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Libretto

About Me


LIBRETTO DISC:LOSURE EP 2007 OUT NOW !!!!
for grabs through these following dealers and outlets :
KLANG VALLEY
History Records ( formerly known as Hacienda Studio )
Taman Mayang , Kelana Jaya
Auntie CD Store
Campbell Complex , Kuala Lumpur
The Ricecooker Shops
Central Market Annexe , Kuala Lumpur
Awakening Productions
Taman Danau Desa KL
SOUTHERN REGION
MuzikBox
Plaza Seni , Johor Bahru
Digital Dimension Studio ( formerly known as Countach Studio )
Taman Universiti , Skudai JB
Inverno Music
Mahkota Parade , Malacca
NORTHERN REGION
Bodysurf Music
Ipoh , Perak
EAST MALAYSIA
Hip Hop n Rock Medan Pelita, Kuching
[DISCOGRAPHY]
(2002) Kuching Unsigned Comp vol 1
(2004) Libretto 100 show
(2005) Libretto This Is An EP
(2007) Libretto Disc:losure EP
[CONTACT US ]
To order EP, invitations, gigs, bookings, and info just email us at [email protected] Or Just keep an eye at our blog section. Have a gud day!

[ANALYZE US]
Disc:losure EP review by Andrian Yap
Rating : 7 / 10

Rather intelligently, Libretto has not placed every shot into the same corner.Much like Radiohead's ethos of deconstructing and reconstructing pop music, Libretto has taken much liberty in clueing us in to just the possibilities...
The Star 11 March 2008 by Zack Yusof
This ambitious-sounding five-track EP finds the Kuching based six-piece experimenting successfully with groove-orientated dance beats, atmospheric keyboard lines and subtle electronica. The sound of urgent, chiming indie guitars and impassioned vocals have not been jettisoned by the band; rather they have been buffed up to accommodate a more polished, sophisticated sound.
THINK.com 14 December 2007
The unwearied upsurge of the grand instrumental break that props up the backend of "They're Here But We Ain't Ready" is adequate proof that Explosions in the Sky has been on repeat spins back home.Then there are the two "Skies & Robots " ambient pieces that flank the EP, giving sacnt insight to the band's ability to knob-twiddle their way around a Fruity Loop
Junk Magazine Issue 13
Drawing influences from Fugazi , Minus The Bear and Standstill , Libretto played a mix of punk,indie and noise pop.It was nothing short of engrossing,with each member playing with precision,completely immersed in the music"...............
Jolyn Thong ( Junk )
"Their song, Ho-Ju blew me away.Melodic and easy to listen to,and loud enough to make me want to drop everything"....
laundrybar.net
"Their set sounded like a pretty cool hybrid of post-rock/punk that refused to be pigeon-holed into one measly genre"....
"it was really more of a crossing of different influences: a touch of woozy psychedelia, a pinch of 1990s Britpop, a dose of punk-ish angst;confined in graceful control.. musical creativity that reaches heights, it’s quite a shame that we haven’t been seeing a lot of these guys"......
"Bear With Us" by Phang Kuan Hoong 14 Feb 2007
"the band mixes their sound cleverly with different genres of rock namely post-hc, indie and progressive punk and not forgetting new wave. With an adventurous musical and the desire to be different; Libretto is poised to go far ahead"....
ricecooker.com Saturday 22 Jul 2006
"it was neat , establish and tight ! Recording is neat,doesn't drag.A good effort throughout..i can boldly say that overall,this EP is worth listening from 2 aspects;music / songs and recording"...
ROTTW "This Is An EP" cd review ;Rating: ***1/2
Handle This Manually at KL Jam Asia
Ho-Ju at Bear With Me
MORE LIVE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.COM AS FOLLOWS:
Magna Carta at One Nite Stand
The Murder of Fenny Bates at Bear With Me
Novelist,The at KL Jam Asia Sri Hartamas
Crossborders August at Laundry Bar
1.The Murder of Fenny Bates
2.They're Here But We Ain't Ready
3.Ho-Ju
4.Novelist,The
SOME ARTICLES AND GIG REVIEWS

