We’re celebrating #SG50 #Singapore National Day on this new #popmusic compilation

We’re on a new compilation of Singapore pop music! Together with “an eclectic blend of original music” from Monster Cat, Sheikh Haikel, Caracal, TheLionCityBoy, ShiGGa Shay, Gentle Bones, Jack & Rai, The Pinholes, Seyra, Mark Bonafide, Octover, Obedient Wives Club, Pleasantry, Gareth Fernandez, Giants Must Fall, Typewriter, Steve McQueens, Bear Culture, Nicholas Chim, Cheating Sons, Joie Tan, Stopgap, DEON, Cosmic Armchair, Lost Weekend, Esther Lowless, Jaime Wong, Debra Khng, Celina Kimble, Leslie Low …

” State of Rock …showcases the originality and creativity of 30 Singapore-based independent artistes where their vocal prowess effortlessly complements their instrumental beats.” – Press Release

Music reviews have been positive:

“There has been a surprising rise in high-quality local music in recent years and record label S2S has taken good advantage of this phenomenon, which has proven our country’s own promising talent in the arts.” – Spin or Bin Music
“… we’re certainly happy with the current output of releases” – Bandwagon
“…the result is State of Rock, a compilation of local music celebrating all Singapore music has to offer, and boy does it look promising….There is something for fans of any and all genres of music.” – moshinmag.sg
“IF anybody needs proof that the local music scene is overflowing with talent, just listen to State of Rock, a double-disc compilation featuring a mix of 30 veteran and upcoming homegrown indie acts.”- Business Times

Our favourite is from the moshinmag.sg review 🙂

“The compilation album closes with a selection of spaced-out, electronic ambient tracks by bands such as Giants Must Fall and Cosmic Armchair to show the new and innovative ways that music could be made.”

Many thanks to top Singapore pop and rock writer and music curator Kevin Mathews for inviting us to be part of this compilation.

Check out the CD and HMV and CD Rama and let us know which songs/ artists you like!

Advertisements

Our song’s on the Matrix Downloaded 4 electronic alternative compilation album

While we’ve had our hands full (in a good way) over the past few months, our dear partners at the ALFA MATRIX record label have been hard at work and now our song I DON’T BELONG HERE is on the 4th edition of the “Matrix Downloaded” label digital compilation, the “perfect eclectic alternative music soundtrack for your well-deserved Summer holiday”!
This FREE (or pay as you wish) compilation is downloadable in MP3/FLAC quality via the label’s Bandcamp page – click below to get to it the 57 (no kidding) songs that reflect the ALFA MATRIX music repertoire in the full-force of its diversity. Eclectic is too mild a word.

Our Sat 9 May 9pm Live Video Stream Live Remix Show

This Saturday 9 May, Ben is playing a Live Remix show at a Secret Location and the party is an Invitation-Only Event but YOU can watch it in LIVE STREAMING VIDEO from 9pm to 10pm if you

• LIKE our Facebook Page or
• Follow us on Twitter or
• Send us an e-mail

Representing Singapore in Side-Line’s Best of #Electropop 2014 Top 20

We just got the great news that international online alternative electronic music magazine Side-Line Magazine has included us in their list of ‘Best of Electropop 2014 Top 20’ alongside some very beautiful electropop songs by artists from all over the world. And representing Singapore …

“As you will notice, there are – surprise surprise – many Scandinavian acts represented in this TOP 20, after all, Scandinavia remains the bakermath for today’s electropop culture. However, you’ll also see countries like the USA, the UK, Spain, Belgium and even Asia popping up.”

(Side-Line started in 1989 as a print magazine specialising in alternative electronic and gothic music. In 1999 it also went online at www.side-line.com to provide a daily news service and now reaches around 65.000 music fans around the world per day.)

If you enjoy the music below (or just the news itself!) please tell your friends 🙂

Enjoying our Year with our #electropop #synthpop #clubmix #mixtape

What did 2014 sound like for us?

This mix celebrates our favourite dance tracks of the year that came from ALFA MATRIX, international home of the best alternative electronic gothic EBM synthpop talent, and includes Cosmic Armchair remixes and songs that were released under ALFA MATRIX.

We had a great time remixing artists from all over the world like PSY’AVIAH, LOVELORN DOLLS, SIMON CARTER and MONDTRAUME, and of course our own ALFA MATRIX releases WE ARE WAITING EP and I DON’T BELONG HERE EP which are also in this mixtape.

If you enjoy the mix, please share it and have a Happy New Year!

Mixcloud version

YouTube version

A Christmas Gift from us to you – Silent Night #electronic #synthpop

Dear friends, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Here is our Christmas gift to you, our own indie electronic synthpop interpretation of a favourite Christmas Carol, Silent Night.
We hope you enjoy this free download and if you like it, please share it with your friends.

