Beijing Beats: Nightmares On Wax, Vini Vici, Giegling
Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend so that you can soothe the woes of a long and stressful week with some out-of-body gyrating and some experiences you'd rather forget come Monday. Check the weekend's full list of nightlife events here: thebeijinger.com/events.
Thursday, Nov 29
DJs and producers
Dustin and Konstantin are core members of Giegling, an underground label
garnering plenty of positive praise in both their hometown of Weimar,
Germany as well as far away as, well, Beijing. Together, the two DJs
will hold down the dance floor at Zhao Dai on Thursday (minimal set) and
Friday (techno set) for an alluring mini-residency. Get a taste of what
to expect at DJ Dustin's Soundcloud, which features minimalistic yet
invigoratingly addictive tracks like "Finest Morning" (soundcloud.com/gieglingdustin/finest-morning).
Ticket price TBA. Doors open at 10pm. Zhao Dai
Friday, Nov 30
Made up of
two-thirds of the popular Israeli psytrance trio Sesto Sento, Matan
Kadosh and Aviram Saharai have been recording and touring in their side
project Vini Vici in earnest since 2015. That was the year when Vini
Vici broke through with their hit "The Tribe", which became a mainstay
on many a club dance floor. Expect to hear that high-energy banger and
more during their One Third set.
RMB 150. Doors open at 10pm. One Third
Prepare to have
your limits pushed by this uncompromising producer, who will drop his
new EP at Dada on Friday. His propensity for hard-hitting, dissonant
rhythms, and futuristic sci-fi-style synths make for a surreal and
distinctive dance floor experience that's not to be missed.
RMB 80. Doors open at 10pm. Dada
Gongti nightclub
Playhouse Global dedicates its Friday setlist to '90s hip-hop classics,
reggae hits, and funk mainstays. DJs Nasty Ray, Fat-J, and 4Tael will
all be riding the ones and twos with your favorite, most flavorful, and
funky hits from yesteryear.
RMB 100, RMB 80 (advance). Doors open at 10.30pm. Playhouse Global
Saturday, Dec 1
Chinese electronic
music veteran Shao heads to Lantern on Saturday, laying down a tense
and complex yet endlessly danceable setlist. Having gotten his start in
2002, and making a name for himself under the moniker Dead J, he has
remained prolific and well regarded in an ever-evolving scene, making
this forthcoming Lantern set all the more memorable and hot on the heels
of his opening set for Four Tet two weekends ago.
RMB 50. 10.30pm. Lantern
Aurora launches a
new project called Nu Beats for up-and-comers looking to show off their
prowess. Among the newbies to be showcased on this inaugural night are
Kalion and Fritz Zacharias, who the club's owners hope will be the first
of many to build the series into a platform for a wide array of
burgeoning talent.
Free. 10.30pm. Aurora
See the full listing of Beijing music events this week, right here:
Photos: electronicbeats.net, mesibatube.com, courtesy of the promoters
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