<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925</id><updated>2011-07-31T10:49:41.570+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dark Folke</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>38</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-8260164687818696800</id><published>2009-12-25T16:29:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-25T16:29:24.287+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mind Roots (from Dark Folke)</title><content type='html'>&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hIlD4UiP2cU&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hIlD4UiP2cU&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-8260164687818696800?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIlD4UiP2cU' title='Mind Roots (from Dark Folke)'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/8260164687818696800/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=8260164687818696800' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/8260164687818696800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/8260164687818696800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2009/12/mind-roots-from-dark-folke.html' title='Mind Roots (from Dark Folke)'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-253943973802862944</id><published>2007-04-17T17:26:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T05:26:17.527+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Observatory presents a 3 album special</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WYZE7knT_cw/RiSTGaRPXDI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qyPH1rR96WQ/s1600-h/Obs+21Apr+OutdoorEsp.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WYZE7knT_cw/RiSTGaRPXDI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qyPH1rR96WQ/s400/Obs+21Apr+OutdoorEsp.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054326420156668978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday Apr 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM, Esplanade Powerhouse Stage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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 &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time of Rebirth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blank Walls&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and their latest, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Far Cry From Here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Do not miss the band's last major gig for this season.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-253943973802862944?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/253943973802862944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=253943973802862944' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/253943973802862944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/253943973802862944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2007/04/observaytory-presents-3-album-special.html' title='The Observatory presents a 3 album special'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WYZE7knT_cw/RiSTGaRPXDI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qyPH1rR96WQ/s72-c/Obs+21Apr+OutdoorEsp.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-7791996133357655528</id><published>2007-04-02T21:38:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T05:26:17.772+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A FAR CRY FROM HERE - Launch concert ZOUK 14 APRIL 9.30pm</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WYZE7knT_cw/RhEHfj9qYWI/AAAAAAAAAAU/by7XXfdoix8/s1600-h/obsEflyerDwnload.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/2354/Image008.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/677435/Image002.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/275528/Image012.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/570844/Image006.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/430185/Image003.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/860872/Jorgen%20desk.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4640/1315/1600/888958/Image014.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-116688788170564493?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.theobs.blogspot.com/' title='Recording days'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/116688788170564493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=116688788170564493' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/116688788170564493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/116688788170564493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/12/recording-days.html' title='Recording days'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-116037100423498618</id><published>2006-10-09T13:14:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-10-10T18:00:18.416+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Worm</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/WormCover%28photo%29.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/worm.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Limited autographed copies are available now on special presale at Earshot Cafe, The Arts House, from 1st - 11th October.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Worm' will officially BE OUT in major stores on 12th October.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/launch%20poster.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.leslielow.com"&gt;www.leslielow.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-116037100423498618?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/116037100423498618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=116037100423498618' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/116037100423498618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/116037100423498618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/10/worm.html' title='Worm'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-115305041868312628</id><published>2006-07-16T19:32:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-07-16T19:48:18.783+08:00</updated><title type='text'>WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THIS?</title><content type='html'>http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060714.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;v&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-115305041868312628?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20060714.htm' title='WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THIS?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/115305041868312628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=115305041868312628' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/115305041868312628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/115305041868312628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-are-we-doing-about-this.html' title='WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THIS?'