Outer Bounce Now Wants You To Party In A Disappearing Shopping Mall For Its Third Rave

If you’ve never had a hazy night out at Peace Centre, here’s your chance before it vanishes (Credit: Peace Centre FB page [left], Outer Bounce / Island Boys [right])

The Outer Bounce originators have their party crosshairs locked on another off-kilter venue. Throwing a curveball into the rave scene with their sporadic yet chatter-scattering appearances, the Outer Bounce promoters choose experience over quantity, ensuring that every edition is far from just ‘any other Saturday night’. Their debut caper invaded the towering halls of Haw Par Villa with the techno onslaught of Sunju Hargun and Yoshi Nori. Their sophomore event ambitiously had their sights on the marshland-adjacent Kranji district, but forces of the universe had the venue changed to the equally unconventional habitat of a kopitiam basement with Roza Terenzi and Sarayu. It’s a habit they’re not ready to shed, and it shows in the intention of their anticipated third edition.

Scenes from Outer Bounce’s debut gig at Haw Par Villa (Credit: Outer Bounce / Island Boys)

Outer Bounce presents SERIES 003 marks the first anniversary of the outlandish event hustlers. In similar fashion, they now take over the unlikely location of Peace Centre, a fading institution that’s had its fair share of stories since 1977. Just like the fate of Golden Mile Complex, Peace Centre is another vanishing building swept up by the tides of gentrification, following an en bloc sale agreed upon by 80 per cent of owners. But before it disappears, Outer Bounce wants to leave one last impression within its notorious walls.

For their third rodeo, Outer Bounce continues their adoration for unorthodox performers around the region, with artistries steeped in bizarre curations and undefinable productions. Taiwan’s Jing Lekker is one such act, who trips up dancefloors with lightspeed electronica, dark acid and whatever’s brewing in her Unknown White Powder label. Then you have the experimental output of Japan’s Yuzo Iwata, a savant of musical mixology who released his debut full-length Kaizu last year, showcasing cosmic Balearic, lo-fi disco, and even some gamelan-infused micro-techno. And aptly rounding up the peculiar melange of sounds is Strange Weather’s own Kindergachy, as well as the introduction of BRIAN representing 19A, with selections that you’d wanna leave your Shazam out for.

Outer Bounce presents SERIES 003, 11 November 2023, 8pm-4am, Peace Centre, 1 Sophia Road, Singapore 228161. Get your tickets here, and follow Outer Bounce on Instagram for more details.