Events, gigs, shows, music releases and other things that happened in the past
We went LIVE again on 31 August 2022 at Bar Bar Black Sheep (NUS Museum):
7.30 PM FALLING ISLANDS played a live improv Novation Circuit Set
8.30 PM COSMIC ARMCHAIR played new synthwave / synthpop songs from our new ‘the cosmic bubble‘ project
We produced and performed DREAM LAB – an interactive installation where the audience participates in the creative process, contributing words and ideas that are transformed into digital graphics, video, and electronic music, interspersed with evocative sounds and visuals – read more here
Watch our full concert and the conversations we had about our songwriting process, what gear we use, what inspires us, the challenges of the music industry in Singapore, what it’s like being signed to Alfa Matrix, and more – watch it here
We compiled this list of lists in an effort to offer positive and useful information for many of our musician friends in Singapore and around the world who have been affected suddenly and severely by the lockdowns, shutdowns, cancellations of events, and other emergency measures arising from COVID-19. We’ll be updating this list of lists every time we receive more helpful info.
For musicians and music educators in Singapore, find out the latest government and other support for us by joining this Facebook group SG COVID-19 Creative/Cultural Professionals & Freelancers Support Group
Ableton – Best Practices for Collaborating Remotely
Splice – A curated list of resources for musicians affected by COVID-19
Soundcloud – YOUR COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ARTIST RESOURCES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS (UPDATED REGULARLY
Soundcloud is also offering live consultation sessions
Output – How To Make Money From Home If You’re A Musician in 2020
Reverb – Basics of home recording and setting up your home studio
Happy Valentine’s Day from us! Sharing with you our music video for VALENTINE, which we made with help from Marcus Leong , Hui Lin Toh , Red String Video Corp. , and Why Keen Tham
DREAM LAB was an interactive installation where the audience participates in the creative process, contributing words and ideas that are transformed into digital graphics, video, and electronic music, interspersed with evocative sounds and visuals, to draw out the dreams that lie inside all of us.
DREAM LAB was presented at the NUS Arts Festival 2018 at the National University of Singapore University Cultural Centre (NUS UCC) by LAB RATS featuring COSMIC ARMCHAIR (www.cosmicarmchair.com) OCEANS CHILDREN, JAY LIM and LIZ GOH.
LAB RATS is a collective of electronic musicians and artists who are alumni of the Electronic Music Lab at NUS Centre For the Arts, including Cosmic Armchair and Ocean’s Children. LabRats’ projects span the range of electronic music from accessible to experimental, synthesizing the diverse talents of collective members. Visit www.labratsmusic.com for more info, music and video.
Returning to more dancefloor oriented sounds with our new electro dance EP CANNONBALLS, including our full-frontal Club Mix, and an echoing industrial body pop mix by labelmate Avarice In Audio. Last but not least, hard trance Singapore producer Axiam produces an extended hammering mix of “Fly Away”.
Stream it or buy it at http://smarturl.it/cosmiccannonballs
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VALENTINE is our moody synthpop EP featuring ultrapop/kawaii remix by Yoshino Yoshikawa (Tokyo) and future bass remix by Brannlum (Singapore) and the acoustic piano version of FALLING with acclaimed arranger Bang Wenfu. You can buy or stream VALENTINE on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, BandCamp, Amazon, and more, with this link smarturl.it/cosmicvalentine
And here’s the full music video featuring the dance talents of MarLin (Marcus Leong: http://instagram.com/monkcus_ and Toh Hui Lin: http://instagram.com/huilinception) and produced by Producer: Cosmic Armchair & Red String Video http://redstringvideo.co/; Director/Editor: Why Keen http://instagram.com/whykeen; with Hair, Makeup and Wardrobe by Norehan Fong https://www.instagram.com/mamafong/ and filmed at the historic Beaulieu House http://www.beaulieuhouse.com.sg/
Our FALLING EP features the original synthpop version, dark electronica remixes by 【 btcprox 】 and a future bass remix by Jeff Hue. You can buy or stream FALLING on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, BandCamp, Amazon, and more, with this link: http://smarturl.it/c0z135
Our new album CONTACT has launched! Featuring brand new songs – some that you’ve heard ‘live’ at our shows, some that have never been performed – Contact is available on CD and as a download.
We’ll be playing ‘live’ at Esplanade Concourse 6 & 7 Jun 2018 (Wed & Thu)
6.45pm & 7.45pm (30 min shows)
At this performance, we’re introducing new original electronic songs while generating live animated images from different characteristics of their music. We then invites the audience to participate in the creative process by creating collaborative artworks inspired by the music!
We’re glad to be back at The Esplanade Concourse, one of our favourite places to perform
Thank you Side-Line Magazine for the review on Dec 14, 2016
The band is already very well established in Asia through numerous live performances, radio and TV shows and various international collaborations, proving that not only Scandinavian acts can produce slick electro pop.
And also for the review on September 27, 2017
Female fronted electropop act Cosmic Armchair finally have their debut album ready: ‘Contact’ … The female fronted duo offers a very clean electropop which will please those into the sound of Technoir and related.
Our new album CONTACT has launched! Featuring brand new songs – some that you’ve heard ‘live’ at our shows, some that have never been performed – Contact is available on CD and as a download.
You can order the CD at the Alfa-Matrix store http://alfa-matrix-store.com/comsic-armchair-contact-CD
or you can hear (stream) or buy (download) the album on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, BandCamp, everywhere, with this link http://smarturl.it/zb7lev
Album merch (special CD+keychain bundle, T-shirts) available at https://cosmicarmchair.bandcamp.com/merch
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