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Keyboardist - Temasek Ska Dansa & The Flashkicks

Ahoy! Here Comes The Times, Working Class Indy Rock n Roll Band fronted by two brothers Naza and Mono was formed on 31st August 2004...Tan Sri P Ramlee, Bob Dylan, Steve marriot, John lennon, Mick jagger, Brian Jones, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, noddy holder, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, New Order, Morissey, Oasis and The Corals are among their favorites and inspiration. These are the individuals & bands that influenced them in terms of songwriting as well as fashion and the attitude too... On 30 November 2004 the band released their 1st album entittled "SODAPOP ROK & ROLL". The album was nominated Top 5 best new artist to Anugerah Industri Muzik Malaysia 2005. An elegantly"indypopmelayuklasikcelebration" in malaya because thousands of indieRockMelayu band was born on the street that day..Meanwhile 2007 after repackaged their first album, The Times release " NADA MELANKOLIK MALAYA" with a new benchmark where they are marching to the sound of melancholy & psychedelic. ..The album has been sold around 10 thousand copies nationwide even without any good airplay and promotions. The year 2008 when indiepop music was started well received by the mainstream, The Times is back with their latest ziggykinkypopindie fully Bahasa Malaysia album titled "MODERN MINIMALIS GLAMOUR". Sadly they recorded it without Alim & Nazreen who left the band due to some personal problem & reasons.Naza has to take all the duties as the guitarhero and they managed to finished the recording session in one month..This time they hired naza’s old producer during his OAG heyday, Greg Henderson to mixed the album.. The Album was nominated Top 5 Best Rock Album Anugerah industry Music Malaysia 2009. And now with a new line up and brand new release ‘The Ballad Of Jimi Acid” E.P under their own DIY record label TIMES MOVEMENT RECORDS eager to help market and promote its Music across the nation and beyond, A new hit single working class anthem “Spektakular” that already No.1 in the chart at Carta Negara XFM. These are exciting times indeed for Klang Valley-based indie quartet The Times.. And it’s a new benchmark for new generation of rock n' roll music with originality and fresh sound. Times are marching to new sound of melancholy. That’s the history.

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