Fingerprint, Walls of Jericho, Fugazi, Bikin Kill, At The Drive In, Born Against, Unwound, Refused, Envy, Melt Banana, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many more!
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BLUNT Magazine Review:
(Australia)
My Precious
"The Fine Line" CD
Rating: 9 out of 10
Having established their rep as a brutal screamo act fronted by two wailing females, Singaporean quintet My Precious have branched out beautifully on their self-released second full-length. With new drummer Hairil now settled into the line-up, their sound has found fresh substance as they perfectly counter-balance the fast, emotive hardcore of old with subtle touches and quirky pop inflections. Working in tandem, dual vocalists Kyn and Rina trade off melodies and bloodthirsty banshee cries as the band serve up a blend of affecting hardcore punk with metal, pop and even funk elements. With 12 tracks in all ranging from just 30 seconds in length to almost 4 minutes, The Fine Line is The Shape Of South-East Asian Punk To Come. - MFR
Short Fast and Loud Zine Review:
My Precious
"Everything So Far" CD
Superbly lightning fastcore from Singapore. This disc compiles tracks from a handful of releases, none of which I've seen (too bad for me), and all of which I now need. There is an obvious nod to 90s US emotional hardcore and the riot grrls (when emo was still not ENTIRELY a bad word... I know that statement might get me in a load of shit around these parts but come on man, TORCHES TO ROME were brilliant, and I still rock BIKINI KILL, and those are the styles to which I refer. You can slag BRAID all you want and get no complaints from me), but that nod is made by a band who still want to deliver throat searing head spinning hardcore. Dual female vocals and wrenching lyrics that are personal ("For Virgin's Sake" makes me feel like an asshole, and I'm ten thousand miles away) and political ("Middle Finger Jeopardy"). There are moments where the fusion of styles falls flat, but those moments are dwarfed by the moments that blow most hardcore out of the water (for instance, the unfortunately named "Hippy Song, I'm Sorry" is killed by the vocals, but it is followed by "Ego or I", which might be the best damn song on the disc...so do I really mind that that song with the bad title is not so hot? Nope). Like ENVY and FUCK ON THE BEACH joining forces to write the new LUDICRA record. I like it that fucking much. Fuck I need to go to SE Asia... so many great bands.
Hailing from Singapore, My Precious was formed sometime late December 2001 or early January 2002. Dyn and Ronny, both formerly from the local band Kindred, decided to get together to play Kindred-type music again. They roped in Dinslife to play bass and Kyn (Janicide) and Rina (Obstacle Upsurge) as vocals. As a whole, the band had a familiarity and connection through Kindred songs. Sometime in 2002, Dinslife left the band and Zool (Standardised) stepped in to play the bass. It was around this time that the band actually was able to break away from the Kindred mould.
It is hard to really say what their sound is really like. As a band, they enjoy a wide range of music; anything from classical to thrashcore. Their influences include bands such as Fingerprint, Envy, Walls of Jericho, Fugazi, At The Drive In, Born Against, Unwound, Refused, Melt Banana and many more! People have described their sound as thrashcore, emocore, screamo, emo violence, metalcore, etc..
Amusingly, My Precious calls their sound “no-core” as they feel that they don’t exactly fit into any of the above genres. They feel that their sound is distinct as a result of experiments done simply out of passion for fast / melodic songs with a punch.
They released their first album, My Precious S/T in 2003 under the colaboration of Jahil Records (now Thrash Steady Syndicate Records) and Karatekore Records (Malaysia).
In December 2004, they have been blessed with an opportunity to tour with the band, Gauge Means Nothing in Japan! In conjunction with the Japan Tour, these two bands released a split cd ep titled, "Missing Tom" under the label, endless/nameless Records.
In April 2005, the band was invited by King Ly Chee to play in Hong Kong with many awesome Hong Kong bands. However, that very gig also proved to be the last show Ronny played drums for them. After the show, Ronny announced that he was leaving the band due to personal commitments. The band has since welcomed a new drummer, Hairil.
In September 2005, the band went on an Australian tour with Steve Towson and The Conscripts and The Wastas, to promote the split cd ep titled, "The Venom in My Veins" with Aussies, Steve Towson and The Conscripts.
In June 2006. the band went on a short Indonesian tour playing in cities such as Semarang, Bandung, Solo and Cianjur.
They had released (August 2006) their discography titled, “Everything So Far” under local label, Thrash Steady Syndicate Records. This is a compilation of all their work from year 2003-2005. This special release also serves as a photographic tribute to all their friends and supporters worldwide!
Last year (2008), they went on their second Australian Tour with Meaningless Existence. They played alongside some awesome bands such as CRUX, Ampere and ABC Weapons.
My Precious is currently promoting the release of their second album, The Fine Line.
Please also send your merchandise queries and other requests (CD purchases, t-shirt orders, gig offers, etc) to our official email at myprecious_sg@yahoo.com instead of leaving messages regarding the above-mentioned on our myspace.
Kindly note that emails sent to our official email will be given more priority.
Thank you.
APRIL 2008
Our CDs are available at STRAITS RECORDS
North Bridge Road. Open daily. 3pm till late
Corn jokes. Joke jagung. zool and dyn taking turns to tell corny jokes. Heehee. One of these days, I'm going to get a MyP related tattoo. Coz i love MyP.
hey guy,we would like to thank you and all of friends from singapore that had made the show really great.Appreciate it a lot.Hope can make it again next year.
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