Beijing Beats: Ken Ishii, W&W, Binh, Peter Kirn, and Record Store Day
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, Apr 11
W&W
Following their last-minute cancelation a couple of months back, W&W make a second go of it at One Third this Friday. Dubbed the "kings of Dutch EDM" the duo promise their usual mix of big room house, a splash of progressive house, and a side of trance. If you like your beats big, meaty, and fun, this is the one for you. RMB 200. 10pm. One Third
Binh
Zhao Dai gets dark, minimal, and bass-heavy courtesy of Binh, a longtime staple of Berlin's Club Der Visionaere. As the club's resident DJ, Binh has been heralded first and foremost for his mixes, making "selections [that] speak to the wealth of bombs that remain undiscovered, and inspire us to keep digging deeper," as one promoter put it. Price TBA. 10pm doors. Zhao Dai
Lexlay
Founder of the Happy Techno label, Lexlay practices what he preaches, putting on sets that are fun, carefree, and entertaining. The Barcelonan DJ takes time off hosting his usual Saturday night gig at his home town's club of City Hall in order to give Beijing a dose of his infectious party vibes. RMB 100, RMB 50 (advance). 10pm doors. Aurora
Salvatore Ganacci
Bosnian-born Swedish-raised DJ and producer Emir Kobilić AKA Salvatore Ganacci specializes in high-energy big room, dancehall, and contemporary pop, making him the perfect candidate for some good, clean, (Jesus-y?) jumping fun at Sir Teen this Friday night. RMB 120. 9pm doors. Sir Teen
Record Store Day Party
Usher in Record Store Day on Friday night with this all-vinyl party at Dada courtesy of the purveyors of wax fRUITYGROUP (of Fruityshop fame), and DJs Watermelon and Boss Cuts. They'll all be making appearances at the several Record Store Day parties happening around town on Saturday (plenty more on that here). Price TBA. 10pm doors. Dada
Saturday, Apr 12
Ken Ishii
The word legend gets thrown around a lot in the world of dance music but Ken Ishii is about as legendary as they come. Wowing beatmakers and DJs since making it big in the mid-'90s, the Japanese DJ is a man of eclectic range but floats around hard-hitting Detroit techno as a base. If you head out to just one party this weekend, you should probably make it this. Price TBA. 10pm doors. Dada
WISE x Berlin Presents: Peter Kirn
As a warm-up to next month's industry WISE event, the DJ, producer, journalist, and space sound-remixer extraordinaire Peter Kirn heads to Lantern for a night of dark techno. Support comes from Dr. Motte and Metro Tokyo. RMB 100, RMB 70 (advance). 10pm doors. Lantern
Find even more heat on the dancefloor in our Nightlife Events section here.
