Waiting For You (3rd Mixtape)

DL Link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/mdvrx210n5yeo8c/Wing+Lun+-+Waiting+For+You+%5BMixtape%5D.rar

My third project and I’ve based this on love. Since I’m troubled with so many love issues in the past I decided this was a good project to make. Download link is above.There’s 8 songs in total and including a bonus I even sang a Cantopop song which personally I found a bit challenging! But later on I will go into detail with each song and the background of it.

Game Over – The Insider

I want to start of saying this 2^nd project is not as “commercially” aware as I wanted to however this project is more of an ego I wanted to produce. My first project was a variety of genre but this time the mixtape is fully focused on one specific genre and that’s GRIME. Consisting of 8 songs I started this project around October 2014. This project only took 4 months to complete but it has been hard work!

1. Intro (Game Over) – This song is one of my favourites. The reasons behind this are because firstly the beat is crazy. I heard the original song which was from Tinchy Stryder, and there were a few remixes on YouTube and at that time I wanted to drop my version but it never happened. This was like 3 years ago and 3 years later I’ve FINALLY made a remix to it. Although the original song was around 5 minutes long I just made a 2 minutes version which for me is sufficient. Dropped some old bars from my past songs which have been hidden away on my external drive for years! Everything flowed well and had to write the 2^nd verse fresh from my mind. It shows I still had that mentality of writing Grime music. As this is the first song I want the audience to feel the album and to some first impression is important. Overall I like the song!

2. Rising Star– Oh wow! Another song which personally I find it has potential. I did make an original version I think in 2009/2010 and it was good. But I knew it lacked that fire and I left it at that. A few years later I managed to reminisce on this song and recorded the song again. Obviously back then my editing skills and the microphone quality wasn’t that good, but it’s different now. Credit goes to DJ Molik, who was my mentor in my music and who produced this beat too. Looking back and I’m like wow has it been that long?! You can judge the song, have a listen.

3. Ghetto Kyote (Feat. VXT) – Jeez this song goes way back! I’m talking 2007! Eight years have flown by and I revisited this beat. I remember back in those Grime days, this particular beat was big and many people did covers to this. There were also various versions from different producers and I thought this one had a “oriental” feeling which suited me. I have previously done my version in the past and that was awful. My voice was high and the mic quality was terrible. This time it’s different and I adapted different lyrics to the song and included my brother VXT who dropped his verse too. Actually his verse was a few years back but it had great potential and I couldn’t miss him out on this track.

4. EPiC GRiME – I remember at the time when I heard the instrumental by Nocturnal I thought wow! The beat was epic! Originally this song was combined in four songs together and was called “Epic Grime Four”. I did make this song in 2009 and the reason why I put this song into this mixtape? Well obvious it was hard to resist the beat and as I’ve already wrote two verses to the song, why not write another verse so making it three verses total, and the song was finally put together. I would have never thought I was able to make a song out of this because the beat was too epic and rarely I would be able to record a song but the outcome was very pleasing. Check this out on the mixtape it is hot!

5. Double.E.D.S – The title of the song just tells you what I rep. I grew up in this area and those younger days for me were bad ass. Big up Maniac on the producky! I heard this beat around 2010 and what I like about it is the tension that builds up. I would class this beat very grimey. Do you know when you hear a beat and suddenly ideas flood into your mind? Well this one was the word “Leeds”. It was quite challenging to write this song and also putting everything together. It’s a great song and you should check it out.

6. Circus Freak – Those were the days of bassline! I am sure I made the original song in 2008 but at that time the microphone I had was pretty cheap and the quality was bad, so I don’t need to explain what the outcome was. A few years later when I was able to afford a better microphone and my knowledge in production was better, I decided to re-record the song and alter the lyrics a bit. The outcome this time was more satisfying. I could have extended the song to around 4 minutes long but I felt a short snappy song was enough for the audience, so enjoy it.

7. Final Lap – I once heard this beat from a video online where P.Money was dissing Ghetts, and I thought this beat is deep. Well this version is different but the reason I picked up was it offered diversity to the original and it sounded meaner. It was quite challenging to make this song to be honest. Maybe I was a bit lazy but I collated various sources of my old lyrics to make this song and obviously added some new lyrics. But I am happy with the end product. Go and check this shit out!

8. Frozen Solid – Shout out to Ice Kid who made this beat! I heard this beat online a few years back and it had great potential. I think no one had done a remix before and I thought why not?! This song had a great personality which resembled something to ice and although the lyric to this song isn’t 100% grime, I added my own elements and made it mine. Since this is the last song on this mixtape I wanted to make sure I concluded it with something not too powerful and for me this song was great. The lyrics were fairly reasonably to write and since I had a particular topic on my mind I wanted to express, it came out right. I feel the lyrics I wrote have a good meaning and if you ever get the chance to listen to the lyrics, you’ll understand why. Well it’s from my perspective and my thoughts and people out there may disagree haha. Great song but the chorus is a bit of a letdown but overall I like it.

[24/09/15] Music recorded, mastered, and ready to distribute!

It was a long night yesterday but I managed to master all the remaining songs I had left. Finished before 12 noon but I am really really happy with the outcome. The past year has been difficult at making this project happen, and if I never got the opportunity on my work placement, any of this would have not happened at all!

