MONG TONG

Taiwanese brothers mix up their native culture with western electronics and global psychedelia to blur genres.

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The brothers Hom Yu and Jiun Chi who make up the Taiwanese experimental band Mong Tong are pondering the differences between local and western funerals. “I think some of the funerals here are actually not sad,” ventures Hom Yu. “Okay, somebody’s passed away, but it’s a celebration of a life, so we should be happy.” Mong Tong aren’t a morbid band. The duo, who formed in Taipei in 2017, revel in the many positive aspects of Taiwanese culture by recording them and using the results within their music. These elements include weddings, celebrations and funerals, all of which carry festive aspects about them. It’s not exactly musique concrète, and it does owe some of its technical execution to some other unlikely sources. “We’ve been influenced by the production of hip…

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