The Observatory (band)
The Observatory | |
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The Observatory performing at The Substation, 2016: Yuen Chee Wai, Vivian Wang , Cheryl Ong, and Leslie Low | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | Experimental rock, art rock, electronica, indie rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label | Independent |
| Members | Dharma Yuen Chee Wai Cheryl Ong |
| Past members | Evan Tan Ray Aziz Adam Shah Victor Low Bani Haykal Vivian Wang Leslie Low |
| Website | theobservatory |
The Observatory is a rock band based in Singapore, primarily composed of musicians from 1990's Singaporean bands. The band formed in 2001 and performed for the first time at the 2002 Baybeats Music Festival.
The band has released eight studio albums since their formation: Time of Rebirth (2004), Blank Walls (2005), A Far Cry From Here (2007), Dark Folke (2009), Catacombs (2012), Oscilla (2014), Continuum (2015), and August is the Cruellest (2016). They have performed in Norway, Italy, Japan, France, Germany, and Singapore and in music events in Malaysia, Thailand, and South Korea, including the MTV Pattaya Music Festival, Heineken Fat Festival Bangkok, St Jerome's Laneway Festival, and the Seoul Fringe Festival.
The Observatory is the subject of The Obs: A Singapore Story, a crowd-funded, experimental music documentary. The film premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival in December 2014, and was later screened at the CINEDAYS Festival of European Film in Macedonia, the DORF Music Film Festival in Croatia, and the Bare Bones International Music and Film Festival in the United States.