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mux is a collective formed by bani haykal, luqman hakim and siraaj anwar; out to experiment and devise new performances weaving sound design, music and text.

mux’s approach to performance deals greatly with the coexistence of lateral storytelling and layered, yet minimal, sound and music compositions. the stories they tell incorporates stream of consciousness, almost always resulting the text to become more of an ambient than a direction leading towards an end. their interest in discovering new methods to deliver the crux of a given piece has resulted the trio to explore further into film soundtrack, sound design and live foley.

the collective works extensively with guitar pedals, phrase recorders, microphones and various appliances and props to generate live sound samples. aside from sound ambient, their music works are written and arranged to allow the trio room to intensify the songs, complimenting the nature of the text and its delivery.

within the collective, bani haykal writes and experiments with prose / monologues / poetry / screenplays, often exploring the bleak nature of existence intertwined with fictitious backstories and characters. luqman hakim is a musician, guitarist and songwriter for his band Tinkerbell’s Open Cascade. in mux, luqman performs the main musical compositions, arranging the pieces to offer fluctuating temperament accordingly. siraaj anwar is a sound effects manipulator whose array of props includes an electric shaver, a glockenspiel and wind chimes, creating textures of the performance. aside from doing sound effects, siraaj plays bass for local rock band, Page.

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