This weekend offers a chance to get away from the traffic and pollution of the city without having to lose out on the party scene.
Perpetual Motion’s Riverbash this year takes place from 6pm tomorrow to 8am on Sunday in Sansia Township, Taipei County, with a rocking roster of DJs.
It’s worthwhile arriving at the party site early tomorrow afternoon as half of the experience includes swimming in the river and messing around on inner tubes. A water volleyball game and some rafts will be set up, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own inflatables.
Come nightfall, tents can be set up for NT$200 each.
On the bill is Marcus Aurelius, a veteran player who focuses on hip-hop and funk, the Sinister Sound Syndicate, which infuses a primarily electro set with fidget house, indie dance, nu disco and disco punk, and Edify, who fuses electro dance, B-more and deep bass with pop hooks.
Also playing is Earworm co-founder BB, who plays an eclectic mix of acid house, funk, indie dance and nu disco, and V-Dub, who mashes up of electronica, grunge-fidget and 1980s indie rock.
Dr Lipz joins forces with fellow bandmate Subtle to provide hip-hop, drum ’n’ bass, breaks and a scratch attack.
The list is rounded out with three of my top-rated acts of the year: Bounce Girlz, Eat Me! Black Hole! and Genetically Modified Beats.
Bounce Girlz rock crowds with fresh and funky electro house, tribal house and dubstep. Though the group made a name for itself bringing acts like Designer Drugs and Shitdisco to Taiwan, these girls are a riot on the decks. As they say, “Prepare to bounce!”
Eccentrically coifed duo Eat Me! Black Hole! has been ripping up the electro scene. At the Peaches concert on April 25 ago they had the crowd dancing in a frenzy and were equally well-received at Spring Scream.
The music Genetically Modified Beats throws down is awesome and original. They use Ableton Live and an “array of Midi devices” to “create, modify, and play with a living, moving electronic soundscape,” said Eben Pretorius, one half of the duo. “We bring our studio, which we literally live in, to the stage,” he said. “Then we use everything we can get our hands on to create a new spin on each bit of audio we present the crowd with.”
Tickets are NT$800 at the door (presenting a flyer will get you NT$200 off). NT$600 advance tickets are available at both Toasterias.
The venue is about 25km from Yongning MRT Station (捷運永寧站). Shuttle buses run hourly from exit No. 1 of the station, starting at noon tomorrow. A service also runs to the site directly from The Wall (這牆) in Taipei. For driving directions and bus information visit www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=114549675233728&ref=ts or perpetualmotiontaipei.blogspot.com.
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