Author Archives: Kristen Ng

angsty rant disguised as poem

This is a poem scrawled in my journal from the upper berth of a hard sleeper carriage aboard the Kunming-Chengdu slow train on 1 February 2015. There are Times   There are times when China gets all a bit much. There are times when you just need to get on a train and go 21 hours, in the oppositeContinueContinue reading “angsty rant disguised as poem”

Ten Years of China: Interview with Daniel Beban

Dan Beban a.k.a. Baba Rossa is the wearer of many hats (both costume and otherwise), a prolific Wellington-based artist, organiser, documentarian, DIY master… To add to that, he’s just curated his first exhibition The Middle Kingdom: Made in China 2002 – 2017 at Audio Foundation in Auckland. Kiwese zoned in to find out more. I’d just returnedContinueContinue reading “Ten Years of China: Interview with Daniel Beban”

Sunset and Chuanchuan: Interview with The Hormones

It’s almost 1am on a Tuesday night. Ming Ming and I are sitting at Gebi Youjiu （隔壁有酒 lit. booze next door）, a small discount beer bar within walking distance of our two apartments, which since Morning Bar got demolished has become our local spot. Juggling bass duties in two of Chengdu’s most prominent indie bands The HormonesContinueContinue reading “Sunset and Chuanchuan: Interview with The Hormones”

South Acid Mimi and Lady Lazer Light Unleash “NUNUDUGU” Music Video

Take some yogurt, cheap pantyhose, balloons and plum wine. Add to a room with three girls from Kunming and three girls from New Zealand. Shake and serve cold.   When the only seemingly logical escape from your anxiety is to take a train 1000km in the opposite direction, you know it’s dark. That’s what IContinueContinue reading “South Acid Mimi and Lady Lazer Light Unleash “NUNUDUGU” Music Video”

Photo Review: The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017

The All Seeing Hand x E/N/T x Kaishandao全国巡演已经巡演结束了。难忘的一次trip。谢谢所有在北京，呼市，包头，西安，成都，重庆，武汉，上海，杭州，义乌和厦门给我们支持的朋友！❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ A journey of the mind, body, spirit and general hauora. This tour was nothing short of epic from start to finish, taking Wellington artists The All Seeing Hand, E N T and Kaishandao from Beijing, Hohhot, Baotou, Xi’an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Shanghai and Yiwu all the wayContinueContinue reading “Photo Review: The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017”

The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017

Kiwese Presents: THE ALL SEEING HAND 全视手 China Tour 2017 With Kaishandao & E/N/T “这个音乐不是为小清新或者容易伤感的人准备的。” “This is not music for the light-hearted or easily distressed.” – Soundly Sounds Kiwese is proud to present The All Seeing Hand x Kaishandao x E/N/T China Tour 2017. For fans of the heavy, strange and transcendental. For adventurous sonicContinueContinue reading “The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017”

Self-organised, self-aware, self-destructive, this is XI’ER.

朋友们好 早在五月，我收到朋友一笑的微信说她带着“喜儿”在成都和重庆演出的想法。“喜儿”是三位女巫般的姑娘的合成器电子乐队南方酸性咪咪的朋克根源乐队。 What up fam Back in May, I got a message from my friend Yixiao about coming to play in Chengdu and Chongqing with XI’ER, the predecessor punk band to electronic witch-synth trio South Acid MiMi. When I first met Yixiao, Shishi and Weilin in 2015, I’d already been indoctrinated into the cult of South Acid Mimi,ContinueContinue reading “Self-organised, self-aware, self-destructive, this is XI’ER.”