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114844904242284771</id><published>2006-05-24T13:37:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-24T13:45:24.136+08:00</updated><title type='text'>divisionists</title><content type='html'>train tracks divide us&lt;br /&gt;borders divide us&lt;br /&gt;fences divide us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;colour divides us&lt;br /&gt;language divides us&lt;br /&gt;religion divides us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;catch the drift&lt;br /&gt;catch the drift&lt;br /&gt;catch the drift&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hunger depicts us&lt;br /&gt;greed depicts us&lt;br /&gt;sitting on the fence&lt;br /&gt;sitting on the fence&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;knowledge defines us&lt;br /&gt;ignorance defines us&lt;br /&gt;sitting on the fence&lt;br /&gt;sitting on the fence&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;follow the drift&lt;br /&gt;follow the drift&lt;br /&gt;follow the drift&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;morality is an open end&lt;br /&gt;which side to defend&lt;br /&gt;which side to defend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ll&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;inspired by scott walker's the drift&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114844904242284771?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.theobs.blogspot.com/' title='divisionists'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114844904242284771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114844904242284771' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114844904242284771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114844904242284771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/05/divisionists.html' title='divisionists'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114696329019530250</id><published>2006-05-07T08:54:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-05-07T08:57:08.863+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Baabaa</title><content type='html'>when 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.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114696329019530250?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.theobs.blogspot.com/' title='Baabaa'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114696329019530250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114696329019530250' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114696329019530250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114696329019530250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/05/baabaa.html' title='Baabaa'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114598034392125835</id><published>2006-04-25T23:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-04-25T23:56:25.183+08:00</updated><title type='text'>THROBBING THROBBERS</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/throb_2_1.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dharma's band THROB (Experimental funk band) will playing a set this Sunday at Crazy Elephant.&lt;br /&gt;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. &lt;br /&gt;Here are the details of the gig :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Date: 30 Apr (Labour Day Eve)&lt;br /&gt;Venue: Crazy Elephant, Clarke Quay&lt;br /&gt;Time: 9pm&lt;br /&gt;Free Entrance&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers !&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114598034392125835?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://cdbaby.com/cd/throb' title='THROBBING THROBBERS'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114598034392125835/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114598034392125835' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114598034392125835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114598034392125835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/04/throbbing-throbbers.html' title='THROBBING THROBBERS'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114594471100761502</id><published>2006-04-25T13:58:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-04-25T14:00:50.180+08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Songs in Progress</title><content type='html'>so 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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;les.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114594471100761502?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.theobs.blogspot.com/' title='New Songs in Progress'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114594471100761502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114594471100761502' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114594471100761502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114594471100761502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/04/new-songs-in-progress.html' title='New Songs in Progress'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114344012110841297</id><published>2006-03-27T14:02:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-03-27T14:19:19.753+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Concave Scream launch gig</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/poster.jpg"&gt;&lt;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" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Concave Scream's new album 'Horizons' will be released  tomorrow (28th March) at all major record stores.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They will also be having a launch performance on April first, 8.30pm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The gig will be at Zouk and tickets are selling fast for $15 (includes one drink) at HMV Heeren and Citilink.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Support!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info, visit their &lt;a href="http://www.concavescream.com/flash.html"&gt;site &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.concavescreamband.blogspot.com/"&gt;blog site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114344012110841297?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.concavescream.com' title='Concave Scream launch gig'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114344012110841297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114344012110841297' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114344012110841297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114344012110841297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/03/concave-scream-launch-gig.html' title='Concave Scream launch gig'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114300395179965670</id><published>2006-03-22T13:03:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-03-22T13:11:34.733+08:00</updated><title type='text'>I have escaped even myself</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/escapedFA1.8.jpg"&gt;&lt;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" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="e" id="q_10a203df2f0ef39a_1"&gt;I have escaped even myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the escaped one,&lt;br /&gt;After I was born&lt;br /&gt;They locked me up inside me&lt;br /&gt;But I left.