THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH show

Yeah! Show yang boleh dikatakan successful for us. Walaupun kami sangat letih kerana terpaksa menunggu giliran yang 'tidak' seperti dijanjikan oleh pihak penganjur (janji pukul 5pm tapi kena main pukul 9pm akhirnya), but we still gave our best that night. Kepada sesiapa yang agak kechiwa yang lagu-lagu permintaan mereka tidak dimainkan, kami ingin menyusun sepuluh jari memohon kemaafan (dipetik dari kad raya yang biasanya berharga dalam lingkungan 30sen ke 1 ringgit) kerana drummer baru kami Che' Din masih baru bersama kami jadi tumpuan terpaksa diberikan lebih kepada beberapa lagu sahaja ketika sesi latihan. Kalau ada chance main lagi, kita akan main semua lagu permintaan supaya band lain tak sempat nak main...ehem!

Band-band yang turut serta pada hari tu, boleh dikatakan semuanye fast pace. Jadi DEP boleh dikatakan band yang paling mellow pada hari tu. Tapi tak kisah sebab intensity dalam lagu dan delivery yang penting. Crowd pun bagus sebab rilek-rilek aje...

Kepada John Hafiz, aku mintak maaf banyak-banyak sebab aku terlepas lagi nak tengok Onani untuk yang kesekian kali. Hari tu masa Konsekuensi punya preview pun aku missed. I know what I'm missing and I totally regret that. Kena bawak anak aku pegi makan. Sorry.

All in all, semuanya bagus cuma nanti harap pihak penganjur boleh organise the show as scheduled. Anyway, thanks for all your support(organisers, bands and gig-goers) and we appreciate your patience and cool attitude.

Last but not least, "Are you enjoy?" hehehe...

THIS USED TO BE OUR PLAYGROUND...

Anyone remember this place?

Tempat jatuh lagi dikenang, inikan pula tempat bermain(macam tak kena je bunyiknya...)

Yep. Sekitar tahun 1999 - 2001, Tojeng telah bersusah payah mengusahakan sebuah studio dengan name yang sama dengan band beliau - D.E.P Studio (ye, agak corny...)

Boleh dikatakan hampir semua band (tak kira yang underground atau rock kangkang) di Kuantan akan jam di sini. Tak kurang juga 'band-band' sekitar Bentong, Temerloh dan Kemaman yang juga akan datang jam disini jika mereka ke Kuantan selain untuk gig atau saja turun untuk shopping sikit-sikit.

Reputasi yang hebat tentang studio DEP bagaimanapun tidak dapat bertahan lama kerana saingan yang sengit dari studio-studio di Kuantan yang sudah established dan juga studio-studio baru yang menyediakan 'equipment' yang kalau tak sampai state of the art pun, masih baru dan berkilat membuatkan kompas para pemuzik akan lebih tertumpu ke studio-studio tersebut.

Kos penyelenggaraan yang tinggi lebih-lebih lagi untuk cymbals, hi-hat, bass skin dan snare skin untuk drum yang boleh dikatakan setiap bulan barai dikerjakan oleh pemuzik novice membuatkan Tojeng terpaksa menjual barangan studionya kepada seorang rakan yang bernama Pok Sang. Jadi Pok Sang pulak bertungkus lumus meng-upgrade-kan apa yang patut tapi tak lama lepas tu (mungkin sekitar 2003/2004) , studio ini telah bertukar milik dan tuan punya yang baru kalau tak silap bernama Zul. So Zul telah membuat beberapa perubahan seperti menukar nama studio kepada 'Blast Studio' dengan sentuhan spray paint yang kreatif. Tapi aku kurang pasti sama ade nama dan dekorasi ini telah berlaku semenjak diambil alih oleh Pok Sang atau Zul. Kepada siapa yang lebih mengetahui, sila bagi komen.

22 Mac 2008, Panther, Din dan aku jam kat situ... terimbau kenangan. Rasa macam baru semalam aku jam dengan the whole DEP (sila lihat gambar di sini). Those were the days la...
Tapi macam semua cerita yang best.. ianya akan berakhir dengan cara yang tak berapa best sangat... Sama macam studio DEP...

DEP the band? Tak tau lagi... Harap-harap... This One's Forever... (corny lagi...)

CO-OPERATION NOT COMPETITION

Who's good, who's better, who's best?
This attitude has been a mess
We're living on the same shelf
You're not more than yourself

Unity is the subject
But why do we go crack?
Divided into pieces
Falling like broken glasses

CO-OPERATION, it's NOT COMPETITION...

Unity is the subject
But why do we go crack?
Divided into pieces
Falling like broken glasses

Understand this situation
Once is suffice to mention
Believe in this co-operation
Leave this fucking competition!

CO-OPERATION, it's NOT COMPETITION...

SWEET LULLABY

Here's my sweet lullaby, just hear it today
There's more to come, to come this way
Here's my sweet lullaby, just hear it today
Think about tomorrow, forget about yesterday

Yesterday...

You don't have to cry, it isn't necessary
Forget about your past, think about your future glory
But take up something for you to spare
Something for you to share

Yes, you may...

I heard you laughing
And still wondering
Then I heard you talking
About yesterday

Yesterday...

Here's my sweet lullaby, just hear it today
There's more to come, to come this way
Here's my sweet lullaby, just hear it today
Think about tomorrow, forget about yesterday

Yesterday...

I heard you crying
And still wondering
Then I heard you talking
About yesterday

Yesterday...

