The big name DJs pulled out at the last minute and Marcus Aurelius stepped into the breech at MoS last Saturday, which he did in true gladiatorial style.
It ain't half grim up North with the mercury dipping and gloomy weather, so The Vinyl Word is turning South first this week for a hip hop/drum 'n' bass street session at Fusion in Tainan tomorrow night with Potato, Mykal and Poverty vs. Ugly. And Kaohsiung will be the target of a trance attack tomorrow when JL, Mint, Mango and Joe Ho touch down at the Overtime Sports Lounge.
Kuta Bar -- the scene of some fun vinyl events over the last few months -- is closing down because it's not pulling in the dough, manager Xiao Ping has said. Possibly one of the last parties at the venue in its current format will kick off tomorrow. Spykee, Adora, Elements, Saucey, Edmund and Pitt will be serving up a set menu of nu-skool breaks and drum `n bass.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LUXY
You know you're getting old when DJs you cut your teeth on retire. Aren't they meant to go out with a bang like rock legends? Danny Rampling is hanging up his turntables at the end of the year, and he's coming to MoS tonight. Fair dues though, if you've had such an illustrious career, like Rampling, pioneering house music, hosting popular radio shows, producing killer tracks, and being partly responsible for turning the UK on to dance music, it's probably better to quit while in front. No one wants to see a DJ at the decks with a Zimmer frame, it would ruin the vibe.
Moving on a generation, Armin van Buuren, the Dutch trance spinmeister is gonna rip it up at Luxy in the Lotus room tonight; while 2003 World DMC Champion, DJ Dopey will grind it down in the Galleria and hit the Spot in Taijung tomorrow night.
Van Buuren has just released an acclaimed new album Shivers and has said he wants to take it easy for a bit. Well not for tonight at least. Tomorrow, Luxy is rolling out a Boogie Nights bash. SL, Victor, Scotty Baller, and Reason are lined up to get all the rollers rolling.
In its eagerness to rock to some quality drum 'n' bass, Vinyl Word jumped the gun last week. Capital J's gig at the Party Room is next week. Rumors have it that he's gonna hang in Taipei for a week and will may be set up another gig for the following weekend. Can't get enough of a good thing.
The Beat Symposium DJs, Zoltan, Junior Van Den Berg are hitting the wheels of steel at Eden tomorrow night.
And bringing up the rear, AXD is back on track this weekend with the Follow Me, Scorpion Nite party. Door damage is NT$1,000 for the ladies, NT$600 for the guys, and the ticketing policy should give you some indication of what kind of party it is. Advance tickets are available for men only at NT$400, call 0939 458 333. Eric Huang, Tiger and Stone will mess with revellers minds from 11pm till 7am.
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