Aus-atmen Festival: Chengdu countryside techno

atmen is an independent electronic music label in Chengdu, founded by local DJs Su and Xiang in 2015. 

Kiwese is very proud to be part of this collective.

Resurfacing from last year’s raves in an empty swimming pool and an underground air raid shelter, atmen return with Aus-atmen Festival 2016, an independent electronic music festival in the lush Chengdu countryside. Techno, camping, fresh air, chill zones, food, drink, what more could you want?

Read more below about the DJs, registration for the Open ‘Shua’ Stage and how to win two tickets!

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Video by VJ Mian
Music by Su 


〖 DATE 〗
Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 May 2016
4:30pm – end

〖 LOCATION 〗
Dongli Guangchang, Dongli Juyuan, Sanshengxiang (Flower Town)
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〖 TICKETS 〗
Pre-sales 80RMB
Door sales 100RMB
Pre-sales on Zaomengshe, click here!!


Featuring electronic music all day and all night on the AUS-STAGE and the Open ‘耍’ Stage. Dance. Camping. Tattooing. Market zone. Food and drink.

 

The AUS-STAGE will feature a handpicked selection of ten local and international DJs, with techno, minimal, house and electronic music pumping from mid-afternoon to the following day… With chill beats, teepees and a swimming pool to cool off in the summer sun, Aus-atmen caters to both your relaxation and party inclinations.

Aus-atmen will fuse music, dance and art with the elements, featuring natural art installations, tattooing and a craft market housed amongst the trees.

Retreat from the city to nature, and exhale…


演出阵容
AUS-STAGE
LINE-UP
2016

16:30 – 18:00   Hao (Chengdu, CN)
18:00 – 19:30   May (Chengdu, CN)
19:30 – 21:00   Bchir (Rabat, MA)
21:00 – 22:30   Ewan (Chengdu, CN)
22:30 – 00:00   Xiaolong (Chengdu, CN)
00:00 – 02:00   Mike Ravelli (Amsterdam, NL)
02:00 – 04:00   Su (Chengdu, CN)
04:00 – 06:00   Xiang (Chengdu, CN)
06:00 – 07:30   Chamberlain (Beijing, CN)
07:30 – end     Hiroshi (Hiroshima, JP)


HAO
Chengdu, CN

现居成都 创办了独立时装买手店肆合,其店内常年播放的电子乐令人印象深刻。HAO策划了“心生”“春味” “倒影“等多次独立时装发布会和派对, 多次与电子音乐人跨界合作。从亚洲到欧洲,从时装周到音乐节,艺术馆到俱乐部,独立文化的熏陶的和浓厚的艺术情结让他善于从各处获取灵感,而柏林的音乐风格对他影响尤为深远,HAO偏爱冷和硬的音色,总爱营造广袤的时空感,穿插具有叙事性的旋律章节,情绪连贯又布满起伏

Club experience 俱乐部演出经历:
❀ 北京的DADA和灯笼Lantern Beijing
❀ Ein-atmen 2015
❀ Golden Gate (Berlin) Edgar Peng China Tour – Support DJ

❀ Seafood Party 海鲜派对
Currently based in Chengdu, founder and curator of independent fashion retailer Sihe, electronic music collaborator HAO brings his distinctive style and multiplex technique to the AUS-STAGE. From Europe to Asia, from Fashion Week to music festivals, art museums to clubs in Berlin, Hao’s creative outputs as a tech house & techno DJ are underpinned by a passion for independent culture and belief in the spiritual power of electronic music. ❀


MAY
Chengdu, CN

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在MAY心里”音乐的律动就像是甹驰在沙漠里的感觉”作为一个新鲜电子乐DJ的May,从小受民族乐器的熏陶,这使得之后她在电子音乐的道路上有着自我的风格和意识,对于她而言,能够一直保持极简主义的方式去表达音乐,才能将音乐中的精髓完美释放。偏爱techno的May ,希望用自己的感知去构造出一个通透的音乐时空。正如她所说:“在这个浮躁不安的时代里,通过内心的简化与沉淀,才会找到音乐上的自我表达。”

With a university background in traditional Chinese music and performance, May is an up and coming talent who sees music as a “warrior galloping across the desert.” Surrounded by the uplifting sounds of ethnic instrumentation as a child, May holds the power of minimalism at the core of her electronic music expression. By giving people the opportunity to experience new and exciting styles of music, she hopes to build a bigger and better electronic music scene in Chengdu for everyone to enjoy. ❀

BCHIR
Rabat, MA

Bchir是一名来自摩洛哥的DJ,他在自己的家乡是一名知名的DJ播客,曾在当地的音乐节以及各大聚会上担任过组织者和DJ. 来到成都以后,在各大电子酒吧举办专场,他也专注于创建自己专属的原创音乐,对Bchir来说,无论通过哪种方式,最重要的是打造一个出色的现场氛围来催眠你的每一根神经,让在场的每一个人跳动起来!

