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"The Finger Players have created a powerful ode to a dying art that left us breathless with admiration [...] Just as the characters live through their puppets, you find yourself living through these people, enveloped as it were in Lim Woan Wen's moody lighting and Darren Ng's enthralling, near-cinematic musical score." Mayo Martin, TODAY; Tun By Turn We Turn by The Finger Players (theate); 2011"I'd say I was only truly moved toward the play's end, as Bo Yuan faced the prospect of his art form dying out in China's new age of capitalist prosperity. It was here that Darren Ng's swelling digital soundscape truly swept me away..." Ng Yi-sheng, The Flying Inkpot; Tun By Turn We Turn by The Finger Players (theate); 2011"The Finger Players do so much with the simplest of ideas. Do not underestimate what a group of eight actors (led by Ong Kian Sin) and a colourful array of puppets are capable of, with key scenes in the play offering an extraordinary emotional lift - though credit must also go to lighting designer Lim Woan Wen and sound artist Darren Ng." Kenneth Kwok, The Flying Inkpot; Tun By Turn We Turn by The Finger Players (theate); 2011"It is the fifth character in A Note that is most memorable though: sound (and silence). Darren Ng's unearthly soundscape drives the action, signifies and symbolizes (not always clearly) and enthrals us." Kenneth Kwok, The Flying Inkpot; A Note Went Off In My Head by A Group Of People (theatre); 2011"Got to mention that the pairing of Darren Ng (sound designer) and Lim Woan Wen (light designer) has increasingly become a reason by itself to attend a performance." Shyh Jih, Island Observatory; A Note Went Off In My Head by A Group Of People (theatre); 2011"...I rather enjoyed watching the backstage crew carry out each scene change on the darkened stage. It has a certain charm ,and the snappy music accompanying each dimming of the stage lights..." Karin Lai, The Flying Inkpot; CLOSER by Pangdemonium Productions (theatre); 2011"Plus, this Closer is way funnier and less suffocating: Darren Ng's upbeat soundtrack affords it a sense of breeziness..." Mayo Martin, TODAY; CLOSER by Pangdemonium Productions v; 2011"Peach Garden Oath is aggressively contemporary in its production design [...] Sound artist Darren Ng's pulses and bleeps fit right in [...] In short, everything looks and sounds great [...] The result is a performance that scores highly on aesthetics..." Adeline Chia, Straits Times LIFE!; Deciphering The PEach Garden Oath by Toy Factory (theatre); 2011"Deciphering The Peach Garden Oath used multimedia and electronic sounds (both of which I liked (Brian Gothong Tans bursts of clouds and dripping blood across the stage, Darren Ngs soundwork not to mention live drumming from the side) and its a post-modern mash-up of three Chinese opera forms..." Mayo Martin, TODAY/For Art's Sake; Deciphering The Peach Garden Oath by Toy Factory (theatre); 2011"Design in three acts could be the title of the collaborative performance of Singapore sound artist, sonicbrat, and Spanish musician and sound engineer, Santiago Latorre at the awarding ceremony of the red dot award: design concept this year. The three acts, manos, si el sol no calienta and inicio, greatly mirror the process a designer grapples with when embarking on a new project." red dot design awards 2010 design concepts (gig); 2010"Their well choreographed routes were conducted under beautiful lighting and luscious soundscape..." Shyh Jih, Island Observatory; suitCASES by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010"The opening scene of suitCASES, a tableaux vivant in which a cityscape of scaffolding and bent-metal vehicles slowly rises into crepuscular glory, was perhaps the strongest opening I've seen to a show [...] suitCASES is worth catching for the falling empire captured in Darren Ng's score/soundscape..." Matthew Lyon, The Flying Inkpot; suitCASES by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010"The result is, inevitably, a show where the design elements are stronger and more self-conscious than your typical play. Overall, the 1.5-hour play has the panache of an immersive visual and sound art installation. [...] all the elements can work to gorgeous effect, such as in the opening scene, where poignant stage pictures are combined with evocative light and sound. [...] Soaring music from Darren Ng adds to the magic. [...] suitCASES is best enjoyed for its general air of measured melancholy and its whimsy and design flair." adeline chia , The Straits Times LIFE!; suitCASES by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010"[...] once