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The
band was formed in early 1988 by Patrick Chng and Casey Soo
Wai Cheong |
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Name
taken from the R.E.M. song "Oddfellows Local 151" |
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Stephen
Tan was the final piece of the trio on bass when he joined in
May 1988 |
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Played
first gig at Arts Festival fringe program, Alternative Pop concert,
at Botanic Gardens on 5 June, 1988 |
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Released
debut cassette EP in November 1988 called "Mild",
featuring 5 originals and a live recording of Bob Dylan's "Knocking
On Heaven's Door" |
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Released
second D.I.Y cassette titled "Phooney Accent" in 1990 |
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Two
tracks, "Song About Caroline" and "Lost My Head",
were featured on BigO magazine's New School Rock CD in early
'91 |
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Stephen
left the band after the New School Rock CD was released |
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Released
debut album "Teenage Head" in August '91. First single
"So Happy" topped the Perfect 10 (98.7FM) and Radio
Heart (91.3FM) charts |
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Vincent
and Kelvin joined the band just before "Teenage Head"
was released |
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Performed
at the 1991 National Day gig at Marina Park |
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Had
a 2 week performing stint at Europa International Plaza in late
'91 |
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Wai
Cheong left for the States to study in early '92. The Nonames'
Abdul Nizam and Mortal Flower's Simon Hui stood in as session
drummer for live gigs |
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Went
to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to promote the release of "Teenage
Head" in early '92. Performed 2 nights at a club called
Sgt. Peppers, did a radio interview at RTM, made store appearances
and met the Malaysian press |
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Opened
for The Buzzcocks at the Singapore Labour Foundation auditorium
in early '92 |
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Released
second album "Carnival" in mid '92. First single "Unity
Song" was a Top 10 hit on Perfect 10, Radio Heart and a
no. 1 on Rediffusion |
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Johnny
auditioned and became The Oddfellows' new drummer in late '93 |
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First
concert with Johnny was at Scotts Shopping Centre in late '93
followed by 2 charity gigs in Dec '93 |
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Recorded
third D.I.Y. cassette "Seven Year Itch" at TNT Studio
in late '94 |
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Released
"Seven Year Itch" in January '95 |
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Recorded
2 songs, "Foggy Daylight" and "Breach",
for Springroll label |
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"Foggy
Daylight" was included on the "Dazed And Confused"
compilation while "Breach" ended up on the movie soundtrack
of "12 Storeys" in 1997. Springroll agreed to do the
third album and work began with producer Shah Tahir |
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"Breach"
hit no. 3 on the Perfect 10 chart in 1998 |
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Kelvin
released his debut solo album "The Bluest Silence"
and had a Top 10 hit with "She Sheds A Light" on Perfect
10 radio chart in '98. He was also invited to and perfomed at
the 16th North Korean Spring Art Festival |
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Third
album abandoned by Springroll label due to financial crisis |
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Kelvin
released another solo album, "Alone, Descending... Sisyphus"
and "Plumbing" with the experimental trio Stigmata
in 1999 |
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Kelvin's third solo ablum was "Songs In Search Of An Other"
in 2000 |
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Performed
at the Substation's 10th Anniversary Gig in 2000 and contributed
a previously unreleased live recording of "Lost My Head",
recorded at Moods in early 1999, to the CD titled "10 Years
& Counting" |
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Started
work on third album from scratch at TNT Studio in 2001. Kelvin
released two more solo albums, "Disembowelling Brecht"
and "Being; In The Light Of Convergence". Johnny released
his debut solo album |
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Released
a compilation of rare tracks, previously unreleased material
and live bootleg recordings called "Bugs And Hisses"
in November 2001 |
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Kelvin
released 4 solo albums simultaneously in 2002 - "Understanding
The Lion", "Mortal Songs For Believers", "Meta(axis):In
Reverse" and "Remnants From The Cities Of Reason". |
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Kelvin
released 3 solo albums in 2003 - "Myths From The Wilderness",
"Truths And Consequences" and "Dreams Of The
Enigma Revealed". |
