Beijing Beats: Nicky Romero, One Third Grand Opening and Classically Trained Upstart Mechatok
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.
From established stars like DJ Nicky Romero at Sir.Teen, to up-and-comers like Kshmr and Mechatok, there's plenty of options to get your body shaking this weekend. Read on for all the crucial dancefloor details!
Thursday, Nov 2
TV Carnage DJ Night
Maybe Mars' Nevin Domer will be spinning some of his favorite, grisly good vinyl at Temple, timed with scenes from some of his scenes from the cult TV Carnage compilations playing in the background. He describes it as: "DJing grindcore, crust, and power-violence TV Carnage. Come on out and revel in the decline of American culture! Free entry. 10pm. Temple
Friday, Nov 3
Kshmr
The wait's over, nightclub aficionados. One Third is open and waiting for you to hop on its humongous dancefloor and order craft cocktail bottle service from the bar. The Sir.Teen team's new club will host its grand opening party on Friday, during which Indian-American DJ Kshmr (who they describe as "a relative newcomer who’s enjoyed amazing success in his three years of making electro and big room house and psytrance mixes") will be on site to soundtrack your night of elegant, cutting-edge clubbing. RMB 200. 10pm. One Third
dART presents Baikal (Maeve) China Debut
This Berlin-based Dutch producer is described by the promoters a burgeoning prodigy of “multi-layered electronic music for the heart, mind, and feet.” He also has some marketing savvy, keeping the mystique alive by "keeping his identity partially shrouded and remaining unconcerned with hyper-consumption, the producer is peddling a strand of house and techno from another, more introspective place." Price TBD. 10pm. Dada
Byebyedisco Presents Henrik Bergqvist
Henrik Bergqvist is a Stockholm-bred DJ who cut his teeth in that city's highly regarded underground venue, The Office. He's described as creating "dance music for timeless warehouse sessions" that is "simplistic and stunning" thanks to its "percussive and bouncing, murky and sparkling, laid-back and forward-driving" house rhythms. All in all, he sounds like a strong selection as this newly burgeoning Zhao Dai nightclub works to break through in Beijing's nightlife scene. RMB 80. 10.30pm. Zhao Dai
Jeremy Cheung and Yang Bing
The Hong Kong house DJ swings by Lantern to join local tech-house star Yang Bing for a sprawling set that the promoters promise "will keep you dancing till dawn." RMB 50. 11pm. Lantern
Basic Step
Tucked in the same compound as Dada and Temple, the year-old E&A Livehouse has quietly built a following for partygoers longing for a straightforward, inexpensive night of dancing to the wee hours. Deep house and tech house will be spun by Tony Jojo and David's Live. Free entry. 10pm. EA Livehouse
Saturday, Nov 4
Nicky Romero
If you crank the volume every time you hear the UK chart-topping hit "I Could Be The One" by Avicii and DJ Nicky Romero, then Sir.Teen is the place for you this Saturday. That's because Romero (pictured in the lead image above) will be at the Gongti venue to spin that hit and other EDM, electro-house and progressive house favorites. Aside from working with Avicci, Romero has also produced for Rihanna and Britney Spears. RMB 200. 10pm. Club Sir.Teen
Mechatok at Dada
Splitting his time between Stockholm’s Staycore and London’s Bala Club crews, Mechatok is well reputed as an innovative and eclectic young producer. Critics say he specializes in “heartwrenching productions and devastatingly good DJ sets.” What's more: he's a classically trained musician and the promoters say he uses that background to sprinkly beatific strings into his sets along with "stripped-down hypnotic structures." Price TBA.10pm. Dada
Photos: Nicky Romero's website, Hyponik, the promoters
