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Jan. 10, 2023

498991 On Silver Wings

In 2019, Changi Airport handled over 1,000 flights a day, which meant a take off or landing every 83 seconds. Then the pandemic took a heavy toll on the aviation industry, and Changi was reduced that to just 80 flights …

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Jan. 3, 2023

089065 Bergama Stereo In Singapore - SAM

One of the best open spaces you can enjoy are museums, many in classic older buildings. Singapore Arts Museum's 2 buildings in the downtown core are renovating, so they're over at Tanjong Pagar Distripark. The best exhibit for audiophiles is …

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Dec. 28, 2022

179558 Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall SIFA 2022

The last of my series of soundscapes for the venues for Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022 is for Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall. Commissioned by Arts House Limited for the Singapore International Festival of Arts. First Presented at Life …

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Dec. 25, 2022

439053 Goodman Arts Centre SIFA 2022

I was commissioned by Arts House Limited to create soundscapes for 6 of the venues used for Singapore International Festival of Arts. This is for Goodman Arts Venue, which had an opening air performance space, and features the empty space …

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Dec. 22, 2022

038981 Esplanade SIFA 2022

The 2022 Singapore International Festival of Arts marked the first major festival in Singapore since the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures. I was commissioned by Arts House Limited to create soundscapes for 6 of the venues as they came back …

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Dec. 20, 2022

199918 Aliwal Arts Centre SIFA 2022

With the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures in Singapore in April 2022, Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022 would be the first festival to take place. I was commissioned by Arts House Limited to create soundscapes for 6 of the …

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Dec. 14, 2022

179429 Arts House at the Old Parliament SIFA 2022

The Arts House at The Old Parliament was one of the venues for Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022, the first festival since the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures. I visited as the crews were setting up in this iconic …

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Dec. 7, 2022

117537 Pasir Panjang Power Station SIFA 2022

The pandemic closed and constrained Singapore's performing spaces for 2 years. The 2022 Singapore International Festival of Arts marked the first major festival in Singapore since the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures. I was commissioned by Arts House Limited to …

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Dec. 1, 2022

738656 They Died for All Free Men

22km from the city centre, on a quiet hill, lie the remains for over 4,400 who died in the line of duty during World War II. The Singapore Memorial bears the names of 24,346 soldiers and airmen killed in SE …

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Nov. 23, 2022

408933 Ice Ice Baby

Not all ice is frozen equally - solid carbon dioxide, aka Dry Ice, sublimes in air straight from solid to gas, which makes it critical in transporting anything that needs to stay cold. It also sounds insanely cool when you …

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Nov. 16, 2022

238859 Singapore in Mono Stereo Binaural

I visited several places in Singapore to record the same place using 3 different spatial techniques - mono, stereo and binaural. Use headphones for this episode, cos the binaural effect only works with headphones. The set-ups were a X-Y config …

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Nov. 9, 2022

189673 Ella Spira Global Landscapes Singapore

Ella Spira is a Grammy-nominated British composer, artist and co-founder of production company Sisters Grimm. A truly multi-disciplinary artist, she held her immersive exhibition, Global Landscape Singapore, this month in Singapore. The exhibition celebrates the richness of life in and …

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Nov. 8, 2022

449876 Breakfast at Marine Cove

The 3rd episode of my series looking for a relaxing spot in Singapore brings me to East Coast Park beach. As soon as you reach the waterline, with the bubbly surf lapping at your feet, the sense of space is …

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Nov. 1, 2022

169208 Sleepless in Singapore

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. Less than 5 hours of sleep a night can cause havoc, so this episode presents a summary of 3 types of …

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Nov. 1, 2022

169208 Sleepless in Singapore - Bonus Pink Noise

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. This bonus episodes is 30 minutes of pink noise with a gentle 5 minute taper at the end. Sleep Deprivation Article …

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Nov. 1, 2022

169208 Sleepless in Singapore - Bonus Brown Noise

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. This bonus episodes is 30 minutes of brown noise with a gentle 5 minute taper at the end.

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Nov. 1, 2022

169208 Sleepless in Singapore - Bonus White Noise

Singapore ranks 3rd in a survey of sleep deprivation across 43 major cities: only Tokyo and Seoul are worse. This bonus episodes is 30 minutes of white noise with a gentle 5 minute taper at the end. Sleep Deprivation Article …

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Oct. 25, 2022

109178 Terrace Gardens at The Alkaff Mansion

The 2nd episode of my series looking for a relaxing spot in Singapore brings me to the Terrace Garden on the Southern Ridges Trails. The entrance is next to The Alkaff Mansion and the Terrace Garden is a climb that's …

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Oct. 19, 2022

619230 Asian Koel aka Uwu Bird

It's the bird that everyone hates, because of it's annoying call: the Asian Koel starts calling for a mate from as early as 5am, and it's wail has been described as u-wu / oo-oh / ooh-whoo: whichever way you spell …

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Oct. 12, 2022

089487 Tanjong Pagar Air-Cons

The shophouses in Tanjong Pagar are conserved and restricted to F&B or Retail at street level, which means lots of air-con to make them cool, welcoming places. But go behind and into the alleyway behind, and you'll come face to …

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Oct. 7, 2022

160022 Aquarium Tanks

When I lowered a hydrophonic microphone into a 40 litre office aquarium tank to listen to what the fishes are hearing, I was expecting the kind of soundscape that I'd heard on films like The Abyss and Sphere. What I …

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Sept. 28, 2022

179434 The Treasury

Singapore is a financial centre in Asia that handles a phenomenal amount of money every day, but it's still cash that makes the heart sing cha-ching! I bought a note counting machine off Carousell and recorded the heck out of …

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Sept. 23, 2022

298637 Bukit Brown Cemetery

This season, I'm looking for quiet spaces in Singapore, a city state with limited land that has to balance progress with preservation of green spaces. This episode, I'm at Bukit Brown Cemetery, a public Chinese cemetery established in the early …

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Oct. 24, 2021

018974 ArtScience Museum Orchestral Manoeuvres Exhibition

Orchestral Manoeuvres: See Sound. Feel Sound. Be Sound brings together 32 composers and contemporary artists from across the world to create a very different kind of exhibition at the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Visit the exhibition to …

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