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

Reset Beats: This Local Live-Stream Series Wants To Cut Out Bullsh*t From Dance Music Culture

Run by seasoned veteran, Darren Mathurin, Reset Beats is a digital series that goes back to the basics, with genre eclecticism spanning jungle, techno, hip-hop, breakbeat and beyond.

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On The Right Track: Rails Bar & Lounge Finally Opens Its Fantastic Steampunk Domain

With its eccentric vibe, palatable F&B offerings and meticulous music selection, Rails is a venue that’s upping the ante as not just a snack bar, but a lifestyle destination.

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Where Few Dare To Tread: Revealing The Ambient Path of Planeswalker

Trained in the violin and viola, the ambient producer preserves his devotion to these core devices, adapting them to new-age symphonies blanketed with intricate, mysterious textures.

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Into The COMMON Multiverse: Local Music Collectives Join The Digital Global Movement

Representing our city in this interactive digital music event are Darker Than Wax and Midnight Shift, both renowned collectives with global reputations.

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In The Big League: QUANDO Has Begun His Climb Up The Global EDM Empire

With label signings by Hardwell and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, QUANDO is a local high-flier who’s soaring through the upper echelons of the industry.

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Canvas Closes: The Riverside Club Announces Its Departure From The Industry

Canvas has revealed that it stood its ground for nine months with hopes of reopening, but it now has to throw in the towel due to overwhelming financial pressure.

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This Is 'local': Watch a new video series that pairs lifestyle venues with DJ performances

Diversifying the nightlife industry by hosting DJs in F&B establishments, local shows that the appeal of dance music isn’t something exclusive to clubs.

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Being Free: Fauxe Finds Growth With The Raw Spontaneity Of His ALTRUISM Trilogy

If you’ve always wanted to know who Fauxe truly is, his ALTRUISM trilogy might just be the introduction you need. The freeform producer opens up about this new, liberating chapter of his career.

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Senses In Sound: David Carollo Globalises The Local Scene With His Sinestesia Project

Often experiencing the transcendence of synaesthesia while growing up with dance music in Italy, David Carollo wants the local scene to revel in this phenomenon with his Sinestesia radio show.

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New Dimensions: The Council Is Throwing A Show Like You’ve Never Seen Before

New Dimensions by The Council is set to be an immersive art experience at The Substation, creating a transcendent temple of light and sound designed for the pleasures of deep listening.

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Grooves Of Joy: Introducing Eve Alai, Pop-Savvy Newcomer To The Local House Scene

House music was made to heal. And in an electronic scene currently shackled and bogged down, the jaunty tracks of Eve Alai are a much-needed elixir.

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In Case You Didn’t Know, Live Gigs Have Begun To Wake Up In Singapore (Only In Some Places)

With loosened measures, the scene is starting to buzz with live gigs once again. Here’s an update on where you can catch some, and where you can’t.

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Unsurprisingly, Clubs In Singapore Aren’t Taking Part In The Pilot Scheme After All

Key players in the local club community are reluctant to join the pilot scheme that was proposed back in November, and we break down some of the reasons why.

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A Dose Of deførmed: You Haven’t Encountered An Electronic Producer As Absurd As This

Like a musical Frankenstein, deførmed has stitched together a manic sound that’s overblown, rambunctious, and completely bonkers. And we’re digging every second of it.

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The Fast Lane Of sl_owtalk: Unpacking The Noisy Mayhem Of The Drum-Synth Duo

sl_owtalk puts out a jagged, harmonious yin-yang of art-rock material that most won’t dare to attempt; an audacious culmination of the duo’s chemistry and nonconformist proclivities.

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Kult Kafe Says Goodbye To Its Home At Emily Hill After Five Years

The beloved establishment, that has played host to a myriad of events for music and the arts, has announced that it is now looking for a new home.

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Maturing Naturally: Subsonic Eye Share The Clarity They Found In Their Third Album

Some bands never tread beyond their old tricks, but Subsonic Eye is shattering that inertia thrillingly. They reveal more in light of their new third album, Nature of Things.

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5 Things That Kept The Local Music Scene Going In The Turmoil Of 2020

These optimistic developments have assembled a silver lining for the scene that’s far from thin, but formidable in the face of a new, unpredictable year.

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BlackKaji Radio: Ujikaji & The Observatory Reveal A New Experimental Series

The Observatory and Ujikaji have unleashed BlackKaji Radio, a fortnightly broadcast of four episodes that reel you into their collective energy of discovery and experimentation.

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Turning It Up: RENE Rejigs The Singer-Songwriter Formula With Pop-Rock Verve

RENE likes it loud, embarking on a pursuit that won’t be muted. In this interview, she elaborates on her upcoming EP, her origins, and her constant craving for big sounds.

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