Music scene in Singapore: Parties, concerts, nightlife, news

#SaveMusicSG Wants To Rescue The Scene, But What Conversations Should It Be Having?

Spearheaded by Matty Wainwright from The DJ Dispensary, the scene-backed campaign hopes to create a roadmap to normalcy for the music industry.

Buzz, Electronic, Gigs & RavesKEVIN HOJanuary 21, 2022DJ Dispensary, Matty Wainwright, DJs in Singapore, Clubs in Singapore, Bars in Singapore, COVID, #SaveMusicSG, Electronic 4, Gigs & Raves 3, Buzz 05

A Paradigm Shift: Local Label Midnight Shift Opens Up About Its Adaptation In Berlin

10 years on, the reputable electronic record label has found balance in a chaotic climate that threatens to topple it. Co-founder, Kavan Spruyt, shares more in this heart-to-heart.

Electronic, Gigs & RavesKEVIN HOJanuary 19, 2022Midnight Shift, Record labels in Singapore, Local labels, Local labels in Singapore, Techno in Singapore, Techno producers in Singapore, House music in Singapore, Electronic 4, Interview, Gigs & Raves 3

Rising Arp: Sun Cell Shatters The Fear Of A New Year With His Synthwave Fantasy

Amidst the waking dawn of a formidable 2022, Sun Cell is just starting to rise above the horizon with his debut single, “New Year”.

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ONE More Time: Aldrin Unites Local Producers With A Comeback Album On His Label

Navigating Through The Pandemic is the first release of Aldrin’s ONE With Music label after an eight-year hiatus, featuring local dance producers across house and techno.

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15-Min Flash Mix E17: Jace Goes To Space With A Cosmic Set To Wrap Up The Year

For our year-end episode of the 15-Min Flash Mix, Jace initiates a spry, cosmic takeoff with ebullient tracks from the departments of space disco and indie dance.

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Music For Meals: This 8-Hour Live-Stream Is Raising Food Funds For The Needy

Organised by The Food Bank Singapore, Roxy and Therapy Room, this charity fundraiser features a roster of industry heavyweights. Here’s how you can help.

Electronic, BuzzKEVIN HODecember 27, 2021DJs in Singapore, Live-streams in Singapore, Electronic 4, Buzz 04

15-Min Flash Mix E16: Kaye Nails A Medley Of Originals For All You Disco Dancers

Expect eclectic shades of Italo, electro, disco and new wave in this mix, as Kaye turns up the temperature with these instant floor sizzlers.

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Wired In: The Dad Bots Collective Is Here To Grow Singapore’s Modular Synth Subculture

Through their multi-disciplinary Patchwerk series that emerged in 2021, these innovators have plugged the global modular synthesis phenomenon into our scene.

Electronic, Gigs & RavesKEVIN HODecember 13, 2021Dad Bots Collective, Modular synths, Experimental music in Singapore, Patchwerk, Electronic 4, Gigs & Raves 3

15-Min Flash Mix E15: Bongomann Invites You Into His Ambient, Downtempo Sanctuary

We now slip into the abyss for episode 15 of the 15-Min Flash Mix, and pulling us under as our guide is the ever-so-eclectic Bongomann.

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This Is Euphoria: TRANCE4M Wraps Up The Year With 14 Days Of Trance Music

Organised by Last One Standing and TRANCE4M, this 14-day stream event has local DJs coming together to brandish the strength and unity of trance.

Buzz, Electronic, Gigs & RavesKEVIN HONovember 29, 2021Last One Standing, Trance music in Singapore, DJs in Singapore, TRANCE4M, Live-streams in Singapore, Buzz 04, Electronic 4, Gigs & Raves 3

15-Min Flash Mix E14: KiDG Unleashes Mash-Up Mania With This Ride Of Classic Hits

KiDG has delivered a delightful hodgepodge that gives nods to the revered eras of classic rock, Brit-pop, ’80s hip-hop and even big beat.

15-Min Flash Mix, ElectronicKEVIN HONovember 26, 2021KiDG, Indie parties in Singapore, Eatmepoptart, DJs in Singapore, Vertigo26, 15-Min Flash Mix 1, Electronic 4

15-Min Flash Mix E13: Jean Reiki Curates A Meditative Groovescape That Ebbs And Flows

Exploring droning ambient, loungy deep house and wobbly dubstep, Jean Reiki will have you transitioning from lumbering slumber to the invigorating jolts of life.

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15-Min Flash Mix E12: B10N Gets Fidgety With Footwork In This Erkin’, Jerkin’ Set

Start warming up those ankles. B10N presents a juke-charged 15-Min Flash Mix that will have your feet tied up in a pretzel by the end of it.

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The Kaye Way: The Scene Champion Addresses A Distant Dancefloor On His Debut LP

Kaye delivers a package of distilled wisdom that speaks to the room. This is a soundtrack of rebellion for a scene that’s sick of being locked in. The veteran steps up to share more.

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15-Min Flash Mix E11: Don Aaron Opens A Wormhole Into His Vintage Fantasy Zone

Don Aaron has orchestrated a blissful languor of instrumental bliss, much like the soundtrack of a vintage, neo-noir short film.

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15-Min Flash Mix E10: Erin Khan Serves A Deep, Heady Nightcap Of Melodic Picks

For 15 minutes, Erin Khan takes you on a nocturnal detour of shadows and moonlight, evoking the haze and passion that seep into the mood of a good ol’ party night.

15-Min Flash Mix, ElectronicKEVIN HOOctober 8, 202115-Min Flash Mix 1, Erin Khan, DJs in Singapore, Techno in Singapore, House music in Singapore, Through The Backdoor, Pop-up parties in Singapore

Angles Of Anhedral: The Ambient Producer Takes You Through His Labyrinth

If you could compose a soundtrack to your life, what would it be like? Anhedral embarks on an evergreen journey of retrospection, piecing together his identity like a fragmented jigsaw.

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15-Min Flash Mix E9: Foxela Welcomes You To His Explosive Slice Of EDM Paradise

This is a mix bursting with pyro-level firepower, synonymous with the signature of this energetic wunderkind. Now sit up and plug in.

15-Min Flash Mix, ElectronicKEVIN HOSeptember 24, 2021Foxela, EDM in Singapore, House producers in Singapore, Electronic producers in Singapore, Local producers, DJs in Singapore, 15-Min Flash Mix 1, Electronic 3

Hard Vibing: Meet The Collective Fanning The Flames Of Local Hardstyle & Hard Dance

How fast and ferocious do you like your beats? The homegrown collective and record label has constructed a network that unleashes these amped-up, overblown sounds.

Electronic, Gigs & RavesKEVIN HOSeptember 17, 2021Hard Vibing, Record labels in Singapore, Hardstyle, Hard dance, Local labels in Singapore, Local producers, Electronic producers in Singapore, DJs in Singapore, Electronic 3, Gigs & Raves 2

15-Min Flash Mix E8: ANVBS Casts An Analogue Acid Techno Spell That’s Dark And Dirty

With acid hooks, projectile beats and hypnotic vocals, the enigmatic ANVBS delivers a peaktime techno set using a semi-analogue setup.

15-Min Flash Mix, ElectronicKEVIN HOSeptember 10, 202115-Min Flash Mix 1, ANVBS, Techno producers in Singapore, DJs in Singapore, Analogue techno, Hardware, Local producers