Estranged performs at the Human Race
October 20, 2009
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Estranged is a rock band from Malaysia. The band was formed in 2001, when members Rich Gimbang and Din Hormatov were students at the International College of Music (ICOM). Their desire to play professional rock music led to the formation of 'Estranged' with their friends, who had similar interests.
"We're always looking for a new sound that brings fresh life to the music industry, and we never want to be limited when it comes to making music," said Estranged frontman Rich, commenting on the band's varied song repertoire. Having impressed many with their music videos and live performances, Estranged has already added major festivals like Soundrenaline and Sunburst to their swelling gig list. The band is also slated to perform at one of the biggest festivals in Taiwan, the Ho Hai Yan Rock Festival. Looks like only the sky is the limit for Malaysia’s finest rock act. Catch them live at the Nike+ Human Race 10K alongside Composition_B (Singapore), Chicosci (Philippines), Taken By Cars (Philippines), Thaitanum (Thailand), Agrikulture (Indonesia).
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Questions for the Bands
Q: Do any of you run? How do you keep fit? Is this how you keep your stamina during a performance?
Hanafi: I think Andy would be the fittest amongst us all. The rest of us do try whenever we can and it is important also to have a balanced diet and warm up sessions before performing.
Andy: I make an effort to at least run 2/3 times a week. Apart from that, I also play futsal with my friends. It’s definitely a good way to keep fit and increase stamina for performing.
Din: Oh yes, we do think it is very important to run to keep ourselves fit and healthy. We normally try to make time for it within our busy schedules. It really helps to keep our stamina during our performances.
Rich: I use to run a lot during my schooldays, and play football as a hobby. Nowadays its futsal. For me it’s the best game ever. And the exercise I get from all the running needed for it is quite intensive and keeps my stamina at par.
Q: What are the songs about and who/what inspired it?
Hanafi: Well we wanted a hard driven and rhythm pumping song for this project.
Rich: It’s about setting goals and achieving them. Being positive and staying in the race.
Q: How many track(s) have your band contributed to the Nike+ Music Project? What do you think about the project and its relevance to runners?
Andy: This is our first and only track so far. I think it’s really cool cos a lot of people run with music nowadays and it’s amazing that this project involves other bands from the region. We can only relate to ourselves better that way.
Din: It feels great, especially when Nike told us that they wanted a heavy and aggressive song! We had fun writing it since it’s the kind of style of music that we love. I think the energy of the song fits the runners when they run!
Hanafi: It would be great to do more if given a chance. I think its great motivation. This is similar to how we relate something like music and fashion and now we can have music and sports.
Rich: I hope the runners will feel strongly about the song. I hope they run their hearts out!
Q: How do you want young runners to feel when they run with your music?
Andy: Personally I hope that they’d enjoy the song and run as much as they can, because when you’re enjoying something you won’t really feel the big burden of doing it. So yeah, hopefully while listening to our song, they could do a 100km without feeling the pain!
Din: We want them to feel the energy of the music, and we hope that it will boost their confidence and motivate them to run to the finish line no matter what.
Rich: Awake. Adamant. Alive.
Q: How different is a day concert versus a night concert for you guys? Especially one that starts at 7am?
Hanafi: Well, to be honest I’m not sure. This would be our first time performing so early in the morning. It’s either having a good early sleep or sleep afterwards. Hahaha.. but I think it would be good to have some fresh air when performing in the morning.
Andy: Day concerts are pretty alright but we’ve always loved doing night ones. Evening gigs where the sun is setting is pretty awesome too. But 7AM, we have no idea. It’s gonna be our first and let’s hope it turns out to be a good one. Hopefully Hanafi stays awake
Din: Truthfully, this will be our first time playing really early in the morning. I gotta say I’m excited myself and am looking forward to it. I don’t know what to expect though.
Rich: Only one way to find out now.
Q: Tell us one thing that most people don’t know about your band?
Hanafi: We have big appetites. Haha..
Andy: That we do this full time.
Din: We have no Bassist.
Rich: The guys think I'm cool. Come on.
Q: What goals do you hope to achieve as a band?
Hanafi: Our goal would be to perform and share our music all over the world and show what we Malaysians or Asians can do. This is to spread the awareness that we too have a voice and opinion.
