House, techno and electronic music news, releases and events from across Asia.
RAMPAK G put out a single and a full album in six weeks. The album, Sanjonas's Ngelmu Tirakat, turns a Javanese spiritual vow into deconstructed gqom, marawis and lion dance percussion.
Savaya's open-air deck above Uluwatu sold out two nights running for Zamna's October return, with Innellea and Brina Knauss among the names on a melodic techno and Afro house bill.
Hanoi duo Limebócx and the label Thang Long Records have spent two years turning 19th-century Vietnamese poems and folk songs into electronic singles, the latest out October 2 on Bandcamp.
Three different melodic techno headliners played Singapore and Malaysia inside two weeks this fall. What the genre actually is, where it came from, and what Argy, Anyma and Enrico Sangiuliano's sets had in common.
Pavilion East, a full-day Mixmag Asia takeover at Amsterdam Dance Event on October 22, puts Jakarta techno producer Ecilo and Bali's Gibs on a panel about why Southeast Asian artists still struggle to get booked in Europe.
SOFI AIRLINES, a live performance built from upcycled Boeing and Airbus cockpit hardware, makes its Japan premiere on October 17, 2026 at INTERGALACTIC: PLANETFALL, a three-day forest festival in the mountains west of Tokyo.
Taipei label Over My Body turns five with Koma Vol. 2, an 11-track compilation built entirely from artists it had never worked with before, plus a label-only mix from founder B E N N.
Moon Mountain turns 25 in a Kanchanaburi jungle in February 2027, and Koh Phangan's Halfmoon Festival, founded the same year, now runs every two weeks. Southeast Asia's psytrance scene actually lives in both places, and the rest of the region never built one.
Sara Landry played Kuala Lumpur and Singapore back to back in September. BLAK Arena's first Kuala Lumpur night alone drew 5,500 people. The genre behind Southeast Asia's hardest booking streak of the year, and what's actually driving it.
On opening night, Pontoon's floating dancefloor took on water under the weight of its own crowd and sank into the Mekong. It got hauled out, moved onto dry land, and kept booking international DJs through Phnom Penh's best and worst years, including a three-time DMC world champion this month.
Cakeshop marks 14 years on October 17 with a 12-hour party across Cakeshop and Pistil, headlined by Beijing cloud rap artist Bloodz Boi and more than 20 Seoul DJs and crews.
Midnight Shift started as a reaction against Singapore's EDM-chasing clubs: house and techno parties that refused to announce headliners. More than a decade on, its roster, its Modal nights and its newest tattoo-and-techno crossover are still running.