Where we cover egg punk, nursery rhymes, some shoegaze, and among others, an artist which has been a major influence for one of us at the beginning of their China years, and a band that is arguably the best live act in China today.

Track list:

1. Wu-Chang Library 天東閣 / 沉默橙

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ALfmwuJ5wJJlt3pn7SwFM?si=83ac3801144b4a5e

1. 小难过 / Pumpkins 小南瓜

Spotify artist page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6sNjrPpF5mA7AXH2X8FtlJ?si=Yno26lxxSG-0n3YSGmlBUw

1. Waste Of Time / mengzhumeng

Bandcamp: https://mengzhumeng.bandcamp.com/album/social-reintegration-demo-1

1. 玻璃做的 / Silly Function

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3S7Nldv2ZkT6T7JWC7hpen?si=861ff57cdbe44e24

Bandcamp artist page: https://sillyfunction.bandcamp.com

1. 望川潮 / 詹盼

1. 卢沟桥 / 小河与寻摇计划

Project Spotify page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EQaYTsagYgRssoLjg7jc9

Xiao He’s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HQtVlagT1RApOFulrNoJ6?si=qlnsBHheSniyz80E7-LR_g

We always try to include links to Bandcamp and/or Spotify, however in some cases the tracks have not been uploaded there. We will try to update if artists let us know there has been a change.

About us:

The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and information on the Chinese music scene that they would not be able to obtain elsewhere.

During more or less 30-minutes episodes, Will and I review and discuss 4 to 6 tracks per episode, featuring audio clips of the reviewed songs. The songs discussed have been released less than a month prior. There is no musical genre excluded, but the editorial focus will be on emerging artists, even though on occasion established or legacy acts can be featured if the track is particularly noteworthy. Only artists living in China are reviewed in this program.

We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.

Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com

Credits:

Producer: Elie Rosenberg

Co-producer: William Griffith

Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Editor: Elie Rosenberg

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:16 Track 1: Wu-Chang Library (neo-psychedelic)

08:09 Track 2: A little sad (punk)

13:17 Track 3: Waste Of Time (egg punk)

18:28 Track 4: Made Of Glass (emo/shoegaze)

22:50 Track 5: Wang Chuan Chao (indie pop)

29:22 Track 6: Lugou Bridge (nursery rhyme)

35:08 Outro

Featuring one of China’s most respected hip-hop artists, 小老虎 J-Fever, but we also have some excellent tracks from Kunming, some heartfelt punk and more on this episode which comes a little late because of a few scheduling and technical issues on the editing side.

Track List:

1. Lovers Of Highway, South Acid Mimi

Bandcamp: https://southacidmimi.bandcamp.com/album/lovers-of-highway

2. Momentary Vortex 片刻旋螺, Cephalosis

Bandcamp: https://cephalosis0.bandcamp.com/album/wuthering-heights

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4CxDLRQYWtSENjNyDjEL2n?si=21c8e9117c774d23

3. Chromatic Fantasy, littlesweetpotato

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/40BmZoBbT2KnPLQt64J2Qy?si=8d9b7c6e74f74eeb

4. 这心跳也不是你的, 小老虎

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pG1veuJTaocGolEKd5dQS?si=3945a69936ea4fe3

5. 没有意义, GaiWaEr

Bandcamp: https://gaiwaer.bandcamp.com/album/--4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/25MBBCjjsCXM5vQZnRa4aW?si=fad5976cbc3a483a

6. 问题总是那么多, C.S.B.Q

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1gWdJ8CJAyvkYdN1doLOqt?si=7ca289ea9f4b42d7

About us:

The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and information on the Chinese music scene that they would not be able to obtain elsewhere.

The show follows a similar structure to inspiring podcasts such as NPR’s New Music Friday.

During more or less 30-minutes episodes, Will and I review and discuss 4 to 6 tracks per episode, featuring audio clips of the reviewed songs. The songs discussed have been released less than a month prior. There is no musical genre excluded, but the editorial focus will be on emerging artists, even though on occasion established or legacy acts can be featured if the track is particularly noteworthy. Only artists living in China are reviewed in this program.

We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.

Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com

Credits:

Producer: Elie Rosenberg

Co-producer: William Griffith

Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Editor: Elie Rosenberg

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:40 Track 1: South Acid Mimi (synth wave)

08:56 Track 2: Cephalosis (cold wave)

13:43 Track 3: littlesweetpotato (electro)

18:17 Track 4: J-Fever (hip-hop)

24:20 Track 5: GaiWaEr (punk)

29:44 Track 6: C.S.B.Q. (punk)

What a haul for this episode with tracks from some incredible artists spanning from a retro Cantopop-inspired offering, to various flavours of folk, experimental electronic music and a cool surf rock song that makes for a feel good episode of the Live China Music Podcast.

Besides the bands and tracks featured here, we also mention several noteworthy labels and musicians such as experimental guitar master Li Jianhong, and Zhang Meng who’s recently released an interesting sheng-based record with Dusty Ballz Records from London, or BIE, another great record label based in China.

Track List:

采茶 / Run Run Run

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3wocLIOWySbdHRrDf7tqFw?si=dadf6283aa594f6c

烈日独行 / Instinkto Industrio

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/30OPDKLeqcQ20jcBCzlTl3?si=FXPNsnGBSJCqJI8U4aT-Tw

倒嘴 / 卢江波 Lu Jiangbo

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4nkXIWMIjJmTbZj7bFxtw3?si=83caf4b314fb41cf

苏唱街老郎堂 / 大叶 Da Ye

Bandcamp: https://daye3.bandcamp.com/album/road-to-spring

神话 / DJ小女孩

Bandcamp: https://djgurl.bandcamp.com/album/7

混凝土冲浪 / The Bootlegs

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZmqF1XTVFJDZT5pjbPQyw?si=4dd64850ad3f436c

Bandcamp: 2019 album I feel good: https://thebootlegschina.bandcamp.com/album/i-feel-good

About us:

The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and information on the Chinese music scene that they would not be able to obtain elsewhere.

The show follows a similar structure to inspiring podcasts such as NPR’s New Music Friday.

During more or less 30-minutes episodes, Will and I review and discuss 4 to 6 tracks per episode, featuring audio clips of the reviewed songs. The songs discussed have been released less than a month prior. There is no musical genre excluded, but the editorial focus will be on emerging artists, even though on occasion established or legacy acts can be featured if the track is particularly noteworthy. Only artists living in China are reviewed in this program.

We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.

Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com

Credits:

Producer: Elie Rosenberg

Co-producer: William Griffith

Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Editor: Elie Rosenberg

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:54 Track 1: Picking Tea, by Run Run Run

04:45 Parenthesis on our May holidays

06:19 Track 2: Walking Alone Under A Scorching Sun, by Instinkto Industrio

11:39 Track 3: Reverse Mouth, by Lu Jiangbo

16:35 Track 4: Laolang Temple in Suchang Street， by Da Ye

20:12 Track 5: Spirit Talks, by DJ Xiao Nv Hai

26:05 Track 6: Concrete Surfing, by The Bootlegs

29:43 Outro