Features Out now: Mixmag Asia Selects Volume 1 assembles the evolving sounds of the Far East in a debut compilation Leaving no genre untouched, our debut compilation reaches all over the continent & welcomes a mixed bag of artists
Features The rebirth of SIHK: Meet the Indonesian DJ who quit hip hop for happy hardcore One week after the release of his Hypercore EP, SIHK reflects on the evolution of his career & why the former poster child for hip hop pivoted to 175 BPM
Features The anime Olympics: Video games & anime on the podium Video games & anime weren’t traditionally paired with the idea of sports & outdoor activities, but that all changed this year
Features Dance 'Til The Police Come: How oppressive policing has eroded rave culture Mike Smaczylo traces a potted history of how draconian legislation and policing has harmed communities & crippled the spirit of rave
Features Lifelong sonic connoisseur: inside the kaleidoscopic orbit of Alex From Tokyo “For the past few years there have been a lot of great things happening in the underground scenes throughout Asia"
Features Tales from Cyberspace: Explore music, gaming & fine art with June, the first (non-binary) child born in the nebulas of the metaverse Jorge Wieneke V, Club Matryoshka founder & the artist formerly known as similarobjects, debuts a new project
Features The amazing history of Ryuichi Sakamoto: 9 landmark moments that colour the genre-defying artist We’ve compiled a list of some of the bigger moments of the Japanese musician's life & how they relate to the bigger picture
The Guest List The Guest List: Kate Stein curates an ode to NYC Kate recently debuted on Playground Records with her ‘Mystic Saddle Ranch’ EP
Features Marketing machine or hyperreal art: Singaporean virtual influencer Rae mints a series of NFTs The online advertising construct with a personality, named Rae, hopes to cash in on the NFT trend
Features How to help clubs reopen safely & for the long haul Mixmag presents a 10-step guide to aid the safe & sustainable reopening of nightlife
Interviews Label Spotlight: Darker Than Wax & their infinite quest for "the groove that hits the spot" Dean Chew & Kaye explain how culling the BS is a proven formula for success
Features "We felt pressured to constantly do something bigger than the last": Club Matryoshka goes on indefinite hiatus The Filipino team behind the virtual club powerhouse reflects on their successes & struggles of embracing prolific events in 32-bit
Features Getting technical with MYRNE: 3 production tips that have nurtured his creative process The Singaporean artist offers production tips in a guide on making & breaking rules
The Other Half The Other Half: Unravelling the alchemy of clubpreneurship with nightlife mogul Gilbert Yeung The man behind dragon-i, Tazmania Ballroom & Cassio has a new venture — this time with Daft Punk's Creative Director
Fashion BTS feature in Louis Vuitton's Fall/Winter spin-off show in Seoul The South Korean superstars appear in a video that stages a conversation between space, movement & the global connectivity central to our time
Features "I see my whole career as creation": Didi Han talks us through the latest steps in her evolving musical journey Pandemic living, the Seoul scene & how Bali's magic helped shape her latest EP release
Fashion LIFE ON EARTH collection aligns WASHI denim to mother nature The immersive launch show was scored by music stylist and artist Alex Lam
Fashion Watch Goldie play a samurai in Louis Vuitton’s cinematic SS22 fashion video Virgil Abloh's 7th collection for the fashion house is an ode to hip hop & rave culture
Features Rave photographer Matt Smith: “It’s about documenting what people bring to the party” Tope Olufemi speaks to Mattko, whose new photobook Full On, Non Stop, All Over documents early 00s rave culture
Features “A local culture created”: How the pandemic connected China’s club scene With no international DJs allowed, domestic flight prices tumbling and a post-lockdown urge to explore, China is establishing a thriving dance music culture
Features Disco dancing in the rave: Blood Wine or Honey are back The Hong Kong-based duo are set to drop their sophomore album DTx2 on June 25