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
Asia News Hidden Spheres helps Sound Of Speed Records celebrate 20 years of immaculate output K 15, Kuniyuki,and Satoshi complete the slick celebratory lineup
Lists Happy Vinyl Day: 9 vinyl shops in Asia pick their favourite record From local loves to international classics, we asked Asia's vinyl aficionados to handpick their favourite waxxy tunes
New Releases A.Mochi hits the web with a flurry of new music via Scott Tiger It's been a year-long hiatus
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
Global A 'record store' scented candle is now available The candle fuses the smells of "pressed vinyl" & "sweet blossoms"
Asia News China is banning karaoke music that undermines 'national unity' China has close to 50,000 karaoke venues
Asia News Listen: The Unique Sound of Japanese Club Culture with Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 6 Music We've archived the show in a playlist for your eternal listening pleasure
Audio Asia Audio Asia: Stones Taro summons the rave with the break-heavy flex of 'Come Over Me' The prolific Kyoto-based artists displays an Anglophile love of dusty jungle breaks
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"
Asia News Dynamite Disco Club evolves into India’s first (and only) disco house music imprint “The label will act as a bridge connecting homegrown talent to the world and foreign talent to India”
Asia News Peggy Gou debuts a Korean-inspired animated music video for ‘I Go’ The video took 5 months to make & is a tribute to Gou’s cultural upbringing in the 90s