ANECHOIS

Pronounced: An-echo-is (no it's not French)

Equipment on stage: 15

River happenings: 2 Chinese junks, 3 boats, 1 huge moving platform with cannons (Yes, cannons)

Number of climaxes: Countless

Headbang-Worthy tracks: All of them

What you should do: Get their EP (we reviewed it HERE)

CASHEW CHEMISTS

Number of white shirts on stage: 3 + 1 T-Shirt 

Number of khaki pants on stage: 4

Sad songs: 'Heartbreak' 

Fireworks: Yes, and at perfects moments too!

Jets and boats: 3 jets and there were speedboats. Darn it, is it war time already?

Fan base: Supportive, very.

Merchandise plugging: 3

COCKPIT

Who will definitely approve: The Metal Gods

Style peg: Overgrown child dressed as superhero

Choice of accessory: Capes 

Notable songs: The Seaman's Son, Crystal Ball

Lead guitar harmonies: The Metal Gods and I approve

Highlight of the night: Tuning Song

DARREN ASHLEY (MY)

Fireworks: They must have paid more than Cashew Chemists. The fireworks lasted the whole set!

Comfort level on stage: Over 9000!

Guest star cameo: Dancing with #1 Baybeats Fan, the guy with the leopard hoodie

Vocal effects: More than Crystal Castles

Number of audience members dancing: 5, including the middle-aged man in the leopard hood

Talent: Incorporating karate moves with Dubstep music.

Achievement unlocked: Get the Baybeats crowd on their feet

IN EACH HAND A CUTLASS

What is a cutlass: A type of sword

Fact: No actual cutlasses were used

More sharp facts: Musicians were as sharp as cutlasses with their very focused and multi-layered performance

In summary: Heavy-as-a-very-heavy-thing riffs coupled with pretty atmospheric soundscapes electronically conjured, what's there not to like?

LOVE ME BUTCH

Most awesome moment: The held vocal note in Barricade

Duration: 10 seconds (at least)

Impressed? Most.

Mosh pit intensity: so-so

Vocalist stage prowling pattern: Middle-left-right-middle-drumset. Repeat.

Reminds you of: The good old emo/punk rock/post-hardcore days of yore. 

MOCCA (ID)

Percentage of audience capacity to venue: 150%

Vibe: Zooey Deschanel x Dian Sastro circa Ada Apa Dengan Cinta(Indonesian actress)

Singalongs: "Do What You Want To Do"

Dance styles utilised: Cha Cha, Tango, Samba

Extra notes: Check out their documentary film, Life Keeps On Turning screening HERE

Credit: Yahoo Singapore

MONSTER CAT

How many times I have seen them live: 5

Bored already? No

How many cat masks I now own: I will not dignify this with an answer

Number of cool cats spotted: 4 (no prize to guess which ones)

Number of actual cats spotted: 0 (sadface)

Cost to download album “Mannequins” legally: $0.00 

STARS AND RABBIT (ID)

Number of people debating who she sounds like: A LOT

Who she sounds like: Depends. Choose from – Joanna Newsom at the beginning of her songs, Russian Red, Coco Rosie, Anthony Green, “Coco Rosie singing like Rachael Yamagata”

Moves like: Kimbra

Style peg: Lady Peter Pan (approve)

Instruments used: Vocals and an acoustic guitar

Transported to: A forest with talking animals 

Number of upbeat songs: 1

The song where Elda had to battle funny throat: 'Man Upon The Hill' 

Achievement unlocked: Get the audience to sing

START OF THE DAY (JP)

Happy people: It wasn't easy to make out everything the frontwoman Atsuko sang, but she seemed cheery and happy to be in Singapore

Sound judgment: Beautiful melancholic post-hardcore music bogged down by a bad sound mix

Good move: Guitarists were intense, ending the set with visceral guitar feedback noise

Did we talk to them: Yes! Read about it HERE

THE TREES AND THE WILD (ID)

Dressed like it was: 15 degrees celsius 

Number of minutes before first banter with fans: 30

Sounds like: A mix of Explosions in the Sky and Sigur Ros 

Duration where I was in a trance: 45:00. Basically, for their whole set.

Did I want it to end: No

Was I sad when it ended: Almost close to tears

Destination after their set: Straight to the merchandise booth

All of the awards: Best Band of the Day, Most Synchronized Band, Best Drummer of the Day, Best Sound of the Day, Best Merchandise 

Side notes: It was the best experience I had since Laneway Festival. I wish them all the best for their European Tour and I hope they get the recognition they deserve.

A Plug: Chip in for their EuroTour HERE

URBANDUB (PH)

Amount of Filipinos in the audience: Too many to count

Learn this, Singapore: The only band that could school Singapore in fan dedication

Level of dedication: Heard from a friend that there were Filipino fans who flew from their hometown just to watch them

Fact: Surprisingly no dub influence in their music

This is no Eurovision contest: No urban background dancers too (I was kinda hoping for that)

RACHAEL TEO

Cool socks: Blue with red stripes 

Some instruments used: Paper and sighs for "Oxygen"

Level of melancholia during set: High

RUDRA

First attempts of crowd surfing: During the first song

Song titles I couldn't pronounce: A few

Security guards trying to stop crowd surfing: Failed

CHC-related jibes: A couple, which only roused the crowd more

Legit Rockstar moment: "Baybeats turns 10 this year. We've been around for 20."

Text: Daniel Peters, Delfina Utomo, Ilyas Sholihyn, Nigel Lopez & Olivia Griselda