&lt;br /&gt;My soul seeks me,&lt;br /&gt;Through hills and valley,&lt;br /&gt;I hope my soul&lt;br /&gt;Never finds me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I am the escaped one"&lt;br /&gt;Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How did I come to be this, the person I suppose I am? I am merely&lt;br /&gt;myself. So who asked the question? In the mirror, I see that which the&lt;br /&gt;others call "me". Hello. Are you there? The only true thing that I can&lt;br /&gt;completely trust. Or should I? If only you were me. Or if I were you.&lt;br /&gt;Though I also believe I truly were you. Am I not? I have not escaped. I&lt;br /&gt;have escaped.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I have escaped even myself" is the second in a series of experimental&lt;br /&gt;music/sound art events presented by the Singapore Sound Art Collective&lt;br /&gt;(sporesac). Building on the success of "I have lost friends" in&lt;br /&gt;Februrary 2005, the series continues to showcase a range of local and&lt;br /&gt;global artists in their attempt to ground abstract experimentation&lt;br /&gt;through the immediacy of sound. Turning a reflective eye inwards upon&lt;br /&gt;the personal psyche, "I have escaped even myself" attempts to address&lt;br /&gt;the elusive nature of the self.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the realm of performance and art, what defines the artist as self?&lt;br /&gt;Is this his or her undertaking alone? Is the artist not a fiction, one&lt;br /&gt;fashioned by an audience, even a non-existent one? Featuring six solo&lt;br /&gt;sets of sixteen minutes each, a continuous collage of sound with five&lt;br /&gt;bridging segments is presented, each a brief improvised collaboration&lt;br /&gt;between the artists, allowing a flow of processes that dissolves the&lt;br /&gt;idea of singular performances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This ongoing series is conceived by Yuen Chee Wai, researched by Alex&lt;br /&gt;Goh and produced by Harold Seah. Presented by sporesac / Flux Us, with&lt;br /&gt;the strong support of 72-13.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I have escaped even myself" will feature Zai Kuning, Evan Tan, George&lt;br /&gt;Chua, Yuen Chee Wai, Lasse Marhaug and John Hegre (Jazzkammer)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The evening will conclude with a panel discussion with the involved&lt;br /&gt;artists, and their thoughts about the idea of solo performances and&lt;br /&gt;composition will be discussed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;25 March 2006 (Saturday), 8pm&lt;br /&gt;at 72-13 (&lt;a href="http://www.72-13.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"&gt; www.72-13.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;$15 tickets available at the door and Flux Us.&lt;br /&gt;For details, please email &lt;a href="mailto:info@flux-us.com.sg" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"&gt;info@flux-us.com.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sporesac&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sporesac (singapore sonic arts collective) is an open-ended assemblage&lt;br /&gt;of like-minded musicians and event organisers that seeks to create&lt;br /&gt;greater awareness of experimental music and sound art in Singapore and&lt;br /&gt;its region. Made up of diverse individuals who nevertheless share a&lt;br /&gt;passion for avant-garde sounds, the collective has set its mind on&lt;br /&gt;strengthening the emerging experimental music scene in Singapore with a&lt;br /&gt;number of ongoing initiatives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;72-13&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A converted rice warehouse, 72-13 is the new home of TheatreWorks&lt;br /&gt;(&lt;a href="http://www.theatreworks.org.sg/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"&gt; www.theatreworks.org.sg&lt;/a&gt;). Its primary purpose is to encourage&lt;br /&gt;collaborations, house residencies from creatives around the world and&lt;br /&gt;to encourage hybrid creative expressions from young Singaporeans.&lt;br /&gt;TheatreWorks, responding to the needs of the creative scene in&lt;br /&gt;Singapore, has consciously created 72-13 to have a wider and a more&lt;br /&gt;inclusive agenda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This event is made possible with the partnership of 72-13 and Flux Us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ferret.com.sg/sporesac/escapedFA2.jpg"&gt;&lt;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" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="e" id="q_10a203df2f0ef39a_1"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114300395179965670?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.ferret.com.sg/sporesac/escapedFA2.jpg' title='I have escaped even myself'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114300395179965670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114300395179965670' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114300395179965670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114300395179965670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-have-escaped-even-myself_114300395179965670.html' title='I have escaped even myself'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114179359547057091</id><published>2006-03-08T12:51:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-03-08T12:53:15.493+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Playing in the Playden</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/mar06_theobs.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;see you there!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114179359547057091?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114179359547057091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114179359547057091' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114179359547057091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114179359547057091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/03/playing-in-playden.html' title='Playing in the Playden'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114162105598727046</id><published>2006-03-06T12:55:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-03-06T12:57:36.003+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tom waits for Nobody</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/tomwaitsflyer1.