Aussie DJ and electronic music producer Johnny Gleeson has a track on which a sampled voice repeats, "Who's making music for the people?" The answer, of course, is the DJ himself. Then the voice says, "Rise up true house music soldiers." The track's wah-wah guitar, cheesy 1970s strings and chunky bass in the background ought to do the trick to get Taipei's "house music soldiers" out and shaking their rumps when Gleeson hits the decks at Room 18 tonight.
Gleeson comes to Taipei with a wealth of DJ-ing experience Down Under where he's been spinning for about 12 years and is currently resident at Sydney's two mega clubs Home and Miss Moneypennies.
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Gleeson spins a broad mix from house to disco to tribal, but for his Taipei show he will most likely stick to the funky house that fits the club he'll play. Then again, he could pull a few surprise moves. After all, he spins using three turntables and a gaggle of other gadgets that make his mixing a spectacular display of technical turntablist prowess. One thing's for sure, it won't be the lazy cross-fading that too many visiting "star" DJs end up playing.
Up before Gleeson tonight will be DJ Orange, the nightclub-frequenting alter ego of rocker Chang Chen-yue (
Admission to Room 18 tonight costs NT$800. Room 18 is located at B1, 18 Songshou Rd., Taipei (
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