tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145089252024-03-13T10:36:27.376+08:00Dark FolkeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-82601646878186968002009-12-25T16:29:00.000+08:002009-12-25T16:29:24.287+08:00Mind Roots (from Dark Folke)<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hIlD4UiP2cU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hIlD4UiP2cU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-2539439738028629442007-04-17T17:26:00.000+08:002008-12-09T05:26:17.527+08:00The Observatory presents a 3 album special<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEiDkLMl4kfXjd64aZH6eNqU8skVLxLX5JiYL1MI6p5V6pwX1TQoiUktqkFgusw1FouomRc1mJTYeS-EHNYLN4oFpmOkvfhzVdz2LwKWenCSlhEQ7SrrcOki51HU_wjModEzS4A/s1600-h/Obs+21Apr+OutdoorEsp.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEiDkLMl4kfXjd64aZH6eNqU8skVLxLX5JiYL1MI6p5V6pwX1TQoiUktqkFgusw1FouomRc1mJTYeS-EHNYLN4oFpmOkvfhzVdz2LwKWenCSlhEQ7SrrcOki51HU_wjModEzS4A/s400/Obs+21Apr+OutdoorEsp.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054326420156668978" /></a><br /><br />Saturday Apr 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM, Esplanade Powerhouse Stage<br /><br />Free 3 Set Music Feast by The Observatory performing a special concert of songs from a repertoire of the band's three albums in chronological order,beginning with <strong><em>Time of Rebirth</em></strong>, <strong><em>Blank Walls</em></strong> and their latest, <strong><em>A Far Cry From Here</em></strong>. Do not miss the band's last major gig for this season.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-77919961333576555282007-04-02T21:38:00.000+08:002008-12-09T05:26:17.772+08:00A FAR CRY FROM HERE - Launch concert ZOUK 14 APRIL 9.30pm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTOoQ6EYsoEt3ID3HujNSIkl5N7IZvEXhViqTURo7Z8JO7KRle5Z9pY68labGusSeXIWCa00Dy6KZTPkGK8tVviNelbZzlBz2NkY0n-yWVGIIMsVXQLAgD5sUbdDuxn1TAmOi8g/s1600-h/obsEflyerDwnload.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTOoQ6EYsoEt3ID3HujNSIkl5N7IZvEXhViqTURo7Z8JO7KRle5Z9pY68labGusSeXIWCa00Dy6KZTPkGK8tVviNelbZzlBz2NkY0n-yWVGIIMsVXQLAgD5sUbdDuxn1TAmOi8g/s400/obsEflyerDwnload.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048824896070246754" /></a><br /><br />Download this, print and bring it with you to gain entry for two persons before 9.30pm on 14th April, Zouk.<br />See you there!<br /><br />The ObservatoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-30540847143362868902007-03-20T00:14:00.000+08:002008-12-09T05:26:17.939+08:00Our first very own concert for 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf6F4oXO2B9qWKGOpTIkFLV2esUZjhjm6H6pXC8BgVV9tz-2Q0o8Y0IO1b1fZaKPxSXeMHyDV8iS6GKSmqBnb-9FTYeDTK50AdlcHwU_xzJr-rm4gTgqslMDpriGfM2OjKqpexA/s1600-h/NUS+UCC+theatre+25Mar.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf6F4oXO2B9qWKGOpTIkFLV2esUZjhjm6H6pXC8BgVV9tz-2Q0o8Y0IO1b1fZaKPxSXeMHyDV8iS6GKSmqBnb-9FTYeDTK50AdlcHwU_xzJr-rm4gTgqslMDpriGfM2OjKqpexA/s400/NUS+UCC+theatre+25Mar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043672602802338866" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1173109208328878102007-03-05T23:37:00.000+08:002007-03-05T23:40:08.340+08:00JAGA JAZZIST comes to Singapore!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/852060/20070302jaga.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/400/225480/20070302jaga.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1167673948972552022007-01-02T01:44:00.000+08:002007-01-28T01:00:33.716+08:00recording nights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/636308/DSC00130.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/247745/DSC00130.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/799872/DSC00125.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/929139/DSC00125.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/405587/DSC00124.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/840244/DSC00124.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/301878/DSC00120.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/228760/DSC00120.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/470157/DSC00119.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/580059/DSC00119.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/768093/DSC00118.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/597316/DSC00118.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/310144/DSC00117.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/759359/DSC00117.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/798401/DSC00116.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/980328/DSC00116.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1166887881705644932006-12-23T23:31:00.000+08:002006-12-24T18:25:17.980+08:00Recording days<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/863909/DSCF1548.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/463178/DSCF1581.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/863909/DSCF1548.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/355733/DSCF1564.