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Article cover: Potato Head Beach Club, Bali: What to Know Before You Go
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Potato Head Beach Club, Bali: What to Know Before You Go

Hours, entry prices, dress code and a look at who's actually played Potato Head Beach Club lately, from Dekmantel's Southeast Asia debut to October's Rostarr mural opening.

Article cover: Stay Golden Turned Bali's TOTEM Society Parties Into an All Day I Dream Album
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Stay Golden Turned Bali's TOTEM Society Parties Into an All Day I Dream Album

Stay Golden spent years running an AR/VR multimedia business before discovering All Day I Dream at a 2016 Moscow party. He has since built TOTEM Society's parties on Bali and now has his own album on the label.

Article cover: Bangkok vs Kuala Lumpur: DJ Mag Picked Three Bangkok Clubs, KL Built a Berghain Instead
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Bangkok vs Kuala Lumpur: DJ Mag Picked Three Bangkok Clubs, KL Built a Berghain Instead

DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 gave Bangkok three clubs and Malaysia zero. Kuala Lumpur answered by merging six Chinatown shophouses into an 800-capacity room and letting an eight-year listening bar close on its own terms.

Article cover: Saint Guel Launches Manila Sound Records With a Debut EP Featuring Junoy Manalo
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Saint Guel Launches Manila Sound Records With a Debut EP Featuring Junoy Manalo

Manila producer Saint Guel starts his own label, Manila Sound Records, with On The Way EP. The six-track vinyl record features Jason Dhakal and Junoy Manalo.

Article cover: What Is Acid House, Explained: Charanjit Singh Made It in Bombay, Five Years Before Chicago Got the Credit
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What Is Acid House, Explained: Charanjit Singh Made It in Bombay, Five Years Before Chicago Got the Credit

Chicago's Phuture named acid house in 1987 with a TB-303 bassline pushed past its limits. Five years earlier in Bombay, Charanjit Singh made almost the same sound by accident.

Article cover: Marquee, Singapore: What to Know Before You Go
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Marquee, Singapore: What to Know Before You Go

The room's capacity, ticket prices, recent bookings and how to get in, before you commit to a night out.

Article cover: What Is a DJ Residency, Explained: Zouk Singapore's Ghetto Has Held His Since 2010
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What Is a DJ Residency, Explained: Zouk Singapore's Ghetto Has Held His Since 2010

A residency means the same DJ, the same club, the same night, for years. Zouk Singapore runs the clearest version of it in Southeast Asia, with a roster that spans a 2010 start and a 2025 debut.

Article cover: The Work Permit Every Touring DJ Needs in Southeast Asia, and Why Bali Caught Three Without One
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The Work Permit Every Touring DJ Needs in Southeast Asia, and Why Bali Caught Three Without One

A nightclub raid in Canggu shows what happens when a DJ books a Southeast Asian show on a tourist visa. Here is what the law actually requires in each country, and what it costs.

Article cover: Mustache, Bangkok: What to Know Before You Go
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Mustache, Bangkok: What to Know Before You Go

A house and techno room on Decho Road in Silom, with a VOID sound system built for the room. The address, the door price, the dress code and who's booked next.

Article cover: What a Nightclub Drug Raid Actually Looks Like in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore
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What a Nightclub Drug Raid Actually Looks Like in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore

Three documented 2026 raids, one each in Bangkok, Kuching and Singapore, show how differently Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore actually enforce drug laws on a dance floor, and what a positive test really costs you in each.

Article cover: Rani Jambak Brought a Message of Mourning From Sumatra to Melbourne's Stage
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Rani Jambak Brought a Message of Mourning From Sumatra to Melbourne's Stage

West Sumatra's Rani Jambak built an instrument from a traditional Minangkabau water wheel and won the international Oram Award in 2022 for her sound-art practice.

Article cover: Aldooink's Void Protocol EP Is Jakarta's UNDERRADAR Records at Its Most Confident
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Aldooink's Void Protocol EP Is Jakarta's UNDERRADAR Records at Its Most Confident

UNDERRADAR Records is the Jakarta label, clothing line and booking agency Ecilo built to keep Indonesian techno on its own terms.