Electric Feel at the Fez: A Deeply Satisfying Dancegasm | February 21
February 20, 2009 — PDXPIPELINEBy Kimberly Gehl
She got the power in her hand…To shock you like you won't believe.
The “she” is DJ Rhienna, whose new hot dance party “Electric Feel” has its second night this Saturday (‘Portland is better than Brooklyn' + Weekend Events: February 19-22 ) at the Fez. “I chose the name (after the MGMT song),” she says, “because it seemed to represent what I was trying to convey in the music – electronica, technology, synth – but also the tactile elements of rock and pop in how it seems to instinctually make people physically respond through contact, movement, dance.”
What I experienced at the first Electric Feel was certainly a deeply satisfying dancegasm, induced by a sexy mix of modern indie electro/dance + 80s new wave/alternative + 90s Brit pop + rock and roll/glam pop + a few of 90s “grinding classics” like “Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G. and “I Wish” by Skee-Lo. A little taste of what you can expect to hear this Saturday night ranges from New Order and Depeche Mode, to Franz Ferdinand and Blur, to White Stripes and Arcade Fire, to Ladytron and the Smiths; DJ Rheinna will have a clipboard available for requests and I guarantee you will hear some amazing dance mixes that you won't hear at any other event or venue in town.
Rhienna has been DJing at the Fez at its weekly “Shut Up and Dance” night as a Read the rest of this entry »
