For the September episodes of COSMOS' monthly show on Refuge Worldwide, we’re headed towards Southeast Asia, for a double-header transmission from Malaysia/Cambodia and Vietnam.
rEmPiT g0dDe$$ and LnHD channel Southeast Asia’s underground into high-energy, textural club performances. Their sets fuse experimental sounds with queer resilience, turning the dancefloor into a space of defiance, connection, and transcendence. And as the co-founders of Align.Online – a COSMOS 2025 Embassy and digital hub to nurture and connect the queer underground of Southeast Asia – they're turning the spotlight on their community. With that in mind, rEmPiT g0dDe$$ and LnHD have provided us with a special recording of their live-set in collaboration with Singapore’s Mervin Wong.
rEmPiT g0dDe$$ performs live at Le Guess Who? on Friday, November 7, 2025.
Rắn Cạp Đuôi have been at the forefront of sound art and experimental music in Saigon, Vietnam, since their formation in 2015. Their free-flowing musical approach is evident in their diverse performances, ranging from a nonstop 48-hour performance in one of the city’s galleries to three-drum improvisations. This shapeshifting collective and COSMOS Embassy alum is in a constant state of flux, deconstruction and rebirth, resulting in chaotic sheets of sound and compositions which border on violence and beauty.
