Etc November Reign 2011

Unexpected appearance of the mugs of 'tuneful... noisesmiths' Etc in the paper! Foreign 3-Way :: Bottlesmoker + Etc + Free Deserters is the week's top gig pick in today's Straits Times. And what an honour: it was chosen by Dino from beloved national treasures of Singapore: Force Vomit (and 1234X and The Guilt). Surprised we

beat out more professionally-run photo-jennies BOTTLESMOKER and Free Deserters when it came to the photo editor's choice.

More details:

Foreign 3-Way :: Bottlesmoker + Etc + Free Deserters
The Pigeon Hole -

52 Duxton Rd -

Singapore

Saturday, 5th November 2011 - 7:30pm
Entry: $10
Facebook invite: here

P.S. Not only is it nice to be in the paper today, but it’s also not every day that one gets to be under a hairy crab and on top of Hatsune Miku:

SLOW BURN Movie Music by Etc

Etc :: Movie Music from "Slow Burn" by Etc.

Etc music for SLOW BURN.
Recorded by Ah Boy Wong at TNT Studios, Singapore. 2011.

SLOW BURN is a Winter Western, starring Bebe Templeton, Kat Letwin, Cat Oliver and Renita Fillatre. Directed by Christine Chew.
See the trailer at http://tinyurl.com/sburn

SLOW BURN Movie Trailer :: Music by Etc

March On

Etc has a relatively busy schedule for the next few days AND a new recording online to commemorate this burst of activity. 

Here's the song:   

Malaysian Trucks by Etc.

And here's their schedule : 

Thurs, 3 March: A FREE DESERTERS PARTY 

Etc is one of the bands playing as their Malaysian pals, Free Deserters launch their new album

LAUNDRY The Curve, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183193938384481

Fri, 4 March: PINKY PIGLETS 

Etc opens for Japanese girl-rock band, Pinky Piglets at their first Singapore gig

PRINCE OF WALES 101 Dunlop Street, Little India, Singapore 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179352888776165

Sat, 5 March: 

Etc, Kevin Mathews and others play at the 'Open House' of this new venue

THE PIGEONHOLE The Pigeonhole, 52 & 53 Duxton Road, Singapore

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141632575899061

Sun, 6 March: 

Etc joins the likes of Typewriter, Basement In My Loft, Pinholes, King Kong Jane and others at this free festival.  

LOVE-IN Hong Lim Park, Singapore

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182776565092443

Etc :: Krème Bulé di Bandung

Etc :: Krème Bulé di Indonesia

Etc plays Indonesia. 

Thursday, Feb 3. 2011: 30 Rocks at Eastern Promise, Jakarta. Facebook event page here. 

Friday, Feb 4. 2011: San Titre at Potluck Cafe, Bandung. Facebook event page here.

Happy Lunar New Year!

Etc :: A Swift Half Under the Basement

"Fancy joining Ben Etc for a quickie under the Basement?"

Translated: Half of the Etc duo will be playing a solo set of Etc songs as the guest of top rocking pop trio Basement In My Loft. Like it says on the Facebook page here. 

Where: P.O.W :: Prince of Wales - 101 Dunlop Street, Little India, Singapore

When: Saturday, 8 Jan 2011. Etc 

9pm: Etc

10pm: BIML  

Mark your Mayan Calendar! 

Etc :: Superhero, Incognito

Superhero, Incognito by abcdetc

Here's 'Superhero, Incognito' for you entertainment.

We didn't have time to add the intended seasonal seasoning and gift-wrap to make it a 'Christmas Single', but we hope it suits your stocking anyway. Besides, Etc is for life - not just for Christmas.

Hope you're well. x

Recorded by Ah Boy Wong KK at TNT studios, 3-5pm, Saturday 11 December 2011. Played by Harvey Chamberlain and Ben Harrison, Etc. Written by Ben Harrison Etc.

Etc :: Below the Basement

The Etc duo will play some of their unpopular favourites as honoured guests of Basement In My Loft at Prince of Wales in Singapore this Saturday. Starting 9pm promtish. 

Date: 30 October 2010

Venue: P.O.W. :: The Prince of Wales, 101 Dunlop Street, Little IndiaSingapore

Facebook invite is here. Selemat Samhain (the feast celebrated at this time of the year in Gaelic cultures. It's "Summer's End", or the start of the dark half of year (and why there's Halloween)). 

Etc :: Funny Bones (for Norman Wisdom)

Etc :: Funny Bones (Semi-Acoustic) by Etc. 

Posted in memory of Norman Wisdom.

Etc :: Live in Singapore (April 2010) by abcdetc

Etc :: Live in Singapore (April 2010) by abcdetc Etc v�rit� - complete gig for you, unedited.

Etc :: Dancing To The Smiths (semi-acoustic; live version) by abcdetc

Etc :: Dancing To The Smiths (semi-acoustic; live version) by abcdetc

Etc :: Trans*end

A recent solo improvisation on the Etc oldie called 'Trans*end' has been put online here (at Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/abcdetc/etc-trans-end-707). Includes primitive loops + some e-bow.  

