Wednesday, 17 April 2013

The Question | Failure to launch | First |

The Question | Failure to launch | First |

The Question on our minds is no longer what is Kwaicore but rather when will we see a true blend of Kwaito and hardcore music fused together. For too long people have been promising Kwaicore songs on either their blogs or youtube, however nobody seems to have fully grasped the true essence of what it is. By now people should be listening to the latest Kwaicore songs on their iPods or phones but it is just not happening, why?

Some say that it is because people just aren't that interested in Kwaicore, that it never even got off the ground. But lets be serious for just a moment. How could it have ever taken off? This is a music genre that  never stood a chance from the beginning. It's not that I dislike Kwaicore I think it is a very cleaver idea but the name sounds more like a small island or city in and around Asia. Its failure to launch may also be partly attributed to the lack of know how and typing ability around search engine optimisation, which is what this is all about. 

This however does not mean that it can't still take off. For example here are, as promised in my first blog, some good bands that have and are starting to go big so be amazed and be the first to know about them and listen to them in your group of friends, that is if you aren't already; The jungle giants, The paper kites, Cider sky, and Funeral suits

These are bands that aren't all that well known, they are not "household" names just like Kwaicore. But they are leaving their name's in the minds of people which Kwaicore might do if it was given enough time to grow. 

Keep it Kwai... 



Wednesday, 10 April 2013

THE REAL | KWAICORE | IS BACK...

THE REAL | KWAICORE | IS BACK...

And I'm back, sorry for the lack of communication I have been far and wide searching for KWAICORE happenings. On my time off from blogging I found myself searching for what Kwaicore really is. My searches led me around the world to places such as South Korea, Doha, and Bali and what I found was astonishing.

Not only have other countries adopted this new genre of music but they are developing on it further. For example in South Korea they have taken KPOP, which is Korean pop, and they have added kwaito to create a new genre called Kwaipop. 
Two Korean groups that are showing promise in developing Kwaicore  into Kwaipop are called Girls Generation and Sistar19. This is a link to one of Girls Generations songs, although it is not Kwaicore or Kwaipop it is still very interesting and fun to watch. These are also fun to watch and are good tutorials on how to dance when listening to KPOP and KWAICORE, how to DANCE to KPOP, how to DANCE to KWAICORE.

During my brief stay in Bali I went to KUTA to enjoy the surf scene. KUTA is one of the best surf spots in Bali and attracts some of the top surfers from around the world, this is where I heard the word Kwai, an abbreviation of Kwaicore, being thrown around a lot. It seems that surfers today have diverted from using words such as narly and rad which used to be the lingo in the 80's and 90's to more chilled words such as epic and now Kwai. Although Kwaicore music hasn't hit the shores of Bali as of yet, Kwaicore influences have.

That's all for now, Keep it kwai...