Ben Harrison: songs, guitars, etc. Harvey Chamberlain: drum, drums, etc.
Sounds Like
"Noisy, but not too noisy... spanking good tunes." John Peel
"Music that's catchy enough for dancing, injected with smart lyrics with a dark streak." Junk
"Fairly bratty guitar stuff that knows no boundaries... extends the power-pop limit suggesting shades of Sonic Youth on a Britpop trip to the local underground." 8 Days
"I must be like your music with way bad singing, also lazily and loudly sound a lot." Chako Japan
"Singapore's indie-rock stealth-weaponry, blessed with the sharp wordsmithery." Carburettor Dung
"Articulated witty songs (but) don't put too much stock in that 'cerebral' moniker, Ben is a rocker!" S-ROCK Bands for 2008
"A transcendental moment in Singapore pop history has taken place as Etc unleashes onto the unsuspecting modern rock world. Be not fooled, as it is the kind of 21st century pop that deserves as much attention as it can get. Sixties-inclined (with) Sonic Youth-wacked out guitar solo(s). From the insistent backbeat to Ben Harrison's ambivalent vocals... an infectious stab at the heart of mediocre, cookie-cutter 'indie-pop'. The revolution starts here." Power of Pop
"Hinting at the Velvet Underground in ways no one would care to imagine... Etc extends the power-pop limit suggesting shades of Sonic Youth on a Britpop trip to the local underground." 8 Days
"Young and earnest, playful and yearning. Unpolished yet catchy pop hungry, energetic and promising." IS
"Ben is a great writer. See this band live to believe how good they are." Ili Aditi Chandra
"A garage pop treat... recalls Big Star." Straits Times Top Singles of the Year.
"Alternative... most eclectic and interesting. With bizarre wah-wah effects added to Ben's cheeky lyrics... great fun. Ben's varied taste for pop is found in his version of Zircon Lounge's Guide These Hands which segues into Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone and Iggy Pops (sic) I Wanna Be Your Dog." BigO
"I liked it till the guy started singing. Nice wall of sound guitar though." RIP Magazine (USA)
Etc wears their heart on their sleeve and keeps their music off-the-cuff as they deliver the bittersweet and super-sonic psychopop that's earned them enthusiasts across the world.
The late John Peel credited Ben Etc's guitar-playing as 'spankingly good' and 'noisy... but not too noisy', before Etc went on to gain a place on the BBC's GLOBAL TOP 10 with 'Adolesce' - a song that they were bemused to discover was heralded as 'a masterpiece' by the American DJ and journalist, Paul Zack.
In Singapore, the Straits Times has touted Etc as the most literate band playing in the region - which might be nice, except Etc aren't entirely sure what this means, but at least they were once heartily toasted by the country's controversial but-very-nice Miss Universe 2006 contender. That was nice. Elsewhere, Etc garner praise from around the world, including positive words from members of American Music Club, Blur, Flaming Lips, Fugazi, Galaxie 500, Nirvana, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo.
The 'Etc' name is not an acronym. They prefer it pronounced 'et cetera'. They like it when you dance. And they love it when you sing along.
Factland: Ben Etc used to play guitar for the Joe Ng-fronted Padres, and Malaysian band, Deserters. Harvey Chamberlain can sometimes be heard playing with Indonesia's Songs for the Deaf
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The award winning album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon.co.uk and many more.
Another territory - another genre-name. Never mind the PSYCHOPOP, after the witty Tagalog 'INDIE KOH ALAM', Hokkien 'LOK KOK ROCK', Joe Kidd 'ABANG-GARDE' and the Parisian 'NOVEL... VAGUE' - Etc is proud to fly a Bahasa Indonesia flag for their upcoming gig (7 Nov) in Jakarta: DANGDUT HANYUT!!
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The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
