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Wild Wild West: After the pandemic, LA's rave underground bounces back stronger than ever

A new era of the rave underground - led by femme and queer POC DJs and collectives – is popping off in Los Angeles. Star Eyes and Bianca Oblivion of the Warp Mode crew clue us in

Mixmag is 40: An interview with our first ever cover star, Shalamar

In 2023, Mixmag is celebrating 40 years of documenting dance music and club culture. In this interview, Craig Seymour speaks to Jeffrey Daniel of Shalamar

In pictures: JVSY’s ‘Gradually’ 2.0 launch party was a stimulating experience for the eyes & ears

We take a deeper look into the producer duo’s joint project with photographers Charles Wan & Jeff Phancy

The Guest List: Phenomenal Handclap Band mark their illustrious journey in 10 tracks

Daniel, Juliet and Monika detail the band's organic journey through their discography

The Asia Diaries: Egyptian duo Gawdat debut in Thailand & Singapore

The brothers from Cairo are enamoured by Asia's "peacefulness and amazing hospitality"

New Era launches new docu-series exploring underground scenes all over the world

The first episode focuses on Ghanian capital Accra and the DIY music scene created within the city's skateparks and surf clubs

“We don’t need fairytales, we’d do it our way”: The story of Santamonica in their own words

Meet the whimsical duo from Jakarta who took a ten-year step back from the scene only to return with even more flair than before

Intimate, nostalgic ‘90s party shots from the infant days of techno

From Berlin to New York, photographer Werner Amann spent much of his weekends in the ‘90s travelling from party to party capturing the euphoric highs and tired lows of a night out

'Flash'-back: Peggy Gou dazzles at Jakarta's luxury clubbing spot

Dragonfly prepares a slew of international artists coming to the city as part of their mission to become "the ultimate luxury nightlife destination"

50+ hours of dance music films to binge-watch

Our handpicked list of visual storytelling in and around dance music for you to dive into

15 aesthetically pleasing DJ booths from across Asia

From spaceship-like decks to sustainable havens for livestreaming — we’ve got one for every genre and audiophile in the region.

Orbital: "It’s embarrassing to be called 'icons' but at least it's better than being called 'wankers'"

Straight off the back of their 10th studio album, the Hartnoll brothers talk working with Stephen Hawking, raving in the ‘90s and how they keep their live sets fresh

Harder, better, faster, stronger: has dance music got harder and faster?

Why does it seem like dance music has got so hard and fast recently? Isaac Muk investigates, exploring the impact of a new generation of "play harder" clubbers and artists, social media and economic turmoil

10 of the best house records according to DJ Paulette

Ahead of her Trade debut, DJ Paulette selects the best house records currently lighting up our dancefloors

A dive into the divine mind of Victor Simonelli

The prolific house legend opens up about the experiences in his long-standing career & gives a shoutout to the music scene in Asia

Offtrack Singapore & Hijack Sandals combine signature styles for ‘Common Frequencies’

The regional collab comprises wearables for both lovers of darker shades & vibrant colours

Are we close to the legalisation of therapeutic psychedelics?

Gemma Ross heads to Miami for Wonderland, one of the world's largest psychedelic conventions, to investigate

Robbie Williams: "Acid house was a big phenomenon, I was part of that culture"

We caught up with newly formed electronic trio Lufthaus in the midst of their European tour to talk Berlin, Partying at Pikes and the 'melody of being a human being'

SadoMasoDisco comes as the manifestation of new rave parties in Manila

Jacob Mendoza speaks to the founders, photographers & fans on what makes the events instrumental to inclusivity

Mengzy Selects - 009 / February

Mixmag Asia's bass purveyor Mengzy shares her musical discoveries from around the region

Illuminate in the dark donning the AMBUSH X Nike collab, ‘Nite Sport’

The football & music-inspired apparel collection is accompanied by a black-and-white remodel of the Air Force 1