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Come Together 2023

Esplanade Presents

Music

A Subterranean Affair

(Singapore)

30 Dec 2023, Sat, 7pm, 8.30pm & 10pm

40mins

(Intermission: None)

DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade

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Synopsis

Join homegrown musicians as they rip the heavy riffs of grunge, ethereal shoegaze and Britpop anthems from the 1990s by the likes of Soundgarden, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, American Music Club, Chapterhouse, Stone Roses, The Smiths, James, Placebo, Curve and more!


They will also revisit their own classics from Flow, Disko Biscuit, The Stoned Revivals, The Mother, Humpback Oak, PsychoSonique and Force Vomit. 

Advisory:

No tickets will be issued. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Language: English
Things to Note:
Accessibility Advisory: We provide a range of access services and relaxed performances for patrons with access needs. For wheelchair-accessible seats, please call Esplanade Customer Experience at 6828 8377 for assistance. Concessions for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and up to one accompanying companion are available. | View our accessibility guide
Artist Information

A Subterranean Affair

A Subterreanean Affair is a motley collaboration of Singapore’s 1990s underground indie scene elder statesmen and friends coming together to lark and rouse sonic pearls of the ‘90s local underground scene. 

 

Featuring Syed Ahmad (Stoned Revivals), Hassan (Bushmen/Disko Biscuit), Topet (Flow/Disko Biscuit), Nigel Hogan (The Mother/Padres), Leslie Low (Humpback Oak), Ginette Chittick (PsychoSonique/Astreal), Dino (Force Vomit), Roz (Ecrus Garage). 

Syed Ahmad (Stoned Revivals)

Ahmad's Instagram | The Stoned Revival's Instagram | Tiramisu's Instagram | Bloco Singapura's Instagram | Bandcamp | Bandwagon

Songsmith, producer, director and educator, Syed wears many hats with The Stoned Revivals, Tiramisu, Disko Biscuits and Psychedelic Ants. 

Hassan (Bushmen / Flow / Disko Biscuit)

YouTube

Hassan is one half of 90s alt rockers Flow and lays the bass for reggae band, The Bushmen and shoegazers, Disko Biscuit. His hobbies include breakdancing and fishing. 

Topet (Flow / Disko Biscuit)

YouTube

Reticent multi-instrumentalist and elder stateman of the 90s underground scene, Topet sings and rips gorgeous riffs with Flow and bangs the drums with Disko Biscuit. 

Nigel Hogan (The Mother / Padres)

YouTube

Nigel Hogan remains an enigma and has no social media. He has broken his self-imposed exile to hang with the musician friends he loves and respects. 

Leslie Low (Humpback Oak)

Bandcamp | YouTube

There are names in the annals of the Singaporean music industry that instantly echo with an aura of reverence. Leslie Low is one of them. 

Ginette Chittick (PsychoSonique / Astreal)

Instagram | Bandcamp

Ginette Chittick is a member of seminal shoegaze band, Astreal and a DJ. As a key member of the 90s punk scene, Ginette was a founding member of Singapore’s first all-female band PsychoSonique and a prolific zine-producer. 

Dino (Force Vomit)

Force Vomit's Instagram | The Guilt's Instagram

Dino is the frontman, guitarist and songwriter of surf-punk, garage rock outfit Force Vomit.  

 

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the band released albums and gigged regularly in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. He is also a member of alternative rock bands The Guilt, 1234X, The Return and Slowjaxxx Does Dallas, who have also released records and performed in Singapore and Malaysia. 

Roz (Ecrus Garage)

Instagram | TikTok | Facebook

Songwriter, singer & guitarist for 90s indie rock band, Ecrus Garage, Roz currently meanders sonic bliss as an experimental live looping artist. 

Bachtiar (Stellarium)

Instagram

Date & Time

30 Dec 2023, Sat

7pm

DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade

8.30pm

DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade

10pm

DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade
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