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D-Edge 1000
Club Dada 300
€8-35. 11pm-4/7/8am SÃO PAULO One of the most famous clubs in Sao Paulo’s underground scene with weekly presence of cutting edge labels and artists. The DAS soundsystem power the main room whilst Funktion Ones have the reigns in room two and the lounge, with insane LED walls and lighting designed by Muti Randolph adding an extra mind-melting dimension to the sleek interior. Bringing the finest underground talent from the worlds of house, techno and everything in between with each night tuned to a different take on the underground sound; the club is a compact but futuristic space under the stewardship of owner and passionate music lover Renato Ratier. 2012 has been great for life on D-Edge too with visits from Ricardo Villalobos, Martyn, Soul Clap, Wolf & Lamb, Ali Love, Cassy, Shonky and Lee Foss – building its reputation as one of the best clubs in the world 20/12 Rotating nights regularly hosting special big name guests. Moving (Thursdays), Freak Chic (Friday), Mothership (Saturdays), Superafter (Sunday mornings/ afternoons) with resident DJ Renato Ratier and weekly guests D-Edge, Alameda Olga, 170 Barra Fundan – +55 1136 659 500 www.d-edge.com.br
Paradore Beach Club 2000
£10-36. 11pm-6am Balneário Camboriú Our featured club this month. Check out the box-out to the left 2/1 Digitaria; 3/1 Flow&Zeo; 4/1 Alex Justino; 5/1 Fabricio Peçanha Parador Beach Club, 454, Vicotrio Fornerolli Street, Praia do Estaleirinho, 88334-610, Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina – 00 55 47 7811-9083 www.paradorbeachclub.com.br
Warung Beach Club 4000
WORLD-CLASS CLUBBING Parador beach club, brazil Annexed to the Parador Estaleiro Hotel, Parador Beach Club was born in November 2008 to bring the greatest names in electronic music to the South Brazilian region of Santa Catarina’s ever demanding public. Hosting mainstream and underground names such as 16 Bit Lolitas, Paolo Mojo, Layo & Bushwacka, Dave Seaman, Pete Tong, Tocadisco, Miguel Migs, Darren Emerson and Gui Boratto across their nights Reveillon Space Ibiza, Parador Fantasy, Parador Hawai and the Parador White Party; the club and hotel are also the official partners of Space Balneário Camboriú, the Ibiza brand’s new South Brazilian club venture. Nevertheless, Parador is most famous for introducing beach parties to a region revered for its beautiful people, a place where huge DJs provide the soundtrack into the sunset by the club’s pool. The main club area also boasts a two-tier covered space for 1500 people
overlooking the stage, with cabins, tables and sofas around the back. You’ll also find a sushi bar on the first floor and a restaurant on the second. Plus, being linked with a hotel resort, their leisure areas, tennis courts, gym, SPA, cinema and wine cellar are only moments away. With over eleven years experience, the club’s resident DJ and producer, Maycon Schramm, is also always on hand to make the most of Parador’s Brazilian FZ Audio soundsystem, complimented by their powerful LED lighting rigs. Parador representative, Guilherme Ricardo Moro, also recalls fond memories of having to “prise Layo & Bushwacka away from the sunny beach after arriving from sub-zero temperatures to play their set” and describes the Carnival day parties as “unforgettable”. So if it’s a raving treasure chest of fun in the sun and beach-side party fireworks you’re after, Parador certainly marks the spot. Phil Dudman
