BLAQ LYTE MAG

18/07/2024

xulalit is a Thai party organizer, artist manager, DJ, vocalist, and general fan of music. As co-founder of XUXU PARTY, she brings the rap scene together with the rave world and pushes audiences as well as artists to explore new sounds. Read more about her and her friends at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/07/18/xulalit-xuxu-party-thai-trap-metal-rave/

11/07/2024

Thai illustrator Beya Panicha’s art uses bold line work, bulbous shapes, a retro vibe, and abstract affectations to make her point and catch viewers’ attention. It features food, pets, East Asian smoke and flames, and characters with hidden faces. She also deals with subjects like climate change, Xmas murders, and space mining. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/07/11/beya-panicha-thai-illustrator-digital-artist/

05/07/2024

Jakarta’s Erik Soto plays upbeat, soulful, and warm music aimed directly at the dancefloor. For his recent set here at BLAQ LYTE ROVER , Soto played everything from dancehall and afrobeats, Kpop and R&B, and house and amapiano—all of it with the consistent vibe of a never-ending sunset. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/07/04/erik-soto-jakarta-dance-music-producer-bebop-collective/

03/07/2024

Nanpixelate is a Thai pixel artist whose latest series is a multicultural collection of goddess portraits that mix Hindu, Chinese, Thai, and Khmer cultures together and more. Read about her on the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/07/03/nanpixelate-nanslate-manatsawan-prasertying-thai-pixel-art-tattoo-artist/

28/06/2024

rerunn.tribe is a Thai digital artist making illustrations, prints, and 3D sculptures inspired by indigenous and ancient cultures from around the world. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/06/27/rerunn-runn-charksmithanont-thai-digital-artist/

27/06/2024

27/06/2024

Meet Cabu, a Filipino-Australian producer working with syncopated, soulful types of house beats who recently performed at BLAQ LYTE ROVER alongside birthday girl . Currently based in Manila but raised in Sydney, Cabu’s sound is global in nature and characterized by big piano stabs, nimble percussion, heartfelt vocals, and lofty synths. Read more on the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/06/26/cabu-beats-filipino-house-producer-majestic-casual/

21/06/2024

This is a vibe to start your weekend off right. We came across a dusky streak of smooth, dark underground Thai rap and R&B and compiled it all into this big-ass playlist for you to rock out to. It’s a mix of new and older cuts in no particular order. Enough talk, go listen now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/06/21/thai-underground-rap-playlist-thaiwave/

FEATURING:

BISCUIT - "Oxymoron ft. Twenty฿*"
BANGFIT - "CAN I CALL FT. 4BANG"
bunnyyuii - "Coraline"
bvllin - "bby ft. babyice x jerseyxl"
POND$ - "High"
loch3 - "Outside (ft. jerseyxl x zaiya)
Jett - "heart me not play ft.M0llY*"
bvllin - "like yuhh + fuji (zivo)"
Black Armatu$ - "ตายเท่ากัน"
maximus! - "back for me"
M0llY* - "OH MY GOSH"
7fifty - "tell me why"
sk1lly - "Feelz Nothing"
kmdx - kmdx - "Blue Sky ft.Sparo"
RUZTA - "don't need me"
voltia - "เทวดา"
Sunju Hargun - "मूलानि"
cxpterr - "city im out"
Dali - "Lust"
voltia - "area"
sk1lly - "Vampire Knight ft. Jusus"
saksxn - "Muck"
ด ☣ - "อินเดอะบุชเชอร์เฮาส์ (prod.yatozen)"
BaebiBetti - "TROPHY"
GRXM - "THE S**T FEAT RRMARNI (Prod. vvsraze,madeinsicko)"

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17/06/2024

It’s time again for the semi-regular wrap up of our favorite music videos from Thai rap, R&B, and pop artists. This time we got a nice selection of angsty, brooding cuts and a bunch of more bubbly, pop stuff. Both perspectives are pushing limits: The underground is cultivating a distinct sound for itself while also keeping things progressive and experimental. But the pop stuff can be super creative too, exploring genres that the underground has overlooked and tapping into traditional Thai styles of music as well. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/06/14/thai-rap-underground-pop-rnb-music-tpop/

