Scoring Horror Films, Y2K Style but Futuristic, and Reimagined Malaysian Cuisine

Scoring Horror Films, Y2K Style but Futuristic, and Reimagined Malaysian Cuisine

Music today can be presented in more ways than ever before. Far gone are the days of a band sticking to one archetypal genre. From Chinese instruments with industrial synths, to meme-based remixes, to scoring horror films, Singaporean duo TZECHAR defies all expectations of what two people can do with some serious creativity and access to music-making equipment. We're thrilled to share our exclusive chat with the duo. Next, we did a deep dive on the Chinese designer label Yueqi Qi and how it's fusing elements of technology with traditional techniques like crochet within its Y2K-laced pieces. Lastly, we delved into Fifty Tales, a Malaysian-based restaurant that’s reimagining the very essence of Malaysian Chinese cuisine. And now we’re hungry…

— Alex Lendrum, RADII

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Singapore Music Duo TZECHAR is Scoring Horror Films While Subverting All Expectations

What happens when you weave Chinese instrumentation in with industrial synths and score one of the goriest movies in recent years? Meet TZECHAR, the Singaporean duo behind the sounds of 2021’s The Sadness (哭悲), an ultra-violent Taiwanese cult horror flick directed by Rob Jabbaz.

TZECHAR - Tis Freedom (The Sadness 哭悲 OST)

Read the full article by Iris Van Kerckhove here.

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