U$50. 10pm-7am Brazil The amazing Warung is justifiably the most famous club in South America and possibly the best place to watch the sun rise in the world. Its long, apexed timber main room is a favourite with the world’s greatest underground talent such as Seth Troxler, Art Department, Jamie Jones and Solomun. Downstairs lies the stunning garden, surrounded by leafy jungle, packed full of the best underground music and most beautiful people on the planet 26/12 DJ T, Miguel Campbell, Renato Ratier, Leo Janeiro, Fabo, Cupcake Project; 28/12 Hernan Cattaneo, Phonique, Daniel Kuhnen, Diogo Accioly, Thiago Schlemper; 30/12 16Bit Lolitas, Wildkats, Aninha, Albuquerque,Radiola; 1/1 Gui Boratto, Martin Scharrenbroich, Marco Boragina, Daniel Kuhnen, Rafael Pigozzi; 4/1 John Digweed, Mario Basanov, Andre Marques, Junior C, Flow&Zeo; 11/1 H.O.S.H, Karmon, Blondish, Paulo Boghosian, Leozinho Teco Teco; 18/1 Magda, Amirali (live), Renato Ratier, Aninha, Renee Mussi, Fabio Spavieri; 25/1 Kolombo, Infinity Ink feat. Ali Love, Fabricio Nakov, Davis, Fran Bortolossi Warung, Jose Medeiros Viera 350 – 00 55 47 3348 7643 www.warungclub.com.br
free. 10pm-5am Shanghai With a solid sound system and art- laden chillout room, Dada is one of the clubs pioneering the scene in Shanghai. Playing dark housey sounds and open till around 5am and free to get in 4/1 Bangin’, Esa, Huge; 5/1 James Roo, DeckEFX Krew: Resinate; 11/1 Panda Injection with Mia; 12/1 Boom Assasin; 18/1 Stockholm Syndrome: Tzusing, Olivepixel, Timefly; 19/1 Popasuda - Skinny Brown, Heatwolves, Junior Revolution; 25/1 Acid Pony / Horses; 26/1 Antidote, Downstate DADA Bar, 115 Xingfu Road, – (86) 150 00 182 212 http://site. douban.com/dadabar
Dada Beijing 500
free. 9pm-5am Beijing Located in the heart of Gulou, the hippest neighbourhood in China, just minute walk from the ancient Drum Tower, Dada Beijing’s music policy admits everything good and dirty, so expect to hear dubstep, electro, techno, house, hip hop, abstract, minimal, bass music and reggae. Run by The Antidote crew, this is set to bring exciting, cutting edge music to China’s capital. Usually free, with door tickets for special events 11/1 Metro Tokyo; 12/1 The Syndicate; 18/1 Black Eyeliner, Chow, Bacon, AttackUnicorn; 19/1 Stockholm Syndrome: Tzusing, Olivepixel, Timefly; 25/1 Antidote, Downstate; 26/1 Bye Bye Disco DADA Beijing, 206 Gulou Dongdajie, Beijing – (86) 183 1108 0818 http://weibo.com/dadabj
The Geisha 700
free/varies. 10pm-5am Shanghai This three story venue is home to a Japanese restaurant, an intimate club and a sake lounge with a secluded terrace. The second floor design features a Vegas-style boutique club where live dancers steal the show. Open Tuesday to Saturday 21-22/12 The Geisha Christmas Weekend; 31/12 Perfecto Playboys NYE The Geisha, 390 Shaanxi Rd, – +86 21 6403 0244 www.thegeisha-shanghai.com
Croatia Sirup 300
€4-8. 11pm-6am Zagreb From 11-6am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, this 300 capacity venue prides itself on being the only Croatian club open all year that showcases a strictly underground dance music policy. Based in Zagreb it launched on New Year’s Eve in 2009, hosts an annual residency from Andrew Weatherall and is set to expand its main room with a new upstairs gallery in January. December sees Jay Tripwire and Industrialyzer as highlights 21/12 Industrialyzer and guests, 22/12 Jay Tripwire and guests Sirup, Donje Svetice 40 – +385 1 7788 890 www.sirupclub.com
Denmark Culture Box 400 40-100 DKK. 11pm-6am Copenhagen
Magda and Amirali (live) hit Warung, Brazil 18/1, Michael Mayer opens Copenhagen’s Culture Box 28/12, and Gilles Peterson sees in NYE at Kee, Hong Kong 31/12 [[1l]] january 2013
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Parador: raves by the waves...
