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Hope for Haiti Concert
Blackie and Slide will play a dnb set at the Hope for Haiti charity concert, Wednesday February 3rd at Yugongyishan. 100% of the 50RMB entrance fee and 10% of the bar take will go to Partners in Health, a grassroots organisation that has been working on the ground in Haiti for 20 years.
Also on the lineup: The Verse, Afrokoko Roots, Meiwenti Sound, and Funk Fever.
Links
- Yugong Yishan website
- Partners in Health
Yen NYE
Remiss with updates, here is a bit of late notice about your next chance to catch some dnb in Beijing.
Dnb-wise on this one it's all about Blackie with the prime slot; the other DJs are certainly not terrible, and when you add in about 3,000 people you find yourself a mad party. Get all the info (tickets, times, location) on the o2culture website.
Another download for yis to check - The Meltdown Years, by Jam One. Having been mixed in software, it's a little different in approach to the mixes usually linked off this site, but it means that there are no clangs in it. Also, it's 4 hours of all the biggest dnb tunes of the late 90s - visit beatplexity.com for tracklist and download link.
Riddim at Obiwan
Righty-o, this weekend--Friday night to be precise--you should be able to catch a dnb set as part of Club Obiwan's Riddim night.
Skywalker provides the meat in a sandwich otherwise made up of UK Funky and breaks. It appears to be free before 11pm (30RMB after that), and starts at 10pm. More info about Club Obiwan and this party is on the City Weekend website.
If you made it down to the Yen Halloween party on the 31st (or if you were curious but stayed home) you can have a look at the photos on their website - Yen Fetish Halloween 2009 photos.
And lastly, for your non-club-situation enjoyment:
- download the latest Syndicate Podcast - 51 minutes of tunes and chat with Dan and Blackie.
- this Random Movement podcast is also well worth a download, a very good mixture of smooth beats and not too much talking.
Yen Fetish Halloween / Syndicate Podcast
All right, if you would like to hear some dnb and gaze upon some outlandish costumery, check out this Saturday's Yen Fetish Halloween party at 706 Factory in the 798 Art District. Blackie is playing dnb on the night (3:30am-ish set), other DJs include Usami, Mickey Zhang, Dio, and Yang Bing. Tickets 80RMB in advance, 150RMB on the door (if available), more info (maps and what not) at www.o2culture.com.
As a prelude to that main event, download the latest Syndicate Podcast - 51 minutes of tunes and chat with Dan and Blackie.
Also on the 31st, the Timeout Halloween party at the Happy Valley theme park looks kind of interesting, and you'll find Blackie (or perhaps his body double) playing a dnb set there as well. More information about that can be found on the Timeout website. Their description of the: Rocking DJs, 6-8RMB beers, rides and fairground games await in the Ant Kingdom area of Happy Valley - all for 60RMB!.
The theme park closes at midnight, Blackie's set is 11-12 9:30-10:30.
DnB stage at the Zoo Festival / DNB at Obiwan
This month's second big Modern Sky event is called the Zoo Festival, and on Day 2 the Cosmo Yellow Stage gets taken over by drum and bass DJs Slide, Kay C, and LYDNB, with Slide to be accompanied by an MC whose name will most likely be Terra-D.
Day 2, to be precise, is Saturday October 17th, and in addition to the drum and bass action you also get DJ Spooky, plus more Beijing and Shanghai musicians, DJs, and VJs.
The festival is being held at the Haidian Exhibition Hall in Haidan Park, and from what I can tell, tickets cost between 80 and 150RMB, depending on which day you go. More information (Chinese language) at http://zoo.modernsky.com.
Bonus info: this month's first big Modern Sky event takes place from October 4-7 in Chaoyang Park, and was to be headlined by the likes of The Buzzcocks, Shonen Knife, and Radio 4. All international acts have since been cancelled, there will still be two stages worth of local acts if you're interested.
More bonus info: Club Obi-wan over there at Xihai have a little electronic action going with a party they call Riddim, and on October 16 (that's a Friday) you can check dnb sets by DJ Skywalker (11:30pm) and DJ Slide (3am). In between those they have DJs playing breaks and UK Funky - more info, plus directions to the club, at www.clubobiwan.com.cn, flyer below.
Also upcoming
The annual Yen Fetish Halloween - tickets 80RMB in advance, 150RMB on the door (if available), more info at www.o2culture.com.
Drum and bass on an aircraft carrier?!
So, it seems that for 250RMB (or maybe 300RMB) you can travel to Tianjin and back to rock out on an aircraft carrier.
From the same people who brought you the 'Great Wall Beach Party' series of outdoor events, comes a rave that is unprecedented worldwide. This is the first ever party to be thrown on a real-life Aircraft carrier. Located in Tianjin, a couple of hours outside Beijing, the Aircraft carrier is anchored in the ocean and it's vast, flat landing bay offers an amazingly unique space for thousands of people to party all night long on. The Great Wall Beach Party's DJs are being brought together once more to provide the necessary beats and bass to make this party an unforgettable one. All you need to do, is book your ticket, jump on one of the deluxe air-conditioned coaches provided and dance like a maniac to be part of history in the making!
It's on Saturday September 19th, and is being organised by the same people as the Great Wall Beach Party, so no doubt the vibe will be similar. Same goes for the DJ lineup, which follows:
Mickey Zhang (Yen, Morse)
Blackie ( The Syndicate)
Patrick Yu (ABCDJ)
El-Mar
Suki
Ou Yang
Spark (djmag)
Ludo V
Dj Carlo
QQ
It's just Blackie representing dnb, but if this sort of party tickles your fancy, call one of these phone numbers and get some more information
Aircraft Carrier Party Info-line
13681263981 (English), 13501131195 (中文)
Weblinks: City Weekend | Clubzone
Syndicate Podcast XIII
Download it here! - Syndicate Podcast #13
Bungle at Yugongyishan
**updated with link for new Syndicate podcast**
This weekend -- Friday the 4th to be precise -- Brasilian badboy Bungle brings bass and beats to Beijing's Yugongyishan courtesy of the Syndicate. Blackie, Slide, Kay C, and LYDNB play support, it will cost ya 60RMB, kicks off at 10pm.
More information
Bungle Myspace (tunes, bio): http://www.myspace.com/bungledj;
Event page on City Weekend website: http://cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/events/51731/;
Yugongyishan: http://yugongyishan.com/ | http://yugongyishan.ning.com/
Syndicate Podcast XIII
Download it here! - Syndicate Podcast #13
Thing of the week
More mix dowload action: Noisa with Dynamite MC at Lowlands Festival, August 21 2009 (dnbshare.com download). I guess 'sick' would be the best description of the type of tunes featured, maybe worth a 'fully sikh' if you're an Antipodean.
Blackie Mix / Bungle at Yugongyishan
Blackie has done a mix for Hong Kong's Kongkrete Bass, and it's available for download in two flavours - vanilla MP3, and 'special' M4A. Get your download and the tracklist direct from the Kongcrete Bass website.
In the mix there are a few tracks by Brazilan Bungle, who will be visiting Beijing to play at Yugongyishan on September the 4th. Bungle has released more than a few big tunes, in a solo style as well as in collaboration with Marky - for more information about Bungle, check his Myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/bungledj.