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

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.

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Rising Arp: Meet Altoduo, The Bass & Drums Pair That Make Mathy New-Age Soundscapes

Altoduo flaunt a remarkable level of technical prowess that bounces between the two core members, functioning optimally like a well-oiled machine in motion.

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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.

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Miss Live Gigs? Mosaic Returns With A Series Of Local Shows At The Esplanade

Opening up its venues to live audiences, the Mosaic Music Series returns with shows from Bitty, The Steve McQueens, Dru Chen, Rangga Jones, and Saints Amongst Sinners.

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Rising Arp: “Friendship-Core” Band, Carpet Golf, Take Big Swings With Their Debut

Capturing the hurricane moments of their youth is Carpet Golf, a new indie quartet with members from Subsonic Eye, Charm and The Neptune Waves. Enter their “brotherhood soup”.

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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.

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Rails And NINETEEN80 Have Hung Up Their Boots, And They Don’t Deserve It

Culture is being killed, and the death toll is rising unforgivingly. What will we have left when the authorities finally decide to revive the city, if ever?

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Introducing indiego: Could This Online Local Radio Station Be The New Lush 99.5FM?

Is Mediacorp’s indiego web radio programme going to be the next movement that adds legitimacy to Singaporean music? Time will tell.

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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.

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Iconic Alt-Rockers, The Oddfellows, Make Their Mighty Return With New Material

Revered rock legends, The Oddfellows, continue to be rebellious misfits with new single, “Silent Worlds”, taken off their upcoming third album that’s 29 years in the making.

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Sonic Youth: This Is IGNITE!, The Student-Run Festival That’s Shaped The Music Industry

Launched in 2008 by Republic Polytechnic students, the annual music festival is respected as one of the longest-running events in the scene. This is how it all comes together.

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A New Spin: Enter Vertigo 26, A Charismatic Record Store & Bar With Over 1,000 Albums

Located within the basement of 26 Seah Street, the new Vertigo 26 features a catalogue of records spanning all genres over five decades, alongside a tantalising F&B menu.

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Five Years Of Integrity Records: The Local Label Releases A Mega 25-Track Compilation

Integrity Records, established by Eddie Niguel in 2016, has helped shape Singapore as a first-world hub for electronic music with its global roster. Listen to these 25 defining tracks now.

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15-Min Flash Mix E7: Aresha Goes Turbo With A Liquid Drum & Bass Set

In this episode of the 15-Min Flash Mix, Aresha keeps the junglist heart beating, pounding to the rhythm of wobbly quakes and Amen breaks.

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Take Back The Nights: How The Team Combined A Music Festival With An Open-World Video Game

How do you build a world no one’s ever seen? And how do you entertain a restless community while supporting an industry in its most trying time? The team of Take Back The Nights plugs into this interview.

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Honestly, It’s Marian Carmel: What You See Is What You Get With The R&B Vocalist

Marian possesses a voice that you can leave on loop; always euphonious, always captivating, with themes that might make you ponder over your own skeletons in the closet.

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15-Min Flash Mix E6: Fzpz Churns Out A Sublime Alt-Muzak Attack

The prodigious beatmaker keeps the series going with a tailored listening experience; a mesmerising set that mirrors rainy day music or the ambience of a lounge.

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Should Nightlife Be Considered A Way Of Life, Or Embraced As Life Itself?

If we can accept that nightlife can take on many forms, then society can be discerning enough to differentiate lawful activities from the ones that are truly causing the problem.

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15-Min Flash Mix E5: ARNT Embarks On An All-Original Synth-Pop Adventure

For the 15-Min Flash Mix, ARNT has pieced together a euphoric and kaleidoscopic set of vivid synthscapes, inviting you into a world of fantasy.

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