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Illuzion and Club Seen Just Made DJ Mag's Top 100. Defected Played Both in a Weekend.
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.
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.
Forget the Club: Southeast Asia's Underground Now Lives on Community Radio
From a studio on Bangkok's Charoen Krung to the inside of an actual Manila jeepney, community radio has quietly become Southeast Asia's cheapest, most durable piece of nightlife infrastructure.
Bangkok Club Closing Times in 2026: Who Actually Gets to 4AM
Bangkok doesn't have one closing time, it has four, and which one applies to the club you're standing outside of depends on a street name most tourists have never heard of. Here's how the zoning actually works in 2026.
Wonderfruit 2026: The First-Timer's Guide to Tickets, Camping and the Lineup
There's a stone quarry on the festival grounds that turns into a minimal house and techno room after dark. Here's what a first-timer actually needs to know about dates, tickets, camping and where the electronic music lives at Thailand's biggest arts and music festival.
Soundkoh Collective's Debut Sent One Bangkok Love Song to Korea and Germany
Thai vocalist Chucheewa Cheepchoke and producer Vichaya Vatanasapt wrote a stripped-back love song called Galactic Love. Their new label Soundkoh Collective's first release turns it into six versions, remixed across Thailand, Korea and Germany.
Thailand's Visa and Nightlife Rules: What Clubbing Tourists Need to Know in 2026
Before you book a flight to dance in Bangkok, Phuket or Chiang Mai: how many visa-free days you actually get, why the digital arrival card matters, and what's changed about closing times, drinking hours and cannabis since 2025.
Adam Beyer Is Coming Back to Bangkok's Biggest EDM Festival, This Time With Chris Avantgarde
Techno's most influential label boss is going back to Thailand's biggest commercial EDM weekender, this time paired with the producer behind Anyma's arena hit 'Consciousness'.
The Best House and Techno Clubs in Chiang Mai, 2026 Edition
Chiang Mai's electronic scene doesn't live on a strip. It's scattered across a converted shophouse, a top-floor room above Huay Kaew Road, and a hillside outside Mae Rim where the party runs until 6am.
The Best Rooftop Bars for House Music in Bangkok
Bangkok has dozens of sky bars selling a view. Very few of them book a DJ who actually plays house. Here's how to tell the difference, floor by floor.
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 Beach Clubs for House Music in Phuket, 2026
Phuket's clubbing scene isn't Bangla Road neon. It's four rooms spread across the west coast: a sunset beach club, an Ibiza import with a real booking policy, one underground bar in Rawai, and a 5,000-capacity room if you want the big room instead.
The Best Listening Bars and Record Bars in Bangkok and Tokyo
No DJ booth, no dance floor, just a serious hi-fi rig and a wall of records. A guide to the listening bars and record bars actually worth the taxi fare in Bangkok and Tokyo.
How to Get Into Bangkok's Underground House and Techno Scene
The best nights in Bangkok don't advertise. Here's where a newcomer actually starts, from a 120-capacity bar with a lit sign that just says BAR TEMP to a weekly hard techno ritual at RCA.
How a Bangkok Label Turned Buddhist Chants and 90s Ghost Shows Into a House Genre
A Bangkok label samples 90s ghost-show intros and Buddhist chanting over four-to-the-floor drums and calls it Thai house. A UK label is now pressing it to vinyl.
NON NON NON Built Bangkok's Queer Techno Underground From Nothing. Now It's Teaching the Next One
Since 2018, NON NON NON has been the room Bangkok's queer techno scene didn't have. This June, its founder Mae Happyair spent a month teaching the next generation how to build one too.
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.
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.
House Artists to Watch at S2O 2026
The world’s wettest party is evolving. For 2026, S2O is trading pure noise for sophisticated rhythm. From the tropical house of Kygo to the bass-driven grooves of AC Slater, we break down why this year’s "S2O LAND" debut is a mandatory stop for house heads during Songkran.
Bangkok's Underground House Scene Explodes: Hard In Zight 3 Festival Brings Raw Hardstyle Energy to AVVE Bar in March 2026
Bangkok's underground electronic music scene is about to witness its most uncompromising rave of the year as Hard In Zight 3 returns to AVVE Bar on March 6-7, 2026, delivering two floors of pure hardstyle and drum & bass energy.