the future ... we know the way! or one way, at least ;)

if you care anything about enjoying quality underground clubbing, properly tuned sound systems, techno, house, d&b and breaks, partying past sunrise, hooking up with good people (and a decent drink service to boot) i.e: tunes.booze.people … you really want to sign yourself up to our new SMS mailing list right now:

International mobile numbers are also welcome but we cannot guarantee every country can receive free incoming messages. Your choice. Only messages sent to HK phones are guaranteed free.

Lastly, even if you know one of the Yumla management or DJ crew personally, you must add yourself to our mailing list. We will not randomly add everyone in our contact list.

See you on the other side!

Bad news. Bar Yumla is closing down.

Our last day in that venue is Sunday 1st January 2012.

Do you really need to ask why?! Our property was recently sold to a new owner and the new landlord (our third landlord in 9 years) jacked up the rent by almost double.

The kind of numbers on offer give us no room to renovate, improve or manoeuver Yumla into the next couple years … so basically we are giving up the space. Many good venues in HK are shutting down as I write this … there must eventually be an adjustment. As for us? We began on the fringe, now we are smack in the middle, and the middle is not somewhere a place like Yumla can easily exist!

Myself, Patricia and the many DJs & producers behind Yumla have continuing plans & ideas for the future of underground clubbing in Hong Kong – plans which simply won’t fit in our existing venue. And so with no regrets now is the right time to give up our lease. The scenery in Hong Kong has changed much since 2003, and we have our sights set on something better.

The last 8+ years have been awesome! The sheer volume of collective memory attached to our little underground home is far too great to comprehend: People became couples, couples got married, kids have been born, friendships made between people from all over the planet – all brought together in our little bar because of a shared loved for underground club music. Innumerable parties have been had, numerous DJ careers started … Yumla undeniably spread the word.

There are only five weeks remaining in which to say farewell to the old gaff, so party like a pro as our ever-fantastic resident DJs do the honors. Our last event falls – quite fittingly – on New Year’s Eve.

End of an era? Definitely.

End of Yumla? Definitely not.

~ Dan F

Minimood has been around since c.2007 and is one of the very few, new generation house labels to put out their releases almost exclusively on vinyl. This, coupled with the fact both guys only spin records, means that the entire night will feature some of the most unique music being released today.

On both FRIDAY & SATURDAY nights (14th & 15th of October) we have two massive parties lined-up featuring all the awesome resident DJs who’ve supported us throughout the last 12 months:

Frankie Lam, Basil Tam, Kerri Monk, Ocean Lam, Alan Pak, M@i, Imai Fukutaro, Frederic Neve, Yiannis, Ma Sir, DJ Ball, AKW, Miko Van Chong, Sharvax plus a few special guests sneaking into the mix.

Too many years? Too many DJs! Two long nights and tons of free booze*. So get down early at 9PM for everything because there will be no warm-up sets … we’ve been warming up since 2003 :S

* (Open Bar 9-11PM but only if you know the secret handshake &/or Mr. Doorman recognizes you. Unrecognized freeloaders will be sent home.)

Saturday 1st October 2011, mark it down … the man returns – not only for a sure-fire gig with Frankie Lam & Basil Tam – but also to shoot a music video in our city for his upcoming release on the Greenhorn label.