I must confess that I’ve been slacking, as any followers will have realised. But I’m sure all of you understand how fast the music scene changes and it’s impossible to keep up with uploads. You must all be tired with excuses from people like me who say real life is taking over and blogs are too hard to maintain.

If you’ve got patience, at least let me try to explain. I’m just a regular fan, so it’s not like I dedicate my life to providing download links, nor do I get paid or asked to do so. This isn’t a complaint, but I’m really grateful to see people commenting on my posts to say thanks. Even though I may not have replied to you, rest assured, I’ve read your comment and I appreciate it a lot. You commenters make my day <3

Okay so a while back, my computer actually crashed; like, it wouldn’t start up. Thank God I’ve backed everything up onto a hard drive and got a new laptop, but I’m reluctant to put all my files on said laptop because we now have a… NAS server, I think it’s called. For all you non-techies out there, it’s basically a storage space for computers which are in a specific network, and files in the server are accessible from anywhere around the world. My family’s going to be using this server and since a LOT of files are going to be saved there, I want it to be organised the way I want it to be, which will take… a LOT of time.

Don’t worry, pumpthevolume isn’t going to close v

Posts might start trickling in from now on, but I definitely can’t upload files like, immediately after they’re released. I have some albums which I’ve bought, but they’re not the latest on the charts or anything. In short, no promises.

Thank you for your time and support, lovely reader ♥

f(x) - 라차타 (LA chA TA) cover

NOTE: Yes I know I’m super late AGAIN. Will try to come back soon…

Recommended: Everything =D

THOUGHTS: Okay, at first I wasn’t so into f(x) because Krystal’s Jessica’s sister and I really don’t like Sica, so I admit I was a bit biased and didn’t like the song at first listen. I advise you to watch the MV first, because MAN that grabs your attention and it’s actually a really catchy, fun song despite the weird title. Amber is… well, hot. I thought she was a guy. I love Luna and her voice – probably my favourite. Sulli is… cute. Doesn’t sing much. Victoria doesn’t sing much either, even though she’s the leader. KRYSTAL, the maknae, does a lot of the singing, probably ‘cos of her famous big sis. She irritates me, I’m sorry, but I like her way better than Sica. All in all, they all look pretty and seem very professional. Recommended for DL.

*Track @ 320 kbps.

**MV is in .avi format.

Tracklist:

01 라차타 (LA chA TA) Ra cha ta

Music Video (MV):

f(x) – 라차타 (LA chA TA) [HQ, 1024 x 768 - unsure about dimensions but it's really big XD]

Tokio Hotel - Automatisch cover

Recommended: Automatisch

THOUGHTS: Obviously Bill sounds better in German, it being his native tongue, so I think Automatisch sounds better than Automatic (the English version). The said track has a little AutoTune, especially in the beginning, with a nice catchy chorus and a more mellow, almost pop-rock sound. Humanoid is a lot more scream-y, but still sounds good. A lot of Tom’s awesome guitar playing <333 Or perhaps I’m biased because he’s my fave XD.

*All tracks @ 320 kbps, ripped by me.

**Cover in .zip file scanned by me @ 200 dpi.

Tracklist:

01 Automatisch

02 Humanoid

Cover:

Tokio Hotel – Automatisch cover [1098 x 980]

.zip file:

Tokio Hotel – Automatisch [Includes all tracks and cover]

G-Dragon - Heartbreaker cover

NOTE: Some people write G-D’s name in capitals, i.e. G-DRAGON, but I use lowercase, i.e. G-Dragon. I don’t know which is the official version so feel free to change/tell me if it’s wrong ^^; Also, please fix Jin Jung’s name into Hangul (as shown below) because I forgot to un-romanise it D:

Recommended: Heartbreaker, Breathe, Korean Dream, Hello

THOUGHTS: Heartbreaker is a polished hip-hop/dance track reminiscent of BB songs, but it was accused of plagiarising the rap from Flo Rida’s “Right Round”. Butterfly, a mellow mid-tempo song, is also being accused of plagiarising Oasis’ “She’s Electric”. Korean Dream is also BB-like, featuring Taeyang’s smooth vocals with a tad of AutoTune and the lyrics “I’m Captain G-Sparrow”. Breathe is in the same style as Korean Dream with the line “you and me hardcore, till you say no more” OMJIYONG♥. Gossip man has G-D showing his love for Gossip Girl (?) with the line “x-o gossip man” LOL. Hello features Dara and annoying as I think she is she sounds pretty good on AutoTune. The Leaders features Teddy (1TYM leader) and CL (2NE1 leader) and it’s something I should like, but just don’t for some reason – but listen for G-D pimping SNSD with “my name is gee gee gee gee baby baby/G-D G-D baby baby”. About a Boy, She’s Gone and Station 1 Year all feel kind of… sad? But good ^^; All in all, an interesting solo debut for G-Dragon… A must DL! Sorry for such a long review XD.

*All tracks @ 320 kbps.

