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宀 Mihn celebrates 5 years with Nemo Ripoll and Castro Moore (Sound Metaphors) & Haruka (Future Terror)

A double-banger of a weekend is planned for June 2 & 3

Yung Singh announces debut Asia Tour

The ground-breaking Punjabi-Sikh DJ brings his speciality sets to Asia off the back of Horst & Dour, Sónar, Nuits Sonores, Panorama Bar and Glastonbury

‘Tiger Stripes’ achieves milestones for Malaysian film industry at Cannes

The 95-minute picture is soundtracked by Indonesian duo Gabber Modus Operandi

“Treatment instead of punishment” for drug abusers under Malaysia’s new law

The country's Home Minister aims for the bill to be discussed in Parliament by this year

Ryuichi Sakamoto's team share his "final playlist" created for his funeral

The seminal Japanese composer died following a battle with cancer in March

Politicians call for cancellation of Coldplay concert in Malaysia

Members of PAS mention the concert promotes "hedonistic and aberrant cultures" and has "no benefit whatsoever" to the country

Aldrin enlists 8 of SE Asia's top producers for 'Remixing Through The Endemic'

The remix compilation follows 'Navigating Through The Pandemic', and will be out on June 2

Milan Records release posthumous Ryuichi Sakamoto compilation, ‘Travesía’

The compilation was originally created for the composer’s 70th birthday

DESØNER relaunches electronic music school at Canggu hotspot Mejan

The studio can also be rented out for practice, recording sessions or individual classes

Artefakt & AHPR lead Asia label tour & workshop series for Field Records

The Dutch artists will be joined by local DJs for label nights in Hong Kong, South Korea & Japan

Yu Su drops surprise line of wearables during Jakarta gig

The collection comes in collaboration with ZODIAC & features both parties’ names written in Chinese characters

Karachi Community Radio designs Pakistan’s first self-playing sitar

The Saaz |ساز is also able to create original compositions in real time using AI

Wonderfruit officially returns to The Fields in December

Tickets to this year's event will only be available during one 72-hour public sale

Asia News

Eastern Margins embarks on a six-city Southeast Asian tour

The ‘Road 2 Redline Tour’ features artists who contributed to the label's ‘Redline Legends’ compilation

New compilation unarchives early days of Indian electronic music from 1969-1972

An accompanying book with a collection of critical essays & contributions from journalists will follow in November

Dexter Colt delivers introspective deep house for debut EP on Darker Than Wax

The 5-track EP includes a breakbeat remix from Indonesian producer Munir

Events

SaturdaySelects celebrates 7 years of music, events & community in Kuala Lumpur

The brand is set to host 3 events over 3 weekends, spotlighting the city’s diverse range of beat purveyors

Taipei welcomes Janeret via Break The Wall’s brand-new ‘No Sleep In The City’ event

Along with Studio 9, the collective prepares a 12-hour takeover of 2 floors & 3 stages featuring 18 local DJs

Radical Softness headlines first edition of Groove Into The Void’s new event series

Controlled Chaos kicks off in Karachi before heading to Lahore & Berlin over the span of 8 months

Suzuki’s Omnichord to be reissued for company’s 70th anniversary

Back by popular demand, the easy-to-use instrument will be returning “around the fall of 2023”

Yeti Out celebrates 10-year anniversary with a collaborative release of AIAIAI's TMA-2 Wireless

We're gifting out pairs of the Yeti Out x AIAIAI limited edition headphones