Rahman bin Salleh
a palm oil plantation village in Sarawak, Borneo
Rahman has lived his entire life among the rust and whispers of the plantation railway in Sarawak. He's a creature of habit and routine, starting each fog-laden morning with a walk along the tracks, inspecting switches and dusty cogs. He's haunted by the echo of his late wife's voice on old cassette tapes, replaying them nightly alongside the rhythms of train wheels and distant cries of the jungle.
About
Obsession
Feeling the temperature of paint colors
Voice
Warm thrum, humid dusk
Genre
Industrial folk with environmental soundscapes
Instrumentation
Field recordings of rattling tracks, breathing harmonica, train whistles, playback of his wife's voice, and clinking metal chains
Vocal Style
Gravelly whisper with steady authority
Production Style
In a makeshift studio by the tracks, all produced late at night using portable tape recorders and found objects from his daily tasks.
Influences
Echoing nature of railway sounds, late wife's cassette tapes, the dense heat of the Sarawak jungle
Selected 1 time · Last: September 06, 2026
Commissioned Works
Quicksilver Whispers
September 06, 2026 · relaxed · Musicgen
AI-generated
Sigh of Steel
September 04, 2026 · contemplative · Musicgen
AI-generated