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Article cover: The Best House and Techno Clubs in Singapore, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Singapore, 2026 Edition

Headquarters, Singapore's best-known techno room, closed in May after a decade. Here's where house and techno actually live now, from Zouk's rebuilt Mainroom to Tuff Club's Funktion-One rig, plus what it costs and how to get home.

Article cover: The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bali, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bali, 2026 Edition

Bali's dance floors split into two tribes: clifftop superclubs on the Bukit and scrappy beach bars in Canggu. Here's exactly where to go, what it costs, and how to get home.

Article cover: Phnom Penh's Underground Scene Is Rebuilding Itself From Nothing
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Phnom Penh's Underground Scene Is Rebuilding Itself From Nothing

Cambodia's dance music culture was erased once already. Now a handful of promoters, one industrial techno DJ and a bar-lane venue are building it back, this time for Cambodians first.

Article cover: RAMPAK G Is Giving Durban Gqom an Indonesian Accent
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RAMPAK G Is Giving Durban Gqom an Indonesian Accent

A Yogyakarta-rooted label is taking South Africa's log-drum sound and running it through gendang and Indonesian folk texture. Symbiotic II is the proof, and Mixmag Asia noticed too.

Article cover: The Best House and Techno Clubs in Kuala Lumpur, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Kuala Lumpur, 2026 Edition

Boiler Room finally showed up in November 2025. Kuala Lumpur's house and techno rooms, from TREC's megaclub sprawl to a basement that's been running since 2014, didn't need the invitation. A room-by-room guide with real prices and how to get home.

Article cover: Moodymann Is Playing a Singapore Office Tower, and That's the Whole Story
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Moodymann Is Playing a Singapore Office Tower, and That's the Whole Story

Detroit house legend Kenny Dixon Jr. rarely tours Asia and famously does not do interviews. On August 22 he headlines RASA's new international booking series, in a hall a floor above a bank.

Article cover: Ho Chi Minh City Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Live in Saigon
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Ho Chi Minh City Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Live in Saigon

Forget the Bui Vien bucket-cocktail strip. Saigon's real house and techno scene runs through a 500-capacity institution on the 10th floor, a brand-new superclub with a first-in-Vietnam sound rig, and a crew that's been throwing techno parties since December 2012.

Article cover: GAUNG Doesn't Want to Be a Festival, and Yogyakarta Is Better For It
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GAUNG Doesn't Want to Be a Festival, and Yogyakarta Is Better For It

Three weeks from now, a Yogyakarta collective called GAUNG will run a festival with no headliner, no ticket price and sixteen collectives sharing the same week. Here's why that's the point.

Article cover: Alinep's Rolyo EP Lands Manila Techno on a Berlin Label
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Alinep's Rolyo EP Lands Manila Techno on a Berlin Label

Manila producer Alinep, a survivor of the club raids that gutted the city's nightlife in 2018, drops a new EP on Berlin's OFF Recordings and lands on Mixmag Asia's 2026 essential listening list.

Article cover: The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bangkok, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bangkok, 2026 Edition

Bangkok lost half its landmark clubs in three years and came out stronger. From the Decho Road axis to Old Town's vinyl listening bars, here is where the city actually dances in 2026.

Article cover: DWP 2026 Returns to Jakarta: Dates, Tickets and First Names Confirmed
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DWP 2026 Returns to Jakarta: Dates, Tickets and First Names Confirmed

Djakarta Warehouse Project heads back to the capital on December 11 to 13, 2026, with Galantis leading the first names, presale tickets from IDR 1.700K and a Bali send-off party at Cafe Del Mar on August 16.

Article cover: Sunju Hargun: The Bangkok Selector Making Thailand Sound Like Itself
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Sunju Hargun: The Bangkok Selector Making Thailand Sound Like Itself

Around 90 percent of Sunju Hargun's music is built from Thai sounds. The Bangkok DJ, Siamese Twins Records co-founder and Karma Klique organiser has spent a decade proving Southeast Asian club music does not need to imitate anyone.