Bucking the trend for many big name DJs, Jazzy Jeff stayed over for the weekend. The magical touch of jazz proved a hit. On Friday night, with not a lot of scratching but a big dose of beat juggling, Jeff laid it on thick. And on Saturday it was time for something completely different -- deep, deep funky house, splicing in classics such as Heavy D's, Now That We Found Love Again.
Also last week The Vinyl Word popped in at the Breeze Center on Fuxing South Road for a Cartier show that was full of stars and spangles. Edmund was behind the decks most of the
evening with some soothing fusion sounds, while SL broke the mold with three pieces of live, original music. Dressed in black and looking dapper, SL played keyboards and did a little jig while vocalist Macy Chen from New York belted out the vocals and saxophonist Rintaro Masui jazzed it up.
PHOTO: JULES QUARTLY, TAIPEI TIMES
Halloween has grown from the preserve of weird foreigners to one of the biggest nights in Taiwan's nightlife scene. Luxy is throwing a movie stars party tomorrow night. The punter who wins the best costume competition gets a round-trip ticket to Universal Studios. MoS is going all out with a night to forget, with resident DJs from the legendary Amnesia club in Ibiza.
Two parties tomorrow packed with local spinmeisters of the highest order are those at the Kuta Lounge Bar, which has Elements, Gravity, Edmund, plus VJs. The big bash, though, should be "Nightmare on Bade Road," at that Jurassic Indian Restaurant place which has been gagging for a good party since it was first decorated with life-sized dinosaur skeletons. There will be three stages, 13 top-line local DJs, one band, and a fancy dress contest with an i-Pod Mini at stake. On the first floor will be breaks and drum 'n' bass. R 'n' B, hip hop and soul from E-Turn, Wayne, and Lucky is on the second floor; and The Originals, Edmund, Saucey, SL, Hooker and 006 will be pumping on top. Pre-sale tickets are available for NT$450 from Liquid Lifestyle. Call (0917 840 519) or e-mail at presale@liquidlifestyle.com. It will cost more on the night, especially if you're not dressed up. Indian Jurassic Restaurant is at 196, Bade Rd, Sec 2, Taipei (台北市八德路2段196號).
In Kaohsiung at Dreams tomorrow there's a big night out, and not only because Marcus Aurelius will be one of the DJs. In Taichung, Swank presents "Halloween Prom Gone Wrong" at Liquid Lounge (98, Chung Ming S Rd), with Mickey Rich, Tom, D'Jones, Matty D, Declan and Kriz. Those clever Swank promoters have a limo for rides throughout the night.
Finally, to get things started tonight is the "Day of the Dead Latin Halloween Party," a night of latin music and dance, costumes, contests and pinatas, at Escape (next to Da'an MRT station).
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