I’m speeding in a Didi to the airport to go to the next gig. Zhang Xin hooked me up with a new livehouse called ONION in Zhengzhou, playing the after party for Yunnan reggae legends KAWA. I’ve been mad busy lately with a motley joy of activity ranging from parties, dinners, Met Gala-esque Gen ZContinueContinue reading “Chun You 2025: LOFi x Salomon w/ Kaishandao”
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Vibe Check: Review of Twisted Frequency 2024/25
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”
BIRDPARTY, Vera Ellen + Kaishandao China Tour 2024 Announced
I am pleased to announce BIRDPARTY and Vera Ellen will be touring China with Kaishandao this October. Along with DJs Ludus and Rizzo, this epic beast of a tour will span 16 dates across some of China’s most exciting, post-pandemic underground livehouses, clubs, spaces, and record stores. Buckle up, whānau. I was lucky to catchContinueContinue reading “BIRDPARTY, Vera Ellen + Kaishandao China Tour 2024 Announced”
Chengdu Sistahz
Over the summer, Wu Zhuoling and Kaishandao, two Sagittarian music friends living in Chengdu, embarked on a joint tour to Kristen’s homeland of New Zealand.A Kiwese and Small Projects adventure, we spent a month exploring, hiking, camping, and performing at venues and festivals including Whammy Bar (Auckland), Tactile Society (Nelson), and both weekends of theContinueContinue reading “Chengdu Sistahz”
Kaishandao Homeland Tour Aotearoa 2024
HELLO WORLD. It is my pleasure to announce the Kaishandao Homeland Tour Aotearoa 2024. This is the New Zealand half of the tour, the yin to the yang of Homeland which came out in 2021, and toured across 20 cities in China. I acknowledge the original guardians of the land, the mana whenua, and approachContinueContinue reading “Kaishandao Homeland Tour Aotearoa 2024”
Kaishandao’s Debut EP + China Tour Dates 2021
Homeland is the debut EP from Chengdu-based producer Kaishandao, aka Kristen Ng, six tracks that explore the places, spaces, and people we call home. During a period of reflection and uncertainty, the first rough sketches for Homeland emerged from bedroom jam sessions in Kaishandao’s adopted hometown of Chengdu. With no way in or outContinueContinue reading “Kaishandao’s Debut EP + China Tour Dates 2021”
SYNC 4.0 – Chengdu’s Annual Live Synthesiser Collaboration
With club parties and DJs every night, post-Covid Chengdu continues her reign as the party capital of China. The appetite for nightlife is insatiable — electronic music is the sound of Chengdu’s beating heart (and pounding hangover.) But what lies beyond the dancefloor? What kind of sounds are being made here? How are those sounds created?ContinueContinue reading “SYNC 4.0 – Chengdu’s Annual Live Synthesiser Collaboration”
Womb: Remixes
Remixes of Womb’s debut record ‘Like Splitting the Head from the Body’ have been released online in collaboration with producers across China and Aotearoa. About the Remixes This year ‘Like Splitting the Head from the Body’ by WOMB has been reimagined by eight producers across China and Aotearoa in this special remix album ‘Like SplittingContinueContinue reading “Womb: Remixes”
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