Phatnatrix

DJ J-Stylz, Sakthy, Ram-Z and Shahrayar are collectively better known as Phatnatrix - A hip hop crew based in Singapore.  Rapping in Malay as, well, that's their mother tongue, Phatnatrix are bringing an original Asian sound to the masses.  We Soundchecked the crew to find out more about their musical tastes...

What are you listening to right now?
Sakthy: Rock Melayu “Kapak” Collection, Obie Trice, Nas, Tupac, Zeebra
J’Stylz: Gnarls Barkley, Nelly Furtado, Thaitanium, The Roots
Ram-Z: Avenged Sevenfold, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Norega
Shahrayar: Sergio Mendez, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Wyclef Jean

First album(s) you ever bought?
Sakthy: Wings “Hukum Karma”, N.W.A. “Straight Outta Compton”
J’Stylz: Beyong Discription “Grateful Dead”, Public Enemy “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back”
Ram-Z: Nirwana “Nevermind”, Kriss Kross “Totally Krossed Out”
Shahrayar: 2 Live Crew “Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4”, CNC Music Factory “Gonna Make You Sweat”

Last album you bought?
Sakthy: Tupac “Pac’s Life”
J’Stylz: Gnarls Barkley “St. Elsewhere”
Ram-Z: Café Del Mar Collection
Shahrayar: Sergio Mendez “Timeless”

Last album that blew you away?
Sakthy: John Legend “Get Lifted”
J’Stylz: Hmmm… [Thinking…]
Ram-Z: Fort Minor “ The Rising Tied”
Shahrayar: John Legend “Once Again”

Last album that truly disappointed?
Sakthy: Bone Thugs N Harmony “Thugs Store”
J’Stylz: Rakim “The Seventh Seal”
Ram-Z: Linkin Park “Meteora”
Shahrayar: Hmmm…. [Thinking hard…]

Album you wished you could have been a part of?
Sakthy: Zeebra’s! Arigato babyyyyyyy…..
J’Stylz: Hmmm…of course Thaitanium!
Ram-Z: Teriyaki Boys! pfft
Shahrayar: Too Phat’s!!!

An album you think everyone should hear/own?
Sakthy: Bon Jovi “One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001”
J’Stylz: Stone Roses “The Best of Stone Roses”
Ram-Z: Phatnatrix!!!! Coming soon ah! Listen & Judge yaself!
Shahrayar: Lenny Kravitz “Best of Lenny”

*We love compilations…great for recalling old memories…

Desert island discs: 3 albums you just couldn’t live without:
Erm…how come we are not thinking on how to get out of the island? Why should we bring CDs when there’s no CD player at all!!! Deserted island where there's a CD player lah!

Favourite album cover art?
Sakthy: Ice Cube “Laugh Now Cry Later”
J’Stylz: Mix Master Mike “Anti Theft Device”
Ram-Z: Bar Grooves “Members Only”
Shahrayar: Jamiroquai “Travelling Without Moving”

Most embarrassing albums you own?
Sakthy: Madonna's “like a virgin”
J’Stylz: Erm…none lah!
Ram-Z: 4U2C!!!!
Shahrayar: Vanilla Ice!!!

Music to chill to:
Sakthy: Slow Rock Ballads, Rhythm & Blues
J’Stylz: Lounge music
Ram-Z: I’m good at this...Hotel Costers, Buddha Bar, Enigma… list goes on and on….
Shahrayar: Jazz, Casanova

Music to put on before a big night out:
Sakthy: LL Cool J’s!!!! All of them!  Just to make me feel muscular, even though I'm not too happy when I see my stomach in the mirror.
J’Stylz: Break & Beats… the DJ stuff
Ram-Z: Pitbull - Any tracks will do.
Shahrayar: Bee Gees “Stayin Alive”.  I need that when combing my hair

Music to get it on to:
Sakthy: John Legend, Baby Face, Brian McKnight…yeah! 
J’Stylz: Groove Armada “At the river”
Ram-Z: Bob Sinclair “Love Generation”
Shahrayar: Masari “Real Love” - to get it on, its always real love baby!

Song(s) guaranteed to get you on the dancefloor?
Sakthy: No one can make me dance!  Not even Richard Simmons!
J’Stylz: Nelly Furtado “Promiscuous ft Timbaland! Daym! 
Ram-Z: P.Diddy's “Tell Me" ft Christina Aguilera.  I’m Diddy's younger brother’s friend email buddy.
Shahrayar: Justin Timberlake “Sexy Back ft Timbaland.  I think I’d dance like Timbaland…

Sing us a song:
“Oooohhhh baby, baby…it’s a wild world…. It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl……
Remixxxxxxxxxxx!!!!!!!
Akhirnya kini pasti…ku merasai……” __________________________________________________________________

Listen to Phatnatrix's own work here.

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Posted by AMP Ed on April 20, 2007 12:09:00 PM HKT #

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