![]() #Eight miles high video full#Casey, who was working a full time at the-then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, could only get one day leave for the recording. The band only needed to pay for the sound engineer Shah Tahir. The Cheah Brothers approached Patrick who readily accepted the offer. In early 1991, Savoir-Faire Studio owner Boni de Souza offered to sponsor recording time for an indie band and contacted BigO magazine's founders Philip and Michael Cheah to find a band. Stephen had left the band by end of 1990. Filmmaker Eric Khoo directed and shot a music video for "Lost My Head". The "New School Rock" CD was distributed in early 1991 together with an issue of BigO magazine. The band was given two hours at Boogie Studio and recorded "Lost My Head" (with Ben Harrison helping out on handclaps) and "Song About Caroline". In late 1990, the band was chosen by BigO (by then a magazine) to be featured on a CD titled "New School Rock" together with Corporate Toil and Opposition Party. In 1990, The Oddfellows released the three-track "Phooney Accent" DIY cassette, which featured an extended version of the title track and "Riding In Your Car", which peaked at number 1 on the Eight Miles High chart. Chris Ho also interviewed The Oddfellows for the national newspaper The Straits Times in 1989. It caught the attention of Chris Ho, who invited the band onto his Eight Miles High chart show on Rediffusion. The six-track DIY lo-fi recording was done with a boombox in a rehearsal studio. The Oddfellows released their debut EP cassette titled "Mild" in the same month. The band performed at the 10 Years of Punk gig at the Rediffusion Auditorium, together with Opposition Party and Mortal Flower, in December 1988, organised by renowned Singaporean DJ and musician, Chris Ho. The duo were joined by Stephen Tan (bass) in early 1988 and played their debut gig at the Singapore Arts Festival's fringe programme titled "Alternative Pop" at the Botanic Gardens on 5th June 1988. They decided to name the band from the REM song "Oddfellows Local 151". Patrick and Casey shared a common love for bands such as REM, The Replacements, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Buzzcocks, U2 and Ramones amongst others. Patrick had a band for a very brief period that dissolved in mid 1987. The two were avid readers of BigO fanzine and got to know each other through ads selling records in the 'zine. The Oddfellows was formed by Patrick Chng (vocals, guitars, keyboards) and Casey Soo (drums) in late 1987 in Singapore. ![]()
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