Design

Art:Tech Summons Digital Daemons

If we’re talking design, you can’t explore the relationship between art and technology without looking into Art:Tech. Hell, it’s in his name.

Review

Actress: Ghettoville

Darren Cunningham’s career as Actress might just be performance art by way of music production.

Design

Mulo Incites a Robot Riot

Mulo who is based in Johor Bahru is most known for his manga-styled illustrations with a vivid burst of colours, occasionaly adding some local flair to it. Sometimes you see nusantara warriors and kapcai bikes appearing in his illustrations.

Review

East India Youth: Total Strife Forever

A debut album that bursts with beauty and boldness that will keep strife away forever.

JUICE Curates

JUICE Curates: ‘KRWD KNTRL’ by JHIN

Jee Hoe, now JHIN, is all about crowd control.

Review

Oneohtrix Point Never: R Plus Seven

Computer music made emotive and thought provoking.

Review

Laurel Halo: Chance of Rain

It’s not as challenging as some critics have made it out to be, not when Halo’s grilles of beats can so easily ensnare you, body and mind, like how sheets of rain catches a child in awe.

Detonate

Bassment Syndicate: Out of the Basement

Bassment Syndicate’s fangirl, Naj Frusciante, gushes about the band in preparation for their Future Music Festival Asia 2014 performance.

Review

Nils Frahm: Spaces

Both conceptual (in the incorporation of audience and ambient sounds) and not highfalutin (the longest, loudest track is titled ‘For – Peter – Toilet Brushes – More’) it’s neo-classical minimalist musique concrète that’s quite a quiet delight for the senses.

Design

Inked Beyond Skin

The New Forward looks at works inspired by — and inspirations for — tattoos.