Happy Hari Raya from Etc.

It's the end of the Muslim fasting month, and that means it's the Hari Raya holiday in places like Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia (places across which Etc's band-folk are currently scattered)  – and that's a good enough excuse for put a verité recording of an Etc concert for your listening (and downloading) pleasure here. The set was definitely recorded in 2010, possibly in April. And on a Friday, in sweltering heat. 

The songs played: 

Malaysian Trucks 

Astrogal 

Dumb Waiter 

Bungalow 

Love Is No Alibi

 Pretty Fall 

Big Girl's Blouse 

Adolesce 

Handphones on 

the Dancefloor 

Peter Panic

Thanks for having us. And Selemat Hari Raya to all!  

Like it says at: http://tinyurl.com/black-blu

Etc's Jakarta-based drummer makes the most of his Singapore weekend R&R* jaunt** – two Etc gigs in one evening.
The Etc trio haven't been same-place/same-time for quite a while, so they could be rusty. Hopefully still trusty...

6.30pm "BLACK"
Pre-Breakfast ALL AGES Show at Blackhole 212
Part of WHITE NOISE @ BLACK HOLE party
212 Syed Alwi Rd (off Jln Besar) - enter via alley behind Syed Alwi Rd
ALL AGES! INVITE BY RSVP ONLY
See here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141296832573812

7.16pm BERBUKA PUASA
Selamat makan yo

8.08pm "BLU"
Late Breakfast Set as guests of PINHOLES + CARNATION at BluJaz Cafe
11 Bali Lane, near Arab Street (MRT: Bugis or Nicoll Highway)
Cost: $12 (includes first drink)
More here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141800722525474


* R&R = Rock & Roll
** jaunt = actually he's on a mission to buy the new Lunarin album asap (Straits Records it is then)

Etc invites you to a Guilty Party

Been adding Etc recordings to this Etc page here.

Today: 'Guilty Party' - done semi-acoustic sometime last year. 

You might also be able to see it on the very page you're looking at now. 

Be well. 

Etc :: Undrummed

Etc's latest recording adventures didn't get too far last weekend. Drummer Harvey was briefly in town and all was set for a marathon session of drum track recording. But just before tape was set to roll, the call came in: the studio's microphones had mysteriously disappeared overnight. As a souvenir, we've added some drumless recordings of some of Etc's most-requested songs to the Etc Reverbnation for your listening and free-downloading pleasure. They're labeled as "semi-acoustic" versions of "Bungalow", "Malaysian Trucks" and "Dancing to The Smiths" in the players below or to the side of this page. Enjoy.

Etc Going Aloft

Something to do this Saturday night: see sterling songsmiths Basement In My Loft play songs from their forthcoming album, See The Rhyme In The Dirt & Grime (plus songs from "a select catalog of the bands that shaped their sound"). Get familiar with Basement and their memorable powerful tunes in the intimate setting of The Prince of Wales Pub before they go on to rock Baybeats 2010 in a few months. 

The Etc trio open (starting at 9.30pm), making the most of a flying visit from their drummer, who is no longer based in Singapore. Thanks to Adrian Jones from Basement In My Loft and Malcolm Davis from The Prince of Wales for graciously sneaking Etc's trio of cheeky monkeys onto the bill. 

Facebook event page here. 

When: Saturday, 12 June, 2010. 

Where: P.O.W. - The Prince of Wales, 101 Dunlop Street, Little India (between Sim Lim and Serangoon), Singapore

Timing: 9.30-10.15pm: Etc. 10.30-till late: Basement In My Loft

Etc Go Home (w/ Indus Gendi + Gloria + The Mo Chi Him)

Etc plays at Home Club this Friday. Also playing are Indus Gendi, Gloria and The Mo Chi Him. The gig is to celebrate the end of university exams in Singapore, but all are welcome... oh, provided you're of legal age. 

Date: Friday (7 May 2010)

Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm 

Place: Home Club, The Riverwalk, Singapore

Entry: $8 (Students: $7)

STOP-PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT :: A Light in a Dark Room TONIGHT

This is being posted only a couple of hours before showtime - but anything to help seems like a good idea for this benefit show called A Light In A Dark Room. And it's a REAL benefit show. It's not a fund-raiser so a band can go and ponce around on a foreign stage... but an attempt to to raise funds for Mika –a mother-to-be– who has been diagnosed with a relapse of a type of blood cancer. The results from Sime Darby Medical Centre in Subang Jaya, Malaysia are that they're is suffering from lymph node biopsy – Anaplastic T Cell Lymphoma, ALK-1 positive.

The show is 7pm, tonight at Blackhole 212 $5 at the door. Bands playing include the lovely DIS IS IT: See the poster/flyer below. And spread the word. A little thing might make a big difference. 

Where's Blackhole 212? It's in the alley behind 212 Syed Alwi Rd, Singapore. And it's worth knowing this if you have any interest in Singapore music. It's a great place. Proper Indie - as in: independent like. 

What else you going to do tonight? American Idol?