just so you know

Presented by Aging Youth Productions, Training Ground showcases bands covering different facets of rock music. Admission is free.



On Friday 13 April 2007, emo-rock act Mistaken Identity will fire up the stage at 1930hr while post-rockers Documentary In Amber headlines with their unique brand of guitar soundscapes at 2045hr and 2200hr. They will be releasing their debut EP on the same day.



On Saturday 14 April 2007, Sleeve will dish out their brand of melancholic indie rock at 1930hr. At 2045hr and 2200hr, progressiverock sextet Zero Sequence will unleash their high-octane blend of guitar pyrotechnics and keyboards solos.



On Sunday 15 April 2007, New kids on the block Super Illegals will perform their garage rock tunes at 1930hr. Headlining the stage is J-rock inspired mizeryFree which takes to the stage after a year of absence.

h i a t u s

Thanks to everyone who came down to watch us during TAGS at home club. Thanks also to the wonderful soundman who made our day, the lights guy, and the organisers of TAGS.

Latest news:
DIA will be on hiatus for a couple of months.
We are not yet sure how long our hiatus will be for,
but definitely not too long.
Our "mids" guy is away serving the nation for now,
so things have to be put on hold for a little while.

The band is also going to be working on finishing up our recordings and we hope to get our debut EP out as soon as possible.

Do watch this space and our myspace.
We will be back soon,
hopefully with our debut EP ready.

Thank you all for listening, and for the support.

-The Band

1979

T.A.G.S. is back! Presenting…

It’s Never Enough: The Art of Gear Stomping Part Deux

This year, we’re taking T.A.G.S. to a new level. This year, you don’t come to T.A.G.S., we bring T.A.G.S. to YOU!

The Art of Gear Stomping a.k.a. T.A.G.S. is a convention BY pedal lovers FOR pedal lovers. The convention features mainly guitar effect pedals that not only enable you to shape and create sounds from your instruments, it also allows you to produce and manipulate noises from them. Featured at this convention are pedals that give you the opportunity to do this. It also features workshops to show you the different uses of different pedals. The rest is up to you.

This year, there will be 3 workshops held at 3 different venues over 3 different weekends, followed by a big beautiful disastrous fuzzy band bang gig at HOME Club.

T.A.G.S. is a collaborative effort between Platform (The Label) and MR. MISSE.

Featuring City Music, MR. MISSE, Ty Music Centre, Guitar 77, OM Laboratiories, Randolf aka The Embryo, Documentary In Amber, The Love Experiment and many more…

Info:

Workshop 1:
We Spread The Love, and The Noise to you.
The basics of FX
4th August 2006, Friday 2pm – 3pm
SAE Institute Singapore (School of Audio Engineering)
71 Bencoolen Street #02-01
Singapore 189 643
Walking distance from Dhoby Ghaut or Bugis MRT Station
Demo/Workshop by City Music, MR. MISSE
Entry $2. Free Entry for SAE Students.

Workshop 2:
CUM FEEL THE NOIZE!!!
Advance FX, sound and noise
13th August 2006, Sunday 2pm – 10pm
The Substation
45 Armenian Street, 2nd Floor
Featuring demo and performances by…
Mr. MISSE, Randolf aka The Embryo, Ty Music Centre, OM Laboratories, Guitar 77, tbkfas, The Escapist Theorist, mindfuckingboy, GrumpEmotionalDUmbMalayBoy, wyxmm and many more.
Convention $3
Performance $3
Both events $6 + one lucky draw coupon


Workshop 3:
Come chill, and chill, and chill, and chill….
Acoustica, and The Fine Art of Looping.
19th August 2006, Saturday. 4pm-6pm
Earshot @ The Arts House
1 Old Parliament Lane Singapore 179429
Featuring…
Acoustic guitar demo by Maestro and Paul Ponodurai,
EsSample by Darren Ng aka Sonicbrat,
The Variax Acoustic by Bernard of City Music and,
The Art of Looping by Randolf Arriola aka The Embryo
Free Entry. Donations are welcome.


