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Shi Fu Miz Turns 10, and Its Warm-Up Party Just Put Southeast Asia on the Bill
Hong Kong's Shi Fu Miz festival marks a decade with Chez Damier headlining a new site on Nov 14-15, after today's warm-up party put Singapore and Jakarta selectors on the main stage.
Thugshop Closed Its 10-Year Singapore Club in May. Its Replacement Just Booked a Berghain Regular.
Six weeks after shutting Headquarters, the crew reopened one unit over as Exit Reality. On Saturday it hosts Paula Koski's Singapore debut, in a party series with Hanoi's Unmute that predates the closure by two years.
A Singapore Artist Turned Bicycle Frames Into Instruments. Every Sale Goes to Gaza.
bani haykal's new record turns bicycle frames into more than 90% of its sound. Every sale of the Strange Weather Dunia cassette goes to Palestine solidarity groups.
ZoukOut Explained: History, Tickets and What to Expect at Singapore's Beach Festival
ZoukOut turned one nightclub's beach party into Asia's biggest dusk-to-dawn festival. Here's the real history, what 2023's tickets cost, how to actually get to Siloso Beach and why the 2026 dates still aren't out.
ARTBAT Are Playing Their First Singapore Show Inside a Dead Power Station
The Ukrainian duo behind Upperground make their long-overdue Singapore debut on October 17, inside a decommissioned power station Collective Minds is turning into a venue for the night.
DJ Wiz, Who Taught Singapore's DJ Booth to Scratch, Is Dead at 63
Andrew Chow, aka DJ Wiz, was Zouk's Phuture resident and a three-time DMC Singapore champion. He died August 3 of stomach cancer, five weeks before a Legacy Award he won't be there to collect.
Singapore's Newest Record Store Comes From the Man Behind Darker Than Wax
Jordan Glick, who produces as Dexter Colt and helps run Darker Than Wax and Super Enjoy, has opened Lifted Trax, a vinyl shop on Lorong Telok stocking dance music, jazz and soul for Singapore's DJs and diggers.
Zouk Singapore Merged Its Rooms Into One for a 35th Birthday
Singapore's most storied nightclub reopened its rebuilt Mainroom in June and marks 35 years on Friday, August 21, with the resident DJs who built the room, not a flown-in headliner.
Beatport Bans Fully AI-Generated Tracks, a Quiet Win for Southeast Asia's DIY Labels
Beatport will now reject tracks ruled fully or mostly AI-generated before they ever reach the store. The policy is aimed at the flood on Spotify and Deezer, but it also protects shelf space for the small human-run labels this site covers every week.
The Best Record Stores for DJs in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia doesn't really have record shops built for house and techno the way Berlin or London does. What it has instead, city by city, is more interesting: soul, funk and reissue specialists who happen to stock the electronic stuff too.
Rainbow Disco Club Leaves Japan for the First Time, Landing in Singapore This October
The rural Izu institution that Japanese ravers plan whole years around is finally leaving the country, teaming up with Singapore's Ice Cream Sundays for a two day, three session takeover.
Darker Than Wax Turns 15, and It Still Hasn't Chased a Hit
Fifteen years after two friends got tired of watching visiting DJs get the credit, Darker Than Wax has built Singapore's most quietly respected house and jazz label, with a Brooklyn radio residency and a roster nobody else has.
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.
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.