the same time looking back in r...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:35:00 GMT

Interview With Indie News

here's the link..this was done not long ago...somewhere Mac 2008 we think enjoy! http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&frien dID=261891294&blogID=364091511  
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:30:00 GMT