Feat:

Aof Pongsak Rattanaphong
Tong Apollo
Pangina Heals
BaebiBetti
Tarvethz
LIL X DEAD CHILD
s.gonnafly
Thaiboy Digital
Black Armatus
Joeyboy
Spydamonkee
Mashdawg
4EVE
Singnoy
SA Wayz

07/06/2024

If there’s an alternate universe out there, it’s definitely a pink one. At least that’s the way Thai oil painter Pongpon Preechanon sees it. His parallel reality is one full of beautiful women and blob creatures, all colored in pastels and pinks, fashioned in retro-futuristic gear that looks like it was created by a neural network but was definitely painted by human hands in fine detail and with deep care. Read more at the site now! (link in bio too)
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/06/06/pongpon-preechanon-thai-fine-artist-painter/ 333Gallery 333gallery.com

06/06/2024

Thai kawaii artist iivy.b does what she wants. She’s not concerned what hoops the industry expects an artist to jump through, or what you think rap is meant to sound like. She’s carving her own path in music. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/06/06/iivy-b-thai-rap-hyperpop-influencer-songwriter/

31/05/2024

It’s boom bap Bangkok, baby. The crate-digging, beat-flipping, instrumental hip hop producer extraordinaire Onra is back again. This time, he’s dropped an album based entirely on Thai samples from the dusty, forgotten seven-inches of local jazz and pop from decades long past, replete with fuzzy crackles, mournful melodies, and sweltering vibes. He’s also spinning a more party-inspired set tomorrow, Saturday, RomRom’s party. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/05/31/onra-nosthaigia-instrumental-hip-hop-producer/

30/05/2024

Thai producer pvazzy is making rap beats that mix Jersey club with 3cha, Eurodance with Thai hip hop, and everything in between (including wild phin synthesizer solos). Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/05/30/pvazzy-thai-producer-underground-rap-litty-clib-dha-vision

24/05/2024

Digital artist Lili Tae spills her work directly into our glass totems and endless feeds. They are digital daydreams that slip into the scroll of an endless future. But she creates physical prints as well, breathing texture and scale into art in ways that the online world is incapable of—for now. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/05/24/lili-tae-thai-illustrator-digital-artist/

23/05/2024

Step into the speculative future of Cuscus, a Thai multimedia artist deeply concerned with the world’s increasing ecological and information pollution. Her new show, ‘PASSCODE , THE DARK DAY’ at BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY, delves deep into the threat posed by electronic waste and the trash we look at while using it through means of a VR game, paintings, installations, and more. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/05/22/chanida-voraphitak-thai-artist-pop-surreslist-bangkokcitycity/

17/05/2024

Today is the big day: Motley Flower’s debut album ‘MAGNOLIA’ has finally dropped! The BLAQ LYTE founder head honcho’s indy pop record is full of nostalgic drum machines, funky guitars, and is packed with features from friends and family. Produced by Pukpamorn Kaitphadungpong, the vibe is lofi and uptempo, unbothered at first glance and moving with a steady beat. It’s a breezy record, full of the good time, lover boy lyrics we’re familiar with, but colored with a touch of melancholy now from toxic relationships past. Stream in on your favorite platform now!
https://motleyflower.lnk.to/magnolia

Featuring:

Younggu
Daniel Ryn
POSS ILLA
Numcha
Paearak
Kirin
Cherub
Atiya
R3LL
Spicydisc Record

13/05/2024

Thai digital artist Artsaveworld mixes her joy of everyday life with traditional Thai art, personal references, and a wild imagination in an anti-art aesthetic. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/05/13/artsaveworld-watoosiri-junsin-thai-illustrator-digital-artist/

06/05/2024

Thai oil painter thinks it’s unhealthy to look away from the dark. It’s there—whether you admit it or not—so you might as well accept it. And by doing so, you might be able to help someone else. Read more about her work at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/05/06/molticha-pongudompanya-thai-artist-oil-painting

01/05/2024

Thai illustrator Z i l l u S t a t i o n . ชิว creates hyper-detailed, map-style drawings with pen and paper of Thai cities that blend the past and present, the real and imagined, the good and the bad. Read more now at the site!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/04/30/zillv-karoon-jiamviriyasatien-thai-illustrator-urban-cityscapes/

