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tealeeds1
Joined: 08 Jan 2011
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You should look into the stuff that Sublime Frequencies puts out. LOts of really obscure stuff like North Korean Pop. |
Wow, cheers for that heads up! Looks liek a really itneresting label
on that note, worth having a look at Soundway Records www.soundwayrecords.com
theyre quite well known now as their 'Special' series sold well - in particluar Nigeria Special Vol 1 (a selection of nigerian blues and funk from the 70s), although they also have lots of other, mainly african and carribean orientated, releases. that said, they recently released a compilation of Thai Jazz (Sound of Siam) which should be interesting |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Reminds me of the old I pod days where everyone would desperately try to have the most eclectic tastes in music by filling up their 150gb ipods with as much shite they'll never listen to as possible.
Then I'd hear them sitting around in a circle basically competing who has the most. One will have more than the other, so the first one will say something like 'well yeah ive got more, it's just at home'.
I'd be there with my CD player and one CD like 'ohhh yeah, Nirvana' |
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lowpo
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Globutron wrote: |
Reminds me of the old I pod days where everyone would desperately try to have the most eclectic tastes in music by filling up their 150gb ipods with as much shite they'll never listen to as possible.
Then I'd hear them sitting around in a circle basically competing who has the most. One will have more than the other, so the first one will say something like 'well yeah ive got more, it's just at home'.
I'd be there with my CD player and one CD like 'ohhh yeah, Nirvana' |
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sallymonster
Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle area
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| cyui wrote: |
Sally- What group do you do? How is it going?
I would think it would be pretty hard to do meetup.com there. How do you go about finding the right events with the langauge barrier?
Personally, I would love to do it, but my Korean skill is not good enough to communciate with these vendors'.
Also, what if there is a certain level of liability for someone breaking the law or bieng lewd, while in a Korean facility? I know this was an ongoing issue for awile with most of these foreign meetup groups' ( espically in cases where there was enhanced substances readily available). Have you ever experieced this problem with any of the members in your group? |
I'm the organizer of Lost in Seoul (click my "www" link) and loving it. The meetup is doing pretty well, I think.
My Korean is terrible, too, but luckily lots of businesses in the Seoul area have English speaking staff. Our group has Korean members as well as foreigners, and many of them are willing to help with the language barrier.
I haven't really had to deal with belligerent fratboy-types yet, maybe I'm lucky? |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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I've really tried the whole menu since I've been here:
Hiking/Climbing
Jogging/Running
Weight Training
Bowling
Soccer
City Walk (loooonnnggg ones)
Language Study
Continuing Education
Reading
Writing
Darts/Pubbing
Most of these haven't overlapped, though, so I find the shape I'm in yo-yos like crazy. |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| There's something about the country that is best seen with JAZZ in the background. Strange but true. |
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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Ok. yeah, probably just lucky. Anyways', it looks like a fun group..
See you at one of the meetups' sometime. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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tealeeds1
Joined: 08 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Globutron wrote: |
Reminds me of the old I pod days where everyone would desperately try to have the most eclectic tastes in music by filling up their 150gb ipods with as much shite they'll never listen to as possible.
Then I'd hear them sitting around in a circle basically competing who has the most. One will have more than the other, so the first one will say something like 'well yeah ive got more, it's just at home'.
I'd be there with my CD player and one CD like 'ohhh yeah, Nirvana' |
Ah, your just jealous cos your still listening to mediocre teen punk, whilst we're stroking our chins to ghanaian blues and alaskan bagpipe quartets.
although on the ipod front - I rock a discman day-to-day. I enjoy albums, not playlists, see. And physical entities mean something and carry sentimental value - if i delete a music file, no matter. If I scratch a CD? Gutted.
On the hobby note - I walk, alot. In no particular direction, pretty aimlessly at times, sometimes with a vague aim met in a roundabout fashion.... Its improved my ability to keep my bearings no end, and i can now tell which way is North from almost any place in Yangsan, so ill never get lost. small things, but a proud achievement nonetheless. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| ghanaian blues and alaskan bagpipe quartets. |
Well Alaskan bagpipe quartets were banned in Korea in 1987, so I've had to resort to their inferior quintets until I return back to England.
