Club culture

Welcome to a brand new Jakarta Post column that each Friday will inform you of all the special events, club nights and other entertainment scheduled for the weekend in Jakarta.

If your club, restaurant or venue has something on, e-mail the details with phone contact to: shoalin@attglobal.net.

Saturday, Jan. 31

The Future DJ agency will be coming back to The Gate with 2 rooms of dancefloor mayhem. The main room will have straight- ahead thumping house from DJ Downey and DJ brothers Anton and Hogi, while the lounge area will hear more eclectic sampling from DJs Alan and Wiz.

DJ Anton, who began DJing about 15 years ago in the San Francisco Bay area, was showcased recently in an one-hour TV7 special that took an in-depth look at the Jakarta clubbing and DJ scene.

The Manna House (Taman Ria, Senayan) will see the return of New York-based DJ/producer Sean "Cavo" Dinsmore, who is associated with the electronica/Eurobeat "Dum Dum Project" as well as with US ska-band "The Toasters" and a reggae-hip/hop group, "Unity 2". Things will probably start around 11 p.m.

Right next door, Embassy will host their once-a-month Republik Night which invites a well-known local DJ to spin up a little bit of sonic magic. This Saturday it's a Jakarta Undercover Party with DJ Rim of Groove Recordings, one of the founding fathers of the underground house music scene in Jakarta. He also compiled the Dance Mix 2000 remix-CD for EMI Records.

Sunday, Feb. 1

The Gate just kicked off their S.O.S. (Sound on Sunday) program that will see progressive music served up from 6 a.m. till 5 p.m. each Sunday, by resident DJs Ali, Boneh and Tablaa -- along with breakfast and lunch.

It'll be a laid-back informal affair with the opportunity for other DJs to drop in for a quick guest spin. There's a chill-out room next door. -- Joseph Mangga