MUMBAI: Welcome to the Mixmag Asia Scene Report #088 keeping you plugged into the best news, features, music releases, events, festivals and every so often a contest.

ASIA NEWS
Listen to five live sets from Karma Kastle 3.0

Come relive dancing on the Escobar-esque grounds of Mirasierra Khaoyai which hosted last October’s Karma Kastle 3.0. We’ve got sets from Jirus, Elaheh, Yoshi Nori, Pati Mala and Atsushi Maeda provided by the Karma crew for you to dive into this weekend — and most likely entice you to start planning a trip to Thailand for the next event.

GALLERIES
Central makes Jakarta’s ‘Memory Loop Night’ an event to remember

Supported by Mixmag Asia, ‘Memory Loop Night’ gathered a euphoric crowd of dancers to Ding Dong Disko’s dancefloor. Headlining the event was none other than the enigmatic Danish producer and Dekmantel label member, Natal Zaks aka Central (among his many aliases), who soundtracked the night with a set full of esoteric electronica.

ASIA NEWS
Bacon is a community-driven music space in Shin-Okubo, Tokyo’s Koreatown

With “no limitations to genres of music”, Bacon is definitely a venue for explorers of the sonic realm. The “maximum minimalism” design of the space is inspired by Damien Hirst’s 1992 room installation ‘Pharmacy’, while its name is derived from the owner’s family-run samgyeopsal restaurant chain and the painter Francis Bacon.

VIDEO BLOG
Footage from Avicii’s last ever performance has surfaced

A throwback to August 28, 2016 - Avicii’s last gig at Ibiza’s Ushuaia. The video shows a clip of the late producer performing the track ‘Addicted To You’ from his 2013 album ‘True’. “In loving memory of Tim ‘Avicii’ Bergling (1989-2018)”, the YouTube video is captioned.