NetherSphere pres. Tzusing
Event description
We invite you to enter the NetherSphere, a realm where everything is nothing and nothing is everything. Through experimental, percussive / drum leaning club sounds, NetherSphere (re)imagines a night where folks can gather beyond the bounds of reality. NetherSphere is a space for and by the diaspora brought to you by 非 Fei and 黑芝麻 Hei Zhi Ma 💞
Born in Malaysia, Tzusing spent his formative years in Singapore and the Taiwanese manufacturing centre of Taichung, studied in Chicago, and is currently based between Shanghai and Taipei. His music exists in this condition of dislocation, forged at the complicated intersection of personal, social, and national identity.
As a DJ, Tzusing’s sets mix streamlined techno, industrial electronics, non-western dance music, and contemporary club music. He adds to this a sincere belief in the redemptive power of pop music, ready to drop sophisticated, classic Asian pop into the middle of club sets. In his own productions Tzusing recombines these influences into aggressive, cathartic music, inflected with off-kilter half step rhythms, strange harmonic textures, and thick, unnaturally resonant drums. If glittering tuned percussion, reed instrument-like synthesisers, and the music’s imagery might evoke a sense of “Chinese-ness,” it is not to point to the site of “authentic culture,” but to ask what these signifiers mean and who they belong to, as diasporas mutate beyond national borders. Seeking fun and subversion in equal parts, Tzusing’s music circles around themes of power, obsession, sexuality, identity and its obliteration.
👾 TZUSING (MY)
👾 SAL
👾 VON ADAMAS (LIVE) (MY)
👾 NETHERSPHERE DJS (非 FEI [MY] x 黑芝麻 HEI ZHI MA)
👾 VISUALS BY JONATHAN PUC
A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to SEED Malaysia (@seedmalaysia). SEED Malaysia is the 1st trans-led, community-based organisation that provides support for trans, homeless, and other marginalised communities of Malaysia.
Miscellania exists on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we hold this event on, and pay respects to its elders, past and present - but also pay respects and offer our love to the First Nations community here, including those who attend the night, sovereignty was never ceded.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander mob and Trans WOC please email in before the night to ensure your free entry: fei.mgmt@gmail.com
All toilets at Miscellania are gender-neutral.
Accessibility Info:
Miscellania is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
Smoke machines will be used.
No strobing will be used.
Please bring earplugs, they will also be available at the bar.
Full accessibility document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fHR60VwEErBidoSdSbRgbWh8LDVlDjW5RQB8JE916B8
For more accessibility details, please email: info@miscellania.club