Celebrate National Day with Count on Me Singapore remixed :)

Singapore’s National Day is just around the corner, so we’re sharing this remix of a National Day classic for you to download for free at http://cosmicarmchair.bandcamp.com/
This is a remix that we made for the Singapore Remixed Competition, a competition to celebrate the past, present & future of Singaporean music, with Singapore’s DJ’s and music producers remixing some of our country’s most memorable national songs.
We hope you listen all the way to the end, and enjoy your National Day celebrations!

my unexpected live electronica jam on experimental spatial control instruments

[Ben writes:] How did I end up taking part in an improvised electronica jam session on experimental musical instruments, all on a Sunday afternoon? Well, I was on my way to the swimming pool at the Community Centre when I saw the Mini Maker Fair set up in the multi purpose hall, and right at the entrance was Mike Spicer and the Sonic Escapade team from Singapore Polytechnic, beeping and blipping on their experimental musical instruments!

Mike was very welcoming, as always, and showed me around their Spatial Controlled Music Instruments, which are four instruments linked by a custom software application written in Pd.

Very interactive. Very tactile – touching the space around the instruments, not the instruments themselves. And very tempting to jam on. So Mike and I improvised an electronica jam with, him on Alesis Air FX + Korg Volca playing bass, me on MIDI Wand + Korg Volca Beats, and a random boy playing Quantized Theremin controlling a Korg Volca. You have to watch the video to understand what I mean.

Not our usual Cosmic Armchair synthpop / electro pop / EDM style, but a lot of fun nonetheless 🙂

The video also features Mike and Irfan explaining how the Spatial Controlled Musical Instruments setup works. Please comment on the video if you have any questions or feedback!

Lovelorn Dolls reveals new video for Miss Friday Night (Cosmic Armchair Remix)

Our remix of Lovelorn Dolls’ Miss Friday Night is now on YouTube!

We were already glad to be invited to remix this song from Lovelorn Dolls’ new release, and even happier when our remix was released in the first single. So when Kristell Ladyhell of the band told us that they’d made a video of the remix, we were very excited. While the original song is a electro metal track, our remix is also getting good comments like these:

“The band also reveals here a second new song with the more moody “Miss Friday Night” released here in a laid-back radio mix by Singapore based label mates Cosmic Armchair….’Miss Friday Night’ has a more drum’n bass sound and another kind of vibe, showing off different possibilities and abilities” – Peek A Boo Magazine

“The B-side is the moody new song “Miss Friday Night” which is released in a laid-back radio mix by label mates Cosmic Armchair” – Planet Mosh

“Remix陣では、個人的にかなり注目度の高いAlfa Matrixからのニュー・カマーCosmic Armchairによる「Miss Friday Night」がお気に入り。(The Remix of “Miss Friday Night” by newcomer Cosmic Armchair from Alfa Matrix … is quite personally a favorite.)” – http://bloodline242.jugem.jp/

If you like the song, the remix or the video, please comment on YouTube or share it with your friends!

New electronic pop EP from Cosmic Armchair

Now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and more.

From Alfa Matrix:

“Alfa Matrix proudly presents its amazing new signing from Singapore (!!): COSMIC ARMCHAIR. Already very well established in Asia through numerous live performances, radio and TV shows and various international collaborations, the time has come for the talented duo of Cosmic Jane (singer / songwriter) and Cosmic Ben (producer / arranger) to expand their sonic conquest to the world…”

“Often compared to bands like LA ROUX, GOLDFRAPP, DEPECHE MODE, THE SOUNDS or yet CHICANE, COSMIC ARMCHAIR now release their first EP “We Are Watching” with Alfa Matrix revealing their unique blend of synth-pop / electro dance / EDM / New Wave with sensual catchy female vocals. If their meticulous songwriting skills literally shine through modern, moody and highly melodic songs like “Conversations” and “Don’t Leave Me Here”, the 3 next club mixes move onto innovative dance realms and are all clearly aimed at the dancefloor, pushing Cosmic Jane’s fragile and emotional voice to the front while the up-paced dance/house beats intelligently underline the carrying synthetic melodies. And if the club mix of “Conversation” is bound to become an unavoidable radio and club classic, “Marching Of The Days (club mix)” shows the hardest side of the band with a very hammering EBM beat, Asian vocal samples, menacing bass lines and loopy virulent synth attacks, while “Cross The Lines (club mix)” confirms the eclectic music style of the band with its sampled guitars, its melodic grandeur and Cosmic Jane’s darker side.”

“A strong debut EP that will definitely attract the spotlights onto COSMIC ARMCHAIR in anticipation of the release of their forthcoming full length album announced for later this year… Let the modern e-pop sound of this Singapore duo charm you!”

This download is available now on Bandcamp  as high quality audiofiles AND you can preview the songs before you buy.

You can also buy it on   
Amazon MP3 (click here)  or on iTunes (click here)

Would you like to be first to know about new releases, events, and special friend-only benefits?

If so, please

Like us on Facebook or
follow us on Twitter or
follow us on Instagram