M MAG - JUN 2016

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GLOBETROTTING DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR,
KENNY PNG, CURATES A SELECTION OF FIVE BEST
ALBUMS TO KILL THOSE LONG AIRPORT LAYOVERS.
Who Killed Amanda
Palmer - Smashing
Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
has a fluid pen for
words, an impossible
feel for the keys
and a gut-wrenching
voice that could
shake the pants
off any lesser man.
Her debut album
is nothing short of
stellar; it makes me
laugh, it makes me
cry, it makes me
angry…
Ænima - Tool
The original godfathers
of art rock. I bought
this album as a young
teenager. Till today, it
still astounds me with
its complex melodies
and ideas that made it
such a pillar of music
history back then.
In Tension -
Light Asylum
Electro-goth duo that
makes me think of
what Joy Division could
be had Ian Curtis not
passed on. Shannon
Funchess’ voice is so
low and guttural, it's
almost unbelievable.
Tim e Of Rebirth -
The Observatory
This is my connection
to home. These are
the dirges that sing
of my lost childhood.
I dare say they are
Singapore’s finest.
I will never tire of
this album.
Stra ight Outta Compton - N.W.A
Nothing can beat the energy and brutal honesty of the
original gangsta rappers. Watching the world with these
bad boys plugged in makes me think that nothing has really
changed in the 20 years since Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube and
crew tried to wake the world up to the cruelty of street life.
Catch Kenny’s work on the National Geographic Channel in China From Above, an unprecedented
bird’s-eye view of one of the world’s most populous and misunderstood nations.
PHOTO OF WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER: ROADRUNNER. PHOTO OF ÆNIMA: ZOO ENTERTAINMENT. PHOTO OF IN TENSION: MEXICAN
SUMMER. PHOTO OF TIME OF REBIRTH: THE OBSERVATORY. PHOTO OF STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: RUTHLESS.
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