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10 Mar 06 - Tom Waits For Nobody - A Soundtrack For An Animated Film They Can't Afford&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Presented by: Onistudio &amp; The Arts House&lt;br /&gt;Featured Artists: Zai Kuning, Leslie Low, Yuen Chee Wai, and Koichi Shimizu (Bangkok)&lt;br /&gt;Venue: The Playden @ The Arts House&lt;br /&gt;Date/Time: 10 March 2006 / 8.00pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The performance will also be accompanied by Zai Kuning's inspired drawings of the story. For more information, please visit &lt;a href="http://onisstudio.blogspot.com"&gt;onisstudio.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114162105598727046?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114162105598727046/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114162105598727046' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114162105598727046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114162105598727046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/03/tom-waits-for-nobody_06.html' title='Tom waits for Nobody'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-114042288911746787</id><published>2006-02-20T15:59:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-02-20T16:10:07.283+08:00</updated><title type='text'>FALSE SECURITIES 5</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/falsesecurities1.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi everyone,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you there !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FALSE SECURITIES 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live sound performance by Evan Tan &amp; Zul Mahmod&lt;br /&gt;Experience binaural field recordings and digitally processed sounds in a 'headphone only' environment.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Guest artist : Chong Li-Chuan ( http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/phase/)&lt;br /&gt;Friday, 24 February 2006, 8pm&lt;br /&gt;Fort Gate, Fort Canning Green (view attached map)&lt;br /&gt;Contact: zul @ 90278 444&lt;br /&gt;http://www.falsesecurities.blogspot.com/&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Tickets $10.00 at the door&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alice in Wonderland&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"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 .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Come join us in a mad tea-party and take advice from the caterpillar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Uncovering False Securities by Ang Song Ming&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.substation.org/magazine/issue03/ft_FalseSecurities.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This event is supported by National Arts Council of Singapore, The Substation, Monsoonasia Gallery, FluxUs, Spell7, ferret and National Park Board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/fortmapemail.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-114042288911746787?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/114042288911746787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=114042288911746787' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114042288911746787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/114042288911746787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/02/false-securities-5.html' title='FALSE SECURITIES 5'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-113945918433357875</id><published>2006-02-09T12:19:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-02-09T12:26:24.336+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Concave Scream Website</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/concave.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Concave Scream website is back on again!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their fourth album will also be out soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;click &lt;a href="http://www.concavescream.com"&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;to go to their website for more details.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-113945918433357875?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/113945918433357875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=113945918433357875' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113945918433357875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113945918433357875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2006/02/concave-scream-website.html' title='Concave Scream Website'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-113566153785559143</id><published>2005-12-27T13:30:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-12-27T13:33:10.670+08:00</updated><title type='text'>False Securities</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/imperial%2024.0.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Catch the 3rd installment of False Securities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;30 December 2005, 8pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spell#7, Little India, 65 Kerbau Road&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;click &lt;a href="http://www.falsesecurities.blogspot.com/"&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;for more info.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-113566153785559143?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.falsesecurities.blogspot.com/' title='False Securities'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/113566153785559143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=113566153785559143' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113566153785559143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113566153785559143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/12/false-securities.html' title='False Securities'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-113462200188592009</id><published>2005-12-15T12:41:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T12:49:48.270+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Quiet: The New Loud II</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/quiet2.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quiet: The New Loud II&lt;br /&gt;December 17, 2005, 7pm @ Singapore Art Museum&lt;br /&gt;$8 at the door (from 6pm)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info, go to &lt;a href="http://www.musicforgood.org"&gt;http://www.musicforgood.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-113462200188592009?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.musicforgood.org' title='Quiet: The New Loud II'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/113462200188592009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=113462200188592009' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113462200188592009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113462200188592009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/12/quiet-new-loud-ii.html' title='Quiet: The New Loud II'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-113289673658691150</id><published>2005-11-25T13:19:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-12-17T12:26:50.130+08:00</updated><title type='text'>False Securities</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/imperial%2024.