You might be forgiven for assuming that night life in Medellín contains bar hopping in Parque Lleras from reggaeton to salsa, salsa to vallenato, vallenato to bachata, bachata to cumbia etc, and so on, blah blah blah.

Not that I have anything against the aforementioned genres, I such as a great deal of old salsa and value elements of the others, yet if we're speaking about going out and partying, they just do not pass muster for me. Fortunately, those are not the only alternatives.

Medellín has a successful below ground techno as well as residence scene. It has been referred to as the techno capital of South America, and offered the amount of events as well as global DJs playing in Medellín, it would certainly be hard to say keeping that.

In this very first message, I will certainly be taking a look at a current event I went to, and following it up tomorrow with a meeting with the marketer and also DJ.

In future articles, I intend to speak about the clubs, bars, marketers, DJs and manufacturers who makeup this lively activity.

I do not intend to consider business digital music, songs from the similarity Steve Aoki, Avicii and also David Guetta.

There is an industrial scene below as well, however it really isn't my favorite, so I will certainly leave that for another person to check out.

I just recently participated in an occasion placed on by Intelligent Division, the longest running techno collective in the city.

The welcomed DJs were techno heavyweights Drumcell and Audio Shot from Los Angeles. 2 DJs with outstanding online reputations for delivering effective efficiencies and also both with a significant back brochure of releases under their belts.

When they play together, they play as Cell Shot.

The place was Resources Club living in Medellin (ID Club for Intelligent Department evenings) at km 5 on Las Palmas. The club has a big dancing floor with some tables and chairs skirting it.

Juli Monslave, among the best-known techno female Colombian DJs, was kicking the evening off perfectly with some driving yet trendy techno.

The dance floor and the club as a whole were filling out nicely with clubbers full of anticipation for a techno sustained dance fest.

Next up was Deraout, the founder of Intelligent Department. He got from where Juli ended, in what was a genuinely influenced set filled with hefty hitting numbers, commercial, but also loaded with funk that developed the crowd up to a frenzy.

Deraout left to the cheers as well as applause of the satisfied party individuals as he turned over the DJ booth to Cell Shot.

Cell Injection proceeded in Deraout's capillary, today it was later as well as peak time so they could truly go full on, heck for natural leather.

And that's what they did, from beginning to end their set maintained the entire area rockin' and lost in the music till daybreak, with moody, dark and also hostile instilled techno which provided the crowd no break and also left them wheezing for air but craving more.

Fortunately in Medellin if you want more, there usually is a lot more.

After celebrations abound, they may not constantly be advertised but ask around at the club for "El remate" (The after event) and also there is a good chance you will be aimed in the best direction.

I was really feeling energised and made a decision to proceed.

The after event went to a finca on Las Palmas with attractive views over Medallo.

When I got here, Andres Gil was playing. Andres is a DJ as well as prolific techno songs manufacturer from Medellin.

I have been supporting his tracks for a number of years, as well as he never stops working to thrill.

The sunlight was up, and also the songs fit the hr, handling a less unrelenting nosebleed techno to a more removed back and trendy techno as well as tech house.

Camilo Serna followed Andres Gil for a set filled with funky, groove based techno for which he is widely known. Camilo is a really widely known techno DJ from the city.

We initially satisfied in England, where we played together. We have likewise because dipped into numerous occasions with each other below in Colombia.

Camilo had the after event in full swing as the sun started to warm the city and as I began to seem like a vampire.

It was around 8:30 am when my bed began calling me, I hailed a taxi and also was promptly blended back house where I collapsed right into my bed, still with the pulsating but satisfying 4 to the floor defeats supplanting my ears.

I do not know what time the after party completed, perhaps until lunchtime, possibly all day or perhaps it's still going ... For your weekly techno fix, see Manor Club where Intelligent Division has its residency and where an entire array of quality techno and also residence occasions decrease every Friday and also Saturday.

Smart Department members-- Deraout, Juli Monslave, Richie, Theo and also Camilo Serna.