Features Spectogram art: A short history of musicians hiding visuals inside their tracks Becky Buckle explores the history of artists concealing visuals within the waveforms of their music
Interviews Cats on Crack is fighting for arts in Singapore by paying a dollar per smile “I went down a rabbit hole, poring through books and research papers on the subject of happiness”
Features Goldie: “People never give props to drum 'n' bass for what it's done for electronic music" Goldie speaks to Ralph Moore about writing tracks for Bowie, the underappreciation of drum 'n' bass, and his motivational 'Kubrick Theory'
Features “A clear head on a Sunday morning is a gift”: Why DJs & ravers are embracing sobriety Niamh Ingram explores the benefits sobriety can bring for people involved in dance music, including in-depth chats with Patrick Topping, Rebekah and Radio Slave
Fashion LOEWE releases a Spirited Away inspired capsule Characters from the stone cold classic film are stamped across a variety of whimsical & accessible wearables
Fashion Saliva Bridge is a Hong Kong fashion brand with "a kawaii sense of defiance" Watch: CFK x Mixmag Asia interview with Saliva Bridge co-founders Hin & Hong
Features B2B etiquette: a guide to the subtle art of sharing a DJ booth If you're playing in a pair, this is essential reading
Features The vinyl straw: Why the vinyl industry is at breaking point The industry is at its strongest since the advent of the CD disk, so why has it become near-impossible to get music pressed onto wax?
Features The new sound of Taipei’s underground: Our Muzik selects 10 genre-fluid DJs coming up in the community From local talents to international transplants, a new generation of artists are working with Our Muzik to further Taiwan’s burgeoning house & techno scene
Features How your favourite genre got its name Explaining the origins of house, techno, dubstep and more
Features Highs & Lows: A successful career in dance music isn’t as easy as you think DJs tell us what happens when the hype dies or becomes too overwhelming
Features Fuck the algorithm: Can artists forge a career without the help of social media? Some mainstream artists are quitting social media, but not everyone is so privileged. And what's the alternative anyway?
Features "We do exist": How virtual band Gorillaz sparked the live music industry back to life When music events returned, Gorillaz stole the show with two star-studded gigs. 20 years in, the Gorillaz cast of characters and collaborators epitomises music's power to inspire collective joy
Tech The Beosound A1 portable speaker adorns a bright metallic red as a tribute to Chinese heritage CLOT taps into their music roots on collab with Bang & Olufsen
Features Meet Afra Kane, the alternative voice of soul that’s taking over Café Carlyle Hong Kong for the holidays The Italian-Nigerian singer helms the stage behind the city's very special velvet curtain
Features A tropical peninsular with a hard sound: How Bass Agents created a home for hardstyle in Malaysia A genre that hides in the darkness of electronic music, with its heavy kicks & reverse bass — this is hardstyle
Fashion Herschel Supply x Yardbird collab on a winning formula: the perfect bag for your records & cold beverages The collab is the love child of a 20-year affair that started in Calgary & now born in Hong Kong
Features Nocturnal & neon: Photographer Greg Girard spent 30 years immortalizing Asia at night Arriving in Asia in 1974, his photographs offer a starry-eyed look into the early days of club culture & are currently on display in Hong Kong
Features Snug celebrates 5 years as Hanoi's queerest club night With a home base at Savage, the party welcomes the fabulous, the dancers, the kissers, the huggers, the homos, the queers, the posers & the bitches
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