Hiperson are touring Europe!

Chengdu’s beloved Hiperson have just set off for their first overseas tour, listen up if you are in Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Poland or the Netherlands!!   Hiperson Europe Tour 2016: Sun, 11 SEP – Santa Válvola Festival, Prato, IT Mon, 12 SEP – Fanfulla, Rome, IT Tue, 13 SEP – Free Ride Club, Perugia, IT Thu, 15 SEPContinueContinue reading “Hiperson are touring Europe!”

Flyposting in Chengdu is hard… | Hiperson vs. Lonely Leary @ NU SPACE

https://youtu.be/EYXwkBpRrko WHEN: Friday 10 June 2016 Doors: 8pm Lonely Leary: 8:30pm Hiperson: 9:30pm WHERE: 明堂创意工作区·NU SPACE 成都市青羊区奎星楼街55号 NU SPACE, MiNTOWN Studio Community 55 Kuixinglou St, Qingyang, Chengdu TICKETS: Pre-sale: 60RMB Door: 100RMB http://www.zaomengshe.com/c/325233   Read more about Hiperson and Lonely Leary on Kiwese. See you tomorrow night!

Beijing Noise Rockers Head for Chengdu: Interview with Lonely Leary

Lonely Leary are a Beijing-based three-piece post-punk/noise rock band from Shandong. They incorporate fast drums, muddy baselines and rough guitar noise in a pursuit to create a relatively violent sound.  NU SPACE has invited them to Chengdu to play a show this Friday 10 June with local favourites Hiperson! Kiwese caught up with the band members Qiu Chi 邱驰 (bass/vocals)ContinueContinue reading “Beijing Noise Rockers Head for Chengdu: Interview with Lonely Leary”

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, BeijingContinueContinue reading “The Rise and Demise of Morning Bar 早上好”

Favourite Releases 2015

From Wellington stoner country to Beijing glitch hop, 2015 was packed with awesome releases from both New Zealand and China. Here are fifteen Kiwese favourites! Illustration by Ali Pang. With Knees of Honey in Goodbye Canyon by So Laid Back Country China (Wellington, NZ) So Laid Back Country China (or 很放松乡村中国) is a four-piece band fronted by Harriet Ferry andContinueContinue reading “Favourite Releases 2015”

Favourite Shows 2015

What makes a ‘good show’? The artist? The venue? The crowd? Here is a list of ten shows in chronological order that left an impression on Kiwese this year. “Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.” – Frank Zappa To me, live music is a symbiotic relationshipContinueContinue reading “Favourite Shows 2015”

Lest We Remember, Lest We Forget: Interview with Hiperson 海朋森

On a hot summer’s afternoon, the sound of birdsong and motorbike alarms chorus together in the warm air at Zaoshanghao on Democracy Road.  Excitedly chattered about for the past few years and praised by Douban Music as “the true spirit of rock and roll” “amidst this increasingly conformist, fast-food generation,” Chengdu’s poetic post-punk band Hiperson greets youContinueContinue reading “Lest We Remember, Lest We Forget: Interview with Hiperson 海朋森”

Some TING! 听 #002: Hiperson & Cut Off Your Hands

Hiperson from Chengdu are one of my favourite bands right now. Cut Off Your Hands were one of the first live bands I ever saw in Wellington. They are both awesome. >>>>>Hiperson 海朋森  Hǎi péng sēn are a rock band from Chengdu, the capital city of the mountainous greenery that is Sichuan. Their super tight rhythms, haunting male-femaleContinueContinue reading “Some TING! 听 #002: Hiperson & Cut Off Your Hands”