What youвЂ™d probably get instead is a raised eyebrow, a look of disapproval, or even laughter meant to mock.

To most people here, it wouldnвЂ™t elicit an ego-stroking response of curiosity or admiration.

Wherever in the world youвЂ™re from, such a snooty statement might score you brownie points for revealing your so-called superior musical palate, but this affirmation youвЂ™re seeking wonвЂ™t fly in Singapore. If youвЂ™re one of those wannabe, pretentious music snobs who love declaring that вЂњyou only listen to technoвЂќ, this piece will blow up in your face (and it did). Here's the story of the evolution of his career and why the former poster child for hip hop pivoted to 175 BPM. The influences not only draw upon the sounds he started with but also their journey to getting here. To SIHK, Hypercore is, besides a kinetic ball of energy, a heart-pounding amalgamation of his life experiences in music connected to his personal struggles as well as his triumphs. The four-track EP is lauded as SIHKвЂ™s magnum opus, a shining beacon of who he is as an artist and the multi-year journey that has taken him across the globe to arrive at his true artistry after years of meandering the musical spectrum. Having also made this parallel is exactly how SIHK arrived at his latest Hypercore EP, which was released on Friday August 5 via Barong Family, and coined a genre of the same name. Even as we spoke in Bali earlier this year, an EDM-charged version of hardcore wafted from a clandestine corner of the Barong Hotel, a luxury villa set up in Bali by Yellow Claw where SIHK had been holed up putting the finishing touches on his EP in-between livestreams and late-night McDonalds with Juyen Sebulba.Д«ut maybe we shouldnвЂ™t have been so surprised, since some genres of metal can reach near 200 beats per minute. The story most often told about him is that of him being Rich BrianвЂ™s producer (then known as Rich Chigga) and more recently as a DJ known for playing anything with a BPM of over 175. Check out the outrageous designs and listen to the soundtrack here.ДЇew people know that SIHK started his music journey as the frontman of a metal band. The vogue-house essence shines through the pumping bassline and eerie screams, complementing the thematic glamour of LiiвЂ™s conceptual fashion show. Titled 'Horror Pop Barbie', Rui sampled AquaвЂ™s euro-pop hit 'Barbie Girl' and fused a lot of screaming and horrific laughter with heavy auto tune and vocal distortion that oozed a coquettish yet dangerous vibe, echoing RuPaul Drag RaceвЂ™s catwalk anthem. The collection is vividly bubbly in electro-pop colours, blurring the construct of gender norms and boundaries with alien-themed queer and trans identities connecting to WindowsenвЂ™s metaphoric theme of mutation and extraterrestrials. During Shanghai Fashion Week earlier in 2021, designer Sensen Lii put everyone in awe with a theatrical and queer presentation of his brand WindowsenвЂ™s Fall/Winter Couture presentation alongside a tailor-made electronic soundtrack produced by Guangdong-born producer Rui Ho, as the two share a similar love on queer and campy presentations. Much like chocolate and ice cream, electronic music and high-end fashion have always shared a close relationship. But for now, below you'll find the 21 most-read stories on Mixmag Asia in 2021. As we begin to shift our mindset to 2022 and hope to begin reintegrating news on events and gigs once again, we also plan to continue covering music culture at large, whether that be through food, fashion, or even film - because music exists everywhere, not just in the club. Our most-read stories of 2021 list reflects the response, which sees stories that explore the intersection of music with sustainability, anime, trends and culture across Asia. We expanded our storytelling to include a wider scope of coverage on topics that we felt resonated with our loving music audience. Over the last two years, we've had to think outside of the box, dig a little deeper and even reexamine what music culture really means to us. In 2021, we found that music culture exists in places beyond the dance floor - even at the dinner table.Д«efore the pandemic, Mixmag Asia covered a lot of music festivals, club nights, DJ gigs and general music industry news.

The bucket list soundtrack