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evan Tan &amp; 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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information please visit &lt;a href="http://www.falsesecurities.blogspot.com/"&gt;False Securities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dont forget to bring headphones!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-113289673658691150?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/113289673658691150/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=113289673658691150' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113289673658691150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113289673658691150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/11/false-securities.html' title='False Securities'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-113029537522448157</id><published>2005-10-26T10:37:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-10-26T10:56:15.243+08:00</updated><title type='text'>ANDY YANG PAINTINGS FOR SALE</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/REd.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;les.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-113029537522448157?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/113029537522448157/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=113029537522448157' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113029537522448157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/113029537522448157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/10/andy-yang-paintings-for-sale.html' title='ANDY YANG PAINTINGS FOR SALE'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112757914140425826</id><published>2005-09-25T00:19:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-09-25T00:36:52.630+08:00</updated><title type='text'>ebb and flow</title><content type='html'>leslie 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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/obsemailer.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112757914140425826?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112757914140425826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112757914140425826' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112757914140425826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112757914140425826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/09/ebb-and-flow.html' title='ebb and flow'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112701621066735704</id><published>2005-09-18T11:58:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-09-18T12:03:30.673+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Did You Miss the SINKING OF THE TITANIC???</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/black%20ambient%20purveyor2.jpg"&gt;&lt;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="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we recorded it all and will figure out a way to get it out there soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;vi&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112701621066735704?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112701621066735704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112701621066735704' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112701621066735704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112701621066735704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/09/did-you-miss-sinking-of-titanic.html' title='Did You Miss the SINKING OF THE TITANIC???'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112593221435988941</id><published>2005-09-05T22:45:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-09-10T23:44:19.220+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Unreleased tracks for free</title><content type='html'>alright obs people,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we have uploaded the unreleased tracks which didnt make the cut on Blank Walls. these are now on our website as free mp3 downloads, 3 full tracks. The Absentee, Observations of Human Failure, Acid Pills outro (improvised jam). We really liked these but made the decision not to include them cos the album flowed much better somewhat. But as individual tracks, we hope you enjoy them. these ones are really for you all. spread the love...&lt;br /&gt;__________________________________&lt;br /&gt;ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS: To download tracks, click on (listen). A small pop-up window will appear to load the mp3 for playback as Quicktime file but that's just for listening. For downloading, PC users can simply click on 'download mp3' and your computer should prompt you to "Save As". Mac users must hold down CTRL and click on 'download mp3' and select "Download Linked File As" before your Mac prompts you to save in your directory of choice.&lt;br /&gt;__________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also have some new pics of the gig, we'll be uploading more onto our flickr album soon. See link to Flickr on right sidebar under 'A Photo Diary...'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/blankwalls01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/blankwalls01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/blankwalls03.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/blankwalls03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/Yuen%20Chee%20Wai%20BW%20launchSep05-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/Yuen%20Chee%20Wai%20BW%20launchSep05-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112593221435988941?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112593221435988941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112593221435988941' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112593221435988941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112593221435988941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/09/unreleased-tracks-for-free.html' title='Unreleased tracks for free'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112568844280336422</id><published>2005-09-03T02:57:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-09-04T00:45:46.346+08:00</updated><title type='text'>THANK YOU!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/Yuen%20Chee%20Wai%20BW%20launchSep05-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/Yuen%20Chee%20Wai%20BW%20launchSep05-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To all who made it to our concert, we wanna say a BIG THANK YOU!