again astonishes me with the level of design [...] the whole thing felt like a very epic installation art piece [...] Coupled with the music, it was just a visual feast that kept me slackjawed in awe. Epic stuff [...] what suitCASES has also done is impress me with its amazing design and choreography, and hits all the right notes with the combination of music and acting, and definitely touched me at points where emotion was in its most raw and basic form." KreeAter, Just Watch Lah; suitCASES by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010"[...] subtle use of sound (faint sounds of a dully running office, gulls on the beach, a bell tolling midnight) was also very effective - adding as it did a dimension of compelling realism and atmosphere that would otherwise have been missing from the intense and near-claustrophobic confrontation taking place on stage." Karin Lai, The Flying Inkpot; Blackbird by David Harrower (theatre), Singapore Repertory Theatre; 2010"Subtle sound design by Darren Ng, with haunting cries of the abandoned child, as well as evocative lighting by Lim Woan Wen, painted vividly that fateful day that ripped their lives apart." Adeline Chia, The Straits Times LIFE! [link]; Blackbird by David Harrower (theatre), Singapore Repertory Theatre; 2010"To simply call Poop a play might be doing a slight disservice to the production, for director Chong Tze Chien cleverly merged elements such as black art, intense soundscapes, clever lighting, and even shadow puppetry into its fabric." Jeremy, buttonsinthebread.com; POOP by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010 "The most impressive thing about Poop is how it achieves emotional resonance not via a gritty realism but rather, a curious concoction of garish folk culture, everyday banality and slick contemporary theatre wizardry. Ang Hui Bin's quirky toy theatre puppetry, Lim Woan Wen's edgy lighting, Darren Ng's eclectic sound plus the saturated palette of Oliver Chong's production design mix well to form a strange but beguiling spectacle." Ho Rui An, The Flying Inkpot; POOP by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010"The success of Poop lies behind the sound. Wait no, the lighting. Wait, the director. No the lines. The actors! The puppets [...] The real reason why Poop was incredible the way it was was largely because it was evidently a piece where the director/ light/ sound/ scriptwriter/ puppet were conceived together [...] I think the music design was really instrumental in setting the mood for the play - and it served a very good platform for the wonderful lines to be delivered without sounding melodramatic." Hikaru, Just Watch Lah; POOP by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010"The sound designer (Darren Ng) played with simple recurring notes and awesome song choices to strike a chord in your heart. This production is simply a journey of theatrical brilliance. From the moment the play started, I knew it was a magical journey." Alison, Just Watch Lah; POOP by The Finger Players (theatre); 2010"Local sound artist Darren Ng outdid himself in this piece. He sculpted eloquent soundscapes that, in one scene, reminded one of mournful whale calls across an ocean, and in another, weaved playful melodies with bicycle bells, street chatter and traffic rumbles." Tara Tan, Straits Times; The Man In The Center by Kuik Swee Boon, T.H.E. Dance Company (contemporary dance); 2010"...The soundtrack of reality - a clever cacophony of bicycle bells and whispers, akin to the eerie hyper fast-forwarded murmurs heard in the jungles of TV series Lost, mixed by music artist Darren Ng - was the perfect backdrop to the hustle and bustle." Lynn Kan, The Business Times; The Man In The Center by Kuik Swee Boon, T.H.E. Dance Company (contemporary dance); 2010"...But I've saved the best for last and thats sound artist Darren Ngs tracks for the choreographed bits (which, while not exceptional, werent too bad either). He channeled his inner Bobby McFerrin, his layering of pings and pongs verbal riffing providing the rhythmic bed that kept the dancers afloat." Mayo Martin, Today Online - For Art's Sake; It Appears That by Ricky Sim (contemporary dance); 2010"...and the overhead mics were awesome (Im assuming sound designer Darren Ng had a great part in it and utilized it to the max... and it was a very ingenuous way of integrating it as an added visual component)." Mayo Martin, Today Online - For Art's Sake; To Kill A Mocking Bird by Toy Factory (theatre); 2010"...and OH! that wonderful body-shaking sound system from Darren Ng..." Ng Yi-Sheng, The Flying Inkpot; Cat, Lost & Found by The Finger Players (theatre), 