Asia News No “cross-dressing” or “only underwear” attire on stage in Malaysia The country updates its guidelines on concerts & live shows to be implemented in 2024
New Releases 3am Records release ‘Tracks for Turkey & Syria’ charity compilation Proceeds from the expansive V/A album to be donated to earthquake relief efforts
New Releases Satoshi Fumi crafts emotive deep house cuts on the ‘Sublime EP’ The Tokyo-based artist returns to Bedrock Records with three elegantly composed grooves
Asia News 'Upacara Kampret!' spotlights Asian creatives bordering undefined genres & practices Strange Weather invites over Indonesia’s DIVISI62 & Arwin Hidayat for a regional experimental weekend in Singapore
Asia News Joyland Festival Bali presents a diverse line-up of creative fields & musical genres The festival’s Lily Pad Stage promises an "immersive club experience" curated by local collectives
New Releases Olives & Pearls serves mesmeric meta-disco on the ‘Tales With Tails’ EP Bali-based Martin Denev’s latest project arrives via Australian label Issamin
Asia News Cloudy Ku’s ‘SPEED 速度’ and ‘HER 他’ event series returns to Asia A month-long celebration of the region’s underground female, LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC communities
New Releases Kyoto Jazz Massive album tracks brilliantly reworked by Kaidi Tatham and Da Lata Jazz-funk legend Roy Ayers’ stunning appearance on ‘Get Up’ caps an essential set
New Releases Soichi Terada’s ‘Asakusa Light’ brilliantly revised via two essential remixes Byron The Aquarius and Alex Attias serve a pair of hypnotic deep house interpretations
Asia News Bangkok’s The Emperor’s Secret prepares last slew of events before closing in April The club’s founder cites pandemic-related issues as reasoning for ceased operation
Asia News Tackthai takes over the main stage at Sydney WorldPride 2023 The White Party Bangkok & Circuit Festival Asia resident represents Asia as the festival’s first-ever Thai performer
Fashion Offtrack Singapore & Hijack Sandals combine signature styles for ‘Common Frequencies’ The regional collab comprises wearables for both lovers of darker shades & vibrant colours
Asia News Your Clockenflap afterparties sorted Mixmag Asia, Omni and Magic Room parties take over Hong Kong Island
New Releases Tape Hiss revels in sonic limitations on new album ‘A Linear Progression’ The NYC producer adopts a less-is-more approach on his Darker Than Wax debut
Asia News Daft Punk music video creator Leiji Matsumoto dies aged 85 The Japanese manga and anime artist was behind the iconic videos for ‘One More Time’, ‘Digital Love’ and ‘Aerodynamic’
Asia News Yellow Magic Orchestra’s 1980 Tokyo show to broadcast for the first time in 43 years The show was part of their 1980 World Tour
Asia News Bacon is a community-driven music space in Shin-Ōkubo, Tokyo’s Koreatown The venue owner welcomes “no limitations to genres of music”
Asia News Listen to five live sets from Karma Kastle 3.0 The Karma crew have released mixes from Jirus, Elaheh, Yoshi Nori, Pati Mala & Atsushi Maeda
Premiere Marie Tjong-Ayong funnels the essence of Koh Phangan into the alluring textures of ‘Than Sadet’ The track arrives as part of her mesmerising debut ‘Green Lashes EP’
New Releases Mr Ho evokes '90s rave spirit on 'Angel Number 909' The latest Klasse Wrecks EP features four variations on a warehouse-ready theme
Film & TV Breaking Bad gets a four-season remake in South Korea Despite the original series' success, netizens are skeptical about its upcoming Asian version