Azzief Khaliq

The psych/funk sextet from West Java deliver a confident, considered sophomore album

The rapper/producer Abim harnesses hip-hop and ’90s industrial to soundtrack his journey into a shadowy internal world

The Kuala Lumpur-based Kelantanese trio talk their debut album ‘Punk Gong’, political punk music in Malaysia and more

Assisted by the likes of Shelhiel and Lurkgurl, Ichu shows growth and flashes of brilliance on his third album

Founder Mak Wai Hoo looks back on his journey from the Chinese-language underground to concert promoter for the (instrumental) rock stars

Thai rapper combines everything from luk thung to Japanese min’yō with entertaining and sometimes cringey results

The Bangkok quintet’s EP, whose title means “hell on earth”, pays thrilling tribute to ’90s metalcore greats

IMANIAC and RAPKOT serve up a fun, memorable mixtape indebted to Madlib and MF DOOM

Yogyakarta duo kickstart their second decade with a portentous collection of apocalyptic hymns

Bandung five-piece combine jazz, classical, pop and indie influences into a memorable, if flawed, debut

Jakarta-based producer’s debut is a carefully constructed selection of electronic music heavily influenced by post-rock

A year on from raved-about debut ‘Tekesima’, Azfar Bakar and Faris Khairi prove they deserve the acclaim