The Sevdah issue shines best in its sideways revelations, exposing what we’ve always wanted in the shape of its absence.

“Music leads me to the threshold and silence allows me to step through it.” (An Interview With Sjafril)

Desire, for me, is a form of devotion. A sanctuary of melancholy in the lack of having. A shelter against frenzy. A prayer with no need for sound.

Art, Music, InterviewsMia Arias TsangJuly 2, 2025Sjafril, Kansas, The SIGIT, Kiai Kanjeng

Songs for the Sevdah Issue (A Selection)

The sevdah playlist is a lush echo of the pulse of sage & velvet that defines this issue, with songs chosen by our editorial team in the process of curating & dreaming.

Preorders are Open for Opus II, Issue II: Sevdah

A damask veil. A clipped swan’s wing. A memory of a late-night lake with a long-gone lover, when the sky & water turned the same colour & met at the edge of the world.