Last Saturday, something that very rarely happens nowadays happened . After an electrifying performance by Skaraoke followed by Hong Kong’s version of Skaraoke, The Red Stripes, at Triangle’s busiest night ever, two DJs started going back to back playing 45s of reggae, dancehall and ska.
When they finished, people flooded out of the club as though it were Taipei’s MRT on New Year’s Eve. Sometimes, that is the end of the night and people hang outside for a bit then head home.
But Tainan’s DJ Twohands (Daniel Lambert) and Hong Kong’s Alex Croft started playing tunes together and soon the venue filled up and everyone was dancing around to the slowed down sounds of the islands. With vinyl 45s, the cracks, pops and skips are still there, but those sounds only added to the awesomeness of watching two selectors go back to back until the lights went on.
Photo courtesy of Korner
MOCHIPET IS BACK
Do Tool and Kendrick Lamar mash up and make people dance? What on Earth is a Psilocybin Samurai? Find out these answers at Korner tonight when Mochipet (real name David Wang) dons his purple dinosaur outfit and plays his version of dance music.
Over the past five years, Mochipet has played a lot of shows in Taipei, including headlining the DJ stage two nights at Spring Scream in 2012, playing an Urban Nomad opening party and a few shows at Korner.
When he’s not skipping around from gig to gig, he’s always releasing new music. This includes his own soundtrack to the movie Pacific Rim and a song that has been used by the b-boy crew Jabbawockeez in their show in Las Vegas.
■ Night Zoo featuring Mochipet is tonight from 11:59pm to 5am at Korner inside the Wall (這牆), 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1). Admission is NT$500 at the door and includes one drink.
MARSHMALLOW MAN
When the guy wearing the purple dinosaur outfit is not even the most outrageous DJ costume, you know things are a bit off-kilter.
The kookiest and most mysterious DJ is Marshmello, who will be playing at Elektro next Wednesday.
Appearing out of the blue, Marshmello has been grabbing people’s attention with his trap remixes of Jack U and Adele. He deejays with an LED-marshmallow on his head, has two big Xs for eyes and is always smiling.
Marshmello has gone to great lengths to keep his identity a secret, but Katie Couric, of all people, may have shed some light on the mystery.
While Couric was interviewing Skrillex recently, the camera zoomed in on the call from a guy named Chris. Once the call was over, Skrillex gave a shout out to Marshmello. One of Skrillex’s close producer friends is a guy named Chris who DJs under the name Dotcom, so many people believe that Dotcom is the answer to the mystery.
Marshmello also released his next single, Know Me, with Katie Couric wearing an I Love Marshmello shirt, so it seems like he’s having fun with the joke.
■ Marshmello plays Wednesday from 10pm to 5am at Elektro, 6F, 12, Songshou Rd, Taipei City (台北市松壽路12號10F). Admission is free for ladies before midnight and NT$600 after and includes two drinks. Admission for men is NT$800 all night, which includes two drinks.
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