The Observatory – Technical Assistant

The Observatory

28 Jul 2013

From Sep 2013, For At Least 2 Months

Others

$500 monthly

The Observatory are an independent art rock band and an experimental music group based in Singapore, consisting largely of alumni from significant 1990s Singaporean bands. Founded in 2001, the group's main tenet is to push individual and collective boundaries farther. The goal isn’t just about creating music that contains universal themes or writing about life from a distinctly Singaporean perspective. It’s about breaking down inhibition, convention and the mechanical way of commercial music-making. Taking inspiration from influences past and present and always pushing beyond what is acceptable, The Observatory fuses progressive sounds with unconventional structures, bold arrangements, improvisation, thought and expression, while borrowing from random music styles to stir up a potent concoction of emotionally powerful extremes, disturbed and angry on one end, haunting and melancholic on the other. This frequently takes their music to the outer limits, creating a rich musical repertoire of unconventional structures, progressive sounds and improvisatory forms. The Observatory has also created platforms for collaborative expression, challenging appetites and invigorating appreciation for work that is experimental, thought-provoking and unpredictable, as evident in their regular music series, PLAYFREELY, which brings together disparate groups of musicians to connect and create on the fly. The group has toured throughout Asia and Europe. They have released five albums, Time of Rebirth (March 2004), Blank Walls (September 2005), A Far Cry From Here (April 2007), Dark Folke (July 2009) and Catacombs (April 2012).