Past | COSMIC ARMCHAIR

Synth Lovers Cafe

Thank you Synth Lovers Cafe for adding us to your Spotify playlist of the best Neo Synth-Pop, Dark Wave & synth inspired songs.

Since embedded Spotify playlists have a limit of only 100 songs, we recommend listening to the playlists directly in the Spotify app. Also suggest you Save the playlists in Spotify, as the songs are updated regularly.

BLEED is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and the Alfa Matrix compilation album Gothic File 22|1.

LaCaverna.net

Spotify Playlist by LaCaverna.net

Thanks to Lacaverna.net from South America for featuring our song BLEED (song #5 as of January 2023) on your Spotify playlist of

Electrozombies

Thank you Electrozombies for featuring our new song BLEED on your New Synth Pop Songs 2022 Spotify playlist! Discover new synth pop songs 2022 from newcomers and well-known artists. The playlist covers music from the genres synth pop, electro pop, dark pop, dark wave and similar

Since embedded Spotify playlists have a limit of only 100 songs, we recommend listening to the playlist ‘New Synth Pop Songs 2022’ directly in the Spotify app. Pro tip: Save the playlist in Spotify, as the songs are updated regularly.

Synth Night at Bar Bar Black Sheep 31 Aug 2022

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

Live Shows – Dream Lab and City Music

Cosmic Armchair at Dream Lab

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

Cosmic Armchair Up Close and Personal at City Music

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

Resources for musicians and music educators affected by COVID-19

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

General Advice
Method 1: Syncing via Splice Studio
Method 2: Sending Files Back and Forth
Method 3: Sending/Syncing Files via Cloud Storage
Method 4: Collaborating via Screen Share

Splice – A curated list of resources for musicians affected by COVID-19

Emergency funding and other financial resources (US)
Mental health resources
Alternative avenues for music performance
Tutorials and events:
What you can do to help
Other lists that highlight resources

Soundcloud – YOUR COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ARTIST RESOURCES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS (UPDATED REGULARLY

7 ways to stay connected with your fans during COVID-19
Find out how to get paid for your SoundCloud plays with SC101
Have a few minutes? Set your profile up for success
See how that new track is doing with real-time stats
Learn how to DJ with SoundCloud tracks
Looking for collab inspo? Check out Studio Sessions: The Bridge

Soundcloud is also offering live consultation sessions

Output – How To Make Money From Home If You’re A Musician in 2020

Selling Beats
Production music libraries
Sync catalog
Patreon
Bandcamp
Merchandise

Reverb – Basics of home recording and setting up your home studio

Happy Valentine’s Day

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

Cosmic Armchair at Dream Lab

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.

Cosmic Armchair new releases 2018

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

Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel by clicking on http://youtube.com/user/cosmicarmchair?sub_confirmation=1 so that you get updates of our new songs and videos when you’re in YouTube, and you’re also helping us gain access to special YouTube features that are only granted to channels with high subscriber count, and this will help us create even better content. So Your Click Matters, thank you!

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

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.

Visit http://alfa-matrix-store.com/comsic-armchair-contact-CD to order the CD at the Alfa-Matrix store
Visit http://smarturl.it/zb7lev to hear (stream) or buy (download) the album on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, BandCamp, everywhere
Visit https://cosmicarmchair.bandcamp.com/merch to buy album merch (special CD+keychain bundle, T-shirts)

Sight of Sound – ‘Live’ at Esplanade Concourse

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