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had quite a few tech screw-ups, no fault of the engineering crew, just hantu lah... did you realise it happened just at the point when leslie was about to sing "flying XXXX"? hehehe.... someone doesnt like our lyrics lah... but having you guys there made a huge difference. as evan would say, "thens har".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to those of you especially for supporting us by buying our tees and CDs. Some of it will go to paying those dear friends of ours who helped with design and production and what not. If any of you didnt get to buy the tee or any of the CDs but would like to, please write us at info@theobservatory.com.sg, there would be some more tees coming, not many but we'll have more sizes in stock if you like. Also, Leslie's Volcanoes and Evan's Coast to Coast plus some Blank Walls tees will all be available at Flux-Us at #04-34, Peninsula Shopping Centre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to you all! We hope to do another gig soon. Meanwhile, Olives should hopefully appear on radio soon. If not, we really arent too bothered. Just keep in touch and we look foward to seeing you lot again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;vi&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112568844280336422?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112568844280336422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112568844280336422' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112568844280336422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112568844280336422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/09/thank-you.html' title='THANK YOU!'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112529808908436324</id><published>2005-08-29T14:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-29T14:59:57.333+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Many Many Volcano</title><content type='html'>As said, there will be a new release by Leslie. A spanking new instrumental album by the name of 'Volcanoes'. Believe it that it is smouldered by magma !! During the hiatus of 4 months between the finished recording and the mix of blank walls, Leslie, who backside itchy decided to do an album where he could experiment and see what he can get out of it. And the result... a lava hot album of an interesting and progressive mix of noisy music that reminds me of the band Mandarin Movie. Played, recorded and mix everything himself somemore. One man band vibe. Steady lah. Do buy a copy at the launch. Support!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the way, Les is wondering if he should name himself "Sonic Bacteria" for this album. That one he must decide for himself. Sonic Bacteria sial !! "Sonic Bacteria with his new album Volcano Amour " I think he's just kidding. Better be. Usual, the designer is the same dude who designed the Blank Walls cover Mr Ferret Yuen Chee Wai, purveyor of unusual designs and ultra small fonts. Don't ask me why his name is Ferret. Manimal scene maybe...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, Flux Us, the shop at Peninsula Shoppin' Centre will probably stock it after the launch.&lt;br /&gt;They are the experimental nice guys. Experimental but nice. Or Nice and experimental...whichever. Which reminds me that on the 10th Sept there will be another in-store performance by 1) Minister 2) Sembawang Air Experimental Research Station, featuring Harold and Justin Seah, brought to you from the far off lands of Sembawang to a CD store near you and lastly 3) Li Chuan, a composer who has been doing all sorts of experimental music in the arts scene. And a jam session between the 3 after.&lt;br /&gt;Ok lah..&lt;br /&gt;Baik lah...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;e&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112529808908436324?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.flux-us.com.sg/event/subterfuge.jpg' title='Many Many Volcano'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112529808908436324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112529808908436324' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112529808908436324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112529808908436324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/08/many-many-volcano.html' title='Many Many Volcano'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112528849102792910</id><published>2005-08-29T12:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-29T12:26:49.453+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Reminiscing - our trip to Norway</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;finally sorted out all the photos of our trip to Norway. rather than bore you all with the whole lot at one go, i'll be trying to organise them in some sort of a recognisable order. we've hosted them up at flickr. simply click on this &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theobsgallery"&gt;http://www.flickr.com/photos/theobsgallery&lt;/a&gt; or our side bar link and check in every few days for newly uploaded pics. first up, our 1st days in Bergen, where we got off to a promising start at Duper with Jorgen, our mixer. Bergen just had such a nice vibe, so laid back and physically a small town, yet with endless creative things going on. gigs, music, art installations, we were quite exhausted after the long plane ride on the 1st morning and had to go straight in to the studio to start. but mentally, the vibe of Bergen and Duper and Jorgen combined had a strangely focusing effect on us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;viv&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112528849102792910?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112528849102792910/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112528849102792910' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112528849102792910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112528849102792910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/08/reminiscing-our-trip-to-norway.html' title='Reminiscing - our trip to Norway'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112503027828056076</id><published>2005-08-26T12:18:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-26T12:26:04.666+08:00</updated><title type='text'>new website is up!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/website.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/website.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the new website is up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theobservatory.com.sg/"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.theobservatory.com.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also check out an obs audiocast interview in &lt;a href="http://home.wificat.com/index.php?blogid=326&amp;amp;viewmode=single"&gt;straydog scraps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112503027828056076?