It's a very expensive undertaking - right at the far end of Walking Street - actually on the square by the Bali High pier.
Taking a leaf out of some of the clubs on RCA, it's actually got two separate areas: Hip-Hop and House with a short corridor joining them.
It's on the third floor of an up-market shopping mall and you take a glass enclosed lift to get there. You arrive in the Hip Hop section - theme is plush red with bad reproductions of nude 'old masters' around the walls.
We walked through as rapidly as possible into the House room - all in white, fabric banners on the ceiling and a huge plastic modern style light fitting that kept changing colour. Sound system was good ( funnily, supplied by the same people who supply us). The dance floor was a sort of dry swimming pool and quite small given the size of the place. Lighting levels were on the bright side.
Like at most openings there were lots of people and many already had clubs so there was a great deal of interest.
They had a European DJ and I simply couldn't stay too long. He was playing the same boring style of House as they play in Insomnia. No melody, just electronic beat with the occasional electronicly modified growns as singing. This stuff is so boring and a world away from Anna Jet, Casino and Marine.
Insomnia must be the No1 club at the moment, it's packed from about 4am. It's popularity is derived from them doing cheap drinks for girls and like everywhere else, where the girls go, the guys follow! I've hated it for about 3 months now - it's too crowded and the music too boring. I haven't stayed long enough to even finish a drink!
Lucifer has always had discounted drinks for girls and Mixx is issueing 50percent discount cards to girls. We tried to use one for my drink and were told it was for unaccompanied ladies only (same as Lucifer and Insomnia).
However, Marine is finally fighting back - they have ripped a lot of seating out of Marine 2, substituting with tables and stools. They have also cut Heinken prices (I think for girls only) to 100 baht. This is still bad compared with the 65 charged in Insomnia, but it's something. The only thing I like about Marine is the music (and, I guess, the tradition) so I'm happy they still aren't responding enough - gives me room to dance!
Anyway, back to Mixx. They were kind enough to invite us and I wish them well. I'm sure they will get reasonable custom from Thais if they are staying open late (I think the late night "The Beat" on Soi 4 has closed). But it's long walk from the main sections of Walking Street - lonely too. A bit like the walk to Boom in the old days. Maybe people from Jomtien will be happy - it's more convenient for them!
2 comments:
sounds like a nice up market place was thinking about doing a few clubs when im over in october but will avoid insomina as sounds like a place narrow minded followers go. maybe you can recomend a few clubs with a good party atmosphere?? (James mcdonald)
James, don't misunderstand me - Insomnia is very popular - and isn't downmarket - it's just not my style of music and too crowded to dance.
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