Andy: We’d like to just go as far as we can. Take our music around the globe, do festivals in every region. Maybe a Grammy someday? U never know!
Din: And hopefully, our music will bring peace to the world globally.
Rich: Achieving more and more.
Q : How do you see music as a motivator when running? How do you think music influences someone who runs, or anyone engaged in sport?
Din: Music is an expression of emotions where it helps to motivate and encourage in many ways.
Andy: I guess it’s the beat that makes us wanna run, or shake our bodies and dance. It definitely helps with whatever we’re doing.
Hanafi: You can apply the same situation when you’re reading a book or watching a movie. Some people do change when they get inspired. For music, it depends on the runners’ preference. Some would want something motivating with strong lyrics and the rhythm that grooves the runner in order to win or achieve something and sometimes it could just be an uplifting happy song that would ease the runners for a casual run around the park
Rich: Music has always been known as an art of movement. So, Move = Sports.
Q: 2 tracks that you consider your favorite when you run, or engaged in sport?
Hanafi: “Make a Move” by Incubus and “Breezin” by George Benson
Andy: Soulfly – Pain & Slipknot’s “Psychosocial”
Din: Korn – Got The Life, Deftones - Be quiet and drive
Rich: Guns N Roses - Mr. Brownstone
For Overseas Bands
Q: Is this your first time performing in Singapore?
Hanafi: This would be our 3rd time performing.
Andy: The last one was Baybeats 09 @ Esplanade.
Q: What do you feel about the crowd in Singapore when it comes to your music?
Hanafi: They are a rocking crowd!!
Din: I gotta say that the Singaporean crowd is amazing. We hear a lot of rumors saying that Singaporeans are shy. Haha! Believe me, we haven't encountered that crowd in Singapore.
Andy: Singaporean crowd has been cool with us so far. We did Baybeats 09 in late Aug and they were pretty crazy. They were singing along to our songs and we were pretty amazed
Rich: They surprised me at Baybeats. We actually have quite a following. Kudos.
Q: Tell us one thing that Singaporeans should know about your band.
Andy: We have a thing for your ladies.
Din: We're a rock band. not a boyband
Rich: I'm from Sabah, the guys are from West Malaysia.. 1 Malaysia??
"We're always looking for a new sound that brings fresh life to the music industry, and we never want to be limited when it comes to making music," said Estranged frontman Rich, commenting on the band's varied song repertoire. Having impressed many with their music videos and live performances, Estranged has already added major festivals like Soundrenaline and Sunburst to their swelling gig list. The band is also slated to perform at one of the biggest festivals in Taiwan, the Ho Hai Yan Rock Festival. Looks like only the sky is the limit for Malaysia’s finest rock act. Catch them live at the Nike+ Human Race 10K alongside Composition_B (Singapore), Chicosci (Philippines), Taken By Cars (Philippines), Thaitanum (Thailand), Agrikulture (Indonesia).
.
Questions for the Bands
Q: Do any of you run? How do you keep fit? Is this how you keep your stamina during a performance?
Hanafi: I think Andy would be the fittest amongst us all. The rest of us do try whenever we can and it is important also to have a balanced diet and warm up sessions before performing.
Andy: I make an effort to at least run 2/3 times a week. Apart from that, I also play futsal with my friends. It’s definitely a good way to keep fit and increase stamina for performing.
Din: Oh yes, we do think it is very important to run to keep ourselves fit and healthy. We normally try to make time for it within our busy schedules. It really helps to keep our stamina during our performances.
Rich: I use to run a lot during my schooldays, and play football as a hobby. Nowadays its futsal. For me it’s the best game ever. And the exercise I get from all the running needed for it is quite intensive and keeps my stamina at par.
Q: What are the songs about and who/what inspired it?
Hanafi: Well we wanted a hard driven and rhythm pumping song for this project.
Rich: It’s about setting goals and achieving them. Being positive and staying in the race.
Q: How many track(s) have your band contributed to the Nike+ Music Project? What do you think about the project and its relevance to runners?
Andy: This is our first and only track so far. I think it’s really cool cos a lot of people run with music nowadays and it’s amazing that this project involves other bands from the region. We can only relate to ourselves better that way.
