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Sayang
“Rooting”
Sayang is a Malaysian British DJ and sound artist who uses sound and space to explore intersections of gender, race, queerness and access. They are particularly interested in reflecting on their experiences of disability and post-colonial Malaysian Trans identity.
They make music for dancefloors and deep thinking. In sound design, they often look to their roots from Penang Malaysia with field recordings, modular synthesis and electronic emulations of familiar noises, and connect it to their British childhood in electronic music, from film soundtracks to EBM, acid and new wave.
Their activism is an extension of their sound, connecting audiences and intersections through queer theory and explorative conversation with a focus on access for QTIBPoC, queer disabled and Trans folx. Founder of the QTIBPoC, queer disabled and Trans centred techno-fetish party, Flesh in Tension and custodian of Leeds KiKi House, House of Flava, Sayang has carved a home behind decks, on stages and in facilitating queer space in music and the arts. They are a Rinse FM resident, Love Muscle resident and some of their recent highlights include playing Body Movements Festival, SWEAT Copenhagen and creating audio visual film/sound piece “Found Me // 3am” with Humber Street Gallery and filmmaker Tony Lee.
