Alternative Vistas

Underground Music in Ho Chi Minh City, VIetnam {EST. 2012}

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Track Review- Low (Requiem for a Soul) by Ho Tram Anh

The enveloping banality of crepuscular urban modernity and the slow building of relationship-based anxiety provides the main atmosphere and platform for catharsis for the standout track on Hanoi chanteuse Ho Tram Anh’s startlingly grand debut EP – Low.

With a sparse, delicate sonic palette punctuated by big, moody piano chords, grinding cello lines, and her exalting, soaring vocal lines; listeners are transported far into the slate-stone, languid skies of a lonely afternoon inside her head.

The production and intent of the song is clear as ice, the final piano reverie is utterly heart-stirring, and Tram Anh’s voice is mesmerizing in its earnest intensity.  An all-encompassing listen and highly recommended!

File under: Kate Bush, Julia Holter, Molly Nilsson, Austra

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LISTEN HERE: https://hotramanh.bandcamp.com/track/low-requiem-for-a-soul

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OPNAIRDRGMKT (Psychedelic Noise Rock):

Based in Saigon, VN

https://www.facebook.com/opnairdrgmkt

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ3Gvkz2PTI)

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SAIGON PSYCH FEST 2019

Feb 21/22, 2019

Ho Chi Minh City, VN

Frankie Teardrop Dead // OPNAIRDRGMKT // Skeleton Goode // The Kanonos

https://www.facebook.com/saigonpsychfest

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OPNAIRDRGMKT is an original rock n’ roll experience based out of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  /////

Bubbling up from the frenetic inertia of Saigon, this high-energy act of local scene fixtures is the progeny of two prolific, guitar-wielding songwriters emboldened by a propulsive rhythm section. 

2018 was witness to over a dozen eclectic shows in the city, in addition to, Coracle Music Festival, a 6-day tour of Cambodia, a headlining slot at Rocktober Festival at Saigon Outcast, and a live EP released. 

Reverb, his spirit-sister Clamor, and the Soft Grief of the Quotidian Realm are integral elements in OPNAIRDRGMKT’s distinctive soundThis is rock & roll music for a generation of idle playthings and ersatz swindlers, a swirling jangle of howls laced with cosmic abstractions both enigmatic and familiar. 

Catch them at the Folk Art & Blues Festival in Cambodia later this month and the First Annual Saigon Psych Fest on Feb 21/22. 

Bandcamp: https://opnairdrgmkt.bandcamp.com/releases 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/opnairdrgmkt/ 

Youtube: OPNAIRDRGMKT 

Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/oadm Web: www.oadm.org

via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgahwt0fU58)

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Gen // Magic Pinions // OPN AIR DRG MKT *******performing sets of original music******* Locally Trapped Wildlife is a HCMC-based, artist-curated, alternative music showcase now in it's tenth installment. Locally Trapped Wildlife là loạt chương trình biểu diễn của những nghệ sĩ nhạc alternative tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, VN. Locally Trapped Wildlife #10 is the official (DON'T CALL IT A) COMEBACK show! We are proud to announce a return to the beloved Yoko cafe and feature very special performances of original music from legendary local indie rockers Gen (first show in 9 months), the revered yet reclusive Magic Pinions (first show in over a year), and LTW fixture OPN AIR DRG MKT. ---------- Gen Established in 2013 in HCMC, Gen is one of the longest running indie rock acts in all of Vietnam. This power trio packs a punch with a highly energetic live-show and showcases a songwriting style akin to that of British acts like Radiohead and Muse.   Muscular, riff-driven rock with powerful drumming and lots of volume, Gen is party music for the thinking mind. It's been since early 2018 that they played in HCMC, so let's bring them a warm welcome back! Duke (guitar/vocal) - Hieu (bass) - Nori (drums) Live: Gen - Norist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQIbp6-1ps -------- Magic Pinions HCMC-based Magic Pinions (UK) has been making delightful "lo-fi bedroom trips" for over a decade and is a prolific recording artist (16 albums) and performer. Experimental at heart, but with devout pop sensibilities and a keen ear for melodic transformations, Magic Pinions is a one-man sound experience that is not to be missed. His music ranges from lo-fi, pop, experimental, psychedelia and electronic, with each EP and album taking a different musical journey. This is his first gig in over a year so expect a new set and new sounds. His latest is the 8 track album ‘Vivication’ which is available for free at the link below: https://magicpinions.bandcamp.com soundcloud.com/magic-pinions https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLYtvS5-5HMGwdeVHHfVH-w -------- OPN AIR DRG MKT is a noise rock band formed in Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam. Bubbling up from the frenetic inertia of Saigon, this group is the propulsive progeny of two prolific, guitar-wielding songwriters emboldened by a clockworkstrong rhythm section. In just the past year, they have toured with the renowned The Cambodian Space Project, released a live EP (free at the link below), hosted about a dozen shows here in the city, and are currently preparing for Coracle Music Festival in November. The ambient grief of the Quotidian Realm, and the thrill of an ear-worm melody are integral elements in OPNAIRDRGMKT’s ever-expanding sound. Expect a swirling jangle of PURE ROCK N' ROLL energy laced with cosmic abstractions both enigmatic and familiar. Bandcamp: https://opnairdrgmkt.bandcamp.com/releases Facebook: www.facebook.com/opnairdrgmkt/ Youtube: OPNAIRDRGMKT Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/oadm Website: www.oadm.org

