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“A Sense of Unity and Resilience”: Eastern Margin’s Road 2 Redline Tour

·June 17, 2023·6 min read

New Bloom's Brian Hioe spoke with obese.dogma777, rEmPiT g0dDe$$, and Lumi about Eastern Margins' recent Road 2 Redline tour of Southeast Asia, collaborating with artists that previously worked on their Redline Legends album, released in 2021. The tour included stops in Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Bandung, and Saigon Read More

“What Could Be Better Than a Dance Party in the Name of Solidarity?”: ‘Dance for Ukraine’ at Studio 9 on Friday

English Life Music

·February 1, 2023·2 min read

Brian Hioe spoke to Anna Luy Tan about 'Dance For Ukraine', an upcoming dance fundraiser for Ukrainian that will be held at Studio 9 in Ximen on Saturday, starting at 11 PM. Anna will be DJing, along with DJ Monty, and a special guest. All proceeds from the door will go to Ukraine Read More

“I Throw Everything into a Blender When I DJ”: An Interview with Misty Penguin

English Interviews Music

·October 5, 2021·6 min read

No Man is an Island presents the first of a set of collaborations with Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform. For our first cross-posted article, we spoke with Beatrice Wong, who DJs as Misty Penguin. Apart from being one of Hong Kong’s few transgender DJs, Wong is also a stand-up comedian and filmmaker. The following article was originally published on Electric Soul on September 10th Read More

A Farewell to a City That Has Changed Forever

English Interviews Music

·December 10, 2021·6 min read

Brian Hioe spoke to Rainbow Chan, whose EP Stanley was released on November 25th. According to the EP description, “Stanley is her exploration of a love past, a farewell to a city that’s changed forever” Read More

A Look Back at 2021: Ten Highlights from Electric Soul’s Last Year

English Music

·January 4, 2022·3 min read

Look back on the past year of Asian electronic music with the top ten articles from our partner publication Electric Soul! Electric Soul is a Hong Kong-based electronic music platform and publication Read More

A Spirit of “Anything Goes”

English Music

·March 12, 2022·3 min read

Brian Hioe spoke with Hojo about his recently taking up a post as music director of 23 Music Room in Taipei. The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on February 24th Read More

A Stylish, Humanistic Take on a Classic Franchise: A Review of Shin Kamen Rider

English Music

·June 22, 2023·3 min read

Shin Kamen Rider, the latest in Hideaki Anno’s “Shin” series reimagining Japanese classic television shows, is an effective action film and drama. If the film does not compare to the heights of 2016’s Shin Godzilla, it is still a cut above last year’s Shin Ultraman Read More

A Transient Think Tank for the Underground

English Interviews Music

·March 25, 2022·8 min read

Brian Hioe spoke with Arthur Bray from Hong Kong-based Yeti Out on how Yeti Out began, its successes to date, and what comes next for the platform Read More

An Impressive Display of Range from Yetsuby: JIN06

English Music

·March 30, 2022·1 min read

JIN06 from Yetsuby, is an impressive display of range for the Korean producer. The EP was released on Taipei-based label JIN in mid-February Read More

Best Club EPs of 2021

English Music

·December 30, 2021·6 min read

New Bloom member Peter Freestone picks some of his favorite club EPs from 2021, mainly focusing on music producers from East Asia. This is the second in a series of Best Album lists compiled by New Bloom Read More

Best Indie EPs of 2021

English Music

·January 28, 2022·5 min read

New Bloom members Peter Freestone and Brian Hioe pick some of their favorite indie EPs from 2021, focusing on bands from Taiwan. This is one of a series of Best Album lists compiled by New Bloom Read More

Best Psychedelic Albums of 2021

English Music

·December 28, 2021·5 min read

New Bloom member Peter Freestone picks his favorite psychedelic sounds from 2021, which are primarily experimental albums by music producers from East Asia. The following list doesn’t follow in the order of No. 1 to No. 10 in the standard sense of a Top 10 list, but is ordered in a way that makes sense given the theme. This is the first in a series of Best Album lists compiled by New Bloom. Read More