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"sculpturing the most delightfully demurring frost tipped and Brontean swept folktronics that weve rarely had the pleasure of hearing since fortdaxs shy eyed snow trod enchantment at bracken coaxed with an intimate aura and teased and measured under a classically minded eye these evocative snow tipped slices of caressfully chilled ambience tweak tenderly at the work of Ryuichi Sakamoto, equipped with playful key flurries and engaging a delightfully pacifying tonality they vibrate with a wistful carefree demeanour best experienced for full impact in the stillness of night We suggest you start your journey with the utterly disarming down tempo charms of when I used to be a snoozing crystal tipped gem orbiting through the cosmic voids sprinkling handfuls of enchanted dust and lulling all it encounters into states of swoon like awe." Mark Barton, LOSINGTODAY.COM - The Indie Music Magazine (USA); QUIET WINDOWS, 2009
"Through a multicolored kaleidoscope of glittering musical soundscapes, Sonicbrat delivers a harmonic atmosphere which is perfectly suitable for self-meditation. This crossover of dark deep introspection and innocent wispy delight indubitably exhibits a solid sense of unyielding courage as well as elegant indifference when confronting the fickleness of realistic world, which reminds audience that the ultimate serenity is not only in his creative euphony but also in everybodys inner mind." KIWI (China); QUIET WINDOWS, 2009
"Andre Tarkovskij made motions come alive in Stalker by visualizing actions with sounds. This album has the same thematic structure and leaves beautiful marks on your soul..." APPELL (Sweden); QUIET WINDOWS, 2009
"A really beautiful electronica-ambient that will make your life more pleasant." yamanotedreams (Belgium); QUIET WINDOWS, 2009
"The first four tracks on this album are light, happy melodies that to me perfectly fit the mood of fall. Then the album shifts into somber reflective moodscapes. Piano becomes prominent in some of the later tracks. Quiet and beautiful. Clicks, clinks, garbbles, field recordings and all sorts of pretty sounds wonderfully compliment every song. This album is obviously the work of an expert sound artist who apparently is incorporating his song skills into image and performance projects with other artists on the side. I will be looking for more Sonicbrat recordings, and continue listening to this album through the dreary seasons." Modern Milk Reviews (USA), Of Things Unending (Self-released),2008
"The classically trained pianist creates delicate piano pieces and glistening soundscapes that embody a childlike innocence This is the kind of music that floats over its listener requiring no effort on the listeners part, yet manages to stay in your thoughts long after it has stopped playing. There is also a sense of familiarity in the pieces, but it never feels as if you have heard it all before, rather, it is more like rediscovering an album that you used to love but for some reason stopped playing long ago Of Things Unending is a solid album from beginning to end, containing no weak tracks. It is calming, gentle and meditative, and is an absolute pleasure to listen to." The Silent Ballet (USA), Of Things Unending (Self-Released), 2008
"All the way from Singapore comes this release from Sonicbrat and it comprises ten tracks of remarkably gentle instrumental music In a way these songs are like little fairytales they turn out to be quite comforting to you as time passes and this album will do very nicely for those quieter, more contemplative moments of your life Of Things Unending was a warm and enjoyable album." Bluesbunny (UK), Of Things Unending (Self-Released), 2008
"Darren Ngs breezy non troppo melodies will bring an unalloyed delight to your ears. He adorns his outwardly simple refrains with a rococo intricacy that is both exciting and meditative at the same time. How is that possible, you ask? Depending on what you unearth from his soundscapes each time it is played. Indeed, Of Things Unending, this record lingers and will stay for an extended period on your iTunes as it still is on mine." de-nouveau.blogspot.com (Singapore), sonicbrat: Of Things Unending (Self-Released), 2008
"Sonicbrat reminds me a lot of early Mum without vocals..." Andrea Ferraris Chain D.L.K (Italy/USA), That Little something: Weevil in a Biscuit (compilation album), Bearsuit Records (UK), 2008
"Were now on the home stretch with only three songs left; and the first of those is the lazy winding river of Sonicbrats harmonium and acoustic guitar piece That Little Something, which I vote as being my favourite track on the album." Heathen Harvest (USA), That Little something: Weevil in a Biscuit (compilation album), Bearsuit Records (UK), 2008
"SONICBRAT je Darren Ng iz Singapura kojeg uspoređuju sa Erik Satieom i Martin Dennyem. That little something je fini i njeni instrumental koji počinje i zavrava sa zrikavcima i cvrčcima, a odsviran je na melodiku, harmoniku, (hm, i piano?) i akustičnu gitaru koju prate melodični ritmički elektronski samplovi koje ne znam s čime da usporedim (otprilike kao sitno lupkanje po čaama). Fenomenalno melodijsko ambijentalno iznenađenje!" Horvil terapija.net (Croatia), Album Rating: 9/10; That little Something: Weevil in a Biscuit (compilation album), Bearsuit Records (UK), 2008
"il delicatissimo Sonicbrat, da tenere docchio..." translation: "Sonicbrat is delicate, something to look forward to..." Matteo Uggeri - Sands-zine (Italy), That Little Something: Weevil in a Biscuit (compilation album), Bearsuit Records (UK), 2008
"Next was That Little Something from Singapore based Sonicbrat. This sounded polished and professional with a theme not only running through but also properly developed over its 4 minute 55 second tenure on our attention For the record, the standout tracks were by Pequena Fiera, PNDC, DM Stith and Sonicbrat." Bluesbunny (UK 06.02.08), That Little Something: Weevil in a Biscuit (compilation album), Bearsuit Records (UK), 2008
"A walk through the countryside late in the summer. A very pleasant instrumental song. Simple melodies, but very nice." Subcity Radio (UK 6.02.08), That Little Something: Weevil in a Biscuit (compilation album), Bearsuit Records (UK), 2008
"Sonicbrat's (Singapore's Darren Ng) That Little Something is a wistful electro-acoustic ballad of melodica and piano that recalls F.S. Blumm..." Textura (Canada), That Little Something: Weevil in a Biscuit (compilation album), Bearsuit Records (UK), Feb 2008
"Dautres se font remarquer avec leurs mélodies en peluche (Pequena fiera), tutoyant lonirisme de Mùm, aidés en cela de mélodica, piano électrique soyeux et glockenspiel rebondissant (Sonicbrat)." Translated: "Others point out melodies with their stuffed (Pequena fiera), verging to the dreamlike Mùm, aided in this by melodica, electric piano and glockenspiel silky rebounding (Sonicbrat)." (Translated by Google); ONDEFIXE Webzine (France), That Little Something: Weevil In A Biscuit (compilation album); Bearsuit Records (UK), 2008
"Really beautiful piano sounds and a little bit electronic taste." kotoera (JP), sonicbrat: WEAVING; f|m records (SG), 2008
"Sonicbrat (f|m records) gives us this quiet and beautiful ambient album." yamanotedreams (Belgium), sonicbrat: WEAVING; f|m records (SG), 2008
" Singaporean sound designer Darren Ng has something else in mind. The lush piano, suspended moments and discreet digital tweaking of the decay on The Lacuna Medley suggests a bleached-out form of exotica. Its a mood that informs the rest of this project, which transforms the pauses of the day into a series of translucent dreams, made up of filmy keyboards, overlaid washes and floating structures. Martin Denny would be proud." Electronica Reviewed by Ken Hollings, WIRE (UK), issue 279, May 2007 for Sonicbrat: HI.A.TUS (album).
