Our Christmas present for you – O Come All Ye Faithful (Cosmic Armchair Mix)

Merry Christmas! We have a gift for you to continue the celebration of the 12 days of Christmas: A free download of our Cosmic Armchair Mix of the classic Christmas hymn O Come All Ye Faithful. Just click on the Soundcloud link below and enjoy the music. You’re most welcome to share this with your friends too.

Inviting YOU to be on the Guest List for our Fri 23/11 Show

This is going to great show – we’re playing at Blu Jaz Cafe on Friday 23 Nov 2012 as part of the RIDE | DOUBLE TROUBLE followed by some the excellent DJ Wonderboy –  and we’d like to invite YOU to be on our Guest List so you skip the cover charge of $15 AND get an exclusive new remix from us. Just email us at cosmicarmchair@gmail.com and tell us you’re coming. And as usual please say hi before or after the show!

LEVEL 3 – Blu Jaz Cafe (Please go to the correct floor!)

9-11: LIVE PERCUSSIONS BY CHRIS
11-12: COSMIC ARMCHAIR LIVE
12-3: WONDERBOY23 NOV 12, 9PM – 3AM
BLU JAZ, BALI LANE
ON BOTH LEVELS

A message from the organizers of RIDE | DOUBLE TROUBLE (Facebook link here)

We are proud to present two special guests at the next RIDE in NOV:

COSMIC ARMCHAIR:
This highly talented Singapore duo stages an exclusive live act for RIDE. Their innovative sound is somewhere in-between Zweiraumwohnung, LaRoux and TheSounds. COSMIC ARMCHAIR has definitely a huge potential and we are happy that we got them to perform live at the next RIDE!

KEVIN ZHAN:
Growing up in the cosmopolitan cities of Tokyo, London and Toronto, Kevin’s love for electronic music was kindled at a formative age after witnessing older schoolmates playing vinyl on a pair of Technic 1200s. What started off as a natural curiosity in turntable artistry; had eventually become a full-fledged passion and drive for aptness for the art form.Over the years, Kevin’s discernment in music evolved – from the nimbleness of Trance and Progressive House to the deeper, rich bass driven sounds of House, Techno and Nu Disco. Formerly a resident of Vancouver Canada, Kevin has currently relocated his base to Singapore where he intends to bring his diverse unique style to keen music enthusiasts in the city and beyond. We look forward to welcome Kevin at RIDE!We are very much looking forward to have a blast of a night together as the RIDE continues to grow – be a part of it!CONCISE. FUN. RIDE.

Here’s one of the songs we’re singing that night

Thanks for a fun Halloween Ball

Thanks to all our friends who came to the Halloween Ball and all the new friends we made. Ben had great fun spinning his trademark DJ set of New Wave remixes and mashups and we enjoyed the dark gothic music from DJ PVG (Philip). It was a good time for Goths and non-Goths alike, showing that music transcends all cultural barriers. You can find the full photo album here

Photos from the Halloween Ball

Just One Look (Club Mix)

This remix is exclusively available to our mailing list, including new friends to came to our show at the Esplanade Concourse.

5MinuteMusic Reviews our Esplanade show and A Second Look EP

Thanks to 5MinuteMusic for reviewing our show at The Esplanade Concourse as well as our EP A Second Look. Read the whole article at http://5minutemusic.com/post/31837380419/cosmic-armchair-a-prelude-to-a-new-release

“The name Cosmic Armchair is self-descriptive of the band’s approach to their music. Whilst their beats often take on a vibe that is reminiscent of downtempo styles, they don’t shy away from the occasional heavy groove. The vocals are strong but dream-like, contributing to an overall sound that is distinctively chill-out.”

Wed 3/10 NUS YIH: Disco Disco Disco

Yes we’re playing at a gig called Disco Disco Disco at the NUS Yusof Ishak House Amphitheatre (map to come soon) on Wed 3 October 2012 from 7.30PM 8.15PM. As the name suggests we’ll be playing our dance-friendly songs as well as dance remixes of our other songs. Check out our blog for the song listing so far. You’ll hear a very different show from the one we played at Esplanade Concourse, so come, bring your friends, and party at NUS YIH. Remember to come and say hi after the show so we can give you yet another exclusive remix.

Show name: Live Lounge: Disco Disco Disco
Date: 3 October, 7:30PM
Venue: Yusof Ishak House Amphitheatre
Other Bands: Cesspit

Live at The Esplanade Concourse (29 – 31 August 2012)

Here are the photos from our Esplanade Concourse shows on Wed 29 and Fri 31 August 2012. If you came to chat with us after the show, we’ve sent you the exclusive new remix so please let us know how you like it. The photos are thanks to Kevin (who took photos on Wednesday) and Damian (who took photos on Friday) who helped at extremely short notice.

Photo Gallery by QuickGallery.com

Can you find our music on SingTel AMPed?

We joined a big group of Singapore independent artists posing for a photoshoot at the Esplanade Waterfront, to launch the collaboration between SingTel and Singapore Music Society to offer music by Singapore independent musicians through the AMPed 2.0 music service. That’s right: Singapore artistes such as SIXX, Shigga Shay, The Great Spy Experiment, Jack and Rai, Lunarin and us, Cosmic Armchair, will be available for streaming or download via SingTel AMPed. You can read more about it at http://blogs.todayonline.com/poparazzi/2012/05/25/justin-bieber-and-other-music-matters/ and find SingTel AMPed at http://www.singtelamped.com

Wed 28 March 2012 LOVELECTRIC (3 Synthpop Bands at Blu Jaz)

LOVELECTRIC was night of synthpop from the top 3 live electronic bands in Singapore 🙂 We played at Blu Jaz Cafe (Bali Lane) on Wednesday 28 March 2012 together with two other Singapore-based electronic bands I Hate This Place and Riot in Magenta. Check out their websites because you might like their music too.

(Slide) Waiting

WAITING (等) is a 10 episode online photo-audio drama mini-series in Chinese, about four very different people  waiting for different things in their lives. This is our club remix of the theme song, sung by Emily. Buy the DVD – 50% of nett sales are donated to The Red Cross. Visit http://www.iamwaiting.sg for details.