safehouse2u presents: Mulut Murai

In this episode, Kin shares his experience freelance designing in KL, homogeneity and the convergence of influences in design, and our thoughts on the ethics of art interaction on the Internet.

In this episode, Nessy share her relentless pursuit of her artistic career as a filmmaker and photographer, the conditions in which one can make it in the film industry and the naysayers that she had to overcome to exhibit and showcase her artistic expression.

In this episode, Silas and I talk about his experiences as a male model in Malaysia signed to Topboi agency, his affinity for avant-garde clothing and the community and we share our thoughts on tangible vs. intangible art.

In this episode, Chong Yan and I talk about the openness of Malaysian opportunities in the creative world, the formalities of the 'white cube' in galleries and how we are learning and sculpting our own way of interacting with art.

In this episode, Izzad and Baq share their experiences as music producers and being behind the scenes, being in collectives TT and Slatan, record labels, and their new venture into Blockchain technology and NFTs for value-building for the local art communities.

In this episode, Othniel and I geek out about microphones, his work running multiple shows in the BFM radio station and our ideal local music festival lineup.

In this episode, Jimmy, Dira, Alisya and I share our experiences being part of creative collectives (Akhyla, Lost Fellas, HOAX Vision, Revofev), how we've independently maneuvered through the scene as well as had the support from managers and mentors and our thoughts slowly-disappearing facilitators and platforms for experimental underground culture.

In this short solo episode, I talk about Forceparkbois' song Lotus reaching 4 million plays on Youtube, What is Kuala Lumpur's unique, on-ground documentation of actual KL communities and the long-lasting impact of us not knowing how to really knowing how to interact with art exhibitions and installations at galleries.

In this episode, Farah and I talk about her experiences weaving through the creative networking scene through the cafes that she worked at, her jumping on wearekix as a first-time producer and now freelancing with clients such as PUBG.

In this episode, Lyla and Shufitri from Kakiseni share the 20-year old NPO's objectives and efforts, the importance of stakeholder involvement in the funding, creation and development of the arts and on-ground initiatives for creative education within the B40 communities.

Daniel and I share his experiences being part of the KL scene after his studies, his views on artists vs freelancers/photographers and conceptualization his art.

Safehouse has been undergoing a heavy revamping and renovations during our 3-month forced hiatus so I haven't really managed to be at the venue during this time, it's super dusty and there's drilling all day. So I pushed back the guests I was supposed to have and allocated some time to talk to the safehouse team,during our photoshoot with Bibo Aswan for our collaborative zine together as an introduction to who we are to Mulut Murai's audience. Hope you enjoy this episode as an interlude while you wait for our new and revamped setup for the show next week! In the team we have: Alisya Fairuz - @softbwoi - Branding, Identity and Safehouse Bar Hiren Siva - @hirashe_ - Space Design, Content and Video Naufal Anwa - @naufalanwa - Events and BD Abdul Rahman - @rahman _6197 - F&B and Business Manager Arief Othman - @orangmalaya - Strategy and Content Ethan - @3thte - Super CEO Shawna - @theshawnasaur - Social Media and Photo

Dato Maw and I talk about the culmination of his Cina-based music collective/label, the underwhelming and frankly disappointing support of some local communities and the intricacies of flaunting and expressing your identity in your craft.

ZZ and I talk about his brand idle.ido and their production processes, Malaysian independent clothing ventures and the toxicity of advertising firms.

Zim and I talk about a lot of things. In essence we are music nerds providing platforms with a similar objective - to have a healthy ecosystem for our music (by and large of the creative) scene. In this episode we talk about the pivotal roles of a thriving industry, music journalism's long vs. short-form mediums, Malaysia's affinity for genre-identity and actually a whole bunch more. Check out Awful Track Record at www.awfultrackrecord.com

Kii and I talk about his experiences maneuvering through the scene, getting his modelling break in an editorial of Vogue Italy and passion for food.

Zulamran and I talk about his creative studio 33.3, his many different phases as a creative and the significance of networking to land those clients and projects.

Anwar, Farid, Muzakir of Pinball Monkeys and I talk about the art of Improv comedy, the consequential impacts of Raja Lawak on the public's expectations on the art form and personal engagements with their fans on Patreon. You can support them here - https://www.patreon.com/pinballmonkeys

Baqhtear and I talk about Gard Wuzgut's interactions with their fanbase, competition-based award shows, manifesting a localized subgenre of trap and our Instagram follower tactics.

Kelvin of Renegade Radio (@rrpmalaysia) and I talk at length about his experiences founding the podcasting network, championing and paving the way for the medium to flourish in Malaysia and a little bit of PC master race banter.

