JUICE Diabolically Big Guide to FMFA ’13

By Alif Omar Mahfix  •  08 Mar 2013 in Features

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ACTS + STAGES

Flamingo Stage
For fans of live music. Flamingo is officially the band stage. even the 2 DJ collectives are regulated to just intermission/warm-up DJ sets.

Twilight Actiongirl [MY]
Who in their 20s hasn’t had a TAG experience growing up in KL? Vets of the alt. club night scene here, Twilight Actiongirl will remind us they are still around at FMFA13 – they make for great warm-up DJs.

DANGERDISKO [MY]
Dirty disco and obscure new wave heads, KL’s princes of indie dance DANGERDISKO are the go-to guys for you. They just don’t play, these pioneers of disco sound have killer productions of their own. dangerdisko.blogspot.com

Kyoto Protocol [MY]
The boys from Kyoto has never stopped performing ever since their first show at FMFA, they are arguably the hardest working band right now. Thankfully they got talent in spades too! The mainstream has recognised them – the band was nominated for Best New Artiste by AIM in 2011 and was recently seen performing at Shout! Awards. www.facebook.com/kyotoprotocol

Rita Ora [UK]
It’s not every day a British act is signed by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, TLC-channelling Rita Ora is lucky enough to be one of them. As adept at referencing Notorious B.I.G as she is at throwing a party (and bullsh!t), we can’t wait what she has to offer at FMFA13. www.ritaora.com

PSY [KR]
Assuming ‘Gangnam Style’ won’t go out of… well, style by March, the crowd of 20,000+ riding an imaginary horse in synch to LMFAO’s leftover beat would definitely be the highlight of FMFA13.  www.psypark.com

fun. [US]
If singing along to lyrics about your youthfulness and setting the world on fire hasn’t gotten old by now, we expect bar and pub jam ‘We Are Young’ by fun. to be as much of a euphoria as ‘Gangnam Style’ is. www.ournameisfun.com

The Temper Trap [AU]
What’s an Oz-based festival without one of their bands representing? Formed in 2005, The Temper Trap is one of the few Australian indie bands that have crossed borders. Enough to be featured on Pitchfork. www.thetempertrap.com

They Will Kill Us All [MY]
They Will Kill Us All’s debut took a long time to come out, and they had to go through a couple of changes in the vocalist role. But it was all worth the wait, while we have heard most of the tracks on the record before, we still can’t wait to get the sirens beaming on our collective faces at FMFA13. www.theywillkillusall.com

Bloc Party [UK]
Arguably the most known Brit band today next to Radiohead, Bloc Party has been compared to the aforementioned band, The Cure, Mogwai and Siouxsie and the Banshees. New album Four sees the band throwing out production theatrics and stripped their sound down to its essence, shocking fans and reviewers alike. Some might not like it as much but we dug it quite a bit. Still, here’s hoping that FMFA13 will see more of their old stuff. www.blocparty.com