2009"...Minimalist visual audiographies created the backdrop, setting the mood for the night. Using live objects sampling, live music and sound art, sound artist and music composer, sonicbrat painted three distinct sonic pieces. This experimental exploration, researching and gathering, experimenting with live instruments, to create a blend of sound into art is a perfect metaphor for what the award stands for [...] One of the evenings highlights was the spectacular performance of the sound artist and music composer sonicbrat." red dot design museum - red dot concept design award (gig) [link1|link2]; 2009"One highlight of the evening sound artist, composer and music sonicbrat performance was magnificent." (translated by google) red dot concept design award, DEXIGNER, 2009"Moments where Little Petey was describing the Dragon (an impromptu inspiration from his child audience) and the Giant, the lights and sound added to the mystery [...] Sound Designer, Darren Ngs work has been compared to Erik Satie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Martin Denny by international music reviewers from UK and Hong Kong. Thus, it goes without saying the sounds in this play was nothing short of excellent." Ann Thomas, The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Musical), SRT, 2009"...I enjoyed the sound design of the play, created by Darren Ng (whose scores film for Junfeng and Victric). He uses soundscape to bridge the gap between time and space, so you are transported to a different time and location within the play. The sound was quite erratic and experimental, probably due to the nature of the play. So there were some parts where the sound was exceptionally loud to accentuate the emotions and actions [...] I could more or less catch a quick glance on how he worked. He has an unconventional way to playing the guitar, in order to achieve the desired sound. While InterView has an experimental and harsher sound, Lot No. 8, in contrast, was calm and peaceful." sleepinterrupted, blanc space - interview + lot no. 8 (theatre), Dramabox, 2009"...playing a most symphonic melody on his electric guitar, which he layered with samples and effects [...] And though his next tunes showed a clear rock influence, they nevertheless evoked the peaceful feeling of Japanese gardens. And just when we were all fully immersed in the harmonious scenery of the Far East, he surprised us with an upbeat dance track, whose oriental drums and wicked beats, brought us back to Sonar [...] So far as he painted beautiful imagery through sound, sonicbrats performance could easily qualify as visual music one of Sonars themes this year..." 365MAG, International Music Magazine, Sonar 2009 (gig)"Tech work is also particularly good - lighting designer Lim Woan Wen and sound designer Darren Ng conspire to create a thoroughly uncanny visual and aural soundscape for the fable..." Ng Yi-Sheng (The Flying Inkpot); SUNDAY (theatre), NUS Arts Festival, 2009"It is a beautifully designed production..." Karen Loh (NUS); SUNDAY (theatre), National University of Singapore, 2009"The metaphors used to convey memory, love and desire were perhaps best delivered by the set, sound and lighting design, an intricate play of randomly relayed and remixed sounds paired with an undulating, infinity-shaped onstage ramp which was embedded with trapdoors, storage cavities, projection screens and subterranean thoroughfares." Adele Tan (The Flying Inkpot); WHISPERS (theatre + installation performance), The Finger Players + Esplanade Huayi Festival, 2009"Live theatre and dance are quite spectacular here, and between these art forms you might come across the music of one of Singapores rising talents, Darren Ng. His work can be heard in many of the scores for local theatre companies, and hes starting to attain a well-deserved visibility. Sound engineer and music composer, Darren Ng describes some of his recent experiments as audiographies. Its an apt moniker for the work in general. Hes very minimalist, and theres a distinctively powerful emotional pull to his sound art. Its very delicately put together, and interestingly enough allows for a great deal of chance. The level of experiment is high, always maintaining a delicate balance between the previous silence and the next sound. Darren Ng has also been working on commissions for some of Singapores institutions, such as the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra." The Green One, 2009"...And of course, the ever reliable duo of lighting designer Lim Woan Wen and sound designer Darren Ng did their level best to supply atmosphere to the play..." Matthew Lyon, The Flying Inkpot; Pinocchio's