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/863909/DSCF1548.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/299160/DSCF1577.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/863909/DSCF1548.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/510545/DSCF1575.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/863909/DSCF1548.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/676704/DSCF1613.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/863909/DSCF1548.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/273227/DSCF1548.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/584727/DSCF1551.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/240913/DSCF1551.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/214298/DSCF1550.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/443925/Image000.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/907795/Image004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/100609/Image004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/2354/Image008.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/649762/Image008.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/677435/Image002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/896171/Image002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/275528/Image012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/589787/Image012.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/570844/Image006.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/59110/Image006.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/430185/Image003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/545682/Image003.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/860872/Jorgen%20desk.jpg"><img style="float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/736501/Jorgen%20desk.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/888958/Image014.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/200/518524/Image014.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1160371004234986182006-10-09T13:14:00.000+08:002006-10-10T18:00:18.416+08:00Worm<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/WormCover%28photo%29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/WormCover%28photo%29.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />We're very happy to announce that Leslie has finally released his solo song album called 'Worm'. it's his first release in years and sees him returning to his songwriting roots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/worm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/worm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Limited autographed copies are available now on special presale at Earshot Cafe, The Arts House, from 1st - 11th October.<br /><br />'Worm' will officially BE OUT in major stores on 12th October.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/launch%20poster.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/launch%20poster.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Leslie will be performing a special 40min launch set on Sat 14th October at The Living Room inside The Arts House. Details on www.leslielow.com, entry is free, firstcomefirstserve seating. Don't miss it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.leslielow.com">www.leslielow.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1153050418683126282006-07-16T19:32:00.000+08:002006-07-16T19:48:18.783+08:00WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THIS?http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060714.htm<br /><br />does anyone know the truth these days? can anyone uncover truth without feeling afraid... or feeling alone. NEVER take their word for granted. it's all so hideously one-sided. a whole nation of people are being wiped out as we sit here sipping our lattes and oogling over the latest Macbook. why do we buy into these distractions? is reality too much to bear or simply not entertaining enough? do we not suffer fools gladly? we are the fools. and for all the world knows now... it's the work of 'terrorists'. who are the real terrorists? we are living within walls erected by media to imprison our minds.<br /><br />vUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1148449042422847712006-05-24T13:37:00.000+08:002006-05-24T13:45:24.136+08:00divisioniststrain tracks divide us<br />borders divide us<br />fences divide us<br /><br />colour divides us<br />language divides us<br />religion divides us<br /><br />catch the drift<br />catch the drift<br />catch the drift<br /><br />hunger depicts us<br />greed depicts us<br />sitting on the fence<br />sitting on the fence<br /><br />knowledge defines us<br />ignorance defines us<br />sitting on the fence<br />sitting on the fence<br /><br />follow the drift<br />follow the drift<br />follow the drift<br /><br />morality is an open end<br />which side to defend<br />which side to defend<br /><br />ll<br /><br />inspired by scott walker's the driftUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1146963290195302502006-05-07T08:54:00.000+08:002006-05-07T08:57:08.863+08:00Baabaawhen i thought it mattered to have a voice but then i wondered what voice could represent my true inner light and what body can house my true inner soul and then it is obvious that nothing of this country nor of this world comes close to satisfying that very emptiness modern day humanity fills me with a sorrow a minority within a minority don't make me supportive of either half remove myself further if i find nothing i can stand up for or no one who could stand up for me for i have been voiceless for a many years or i have a fear put inside of me since birth of guilt greed and pleasure most of all comfort security and leisure fake status human apparatus most of all the lesson is obvious we remain divided a microcosm of humanity majority vs minority wealthy vs poor intelligence vs stupidity fear vs courage and the many other countless traits but then when we look each other in the eyes in our day to day lives can we still have respect for each other instead of it being such a war zone that it is out there or has this place been proven that business policies is what they want and we can go on and erode basic human decency but i won't let this change the way i behave i'd still hold the lift doors for strangers smile at strangers be courteous to service oriented staff signal and wave greetings night and day friends with neighbours hand in hand so la so. l.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1145980343921258352006-04-25T23:50:00.000+08:002006-04-25T23:56:25.183+08:00THROBBING THROBBERS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/throb_2_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/throb_2_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Dharma's band THROB (Experimental funk band) will playing a set this Sunday at Crazy Elephant.<br />According to him, it will be a new set of "Post-Porn material". THROB has been writing and jamming for their impending 2nd album since their self-titled first release in 2001. With the addition of keyboardist Ying, this new offering sets to precede the first album. Talk abt reviewing an album that's not been recorded yet. For those who haven't heard about THROB, go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/throb for audio clips from the first album. On the way, you can buy a copy if you like it. <br />Here are the details of the gig :<br /><br />Date: 30 Apr (Labour Day Eve)<br />Venue: Crazy Elephant, Clarke Quay<br />Time: 9pm<br />Free Entrance<br /><br />Cheers !Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1145944711007615022006-04-25T13:58:00.000+08:002006-04-25T14:00:50.180+08:00New Songs in Progressso far we have 2 songs kind of in the bag already and am really happy with them. some of you might have a heard "when i see a fire" (aka pax it real good) during our last concert, which was borne out of victor's idea of 10/8 time signature. And the past few weeks we have been working on a song sparked off by adam's guitar riffs and it is tentatively titled "Dead Weight". this new song manages to open up a lot of doors for the band. new instruments, tricky obs time signatures.....am still aching from excessive finger picking. like evan once said about our new songs, they are "my whole life" x10 in terms of epic-ness. but what can i say, we all have some "prog" in us. we are aiming for 6 tracks, each member taking charge of its birth and direction. we have 4 more to go and quite honestly holding my breath from excitement as we move along.... next up is evan's song called "Bimbap" (why? he might just explain someday) which throws all of us into fractured beats and new age thoughtfulness. om.<br /><br />les.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1143440121108412972006-03-27T14:02:00.000+08:002006-03-27T14:19:19.753+08:00Concave Scream launch gig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/poster.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Concave Scream's new album 'Horizons' will be released tomorrow (28th March) at all major record stores.<br /><br />They will also be having a launch performance on April first, 8.30pm.<br /><br />The gig will be at Zouk and tickets are selling fast for $15 (includes one drink) at HMV Heeren and Citilink.<br /><br />Support!<br /><br />For more info, visit their <a href="http://www.concavescream.com/flash.html">site </a>and <a href="http://www.concavescreamband.blogspot.com/">blog site</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1143003951799656702006-03-22T13:03:00.000+08:002006-03-22T13:11:34.733+08:00I have escaped even myself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/escapedFA1.8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/200/escapedFA1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="e" id="q_10a203df2f0ef39a_1">I have escaped even myself.<br /><br />I am the escaped one,<br />After I was born<br />They locked me up inside me<br />But I left.