DJ, producer and promoter Bchir has evolved from a humble bedroom mixtape creator, to a festival organizer in the late 2000s, to one of the most well-loved techno DJs in Chengdu. As a DJ with refined musical taste and ability to blow the roof off till 8am, Bchir also spreads the gospel of techno with the Chengdu party collective TechnoPowa. With a diverse bag of tracks and an intuition for the dance floor, Bchir will bring his good vibes and deep hypnotic groove to Aus-atmen this year. ❀


EWAN
Chengdu, CN

凭着对电子音乐的热爱,Ewan在受到数十年古典钢琴的熏陶下,成长为DJ并在北京灯笼俱乐部和Dada演出。他的风格里带有浓郁的后工业和古典浪漫主义音乐的融合。加之他对先锋文化的敏锐度,使其的音乐风格带有极强的符号性。

Ewan favours deep and edgy techno. With strong post industrial and classical romanticism influences combined with him being a true pioneer in music culture, Ewan has developed a strong personal style. Having played at all of Chengdu’s best underground clubs, as well as Lantern and Dada in Beijing, Ewan is now one of the highlights of Chengdu’s dance scene. ❀


XIAOLONG
Chengdu, CN

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2004年开始DJ生涯,2010年始活跃于成都地下电子派对,他专注而执着,用苛求完美的态度、深邃迷人的曲风,层次饱满而极富弹性的律动撩拨着每一根跳舞的神经。

Known for his deep, dance-floor ready house and techno selections, Xiaolong’s sets are unwavering in quality. With over ten years experience at clubs and festivals around China, Xiaolong is one of Chengdu’s most experienced and well-loved DJs. ❀


MIKE RAVELLI
Amsterdam, NL

如今,MIKE RAVELLI在荷兰已被公认在他的音乐里能获得无限的能量,并且不可抑制的受人喜爱。不仅是因为他广受赞誉的作品,还因为他一直支持这些备受喜爱的Techno and House组织,驻在有利的荷兰Techno和房子的组织,如 Shoeless, Perception, Thuishaven 和Beachclub Woodstock 69。所有的这一切已使他赞誉有加并得到了国际所给予的认可。MIKE RAVELLI已经红透整个荷兰,并在这几年开始更多国际性的演出,例如 Katerholzig Berlin, Egg London, Barraca Valencia, 北京灯笼 – 他一直在做他最热爱的事情 -泡在录音棚,制作永不停歇的音乐的,周游世界的同时去分享他对电子音乐的激情。所以用你的信去听听他的作品和音乐吧。

When hearing the likes of Mike Ravelli, don’t be fooled by his undeniable fresh sound, he’s by no means the new kid on the block! He became a pioneering artist with the infamous Amsterdam based ‘GZG’ collective in the early 00’s, known for their wild warehouse parties that changed the face of the electronic scene. From slow and melodic to fast-paced and energy-packed, his music meets the criteria craved by heated dance floors.

Nowadays, Mike Ravelli is recognised in the Netherlands for his borderless energetic sound in his DJ sets and has built a solid reputation as a popular act. Not only his highly acclaimed productions, supported by artists such as Karotte, Edu Imbernon and Dubfire, but also residencies at favourable Dutch techno and house organisations such as Shoeless, Perception, Thuishaven and the notorious Beachclub Woodstock 69 have lead him towards a career with international recognition. ❀


