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Artis: The Rhymeweaver
Album: The Mixtape Series Vol. 4: Music From the Depths of My Heart
Lagu: Mencari Cinta

[Korus]
Oh girl, I'll be in trouble if you left me now
Coz I don't know where to look for love
I just don't know how (ulang 2x)

[Rangkap 1]
Aku bagai Orpheus, kau bagai Eurydice
Kita saling mencinta, kau selalu di sisi
Ku bagaikan ritma, engkau bagai puisi
Untukmu dunia juga segala isi
Ku punya misi walau ku rasa amat pahit
Engkau dilarikan si raja alam ghaib
Lalu ku mencarimu hingga sampai ke gerbang
Anjing tiga kepala buat nafasku terbang
Ku pegang tali-temali si kecapi hikmat
Dan ku perdengarkan muzik yang sungguh nikmat
Anjing tiga kepala cukup ganas dan kejam
Penangan kecapi ku, mata terus terpejam
Tanpa lengah, ku laung namamu, ku lihat
Kau terbaring lemah, syukur dikau selamat
Kita berpelukan, walau apa menimpa
Kerana kamu aku kan sanggup mencari cinta (c/o)

[Rangkap 2]
Aku bagaikan Rama, engkau umpama Sita
Kisah cinta kita jadi bahan cerita
Aku bagaikan minyak, engkau bagai pelita
Menerangi kehidupan yang gelap-gelita
Sampai berita, kau dilarikan ke Lanka
Angkara Ravana, siasah perang dirangka
Siapa bakal juara? Bukan mudah dijangka
Aku kan selamatkan mu, usah dikau menyangka
Soldadu musuh menyerbu, mula menggempur
Tenteraku sudah siap sedia untuk bertempur
Dengar hiruk pikuk, darah merah menyembur
Ku berdepan Ravana yang garang menghambur
Kami bertempur sengit, buku bertemu ruas
Aku cuba bertahan dari serangan buas
Ravana tewas, kemenangan sudah tercipta
Kerana kamu aku kan sanggup mencari cinta (c/o)

[Rangkap 3]
Aku bagaikan Adam, engkau bagaikan Hawa
Dua badan tercipta dari satu nyawa
Kita berdua berkasih sayang di dalam syurga
Hingga terjadi perkara yang tak pernah diduga
Kita tercampak dari syurga yang kita huni
Terpisah tanpa rela, dua penjuru bumi
Tak ada malapetaka yang lebih ku geruni
Dari kehilanganmu, tak sanggup ku harungi
Tanpamu di sisi, ku tak bisa berdiri
Empat puluh tahun ku menangis sendiri
Kakiku melangkah tak ada arah tuju
Hanya panduanku memori bersamamu
Namun Tuhan masih kasihan, perit ku rasa
Kita dipertemukan oleh Yang Maha Kuasa
Walau seribu tahun sayang tetap di minda
Kerana kamu aku kan sanggup mencari cinta (c/o)

The Rhymeweaver
Malaysian hip hop for the intelligent listener

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How About an Audio Novel?

If there is such a thing as a graphic novel, I don't see why there shouldn't be such a thing as an audio novel.

The term 'audio novel' is not my invention. There are almost 85,000 results when you google "audio novel" (with the quotation mark). But to put this number into perspective, there are nearly 7 million results when you google "graphic novel". This implies that there is still plenty of grey areas when it comes to audio novels, which I think should be explored.

What came up in the Google results for 'audio novels' were authors recording readings of their books and publishing them as podcasts. Semantically speaking, yes, they are audio novels because:

a) they are stories (the 'novel' bit)
b) they are appreciated by listening rather than reading like conventional novels (the 'audio' bit)

But for me, that definition is closer to audiobooks. If anything, audiobooks are a companion to the conventional novel, rather than constituting a separate genre. No disrespect to the 'audio novel' authors, but they can always publish their works as conventional novels (in print or electronic) if recording them doesn't work in the long run. After all, they were reading off the novel when they recorded it.

What I have in mind when I talk about audio novels is something that constitutes a separate genre. It cannot be published into a conventional novel because it will be ungainly and its unique characteristics will be destroyed. Hence, an audio novel can only materialize in one form, which is audio. For me, an audio novel is a marriage between music and speech in conveying a story. The music and the speech work together; you cannot fully appreciate the story in an audio novel just by listening to the words. The music contributes to the mood and pace of the story while the words contribute to the setting, characterization and plot.

It's the same like graphic novels, where pictures and written text combine to tell a story. You cannot expect to enjoy a graphic novel by just reading the words. Even if the dialogue and the captions in a graphic novel is sufficient to convey an understandable story, the pictures contain much more details that enrich the narrative. For example, the graphic novel Watchmen contains so much detail in the artwork which isn't even mentioned in the text.

I don't believe I can propose a definition of an audio novel just yet. What I have in mind are just concepts of how an audio novel should be. Off the top of my head, I'd say that Immortal Technique's song Dance with the Devil is a kind of audio novel. So is Jedi Mind Tricks' Uncommon Valor, Killah Priest's Deja Vu and Nas' I Gave You Power (search these titles to listen). Either way, I believe there won't be such a thing as an audio novel until someone come up with a work that is explicitly labeled as an "audio novel". Only then can we flesh out a definition based on that work's characteristics.

Maybe the next step in my journey as a rapper is to make an audio novel.

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The Rhymeweaver

The Rhymeweaver
Malaysian hip hop for the intelligent listener

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Shazet's Superhero is in Top 8

You might not know that Shazet, Rogue Squadron's resident beatboxer, is also a comic book artist and an illustrator. His superhero submission, Amok, was recently inducted into the Top 8 finalists of the Merekacipta Adiwira Malaysia 2009, a competition to find the best Malaysian superhero design. The design of Amok is inspired by a mosquito (nyamuk in Malay), hence the name.

I would like to challenge the reader to come up with a description of Amok. Who is Amok? How did he become a superhero? What are his super-powers? Who are his enemies? Post your thoughts in the comments and be as creative as you can. I'll make sure Shazet reads your submission and who knows, you might end up teaming with him to write the first issue of Amok's own comic title.

Know more about Amok and Shazet by clicking here. Here's hoping Amok will buzz his way up to the first prize.

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The Rhymeweaver