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Locally Trapped Wildlife: Halloween Rock Party!

Locally Trapped Wildlife is proud to present a ROCK BAND COVER SHOW extravaganza with eight of your favorite local bands from across the musical spectrum rocking out in the guise of your favorite popular artists.

the Jimi Hendrix Experience Bob Dylan the Ramones Blondie the White Stripes Blink 182 Van Morrison Rosy Palmer and the Handmaidens

▶ Info/Thông tin:

✘ Ticket/Vé: - At door/Tại cửa: 110.000 VNĐ (+1 Drink) - With costume/Có hóa trang đặc biệt: 90.000 VNĐ (+1 Drink)

✘ Date and time/Ngày giờ: - 8.00, 31.10.2018

✘ Place/Địa điểm: Soma Art Lounge

Official Poster Design by Member S

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Old Tones, New Faces, by Magic Pinions

from the album Vivication

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABJkmaCCmUM)

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Green Means Go, multi-instrumentalist and band leader nonpareil, has been one of the mainstays for the Saigon scene for nearly a decade in some of the most prominent bands around (6789/Mekong Delta Force/Tofu Band/Ugwae).

Now catch him all on his own in a dub + roots-based solo set that will drop jaws and shake hips with its poly-rhythms, spaced-out melodic lines, and earth-shaking bass drops.

 A one-man band that sounds like a proper posse, Green Means Go is not be missed.

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp-Ekw0MCTM)

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NEW RECORD by Saigon via Sydney beat-wizard Wastrels!!

Catch these tracks done LIVE and pick up the PHYSICAL record at Locally Trapped Wildlife Vol. 9: HCMC Alternative Music Showcase

https://the-wastrels.bandcamp.com/album/technocracy-inc

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDSE1_Le7_Y)

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OADM Central Marketing Office Dispatch // (Social) Media Briefing #34 //

All media outlets please be informed that OPNAIRDRGMKT:

1)     Has the propensity to sound like Deerhunter, Deerhoof, Deer Tick, the Dears, Matthew Dear, Dear Deer, The Deer, Deerpeople,The Fierce Ungulates, and RoadKILL.

2)     Plays a distinct manifestation of Psych-Jangle Howl Rock notable for its strict adherence to foundational principles of the genre. 

 OPN AIR DRG MKT plays at 9 pm on Sept 1 for LTW Vol. 9 with RCD and Wastrels at SOMA - https://www.facebook.com/events/426813921160295/

and at 9 pm on Sept. 6 with Indian experimental legends Kuru Circus at Yoko

https://www.facebook.com/events/533238253798946/

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Bandcamp: https://opnairdrgmkt.bandcamp.com/releases

Facebook: www.facebook.com/opnairdrgmkt/

Youtube: OPNAIRDRGMKT

Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/oadm

Trang web: www.oadm.org

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FREE RECORD from Ho Chi Minh City’s OPNAIRDRGMKT.  

SUPPORT US THROUGH YOUR LOVE, NOT YOUR MONEY!

FILE UNDER: SAIGONOISE-ROCK

https://opnairdrgmkt.bandcamp.com/releases

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Đẹp Trai Chết Hết, by Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective

9 track album

NEW MUSIC!

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GET THE COMPLETE RECORD HERE: 

https://opnairdrgmkt.bandcamp.com/album/yoko-oh-no

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Yoko Oh No, by OPNAIRDRGMKT

5 track album

All Songs Written and Performed by OPNAIRDRGMKT. 

Recorded Live at Yoko Bar, HCMC, VN; June 28, 2018. 

Live Recording by Alec Schachner. 

Mixed and Mastered by OPNAIRDRGMKT.  oadm.org

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(Gác Mái) HCMC // VN

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HodoHodoZoku EP, by HodoHodoZoku

4 track album