Fear Strikes Mankind

Mosaic Music Festival

2009-03-09T15:13:00.002+08:00

Nuance will be playing at Mosaic Music Festival on 18 March at following times: 6.15 -7pm and 8.15 -9pm. Venue: Mosaic Living Room (Esplanade Concourse). It's a free event so come and listen to us play a few tunes!

Nuance @ The Esplanade

2008-11-28T19:03:00.008+08:00

We will be performing at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre on 29 December at following times: 7.30pm to 8.15pm and 8.45pm to 9.30pm. Admission is free. See you there!

Junksounds Awards 2008

2008-10-08T11:42:00.001+08:00

The inaugural Junksounds Awards 2008 is up and running this month and Nuance was nominated in the Most Promising category representing Singapore.

Click and vote for us!

Nuance on Junk

2008-09-24T10:16:00.002+08:00

Nuance featured on Junk. Read the full article here.

EP Now Available Online

2008-08-31T10:23:00.002+08:00

Our EP is now available online from CD Baby.

Nuance in SpaEsprit Newsletter

2008-08-01T15:13:00.002+08:00

Our EP was mentioned in this month's SpaEsprit Newsletter.

Nuance in TODAY

2008-07-24T12:20:00.000+08:00

TODAY rated our EP 3/5.

Nuance Critics' Pick of the Week

2008-07-18T15:26:00.001+08:00

Our EP Launch gig is listed as the Critics’ Pick of the week in today’s edition of The Straits Times.

Nuance in TODAY PLUS

2008-07-18T08:56:00.004+08:00

Christopher Toh in conversation with Donald.

Nuance on The Power of Pop

2008-07-17T22:51:00.002+08:00

Kevin Mathews reviews our EP on The Power of Pop.

Nuance Interview on 98.7

2008-07-14T18:16:00.014+08:00

Last Saturday, we had a good time doing an interview with 98.7’s DJ Soo, and we hope you enjoyed it also. For those of you who missed it, you can stream a recording here.

What have we been up to this week ...

2008-07-11T15:20:00.003+08:00

Hey everyone, just a quick note to let you know what we’ve been up to.

Do catch our live interview on the 98.7 Home Show with DJ Soo. The interview goes out tomorrow at 7pm, and we will be playing an acoustic version of some of our songs.
NUS Radio Pulze will be doing a stream of our tracks next week.
Our EP Launch gig is getting super close and we’re all excited about having all of you and many others who don't know about us, hear our songs.

That’s it for now. Have a great week-end.

Fear Strikes Mankind Video on NME

2008-07-05T16:35:00.004+08:00

Our Fear Strikes Mankind Video is on the NME site.

EP Review: The Straits Times

2008-07-04T02:14:00.000+08:00

Our first EP review is out. The Straits Times gave us a 3-star treatment. If you missed yesterday's paper, don't fret ... here is the clipping:

What's been happening ....

2008-07-03T20:11:00.003+08:00

Hi guys, things are beginning to kick off, so we thought we'd check in with the latest news.

Starting today you can grab a copy of our EP from following stores: Roxy Records (5 Coleman Street, #02-15 Excelsior Shopping Centre – Tel 6337 7783 ), Straits Records (22 Bali Lane – Tel 9341 1572) and Beats Merchants Studio (11b Jalan Pinang – Tel 62920097). More stores to come.
Our ‘Silver City’ track is now airing on Lush Radio 99.5FM, and we would really like to hear your feedback.
Culturepush published an uncensored interview with Donald and posted our video clips on their site.
A short blurb about Nuance on Audioreload.
If you missed Monday’s Unpopular Radio Show, don’t worry. You can download the program from their site. Fear Strikes Mankind, Part I and II are part of the loop.

That’s all for now. More updates next week.

EP Launch!

2008-05-22T15:06:00.021+08:00

On Friday, 18 July, we will be launching our debut EP at Home Club, The Riverwalk. The event starts at 10 pm and admission is free until 10.30 pm. After 10.30 pm the cover charge is $18 (Free Flow from 10.30pm till 11.30pm).

Until then, kick back, stream the tracks or grab some popcorn and watch the videoclips!

Track 1: Mesopotamia

2008-05-20T21:18:00.004+08:00

Written in the aftermath of the announcement from the US that they will go hunt down Saddam in Iraq, Mesopotamia is a song about tyranny and about the poor boys that sign up to fight for their country. Ultimately it’s the tragedy of it all and the death of diplomacy.

You,
Are the lord
Of this very last empire
The leader of the world and all free people

Unelected mullahs
From the kingdom of Iran
Destroy the name of freedom and democracy

You,
Are the lord
Of this very last empire
The leader of the world and all free people

And you,
Send all your ships
And all, your tanks and guns
Diplomacy is useless in this region
And little boys will join the ranks
They’ll all thank Jesus for this chance
The blood and lies are nothing when,
The terror networks dead
The evil axis is cracked
It’s not about the oil it’s not for money

Kill diplomacy.

