Pineapple, lemon, coriander, chilli - WHAT UP KUNMING. The southern leg of the tour begins, as we fly from Chongqing to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan. Big ups to South Acid MiMi Dance Team, stay tuned for the NUNUDUGU video with Lady Lazer Light!!
Orchestra of Spheres in China: EP. 3 CHONGQING
In the bleary eyed haze of 4am in the morning, I stumbled home from the after party at Morning Bar 早上好 and began mashing about on my phone trying to decipher a Chinese van booking app. Several hours later, a comedically large house moving van appeared, and we were ready to go. Chongqing, here we come! With aContinue reading "Orchestra of Spheres in China: EP. 3 CHONGQING"
Orchestra of Spheres in China | EP. 2 CHENGDU
The second instalment of the Orchestra of Spheres x Lady Lazer Light China Tour Doco sees us arrive in the spicy heartlands of Sichuan! Kiwese stomping grounds! Chengdu baby! Also on Vimeo! It's the second day of the national October holiday break, and we've just taken a 19hr overnight train from Beijing to Chengdu. After arriving atContinue reading "Orchestra of Spheres in China | EP. 2 CHENGDU"
Orchestra of Spheres in China | EP. 1 Beijing
in It's finally here... Beijing, baby! In the first instalment of our five-part China tour series, Orchestra of Spheres reunite with Lady Lazer Light in Beijing and wreak havoc at School Bar, Temple Bar and Brother's BBQ Tribe in Feijiacun. For those who prefer Vimeo, click here! Featuring interviews with Nevin Domer of Genjing Records,Continue reading "Orchestra of Spheres in China | EP. 1 Beijing"
The Rise and Demise of Morning Bar 早上好
Rumours have been circulating for months now, but the demolition of Morning Bar 早上好 on Minzhu Lu has finally become a reality. Kiwese looks back on the old venue and forward to the new, ahead of Chunyou 春游 2016 this weekend. When people ask where I learned to speak Chinese, there are two truths – I studied at Victoria University of Wellington, BeijingContinue reading "The Rise and Demise of Morning Bar 早上好"
Jams at Submarine Bar
There are plenty of places that run weekly/spontaneous jam sessions in Chengdu. Submarine Bar down in Yulin is one of them. Here's a little ditty I shot and edited for the buddies down at Submarine Bar last night. The chick in the hat was doing an acoustic singer-songwriter type thing early on, then as the night grewContinue reading "Jams at Submarine Bar"
Lady Lazer Light Casts A Spell Over China: Interview with Erica Sklenars
Wellington! 惠灵顿！ Erica Sklenars a.k.a. Lady Lazer Light is in the capital this week for two talks about her art residency in Beijing and touring with Orchestra of Spheres around China. Kiwese caught up with her ahead of tonight's first talk! The last Lady Lazer Light show I saw before moving back to China was in collaboration with long time pals OrchestraContinue reading "Lady Lazer Light Casts A Spell Over China: Interview with Erica Sklenars"
The Biggest Losar: Solo Travels to Larung Gar
It was a fairly sudden decision to travel to Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Garze, Western Sichuan, for Chinese New Year, informed by the news there would be no tutoring for a week. “What are you planning for Spring Festival?” I asked on a Tuesday over dinner at my student's house. “Actually, we’re going to Lhasa.” ChopsticksContinue reading "The Biggest Losar: Solo Travels to Larung Gar"
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