Wired for Sound by Zack Yusof
Wake Up and Go Berserk
Disc:losure EP by Andrian Yap
Pirates of the Bargain Bin
Rate Your Music
The Malaysian Scene Channel
Crossborders-Confusion
Junk Events - August
Superstellar Sound Recordings
A Foot In the Malaysian Arts Scene
Reynold Ahviet at Songwriters Round 6
One Night Stand (II) KLUE
Ricecooker : Featured In The Show
The Star Online ( Sound and Stage )
Event Lists at Kaki Seni
EXTERNAL RELATED LINKS
Libretto on AMP Channel [V]
www.pure-volume.com/librettoband
malaysian i-bands.net

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/27/2005
Band Website: http://amp.channelv.com/librettoband
Band Members: the ones you see at shows..
Influences:
Slint
The Jesus Lizard
...by the Trail of Dead
These Arms are Snakes
Sounds Like:
2004 The 100 Show
1.Boys Don't Cry (cover)
2.Magna Carta
3.Voila ! Here Comes the Monster
4.Inquisitorial

2005 This Is an EP
1.Death of a.......
2.Magna Carta
3.Handle This Manually
4.Every Summer Has It's Ghost
5.The Murder of Fenny Bates

2006 Libretto & Seven Days After
Live at Bau Civic Hall

2007 Disc:losure EP
1.Skies & Robots(Lufturnich)
2.Ho-Ju
3.Novelist,The
4.They're Here But We Ain't Ready
5.Skies & Robots(Mechanism)
Record Label: Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

songs?

hmmm...it's been quite a while for us.quite a hiatus.we've just uploaded 2 songs.not to say that it's new.it's old songs but just that you guys out there hve never heard it before.the first song is in...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT

reynold says..

dear friends, and to those who appreciate our music.thank you..that's the only way i can thanked you all..right now the band is in a very regretful state..almost paralyzed.we travel too fast, we're do...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:07:00 GMT

someone’s something is everyone’s something

hmm.... talk about boring....anyways...we try so hard to update this blog but it seems that we just don't have the time to go online anymore.the guys are just bz with their jobs.i'm bz with my games.y...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Disc:losure EP review by Adrian Yap

http://www.think.com.my/review.cfm?rev_ID=530
Posted by on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:52:00 GMT

what an awful thing

we're sad, because blood brothers broke up..but thats how punk bands usually ended up..even fugazi tengah hiatus rite now.the only thing dat im listening rite now the locust/drive like jehu...of cours...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:26:00 GMT

back to basics

hi everyone.....i kno it's been sooooo long since our last blog.thought i might just update. as u guys have already kno,our 2nd Ep is out for sales.dunno how's the reception.hope it's good or even bet...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:53:00 GMT

Song Download

hi everybody,well...it's been a while since the last entry.since we'll be coming out with new songs,we've figured we'd put the song 'handle this manually' available for download.it's not much but hey,...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:46:00 GMT

Gong Xi Fa Chai and recent updates

ah....wat a holiday.kinda quiet around here.just me,reynold and richie.gavin and hakim's gone to work and soon it'll be my time.nothing new so far.we're trying out some more new songs.that's crazy.we ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:51:00 GMT

back attack!

phew....it was a really tiring weekend.we reached johor frm kuching around 10.30pm,took a 12.30am bus to kl,arrived at 5am,rest a while at hacienda studio(thanks to herri of bittersweet) then to 101 s...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:18:00 GMT

EP recording

wow..the blog's going slow these days.well,for your info,we've just finished recording our drum and bass at 101 studio in kl for our next ep.damn good studio.satisfied with the progress too.this comin...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:55:00 GMT