Friday, December 29th 2006
OFF-BEAT!
OFF-BEAT is a monthly showcase of bands brought to you by Music For Good and HomeClub. Taking place right before the illustrious BEAT! DJs come on, OFF-BEAT provides a platform for both new and familiar bands to showcase their music and rock our socks off! Various bands from Malaysia also figure into the shows, making this a smorgasboard of fun for a Friday.
Muon
MUON is a band that bridges the disparate gap between the worlds of explosive rock and dark electronica without falling prey to the trappings of either. Made up of guitarist/producer Nick Chan and drummer Edwin Leong, the duo has individually been members in other notable acts such as Astreal, The Death of Cinema, The Pagans and Starr.
MUON originally started as a solo project of Nick that revolved around electronic experimentation, fusing together influences from diverse genres such as IDM, ambient triphop, drum n bass, all within a backdrop of jazzy cinematic soundscapes. This period saw MUON performing gigs at venues such as Liquid Room, The Enroute Festival, Zouk, BayBeats Festival, to name a few.
Nick produced and recorded an EP and two full length MUON albums which were released on Wallwork Records. These works saw the progression from a largely electronic sound to the organic, sometimes over-involved humanity of post-rock soundscapes. The music received glowing reviews in the local press and the first album had a song that went to number 1 on Chris Ho’s popular show Earwax:Hip Parade on 98.7FM. This was followed by both MUON and Scotia(a MUON side project) being nominated for ‘Best Local Dance Act’ at the 99.5FM Singapore Jam Annual Awards in 2003. As a further icing on the cake, MUON was signed to London electronic music label LogicalNoise Records, and had tracks featured on the label’s ‘WATER’ compilation which saw distribution across various European countries. In November 2006, MUON had a featured track on Diesel's U-Music website amongst other international entrants.
2005 saw the regrouping of MUON, with the addition of Edwin as a permanent member and head of the beat militia. The current setup retains all the electronic sensibilities of the past, albeit with the immediacy of an organic band. Things picked up quickly with the new setup/lineup and many gigs followed. These included the opening of the RedDot Design Awards, the opening of “72-13”, “Wardrobe”, the annual fashion week at Zouk, and a mad mad set at 3Some in Bangkok in early 2006.
The band are currently in the process of recording 'The New Mutants', a new album to be released under Wallwork Records in 2007.
Preferring the surgical efficiency and precision of working with robots rather than humans, the music of MUON is a cold and bleak trip into a landscape where the marriage between dehumanized emotion and callous machines is perfectly complete.
Links:
www.muonmagick.com
www.myspace.com/muonmagick
www.wallwork.tv
Destroy All Monsters
......Tokyo bay shook with fear as buildings collapse and roads open up. The nuclear created monsters are back on the rampage, led by the dreaded Dongzilla! But this time, the people are ready, ready to defend themselves and their beloved motherland. Its time to call the reinforcements! Its time to..... destroy all monsters!!!!!.............
Great Spy Experiment
the rich, to Dance With Mes attempt at political infamy they are as frank as they are astute, blasé as they are evocative.
The band is working on their debut album Flower Show Riots and the first single off the album, Captain Funkycurls/Class A Love Affair, was released on 23 January 2006. The single, featuring two songs off the album and a demo version of the album title track, has received great support from various radio stations with interviews and airplay on Power98 FM, Perfect Ten (98.7FM) and News Radio (93.8FM). Two days after making its radio debut on the nightly primetime Cool Club Clan programme on Power98, Captain Funkycurls was voted into its top ten chart by its listeners and stayed in the charts for almost a month. Having rocked audiences at the Prince of Wales, Zouk, Sembawang Festival, Wala-Wala and Bar None, the Great Spy Experiment's live sets are definitely not to be missed.
Welcome to the flower show.
9pm till midnight
$20 including first drink
freeflow of asahi beer and housepour from 11:00 till midnight
$15 after midnight including first drink
