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Features Findings from Grassroots Rising: how community radios are amplifying new identities
At ADE’s Nighttime Lab, we discussed how independent stations are reshaping dance music ecosystems by driving discovery, representation & cross-border collaboration across the Asia-Pacific
Features Sound as Medicine: the ancient roots of sonic healing in Asia
We speak to the producers-slash-researchers of Wonderfruit’s Sonic Minds programme, Nick Luscombe & James Greer, on how frequencies, natural textures & intentional silence can restore the mind & body
New Releases Hoshina Anniversary drops introspective new LP ‘Rebirth’
The Tokyo-based artist fuses influences from Thom Yorke & Robert Wyatt with Japanese traditional textures
New Releases Modular synthesis meets Iranian tradition in Oliv Oliv’s ‘Tehran Mountains’
The Utrecht-based producer layers electronics with oud, kamancheh, field recordings & narration for his debut LP
Video Blog New music film ‘Lotus’ captures Gia Fu’s Canton Mambo in motion
The NOWNESS ASIA original production shot in New York’s Chinatown follows the Hong Kong-born DJ’s fusion take on salsa
New Releases Amplify Palestine drops cross-genre compilation exploring resistance through sound
‘Unboundable: BDS Mixtape Vol. 3’ brings together experimental electronics, acoustic traditions, and 20+ musicians in 13 tracks
New Releases New label Maqom Soul revives Central Asian music with debut drop
The Uzbek label's first release is a restored 1978 album by Yashlik that blends Uyghur folk, jazz & early synths
New Releases New Indonesian experimental label RAMPAK G drops debut VA
The strong start melds Indonesian rhythms with African GQOM, featuring tracks by founders sujaatse, wazabii & Sanjonas