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singascene #01: Finders, Keepers

August 9th, 2011. While everyone else is enjoying their super long weekend from calling in sick yesterday, I’m still happily jobless, and I find myself putting together a little mixtape. Armed with considerable online stalking skills and a propensity to download everything I come across, I’ve collected a small stash of forgotten music from my favourite bands — early demos, ripped off abandoned MySpace’s, tracks shared on blogs long deserted, recordings taken from that friend who knows that guy in that band. Some of these might’ve seen limited release physically or online, but those that haven’t… well, I found them anyway. I’ve kept it to the more recognisable names of the past few years, but even loyal fans should be able to find something new.

So it is with some pride — the patriotic kind, mind, lest I be labeled as some kind of indie snob, which I might be, but that is not within the scope of this post — that I present to you singascene #01. I’ve already put in the hard work as a slightly deranged fan and musical pack rat; you need only move your mouse a little over this way to share in the spoils.

Download singascene #01 (.zip)

Tracklist:
01 Adel Rashid - Sun Through My Window
02 Giants Must Fall - Whale Song (demo)
03 Paris In The Making - A lonely sky bids farewell
04 A Vacant Affair - How About Enough (demo)
05 For This Cycle - For What It’s Worth (demo)
06 I Am David Sparkle - Dance of Death (Live at Cactus Records)
07 Inch Chua - Cheers To Love (Caracal cover)
08 Elsa Kidspy - The Cloud Song
09 Amateur Takes Control - The Difference Is (live)
10 West Grand Boulevard - DKNY
11 Postbox - Find A Way (Plansunset cover)
12 Caracal - When Open Inverted Commas Close
13 Seyra - You make me go (demo)
14 B-Quartet - Rainbow Connection / Beautiful Crash (live)
15 Plainsunset - Checking Email (live)

Thanks to channers for naming this mixtape!

Hey guys, here’s something I’ve been working on.

Baybeats Day 2 Field Guide

Here, I’ve picked out who you need to see and where on 20th August, with time for dinner. You’re welcome.

Dear friend,

I believe in letting go. The things in life that you may hold dear to your heart can never truly belong to you alone. The journey of living is but an essential wanderlust towards discovery and fulfilment — of dreams.

Hence, I am letting go and sharing my dreams with you. I would like to invite you into my world — and maybe myself into yours.

The compilation of songs from my debut EP are available free for you here. I hope you will take them with you on your journey. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Seyra

Seyra’s excellent self-titled EP is now free to download. If you can spare the SGD$8 I highly suggest grabbing a physical copy though!

Remember Seyra? Finally my chance to catch her live, together with:

• Mux — must I say it again? 1/2 of B-Quartet, live art, everything you ever wanted
• Cotton Island — I know Fiona loves them, no it’s not a retail store
• Great empty — post-rockers I’ve failed to mention! The EP is a free download. Intense vocals/samples/spoken word, I love that they’re doing something different.

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