<br />My soul seeks me,<br />Through hills and valley,<br />I hope my soul<br />Never finds me.<br /><br />"I am the escaped one"<br />Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935)<br /><br /><br />How did I come to be this, the person I suppose I am? I am merely<br />myself. So who asked the question? In the mirror, I see that which the<br />others call "me". Hello. Are you there? The only true thing that I can<br />completely trust. Or should I? If only you were me. Or if I were you.<br />Though I also believe I truly were you. Am I not? I have not escaped. I<br />have escaped.<br /><br />"I have escaped even myself" is the second in a series of experimental<br />music/sound art events presented by the Singapore Sound Art Collective<br />(sporesac). Building on the success of "I have lost friends" in<br />Februrary 2005, the series continues to showcase a range of local and<br />global artists in their attempt to ground abstract experimentation<br />through the immediacy of sound. Turning a reflective eye inwards upon<br />the personal psyche, "I have escaped even myself" attempts to address<br />the elusive nature of the self.<br /><br />In the realm of performance and art, what defines the artist as self?<br />Is this his or her undertaking alone? Is the artist not a fiction, one<br />fashioned by an audience, even a non-existent one? Featuring six solo<br />sets of sixteen minutes each, a continuous collage of sound with five<br />bridging segments is presented, each a brief improvised collaboration<br />between the artists, allowing a flow of processes that dissolves the<br />idea of singular performances.<br /><br />This ongoing series is conceived by Yuen Chee Wai, researched by Alex<br />Goh and produced by Harold Seah. Presented by sporesac / Flux Us, with<br />the strong support of 72-13.<br /><br />"I have escaped even myself" will feature Zai Kuning, Evan Tan, George<br />Chua, Yuen Chee Wai, Lasse Marhaug and John Hegre (Jazzkammer)<br /><br />The evening will conclude with a panel discussion with the involved<br />artists, and their thoughts about the idea of solo performances and<br />composition will be discussed.<br /><br />25 March 2006 (Saturday), 8pm<br />at 72-13 (<a href="http://www.72-13.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> www.72-13.com</a>)<br />$15 tickets available at the door and Flux Us.<br />For details, please email <a href="mailto:info@flux-us.com.sg" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">info@flux-us.com.sg</a><br /><br />sporesac<br /><br />sporesac (singapore sonic arts collective) is an open-ended assemblage<br />of like-minded musicians and event organisers that seeks to create<br />greater awareness of experimental music and sound art in Singapore and<br />its region. Made up of diverse individuals who nevertheless share a<br />passion for avant-garde sounds, the collective has set its mind on<br />strengthening the emerging experimental music scene in Singapore with a<br />number of ongoing initiatives.<br /><br />72-13<br /><br />A converted rice warehouse, 72-13 is the new home of TheatreWorks<br />(<a href="http://www.theatreworks.org.sg/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> www.theatreworks.org.sg</a>). Its primary purpose is to encourage<br />collaborations, house residencies from creatives around the world and<br />to encourage hybrid creative expressions from young Singaporeans.<br />TheatreWorks, responding to the needs of the creative scene in<br />Singapore, has consciously created 72-13 to have a wider and a more<br />inclusive agenda.<br /><br /><br />This event is made possible with the partnership of 72-13 and Flux Us.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ferret.com.sg/sporesac/escapedFA2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.ferret.com.sg/sporesac/escapedFA2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="e" id="q_10a203df2f0ef39a_1"><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1141793595470570912006-03-08T12:51:00.000+08:002006-03-08T12:53:15.493+08:00Playing in the Playden<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/mar06_theobs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/mar06_theobs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />see you there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1141621055987270462006-03-06T12:55:00.000+08:002006-03-06T12:57:36.003+08:00Tom waits for Nobody<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/tomwaitsflyer1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/tomwaitsflyer1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />10 Mar 06 - Tom Waits For Nobody - A Soundtrack For An Animated Film They Can't Afford<br /><br />Presented by: Onistudio & The Arts House<br />Featured Artists: Zai Kuning, Leslie Low, Yuen Chee Wai, and Koichi Shimizu (Bangkok)<br />Venue: The Playden @ The Arts House<br />Date/Time: 10 March 2006 / 8.00pm<br /><br />Synopsis: Tom Waits For Nobody - A Soundtrack For An Animated Film They Can't Afford is a collaboration between veteran sound artists Zai Kuning, Leslie Low, Yuen Chee Wai, and Koichi Shimizu (Bangkok) as they create a sound track for a story of a boy who ran away from home to see the circus and only discovering his special talent moments before he dies. The sound exploration is based on a structured composition by Zai, Leslie and Chee Wai using acoustics and electronic musical means while Koichi, through manipulation of live sound feeds, will contribute to different layers of sound texture.