Maharajalela a.k.a. Raksasa is really just a one man band consisting of the enigmatic drifter who prefers to be known as Raksasa – a complete unknown but something of a legend to others. 

Raksasa was a sound engineer of many local(Malaysia) rock albums – some might have even won awards, we won’t tell you which though. Mostly a behind the scenes person, he’s the kind of outsider who is also an insider, a person who knows enough about the ins and outs of the scene to become jaded of it.
In the course of engineering music for other musicians, Raksasa had been spending his free time gradually accumulating materials for his own record for up 7 to 8 years. Most recorded for his own cathartic release instead of public consumption. But it wasn’t until that he was incarcerated for drug possession that there was a strong desire to get his music out to the public. Made to feel inhuman while imprisoned, he chose the moniker “Raksasa” due to being called exactly that by the warden. 

Immediately after his release, he received help from friends from the scene who knew of him as the go-to guy for sound engineering. Most weren’t even his close friends but those who were lucky enough to have heard his music. Choosing 10 out of more than 50 of the songs he had done so far for mixing, with the help of friends Raksasa finally released his debut as Maharajalela. Without a proper stockist, the record is mostly sold by hand by himself. Yes, exactly the way you imagined it; table-to-table.

Raksasa doesn’t believe in genres. If you were to press him for a specific genre to describe his music, he would tell you that the emotions of each track are their respective genres. And what an emotional ride 'Jualbeli Tanggapan' is, going through the spectrum of everything from anger, apathy, joy, love, and a whole gamut of sentiments. 

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About the project

A collaborative musical project with a Malaysian Singer/songwriter and Singapore and Malaysian musicians.

The project explores the theme of “the coming of age” through folklore and fairy tales with a modern interpretation of its traditional counterpart.

Stylised in Vaudeville, the project promises a captivating musical journey with its theatrics. Kevin’s whimsical lyrics and light-hearted tunes carry with them a personal touch that promises to translate into intimate and captivating shows.

“The project is dedicated to my younger brother, i’ve always wanted to write him a song but eventually the whole project became that song” says Kevin as he talks about letting themes and morals influence his song-writing for this project.

The Kevin Michael Project has toured through Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur and Penang, and its currently based in Singapore.

Alternative instrumental tracks with strong pop sensibilities. I play music by ear and compose everything on FL Studio. Influences include La Roux, Sufjan Stevens, Ratatat, Bjork, Grimes, Teebs, Tape, Jens Lekman, Dan Deacon, Metronomy.

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