26/04/2024

Underground Thai rapper hasn’t even finished high school yet but he’s doing big things already. The artist is connecting with fans through a lofi R&B style of music and they’ve streamed several tracks millions of times each. Read more at the site now! 📸 by
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/04/26/yungtarr-thai-underground-rap-dha-vision-club-pop/

23/04/2024

Thai acrylic painter mixes pop surrealism with traditional Thai elements as a way to talk about contemporary issues and personal experiences. His latest series was created for the new show 'The Believers' on . Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/04/23/sarawut-panhnu-thai-pop-surrealism-tradtional-contemporary-feat/

18/04/2024

Thai acrylic painter combines hyperrealistic art, comic books, graffiti, Buddhist culture, propaganda, and more all on one canvas in vibrant and surprising collage-style pieces. Read more at the site now! Payaq Gallery Cafe & Bar
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/04/18/bipo-one-thai-pop-art-fine-art-traditional/

11/04/2024

Thai photographer captures images that vibrate with energy and you can feel just by looking. His shots are heavily textured, deeply saturated, and highly contrasted. They're also very personal, catching the personalities of the people who make up their scenes. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/04/10/pawaris-jiamchoatpattanakul-thai-photography-music-event-art/

05/04/2024

Thai painter .kaijuan creates bold and mysterious paintings that are both domestic and surreal at once. Memories, emotions, and imagination are stripped back and reassembled in minimalistic pieces that are hypnotic, comforting, and distressing all at once. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/04/05/kwanruethai-panprom-thai-surrealist-painter/

02/04/2024

Thai illustrator specializes in intricate goth-kawaii character sketches inspired by her interest in and experience with fashion, music, tattoos, and more. Read about her at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/04/02/noirphetamine-thai-visual-kei-gothic-kawaii-illustrator/

29/03/2024

The sound of Tara Lily ranges from introspective downtempo and purist jazz to atmospheric dnb tunes, depending on the mood she's in. Her recent performance at BLAQ LYTE Shophouse was part of her Asia tour, which brought her to Nepal, Hong Kong, India, and more. Read more about her music at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/03/29/tara-lily-singer-songerwriter-electronic-pop/
Tru Thoughts

28/03/2024

With all this great Thai music coming out right now, we wanted to do our part to celebrate all that and help point you in the right direction in case you missed some fire. So we've relaunched our semi-regular Rap Up column, collecting our favorite Thai rap, R&B, reggae, club pop, and more from the past month. Take a listen at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/03/28/thai-rap-rnb-reggae-pop-music-rap-up/
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Featuring:
Trippytung
SLOWVXNZ
แจ๊ส สปุ๊กนิค ปาปิยอง กุ๊กกุ๊ก
GALCHANIE
YUPP
Mayo James
JV.Jarvis
Srirajah Rockers
Thaiboy Digital
Pond Jaruphat

21/03/2024

Thai photographer Jean Skunk captured the nascent Bangkok punk scene in the mid-2010s in all its big-haired glory. His weapon of choice is a 35mm film camera, and he develops and prints all of his own work. Read more at the site now!
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/03/22/jeanskunk-thai-punk-photopgrahy/

20/03/2024

BLAQ LYTE Shophouse is our flagship, boutique design store located in the buzzy Ekkamai area. We sell everything from edgy European and US brands to Japanese streetwear, Vietnamese women’s wear, and lots more. Shophouse doesn’t stop at just clothing, and you can also find sneakers, high-end speakers, vintage shirts, and accessories like phone cases, scarfs, art pieces, and more. And we also host regular events in this intimate lil space of ours. Photography by for Read more at the site now! https://blaqlyte.com/auntys-haus-blaq-lyte-merch-collabs/

15/03/2024

Thai rapper lures death metal, trap, and ambient sounds together to fashion a bleak vision of despair and anger. His upcoming album, Evil Empyre - Sacred Rituals, is full of guttural bass, glowering whispers, anxious effects, and clipped screams. It's even got some cemetery rave house music. Read more on the site now! 📸 And CD by
https://blaqlyte.com/2024/03/14/xg-evil-empyre-thai-underground-rap-metal/