Degenerave: EVE

After attending the awesome rave BL4CK M1RR0R, I definitely looking forward to more raves organised by Degenerave, not to mention Degenerave's rave community is so cool, edgy and nice.

So I didn't hesitate to get a ticket to Degenerave: EVE, featuring Korean DJ, Eve, who is based in Tokyo and is founder of the record label and event series VIXLATIXN.

Actually, I fell very sick few days before the event, and I haven't recovered fully yet on the day of event. So it is a struggle between the want to rest and the want to attend this long awaited event. Eventually, I decide to go to sample the event a it before heading home to rest.

Though I end up staying through the event until the last song because I enjoy myself so much. Hours of furious, heart-pumping, beat-centric awesome music and the community who simply loves raving; at this moment, I feel so alive.

EVE, the cool headliner of the rave event, belts out relentless, rolling, strong, high-energy music with deep bass beats that get us moving with enthusiasm.

Labraatz heats up the dance floor real good with moving, hard techno interlaced with melodies that get us high. In fact, I enjoy his set so much so much that I wish I arrived earlier to enjoy the full set.

God Reset ends the event on a high note with his furious, aggressive, unique blend of industrial metal. Especially love the one last song request, where all of us, including the DJs, dance and bounce heartily to the fast beats.

Thoughts: The Love for Music, Movement and Community

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air Anniverssary featuring Mya

After attending Mya's set at On Air, I know I have to be back there for her set again because her music totally gets me to dance with passion and yes, bounce.

Her music, with an awesome blend of classic and strong fast bass beats, really gets the adrenaline pumping that makes me want to keep moving to the music. The amazing thing is that with classic songs, such as "Toxic", "Bring Me to Life", Mya managed to mesh the songs seamlessly together with the techno beats, like they are really one continuous original song each.

The crowd is amazing too, moving with passion to her music. And wonderful energy exchanges between Mya and the ravers. Mya is so spontaneous to join in the havoc when the energy is high, making the night even more fun.

Thoughts: Dance with Passion and Energy.

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring Velox

When I found out about Velox, a DJ who mixes rock or metal with Techno, two if my favourite music genres, I, a metalhead, of course make it a point to attend his set at 66 Chambers Red Room: On Air. And I am treated hours of awesome blend of rock/metal classics, classic tunes and fist-pumping Techno. It is a riot!

I enjoy the rollercoaster ride of melodic classics, the ramping up and then adrenaline-charged drops saturated with relentless bass, drums and industrial sounds. Looking forward to attending his sets again!

Thoughts: Emo High Energy!

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring Asakk and Aufas

I just found another two DJs, Asakk and Aufas, to keep a lookout out for because I totally enjoy what they belt out for the night.

Aufas, with his seamless blend of relentless, blood-pumping Schranz, hypes up the room real good, getting us into the mood for more.

Asakk, with his unparalleled energy, passion, injection of rich textures into the music, and fantastic build-up to the heart-pounding, grinding drops, gets us to totally immerse in his music and our movements to it. I remember his build-ups so well. Things are ramping up real good as the night goes on. So looking forward to attending his next rave!

Asakk in action. I stop videoing at the drop because I want to go back to dancing to the drop 😂

Aufas belting out awesome Schranz tunes

I got the awesome drops on my phone when I forget to turn off the video mode. Lucky!

Thoughts: Energy Overload! Heart-Pumping Hard Techno Opera!

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring God Reset

Actually, my original plan for Friday, 4th September, was to go home early to get a good sleep, since I had crazy Fridays for the past weeks. But the moment I found that the mysterious DJ for On Air 4th September is God Reset, I know my plan had changed because I want to enjoy raving to his music again after his awesome performance at BL4CK M1RR0R.

And so here I am, raving to his heavy, dark, raw music as it transits from Dark Hypnotic to Hard Techno, and then to Industrial Techno. Since there are transitions of music for the three hours, he signifies this by wearing his trademark mask when the music gets heavier and harder with BPM going up. The beats are so wicked. And the transitions are fantastic.

I also love the intimate small setting of Red Room, where we ravers can feel the energy of the DJ and vice versa, especially for God Reset, who responds to our high energy. And as a metal head, his music hits all the sweet spots for me.

