
A multifaceted musician, @Azmyl Yunor (born
in Kuala Lumpur in 1977) was part of the
wave of independent musicians hailing from
Malaysia and neighboring regions in Asia as
the 21st century dawned. Head of his own
label (Rapidear), Yunor explored a number of
styles on his many self-released collections,
beginning with the 1997 cassette-only Whatever.
After the buzz his initial tape created, Yunor
released another three cassettes, eventually
branching out to the CD format with 2004's
Jikalauan EP and 2005's alt-country-tinged
Tenets EP. In addition to his solo work, Yunor
also recorded a full-length album with his band,
the Sigarettes, which was due for release at
some point in 2008. His support of the indie
rock and singer/songwriter movement in that
part of Asia (e.g., Pete Teo, Shelley Leong, and
Shanon Shah) included the formation of the
Experimental Musicians and Artists Co-Op and
the organization of the annual KL Sing Song
festival. ~ Chris True, Rovi