Tracklist:

01 소년이여 So Nyeon Ee Yeo (About a boy)

02 Heartbreaker

03 Breathe

04 Butterfly (Feat. 진정) Feat. Jin Jung

05 Hello (Feat. 다라) Feat. Dara

06 Gossip man (Feat. 김건모) Feat. Kim Gun Mo

07 Korean Dream (Feat. 태양) Feat. Taeyang

08 The Leaders (Feat. Teddy, CL)

09 She’s Gone (Feat. Kush)

10 1년 정거장 Il Nyeon Jeong Geo Jang (Station 1 year)

.zip file:

G-Dragon – Heartbreaker [Includes all tracks only]

BIGBANG - MY HEAVEN cover (CD+DVD edition)

NOTE: Okay, I know I’ve upped this before (link!) but I got my actual hard copy of MY HEAVEN, the CD+DVD edition, a couple of days ago and realised something. For all you guys out there fussy about correct names/titles/whatever, I did not change ANYTHING from when I imported the CD, so all track names and such are the official ones. And in Japan, BB are apparently called BIGBANG, not 빅뱅 in Korean characters. So, you can change the artist names on this and ガラガラ GO!! if you DLed them from here, sorry ^^;

-not gonna write thoughts/recommendations ’cause I’ve done them already-

*All tracks @ 320 kbps, ripped by me.

**All scans @ 150 dpi, in .jpg format, scanned by me.

Tracklist:

01 MY HEAVEN

02 Emotion

03 MY HEAVEN (club mix)

Scans:

Cover [835 x 740]

G-Dragon double page spread [1408 x 704]

SoL double page spread [1424 x 724]

D-Lite double page spread [1392 x 704]

T.O.P double page spread [1392 x 704]

V.I double page spread [1424 x 704]

.zip file:

BIGBANG – MY HEAVEN scans [Includes all scans only]

THOUGHTS: OMJIYONG G-D TOTALLY WORKS THAT BLOND HAIR. I love the kind of sexy psycho vibe he’s radiating through the MV and dear Lord that guyliner… So hot. AND the heart around his eye. The song is kind of dance/hip-hop, which is ONLY my FAVE genre ever, plus with the fact that it’s G-D, this MV is not to be missed. There is a sample of “Breathe” at the end, from G-Dragon’s solo album “Heartbreaker”, which WILL be up soon~

MQ Music Video:

G-Dragon – Heartbreaker [.wmv format, 640 x 480]

HQ Music Video:

G-Dragon – Heartbreaker [.avi format, 640 x 480]

テゴマス - 七夕祭り cover

Recommended: 七夕祭り, 僕らしく

THOUGHTS: Tanabata Matsuri is kind of cute, upbeat, country pop. At first I was like WTF but it grows on you (^_^)b Bokurashiku is more dance, making it my fave track on this single. Hanamuke is a slower pop ballad which follows the Ai Ai Gasa style, still very sweet. Owaranaide is pop with a touch of rock, featuring guitars and drums.

*All tracks @ 320 kbps.

Tracklist:

01 七夕祭り Tanabata Matsuri (Star Festival)

02 はなむけ Hanamuke (Farewell present)

03 僕らしく Bokurashiku (Me it seems)

04 終わらないで Owaranaide (Never-ending)

Cover:

テゴマス – 七夕祭り cover [600 x 596]

.zip file:

テゴマス – 七夕祭り [Includes all tracks & cover]

THOUGHTS: The song features Ok Taecyeon of 2PM and OMJIYONG TAEC IS HAWT. His voice is so low and husky and smexy and it totally works with the house style, strong bass and repetitive lyrics. Catchy catchy catchy! In the MV, Taec had awesome fluorescent light streaks coming out of his hands and so did Ji Young but I don’t really care about her. HowEVER, did they paint his nails pink? And I didn’t like the weird purply lipstick on either of them. Reminds me of Uhm Jung Hwa. Whatever. I loved the shades.

*Track @ 320 kbps.

*MV is in .avi format.

Tracklist:

백지영 Feat. 택연 – 내 귀에 갠디 Nae gui-e kaendi (My ears’ candy)

Music Video (Join 2 parts with HJSplit):

백지영 Feat. 택연 – 내 귀에 캔디 [HQ, 720 x 486, has 3 secs of a pic of BJY before it starts]

백지영 Feat. 택연 – 내 귀에 캔디

THOUGHTS: Er, it’s basically the same as the Japanese version, but with more close-ups of the boys and MORE DRILL!T.O.P <3 so I think it’s awesomer XD. The only bit they changed was making the chorus in Korean. That’s like, 2 lines. I thought it sounded better in Japanese >_>;;

*MV is in .avi format.

Music Video:

빅뱅 - ガラガラ GO!! (Korean Version) [MQ, 640 x 480]

2PM - Only You (Winter Special) cover

Recommended: Only You (Winter Special)

THOUGHTS: I love love love this song~ It’s basically a remix of the song “Only you” from their album Hottest Time of The Day (which I shall up soon!) and OMFG they sure did a good job. The electronic/synth noises and the bassline work wonders with Junsu and Khun’s voices especially; making a pop-ballad into a dance/electronica number.

*Track @ 192 kbps.

Tracklist:

01 Only You (Winter Special)

Cover:

2PM – Only You (Winter Special) cover [500 x 500]