Asia News Celeste Lapida strives to bring drag dance film to life The transfeminine filmmaker, artist & DJ enlivens her dream of bringing unapologetic queerness to Filipino cinema
Mixes Ivan the Funky drops a nod to the polished sound of house — tune in “Anybody can be a good or bad DJ, but being a music lover is a lifetime lesson. You will get no time to watch TV, Netflix, Pornhub… but you’ll never feel lonely.”
Global fabric has banned all photography & video on its dancefloors fabric is set to reopen on July 23
Audio Asia Audio Asia: Romain FX channels the groove with the deeply personal 'Give Me Your Love' Four powerfully emotional dance cuts on the Fauve Records head's latest studio adventure
Global Dance music pinning hopes on “roaring 20s” to recover from pandemic losses Dance music's industry value was reduced by 54% in 2020
Fashion Watch Goldie play a samurai in Louis Vuitton’s cinematic SS22 fashion video Virgil Abloh's 7th collection for the fashion house is an ode to hip hop & rave culture
Asia News Le Baron Shanghai closes after 7 years of debauchery The infamous club's team will open GRND CNTRL later this summer
Asia News Sony Music Japan has launched a hub for remixes of anime & video game tunes The Sakura Chill Beats YouTube channel is also home to a 24/7 stream of Lo-Fi beats
Yum Cha Yum Cha Chats: Producer & cinephile Para One shares his go to Asian flicks His latest album 'Machines of Loving Grace' brings the Universe closer to us through sound
Global Bou to launch drum 'n' bass compilation for Palestine More than 60 artists are set to feature on 'DNB 4 Peace'
Features Rave photographer Matt Smith: “It’s about documenting what people bring to the party” Tope Olufemi speaks to Mattko, whose new photobook Full On, Non Stop, All Over documents early 00s rave culture
Global The story of techno is being explored in a new documentary 'Laurent Garnier: Off the Record' premieres next month
Features “A local culture created”: How the pandemic connected China’s club scene With no international DJs allowed, domestic flight prices tumbling and a post-lockdown urge to explore, China is establishing a thriving dance music culture
New Releases Krunk Kulture introduce a slew of slow summer releases, starting with ‘Kioku’ by Synths Back & Ruhika The downtempo EP was born out of an incessant flow of Zoom calls
Global Gorgon City are about to drop their 18-track floor-centric album 'Olympia' Fans of Gorgon City can expect a healthy list of collaborations