Subtropical Asia is a newly established independent label that looks to present new sounds and scenes to the people. In the spring, we invited Shanghai group Absolute Purity, fronted by Wen Lun of the seminal punk outfit Guai Li, to debut their sound in Beijing. Later on, we turned Yue Space into a battleground – pitting one band against another – including Dirty Fingers, Underdog, Mirrors, and Lonely Leary – ushering in a new age for what a live concert could be.
This time, we’re bringing four bands that that’s aren’t known to most. The common thread that ties them together: their bold psychedelic, experimental, improvisational and sprawling soundscapes that simply can’t be matched. At the end of the summer, on Friday, August 31st, three bold new sounds from some of Beijing’s most prolific musicians welcome the mysterious and captivating krautrock trio Round Image from Changchun, Jilin. This is…A Dazed Nation.
The mystery of Rough Image, the Krautrock psychedelic rock band from Changchun, is very much like most people’s impression of their hometown in the northeast – an empty slate, a cypher that can’t be cracked. Their pure unadulterated sets full of Krautrock, psychedelic, noise, and improvisational mayhem – full of assured, slow burning encircling guitar-led arrangements that stimulate the ears as well as the mind – are a wonder to behold. Soothing when restrained, dynamic and kinetic when the mood strikes, they never play the same set twice, instead relying on their surroundings to harness their energy. They’re a sonic treat you don’t want to miss.
The three supporting acts are made up of an array of members from prominent bands of the underground music scene in China, and anyone who has followed Maybe Mars over the years will recognize some of these familiar faces. While Deadly Cradle Death was founded in 2011 by He Fan (the lead singer of the Birdstriking) and Liu Xinyu (formerly of Chui Wan), the newly established psychedelic supergroup Baihu, features a score of Maybe Mars characters including Sun Heting (of Gate to Otherside), and the stylishly lo-fi are still evolving Sleeping Dogs consists of Liu Xinyu, Li Zichao and A Bing (of Boiled Hippo).
Deadly Cradle Death – the cult favourite anti-club duo, that veers off into the deep end and revels in psychedelic undertones of hip-hop, drum n bass, and experimental music, haven’t performed in quite sometime. But promoters Spilt Works shook them out of their stupor this past June to open for Detroit post punk band Protomartyr. Rejuvenated and maybe even a bit shell-shocked they’re looking forward to breaking the silence once and for all this August.
Not long ago, the newly formed Baihu (aka White Tiger) caused quite a commotion in Beijing and Shanghai, attracting attention not only for their solid cast of characters, but for their intoxicating arrangements and alluring blend of sprawling psychedelic soundscapes and wistful daydreaming. The band which features Ricky Maymi, prominent member of the esteemed American psychedelic band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, on drums, is truly on its own wavelength.