THIS ONE'S FOREVER

I've been waiting for this moment to tell you
That things are not the same as before
Certain changes happened to what we loved
And the things that we loved are not easy to score

We both feel so sad when everything turns bad
And you really gonna feel like crying
But you better remember that I'm still here
And when we're all together we can feel like flying

THIS ONE'S FOREVER...

They said there's a hope for you
One for me and some for everybody
But what difference does it make
When this hope got no possibility?
So who's to blame, now things have gone insane
And we only have to watch them going
So it's better to make our move together
If you really want this right to last forever

THIS ONE'S FOREVER...

They've taken everything, including our mind
And they think that's fine...

I've been waiting for this moment to tell you
That things are not the same as before
Certain changes happened to what we loved
And the things that we loved are not easy to score

We both feel so sad when everything turns bad
And you really gonna feel like crying
But you better remember that I'm still here
And when we're all together we can feel like flying

THIS ONE'S FOREVER...

DULY ENTERTAINING

As of now, looks like we are definitely going to perform with Tojeng, Panther, me and… ok we won’t be having Asma with us since he got some other important stuffs to attend to. But fret no more, we have a replacement that I have good feelings that he'll be a permanent member of DEP real soon. I’ll introduce him to you guys during the show. See ya!
And please bring extra cash and support us by buying "This One's Forever". Thanks.

THIS ONE'S FOREVER, the album

Hello good people! After much headache, heartache and pocket-ache (is there such word?) , we finally managed to re-release the old DEP’s materials, with much better sounding and most important, in a CD format which I hope, could be a better keep for the listeners.
It’s a well known fact that the previously released materials of DEP were in cassette so the life span of them are mostly not more than 2 years. And it has been like how long? Since the last release (Dullaby) ? Hmmm… yep, it was released in 1999 so do the math yourself.
Considering this situation and some other queries from the people who had known DEP, about whether we still have the releases and stuff, we decided that it’s best that we re-release these materials as something that could mean anything to anyone. It can be a treasure, crap or whatever. You decide!
More about the release, contains 12 songs, however, 1 song was previously unreleased. This is the song which Panther played wrong accidentally, and had bloomed the idea of writing “This One’s Forever”(the song).
It’ll be sold for 12 bucks a piece. For independent distributors who are interested, please email us at dullentertainmentprogramme@gmail.com
Thanks.

D.E.P @ THE ANNEXE

Check out Abroko's "This One's Forever" dance...

Dance lessons available. However, steps/moves can only be mastered after consuming 3 cans (or more) of Tiger beers.

All dance moves reserved by Abroko's Dance Hall Crashers Ltd.

HOW, WHY, WHEN, WHERE, WHAT and WHO...?

It started with a band called Minority back in 1990 in Kuantan, Pahang. The band consists of Pete(guitar), Acai(bass), Puyu(vocal) and Naen(drums). After been playing covers (from The Ramones, Ear Damage, Sub-Society, Dead Kennedys, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols and Misfits, just to name a few) for some time, Pete(who's a kid brother for Ili and Abang from The Pilgrims) decided that they should do their own songs. With RM70, they recorded an 8 songs demo entitled "Quantity Doesn't Matter" sometime between 91-92. Been gigging at only a few venues (including funfairs) in Kuantan and Temerloh and the most memorable one, supporting The Pilgrims in "Away From The Numbers" at Picaddily,Damansara PJ, together with Future Primitives and The Stone Crows and few other bands.
In between this active progression of Minority, Acai had been approached by Wan (Spirit Alcohol) to do a side project band, which was yet to be named. The idea was discussed, when Acai was supporting Wan, playing bass for his rehearsal tape project. They jammed a few sessions with Wan on guitars, Acai on bass and the drummer(who if not mistaken) was Wan's cousin. At times, they will be joined by Shahril (By Side Off) on guitar and Wan will be on drums. The band didn't last long mainly because of lost of direction or maybe... lost interest.

However, the idea of forming a band with Wan didn't end there, as Acai feels it's important that, besides Minority... Kuantan needs another active band to bloom... By the agreement(and by the power of GreySkull) of Acai on guitar and vocals, Tojeng on bass and Wan on drums, DEP started to venture the nasty world of the underground(intended to make it sounds dramatic)... Back to Minority, circa 94 - 95, they seemed had lost their touches and senses when everyone in the band was particularly busy with their lives. Pete had been into lots of Islamic learning and been devoting himself extremely towards this direction. Naen was rarely to be found available as most of the times engaged with his SUKMA shooting activities/trainings. Puyu will only be around if Naen and Pete are present. This left Acai with no time to waste and get DEP to be in full force that very instant.

DEP had made it's debut appearance at TMS Dangdut Disco, Kuantan in 95. They had also supported Carburetor Dung together with few other bands at the same venue. During this active time, DEP has an avid follower who never fail to attend to their shows and even during their practise sessions. His name is Panther and he joined them on bass replacing Tojeng who later took 2nd guitar. They became more powerful than ever. From there, they have been actively gigging (around KL and Kuantan) and writing new materials and later decided to cut a self-released/self-titled EP in 96 at Bach & Traz Studio in Bangsar, KL.

Few months after the EP was released, Wan suddenly decided to leave DEP due to some personal reasons. Fortunately, the emptiness was immediately filled by Little Jam's Asma, and DEP was back on track again. They managed to cut another release entitled 'Dullaby' around September 99 at Zanzibar Magic Studio, in Ampang KL. An 8 songs(plus 2 short intro and outro) release and was produced collaboratively between Oz Yusof (Naked Butterfly) and DEP.

They still did some shows up till 2002 and later became less and less active. Circa 2003-2007 they were almost on a hiatus. But make no mistake...they had never leave the scene, but only remain dormant and...DULL!!!