Mong Tong

These veterans of myriad metal, art, and noise-rock bands finally joined forces to breathe new life into Asian myths using the sound of experimental electronic music. Taiwan’s Mong Tong is an electrifying duo that’s equally captivated by the island’s mythology, conspiracy theories, and the occult as it is by 1960s and ‘70s psychedelic sounds and video games, to which they’ve compared their tracks. Drawing on a Taoist ritual, they take the stage blindfolded in order to cut themselves off from external stimuli and immerse themselves in a world of their own. “The effect can be dizzying,” writes the arts and culture site The Quietus in a review of their live shows.