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Make no mistake, Daniel Sassoon (far right, above) is one of my favorite people, bar none. This guitar man cut his teeth with S-ROCK 90s legends Livonia and was part of Electrico, one of Singapore’s most popular bands. Sassoon is now in the third phase of his musical journey, fronting the instrumental rock outfit, In Each Hand A Cutlass. Ahead of the band’s debut album release and launch (24th June, Esplanade Recital Studio), I had a chance to pick the man’s brains for your distinct reading pleasure.

What is your beef with the term ‘post-rock’?

I don’t have any issues with it, but like almost all genre labels, it just does not mean very much does it? Also, I don’t think we sound very much like what the generic conception of post-rock is…you know, delayed pretty sounding arpeggiated guitar notes that repeat and build up ad infinitum. We’re too impatient and musically schizophrenic for that!

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First of a series of regular EP releases, “Hand To Mouth” is actually the first release under my own name. Ever! Amazing eh? Have never been entirely comfortable using my own name in the past. Better late than never.

Also, in the spirit of 90s indie S-ROCK, think of these EP releases as “demo cassettes” – good old fashioned homemade cookies. You can listen and/or download from Bandcamp right now. It’s on a “name your own price” basis and what you feel like paying is entirely up to you.

Consisting of five tracks recorded at home on GarageBand or Audacity, the songs are “in the moment” pieces to celebrate the art of songwriting. So, there are stripped down acoustic tracks (If I Wasn’t Paranoid, I’d Be Dead & Boomz), a hip hop parody (Hit And Run), a song contest spoof (Game) and the obligatory melancholic piano ballad (Do My Best).

I feel that this is the best medium to get my music out there and since there seems to be lots of it… Please take a listen and would greatly appreciate your feedback and comments.

…still there’s more…

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