Dian Bang in KL
When you’re looking for a fantastic city to get lost in, Kuala Lumpur has some splendid qualities that should appeal to just about everyone. There are magnificent attractions for all ages here, with beautiful and bold feats of architectural genius, stunning festivals that celebrate the history and diversity of the place, and some amazing shopping malls. There is also an incredible night life here, with cutting edge performance, live music, and great clubs that will carry you into the dawn. It’s also a spectacular place to go to take it easy, and get used to another pace of living. There are many attractive things for tourists in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hotel accommodations are especially deft at offering hospitality and comfort, featuring state of the art technologies and old world design.
The sense of design here is very keen, with a specialization in blending cultural and historical forms and tendencies to make something that is uniquely Malaysia. There are a number of young artists here who are making work based on this aesthetic of blending, and one band whose catchy tunes are worth catching live is Dian Bang. This group started out as a trio, and now has four members, Vanes Ching, Lee Yi Jiun, Fung, and Jasmine.
They call themselves a laptop band, and technology is a central part of what they do. They also play extremely lively pop tunes, which have a wonderfully ironic undertone, but are driven by electronic rhythms that are rather liberating. Inspired by the likes of Kitaro, the Chemical Brothers, Frank Zappa, and Portishead, there is a spectacular sense that the light and fluffy air to the songs might suddenly give way to something else. And it does. The songs reveal a depth and intensity that speaks to the technology in a way that makes a fascinating tension. Part of the pleasure is watching them figure out what technology can do, and realizing that no one, the band or the spectators, can predict where it’s going.
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