Culture Box has been at the heart of electronic music culture in Denmark since opening in 2005. Dim red lights and a superb Martin Audio sound system dominate the main room, Black Box. The low ceilinged Red Box, offers more intimacy and a superb Mayer Sound system. Expect every kind of non-commercial dance music and a very warm welcome 21/12 Connect Four vs. Gartenhaus; 24/12 X-Mas Party; 28/12 Michael Mayer, Tim Andresen; 31/12 New Year’s Eve BANG!: TBA; 5/1 Marcel Fengler, Tama Sumo; 11/1 Shed, Mike Dehnert; 12/1 Scion, Thomas Fehlmann Culture Box, Kronprinsesse Gade 54, DK-1306 – +45 3332 5050 www.culture-box.com
France Social Club Paris 800
€Normally free. 11pm-5 or 6am Paris More than just a name, Social Club have a mission to include “all styles, genres, and thus the public.” It boasts a forwardthinking music policy, with the retro-futuristic vision of the architect collective known as EXYZT behind the decor. This club aims not just to entertain, but to shape the minds and lives through culture 22/12 Full Moon: Nina Kraviz, Molecule; 29/12 Woh Lab: Kolombo, Greg Delon and guests Social Club Paris, 142 rue Montmartre, 75002 – www.parissocialclub.com
Germany Harry Klein 300
€6-9. 11pm-6/7am Munich A godsend for house and techno pilgrims across the world, Harry Klein, proves that good things come in small packages. A small-but-perfectly formed venue where there is no option but to feel the music and dance, with the likes of Ostgut Ton, Cadenza, Mobilee, Joris Vorrn’s Green Label and Vakant hosting showcases there. Proud of swappinig with the often-tiresome nature of mainstream clubs with sweat-pit intimacy, this Munich club, with just a dancefloor, balcony and chill-out area, the club boasts a soundproof ‘room-in-room’ structure based on eleven springs under its soundsystem, allowing the speakers to be pumped up a few extra notches. Add to this wall-to-wall screens of trippy visuals and psychedelic projections and you enter a space where clubbers come to lose their heads completely. Check https://www.facebook. com/harrykleinclub for more 22/12 Prosumer, Mathias Kaden, ANA; 25/12 Pitchbar Records; 26/12 Mr. Ties; 27/12 Andrea di Rocco; 31/12 DJ Boris, kid.chic, Maxim Terentjev Harry Klein, Sonnenstraße 8, 80331, München – 0049 89 40 28 74 00 www.harrykleinclub.de
Hong Kong Kee Club 400
$150/Free for Members. 11pm-6am Hong Kong Kee is a favourite hang out spot in Hong Kong for local and international celebrities such as Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, throwing regular parties with huge international DJs. Gilles Peterson and Peter Kruder are regular guests, both recently playing the club’s 10th
anniversary party, with Gilles set to return for huge NYE set. $150 entrance, or free for members: Dress code – men: no vest, flip flops and shorts 31/12 NYE Party: Gilles Peterson, Miko Van Chong, Ivan Sit Kee Club, 6/F 32 Wellington Street, Central, – 00 852 2810 9000 www.keeclub.com
Japan Womb
Weekdays 1000yen to 2000yen. Weekends 2500yen to 4500yen . 9pm-5am Tokyo Tokyo’s premiere nightspot, setting the pace for Japanese club culture. Boasting stunning light shows, a Steve Dash soundsystem, DJ booths on the 1st and 4th floor and even a fresh juice bar serving seasonal fruit juice and cocktails. Entering its twelfth year, Womb maintains a cutting-edge dance music policy, bringing through local talent and attracting the worlds top DJs and promoters to a party that keeps them coming back. Expect an utterly immersive and unique clubbing experience. Techno, house, d’n’b, electro, electronica, deep house, disco, minimal, tech house and live shows 21/12 Emma; 22/12 Very Special Scret Guest; 28/12 Satoshi Otsuki, Kikiorix, Takuya, Yosa; 29/12 Ohnishi, Tommy Wada, Yoshi; 30/12 Taku Takahashi, Shinichi Osawa And More; 31/12 Ellen Allien, Apparat, Sodeyama, Satoshi Otsuki, Womb residents Womb Tokyo, 2-16 Maruyama-chou Shibuya-ku, 150-0044 – 81(0)3 5773 0440 www.womb.co.jp
Singapore ZOUK 4000