Happy New Year and good riddance to the god awful 2020! In this short episode Alisya and I talk about the little we gain from being dengki and spiteful if people around us, especially considering how small the scene actually is. We also give a quick little optimistic update of our beloved venue! Thanks for sticking with us for the 4 months of the show thus far, and we appreciate all the lovely feedback we've gotten from all of you. If you have anything you would like to tell us you can DM the show on Instagram @s2u.pod or my account @visikuilusi. Check out Saturday Selects' new Podcast hosted by Roshan Menon at https://open.spotify.com/show/7aIYG2cpb59ZWYOlDrwqDm?si=1NXXhMWETW6rpumv2RUzZA Check out Lepak Seni hosted by Sharifah Amani and Nani at https://open.spotify.com/show/3IILaeW0KsgUaShLSk8mo4?si=lq4-_qnlTDaoXNzPcfQQqQ The Not Overthinking episode by Taimur and Ali Abdaal at https://open.spotify.com/episode/5r6AEMBClHtMN3xarGGqSK?si=YUDyS1OsRtGcF7FpyEk85A The awesome interaction between the 2 Trump color block artists (check out the comments) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCwjNcjnBi/?igshid=1bq7lbsnrd32j

Sayla and I talk about the growth and maturity of the local Hip-hop community, how identity politics is weaving its way into the mainstream and his extensive experience working in corporate advertising.

In this episode I go on a (really) long theory as to why the state of the creative industry is in the way that it is. I have believed in it for quite some time, I feel it is still relevant now and would like to share my perspective with you all. The comparison with South Korea is based on the increasing difference of GDP per Capita since the mid 70s. Watch the Blackpink documentary if you get a chance Watch Parasite if you get a chance I miss Atas Maulana :(

Kelly and I talk about our privileged upbringing studying overseas and its differences with here, our thoughts on the future of monthly magazines and her impressions on the KL music and fashion scene.

Khadijah and I share our hesitance in performing our work, skater superstars and our experiences with bezodiazepines.

Anwar and I talk about Youtube's early days, content creation, the local comedy scene and podcasting with a persistent mental sparring from Anwar so I finally understand the difference between a comedian and an improv artist.

Maira and I talk about the first issue of her identity-focused magazine, Saya. Magazine, the obnoxious Malay pakciks at the mamak downstairs and the necessary provision of a creative platform for the voices unheard.

Alisya and I share our experiences being affected by the Rona as creatives and a business, ponder the future of the Creative Arts and our progress at ‘democratizing' it and lastly argue on the likelihood of VR house parties and lifelike sex robots.

Alisya and I talk about homogeneity in cafe interior design, reoccurences in generational influences, being a multi-hyphenate wonder woman and basically...a e s t h e t i c s. To find out more about Airspace cafes: https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/3/12325104/airbnb-aesthetic-global-minimalism-startup-gentrification

Naufal and I go to a trip down memory lane reminiscing the rave days, discussing our music taste now, picking up episode 6's KL Nightlife subject and ponder the craziness that is paying RM279 for an international DJ set...but not for local talent.

Ahmad Naqi and I talk about our encounters with Malaysian type design and his experience freelacing vs. now working in a firm. We share our interest in American comedy as well as ponder the importance of visual identity in the day and age of 100 gecs and deep fried memes.

Akhilan (Gasing) and I talk about the DJ scene post-COVID, Glitchpop and him being in the young and off-kilter collective (playground.kl) encountering old gatekeepers.

Karl Azari (f.rider) and I talk about the internet, from 4chan to Instagram, and explore the the state of our lives now constantly being on social media. The ‘cultured' youth are the ones that scour the internet for aesthetic inspirations and new-found beliefs. From fashion to music, the race to be the coolest ‘creative' individual happens on Instagram.

New setup episode with Orang Malaya, talking about the ‘burden' of being the leader of the rap underground, the limitations of creating a clean and professional sound and hoping people have fun making music again. Sorry for the abrupt ending, iPad battery died. If you do (or don't) enjoy the show, please let me know on IG or Twitter @visikuilusi any and all feedback and if you have anything you would like me to talk about next week! I'd be happy to take criticism too since I'm just starting to get into podcasting, would love to be able to know more.

Farhan goes on and on without any guests on MCO effects on safehouse, Cendana and getting a 300% profit on thrifted clothes!

Anugerah Lagu Indie is a new awards show to promote and shed light on independent artists, parallel to Anugerah Juara Lagu, livestreamed on Youtube by famous Hujan guitarist AG Coco, the people from Hashtag Media, Kamar Seni Studio and presented at Angka///sa Space. The awards show is set on a competition basis where artists submit their music go through panelists and get selected after their performances to see which song is deemed the best. In this episode I share my thoughts with Orang Malaya, Izzat Syammil and Faris Tapau for some of that really experienced insights.

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Around the time we started being more involved with the scene 6-7 years ago, music publications like Juice and Gumball were one of the main instigators of the music community to create a dialogue with one another. As the internet grew and social media began to take more of a prevalence, we are posed with a question: do we need another music publication?