Dance takeover: 100% Silk

Thanks to "Project Outings," a well-connected and ultra-stylish new booking/party promotion based in Seoul, the city will be host to back-to-back showcases for LA’s breakout dance label, 100% Silk, on July 27 and 28.

Some call it ‘80s dance music revivalism; some call it “hipster house.” Whatever the term, 100% Silk is responsible for some of the best, most challenging and downright fun dance music in the game today.

Started by musician/DIY royalty Amanda Brown, 100% Silk (sister imprint to the longer-running Not Not Fun) specializes in an eclectic mix of acid, house, Italo, space disco and woozy boogie.

While Friday will feature a bevy of chilled-out live performances from 100% Silk artists (with real instruments and everything!), Saturday will have these same artists returning for DJ sets in what is sure to be a sweaty, hedonistic good time.

The artists

Sapphire Slows is a Tokyo producer who makes house-infused bedroom pop. Ideal for fans of dreamy, blissed-out electronica, the Cocteau Twins and Casiotone keyboards.

Ital is the propulsive solo project of Daniel Martin-McCormick (Mr. Sex Worker, and one half of Mi Ami). With a sound that is jagged, dynamic and wholly amorphous, Ital is boundary-pushing dance music you can actually dance to.

Magic Touch is the brainchild of San Francisco-based dance-floor motivator Damon Palermo (the other Mi Ami, and a regular collaborator with Jonas Reinhardt). A breathtaking live drummer, Damon has been able to translate his considerable instrumental skills into some of the most engaging synthetic drum programming this side of Aphex Twins.

Friday, July 27:

Live music by We Dance (from Seoul), Sapphire Slows (Tokyo), Magic Touch (San Francisco) and Ital (New York).

Live DJ set by MagicoToDisco from Seoul.

Where: Lowrise in Mullea-Dong

Time: 8 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Entrance: 10,000 won at the door

Saturday, July 28: Live DJ sets by AntWork (from Seoul), Sapphire Slows (Tokyo), Magic Touch and Ital (San Francisco and New York) and Project Outings DJs (Seoul).

Where: Ccottddang in Itaewon

Time: 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Entrance: 10,000 won at the door