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轉自 Taipei Times
文／Queen Bee

Looking back, 2007 was the year that saw the head-shaking-club phenomenon totally collapse. Because of a widespread police crackdown on illicit drugs, all of those types of club were forced to shut down or disappear.

Yaotou (搖頭) means "head-shaking" and is the bizarre reaction of some Taiwanese clubbers to taking Ecstasy. Users believe that by continuously shaking their heads, a higher high can be achieved. Ecstasy is colloquially known as yaotou pills. Yaotou clubs flourished at the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 21st century.

However, the stereotypical image made infamous by those clubs (and dreadful Cantonese hard house music they played) has yet to be forgotten. Many Taiwanese people still think of electronic dance music as "head-shaking music" and believe people who listen to that kind of music must be on drugs. However, all in all, the quality of clubs in Taiwan has improved; all the better for the rotten apple having been discarded.

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07年即將進入尾聲;過去的ㄧ年中;我們都很努力的生活;在最後的一天中;
我們用最棒的方式犒賞自己一整年的辛勞;在這塊小小土地上為自己打氣加油,
而OS在07年最後這一天為您端上最棒的一桌盛宴等您品嘗;首先介紹這次派對的場地;
位於信義區的高級精華地區;松仁路旁的群益大樓,旁邊有知名的Brown Sugar,
而我們即將歷險的所在則是八倍多音樂餐廳;這次的活動場地非常漂亮;
和上次的活動場地相比則相對的大了許多.今年的煙火表演謠傳會是最後一年;
而在群益大樓旁邊可以看到完整的101大樓全貌;而在外頭,
則有信義安康公園供您派對累了可以在外頭chill小憩;我們也會加上活動裝置在外頭更顯氣氛。

這次節目陣容更是強大;我們本次非常榮幸邀請Tripper Records與我們共同合作本次派對節目;
整體走向將讓人耳目一新;目不暇給.另外有種唱片也盛拳助陣;在這裡先賣個關子.除了節目外;
另外我們也精心安排了摸獎活動在倒數時刻及煙火播放時刻;讓您不會錯過任何煙火動態及節目演出;
說到這,不知您是否心動了呢？

跨年夜：台北地下電子音樂新世代火力全開

轉自音謀筆記
文／Jeph

最近收到一場跨年夜活動訊息：「Navigator NYE Party」，看到演出名單，眼睛一亮，心裡閃出一句 slogan：「台北電子音樂新世代火力全開！」經過數年的蘊釀，「場景」終於形成。

這群台北地下電音的藝人並不是憑空冒出來，大約就是最近兩三年，他們頻繁出現在台北音樂演出場合，可能是個人演出，或一場小活動裡的暖場、或創意市集裡，或是在大型搖滾音祭裡冷門時段的某個小舞台。他們也有了廠牌：「有種唱片」和「Tripper Records」，並發表了作品。

「Navigator NYE Party」就像是散兵遊勇聚結成集體出擊的軍團，台北電音新世代菁英盡出。