Complex by The Finger Players (theatre), 2008"The sound compositions of Darren Ng enhanced the poetry of this setting, endowing the dance with a gentle but unsettling harmony of strings and digital noise. I thought of Hiroshiges floating world, where human figures running from the rain do not denote a fear but states, albeit poetically, the fact of their mutual existence [...] Variance moved the dancers from nature, into an urban environ. Rain returned as a poetic motif but to convey a different sensibility..." daniel k, Theatrex Asia, Variance (contemporary dance), by Kuik Swee Boon + Zhang XiaoXiong (TW), T.H.E. Dance Company, 2008"You cant help but be impressed by the complex, formal dynamism that bursts from the performers bodies, well-matched by the spellbinding sound art of Darren Ng and some incredibly beautiful video projections by Gabriela Tropia Gomes." Ng Yi-Sheng (The Flying Inkpot); Old Sounds by Kuik Swee Boon (contemporary dance) 2008"...Trapped in their desires and longings, unable to communicate, they each build a private universe, amplified by Darren Ngs exquisite work on the soundtrack." Reviewed by Bérénice Reynaud, Senses of Cinema, SOLOS (feature film), 2007"Darren Ngs intensely moody music and sound design are seamlessly one, giving the film an uncommon audio dimension." Reviewed by ROBERT KOEHLER on www.variety.com, JSOLOS (feature film), 2007"Caught last nights last night of The Pillowman and i must applaud the excellent work you did with the sound design and live music. It sent shivers down my spine. Cant wait to hear more from you." KittyWu Records, THE PILLOWMAN (theatre), 2007"I loved the music. It was atmospheric." audience, THE PILLOWMAN (theatre), 2007"I love what you did at The Pillowman. It really sets the mood of the whole play and I cant help noticing you playing your guitar at the box area above. Love the play, love the music. audience," THE PILLOWMAN (theatre), 2007"The exhibition, complete with specimens of animals and sound installations, is a pleasure to walk through." Sound Installation: Empire of Nature William Faquhar - Collection of Natural History Drawings; National Museum Of Singapore (sound installation); reviewed by Tammi Low, I.S Magazine, September 2007"With the help of dreamy soundscapes by Darren Ng (a.k.a. Sonicbrat), hypnotic shadow play and seamless set changes, Wong Kar Wai Dreams should be, well, a dream for fans of both local theater and Wong Kar Wai's." www.aziacity.com, WONG KAR WAI DREAMS (theatre), 2007"For some reason, I found that scene to be especially cinematic, a tone set in no small parts by the evocative score by Darren Ng, of whom I have to give special mention to. Meta, A tiny blip in the continuum," WONG KAR WAI DREAMS (theatre), 2007"At the food gallery, one can smell the aroma of different traditional dishes, hear the distinctive sound of tok tok mee being prepared and feast ones eyes on the artistic presentation of different ingredients and cooking utensils." Channel News Asia, Pearl Forss Food Gallery (sound installation), National Museum of Singapore, 2006"Singapores oldest museum has re-opened, claiming it has the youngest and most innovative soul Living Galleries [...] Creative use of multimedia, innovative sound design and a high degree of interactivity offer visitors an engaging, multi-layered experience." TTG Asia, Mak Ying Kwan; National Museum of Singapore (sound installation), 2006"...And that she manages this as a disembodied head while singing a cheesy Chinese pop song of unrequited love (arranged with delicious cheapness by Ng) is impressive indeed They were assisted by great design across the board." THE FLYING INKPOT, Matthew Lyon; I'm Just A Piano Teacher (theatre), 2006"After the drum scene, we hear a cacophony of noise sound designer Darren Ngs striking aural caricature of a horror movie stabbing scene and we suspect that the Son has finally taken revenge for a lifetime of maternal manipulation and has killed his mother." THE FLYING INKPOT, Matthew Lyon; I'm Just A Piano Teacher (theatre), 2006"...fantastical musical interludes..." THE FLYING INKPOT, Deanne Tan; I'm Just A Piano Teacher (theatre), 2006"Lighting and music design was wonderful. Designers surprised us with new stuff" Audience, TFP - I'm Just A Piano Teacher (theatre), 2006"...Luscious music arrangements by celebrated sound designer Darren Ng and an atmospheric lighting design by award winning designer, Lim Woan Wen." SISTIC, TFP - I'm Just A Piano Teacher (theatre), 2006"The visuals were given forward motion by Darren Ngs cinematic, Chinese-style score. The epic swells of his music superimposed grand emotions on the shadow archetypes, telling