Music for those who still care.
Music for a new world.
The Observatory – a name that may suggest passive objectivity, but which really describes a band whose music is an impassioned response to the society it is enmeshed in. A world where politics have failed us, power and greed rule us, and hate and ignorance divide us...
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Music for a new world.
The Observatory – a name that may suggest passive objectivity, but which really describes a band whose music is an impassioned response to the society it is enmeshed in. A world where politics have failed us, power and greed rule us, and hate and ignorance divide us...
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| 24 October 2026 Programme |
| Playfreely Studio |
| We are embarking on a new series, Playfreely Studio, for musicians who are drawn to free improvisation but not had much options to pursue it. After 2 to 3 closed-door sharing sessions, five of them step into the open, in various configurations, on one night. |
 2 September 2026Feature |
| Interview with The Straits Times on Baybeats’ 25th Anniversary |
| The Observatory, who made their live debut at the first Baybeats in 2002, tell The Straits Times how their sound and formats have changed since, and why platforms for alternative music can't be taken for granted. |
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Asian Film Archive x Singapore Biennale 2025 - 2026 Membrane Could ancient caves be our oldest cinemas? Membrane is an attempt to create a transformative, elemental space where the border between this world and the next might become porous. Delve into a numinous time-space where echoes of a primordial past pulse through a subterranean landscape. The installation brings together layered instrumentals, found sound, and Virtual Reality (VR) technology, inviting audiences to enter a rich, multisensorial experience as they speculate on humankind’s enduring fascination with light, movement, and storytelling. MORE INFORMATION |
