If you ask any DJ playing house, electro or nu disco, you’d be sure they have something by Bottin in their roster. He’s been dubbed the king of nu disco and his tracks and remixes are played the world over. Born and based in Venice, Italy, Bottin is a DJ, Producer and Sound Artist. Vice […]

Gen is a local Vietnamese indie rock band that formed in 2013. Their sound is unlike any other indie rock outfits here in Saigon. Their influences ring through in their music – from Thom Yorke type vocals to Muse inspired guitar riffs.

What’s this party all about? What kind of music will it be? These are the questions that need to be answered as soon as someone sees an event flyer. How do the promoter’s do it? Well, by carefully crafted, designed posters with just the right text, just the right layout, and just the right images.

The Cairos were already sat on plastic chairs at the side of the road enjoying a couple of Saigon beers when we met them; they were discussing the “get a beer and they'll give you a plastic chair” business model of the sidewalk drink vendors in Vietnam.

It’s been open since 1991 — one of the oldest nightclubs in Ho Chi Minh City — and has earned itself the reputation of being all the right kinds of dark, grungy and totally awesome.

For our very first Mixed Tape, we have some very special tracks as selected by the promoters we’re featuring. We asked them to choose some of their own favourite songs and after much humming and hawing on what to select, they came up with these.

Can’t get enough of the promoters’ favourite tracks? Well fear not, here’s a few more to get your tastebuds going. 60s remixes. 70s reggae. UK indie rock. Soulful jazz. What more can you ask for?

Kangaroos, koala bears, Crocodile Dundee, Midnight Oil. Forget all of that. Australia has so much more to offer, including some top notch indie bands from Brisbane to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and back again. Check it out!