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Adem Jaffers has explored experimental digital art in the fields of VJ’ing, animation, VFX, laser and lighting in [their] various forms, combinations and collaborations since 1989; exploring themes that have embodied and explored esoteric concepts within the psychedelic, spiritual, scientific and political cultural paradigms that the highly influential Cyber and Rave culture had embraced.
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Sharul Ariff was born in Kuala Lumpur and raised in Melbourne during the late ’80s, Sharul’s sonic education began at home—his father’s record collection spanning the cinematic synths of Vangelis, the electronic odysseys of Jean Michel Jarre, and the art-rock sprawl of Genesis. That early immersion in boundary-pushing sound planted the seeds for a lifelong devotion to hedonistic club culture and the transformative power of the dancefloor.
By the time Hip Hop was reshaping music, Sharul was deep in the production philosophies of Ced Gee, Bomb Squad, Kurtis Mantronik, and Herby Love Bug—absorbing the art of the sample chop and the boom-bap pulse. Then came 1995 and a pivotal night at Melbourne’s Filter Club, where a single encounter cracked open the door to experimental electronic music and rewired everything.
In 2013, Sharul relocated to Queensland, arriving with only an Elektron Machinedrum, and a battle-scarred Juno 106. In the humidity of the tropics—day or night—he built tracks that would eventually find their way onto every major streaming platform.
The 2017 single Doppler Punch marked a turning point, leading to the full-length Submerge, released under the alias SubMission. In 2023, the four-part Introspective series arrived digitally, followed by Experimentalism that December. Most recently, 2026 saw the release of the album Werkstatt and the Treatment EP—further proof that the journey from his father’s stereo to the studio continues to evolve.