Track 2: Fear Strikes Mankind

2008-05-19T17:22:00.011+08:00

Another song from the early years of our inception. There are two parts to it. The second part was developed over the years. Fear Part I is the story of Abraham and Isaac from the Old Testament. Abraham has to sacrifice Isaac under God’s command. So the story is told from both Abraham and Isaac’s viewpoint. The song is about faith and the struggle between not wanting to do something and the duty of having to do something. It’s an existential question about whether there is a purpose to this. Like, would God not allow this evil to be carried out? Is there a purpose? Fear II is about organized religion and the question of whether or not we are serving the purpose of God by following the purpose of the Church.

We walked in silence,
And up the hill as son and father
To that sacred place
We walked, we didn’t talk
About the end
My face was clear
I wondered if what I believed was true

And on,
The summit
The sacrifice was due.

Why this vengeance?
Why this love?

Don’t let, your dagger fall,
I’ll let your faith stand tall
I’ll walk the hill,
I’ll walk for you.
I’m ready to be sacrificed
My love for you and love for God,
Still hoping that what I believed was true.

And on
The summit,
The sacrifice was due

And then my hand was stopped.

It’s been several years,
Still we haven’t understood;
The war against aggression,
The war against another book

And who wrote the Word for you,
And which mouth piece said,
“The end is nigh!
There’s much to do!
It’s us or them
Who would you choose?”

And still they write the words for you,
And still they claim that they
Are guided by your divine light,
To lead us to our divine right

And they congregate,
And so they sit and plot
The sufferance of humankind
The chosen bloom;
The others rot

Can you see from where You are?
Are we numbered like the stars?
We’ve been trampled for too long
The high price of divination.

Track 3: Silver City

2008-05-18T17:26:00.006+08:00

Silver City was born during an ad hoc jam with Alexius, when he first joined the band. It started off as a song about my grandpa who passed away 3 years ago. My dad didn’t get to see him as much because he was in a different country, and I didn’t get to see either of them much, because all three of us were in different countries. That situation spurred me on to develop the lyrics into a narrative of a man who’s on his deathbed, wishing to correct regrets, which he can’t.

I’ve been everywhere,
On a back of a van
And the stories I will tell
Are things I’ve tasted

Whilst they look in admiration,
I feel an empty glee
Though my wanderlust I’m sure
I have placated

And the life,
I have lived
And the people,
I’ve forsaken
Are but photographs in front of me
Tonight

When the silver city calls you
There won’t be a place to hide
Lord I wish I’d seen your face
Just one last time
Though I know it’s time for me to die
I just can’t say goodbye
And those pearly gates are closing fast behind

Well I’ve seen everything
More than twice
Just for fun
And I’ve given up the time
I gave my son.

I was happy
For a while
But it’s hard to keep that smile
Though I’ve earned enough to live that life I wanted

And the life,
I have lived
And the people,
I’ve forsaken
Are but photographs in front of me
Tonight

When the silver city calls you
There won’t be a place to hide
Lord I wish I’d seen your face
Just one last time
Though I know it’s time for me to die
I just can’t say goodbye
And those pearly gates are closing fast behind.

Oh lord,
The moon is red
Tonight

When the silver city calls you
There won’t be a place to hide
Lord I wish I’d seen your face
Just one last time
Though I know it’s time for me to die
I just can’t say goodbye
And those pearly gates are closing fast behind

Lord I’m coming home.

Labour Lyrics

2008-05-17T17:27:00.003+08:00

Live Track recorded at Home Club by Joe Ng (ex-Padres).

Think about the things you’ve found
You took your clothes off for a pound
Nothing matters if you’re paid
We’re all penniless in debt.

So it all went well in school
You’ve got your grades your accolades
But that’s a year ago it’s now
There’s not enough to keep your bed.

So you think it’s all gone to shit
They said they would protect you
But it’s all in the red.

They pushed us all beyond the edge
They said they would protect me
I’ll see that when I’m dead.

Luna Lyrics

2008-05-16T13:30:00.007+08:00

Live Track recorded at Home Club by Joe Ng (ex-Padres).

The passing on of daylight,
Is beckoning to you
You ascend your throne amidst
All your glittery people
You rule in solitude
A steady strong monarch
Invisible in skies of red
You fascinate my eye

Luna
You shine in all your splendor
You know our hearts desire
Conferring of the hour
Democracy in heaven
You hold an empty scepter
Luna you queen of the hour
The phoenix rises from the fire
The twinkle in the eye
Of a face up in the sky
You give the shadows life
Prowler in the darkness
Creeping up behind us
Invading our subconscience
And all through the night
I scream
I dream

Luna
You shine in all your splendor
You know our hearts desire
Conferring of the hour
Democracy in heaven
You hold an empty scepter
Luna you queen of the hour
The phoenix rises from the fire.

Join us ....

2008-05-15T15:47:00.004+08:00

“The time has come,” the walrus said,
To talk of many things.
And why the sea is boiling hot,
And whether pigs have wings.”

(from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872 by Lewis Carroll)

Join us as we discuss the obvious and lecture on the mundane in a medium that cannot be breached by apathy or tyranny.