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A New BREW: Darker Than Wax’s Signature Day Party Reveals A Fresh Location After 6 Years

Darker Than Wax welcomes you to the return of BREW on 9 December, and it’s found an equally trendy locale that could very well fit the bill.

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Kiat Delivers A Sound You’d Least Expect In His New Masterpiece With Theseus Chan

The Syndicate chieftain teams up with his former mentor for The Greatest Hits, a collection of downtempo electronica that encapsulates their chemistry.

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15-Min Flash Mix E30: Dexter Colt Switches Rhythms In This Savvy 10-Track Shapeshifter

The Darker Than Wax resident gets behind the wheels of our milestone 30th episode, delivering a stuffed set that feels organic and sentient.

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The Sway Of Syndicate: How A Collective’s Ambition Is Reshaping Culture As We Know It

As collective co-founders, Kiat and Cherry Chan discuss the evolution of Syndicate, a multifaceted entity that’s revolutionised music and art since 2010.

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Fruit Basket Vol. 2: The Gig Series Returns With An Indie-/Pride-Themed Two-Day Show

Following the success of its inaugural show, Where Are The Fruits is taking the reins on the series with M1LDL1FE, cues, aeriqah, Marian Carmel and more.

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Local Label spikyfruits Launches Its Fruit Basket Gig Series With A Razor-Sharp Lineup

spikyfruits invites you to an April Fool’s evening of live music from some of the scene’s brightest. We’re pretty sure this isn’t a joke.

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A Sensorial Recipe: KITCHEN. LABEL Reflects On Its Journey Of Experimental, Picturesque Works

On the cusp of the label’s 15th year anniversary, co-founder Ricks Ang shares more about its origin and milestones, including the new album from its core duo ASPIDISTRAFLY.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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Memories of MZA: The Beatmaker Cooks Up A Smorgasbord Of Nostalgia On Debut EP

Balmoral is the culmination of MZA’s flashback excavation, a debut EP of electronic instrumentals comprising trip-hop, deep house and drum & bass.

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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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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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Syndicate Casually Drops A Brilliant 23-Track Compilation Of Songs Made During Lockdown

Local label and collective, Syndicate, got 23 musicians to share their musical musings during the Phase One lockdown, culminating in a compilation album titled SEED that’s out now.

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A Decade Of Syndicate: The Veteran Label Drops A Compilation Of Remastered Singles

SXNDICATE: A Decade is a revived memento of what has made Syndicate so gripping as a label these last 10 years; a collection of recollections the local scene is proud to call its own.

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The Unorthodox Ujikaji Records And Its Devotion To The Experimental

Ujikaji Records thrives on its adventures in the avant-garde, serving as a gateway to the otherworldly side of Singaporean music. We dive deep with the veteran local label.

Electronic, LiveKEVIN HOSeptember 15, 2020Local labels in Singapore, Record labels in Singapore, Ujikaji, Experimental music in Singapore, Electronic 2

The Imaginarium Of Kin Leonn: Into The Ambience Of His Scenic Oeuvre

The touches of the ambient-inclined Kin Leonn create a sublime, meditative state that’s inherent in his works, evoking daydreams you don’t want to wake up from.

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The Heart Of Local Hip-Hop: KoFlow Cuts No Corners In His Evolution

As a custodian of local hip-hop culture for nearly 20 years, KoFlow is a master at what he does, and he’s not ready to be toppled off his throne just yet.

Live, ElectronicKEVIN HOAugust 28, 2020Koflow, Hip-hop in Singapore, Syndicate, Local labels in Singapore, Local musicians, Music producers in Singapore, Electronic 2, Live 2