Portia Surreal’s show shocks, arouses and disgusts revelers, and challenges conventionality — this is her mark as a performance artist. Her gambit also makes the average DJ appear characterless.
“Get in touch with your real self, right now, and create heaven on Earth, in as many ways as you possibly can,” she said. Apparently realizing that what she was saying may clash with her carefully constructed image, she closed the interview by revealing that her “idea of heaven on Earth is all about rainbows and cupcakes.”
Looking at the weekend ahead, drum ‘n’ bass heads are in for a shot of Friction’s fast and furious style when he plays at The Wall tonight (B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd, Sec 4, Taipei, 台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1). Releasing his first DJ mix in 1999, Dangerous Drums Vol. 1, the man has since gone on to produce tracks for every major drum ‘n’ bass label. Joining him inside the ride will be his partner in crime, SP:MC.
Tomorrow, Toronto’s Tasc returns to Taipei to play Crystal (B1, 3 Ln 152, Xinyi Rd Sec 3, 台北市信義路三段152巷3號). A DJ’s DJ, Tasc is an open-minded music lover. If it’s energetic and it’ll rock a party, Tasc will cut, scratch, and mix it “in proper DJ fashion.” He promises “lots of upbeat remixes and some of [his] own exclusives, everything from Hip Hop, Funk, R ’n’ B to House and Booty.”
Techno and electro, however, are two genres he won’t touch on. To get those tomorrow you’ll have to head over to Club Plan B on Anhe Rd. Guy Gerber will be bringing his brand of heady, big room, electro house to the small, intimate setting. Already famous in his native Israel as well as Europe, this Selective Sessions event will be his Asian debut. JR and Megan, Schism, and Elements will provide support.
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