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Adam Kasturi: Literary Beat Maker

Adam Kasturi is a true bedroom producer and outsider musician — he’s never seen at gigs, clubs, art events, or anywhere really — but we think he’s the one producer to look out for in the local beat scene.

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Maharajalela: Off the Grid Reign

Raksasa, whose stage name is another nickname, Maharajalela, released his LP Jualbeli Tanggapan recently. A little known album that deserves wider recognition.

Review

Actress: R.I.P

R.I.P. marries the familiarity of techno with the abstraction of minimalist and ambient, marring none of the genres and coalescing into something of a transcendental dance record.

Design

Krom: Sequential Artist

Aspiring comic book artist Charukphong Anuvong aka Krom has always wanted to create his own graphic novel ever since he was first introduced to Hong Kong comics during primary school.

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The Sufis: Reviving Psychedelic Rock

The Sufis is a new psychedelic rock band, fresh out of Nashville, Tennessee, and we think it’s worth your time to have a listen.

Music

Future of the Left: The Plot Against Crass Commercialism

Lead single ‘Sheena is a T-Shirt Salesman’ from their forthcoming album, The Plot Against Common Sense, is a plot against the crass commercialisation of music.

Review

Beach House: Bloom

Beach House’s Bloom conjures blooming nostalgia — a sort of tribute to teenhood.

Review

Santigold: Master Of My Make-Believe

Santigold’s Master of My Make-Believe is a call to action that is vaguely contextual just as pop as a genre is vaguely genre-specific – call it protest pop.

Music

Icona Pop: Sweet Swedes

These sweet Swedes’ latest single, ‘I Love It’, is irresistibly infectious with seemingly innocent energy to its adorably risqué lyrics.

Design

GAP 0% Plastic Bag: GAP Celebrates Earth Day 2012 With 4 Local Street Artists

JUICE sat down with Skyy Chun, Skinner, Affa and Skuirtgun to chat about their Gap 0% designs and their own personal views on environmental awareness.