Features A tropical peninsular with a hard sound: How Bass Agents created a home for hardstyle in Malaysia A genre that hides in the darkness of electronic music, with its heavy kicks & reverse bass — this is hardstyle
New Releases Newcomer Uzu Moon dazzles with the soul-soothing textures of 'Paradise Forever' The Amsterdam-based artist arrives with a scintillating vinyl debut on Fluid Funk
New Releases Ohrwurm is back with another collection of ear worms Remixes come courtesy of KL regulars flipping Ohrwurms earlier catalogue
Tech Pioneer CDJ-3000 update introduces the rekordbox CloudDirectPlay service The new Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000 firmware has updated introducing recordbox CloudDirectPlay
Asia News Hiccups begone as sunburn makes its on-ground comeback after a pandemic driven hiatus Announcements include new dates, a new home & two new headliners— Armin Van Buuren & Vini Vici
Global Sydney Blu & Rebekah launch campaign to increase female representation on record labels The #23by23 campaign is challenging labels to increase the percentage of female producers by 23% by the end of 2023
Fashion Herschel Supply x Yardbird collab on a winning formula: the perfect bag for your records & cold beverages The collab is the love child of a 20-year affair that started in Calgary & now born in Hong Kong
Mixes House Cartel: bringing 'real' house music to Jakarta since 2012 House Cartel deliver tunes from Roman Flügel, Satoshi Fumi, Seth Troxler & Whitesquare
Global Artists criticise Spotify CEO's €100 million investment in AI defence tech “We believe in music as a powerful tool for peace, otherwise it's a complete contradiction of our music philosophy"
New Releases Low Volume turn it up for latest 'Look Behind' EP on Sirion Records Pawas and Ambrish make up Indian duo Low Volume
Asia News SHFT Asia mints new label NIGHT SHFT with the crosshairs on bass & dubstep The debut release features Miami producer STARX & rapper INDIGOCHXXXREN
Audio Asia Audio Asia: Chalo serves pristine sonics on the ethereal stereo landscape of 'Lucid' The Bangkok-based producer marks an impressive debut on Boiled Wonderland Records
New Releases 4NC¥ turns to brijplease to curate a 100% South Asian artist compilation that leaves no genre behind ‘emergence’ includes forward thinking Lo-Fi, R’n’B, footwork, bounce, dance, halftime, future garage & D’n’B
Asia News A monolithic Chapel of Sound has opened near the Great Wall of China Chinese studio Open Architecture has unveiled an open-air concert hall where you can “see the shape of sound”
Features Nocturnal & neon: Photographer Greg Girard spent 30 years immortalizing Asia at night Arriving in Asia in 1974, his photographs offer a starry-eyed look into the early days of club culture & are currently on display in Hong Kong