WUHAN DIARY – Voices From Inside The Epidemic
In Subtropical Asia’s Special Project, for three consecutive days, we will publish a diary of young people now staying in locked down Wuhan, the coronavirus epidemic center. The text and pictures...
A Slumdog Metal Fairytale: Cambodian Street Kids Chasing Their Dream in Wacken
It was a one-in-a-lifetime-chance for Doch Chkae, a band of young orphans from the slums of Phnom Penh: In 2018 they were invited to play at Wacken, the worlds biggest metal festival. But first...
A Science Fiction Director’s Personal Experience of Wuhan City Blockade
My name is Wang Qiming. I'm 31 years old. I‘m an independent film director. I am a native of Wuhan. But I work and live in Beijing most time. Today Wuhan and the whole Hubei Province are filled with...
RESOUND EP3: SENYAWA’S ENDEAVORS OF BEYOND ROCK & ROLL
During the shooting of RESOUND in Jogja, Subtropical Asia was fortunate enough to interview SENYAWA. As a band they’ve become something of an national treasure in Indonesia. They combine the...
TRAILER | SLUMDOGS AT WACKEN: A TRUE METAL FAIRYTALE | New Doch Chkae documenatry
This summer, the slumdog kids of Doch Chkae left Asia for the first time in their life to play at Wacken Open Air, the world's largest heavy metal festival. Their energetic show in front of a huge...
UNERHÖRT! Music Film Festival will screen our documentary Slumdog Metal
UNERHÖRT! Music Film Festival will screen our documentary Slumdog Metal We are excited to announce that “Slumdog Metal", our short documentary about the Cambodian band Doch Chkae is participating in...
RESOUND EP2: YES NO WAVE – A FREE MUSIC MODEL AGAINST THE CAPITALISTIC WORLD
Based in Jogja, YES NO WAVE MUSIC is a legendary nonprofit music label which is responsible for some of the earliest releases of some of the biggest indie bands in Indonesia, such as Senyawa and...
RESOUND EP1: CAT JUNK NOISE
Meet Mahamboro, an experimental music nerd, a sound explorer based in Jogja, Indonesia. Inspired by the Javanese instrument siter, He turned a trash bin into a sound weapon. RESOUND is a documentary...
Trailer | RESOUND–Innovation of the Jogja Music Scene
This month, we will release RESOUND, a short documentary series about the innovation of the Jogja music scene. Jogja is the cultural center of Indonesia and an important subculture hub in Asia. The...
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