Beijing Beats: EDM Star DJ Slushii at Sir Teen, Brazilian Producer Blancah at Lantern, UK Vet DJ Zinc at Dada

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.
 

Friday, Oct 19

Get Connected Brazil Presents BLANCAh
An established vet in her native Brazil, BLANCAh's instrumentals are stripped-down and bass-heavy while remaining ever-so dancefloor-ready. Get primed for what's sure to be an engrossing set with tracks like the brooding and hypnotic "Axis" from her latest EP Osso or the chilling string-laden "Urutau" from her 2016 LP Nest. RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). 10.30pm.

DB Dancehall Soundsystem Volume 7
In recent months Aurora has built up a solid reputation for regularly putting on dancehall and reggae-inflected sets, and the Sanlitun club keeps that momentum going with this seventh installment in their DB Dancehall Soundsystem series. General Huge, Sistakillah. L, DJ Shaba, and Raw Hx will all be on hand to add some sizzling heat to your chilly October evening. RMB 60. 9pm. Aurora

Bake
Born Barkat Singh, DJ Bake is the co-founder of popular Glasgow label All Caps and also has a solid reputation as a DJ in his own right. Check out audio from his recent Rinse FM show here to get a taste of the futuristic, minimalistic, relentlessly unpredictable style that you can expect at Friday's Zhao Dao show. Price TBA. 10.30pm. Zhao Dai

DJ Slushii
This 21-year-old, LA-based DJ and producer (also pictured at top) is not only becoming a rising star in the EDM scene for his buoyant, boisterous tracks but has also given voice to throngs of marginalized fans who threw their support behind him after EDM titan Deadmau5 dismissed his music "appealing only to listeners with autism," among other slurs. Slushii took to Twitter to retort: "As someone who's actually on the autism spectrum, this is really disappointing." Read more about their beef here, and prepared to get your heartstrings tugged by Slushii's triumphant backstory here. RMB 150. 10pm. Sir Teen

DJ Zinc
With his 1995 breakthrough hit "Super Sharp Shooter", for which he uniquely mixed elements of hip-hop and jungle, DJ Zinc kicked off a winning streak that he maintains to this day. The veteran UK producer and DJ has maintained his relevance by dabbling in a wide range of genres, from drum and bass, breakbeat, hardstep, and more. That means attendees at his Dada set can expect an unpredictable playlist that spans decades of deep cuts. RMB 100, RMB 80 (before midnight). 10pm. Dada
 

Saturday, Oct 20

DJ Telephones
Get ready to dial in and say hello to Telephones, the popular Norwegian DJ and producer ringing in a new era of disco-indebted house that has taken Scandinavia by storm. At his Dada gig this Saturday, you can expect to hear soul-stirring, adrenaline-spiking tracks like "Datajungel". Or, for an even better idea of what to expect when he steps behind the turntables at the Gulou institution, check out Telephones' Boiler Room Madrid live set here. Price TBA. 10pm. Zhao Dai

DJ Kampire
Bask in the warm rays of DJ Kampire's unique electro-tropical bass music at Dada this weekend. This Uganda-born DJ has built up a fanbase throughout eastern Africa and further afield with frequent touring of her feel-good sets to more than enthused crowds. To see a video of one of her vibrant live sets (and also for a lengthy bio in Chinese), click here. RMB 60. 10pm. Dada

Leiras
This Spanish DJ and producer is known for his hypnotic take on techno. We're looking forward to his Lantern set after hearing his upbeat, synth-inflected track "33 Degree" and the pummeling bass of "Dry Ocean". RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). 10.30pm. Lantern

Pancake Lee Birthday Bash
Aurora founder Pancake Lee is throwing himself a fun birthday celebration on Saturday and enlisted the help of regulars like Eva Xu, Kimo, Sunmeng, Hamoudeh, Rhom Omit, Tucoco + Sunk, and Mario Yu to take to the decks and provide a night of resplendent bass-heavy partying. Free. 10pm. Aurora

For all of this week's nightlife events, click here.

Photos: EDM Sauce, courtesy of the coordinators