Features “A doorway to something new”: MUTEK.JP is where sound, image & technology refuse to stay in their lanes Once, they were separate rooms; now electronic music, visual art and tech share a single, fluid space and MUTEK.JP has moved into a museum to meet them there. We spoke with those involved in this year’s event about what that freedom makes possible.
Asia News Night Shift exhibition revisits Kuala Lumpur’s nightlife scene during 1997-2003 Curators Roshan Menon & Callen Tham share thoughts on preserving the Malaysian capital’s club history & lessons to learn from it
Video Blog Batavia Collective pair jazz freedom with dancefloor weight in new live session video Spiritual Jazz, Sinful Bass follows the Jakarta trio across four tracks of free-flowing jazz & heavy low-end pressure
Events Events in Asia not to miss All in one list: our team’s picks of notable nights across the region, updated regularly
Asia News Seoul lands mid-ranking in first Nighttime Culture Index ADE & VibeLab’s new project scored the South Korean capital 50.0/100, with its highest marks in Creative Ecology & lowest in Sustainability
Driving techno & open grooves from Biliguudei at The Mixmag Lab Mongolia A set showcasing infectious house, techno, and electro straight from Central Asia
Global News Nicki Minaj responds to White House Press Secretary rumours The American-Trinidadian rapper made an appearance alongside US President Donald Trump at a mid-term Republican campaign rally in Michigan
Asia News “I too am a Cockroach”: India’s Gen Z protests voter-roll removals Students & first-time protesters have pushed past barricades since early October to demand equal voting rights, as a Delhi dance night raises funds & London’s diaspora rallies in support
Asia News Unmute Hanoi celebrates third anniversary with three-day event Ahead of the weekend, team members share their views on the venue, the local scene & how the city’s club culture is changing
Global News 49% of US Gen Zs avoid dancing from fear of appearing on social media In a study of over 1,000 US adults, 19% of respondents claimed to avoid bars and nightlife over fears of being posted online
Tech Roland Boutique releases new wavetable synthesizer, n/vision Two blendable sound layers, modulation tools & 17 built-in effects give producers multiple ways to build basslines, melodic patterns & more experimental textures
Features Japan’s rural festival proves that peak time isn’t everything Tobias Burgers follows the weekend’s arc from slow-building openers to sonic tornado to sunbaked closer, and finds an 18th edition that sustains its high points across all four days, not just once
Global News Daft Punk announce official partnership with LEGO The robots will become "LEGO After All" with plans for an Alive Tour 2007-inspired set
Global News David Bowie’s personas inspire new dance production Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie features characters like Ziggy Stardust & the Thin White Duke, landing in Tokyo in 2029
Events Halloween Happenings across Asia to close out October Dress up and dance on into the night at this handpicked list of events
Galleries “The culture survives”: A Century in Sound’s photobook documents 100 years of Japan’s listening cafés Filmmaker Nick Dwyer & photographer Lee Chapman reflect on 10+ years of documentary-making & three years of collaboration on a companion photobook, launching on Kickstarter October 23
Global News Rockstar Games reportedly tried to reunite Daft Punk for GTA 6 Reports claim that the former robots were offered an "unlimited budget" to create the video game's score for a "final comeback"
Global News Swizz Beatz’s furniture collection includes DJ console honouring his father “Furniture’s always been a language of family,” the producer says of his 100-plus-piece CB2 line, which draws on his La Jolla residence
Film & TV New documentary features David Byrne song using Elon Musk’s words ‘Let Me Sell You a Dream’, written with composer Daniel Pemberton, is also eligible for a Best Original Song Oscar nomination
Features 30 years of Amsterdam Dance Event: reflecting on its past & looking to the future From a modest industry gathering to 300+ venues & 1,200 events, ADE has grown into a key meeting point for electronic music. Peek archival photos & read Managing Director Jan-Willem van de Ven's take on the scene's evolution & grassroots foundations.
Asia News DJ Love featured in Michael Palin's Channel 5 documentary series on the Philippines The budots pioneer took the legendary British travel writer to his "lair" in Davao City during filming for Michael Palin in the Philippines
Video Blog Tony Williams leads choir in a Jakarta tunnel ahead of Ye’s debut The performance mixes the rapper’s music with traditional Indonesian kendang as the last pre-activation stop before this weekend’s show
Global News teenage engineering opens first dedicated store as founder plans to stop making synths Jesper Kouthoofd says the value lies in the company as a whole rather than “obvious end products”
Global News Justice are composing the original score for Grand Theft Auto VI A new trailer features a single from the French duo, featuring Tame Impala and more