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112503027828056076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112503027828056076' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112503027828056076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112503027828056076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-website-is-up.html' title='new website is up!'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112464014378181151</id><published>2005-08-21T23:52:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-23T10:40:07.656+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tees &amp; CDs</title><content type='html'>hello...for those of you who've been inquiring about Blank Walls. here's a quick update. there will be a limited number of T-shirts for sale ($25) &amp; the new album as well. If you purchase Blank Walls at the launch, early buyers will get a launch concert poster free until we run out. Also on sale will be some solo project CDs, Leslie Low's new album called Volcanoes available for the first time as well as a limited number of Evan Tan's EP, Coast To Coast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pic of our T shirt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/blankwallsT1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/blankwallsT1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112464014378181151?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112464014378181151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112464014378181151' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112464014378181151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112464014378181151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/08/tees-cds.html' title='Tees &amp; CDs'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112444079145017920</id><published>2005-08-19T16:31:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-19T16:39:51.470+08:00</updated><title type='text'>new site under construction</title><content type='html'>hello,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;just want to let you know that our official website www.theobservatory.com.sg will be taken down very soon as we are preparing to launch a new website...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a bit sad...but the new site will be more functional for you and me and just as nice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it will be done by the same designer and good friend, Jason from Kinetic Interactive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in the meantime, you can still find us here at blank walls...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;victor&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112444079145017920?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112444079145017920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112444079145017920' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112444079145017920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112444079145017920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-site-under-construction.html' title='new site under construction'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112438652639998673</id><published>2005-08-19T01:18:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-19T01:36:19.170+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blank Walls - Final Track List</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/blankwallseflyer1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/400/blankwallseflyer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hello everyone,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i promised a tracklist of our final songs that made it to the album. first and foremost, we'd like to make a note of regret that two and a half songs did NOT make it. Observations of Human Failure (the 'passing rain' song) and The Absentee were both cut as they just didnt fit in with the other tracks. We also had another instrumental outro at the end of the album we recorded as part of a jam that we really liked but it too, didn't fit in somewhat. BUT... the good news is we'll be putting these on our WEBSITE as soon as the album is launched as FREE DOWNLOADs!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay... here is the tracklist of our 2nd album BLANK WALLS:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1  acid pills&lt;br /&gt;2  olives&lt;br /&gt;3  my whole life&lt;br /&gt;4  oddball&lt;br /&gt;5  sea of doubts&lt;br /&gt;6  failed recollections of a fool&lt;br /&gt;7  finch&lt;br /&gt;8  i didn't see her&lt;br /&gt;9  a good thing&lt;br /&gt;10 strength from the sun&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112438652639998673?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112438652639998673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112438652639998673' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112438652639998673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112438652639998673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/08/blank-walls-final-track-list.html' title='Blank Walls - Final Track List'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112410132143380745</id><published>2005-08-15T18:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-08-16T00:52:52.273+08:00</updated><title type='text'>IT'S FINISHED!</title><content type='html'>We're back from Norway, with the finished master on CD. Cant believe it's all done. And cant believe how inspiring and frriggin tiring it's been. not least because we were doing near 10 hour days in Duper, but also the fact that we really packed in a whole of other stuff as well, The Lost Weekend Festival on some small island off Bergen called Askoy, the crazy rides we spent hanging on for dear life in Jorgen's tiny BUT FAST (he insists) speedboat. Bergen fishcakes... the foosball games... Landmark and the many hugs from the crazy, wonderful people we met who far outdo us in their passion to make or help make music, regardless what the deal is. Oya festival, sonic youth... shining... kill... meeting Martin of Jaga. Our little apartment in Bergen. Sharing a room with the guys in the Oslo hostel, ALL four snoring pretty much different riffs, polyrhythmic and polyphonic too! Jeez... So many memories in so short a time. My sentences getting shorter cos this whole intense experience and the long plane ride home has been too much... i'm knackered and will update you all more on the final tracks on Blank Walls and photos of our trip soon! after a 12 hour snooze maybe....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;vi&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112410132143380745?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112410132143380745/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112410132143380745' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112410132143380745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112410132143380745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/08/its-finished.html' title='IT&apos;S FINISHED!'