Reporting back from my first-ever Twisted Frequency experience. Simply put, it was fucking MEAN and CRACK UP.But really. What a festival. What a community. What a gem! Now knowing such a superior way of living exists, how do we wait out the other 360 days of the year?? SOS, CANNOT DETWIST! https://soundcloud.com/kaishandao/kaishandao-twisted-2025 From Soundcloud:MyContinueContinue reading “Vibe Check: Review of Twisted Frequency 2024/25”
Category Archives: Arts
‘Blackholes Are Gathering’: China Screenings 2019
‘Blackholes Are Gathering’ is an experimental documentary by Illojgali aka Dan Harris that follows Wellington artists The All Seeing Hand, E N T, Alphabethead and Kaishandao on their tour through China in 2017. Following it’s recent premiere in Aotearoa, Kiwese is excited to announce a series of nine special screenings in Mainland China! Read moreContinueContinue reading “‘Blackholes Are Gathering’: China Screenings 2019”
In Review: Subterranea 2k19
Back in July, Kiwese hosted “Subterranea 2k19” at 13Lounge, uniting musicians, artists and filmmakers from China and Aotearoa. Havoc Studio filmed a glimpse into the festivities. 13Lounge is a refreshing anomaly. Just north of the raucous EDM clubs and student bars of the 339 TV Tower, it lies stashed away in an unassuming building on MengContinueContinue reading “In Review: Subterranea 2k19”
Thoughts on “Blackholes Are Gathering: A Sonic Journey Through China”
A guiding principle of Chinese philosophy is the Yin and Yang — the opposites of Lightness and Darkness. When things reach their most extreme, they start to decline. Likewise when we are at our lowest, we begin to rise. The Hag will always Re-Hag. Adrift in the hectic sequence of conscious and unconscious fragments transmittedContinueContinue reading “Thoughts on “Blackholes Are Gathering: A Sonic Journey Through China””
Chengdu Street Vibes, NUART Festival is Back
NUART艺术节由NU SPACE和明堂创意工作区主办，是一个独立的音乐和艺术节，展示来自中国一些最令人兴奋的独立音乐厂牌的最创新性的艺人，尤其是那些结合了新媒体和数字艺术的，创造一个合作的视听表演环境。今年的第四季NUART，将展示三十多位艺人，跨越两个室内舞台，成都视觉团队谱造司负责全场视觉呈现，和由Paradise Records与New Noise举办的街头派对和黑胶市场在充满独立摊位和社区精神的奎星楼街上。 为了庆祝成都的多元的夜生活，今年NUART很高兴跟成都最受欢迎的三个俱乐部：Nomad, Funky Town方糖和.TAG合作举办三个after派对。 Hosted by NU SPACE and MiNTOWN Studio Community, NUART Festival is an independent music and arts street festival that showcases fresh, genre-breaking artists from some of China’s most exciting independent labels, especially those who incorporate new media and digital art, bringing together like-minded creatives into a collaborative audio-visualContinueContinue reading “Chengdu Street Vibes, NUART Festival is Back”
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”
NUART Festival Chengdu 2016：来耍！！
A year has gone by so fast, the October National Holiday break is soon upon us and NUART Festival has rolled round again! Good times – here’s the run down… Chengdu’s free arts and music street festival on Kuixinglou Street is into it’s third year now, with no signs of slowing down. As in previous years, the multi-genre MainContinueContinue reading “NUART Festival Chengdu 2016：来耍！！”
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 OrchestraContinueContinue reading “Lady Lazer Light Casts A Spell Over China: Interview with Erica Sklenars”
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