04/06/2026
This piece is overdue. No soft way to say it. We’ve been busy with Sarawak Metal Titan 2026—but that doesn’t change the fact that stories like this should’ve been out already.
I heard about Cincai Pedal a year and a half ago and brushed it off. Didn’t look twice. Didn’t even realize it was built in Sarawak. That’s a miss—especially when Mad3pic claims to put local first.
So I went back and did the work. Asked around. Paid attention.
And yeah—it checked out.
I reached out to Herbert Chiu, the founder behind Cincai Pedal. No inflated ego, no fake persona. Just someone doing the work. Focused. Positive. Clear-headed. Which, honestly, is rare in a scene that’s gotten too comfortable hiding behind attitude, noise, and recycled identity.
Let’s cut it clean—the scene isn’t where it should be. Too many chasing clout, not enough building anything real. Everyone wants the spotlight; nobody wants the process. Musicians turning into content machines, measuring worth in views instead of sound.
That’s the environment this comes out of.
Because Cincai Pedal didn’t start from ambition alone. It started from impact—a construction accident that changed his family’s life and forced a complete shift. His father couldn’t play anymore. That kind of silence either ends something—or it forces something new to exist.
This is the “something new.”
Not hype. Not aesthetics. Not another name trying to ride a wave.
This is response. This is function. This is someone actually building sound from the ground up when the original source was taken away.
And whether the scene is ready or not—that matters.
Stay tuned.
REWIRING TRAGEDY INTO TONE: A Son’s Invention.
Ash of Meruked, Jay of Kolbenfaust to name a few has already been working with him creating their own custom sound!
We have our exclusive brief interview with the founder itself and this time we hit a jackpot in finding Sarawakian rare music related talent.
Congrats to Herbert also in his journey to fatherhood.