£$25+. 9pm-7am Singapore Zouk club boasts an incredible complex of individual club rooms, each with its own unique layout and decor. These include Velvet Underground ‘Lounge’ and Velvet Underground ‘Dance’, the latter with the entire ceiling is covered with LED panels along with the wall behind the DJ console. With an amazing Andy Warhol painting staring over clubbers on another dancefloor and top soundsystems throughout, Zouk is most definitely Singapore’s number one clubbing destination. And for the record Zouk are six months older than Ministry Of Sound 21/12 Dubfire; 22/12 EP!C with Example and DJ Wire; 24/12 Dirty South; 29/12 Para//el with Tiefschwarz (Velvet Underground – Dance); 4/1 Hospitality Party with Netsky & High Contrast; 5/1 Danny Avila (Zouk), Para//el with Apparat (Velvet UndergroundDance); 11/1 Bassic with Scuba (Velvet Underground - Dance); 12/1 Tydi; 25/1 Quintino Zouk, 17 Jiak Kim Street, Singapore 169420 – 00 65 6738 2988 www.zoukclub.com
Spain ELROW & ROW14 3000
€18/varies. 5pm-5am Barcelona Row14 presents the best music from house and minimal to techno and d’n’b represented by artists such as Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Luciano, Laurent Garnier, Andy C, Tiga and many more. The dress code is casual and entry is usually 18 Euros with a drink, but varies 23/12 Jay Lumen, Elrow Residents; 25/12 Elrow Music, Elrow residents; 30/12 Marc Marzenit Vs Henry Saiz, Elrow Residents;
1/1 New Year Festival: Richie Hawtin, Paco Osuna, Joseph Capriati, Martinez Brothers, Elrow Residents; 6/1 Elrow residents; 13/1 Elrow residents; 20/12 Format B, Elrow residents; 27/1 TBC, Elrow residents Row 14, Autovia de Castelldefels C31 :: Km. 186,1 Viladecans – +34 932 063 034 www.row14.es
Sweden Under Bron 500
£free-15 / 0-150SEK. 10pm-5am Stockholm The winter version of Sweden’s legendary Trädgården summer club opened up two years ago. Located in an old plumbing company’s house, its raw look and interior makes this venue unique amongst Stockholm’s clubbing landscape. Set over three floors, an industrial elevator makes it a special place, delivering punters into the depths of the basement for exhibitions, nude paintings, MMA wrestling, and an aquarium filled with living lobsters. The ground floor, however, is for dancing with a Funktion One soundsystem and DJs from all over the world delivering sounds from Detroit, Chicago and UK bass. Upstairs there are two rooms, ‘Såret’ with a small live stage for live acts and performances and the Cocktail bar outside were your can eat different kinds of sausages and dumplings. You can even order a whole Lobster for only £19! Open Fridays and Saturdays 21/12 Syntvilla: Towlie and friends, Dödsdansen (live); 22/12 GUMM4N, TV Stockholm: Baba Stiltz and friends; 25/12 The Office; 28/12 Sling, Alonzo & Maxxxbass, Elena Wolay and friends, Estroboscorpio (live); 29/12 Leo Forssell, William Hamilton, 31/12 Under Bron NYE: secret guest TBA; 4/1 TBC; 5/1 TBC; 11/1 TBC; 12/1 Geography Label Night: Adam Lundberg, Oscar Villata, Straneus & Shakarchi; 18/1, 19/1, 25/1, 26/1 TBC Under Bron, Hammarby Slussväg 2, Stockholm – 0046 863 442 023 www.underbron.com
Thailand Maya Beach Club 300-1000
200-500 Thai BHT. 12-5am Surathani Playing house, bass music, reggae,
hip hop and all things underground, Maya Beach Club has already brought scores of international DJs to Koh Tao beach such as Mr Doris, Stafford Brothers, Aaron Ross, Snareophobe, Leeroy Thornhill and Jaguar skills. Open everyday from 10am to 2am and until 5am on party nights, Koh Tao’s premiere beach club is packed with Balinese style beach loungers, comfortable sofas, cocktails, table service and a JBL soundsystem. With the extra beach bars, capacity also grows from 300 up to 1000 for those special parties until sunrise. Feel free to don your bikinis, board shorts and flip flops, but no Speedos 21/12 Maya Beach Club’s 1st Birthday/End Of The Worlds Party: Yeti, DJ Danny Nation, Jon Jak; 24/12 Christmas Eve’s All Day Party Kicks: DJ Bommi Tommi, surprise guest, Leb, residents; 26/12 Boxing Day Bass Night: Peter Clash, Danny Nation, The Yeti, special guest, 27-31/12 Resident Danny Nation plus special guests, 31/12 Maya New Year’s Ball: Pixy, The YEti, Mixk 5 Fingers, Danny Nation; 3/1 Aaron Ross; 20/1 The Beach Electronic Music Festival: Danny Nation, The Yeti, DJ Chamber, Dub Pistols, Boyonic; 21/1 The Beach Electronic Music Festival: Danny Nation, Graham Gold, Thomas Gandey, Phil Hartnoll (Orbital), Mick 5 Fingers Maya Beach Club, 1/11 Moo 1, Ban Koh tao, Chumpon, Thailand 84360 – +669-08652958 or +6680-700-8295 mayabeachclubkohtao.com
USA Avalon 1800
