Archive for March, 2009

Pinch and Dubstep, Rattling Sub-Culture at The Shelter

March 26th, 2009 by

Drums and low sounds have been used since the very beginnings of human kind as a call from the earth to liberate our feelings, let go, flow, enjoy, release, and penetrate. Music is a tribal experience, and dubstep is an experience of gravity at its most. Pinch is a pioneer of dubstep, and his exploration in music has contributed to building the foundations of the genre. His album Underwater Dancehall was groundbreaking. Our chances to go to an aboriginal ceremony are low, really. But luckily, we have live music and live music venues, where musicians play these sounds for us. Sub-Culture will host Pinch at The Shelter this weekend. Read more about him here and listen to some tunes whilst you’re at it…

Editor’s Picks for March 26-29, 2009

March 26th, 2009 by

Wang Jian and Xu Zhong, Battles, NOIShanghai. Read this and go!

La Pelota de la Muerte!!!: Boredom

March 23rd, 2009 by

Late again on this kick of La Pelota de la Muerte, maybe the most boring of them all. As exciting as music can be, there are also some songs that make you wonder why you are wasting your time listening to them. So, that’s the most interesting thing to say here. The rest will come on a future kick when something interesting happens. As in football, sometimes the ball and the players are not outstanding, and not even bad enough for the audience to yell at them. Not a very promising intro, I know, but true.

New Downloads NIN + Jane’s Addictions + Street Sweeper EP and Placebo’s song

March 22nd, 2009 by

Last week NIN, Jane’s Addiction and Street Sweeper released an EP to promote the U.S.A. tour they will begin next May. The EP contains six tracks: Jane’s Addiction’s “Chip Away” and “Whores”, Street Sweeper’s “Clap for the Killers” and “The Oath” and Nine Inch Nails’ new tracks “Not so Pretty Now” and “Non-Entity”. To download [...]

Public Enemy’s Brian Hardgroove on Chinese Punk

March 22nd, 2009 by

Bass player and Public Enemy producer, Brian Hardgroove, talks about his experience in China’s punk scene during his visit in 2007 on Gibson’s website. Hardgrooves goes over his experience producing Demerit‘s record under the Maybe Mars label, and his later experience when a Japanese label call him to produce one of their albums. At the [...]

Hedgehog New Album Blue Daydreaming

March 22nd, 2009 by

Beijing rockers Hedgehog have just release their new album Blue Daydreaming. Hedgehog are: Zo on guitar and vocals, Box on bass and Atom on drums and vocals. Hedgehog’s sound is friendly, well produced melodies creating a catchy rock that will keep you hung on your speakers. This week they are officially releasing Blue Daydreaming in [...]

A Walk Through A Garden

March 21st, 2009 by

Miyadudu’s latest album is a stroll along the sunlit path strewn with kittens, fallen stars, and specters of lost love, an aural representation of these past eight years of LinDi’s life.

Strawberry Festival takes Beijing in May

March 19th, 2009 by

With the Midi Festival’s leaving Beijing all over the news, Modern Sky (China’s biggest rock label), is getting ready to put on the first outdoor Strawberry Festival. Modern Sky has already produced the Modern Sky Music Festival every fall since 2007, which they are now apparently moving to spring, we think. The line up of [...]