<br /><br />The performance will also be accompanied by Zai Kuning's inspired drawings of the story. For more information, please visit <a href="http://onisstudio.blogspot.com">onisstudio.blogspot.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1140422889117467872006-02-20T15:59:00.000+08:002006-02-20T16:10:07.283+08:00FALSE SECURITIES 5<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/falsesecurities1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/falsesecurities1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Hi everyone,<br /><br />We have come to the last in our series of 'False Securities'. It has been a tiring but nevertheless rewarding and fruitful experience for us. A big thank you to the kind people who sponsored their spaces and to those who attended the past 4 performances.<br /><br />For the final performance, we have invited fellow sound artist Chong Li Chuan to collaborate with us. This will be outdoor at the Fort Gate at Fort Canning Green. We have chosen Lewis Carroll's classic tale of Alice in Wonderland as the inspiration and theme for the night. Hopefully, it will be a nice and cool moonlit night as we walk you through the events and characters of the story in a non-linear fashion. Bring along your picnic basket and mats and share your wine with us ! We want to make this a memorable night for all who attend and for the final and last time, we would like to remind you to bring your headphones along.<br /><br />See you there !<br /><br /><strong>FALSE SECURITIES 5</strong><br />Live sound performance by Evan Tan & Zul Mahmod<br />Experience binaural field recordings and digitally processed sounds in a 'headphone only' environment.<br /> <br />Guest artist : Chong Li-Chuan ( http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/phase/)<br />Friday, 24 February 2006, 8pm<br />Fort Gate, Fort Canning Green (view attached map)<br />Contact: zul @ 90278 444<br />http://www.falsesecurities.blogspot.com/<br /> <br />Tickets $10.00 at the door<br /> <br /><strong>Alice in Wonderland</strong><br /><br />"In Lewis Carroll, everything begins with a horrible combat, the combat of depths: things explode or make us explode, boxes are too small for their contents, foods are toxic and poisonous, entrails are stretched, monsters grab at us... Bodies intermingle with one another, everything is mixed up in a kind of cannibalism that joins together food and excrement. Even words are eaten. This is the domain of the action and passion of bodies: things welded together into non-decomposable blocks. Everything in depth is horrible, everything is nonsense... Alice progressively conquers surfaces. She rises or returns to the surface. She creates surfaces. Movements of penetration and burying give way to light lateral movements of sliding; the animals of the depths become figures on cards without thickness... We no longer penetrate in depth, but through the looking-glass, turning everything the other way round... But the world of depths still rumbles under the surface, and threatens to break through it. Even unfolded and laid out flat, the monsters still haunt us." -- Gilles Deleuze, "Essays Critical and Clinical", translated by Daniel W. Smith and Michael A. Greco .<br /><br /><br />Zul, Evan, and Chuan invite you to journey with them in the footsteps of Alice, following the White Rabbit. Venturing into "microsound" (Curtis Roads), "small sounds" (John Cage) and not-so-small sounds, together we shall trace the intricate linings of night time, sample the curious fruits of binaural recordings, and explore liminal spaces in granular synthesis.<br /> <br />Come join us in a mad tea-party and take advice from the caterpillar.<br /><br /> <br />Uncovering False Securities by Ang Song Ming<br /><br />http://www.substation.org/magazine/issue03/ft_FalseSecurities.html<br /><br />This event is supported by National Arts Council of Singapore, The Substation, Monsoonasia Gallery, FluxUs, Spell7, ferret and National Park Board.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/fortmapemail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/fortmapemail.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1139459184333578752006-02-09T12:19:00.000+08:002006-02-09T12:26:24.336+08:00Concave Scream Website<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/concave.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/concave.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Concave Scream website is back on again!<br /><br />Their fourth album will also be out soon.