But generally yes, My teen punk is clearly the way forward. That and Simple Plan, but they are their own genre, they don't fit into any stereotype. They're unique.
http://newvaderemo.ytmnd.com/ |
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ESL Milk "Everyday
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:40 am Post subject: |
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I was trying to start a club for that... but people keep telling me it's not really club activity.
Also, when I can pry myself away from my internet addiction, I've gotten into the hiking here... also music stuff. I need more hobbies, though. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| rumdiary wrote: |
You should look into the stuff that Sublime Frequencies puts out. LOts of really obscure stuff like North Korean Pop. |
Wow, cheers for that heads up! Looks liek a really itneresting label
on that note, worth having a look at Soundway Records www.soundwayrecords.com
theyre quite well known now as their 'Special' series sold well - in particluar Nigeria Special Vol 1 (a selection of nigerian blues and funk from the 70s), although they also have lots of other, mainly african and carribean orientated, releases. that said, they recently released a compilation of Thai Jazz (Sound of Siam) which should be interesting |
There is a link on btjunkie that has the complete Sublime Frequencies discography. I deleted a lot of it, but there's some amazing music on there. |
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kimchi_pizza
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: "Get back on the bus! Here it comes!"
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:08 am Post subject: |
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I'm a humble fella and not one to toot my own horn...
Aww...what the hell, why not?
My hobby is to read and research Korean War battles, then go out in search of'em.
In doing so I found the remains of a soldier. I'm unsure of the nationality, maybe U.S.,
maybe a Chinese CCF soldier clothed in a U.S. uniform but I do know that after contacting the proper authorities last summer,
I just found out this past week that the remains will be recovered and hopefully repatriated by JPAC this April as mentioned by a JPAC team leader. I'm so thrilled about that.
On top of that, but I was honored to know that the hill where the remains were located was named after me, "K.P. Hill". That's just...cool.... |
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dongjak
Joined: 30 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| kimchi_pizza wrote: |
I'm a humble fella and not one to toot my own horn...
Aww...what the hell, why not?
My hobby is to read and research Korean War battles, then go out in search of'em.
In doing so I found the remains of a soldier. I'm unsure of the nationality, maybe U.S.,
maybe a Chinese CCF soldier clothed in a U.S. uniform but I do know that after contacting the proper authorities last summer,
I just found out this past week that the remains will be recovered and hopefully repatriated by JPAC this April as mentioned by a JPAC team leader. I'm so thrilled about that.
On top of that, but I was honored to know that the hill where the remains were located was named after me, "K.P. Hill". That's just...cool.... |
That is amazing! How? Please tell.... |
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kimchi_pizza
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: "Get back on the bus! Here it comes!"
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| dongjak wrote: |
| kimchi_pizza wrote: |
I'm a humble fella and not one to toot my own horn...
Aww...what the hell, why not?
My hobby is to read and research Korean War battles, then go out in search of'em.
In doing so I found the remains of a soldier. I'm unsure of the nationality, maybe U.S.,
maybe a Chinese CCF soldier clothed in a U.S. uniform but I do know that after contacting the proper authorities last summer,
I just found out this past week that the remains will be recovered and hopefully repatriated by JPAC this April as mentioned by a JPAC team leader. I'm so thrilled about that.
On top of that, but I was honored to know that the hill where the remains were located was named after me, "K.P. Hill". That's just...cool.... |
That is amazing! How? Please tell.... |
Where to start? 6+ years of reading, 3+ years of study and research and 2 years of "field work". It's not easy OR cheap. But WELL worth the
effort to me. Despite the personal finanacial costs, risks (yes, I reported 10
unexploded ordanance this past year) and basic physical exertion...it's a hobby for those that, well, like any hobby, you find peace, joy,
challenge, occupy's your free time (which you gotta have a lot of!), and it's a great
get-away from everyday frustrations and monotony.
It's a fantastic irony that one finds "peace and joy" digg'n up grenades ha! |
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