Digest | Stories, Sounds & Culture

Arthur Russell’s World of Echo is a fragile and timeless masterpiece. With only his voice, cello, and minimal electronics, he creates an immersive sound world that feels deeply personal and endlessly inventive.

From Art Blakey to Yusef Lateef, the influence of Islam through the Ahmadiyya movement reshaped jazz in profound ways, infusing the music with spirituality, rebellion, and reflection.

Radium Dolls might not look or sound like traditional punks, but their raw energy and chaos capture the same wild spirit that defined Australia’s earliest rock rebels.

From vinyl crates to bars, bands, and restaurants, Maft Sai built Studio Lam into a cultural hub, pushing Thai molam and folk music into the global underground.

From rural Thai villages to Glastonbury and Boiler Room, the Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band revived molam, blending tradition with modern rhythms for a global audience.

Nat’s ZudRangMa transformed forgotten Thai funk, molam, and luk thung into international hits, turning overlooked records into a worldwide groove movement.