Beijing Beats: 3-Day T.A.U.M. Techno Festival, Vava, Bob Moses
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.
Be it Grammy-winning electronica stars with rock leanings, to an up-and-coming female Chinese MC who made a name for herself on reality TV, to a three-day boundary-pushing alt-techno festival, this is surely going to be an eclectic week of DJing and club-going. To get you prepped, we've outlined the highlights below:
Wednesday, Nov 22
Bob Moses
Best known for their Grammy-winning single "Tearing Me Up," this Canadian DJ duo are set to take the stage at Tango with their rock-meets-trance grooves. RMB 180-plus. 7.30pm. Tango
Thursday, Nov 23
Autoerotique
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Star DJ Steve Aoki praised this rising Canadian electronica duo as having "been consistently doing something really awesome and incredible ... Whenever they put out a new song, I can play it in the club and it just destroys the dance floor." Be sure to catch their set at this mammoth, recently opened, and swanky Gongti nightclub. Price TBA. 10pm. One Third
Raw Meat
This time the lineup for the weekly Raw Meat series at Dada features DJ's like Joker, Yesen, Negative808, and Hood By Air Boi. Price TBA. 10pm. Dada
Friday, Nov 24
T.A.U.M. Day 1
The Techno Advance United Massive (T.A.U.M.) festival brings together a variety of left-field, innovative electronic musicians for three days of cutting-edge music. The first day Lantern lineup includes Far Infinity, HWA, Miiia, SU, Weng Weng, Fencha, Liia, and Meng Han. 10.30pm. RMB 80. Lantern
Azoth
This Shanghai collective makes its debut in the capital with a highly anticipated Dada set. The three DJ's will spin the swanky electronica that helped make them rising stars in the Pearl City. It's a rare occasion indeed for Beijing beat devotees that shouldn't be missed. 10pm. Price TBA. Dada
Saturday, Nov 25
T.A.U.M. Day 2
Far Infinity, Punx, Wavwave, HuYang, and Max Shen will hit the decks for the second day of this techno fest. Price TBA. 10pm. Dada
L'Arc Paris
Using top-notch French club L'Arc Paris as its muse, this Taikooli North venue has recruited none other than L'Arc Paris resident DJ Nico De Andrea for a night of chic partying. Free entry. 10pm. InfraRouge.
Sunday, Nov 26
T.A.U.M. Day 3
The techno fest concludes with a screening of I Dream of Wires and a set from DJ Design. Price TBA. 4pm onward. Floso
Vava 21 Tour
Burgeoning MC Vava, of The Rap of China fame, will stop by Tango to play songs from her new album 21. RMB 260-plus. 7.30pm. Tango
See all of this week's nightlife events here.
Photos courtesy of the coordinators