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112274246775993815</id><published>2005-07-31T00:54:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-07-31T01:06:41.116+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Off to see the wiZard!</title><content type='html'>we're off to bergen tomorrow night. not sure if i've packed too much or correctly for the weather there. i mean it's summer but it's not hot like here and it's apparently chilly at night. but it sure will be fun to be with the rest of the guys for 2 whole weeks! No work just music coming out of every pore. hehehe... and jorgen, Mr Yohoo, of course. he should be so pleased, to get his maxon  and john, his fuzz explosion kits. hope the bloody security at the airport wont give us grief... i mean it looks like it could be a bomb assembly and it says "explosion" kit. i've brought the invoice but it's in bloody japanese. really hope we're dont get given a hard time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the more important question now is ... should we bring merger mer or not? and what flavour or flavours should they be. That is what's bothering me now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;vi&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112274246775993815?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112274246775993815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112274246775993815' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112274246775993815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112274246775993815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/07/off-to-see-wizard.html' title='Off to see the wiZard!'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112269428403245295</id><published>2005-07-30T11:15:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-07-31T01:10:25.830+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blank Walls eflyers</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/blankwallsweb31.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/blankwallsweb31.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/1600/blankwallsweb2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4640/1315/320/blankwallsweb2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blank Walls eflyers for our launch performance at the Esplanade coming 2nd September.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Illustration by Andy Yang. Art direction by ferret.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope to see you there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We've printed some limited number of these as A2 size posters, available on night of concert. They're nice...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112269428403245295?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112269428403245295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112269428403245295' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112269428403245295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112269428403245295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/07/blank-walls-eflyers.html' title='Blank Walls eflyers'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112234867668730503</id><published>2005-07-26T10:51:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-07-27T14:16:35.523+08:00</updated><title type='text'>FLUX US</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;FLUX US is a newly opened shop at Peninisula Shopping Centre (#04-34) . They stock CDs/DVDs/books/T-shirts, etc from experimental music labels like Touch, Erstwhile, Mego, Soul Jazz, Kranky, PSF and the likes. The last time I asked, the catalogue is constantly growing as we speak . FLUX US is an initiative of sporesac. Sounds like some kind of fungus outbreak, doesn't it ? sporesac is actually the Singapore Sonic Arts Collective. "A loosely-based organisation of individuals and interests dedicated to promoting sound exploration and design through convergence and dissemination" Yup, that's what the flyer says. According to FLUX US, they will be having in-store performances periodically. Dates and schedule of performers from July to Sept on their flyer (see link- ) . Sure beats having lion dancers warding off bad vibes but I am positive it will be just as noisy taking a look at the programme. Some familiar names like George Chua and Zai Kuning will be playing. Even Rocket Scientist (with ETC) . Rocket Scientist (and ETC as well) have not be playing for a while so it will be kinda interesting to watch. There's also the "guitar ambient" duo aspidistra fly .Anyway, its great to have shops like these available. Don't have to use the internet everytime to get the CDs we like. Especially if its just a couple but with the same hefty shipping rates. Long Live the fungus outbreak and FLUX THEM !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flux-us.com.sg/event/subterfuge.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;http://www.flux-us.com.sg/event/subterfuge.jpg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112234867668730503?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.flux-us.com.sg/event/subterfuge.jpg' title='FLUX US'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112234867668730503/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112234867668730503' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112234867668730503'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112234867668730503'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/07/flux-us.html' title='FLUX US'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14508925.post-112141065035987056</id><published>2005-07-15T14:42:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2005-07-20T15:01:05.393+08:00</updated><title type='text'>welcome to the obs blog...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;hello,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;and welcome to our blog...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;vi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;sit our website too at &lt;a href="http://www.theobservatory.com.sg/"&gt;www.theobservatory.com.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14508925-112141065035987056?l=theobs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/feeds/112141065035987056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14508925&amp;postID=112141065035987056' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112141065035987056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14508925/posts/default/112141065035987056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theobs.blogspot.com/2005/07/welcome-to-obs-blog.html' title='welcome to the obs blog...'/><author><name>the obs</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368854487_031ed770b9_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry></feed>
