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16 articles on Zouk from Loopliner, the English-language voice of Asian electronic music: news, releases, club nights and festival coverage across Southeast Asia and beyond.
16 articles
Inside Southeast Asia's Club Sound System Arms Race: KYO's Void Rig, Zouk Singapore's New L-Acoustics Install
Seth Troxler called KYO Kuala Lumpur's Void Acoustics rig the best sound system in the world. Here is how it compares to Zouk Singapore's new L-Acoustics install, Savaya's unpublicized system and Illuzion Phuket's Vegas-style Outline rig.
Singapore's Electronic Music Scene, Explained: Zouk's Rise and Thugshop's Shrinking Underground
Zouk got evicted by its own neighbors and came back as a DJ Mag top-20 club. Thugshop's HQ closed on its own terms after a decade. Singapore's house and techno scene actually splits in two.
Illuzion, Savaya and Zouk Singapore Rewrote DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs for 2026
Savaya broke into DJ Mag's top five, Thailand landed a record eight clubs, and Zouk Singapore keeps climbing. Every Southeast Asian name on the 2026 list, and who's missing from it.
Carl Cox Headlines Savaya's New Year's Eve in Bali While the Rest of Southeast Asia Stays Quiet
Savaya's cliffside club in Uluwatu has published its full nine-day New Year's Eve lineup, led by Carl Cox b2b Nic Fanciulli on December 31. Zouk Singapore and Mustache Bangkok, checked the same week, haven't posted a December date yet.
Manila's Siangyoo Plays Zouk Singapore on October 8 to Fund Nepal Flood Relief
Manila turntablist Siangyoo has sold out two Singapore shows already. On October 8, he tries for a third at Zouk, with 10% of every ticket funding flood relief in Nepal through a new charity rave format from Beamco Foundation.
GCash Has 94 Million Users. Most of Southeast Asia's Club Doors Still Want Your Cash.
GCash and Maya dominate everyday spending in the Philippines, QRIS covers most of Bali's bar tabs, and Singapore's clubs are nearly cashless. So why do Bangkok, Manila and Saigon's doors still want cash? A country by country guide to what to actually carry on a night out.
Singapore Will Fine You S$500 for Loud Music on the Bus. Zouk Will Still Sell You a S$20,000 Table.
From this Wednesday, playing loud audio on a Singapore bus can cost S$500. Fifteen minutes away at Zouk, a table still costs up to S$20,000 and nobody calls that a public nuisance.
Kuala Lumpur vs Singapore: Zouk Singapore Cracked DJ Mag's Top 100. Zouk KL Didn't.
Zouk Singapore just climbed to No. 17 on DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs. No Malaysian club made the 2026 list at all. Here's how Kuala Lumpur and Singapore actually compare, room by room, price by price.
How Door Policy Actually Works at Tuff Club, Savaya and Southeast Asia's Toughest Clubs
Tuff Club takes reservations by text and nothing else. Savaya's free guest list can be cancelled without warning. Here's how the region's door policies, age limits and guestlists really work, venue by venue.
VIP Tables and Bottle Service in Southeast Asia: What It Actually Costs
The bottle arrives on fire and the minimum spend is bigger than it looks. Here's what a VIP table actually costs in Singapore, Bangkok and Bali, and when it's worth it.
Argy Brings Melodic Techno to Zouk Singapore for F1 Race Weekend
The Greek producer behind "Tataki" and "Sierra" headlines Zouk's Mainroom on October 9, the Friday of Singapore's F1 weekend, as The Circuit series pairs the Grand Prix with a serious techno booking for once.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.