Hui lai le! Sharp-tongued, offbeat noise punk duo mr sterile Assembly are back in the Mainland as part of their mammoth 2019 “Orange Time” tour. You have been warned. mr sterile Assembly is a noisy bass and drum duo composed of Wellington-based musicians and lyricists Kieran and Chrissie. Self-initiated and self-organized, mr sterile Assembly hasContinueContinue reading “mr sterile Assembly Return to China”
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Xiamen Sunset Sessions
Xiamen 厦门 is the coastal sister city of Te Whanganui-A-Tara, Aotearoa. Following our first foray to the coast in 2015, Kiwese returned this month with Womb and Strange Stains to hang with local indie huns Cheesemind! Chris: “Omg, this is like, so L.A.” Everyone: “Yeah, this is sooo L.A.” NB: *everyone lives in Wellington /ContinueContinue reading “Xiamen Sunset Sessions”
Introducing: Shponka
In the last installment of our Womb and Strange Stains support artist series, say hello to Shponka. Fit out with an incredible Funktion-One sound system, sleek minimal design and a delicious in-house bar/restaurant, Loopy in Hangzhou is one of my favourite venues in China. Hailing from the UK, recent Chengdu to Shanghai transplant DJ ShponkaContinueContinue reading “Introducing: Shponka”
Introducing: 鬼鬼祟祟 GUIGUISUISUI
The Womb and Strange Stains China Tour kicks off next week! We caught up with Beijing art rock duo 鬼鬼祟祟 GUIGUISUISUI to find out more about the Beijing scene. Guiguisuisui is a two piece art-rock performance band. Curated by Chinese artist Nan Guazi and her British husband, Guiguisuisui blends electronic and live sounds to createContinueContinue reading “Introducing: 鬼鬼祟祟 GUIGUISUISUI”
Introducing: 马蜂 Ma Feng
Next up in our series of support artists from the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour is electronic music producer Ma Feng 马蜂, born and raised in the ancient walled city of Xi’an. Home to the famed Terracotta Warriors and the last remaining city wall structure in China, Xi’an is often referred to as theContinueContinue reading “Introducing: 马蜂 Ma Feng”
Introducing: The 尺口mp
As the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour draws near, we caught up with the support acts to find out more about their respective cities! Next, let’s cruise over to the seaside city of Fuzhou to meet leisure pop trio The 尺口mp. The 尺口mp – pronounced “chǐ kǒu” in Chinese or “The Romp” in English – isContinueContinue reading “Introducing: The 尺口mp”
Introducing: Division Control
As the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour draws near, we caught up with the support acts to find out more about their respective cities! Less is more. We managed to get a few words out of introverted Tianjin post punk outfit DivisionControl. 【中文原文在下面 // Scroll for the original Chinese text】 DivisionControl have been active in variousContinueContinue reading “Introducing: Division Control”
Introducing: Ex Luna
As the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour draws near, we caught up with the support acts to find out more about their respective cities! Next up, we fly over to Wuhan to catch up with spacey electronic producer Ex Luna. 【中文原文在下面 // Scroll for the original Chinese text】 I would fly to the moon and back…ContinueContinue reading “Introducing: Ex Luna”
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