If you don’t know that the legendary group Underworld performs here tomorrow, then you probably shouldn’t be going, and let someone who cares try getting one of the gold dust tickets. However, what you should know is that the party doesn’t finish once the British duo does: Tomorrow night is after-party heaven in Taipei.
In partnership with man-about-town Tommy Milloy, Shawn Kidd this weekend embarks on a new venture with Fly at Cocky from 4am to 8am on Sunday.
“Parties have nearly always been run by DJs in Taipei,” said Kidd. “So I think bringing Tommy into SPIKED promotions adds a fresh point of view to things.”
“Cocky bar is an industry bar,” said Milloy. “A spot for people in the service industry to become the customer. That’s what makes the bar cool to me as it’s the spot where my bartender goes for a drink and a dance.”
“Being a new bar to the scene,” said Kidd, “it doesn’t have any bad connotations from the beginning to scare any one group off. [It’s] a clean place [where] even the hotties can feel at home.”
“The music will be mostly a mash-up of dance-rock, hip-hop, breaks and dubstep,” said Kidd, “with all kinds of other genres in the mix.”
One of the most in-demand DJs around right now is on the lineup for the opening night. “I was ecstatic when local champ Spykee said he would do our first party,” said Milloy.
“Spykee is one of the pioneers of the dance-rock scene in Taipei,” said Kidd.
Although having branched out into in drum ’n’ bass, Spykee is versatile, like many other DJs here. “What we’re seeing now,” said Kidd, “is just a fusion of all the other genres ... bringing the divided music sides together.”
Edify joins Skypee on the decks for Fly’s debut.
Next week at Fly, Kid, Luxy’s resident hip-hop DJ opens proceedings, followed by Shawn Kidd, aka vDub, who is the night’s resident DJ. Expect everything from 1980s remix classics to “the dark and dirty side,” said Kidd.
Should you still be feeling the love after seeing Underworld, or taking off somewhere else tomorrow night, there are worse places to be than Fly come 4am on Sunday.
Fly, Sunday from 4am until 8am at Cocky, B1, 26-3, Renai Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市仁愛路三段26-3號B1). Admission is NT$300, which includes a drink.
If the above doesn’t tickle your nether regions, The Other Side is throwing an Underworld after-party. Though billed as the Underworld after-party, the outfit best known for Born Slippy (NUXX) will probably not be making an appearance to play indie, alternative or rock, the mainstays of this venue.
Underworld Afterparty, tomorrow from 11pm to 8am at The Other Side, B1, 20 Songshou Rd, Taipei City (台北市松壽路20號B1). Admission is NT$150 for girls and NT$250 for boys. A 50-percent discount is available for holders of an Underworld concert ticket stub.
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