Does anyone know if there is any goth, punk, industrial, generally dark etc subculture alive and well in Taiwan? Specifically Taipei? I’m thinking along the lines of clothing stores, record shops, novelty shops, clubs, bars or venues and the like.
If anyone has any info, go ahead and pass it my way ! I’ll be touching down in November, can’t wait to see you all there.
Music and clubs wise? Punk yes. Goth, industrial and other dark: Almost non-existent I’m afraid. Darkest I’ve seen is death and other extreme metal, very nice bands and fans. I’d love to be proven wrong though, I’m missing it.
Clothing wise: luckily a lot of dark-ish trends, styles and accessories seem to be quite popular here. Some BDSMish things like leather chokers with rings even. Mostly seen as fashionable though I guess, not really connected to any dark music or lifestyle.
We’ll, once you’re here we’re at least 2 in Taipei interested in dark music. Maybe the start of a wonderful subculture trend here
Yes, we will have to bring with us a goth revival! I would love some Taiwanese darkwave, haha. Do you know of any clubs/bars that have punk shows or whatnot?
Hello, reviving this topic after all these years. Also looking for goth/darkwave subculture places, around Taipei or Keelung.
If you have recommandations, I’ll take them. Also to let you know that I might just start mixing this type of music when I find a place that lets me do it.
Incidentally, Eüreka, which is playing two or the events I listed above (10/25 and 10/28), is a Goth Metal band. If you attend any of those gigs the band members are generally friendly and easy to meet. I hung out with the members of DiePression (Deathcore) and Polyvirus (Metalcore) at Revolver last time i was able to attend a show and they were all drinking with me