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”

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”

Xiamen Sunset Sessions

Xiamen 厦门 is the coastal sister city of Te Whanganui-A-Tara, Aotearoa. Following our first foray to the coast in 2015, Kiwese returned this month with Womb and Strange Stains to hang with local indie huns Cheesemind! Chris: “Omg, this is like, so L.A.” Everyone: “Yeah, this is sooo L.A.” NB: *everyone lives in Wellington /ContinueContinue reading “Xiamen Sunset Sessions”

Introducing: 鬼鬼祟祟 GUIGUISUISUI

The Womb and Strange Stains China Tour kicks off next week! We caught up with Beijing art rock duo 鬼鬼祟祟 GUIGUISUISUI to find out more about the Beijing scene. Guiguisuisui is a two piece art-rock performance band. Curated by Chinese artist Nan Guazi and her British husband, Guiguisuisui blends electronic and live sounds to createContinueContinue reading “Introducing: 鬼鬼祟祟 GUIGUISUISUI”

Introducing: 马蜂 Ma Feng

Next up in our series of support artists from the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour is electronic music producer Ma Feng 马蜂, born and raised in the ancient walled city of Xi’an. Home to the famed Terracotta Warriors and the last remaining city wall structure in China, Xi’an is often referred to as theContinueContinue reading “Introducing: 马蜂 Ma Feng”

Introducing: The 尺口mp

As the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour draws near, we caught up with the support acts to find out more about their respective cities! Next, let’s cruise over to the seaside city of Fuzhou to meet leisure pop trio The 尺口mp. The 尺口mp – pronounced “chǐ kǒu” in Chinese or “The Romp” in English – isContinueContinue reading “Introducing: The 尺口mp”

Introducing: Division Control

As the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour draws near, we caught up with the support acts to find out more about their respective cities! Less is more. We managed to get a few words out of introverted Tianjin post punk outfit DivisionControl. 【中文原文在下面 // Scroll for the original Chinese text】 DivisionControl have been active in variousContinueContinue reading “Introducing: Division Control”

Introducing: Ex Luna

As the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour draws near, we caught up with the support acts to find out more about their respective cities! Next up, we fly over to Wuhan to catch up with spacey electronic producer Ex Luna. 【中文原文在下面 // Scroll for the original Chinese text】 I would fly to the moon and back…ContinueContinue reading “Introducing: Ex Luna”