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About Me

too many words in a bio sucks. anyway, this is just a little project on the side when i get bored and feel like recording something.

i play guitar for local indie band "Sleeve". check out our myspace as well. i'm also part of newly formed band "Freefallers"!

i love effects, i'm a gear geek.. and i like taking pictures whenever i can.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/21/2006
Band Website: you are currently viewing THE website
Band Members: just me actually.. for this gives me a chance to totally indulge.

Influences: Strongly influenced by- Radiohead, Mew, Bloc Party, Sigur RÃ³s, Mogwai, Mansun, Silverchair, Muse, U2, Jay Chou, The Album Leaf, Kula Shaker, Weezer, Bee Gees, Luna Sea, Mono, M83, Hammock, Stars of the Lid, Furniture, Ecrus Garage, Eraserheads, Padi, Documentary in Amber, KoffKoff...
Sounds Like: subtly emotional, dreamy and messed up music with transpired angst, less rage and more fragility..
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Epic Start

Woah.. i've not posted for so long. anyway, new song just uploaded.. was supposed to work on a new song for Freefallers but ended up playing around with my new set-up which included a Boss RC-2 Loop S...
Posted by optomistic on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:03:00 PST

Brass Basah Cacophoney

This was supposed to be named "Music for exercise". I had intended to make it suited for aerobics or perhaps to tell the story of a man who slacked too much and can't complete a 2.4km run to pass IPPT...
Posted by optomistic on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:26:00 PST

Thunder and Lightning

The 1234X song, already so unique and sitinct as its own, has taken a new meaning for me. RIP Wayne. Although I don't know you personally, I've seen your work and you have always been so passionate ab...
Posted by optomistic on Thu, 24 May 2007 12:06:00 PST

inside ah?

Formerly named "My laptop sucks", i've managed to add a few more tracks having found out that I could bounce tracks into one in order to save RAM. yey! (thanks bro koffkoff bro). but sadly (or perhaps...
Posted by optomistic on Sun, 20 May 2007 11:49:00 PST

my laptop sucks

yes.. i've been spending 10 times more time troubleshooting, and waiting for it to recover from freezing and crashing, than doing some actual recording! i've had to shut it down and switch it on repea...
Posted by optomistic on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:31:00 PST

make haste.. the paper chase.

Exams, exams, exams... life in Singapore is so fixed on the paper chase. It disgusts me. But I have no choice.
Posted by optomistic on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:34:00 PST