us that these were people whose passions could shape their world. The music promised us stories of empire and majesty, stories for the ages [...] the music sculpted a world for the bizarre characters to inhabit" THE FLYING INKPOT, Matthew Lyon; First Family (theatre), 2006 "Darren Ng, the sound designer for the play, is doing the operating the sound LIVE. Its always nice to see theatre plays where the sound is designed by Darren. I love the sounds damn loads. I have to say that he is awesome." Audience First Family, 2006"One of Singapores top sound designer/sound sculpturist and music composer Darren Ng..." CITYLIGHTS CHICAGO, Andrew Tan, 2006"For the sake of the hearing audience, sound designer Darren Ng provided an amazing live sonic backdrop to the piece, creating ambience and clarifying action, including a slick series of effects to accentuate body blows - the punches and crunches that proliferated with the violence of the plays subject matter." THE FLYING INKPOT, Ng Yi-Sheng; The Art of War, 2006"The gloomy set, deep bass beats and surreal lighting provided the perfect backdrop for Ariel Dorfmans psychological thriller about a woman.." THE FLYING INKPOT, Deanne Tan; Death and the Maiden, 2006"The ominous change in Tans character [...] was given a nightmarish, surreal turn with the innovative use of music, light and shadow. THE FLYING INKPOT, Deanne Tan; Death and the Maiden, 2006"The show was fantabulous! I was astonished by the amazing acting of Karen Tan, but the other two actors did great as well. The set was well designed, and the sound effects/lightings were all very well arranged." Audience; Death and the Maiden, 2006"The music and sounds were awesome and impressive." Audience; Futhest North Deepest South, 2006"LIVE sound design by darren ng (award winning for a reason)" Audience; DOUBT, 2006"Sunday Times Lifestyle (1 Jan, p L8-L9) featured fashion designer Jonathan Seow of Woods & Woods, Samantha theatre director Scott-Blackhall, playwright Chong Tze Chien, sound designer Darren Ng and multimedia artist Brian Gothong Tan among the 20 hottest people to watch out for in the year ahead." DESIGN SINGAPORE, In The Media, 2006"I must say that Darren Ng did an awesome and fantastic job! Kudos to him!! His "glassbox project" made me reflect upon our life, our living and our safety in Singapore. His project, very unlike his previous existence, showed us the chaotic side of the world. But then again, without chaos you wont know whats peace. You wont know how to appreciate peacefulness, tranquillity and serenity. This is definitely a rewarding and worthwhile show." Audience; SonicBrat: GlassBox ProJect, 2006"Darren Ng is the sound designer, and by plunging us into the myriad worlds of imagination, he enhanced our aural gratification." Dr Kenneth Lyen Chesnuts Episode III, 2005"Soundman supreme. The sound designer has his fingers on the volume knobs and decks of almost every theatre production in town at the moment..." Singapore Straits Times LIFE!, 2005"The magic of these moments was heightened by Darren Ngs lush piano score, which he played live. In the lighter, more whimsical sections of the play, Ngs music was like being bathed in gentle light, or like a mother sitting by a childs bedside, gently waking him; and in the darker or more intense sections, it was like being lost in a mysterious forest. Yet even at its darkest, the music retained a sense of innocence, a sense of security." THE FLYING INKPOT, Matthew Lyon TWISTED, 2005"The lights were fantastic, the puppers cute, the cast amazingly co-ordinated, and the music perfect." Audience; TWISTED, 2005"The live music is wonderful. The keyboardist is concentrating so intensely and so obviously enjoying his music, he was emitting an aura of magnetism." Theatre Practitioner; TWISTED, 2005"...Somewhat surprisingly, the music, a curious mix of Chinese opera and jazz - with Timothy ODwyer on the saxophone - didnt seem out of place. Composer Saidah Rastam and soundscape artist Darren Ng must be credited for the successful fusion." TODAY, David Chew SPIRITS, 2005"... a mention must go to Darren Ngs almost synaesthetic sound design, which was at its best when it showed us a landscape part primordial and part industrial, a place of dark beasts and dark machines holding each other at bay. But he managed the more hopeful moments with aplomb too, and his accompaniment to Devines shadow dancing pushed it even further towards transcendence." THE FLYING INKPOT, Matthew Lyon; Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, 2005"His lights also worked with Darren Ngs sound and music design to enhance the moods of the darker scenes, creating