Boey Speaks for the Unheard

Boey does not enter with noise — rather, he trickles in (like beer spilled on concrete). He uses static between late-night thoughts to come into being as well. The False Prince is not just a book of sounds; it is also an expression of who Boey has become.

"Raised in Ipoh… now experiencing England… Boey uses his falsetto as more than just a musical style — it is a thesis. It is airy, light, fragile, breaking — and then — BOOM — it hits! The transition on 'Disease' from sweetness to ashes is a very hard hit — and once it lands — it (the feeling) will remain with you.

There is a pattern in this work, purposeful; a Hero's Journey without the spectacle of a large entrance—just erosion and contemplation followed by decisiveness. The songs "When Will It End?" and "Civilisation" have an expansive scope, where a much wider context of personal pain relates to wider global conflict and issues such as inequality, separation and disconnection. While these are monumental themes, they are presented through a voice that is barely there, yet it will go away if one does not pay attention to it.

People are paying attention though. The music is being played on playlists throughout Southeast Asia; on BBC Introducing. Evidence (rather than noise).

Does the quantitative part of Boey’s music reflect Boey's edge? Or is it intimacy? He writes for those who don’t have a voice but through his sound makes silence sound louder than anything. The False Prince is not trying to become a king—a False Prince is attempting to break down what it is to be one.