Shanghai nightlife is showing no signs of slowing down for the summer, with this weekend welcoming Elysia Crampton, Bok Bok and A Guy Called Gerald to the city's clubs, while out by Disneyland there's the latest Top 100 DJs fest taking place with Dash Berlin and Bass Jackers among the acts on the bill.
Read on for the rest of our party highlights for this weekend.
THURSDAY 3
Ogg Vorbis
Ogg Vorbis is a night of bumping tracks with banging bass and high energy. RJ the Alien, Y.too.K, and Swimful are bringing a night of booming sounds from grime, drum n bass, experimental hip-hop, to dance hall and anything else that rides.
Elevator Fourth floor, 218 Xinle Lu, near Fumin Lu. 10.30pm. Free.
FRIDAY 4
A Guy Called Gerald
The musical giant who spearheaded the acid house movement in Manchester in the late ‘80s and later the creation of jungle in the early ‘90s, A Guy Called Gerald makes a welcome return to the decks in Shanghai, dealing in a house sound that ought to go down a treat.
Elevator Fourth floor, 218 Xinle Lu, near Fumin Lu. 10pm. 80RMB; 60RMB (presale).
Beats Explorer with DJ Tag
This is a journey into beats. A journey which along the way will bring you new colour, new dimensions, new value. This Friday Smash welcomes back Tag and co for a journey through hip-hop, RnB, funk and club tracks, with expert mixing from the Japanese DJ.
Smash 685 Dingxi Lu, near Niuqiao Lu. 9pm. Free.
Kakushin Nishihara + Cyber 69
Asian Dope Boys X GMU Studio present a night of weird and wonderful electronic music and art at ALL with Canada-based DJ Cyber 69 joined by biwa (a traditional Japanese string instrument, similar to a pipa) player Kakushin Nishihara.
ALL Second Floor, 17 Xiangyang Bei Lu, near Changle Lu. 10PM. 120RMB.
TOKiMONSTA
Jennifer Lee makes a welcome return to Shanghai courtesy of SHFT. Lee - better known as TOKiMONSTA - has worked with the likes of Anderson Paak, Kool Keith and Thirsty Fish, dealing out ethereal electro and hip-hop-influenced beats.
Arkham Found 158, 168 Julu Lu, near Chengdu Nan Lu, Huangpu district. Fri 4. 10pm. 220RMB; 160RMB (presale); 100RMB (early bird).
Saturday 5
Elysia Crampton + Bok Bok
Wooozy present an incredible double header with two visionary electronic producers/composers: Elysia Crampton and Bok Bok. The former, whose music has been labelled 'borderless, expansive and intelligent' by Pitchfork, is renowned for her epic, deeply layered and ultimately beautiful electronic compositions. Crampton is reason enough to make it out to this show on her own, but apparently that's not enough for the people at Wooozy, who have decided to put Night Slugs founder Bok Bok on the bill too.
ALL Second Floor, 17 Xiangyang Bei Lu, near Changle Lu, Xuhui district. Sat 5. 10pm. 100RMB.
Discosmic Adventure
One of our favourite regular nights in the city, Discosmic Adventure features Italo, boogie, electro-funk, proto-house and disco - all under the masterful eye of Nik Hilp.
DADA 115 Xingfu Lu, near Fahuazhen Lu. 10pm. Free.
Lil Akin & VISUDY
Shanghai-based electronic producer Visudy and xibei vocalist Akin team up at Arkham for a night of fresh Chinese RnB, hip-hop and more.
Arkham Found 158, 168 Julu Lu, near Chengdu Nan Lu. 10pm. 150RMB; 120RMB (presale).
Phase Fatale
Phase Fatale is the techno project of Berlin-based DJ and producer Hayden Payne. Originally from New York, Payne previously explored the post-punk/coldwave world through various projects over the course of a decade.
Elevator Fourth floor, 218 Xinle Lu, near Fumin Lu. 10pm. 80RMB.
Top 100 DJs Fantasy Festival
How many EDM festivals does one city need? Put such questions to the back of your mind as Dash Berlin, Bass Jackers, Florian Picasso, Shogun Dragon, Lost Stories, Wolf Pack and more ask you to put your hands in the air at Shanghai International Music Village.
Shanghai International Music Village No. 188 Lane 399, Shendi Dong Lu. Sat 5-Sun 6. Midday. 480RMB per day; 780RMB for two days.