Features How emerging DJs are using TikTok to reach millions TikTok's large user base and highly-trainable algorithm is a perfect storm for viral hits — but is social media hype translating into real world success? Niamh Ingram investigates
Interviews Sound like nothing before: Nikki Nair’s unpredictable music drags you through a genre wormhole Nikki Nair turns in a 100% production mix, and talks to Aneesa Ahmed about getting grounded for going out to gigs, making "weird" music in isolation, and how a chance encounter with Mike Banks set him on the path to a music career
Features “Music kept me sane”: LONER powers through the pandemic with more music on the way With a new EP on the way & plenty of time to hone his craft, Lean Ordinario’s distinct Filipino house sound deserves all the play time when clubs reopen
Features Arabs Do It Better: the party championing Arabic music in the Holy Land Alice Austin meets David Pearl & Marwan Hawash, the party-starters flying the flag for Arabic culture in Jaffa & Berlin
Fashion KLASSE WRECKS x TECHNIQUE x DOMMUNE was born because they are "fans & supporters of each other’s work" Klasse Wrecks has remained on their trajectory of not being limited to only music
Fashion Taiwanese brand oqLiq presented its latest collection as a 3D maze at London Fashion Week Titled Spacetime, the collection is inspired by yin & yang, which is Tai Chi
Features Meet the 5 finalists from Asia-Pacific competing in Vans Musicians Wanted 2021 The contest will be judged by YUNGBLUD, Julia Michaels, Denzel Curry & 88rising founder Sean Miyashiro
Features The Amazing History of Shinichi Osawa: Unpacking 3 decades of artistry by Japan's humble hero You might know him as Mondo Grosso, which began as a band in 1991
Features Audio Asia: we revisit the subterranean sounds of summer 2021 Press play on 10 tracks of unadulterated Asian fire we had on repeat for the sunshine season
Features Exploring identity: What does it mean to be a South Asian in the UK in 2021? Dhruva Balram reflects on the cultural multitudes within the South Asian diaspora, speaking to artists Yung Singh, DEBONAIR, Sarathy Korwar, anu & Surya Sen
Features How classic cars and soundsystems connect Southall residents to their Indian roots Ciaran Thapar spends an evening in London's 'Little India', where modified cars and dub reggae soundsystems carry messages of protest and connection to home across generations
Features Britain's first out Muslim drag queen: Asifa Lahore is a proud clubland pioneer Safi Bugel talks to Asifa Lahore about London's queer South Asian club history & navigating DJing and performing as a disabled, Muslim trans woman
Features How Asian Dub Foundation's stand against racism connected generations of British Asians Zab Mustefa speaks to Asian Dub Foundation about the unifying impact of their visible fight back against racism and the stereotype-smashing lyricism of 1998 album 'Rafi's Revenge'
Features How DJ diversity clauses can make dance music a better place Not just making up the numbers, diversity clauses are the DJ booking contract stipulations making nightlife a safer & fairer place
Label Focus Neoncity Records: The Hong Kong imprint dealing in nostalgia 2.0 Label head Daviouxx on his brand of fluorescent funk
Features Anyasa is bringing Indian traditional music & electronic sounds to the world Taking Anjuna back to its Goan roots
Interviews Hear all about it: Meet EXTRA EXTRA, a pandemic-born digital synth pop duo from Manila who met online "We’re a blip in the matrix because we’ve made so many songs yet to this day we haven’t met in person. I don’t know if Joseph’s even real."
New Releases Yeti Out spoil us again with a double drop of music & merch ‘Speed Heals’ by Closet Yi is out now via Silk Road Sounds
Features “Jakarta is where it all started": Kusuma imparts the beauty in the beast Expect one of the best releases to date on Cocktail D'Amour later this year from the Dekadenz co-founder
Features Profound connection: Dar Disku's pumping dance music is powered by Middle Eastern, Arabic & Asian sounds Safi Bugel speaks to the DJ duo and label heads about their process, eclectic sonic identity & why Western producers shouldn't reinterpret music
Features Kurupt FM: “Japan is pretty similar to Brentford, it looks like the motorway bit” Upon the release of their debut feature film People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan, we talk to Kurupt FM members MC Grindah, DJ Beats, DJ Steves and Chabuddy G about drug smuggling, Japanese toilets, and more
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