Din: It feels great, especially when Nike told us that they wanted a heavy and aggressive song! We had fun writing it since it’s the kind of style of music that we love. I think the energy of the song fits the runners when they run!
Hanafi: It would be great to do more if given a chance. I think its great motivation. This is similar to how we relate something like music and fashion and now we can have music and sports.
Rich: I hope the runners will feel strongly about the song. I hope they run their hearts out!
Q: How do you want young runners to feel when they run with your music?
Andy: Personally I hope that they’d enjoy the song and run as much as they can, because when you’re enjoying something you won’t really feel the big burden of doing it. So yeah, hopefully while listening to our song, they could do a 100km without feeling the pain!
Din: We want them to feel the energy of the music, and we hope that it will boost their confidence and motivate them to run to the finish line no matter what.
Rich: Awake. Adamant. Alive.
Q: How different is a day concert versus a night concert for you guys? Especially one that starts at 7am?
Hanafi: Well, to be honest I’m not sure. This would be our first time performing so early in the morning. It’s either having a good early sleep or sleep afterwards. Hahaha.. but I think it would be good to have some fresh air when performing in the morning.
Andy: Day concerts are pretty alright but we’ve always loved doing night ones. Evening gigs where the sun is setting is pretty awesome too. But 7AM, we have no idea. It’s gonna be our first and let’s hope it turns out to be a good one. Hopefully Hanafi stays awake
Din: Truthfully, this will be our first time playing really early in the morning. I gotta say I’m excited myself and am looking forward to it. I don’t know what to expect though.
Rich: Only one way to find out now.
Q: Tell us one thing that most people don’t know about your band?
Hanafi: We have big appetites. Haha..
Andy: That we do this full time.
Din: We have no Bassist.
Rich: The guys think I'm cool. Come on.
Q: What goals do you hope to achieve as a band?
Hanafi: Our goal would be to perform and share our music all over the world and show what we Malaysians or Asians can do. This is to spread the awareness that we too have a voice and opinion.
Andy: We’d like to just go as far as we can. Take our music around the globe, do festivals in every region. Maybe a Grammy someday? U never know!
Din: And hopefully, our music will bring peace to the world globally.
Rich: Achieving more and more.
Q : How do you see music as a motivator when running? How do you think music influences someone who runs, or anyone engaged in sport?
Din: Music is an expression of emotions where it helps to motivate and encourage in many ways.
Andy: I guess it’s the beat that makes us wanna run, or shake our bodies and dance. It definitely helps with whatever we’re doing.
Hanafi: You can apply the same situation when you’re reading a book or watching a movie. Some people do change when they get inspired. For music, it depends on the runners’ preference. Some would want something motivating with strong lyrics and the rhythm that grooves the runner in order to win or achieve something and sometimes it could just be an uplifting happy song that would ease the runners for a casual run around the park
Rich: Music has always been known as an art of movement. So, Move = Sports.
Q: 2 tracks that you consider your favorite when you run, or engaged in sport?
Hanafi: “Make a Move” by Incubus and “Breezin” by George Benson
Andy: Soulfly – Pain & Slipknot’s “Psychosocial”
Din: Korn – Got The Life, Deftones - Be quiet and drive
Rich: Guns N Roses - Mr. Brownstone
For Overseas Bands
Q: Is this your first time performing in Singapore?
Hanafi: This would be our 3rd time performing.
Andy: The last one was Baybeats 09 @ Esplanade.
Q: What do you feel about the crowd in Singapore when it comes to your music?
Hanafi: They are a rocking crowd!!
Din: I gotta say that the Singaporean crowd is amazing. We hear a lot of rumors saying that Singaporeans are shy. Haha! Believe me, we haven't encountered that crowd in Singapore.
Andy: Singaporean crowd has been cool with us so far. We did Baybeats 09 in late Aug and they were pretty crazy. They were singing along to our songs and we were pretty amazed
Rich: They surprised me at Baybeats. We actually have quite a following. Kudos.
Q: Tell us one thing that Singaporeans should know about your band.
Andy: We have a thing for your ladies.
Din: We're a rock band. not a boyband
Rich: I'm from Sabah, the guys are from West Malaysia.. 1 Malaysia??
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