Anthology Of Chinese Experimental Music 1992-2008

Das belgische Label SUB ROSA hat sich einer anspruchsvollen Aufgabe gewidmet und bringt einen 4fach-CD-Sampler mit einem Überblick über zeitgenössische chinesische Experimentalmusik heraus. Beteiligte Künstler: siehe unten.

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This anthology features 48 artists from within the Chinese area of influence. It is designed as a journey through what is currently happening underground, under extremely diverse forms. It also looks at the recent past and the key role of pioneers like Wang Fan, Dajuin Yao, and also Hong Kong-based Li Chin Sung aka Dickson Dee who, for almost two decades, has been spreading the word about Experimental music in Mainland China. This album was curated by Dickson Dee on Guy Marc Hinant's invitation. It includes an enlightening presentation on the short yet intense advent and history of the Chinese noise explosion, co-written by Zbigniew Karkowski and Yan Jun.

The Sound of the Underground
An Overview of Experimental and Non-Academic Music in China

The Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-76) in one way or another eradicated most of the existing culture in China. At the same time as intellectuals were sent to rural labor camps, countless ancient buildings, antiques, books, paintings and various artifacts were just destroyed. This period created an enormous intellectual, cultural and artistic vacuum in China - destruction that in a sense, time is still healing.
So tradition of music culture and especially non-academic, purely experimental music, started from 'point blank' scratch sometime in the 80ies. With the market economy introduced in that decade and further media developments in the 90ies, there was a kind of an explosion in youth culture that had been held back for decades. Movements and music scenes that previously never reached China - like for instance psychedelic music, punk or neo-dada started to appear and expanded at astonishing pace.
The birth of these alternative rock and punk music scenes that later developed into even more experimental trends is a direct result of global capitalism and profound change in China's position within the World Order. It however did not develop the same way as it usually does in the West - with one eye looking forward and the other one always glancing at history. It started with 'dakou' and with piracy.

Li Chin Sung aka Dickson Dee - Torturing Nurse - Wang Fan - Wang Changcun - D!O!D!O!D! / Li Jianhong + Huangjin - Yan Jun - Loga - Pei aka Liu Pei-Wen - Zenlu - Dajuin Yao - Bai Tian - Cheewei - Lim Giang - Ang Song Ming aka Circadian - Chung-Han Yao - Goh Lee Kwang - Wu Quan - Me:Mo - Wang Jong-Kuen - Dajuin Yao - Sun Dawei - Nara - WFDD - Stingrays - Dennis Wong aka Wong Chung-Fai - Fathmount aka Wilson Lee - PNF - Li Wen Tai aka Vince Li - Shenggy - Ronez aka Zhou Pei - Zhou Ri Sheng - Fish - Wuwei + Ulrich Morits - Xper. Xr. & The Orphic Orchestra - Hong Qile - Ying Fan - Dead J aka Shao Yanpeng - Z.S.L.O - Jedung Kying / Edging + Junky - Tats Lau - Li Jianhong - Dino - Eric Lin aka Lin Chi-Wei - Alice Hui-Sheng Chang - Shen Ching / Fuji Wang + Anes - Dancing Stone - Illuminated 6.6.6.- Juno aka Timmy Lok - Simon Ho

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