Finale:
A Big Beautiful Disastrous Fuzzy Band Bang
Mini-flea market, gig and lucky draw.
26th August 2006, Saturday. 4pm – 1030pm.
HOME Club
20, Upper Circular Road
B1-01/06, The Riverwalk
Singapore 058416
Entry $12 plus one drink + one lucky draw coupon.
Free entry to Drum and Bass event after 1030pm.
Featuring performances by Ugly In The Morning, Documentary In Amber, The Love Experiment, Super Illegals, Al Grande Terrorismo and more.

Every $10 spent at dealers will be entitled to a lucky draw coupon.
Prices include vouchers, discount coupons, effects and other accessories.
Proudly sponsored by Mr. MISSE, City Music, Guitar 77 and Ty Music Centre.

We're also having a 2nd hand booth for all you people who wanna sell their stuff. Pls email plasticblackspecs@hotmail.com with your list of items you wanna sell and for more info.


Enquiries
plasticblackspecs@hotmail.com
91813142

stop taking your happy pills

this is the HAPPY IDM PART

FOR GOOD

For Good! compilation out in all good music stores on last week of April


Music For Good (MFG) and Aging Youth Records (AYR) have collaborated on the For Good! CD compilation, amassing 14 homegrown acts under an umbrella to raise funds for MFG, a charity organisation dedicated to using music as a delivery channel to help its constituents. The proceeds from the album sales will be channelled to fund MFG’s youth outreach programs and its operation costs.



You can have a preview of the album at our MySpace page at www.myspace.com/agingyouth. All tracks contributed by the acts are previously unreleased, ranging from outtakes to remixes to tracks from upcoming albums.



For more details on Music For Good and how you can volunteer, log onto: www.musicforgood.org.

The compilation album is proudly sponsored by Bar None. And the official launch of the album will be held on Monday 8 May at Bar None (320 Orchard Road, Singapore Marriott Hotel Basement) with Documentary In Amber and Stoned Revivals showcasing their talents.

The track listing is as follows:

1. The Observatory – This Sad Song (Remixed by Rennie Gomes)
2. Camra – White Hearts Lane
3. Stoned Revivals – The New Way
4. Electrico – Hello
5. MUON – Against the Grain
6. B-Quartet – Catwalks
7. Lunarin – Absolution
8. Ugly In The Morning – Carousel
9. TypeWriter – Enemy
10. Elise – Massive Earth
11. Astreal – This was Wallflower. (Remixed by MUON)
12. Phorous – The Glowering
13. The Love Experiment – Orbit Around Me
14. Documentary In Amber – Turnstiles

Life Without Dreams

Platform (The Label) presents…

Micro Series: The Laptop sessions…

…a series of miniature gigs to yank the apathetic listener back into the intimacy that should exist between the sound and the mind

From computers that fills up an entire room to devices that fits into the palm of your hand, the laptop has not only made computing portable, it is also fast becoming a “musical instrument” of its own in this fast technology growing era.

Micro Series showcases musicians, or Artistes of different genres crafting their works in front of a live audience. The Laptop Sessions will feature the rhythmic and haunting performances of Life Without Dreams, The Escapist Theorist, Ba3s and ESPER from NUS/EML, who, aided by their portable computers as part of their instrumentation, will attempt to push music beyond the boundaries of tradition into a world of transcendental sound.

Date: 15th April 2006, Saturday

Time: 1900-2200hrs

Venue: The Substation Ltd. 45 Armenian Street. 2nd Floor. Dance Studio

Performers: Life Without Dreams, The Escapist Theorist, Ba3s and ESPER

Admission prices: Pay-As-You-Feel

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Life Without Dreams, is a result of three individuals who are searching for an outlet to develop ideas and concepts which do not fit in the context of their current bands. Consisting of members from IF / Phorous, Death of Cinema and Documentary in Amber, the trio aims to deliver conceptually structured sounds painted on the canvas of silence.