Now I’m sitting here just finishing off the little things. I am releasing my third project call “Waiting For You” which I have not even promoted or even properly mentioned on my blog, but I will mention this soon!

[18/09/15] My lyrics are all done!

It’s a Friday morning and the sun is shining! I’ve finally finished writing all my lyrics to my final album! My last two songs were “Last September” and “Reminiscing”. All I have to do the next day is record these and mix these to perfection and off we go. But I’m glad that I’ve finished ALL my music, which one of my goals is finally met! It’s been a long journey, some of it was frustrating and the other…well amazing!

I just can’t wait to share the new album! I haven’t decided the release date but it will be out definitely before the end of 2015!

[14/09/15] = Passed my driving test!

Today is the day!!! I’ve finally passed my driving test and I can’t believe it! Oh sure during the process of the test I was fairly nervous, approaching the test centre and having to wait for around 10 minutes. Once the test started I didn’t know what to expect. I tried my best not to concentrate on what the examiner was writing because I know this would put me off. The test lasted I think less than 40 minutes, well it felt really quick!

But I remember when I finished the test and parked up at the side road, I took a big sigh of a relief. It was over. During the test I remember just driving pass amber lights on a dual carriageway and a part of me thought I failed. But the result was sooo awarding! I couldn’t believe it! I was too happy at that moment! I couldn’t think properly. It didn’t sink in that I’ve passed until the next day!

The best part I guess was arriving home and telling my parents the good news. And jeez my mum was hugging me like crazy! Obviously passing first time is a big relief! Oh man how did I mange to pass!!!? Damn good faith.

Once I passed I eventually started to contact my work colleagues who already knew I had the test on the day, that I’ve passed and they were happy for me. I even tried to contact her but there was no response which was disappointing. But blah at least the closest people were around me 🙂 Now that’s one goal down another few to go!!!

Looking after my health

I really should have wrote this particular post a few months back but never could be bothered too haha. Well even though I got a lot on my mind I want to revisit this event. Looking after my health.

I remember since the start of Year 12 so when I was around the age of 17 in 2011, I never caught a cold or a flu. It’s hard to believe yes because in my daily life I look after my health really well. Maybe I don’t go out as often but when I do I try avoid large crowds because that’s when the problem may occur. Obviously people with weaker immune system can catch a cold or flu which spreads horribly, and luckily I’ve been avoiding it for a long long time.

Not until May 2015 when I was still on my student placement, one of my colleagues in the same office had caught this nasty cough probably externally from somewhere and soon after the second colleague caught it. I knew what would be coming next. Since there were three people in that office including myself, I knew it would be. But I denied the fact. I took Vitamin C tablets which had 1000mg to make sure I could prevent the cold. I was going strong for a few days, until that one day it hit me. I started to cough, running nose and feeling terrible. I still remember when the cold first came I didn’t know how to handle it.

Trust me the situation was weird at the start. The feeling was strange. But gradually it flooded in and I dealt with the problem. But all I’m emphasising is having not caught any sort of flu or cough for the past 4 years was amazing but once the problem arrived I couldn’t deal with it awkwardly. This silly cough lasted just over a month and until now my health is fine. No coughs no problems! 🙂 It’s September now and the weather recently has dropped down to 12C. British weather >.< I hope once I go back to university I can avoid any coughs or flu from individuals. I know I have a good immune system yeah! 🙂

Here’s a tip from me. In large crowds try avoid inhaling as much as if there’s one person in particular or more who’s coughing, there’s a chance you might catch it. OR you can avoid the crowd and stand somewhere else where there’s less people, but that totally depends on your situation. Goodbye!

Young Love Relationships

I want to write a quick topic on young love. I know countless times I’ve fallen into the trap and always splash my heart out, but really when I think about it NOW I finally understand.

I remember in high school I see my friends and other individuals falling in love and getting together while I was on my own haha. Through my last 2 years in high school I can still clearly remember flirting with the girls and it did work. But I never wanted to be in a serious relationship with them no matter how pretty they were at the time. Because of my culture and pride AND the circumstance I was in at the time. Falling in love with someone ahh the feeling 🙂

Years later and I’m looking back and thinking wow! The couples that were together from high school are NOW either single or with somebody else and I’m thinking what was the point? I mean personally I would like to find my other half and stick with her for the rest of this life and not find any other. One in a billion for me lol 😀 Even if I did manage to find a girl for me during high school it wouldn’t last at all. It would for a few months but I’m the type of guy who thinks long term! Who would want a relationship that lasts only a year or something. Once I love someone I love her forever…well as long as she’s the one.

Even though at this point I’m mature…well I think I am…probably in a years time I’ll look back and say man I’m even more mature than last year! I always tell myself I’m ready for a relationship, but in reality it’s not easy. With everything going on a the moment and even when I go back to university, it’ll be difficult to really nourish that love for the girl. Unless I meet the one when I return back to university next month then everything is different. But a part of me wishes for that to happen because really the one that has been in my mind for a few years may not even happen. It’s a risk. Do I wait for her or go searching at university? Fate will decide…