<br /><br />click <a href="http://www.concavescream.com">here </a>to go to their website for more details.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1135661537855591432005-12-27T13:30:00.000+08:002005-12-27T13:33:10.670+08:00False Securities<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/imperial%2024.0.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/imperial%2024.0.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Catch the 3rd installment of False Securities.<br /><br />30 December 2005, 8pm<br /><br />Spell#7, Little India, 65 Kerbau Road<br /><br />click <a href="http://www.falsesecurities.blogspot.com/">here </a>for more info.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1134622001885920092005-12-15T12:41:00.000+08:002005-12-15T12:49:48.270+08:00Quiet: The New Loud II<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/quiet2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/quiet2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Quiet: The New Loud II<br />December 17, 2005, 7pm @ Singapore Art Museum<br />$8 at the door (from 6pm)<br /><br />Leslie will be performing at this event at the Singapore Art Museum. Other acts include Ronin, Typewriter, Rushed and Amanda Tee. Do check it out if you can.<br /><br />For more info, go to <a href="http://www.musicforgood.org">http://www.musicforgood.org</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1132896736586911502005-11-25T13:19:00.000+08:002005-12-17T12:26:50.130+08:00False Securities<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/imperial%2024.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/imperial%2024.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Evan Tan & Zul Mahmod will be having their 3rd instalment of False Securites on the 30th, the last Friday of Dec 2005, at Spell#7, Little India, 65 Kerbau Road. Come with an open mind and experience digitally processed binaural field recordings in an headphone only environment.<br /><br />For more information please visit <a href="http://www.falsesecurities.blogspot.com/">False Securities</a><br /><br />Dont forget to bring headphones!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1130295375224481572005-10-26T10:37:00.000+08:002005-10-26T10:56:15.243+08:00ANDY YANG PAINTINGS FOR SALE<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/REd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/400/REd.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />If you like the illustration on Blank Walls, then please come and check out Andy's exhibition. Having seen some of his work in person, Andy is a unique talent that is able to depict life's ironies in his paintings. Truly something to behold! Definitely worth the space on your empty and tortured wall!!! Also see www.andyyang.com<br /><br />les.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1127579141404258262005-09-25T00:19:00.000+08:002005-09-25T00:36:52.630+08:00ebb and flowleslie will be officially launching his solo instrumental album, Volcanoes, this saturday, 1st Oct, at FluxUs with an instore performance at 6.30pm. The evening's line up will start off with leslie who will present a solo improvised set on laptop loosely based on material off his album. Following after is newly formed improv group Snake Blood Union. details in flyer below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/obsemailer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 12px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/obsemailer.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-1127016210667357042005-09-18T11:58:00.000+08:002005-09-18T12:03:30.673+08:00Did You Miss the SINKING OF THE TITANIC???<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/black%20ambient%20purveyor2.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/400/black%20ambient%20purveyor1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />At TheatreWorks' soft opening of their new warehouse-style performance venue 72-13, with creaks and explosions and all, our dynamic duo, also our comic duo, Evan and Dharma presented their first foray into 'black ambient' delivered as a dark, sinister rendering of the most famous naval screw-up in history, also the most tragic example of man's pride and overwhelming ego.<br /><br />Musically, it was a performance that stirred your insides and plunged you into deep dark waters swirling around this mammoth intrigue. In Evan's words, the sounds could become 'uncomfortable', something which listeners were cautioned about at the start of the gig. But there were many brave-hearted in attendance and many stayed to listen in the dark, and together with the musicians, venture farther and farther into an escalating wall of dramatic, multi-layered sounds that just got bigger and bigger. It was exciting hearing my own band budds doing something different and artsy as the event may be, i think the grand dame of all ships made quite an impact.<br /><br />we recorded it all and will figure out a way to get it out there soon.<br /><br />viUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1