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The Offset: Spectacles →
Just got a recommendation for a band we should check out: The Offset: Spectacles, originally from Hong Kong, now ‘exiled’ to Beijing. Their facebook describes them as ‘Canto Psych’. The band members are all named ‘Spectator’ (Spectator:V / Spectator:K / Spectator:O / Spectator:*) o.0 Musically, it’s kinda dark, I imagine the lyrics are tinged with...
May 7th
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punkneverdie asked: Hi, I think you may want to add The Offset: Spectacles to your lineup. They're beyond amazing! You can stream their debut album at bandcamp!
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March 2012
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To follow on from the previous post, here is duck fight goose from Shanghai. This clip has an interview with English subtitles, and a powerful song playing in the background. See parts 2 and 3 of this feature over at noisey.com Follow the band on Facebook
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ListenMusic and lyrics: Gladys TSAI Arrangement: ...
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Listen“If music be the food of love, play...
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February 2012
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retroade asked: About the earlier ask about a J-indie blog: I was looking for one too a while ago and my favourite one is jsound. (jsound-tumblr-com). Hope it helps! :)
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shelabluck asked: do you know of any Japanese Indie blogg out there. That is as good as this one? :)
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Check out this beautiful song from The Song Dynasty. I heard it on the very interesting We Are Shanghai compilation over at bandcamp. If you are just playing internet today and want some music in the background, put that comp on. Healthy mix of punk, hard rock, reggae, pop, etc. It’s a little more noisy than soothing, lol. By the way, you can buy individual songs (or the entire...
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s-a-m-e asked: links to reviews and commentary on alternative music in china is available at alternativechinaDOTtumblrDOTcom.
Feb 5th
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Site for album reviews →
Click the title to go to the site! If you use Google Chrome browser, this site should auto-translate for you. Even if the translations are somewhat non-sensical, you can at least see if you have missed any recent album releases. By the way, if you know of a Chinese music review roundup site that is done in English, please let us know! =)
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unseen-blower asked: More HK indie music artists include: the pancakes, 22cats and the already disbanded False Alarm.
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paopucake asked: just wanted to add the pancakes to your list re: hk indie bands!
Feb 4th
drawplay asked: Wow hey! I've always wanted to find good Chinese indie but I've always been unable to. I just read about Wonfu last night and found your blog through them. Do you know any Cantonese indie bands?
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