The Other Half The Other Half: Yagi Kazutaka unravels the inner workings of Japan’s music scene Japan is the second-largest music market in the world. Otto Clubman talks to the man who has had a front-row seat in its development.
Interviews Dear mum, I’m going to write my PhD on Hong Kong’s rave culture Hong Kong-based artist Mengzy is documenting the 90s rave scene in the city in a forthcoming research paper
Features Inside Budots, the Pinoy dance music phenomenon that took the Philippines by storm Director Jay Rosas attempts to unravel the beginnings of the genre is a film called ‘Budots: The Craze’
Features Electric India: Kranking up bass kulture with Sohail Arora The inside story on India's pioneering Krunk agency
Features How club nights in Manila keep it authentic online After years of spinning at left-field and queer-centered parties, Manila DJs Karlo and Dignos ruminate on the state of Philippine nightlife
Features Kamran is exploring his Iranian heritage via the medium of grime Kamran turns in a weighty, percussive mix to celebrate the birth of a new alias
Features ‘Liminal Zones’: Air Max ’97 talks Asia tours & upcoming DECISIONS compilation The artist praises the “unique energy and openness among promoters and crowds” in Asia
Features Nazira, the DJ who swapped molecular biology for techno Maya Baklanova documents the rise of Nazira, the visionary Kazakhstan DJ
Features Dave Clarke: "The DJ scene is linked by money not ethics" Jean-Hugues Kabuiku gets candid with The Baron about dance music culture in 2020
Features China quietly bounces back with a 15,000 person EDM festival "headlined" by Eric Prydz & Alesso Actually, China saw somewhere around 20 festivals take place during Golden Week
Fashion Dark & avant-garde, Taiwanese label Professor.E drops a striking FW collection The collection sees the label experiment with gender-fluid silhouettes
Features How Yaeji found her voice Michelle Kim talks to Yaeji about community, collaboration, self-discovery on the dancefloor – and how a trip back to Korea sparked a creative rebirth
Features Dancing on a skateboard: the dizzying skills of Isamu Yamamoto See what happens when you fuse slick skate footage with infectious electronic beats
Features 6 DJs respond to the government telling them to get new jobs Goldie, SHERELLE, Fatboy Slim, Jyoty, HAAi and The Blessed Madonna share their thoughts on the UK government's disregard of nightlife
The Other Half The Other Half: Robb Harker on standing the test of time as Asia's longest-running booking agency His agency, Supermodified, just celebrated its 15th anniversary during the pandemic
Features Filipino artist lui. gets nostalgic about the pre-pandemic world on his latest EP The artist reimagines the time and experience he lost out on through music
Features The artification of electronic music in Shanghai & beyond How music events innovators are showing a new face to capture audiences on-the-ground and online
Label Focus Label Spotlight: Dusted Recordings is an essential breeding ground for Vietnam’s budding producers Founded by Dustee, the label’s goal is to give rise to a new generation of producers
Features Carl Cox: "It's irresponsible to be partying during the pandemic" Carl Cox talks to Jasmine Kent-Smith about the new normal for DJs and how he's been adapting to lockdown
Fashion lovesauce launches in Thailand with kimonos inspired by your favourite techno tracks One can never have too many kimonos
Fashion Damage drops a new collection of gear for your next rave inspired by Franz Kafka The Taiwanese brand hits us again with a brazen release called Ungeziefer
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