Vienna has a very high standard of living—very relaxed with a great infrastructure.
In some respects, though, Vienna can’t even keep up club-wise with a provincial town in Georgia or other far-flung Central Asian semi-republics. I’m sure it’s because Viennese clubs don’t make it a priority to invest in good sound systems. And that’s a shame.
What to definitely avoid? Getting stuck on Kärntnerstrasse.
Electric Indigo, DJ and musician, has been rocking clubs, raves, and festivals in 35 countries since 1989. Her name stands for an intelligent interpretation of the terms “techno” and “party”. In her Berlin years (1993-1996), she was with the legendary record dealer Hard Wax.
In 1998, she created female:pressure, an international database for female DJs, producers, and visual artists working in electronic music. DJ Electric Indigo played on the main stage of Detroit’s Electronic Music Fest in 2002.
She began to perform live in 2004, solo or in collaboration with musicians like Mia Zabelka, Dorit Chrysler, Pia Palme, mostly in an art context. In 2003, Electric Indigo started her own record label indigo:inc recordings. For almost 7 years now, she has been running a monthly indigo:inc night for “Crazy” at the Viennese Flex club. Since 2006, she has been hosting a monthly radio show at the Vienna-based play.fm called indigo:inc as well.
She produced the female:pressure dvd1, released on 8 March 2008.
My favorite restaurant—Ella’s kitchen is imaginative and super tasty, this place feels like home to me. If the weather is nice, check out the wonderful outdoor area.
Looking for cool second hand clothes with a lot of style? This is where you have to go.
Sophisticated selection of electronic and alternative music on vinyl and cd. Also a recource for acquiring books and magazines.
You can just jump into the water naked without hassles and go for a good swim.
A great and traditional place to enjoy both classical and contemporary serious music.
One of the spaces critical to the emerging local alternative music scene—nice staff, cheap drinks, alternating art interventions.
Great infrastructure, still super relaxed
