Everything In Its Right Place

What we need are creations that reflect the artists’ minds. The new single by Charlie Lim and Gentle Bones does exactly that

- Jamie Tan

‘Two sides’ almost feels like a case study in serendipity. The single, which was released last month, marks the first collaboration between local artists Charlie Lim and Joel Tan, who is better known as Gentle Bones. As it turned out, Tan had texted Lim out of the blue to float the idea of writing a song together, and the latter just happened to have the time before his (temporary) move to London. The initial session proved promising, and the two interspersed additional ones with their own respective contributions to the project. The result is a blend of artistic and production choices that point to both artists’ influences, from Charlie Lim’s later experimentations with electronic music to Gentle Bones’ play with melody and harmony. Who knew just how differently things could’ve turned out had Tan texted just a few months later?

What’s the story behind ‘Two Sides’?