Hulubalang ft. Brandon Tay (Live AV) 

he/him, he/him
Thurs 30 May | BIMHUIS

Hulubalang will bring the haunting, emotionally potent soundscapes of his solo debut album, BUNYI BUNYI TUMBAL to BIMHUIS. Roughly translated to "a synthetic feeling for anonymous sacrifice”, this work was born from a deep dive into Indonesian war archives, drawing our attention to those at the periphery of historical records. From this material, the live AV show was developed with visual artist Brandon Tay. Through brutal noisescapes, ghostly samples, and furious polyrhythms that subvert established club music tropes, BUNYI BUNYI TUMBAL explores the grief and trauma of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia.

About the artist

Hulubalang (ID) is the new solo project of inventive electronic producer, sound artist, label owner, and DJ Kasimyn, best known as one-half of Gabber Modus Operandi. Next to that, Kasimyn runs the label Gorong Gorong Records, aimed at showcasing a new wave of electronic and experimental productions from Bali. In 2022 Kasimyn produced several tracks for Björk’s celebrated release Fossora, and performed within Tianzhuo Chen’s durational performance piece TRANCE. 

Brandon Tay (SG) is a Singaporean artist who blends digital art with projection mapping, CGI, game environment art, and generative AI to  blur the boundaries between tangible and intangible worlds. His work has been shown independently and collaboratively at Art Dubai, tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, Kyoto Dance Experiment, Singapore International Festival of the Arts and Medialab Matadero.

Hulubalang:
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Brandon Tay:
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