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Experimental Music – China – Music – New York Times
New York Times – Oct 27, 2007
At the end of the Communist Party Congress in ctober the official Chinese Music Association denounced the “vulgar” pop music reaching the nation’s youth through the Internet. Growing out of rock and electronic music and operating outside the state-supported classical sphere the experimental scene in China has existed for barely a decade. Its hub is Beijing with the electronic performers Wang Fan Sulumi Yan Jun and FM3; Sun Wei who creates sound collages under the name 718; and Dou Wei one of China’s biggest rock stars whose solo career includes numerous spacey dreamlike albums that incorporate traditional instrumentation. Shanghai has one of the most extreme noise groups Torturing Nurse which sometimes performs with a female member in a nurse’s uniform. Huanqing from Sichuan Province makes field recordings from the hinterlands of China and manipulates them with electronics. Though Western styles have influenced them the Chinese musicians have for the most part developed in isolation and their work is flush with the excitement of creating a new kind of music with no previous national model… Among those in the crowd were the members of FM3 who frequently employ Chinese sound elements as well as Wu Na who plays the zitherlike guqin. Despite the new openness of Chinese society and its arts the stultifying influence of the state is still felt in mass entertainment like the candied pop that fills the airwaves and even in the often dull music coming out of the universities. Kenneth Fields a professor of electronic music at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing complained of a lack of creativity and free thought among students at his and other universities. The most exciting new music in China he said comes from the underground. “Media is very centrally controlled at the top; at the bottom it seems to be a mirror of anarchy” Professor Fields said. “There’s no innovation at the top but on the bottom there’s a lot of informal freedoms. “The experimental and underground rock musicians represent the most creative contingent of Chinese music and the scene has had its first bona fide international hit: FM3′s Buddha Machine a device slightly bigger than an iPod that plays nine electronic drones has sold nearly 50000 units around the world and already spawned remix albums.
Together :: The Halloween Rave :: Tickets | Turnmills London |…
Skiddle.com – Oct 27, 2007
The hub of the action takes place in The Haunted House where big guns John Acquaviva and Etienne de Crecy will be dropping some electronic bombs around a special Halloween live show from Ed Banger’s ‘Hot(test) Chick’ Uffie backed up by partner in crime Feadz. John Acquaviva is the global techno pioneer who’s Acqua-holic party in Ibiza has become one of the island’s biggest new nights in recent years. He’s been immersed in clubland since the late 70’s but more recently branched out beyond the core of DJing and production to become instrumental in the discovery and launch of pioneering music technology – Finalscratch (DJ Tool) and Beatport. com (the worlds leading electronic music download service). Throw into the witches cauldron two previous stand out sets at Together and John’s re-appearance should be something rather special. So too should be the return of Frenchmen Etienne de Crecy who trhows his own electronic weight behind this beast of a night. Etienne is part of the first wave of revolutionary French artists – together with Daft Punk and Air who lined up the dots between electro techno and house and brought this infectious sound to the musical forefront.
Mulletover Tickets | Secret London Venue London | What’s on guide…
Skiddle.com – Oct 27, 2007
This special return sees Frankfurt based Connaisseur Recordings invited to join mulletover for an exclusive UK date in their European ‘Grand Cru 2007′ Tour in celebration of the label’s first compilation release ‘Grand Cru 2007′ – including tracks from Ripperton Afrilounge and our own resident Geddes’ project Rekleiner. Connaisseur will be hosting room one with Ripperton a true cameleon within electronic music. Boasting a DJ career that spans 15 years his productions have spread far and wide. His timeless productions appear recurrently on hugely successful compilations including James Holden’s At The Controls Loco Dice’s Time Warp Jamie Jones’ Get Lost 2 and now Connaisseur’s Grand Cru. Not many deny his immense flair and even more exciting potential. Alex Flitsch is the talent behind the Connaisseur label discovering marvels such as Plasmik and Sebastian Roya and ensuring the label continues to output the soulful deep and magical end of techno and house music.