Words - Mixmag Asia

Sustainable riders: Your festival trash doesn’t belong in the ocean

DJs, promoters, event organisers, managers, tour managers, agents & music fans: this is for you

"A tool for protest": DJs from the Global South are fighting oppression with music

Anu Shakla speaks to women and non-binary artists using music to fight for social change

Windowsen’s 2021 F/W Couture was a queer & campy showcase of electronica & fashion

Barbies & Chinese zodiacs collided at Shanghai Fashion Week

Freshly Baked: Japanese-Singaporean producer MZA unveils debut EP ‘Balmoral’

His first single, ‘Morning Salutations’, features the late Japanese jazz legend, Toshinori Kondo

Hydeout 101: Your official guide to taking the festival home

An immersive digital music experience. Watch anytime, anywhere.

Shubostar rising: interstellar explorations with the cosmically-charmed creator

"I've always been fascinated by space" – we travel deep into the Korean producer's celestial sound

“This isn’t about sides”: Palestinian artists call for music world to support ‘basic human rights’

Zab Mustefa speaks to four artists in Palestine about the situation on the ground and how the music world can help

Bad Times Disco: Keeping the art of digging alive in Hong Kong

The world can be a better place, one record at a time

Haseeb Iqbal: “DIY space are at the root of so many influential music scenes”

Seb Wheeler talks to Haseeb Iqbal about his debut book, Noting Voices, and the crucially important independent venues, festivals and events that it documents

UNIQLO taps manga series Jujutsu Kaisen for an anime-inspired collection

Through the partnership, the Japanese retailer looks to unlock Jujutsu Kaisen's powerful curse

Your full attention: Trans representation in Manila's club scene

Teya Logos, Dignos, Isola Tong & Adrianne dissect what it means to be trans on & off the dance floor

From leftfield house to the Grammys: Jayda G is taking her sound to another level

Jayda G's 'Both Of Us' was a crossover hit and marks an evolution in her musical trajectory to more accessible sounds - while still keeping her infectious personality at the fore. Ralph Moore talks to the Canadian artist about how the pandemic has "boosted her creative flow" and more

Gabber is back, and "techno purism can suck it"

Gabber, dance music’s hardest and most challenging genre is having a renaissance. Here are the mixes – past and present – that explain why.

Road To Recovery: Doppelgangerz on their comeback in Singapore’s house scene

The brothers look to the future with more singles for the year ahead

An oral history of NTS Radio

Michael Lawson traces the roots of NTS to celebrate 10 years of the gamechanging station

Solipsism: A eulogy for similarobjects

After a decade of light and shadow, Jorge Wieneke V is peacefully ending his musical journey as similarobjects

Hong Kong’s MC Yan throws up graffiti & hip hop knowledge

“Do not be restrained by formality. Be sincere to the art form.”

Singapore cannot afford to lose these reputable live music bars

The authorities need to give these venues a fighting chance before it’s too late

8 DJs give advice on cleaning up our dirty little music industry

As we head back to clubs & festivals, we have a chance to do things differently this time around. These DJs have some advice on how we can do better for the planet.

Underground House Syria: Meet the duo building a house music community against all odds

Zab Mustefa hears the story of Underground House Syria, a music community that has managed to thrive despite a backdrop of unending civil war

Soulwax: “We hope a new generation wipes out business techno”

Ralph Moore speaks to Soulwax ahead of their slick new compilation on DEEWEE, 'Foundations'