$10-30. 9pm-5/6/7am Los Angeles Avalon blends the biggest names on a Saturday night (Avaland) with bass and techno talent on Fridays (Control) featuring a huge artists like Skrillex, Major Lazer, Sasha, Cassie and Martin Solvieg. Its famous custom sound system even includes a special ‘bass pedal’ allowing DJs to increase their thunder. Big production and beats of blockbuster proportions 21/12 araabMUZIK, Baauer; 28/12 Skream; 29/12 Cazzette; 30/12 Laidback Luke; 31/12 Markus Schulz Avalon, 1735 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, USA – 001 323 462 8900 www.avalonhollywood.com
Le Poisson Rouge 800
$10-30. 7pm-4am New York Dedicated to the fusion of popular and art cultures in music, this venue’s mission is to revive the relationship between art and revelry. Offering the highest quality eclectic programming, acoustics and bold design. Playing everything from house to hip-hop, dubstep and more 20/12 On The Sly: DJ Knomad; 21/12 The Freedom Party: DJs Herbert Holler, Cosi, Marc Smooth; 22/12 I Love Vinyl: DJ Scribe, The Twilight Tone, OP!, Jon Oliver, Ge-Ology; 24/12 Bollywood Disco; 26/12 Props: Rich Medina, Akalepse; 28/12 The Freedom Party: DJs Herbert Holler, Cosi, Marc Smooth; 30/12 Machinedrum, Sepalcure, Brooklyn Bass; 2/1 Props: Rich Medina, Akalepse; 4/1 Draleta, The Freedom Party: DJs Herbert Holler, Cosi, Marc Smooth; 5/1 More Than Enough: Elite Camp DJs; 8/1 Behind the Groove: DJs DP ONE KS*360; 9/1 Props: Rich Medina, Akalepse; 10/1 Macaulay Culkin’s iPod; 11/1 Playdate: DJ Horizon Wireless, The Freedom Party: DJs Herbert Holler, Cosi, Marc Smooth; 12/1 Disko Nouveaux: host Shien Lee; 16/1 Props: Rich Medina, Akalepse; 17/1 On The Sly: DJ Knomad; 18/1 The Freedom Party: DJs Herbert Holler, Cosi, Marc Smooth; 19/1 More Than Enough: Elite Camp DJs; 23/1 Props: Rich Medina, Akalepse; 25/1 The Freedom Party: DJs Herbert Holler, Cosi, Marc Smooth; 26/1 I Love Vinyl: DJ Scribe, The Twilight Tone, OP!, Jon Oliver, Ge-Ology; 30/1 Props: Rich Medina, Akalepse Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. NYC, NY 10012 – 001 212 505 3474 www.lprnyc.com
Mid Chicago 801
$free/25. 10pm-5am Chicago One of Chicago’s premier venues, MID caters for dancing in every form. Between their Fridays (Mayhem at the MID) and Saturdays (Control) they welcome top names from James Murphy to Skrillex, Claude VonStroke to Tiesto and Green Velvet to Grandmaster Flash to excite your ears through their Funktion -One soundsystem. With a spacious dancefloor in the main room, reservable table spaces and a second room complete with mezzanine bar that overlooks the entire club, this club is
literally on a different level. Dress to impress or just rock up relaxed, and if you want a private party, their Century Room even has it’s own, exclusive DJ booth for your raving pleasure. MID is also open Mondays, Thursday and for other special events 29/12 Nervo The MID, 306 North Halsted, Chicago, IL – +1 312 265 3990 www.themidchicago.com
Mansion Miami TBC
$40-250. 9pm-varies Miami Heralded by A-list celebrities and DJs frequenting this luxurious, 40,000 square foot mega club, Mansion is known for its decadent design and state of the art ‘360’ light and Funktion 1 soundsystem. Playing host to some of the country’s most iconic events such as David Guetta’s F**K Me Im Famous, DJ sets by Kaskade, Deamau5, Bob Sinclar, Swedish House Mafia, Roger Sanchez and many more, it is also renowned for celebrity events such as Kim Kardashian’s New Year’s Eve Bash, and P. Diddy’s annual Birthday Party. Prices vary so check the website 31/12 Carl Cox NYE Mansion Miami, 1235 Washington Avenue 33139 – +1 (305) 531 5535 www.mansionmiami.com
Surrender 3000
$40 (men) $30 (women). 10.30pm-4am Las Vegas A sophisticated 60,000 square foot indoor/outdoor venue, Surrender is part of the same expansive entertainment complex that houses world-famous Encore Beach Club (home to Mixmag’s beach parties). Surrender programs world-renowned DJs and producers who perform on a weekly basis. Eight dancer poles inside the venue with trained gogo dancers also overlook a custom 70 foot LED wall and DJ booth 20/12 Closed; 21/12 Surrender Your Friday with Tony Arzadon; 22/12 Battle Track: Hip Hop vs. House; 26/12 Surrender Your Wednesday; 28/12 NYE Weekend with Steve Aoki; 29/12 NYE Weekend with Calvin Harris; 30/12 NYE Weekend with Skrillex; 31/12 NYE with Eric Prydz Surrender Nightclub, 3121 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 – 001 702 770 7308 www.surrendernightclub.com
Orbital’s Phil Hartnoll hits Maya Beach Club’s Beach Festival, Thailand 21/1, Scuba plays Zouk, Singapore 11/1, and it’s Carl Cox for Mansion Miami’s NYE 31/12 www.dontstayin.com
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