Skodeng Blues: speaking up against the morality police FMTNews FMTLifestyle
Azmyl Yunor performing ‘Skodeng Blues’ at Merdekarya with musicians NR Lohan, Ammar Khairi and Kristopher Chong.
“I think that’s why many artists and musicians find themselves at odds with people in power. But in Malaysia, it’s still unexplored as a powerful method to disseminate ideas,” Azmyl quipped during a recent Zoom interview with FMT. Azmyl revealed the video’s groundwork had been laid several years ago, but had been placed on the backburner as he awaited an opportune time for its release.
A former street musician, Azmyl has recorded eight solo albums, including Warga , Wilayah and Was Was . It’s animated video, edited and directed by Taiwan-based filmmaker A-Jun, is the quirky tale of four people who spy and report on others in a fictional night-time Kuala Lumpur. “Why are you policing people’s skirts, or if someone is transgender, when there are people stealing billions out there? Ironically, it seems like the bigger your crime, the less your scrutiny. I wanted to dig into the heels of the hypocrisy in Malaysian culture,” said Azmyl, who also lectures at Sunway University.
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