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The Observatory is an art rock, experimental and electronica band based in Singapore, consisting largely of alumni from significant 1990s Singaporean bands. They are influential in the Singapore music scene. The band formed in 2001 and performed for the first time at the Baybeats music festival in December 2002. They have released six albums, ''Time of Rebirth'' (March 2004), ''Blank Walls'' (September 2004), ''A Far Cry From Here'' (April 2007), ''Dark Folke'' (July 2009), ''Catacombs'' (April 2012) and ''Oscilla'' (Aug 2014). The band has performed in Norway, Italy, Japan, France, Germany and Singapore, and headlined regional music events in Malaysia and Thailand, such as MTV's Pattaya Music Festival, Heineken Fat Festival Bangkok and the Seoul Fringe Festival. The Observatory is the subject of a crowd-funded experimental music documentary, (''The Obs: A Singapore Story'' ), which premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival in December 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sgiff.com/films/obs-singapore-story/ )〕 ==Members== Leslie Low – Lead Vocals, Electric + Acoustic Guitars, Programming, Bass, Harmonica, Percussion Former frontman of veteran local band Humpback Oak, Low is the singer, guitarist and occasional bassist in the band. He is a music composer and sound designer by profession. Low graduated from the School of Film and Media Studies at Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a Diploma in Film, Sound and Video. He has also been involved in several side projects. As PAN GU, Low's collaboration with Lasse Marhaug (electronics), ''Primeval Man Born of the Cosmic Egg'', made it to SPIN's Top 20 Avant albums of 2013. Vivian Wang – Vocals, Piano, keyboards, Melodica, Percussion Classically trained pianist Vivian Wang sings, plays keyboards and generates sonic effects on laptops and synthesizer. Wang is a former TV presenter of the arts programme "Artitude" on local channel TV12 and also a host of Cathay Pacific's inflight series "World of Travel". A music supervisor and film producer by profession, Wang graduated with an Honours in Music. Wang is active in ARCN TEMPL, a duo with Low. Their debut ''Emanations of a New World'' (May 2010) and a web-only commemorative release ''Glass Blood'' (May 2014), were both released by American label Utech Records. Yuen Chee Wai – Synth, Electronics Yuen Chee Wai has been active in the local and international experimental and improv circuit for the past 15 years. He is also a part of the Far East Network (FEN) – a quartet composed of Otomo Yoshihide (Japan), Yan Jun (China) and Hankil Ryu (South Korea). Cheryl Ong – Drums, Percussion Cheryl Ong plays with her main act SA, an experimental trio that uses traditional Chinese instruments. Dharma – (former member) Electric Guitar A Nanyang Technological University Engineering graduate, Dharma was a former mechanical engineer at Epson. He has been involved in the Singapore underground music scene since the early 1990s as a guitarist with the band Heritage from 1995–1998, frontman of the local funk band, Throb, and member of Meddle and Chöd. In November 2014, Dharma left The Observatory to migrate away from Singapore. Bani Haykal – (former member) Drums, Percussion, Clarinet Born in 1985, Bani Haykal is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans the fields of visual and literary performances, using music and sound as primary mediums. A critically reflective artist and thinker, Bani's work examines the perceptions, relevance and culture of sound and music. In 2013, Bani was awarded the Young Artist Award by Singapore's National Arts Council. Bani joined the band after the release of ''Catacombs'' and left before ''Oscilla''. Victor Low – (former member) Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Bass Guitar, Glockenspiel, Percussion Music composer by profession. Low is former bassist of veteran local Singapore band Concave Scream. A classical guitar specialist, Low has also performed on drums since Ray Aziz left the band. Low is an Economics graduate of Boston University. Low left the band after the release of ''Catacombs''. Evan Tan – (former member) Programming, Keyboards, Melodica, Percussion One-time archivist specialising in audio-visual restoration at the National Archives of Singapore. Tan toured overseas with former band The Padres during their album promotion organised by Rock Records. An active performer/programmer in the digital music scene. Tan left the band after the release of ''Dark Folke''. Ray Aziz – (former member) Drums, Percussion Veteran drummer in Singapore, his former bands include Swirling Madness, Opposition Party, Sugarflies and Popland. He is currently also playing with Throb and The Blues Machine. Joining The Observatory during the ''A Far Cry From Here'' recording sessions, Ray contributed jazz/avant rock-styled drumming. He did not appear on ''Dark Folke'' and has since left the band. However, in 2011 he played drums for the band in a special performance commissioned by the Singapore Arts Festival to play a concert pull of reworkings of the Beatles' ''White Album''. Adam Shah – (former member) drums, percussion Formerly the youngest member of the group. A sessionist since 15, Adam is musically adept at guitar and bass as well. He joined in January 2005, bringing with him a style that reflects his eclectic influences such as Bloc Party, Radiohead, Broken Social Scene, Lamb of God, Mastodon, John Coltrane, John Butler, The Mars Volta and Pat Metheny, to name a few. Adam left the band after the release of ''Blank Walls'' and before ''A Far Cry From Here''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Observatory (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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