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Music for a new world.


The Observatory – a name that may suggest passive objectivity, but which really describes a band whose music is an impassioned response to the society it is enmeshed in. A world where politics have failed us, power and greed rule us, and hate and ignorance divide us...

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7 October 2026

Works / Performance
Source x 3133, George Chua
Source returns with 3133 (Eric Lee) presenting an expanded cinema performance excerpt of ‘Misinterpretations of an outbreak’ and George Chua presenting ‘Lucifer: The Clarity of Doubt’. 
 
4 September 2026

Performance
The Observatory at Baybeats 2026
Known for their constant evolution and boundary-pushing soundscapes, The Observartory continues to explore the intersections of experimental rock, art-rock, and noise with their performance at Baybeats landmark 25th edition.
2 September 2026

Feature
Interview with The Straits Times on Baybeats’ 25th Anniversary
The Observatory, who made their live debut at the first Baybeats in 2002, tell The Straits Times how their sound and formats have changed since, and why platforms for alternative music can't be taken for granted.
7 March 2026

Events
RUPTURE at SIFA 2026
With the support of Singapore International Festival of Arts, RUPTURE is a performance rooted in volcanic activity and seismic research. The project experiments with translating the Earth’s deep, invisible processes into sound.
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Asian Film Archive x Singapore Biennale 2025 - 2026 

Membrane

Could ancient caves be our oldest cinemas?

Membrane is an attempt to create a transformative, elemental space where the border between this world and the next might become porous. Delve into a numinous time-space where echoes of a primordial past pulse through a subterranean landscape.  

The installation brings together layered instrumentals, found sound, and Virtual Reality (VR) technology, inviting audiences to enter a rich, multisensorial experience as they speculate on humankind’s enduring fascination with light, movement, and storytelling.


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