VIEW THIS PAGE Still recovering from last weekend’s partying? Bukem and Conrad were something else. A full house of junglists and other music-lovers experienced another great event delivered by the golden duo from the UK — a reminder that great music and a kick-ass sound-system are the most important ingredients of a rocking party.
Fresh parties are starting to bloom with the arrival of spring. Dance Department in Tainan city next Saturday has been the talk of the scene lately. The event takes place in a 3,300m², two-level venue that used to house a department store. Four “music departments” covering minimal, techno, electro, indie dance, breaks, house and progressive will be manned by some 20 up-and-coming local DJs. There will be an art exhibition too.
“It’s a theme party. The idea is to make it feel like a grand opening of a department store, so there will be lots of free giveaways and novelties such as elevator attendants that night. And, obviously, the four ‘departments’ of music will be our products,” says Ace (鄭光世), organizer of the event. “With the convenience of High Speed Rail, we expect to attract lots of out-of-town party people.”
The party-scene veteran, who once worked at MoS Taipei as a program manager, is confident that the bash will go well, despite the fact that it his first attempt at planning such a big do without the clout of big-name international headliners. This will also be a good test to see if local music fans are ready for a party that puts together so many music genres under one roof.
There will be preparties in Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Taichung this weekend, which presale ticket holders enjoy free entry to.
For a complete list of the DJ lineup and information on presale tickets, which are available until Tuesday at NT$700 each, visit dance-department.org.
Tonight’s preparties:
• Soho, 149, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市敦化南路一段149號). From 10pm to 3am. Entry is NT$300.
• Underbridge 20, Dongmen Rd Sec 1, Tainan City (台南市東門路一段20號). From 10pm to 3am. Entry is free.
• PP, B1, 10, Siwei 4th Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市四維四路10號B1). From 10pm to 3am. Entry is NT$300.
Tomorrow’s preparty:
Ocean, 15 Rensi St, Taichung City (台中市仁愛街15號). From 10pm to 5am. Entry is NT$500.
March 14:
Dance Department, 120, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市中西區西門路二段120號). From 9:30am to 5am. Entry is $1,000 at the door or $700 presale.
Another interesting event is the team-up between Dance Rock Taipei, Back 2 the Future (B2TF, 回到未來) and Science of Sounds (SOS), a party production/talent management company that’s currently based in Beijing. Though it was founded by a collective of Spanish electronic artists (DJs and VJs) about two years ago, SOS has been growing steadily by organizing parties in Manila and major cities in China as well as creating original music. Two killer electro/minimal techno jocks Lupen and M Ross from Barcelona will be their first missionaries here. Supporting acts will be Spykee Fat and Databass. If you are into music that’s cutting-edge, this party will not let you down.
Tomorrow from 11:30pm to 4:30am at The Wall (這牆), B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1). Entry is NT$500 for men and NT$350 for women. VIEW THIS PAGE
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