SU
Chengdu, CN

出生于川剧世家的她,从小就对音乐及艺术有着浓厚的兴趣和基础。中学的时候开始接触电子音乐, 从此便迷恋上了这种充满无限创造空间的音乐形式。她始终坚持自己的音乐理想,游走在国内外自己喜欢的派对及电子音乐节,长年在德国、法国、意大利、西班牙等欧洲国家著名电子音乐俱乐部派对及音乐节的现场体验中,萌生了要将真正纯正、高品质的电子音乐及派对带回国内的念头,她逐渐的踏入了音乐推广的行业内,也同时成为一位dj和开始电子音乐制作,希望通过自己对电子音乐的理解和诠释来感染及影响更多的人了解并同样的热爱电子音乐。2014年,她同其他的三位伙伴在成都推出一家地下电子音乐俱乐部 TAG CLUB 其意为 To Another Galaxy,致力于推广电子音乐文化,希望通过这样一个平台,让生活在烦嚣城市生活中的人们,褪去浮躁、烦恼,感受电子音乐的魅力,体验身心灵同电子音乐艺术碰撞的奇妙旅程。同时,四名年轻人亦希望在这样一个充满无限可能的空间里,编织自己的音乐梦想。

Su is one of the co-founders of atmen. Born into a family of Sichuan opera artists, Su grew up surrounded by music and art. First exposed to electronic music in high school, she has had a crush on its infinite space and sound ever since. Having absorbed the energy of German club parties and European electronic festivals for years, Su felt compelled to bring high-quality electronic music to people back home, thus beginning her journey into promotion, DJing and music production.

In 2014, Su and three partners founded an underground electronic music club in Chengdu called .TAG, “To Another Galaxy,” dedicated to pushing electronic music culture and creating a platform for people to create and share a space of endless possibilities and musical dreams. ❀
(Check out Su playing at the Morning Bar after party of Orchestra of Spheres: Te China Rockumentary EP. 2 CHENGDU!)


XIANG
Chengdu, CN

从小在古典音乐的熏陶下成长,大学赴德两年,被电子音乐的能量和声音结构的空间感所吸引,Xiang成为一名techno DJ,将个人对声音的敏锐直觉和感受在现场呈现给大家;她热爱从生活及自然中采集声音,并加入合成器效果,融入电子音乐创作及现场。Xiang与Su共同成立电子音乐厂牌atmen,风格以techno,minimal为主,厂牌包含派对活动、电子音乐制作、服装设计等,并在未来探索更多有趣的领域。同年,响与胥小新一同开展了一个即时视听项目:XX平方,即通过对自然元素及生活细节的采集,即时混合声音及影像,提供一或几种未知的视听角度。

Xiang is one of the co-founders of atmen. Classically trained as a child, two years of university in Germany amidst the backdrop of the mid-2000s techno scene inspired her to become a DJ. Xiang captivates audiences with her intuition for sound and flow – her live set integrates electronic textures from synthesisers and recordings sampled from nature and daily life.

Xiang also collaborates with artist Little New in their audio-visual project XX², amalgamating elements of the natural world and everyday life into a real-time sensory experience. ❀


KR
Wellington, NZ

Kristen是一位来自新西兰的吉他手。她在惠灵顿玩过车库摇滚乐队,也喜欢用四轨机做一些Lo-fi的卧室录音,来到成都认识atmen以后就开始使用数字效果和循环来创造电子噪音。她的影响包括krautrock,实验音乐,碧昂丝和techno。这次Aus-atmen她跟Su和Xiang一起演出。
Yours truly. Transplanted from Wellington, New Zealand, Kristen is a guitarist who comes from a background of garage rock bands and lo-fi bedroom recordings. She uses digital effects and looping to create electronic beats. Her influences range between krautrock, experimental music, Beyoncé and techno. She will play with Xiang and Su on the AUS-STAGE. ❀


CHAMBERLAIN
Beijing, CN / New York, USA

张伯伦 出生在北京 生活在纽约 写诗同时也做声音 也做live performance用诗,声音和视觉交互在一起。
即将就读于在旧金山的Mills College的electronic music and recording media专业 全球最好的Avantgarde Music Academy(先锋音乐学院)。
用声音这个媒介创造空间\环境让人脱离现实/假象。用感官带来的未知,去发现新的可能性。
我相信’气’和能量来自于现在(now) 和每个人都有权利拥有的自由(freedom)。A DJ and a poet. Originally from Beijing, Chamberlain has been studying and living in New York for years. He explores sound that is integrated with body movements and spatiality/sound and architecture, dealing with the sound inside and outside by organizing system of frequencies to intertwine the sonic space and physical space, producing sonic sculptures which remains.
Nothing essential happens in the absence of noise. ❀


HIROSHI
Hiroshima, JP

电子,稳定,日式拉面。
Techno, consistency, Japanese ramen. ❀


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To win a ticket to Aus-atmen 2016 – simply send your name and WeChat contact details to hellokiwese@gmail.com before Tuesday 17 May. Two winners will be drawn on Tuesday!!