HWXXNG 

HWXXNG is a Seoul-based DJ, producer, and visual artist who recontextualises traditional Korean instrumentation and brings it into the contemporary club music scene. South Korean artist inspired by the Buddhist concept of impermanent selfhood, his first EP “Non-Self/비자아” combines dark, industrial club beats with old Korean sound and samples. He explores his sense of identity in the digital age as refracted through the Buddhist concept of anatta, or non-self, the belief that there is no unchanging, permanent soul or essence in living beings.

He is a member of Chinabot that is a platform and collective created to change the dialogue surrounding Asian music.

His music has been featured in Resident Advisor, Boiler Room, The Wire Magazine, BBC, DJ Mag, Xlr8r.

“Hwang does this by blending elements of industrial techno, gabber and experimental electronic music with traditional Korean instrumentation throughout the record. It’s a remarkable mixture, and the result is an intense rush of sounds that converse at a ferocious pace; thunderous kicks propel sweet-yet-sharp melodies, disjointed voices and wild FX into a dazzling orbital motion. The adrenaline-kick of listening to this release comes when your ear latches onto one its many sonic threads, and surfs it along the waves of distortion and wild sound design.” DJ MAG

‘Fanta Rouge’, with its pounding drums and ridiculously addictive melody, is the most ecstatic thing I’ve heard in ages, all the more remarkable considering the sadness which surrounds it. The Quietus

NEO GEODESIA

Neo Geodesia is Saphy Vong, a French Cambodian audio visual artist born in a Thai refugee camp after his parents fled the Khmer Rouge, and grew up in the suburbs of Nancy, northeastern France. His unique musical outlook fuses the experimental and DIY ethos that can be found in both the local Nancy Hardcore and Grindcore scene that embraced him as a teenager, and the sounds broadcasted from Cambodia into his home through his parents pirated tapes and videos of Khmer pop, karaoke, monk chants and movies.

His recent project has been dedicated to fusing experimental electronic processes with traditional Khmer music and exploring the far edge of sonic expression to include noise, Bek Sloy, Funeral Smot and Roam Vong.

Over the years, however, he has focused his approach less upon heaviness than slipperiness, granular textures and head-spinning polyrhythms.

Active for more than a decade under the alias Lafidki, he has produced, composed and released electronic music for Orange Milk Records. His music has been featured in Resident Advisor, NPR, NTS, BBC, Mixmag, The Quietus and Bandcamp Daily. 

NEO GEODESIA has performed with the likes of Foodman, Evicshen, Object Blue, Why Be, Zoë mc Pherson, Sunik Kim, Ecko Bazz, Still and his music was played by Drew McDowall, Hiro Kone, Zuli, Animistic beliefs.

He currently lives in Brighton and runs the multidisciplinary Asian platform and record label Chinabot, on which he released his latest album 2562 Neon Flames.

KASAI

Born in Chiba, before later moving to Takatsuki City (Osaka), and then to Kyoto, Daisuke Iijima has been making music since 2010. He has been experimenting with ancient folk styles since 2015, before discovering footwork and juke. On Chinabot, he released the albums OWN °C in 2021, J/P/N in 2023 and Iori-ten (〽) in 2025

"Often a clap, shuffle or bong comes out of nowhere and settles into its own groove that’s just about out of whack with most of the rest of the tune. Either that or they’re all just totally off the beat. Whatever the tactic, we are definitely off the grid here. It means the productions have this curious idiosyncratic sort of animism, where each ping, ding or shuffle seem to be coming from sentient players trying to keep up and failing. It’s wonderfully naive, a tiny bit daft and incredibly likeable. Hands down the friendliest record in this edition of Rum Music." Jennifer Lucy Allan (The Quietus)

"Daisuke found his way on his Chinabot debut, OWN ℃, adding footwork sounds and techniques to min’yō rhythms. The music is a little slower and less frenetic than classic footwork, but it retains the style’s complex rhythms. And most importantly, it’s just as exhilarating" Michal Wieczorek (Daily Bandcamp)

“lijima’s productions pop with detail - the low frequencies are given to booming taiko drums, while the upper register of tracks like “Chidori Ashi” vibrate with a bright palette of woodblocks, tinny horns and synthesized strings... OWN ‘C is easy to love, shot through with a joyful energy and sense of play.” Louis Pattison (The Wire)

ORIENTAL MELON

“Oriental Melon” is a digital audio-visual artist duo composed of Jaeho Hwang and Sena Oh from South Korea based in Berlin. Their work fuses traditional and contemporary elements, exploring the intersection of Eastern philosophy and digital culture. By navigating the complexities of cultural identity, they act as a bridge between traditional practices and innovative digital expressions, fostering dialogue that deepens appreciation for both realms.