LIVE LAUGH DECOLONISE - Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra ft. BADASSMUTHA/Chelsea Watego/Nima/Rivermouth

Описание: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4l6Q60...

Obscure Orchestra here! Yep, we subverted the 'Live Laugh Love' phrase (that cultural shorthand for “speak to the manager” wealthy white entitlement) into an anti-racist anthem, celebrating solidarity among people of colour, gender diverse and marginalised communities, in the collective effort to decolonise everywhere.

Anti-racism and decolonising doesn't just mean non-white people excavating trauma, it can be a celebration of solidarity, survival, and kinship among intersectional communities of colour, marginalities and allies. LIVE LAUGH DECOLONISE is about pursuing happiness, mischief and joyful solidarity, in the face of/despite systemic colonial oppression and pressure to assimilate.

Cult favourite Taiwanese-Australian artist-activist, Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra, collaborates with a who's who of Meanjin/Brisbane icons; Indigenous writer Professor Chelsea Watego (author of Another Day in the Colony); Indigenous alt-pop/soul powerhouse BADASSMUTHA (Alinta McGrady); poet-activist and Greens politician Jonathan Sriranganathan (as Rivermouth), Iranian-Australian beloved underground performer Nima Doostkhah, and chorus vocals by Saro Roro.

LIVE LAUGH DECOLONISE
Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra
ft. BADASSMUTHA, Chelsea Watego, Nima Doostkhah, Rivermouth & Saro Roro

Directed/cut by Matt Hsu
DOP by Rod Pilbeam
Shot in Obscure Orchestra Studio (aka the spare bedroom)
with extended song version to fit everyone in 🫶🏽

Music video featuring (and special thanks to!) artists/activists/shopkeepers/friends
Amihan Aquilizan
Felila Blake
Kiara Bulley
Bella Christopher
Lydia Coco
Ag Bren
Ash Djokic
Nima Doostkhah
Ethan Enoch
Ahmad Farjawi
Kev Fredman
Theo Fredman
Amro Heard
Shan Jacobe
Sunday Jemmott
Befian Lai
Amy Lee
Aurora Liddle-Christie
Courts Lovell
Madi Marston
PJ McEwan
Alinta McGrady
Aleea Monsour
Akmed
Ben Mostert
Han Reardon-Smith
Saro Roro
Tiffany Shih
Jonathan Sriranganathan
Taitu'uga
Kaya Tominaga
Canna Townsend
Clay Warren
Freya Wright-Brough
Chelsea Watego
Fin Wu
Steph Wu

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Matt Hsu（又名 "Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra"）是一位前衛的實驗音樂創作者，曾獲昆士蘭音樂獎。他精通超過20種樂器，將民族樂器、管弦樂和日常物品的聲音融合，創造出層次豐富、獨具特色的音樂。作為台澳人，Matt 從小便沉浸在澳洲的獨立音樂、龐克和實驗音樂文化中，並深受其影響，成為當今澳洲最具影響力的實驗音樂家之一。他的音樂突破聲音的邊界，以跨文化的視角展現多元與包容。此外，Matt 領導的25人替代管弦樂團，創造出一個屬於他自己、極具個人風格的音樂世界。對於愛挑戰音樂界限的你，Matt 的作品將是一次深刻且充滿啟發的藝術體驗。