a street-lit cathedral with unsung digital hymns." THE FLYING INKPOT, Matthew Lyon Porcelain, 2005"Theatre Awards toast best and brightest of Singapore theatre Philip Tan and Darren Ng Tzer Huei for The Sound Of A Voice by luna-id Theatre..." THE STRAITS TIMES, SPH, 2005"...I liked the sound (a la Stomp), and the visual tricks (such as the cast striking matchsticks for light when Newton leads Mobius down a planned escape route) added interesting layers to the already plump storyline." THE FLYING INKPOT, Fong LiLing THE PHYSICIST, 2004"Sound designer Darren Ng created appropriately nostalgic sound effects which played in the background while Shirley reminisced about her colourful past. They gave the performance texture." THE FLYING INKPOT, Fong LiLing Shirley Valentine, 2004"Darren Ng did come up with some interesting small effects. For instance, during the interval, an eerie, echoised version of songs..." QUARTERLY LITERARY REVIEW SINGAPORE, Richard Lord Dead Certain, 2004"sonicbrat is a one-man show conceptualised, designed and performed by one of Singapores top sound designer/sound sculpturist and music composer Darren Ng [...] a sensory treat for anyone who is willing to push their hearing abilities to new heights. Its time to get bratty with sounds!" INTO THE WORMHOLE, Juliana SonicBrat: EXISTENCE, 2004 "... the sound effects create a reverberating echo that accentuates the surreal quality of the performance by fusing live and mediated sounds." THE FLYING INKPOT, Marcus Tan The Lover and the Dumb Waiter, 2004"Darren Ngs sound design was impressive by being understated and complementary, especially in helping to create the sense of the outside world in The Lover." Now Stage This, Jonathan Lim; The Lover and the Dumb Waiter, 2004"Praise for the success of this production also goes to composer-sound designer Darren Ng Tzer Huei and set designer Sebastian Zeng." QUARTERLY LITERARY REVIEW SINGAPORE, Richard Lord Popcorn, 2003"She [The director - Samantha Scott-Blackhall] is aided in no small way by the sound engineering of Darren Ng who orchestrated the transitions with a suitably moody, eloquently evocative score." THE ARTS MAGAZINE, Dr K K Seet; Modern Dance For Beginners, 2003"Perhaps what was most impressive and most memorable were the ways in which the transitions between scenes were so effectively incorporated into the dramatic action, thereby creating continuity in the otherwise loosely-related narratives [...] While the music provided an interlude for Mark and Debra to switch roles and costumes, it also became a dramatic device that served as a bridge between the different scenes. The music assumed central significance, as it became a line of action that "stood-in" for the narrative absence of the characters. Written and devised by Darren Ng the music cleverly fused diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, thereby allowing it to create a narrative of its own." THE FLYING INKPOT, Marcus Tan; Modern Dance For Beginners, 2003"... Kudos to the use of lights and sound. A lot of planning and thought had clearly gone into this production..." THE FLYING INKPOT, Kenneth Kwok; One Flea Spare, 2002 "It is, in fact, the best show Ive ever seen luna-id put up. From Sebastian Zengs set and costume design to Bradley Peter Bowyers lighting plot and Darren Ngs music and sound, production values were first-rate." QUARTERLY LITERARY REVIEW SINGAPORE, Richard Lord; One Flea Spare, 2002"And the music is quite good - a very tentative melody that adds just that right dash of suspense." THE FLYING INKPOT, Musa Fazal; Down The Road, 2001"Right from the start of the play, the epilogue punctuated with the haunting sounds of a distant gong, prepared audience for the sad tragedy that was to unfold. Almost like the music set for a funeral, it omitted a sense of doom, the 'gongings' reverberating an ominous warning of death." HAPPENING!, Yvonne Phua; Romeo & Juliet, 2001"Music? It was beautiful, evocative, and unlike an MTV video, did not overwhelm the action. It let the text stand, and yes, it did link the scenes very well." Audience, Adam; Romeo & Juliet, 2001
"Though Ng has been active under his Sonicbrat moniker for years, he was waited until now to release his most personal album to date [...] Simply put, Silent Audiographies is an interesting and important release [...] Now is as good a time as any to voice discontent about the process, and as Darren Ng has discovered, music is an excellent avenue for such proclamations." David Boss, The Silent Ballet (USA); silent audiographies, 2010"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).
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