And yes, I dance real hard this night, in fact harder than I ever have been, especially at the later part of the night where the BPM ramps up to insane level. Crazy good time. I totally enjoy it! Till next time!

Thoughts: Crazy Good Time! I have never Danced Harder!

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring MYA

I'm back at Red Room: On Air after an awesome night last week.

After a sumptuous crab feast and then a drink of Long Island Iced Tea, followed by listening to Industrial Techno on my way home, I kind of decide that the night is still very young. And I remember that I like what DJ MYA was playing in an instagram post on her first night at On Air, so I get a ticket on a whim, just 25 minutes before sales of tickets stop.

The result is hours of fun from movement to the high energy music belted out by MYA. I find myself immediately dancing in exuberance from the start of her set, characterised by high BPM, strong beats, deep bass and energetic melodies, with mechanical sounds seamlessly woven in as the night goes on and the music getting stronger. It feels good to discover another local talent that I can keep a lookout for.

Thoughts: Heart Pumping Music and Desire for Movement

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring DJ Dosh Ong

It just seems like there's always new discovery at 66 Chambers, just when I thought I have happily explored everything there.

I did mention in my previous post that I went to 66 Chambers to hopefully find a place to dance to my heart's content (before I found Hard Techno), but I didn't find it there at my first time there during Sins and Seduction event. So imagine the turn of events, many months later, where I absolutely dance to my heart's content and have a blast at 66 Chambers' Red Room: On Air series, featuring DJ Dosh Ong, who plays Hardgroove, Raw Style and Industrial Techno. Yes, Industrial Techno is the one genre that got me to this event.

And this is one genre where everyone can move to by punching the air and all looks cool doing so. The energy in the room is full on with DJ Dosh taking the lead, where even the guys, who don’t dance, start punching the air in enthusiasm.

DJ Dosh seamlessly transits from the light Hardgroove to get us to warm up, to Raw Style to get us to start dancing harder, then ramps up to mechanical, heart-pumping, furious Industrial Techno for that ultimate high in dancing. The anticipation is so good and the drops are wicked.

The session is like an underground rave, where music and movement is the catalyst. It is more intimate, with more raw emotions and more space. It is one of a kind of experience. I’m keeping a lookout on more updates from DJ Dosh and Red Room: On Air.

Thoughts: Mind-blowing, Music and Movement, Freedom for Expression

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

BL4CK M1RR0R by Degenerave

Germany has Berlin Warehouse Rave, Singapore has Geylang Warehouse Rave, which is BL4CK M1RR0R event, courtesy of independent organiser, Degenerave. This rave feels so underground, exclusive and focused on raw, aggressive, high BPM, mechanical, heart-pounding Industrial Techno. It’s specially crafted for those who want to be connected to darkness and grittiness of Industrial Techno subculture through music, movement and fashion.

Yes, fashion. I absolutely love how the majority of attendees are dressed for the rave. Edgy outfits, Cyberpunk inspirations, goth with industrial elements, all are so on the point for an underground warehouse event. Me wearing my leather jacket.feels like I belong here. The attendees here look so cool and like they are craving for some blood, but they are generally friendly, sweet and helpful.

It really feels like I'm stepping into another world of cyberpunk and industrial influences when at this event, and I'm so immersed in it.

Located in a warehouse-like building in Geylang, the space is small yet it is exactly what we need to immediately feel the energy of the DJ and raving energy spreading through the crowd quickly. Almost everyone on the dance floor is committed to music and movement. It is one of a kind euphoric collective experience when almost everyone in the room starts to dance harder at the drop. And need a break? Just few steps to the outside. So this layout creates a conducive environment where the two ecosystems (movement, socialisation) are nicely separated. I love it this way.

The music is a blast: heavy kick drums, mechanical sounds, tension and release, high BPM, high energy and high variation. It’s unapologetically hard, with hints of metal influences, and I love it.

Now I’m looking forward to more events from Degenerave already.

The euphoric moment when the drop hits. Where the crowd responds to the furious beats as a collective.

DJ T.HIRST

DJ Labraatz

DJ God Reset

Thoughts: Truly Underground, Raw Indulgence, Commitment to the Music and Movement