House, techno and electronic music news, releases and events from across Asia.
In 2020, Bangkok producer Marmosets turned a complaint every promoter in the city has muttered at 1:45am into a spoken-word techno single. Six years and one high-profile raid later, Krungthep Ratree hasn't dated a day.
TELETECH's Kuala Lumpur debut gets her on September 25. The next night, she headlines MARQUEE Singapore. Two countries, two nights, one hard techno priestess.
The German techno DJ's first release under her new Universal Music and Island Berlin deal is out now. Her only confirmed Southeast Asia show this year so far was Marquee Singapore, in January.
The Observatory has run Ho Chi Minh City's house and techno scene from a rooftop for nearly 13 years. In October 2026, after three addresses and more than 800 guest DJs, it closes.
A Bintang at a Canggu warung costs less than a bag of chips. A sofa at Savaya can run past $600 before anyone's ordered a drink. Here's what a night out actually costs across the region's three most different door policies.
A British label put Bali on a house compilation in 2010. The scene it captured was actually built in Jakarta, by a DJ crew that spent a decade playing to rooms nobody outside Indonesia was watching.
White Party Bangkok has voted its way into DJ Mag's Top 100 Festivals at No. 73, the first dedicated LGBTQ+ event ever to make the list. Its 10th anniversary runs Paragon Hall this New Year.
Jongmin Lee has run Oslated from Jeju Island since 2016, no club scene required. The label's 10th anniversary compilation, split across two volumes, pairs Korean and international artists in ambient, dub and organic techno.
Defected played Phuket's Illuzion and Koh Samui's Club Seen on back-to-back nights in August, the same year both sat inside DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs. Here's how two very different Thai venues got there.
Dry season fills Uluwatu's clifftop clubs, wet season cuts prices in half, New Year's Eve breaks every rule of the calendar, and one day in March shuts the whole island down. Here's how to time a trip.
Djakarta Warehouse Project borrowed the word for a stadium-sized festival. The actual warehouse and DIY scene is smaller, scrappier, and scattered across converted shophouses, a former cinema, and a small club above a Poblacion sidewalk.
Kyle Domingo grew up in Cebu, built his name in Los Angeles, and just released his first single on Insomniac Records. In December, EDC Thailand brings him back within reach of home.