Sleeping Dogs made their debut last year at fRUITYSPACE’s epic New Year’s Eve bash to much praise. That didn’t stop the trio for completely revamping their sound and tossing out all their old recordings, which are said to have contained elements of jazz funk, psychedelic rock. We have no idea if any of that will remain in the band’s current form but we’re eager to find out.
乐队 Bands:
Rough Image 粗糙影像
Baihu 白虎
Deadly Cradle Death 致命摇篮死
Sleeping Dogs
TICKET LINK : https://www.showstart.com/event/59290
你指望从一场演出中获得什么呢？
释放情绪，挥发酒精，杀死时间，找到归属，装逼社交，还是仅仅在现场找寻到好的音乐。
要我说，一场演出就如同人生中你可能遇到的任何事一样，也许某天你不经意地推开某个club的门，在那度过的几个小时会刷新你对世界的感知，就如同某一天，当你发现马克思同志曾在《1844年经济学哲学手稿》中以大量笔墨阐述了物质世界是人类无意识的投射……
至于我们，一个新成立的独立厂牌想呈现的，是一些还未曾出现在大家眼前的声音与现场：在春天，我们邀请了驻扎在上海的绝对纯洁在京城首演，这是曾在北京独立音乐场景掀起别样浪潮的前怪力乐队女主唱文隽砰的一下消失后首次回到北京的舞台；同样是在春天，曾为大家留下深刻印象的乐队battle现场——脏手指vs.败犬、解离的真实vs. Lonely Leary，则开创性地呈现出真正让每个人都参与其中的现场形式。
这回，我们要带来的是四支还未被大部分人听闻的乐队，他们的共同特点除了籍籍无名之外，迷幻、先锋、实验、即兴，这些关键词汇集在一起的现场是难以复制的。为了让这些修饰的辞藻落到实处，还是得一一介绍这几支还未被大众发现的珍宝：
一支来自吉林长春的德式迷幻摇滚乐队——粗糙影像（Rough Image）的神秘就如同他们的家乡东北留给大多数人的印象一般，在远离独立音乐场景之外的那片黑土地上，诞生了这样纯正经典的Krautrock之声，当在茫茫网络之中发掘到这仿佛不属于这个时空的声音时，那样的惊喜和激动是促使我们费尽周章寻找并邀请他们来到北京的初始动力。
这将是粗糙影像第二次来到北京演出，将近两年前，在“永远的噪音小伙伴”梅志勇的带领下乐队完成在京首演。如今刚刚从上海第三届“三角迷幻音乐祭”归来的他们，凭借着令人过耳难忘的音色、纯熟的技术与创造性的编曲，逐渐建立起在迷幻即兴领域中的口碑。最令人难以置信的是，这支由“三大件”组成的乐队，所有的现场以及音乐平台中上传的作品，均是即兴而为——专注于当下的心绪而非囿于曲谱，他们自己都表示很难重演以往的曲目，于是每一次现场均是新鲜而独一无二的。
粗糙影像 2018江南巡演义乌站隔壁酒吧试音现场
接下来的三支乐队也许放在一起介绍会比较方便，对北京独立音乐有所了解的朋友必然知道兵马司唱片，而这三支乐队中的大部分成员均与兵马司旗下的乐队有着千丝万缕的联系：成立于2011年的致命摇篮死由Birdstriking乐队主唱何凡和前Chui Wan乐队的刘心宇组建，新近成立的白虎更可谓是汇聚了众多“明星乐手”的超级乐队，至于慵懒低调的Sleeping Dogs则由刘心宇、李子超和来自Boild Hippo煮河马乐队的阿炳组成。
致命摇篮死作为这三支乐队中成立最早的一组，却已久未登台——在今年6月为美国后朋克乐队Protomartyr中国巡演担任嘉宾前，他们已阔别舞台近四年，沉寂多时后归来的他们，现场令人尤为期待。
去年底，Sleeping Dogs在Fruity Space的跨年夜中献上首演，之后却称将之前的作品尽数删去，推倒重来后的新歌究竟什么样，除了乐队三人外就只有来看这场演出的你们知道了。
前不久，初生的白虎在北京、上海初试啼声，稳健的台风和扎实的器乐编配便已为他们吸引到不少关注，而当人们发现美国传奇迷幻乐队The Brian Jonestown Massacre的成员Ricky Maymi竟跑来中国加入了白虎，这只从仙界降临凡间似虎非虎的猛兽周身自带的迷雾愈加神秘莫测。
三支汇集了北京独立音乐领域众多好手的迷幻新声，将在这个夏末在京城迎接从东北而来的德式迷幻即兴乐队粗糙影像，共同在藏身胡同深处的黄昏黎明俱乐部（DDC）带来一场名为“迷幻赤县”的演出交流现场。至于究竟什么是“迷幻赤县”，身在这片土地上的我们想必都已有所体会。
迷幻赤县 A Dazed Nation
时间：08月31日 20:45-23:30
艺人：粗糙影像 Rough Image
致命摇篮死 Deadly Cradle Death
白虎乐队 Baihu
Sleeping Dogs
场地：黄昏黎明俱乐部 Dusk Dawn Club
地址：东城区美术馆后街山老胡同14号
粗糙影像 Rough Image
粗糙影像 Rough Image 是一支来自吉林长春的三人德式乐队，由郭瑞帅（Gt.）、姜灏（Ba.）和王玉涛（Dr.）于2016年在长春组成。他们的音乐受Krautrock、迷幻、噪音、实验摇滚等音乐形式和风格的影响，在不断地尝试各种类型的音乐之后，他们决定以更自由随性的方式体会音乐，不想刻意去表达什么，只是率性而为，自然而然。你能从他们的音乐中领略到一种仿佛不属于这个时代的即兴与迷幻，不仅在关外，即便放眼全国，这样的乐队也屈指可数。
吉他：郭瑞帅
贝斯：姜灏
鼓：王玉涛
Changchun revels in the cavernous underbelly of instrumental rock via Rough Image. The Jilin province trio who are influenced by Krautrock, psychedelic, noise, and experimental rock bring a steady hand to their freewheeling sets – full of assured, slow burning encircling guitar-led jams that stimulate the ears as well as the noogin. Soothing when it’s needs to be, dynamic and kinetic when the mood strikes, and full of enough psychedelic allure and introspective radiance to keep the feeblest of minds entranced, they’re a sonic treat you don’t want to miss.
白虎 Baihu
从仙界又下凡一只，出生于祥云返照之间，降临于秋夜观星之时，他们势头猛裂，一爪下去要破开虚空，给在半梦欲醒的人一剂药方。给动物爱好者们一座云雾簇涌的无门关。偏爱即兴，曲风无常，现在倾向于旋律化的迷幻音乐。
白虎已经用即兴的方式，录制并完成了一张完整的专辑，参与人员包括Gate to otherside的吉他手兼主唱、鸟撞乐队鼓手孙鹤庭，口鸟ColdNeo的联合创始人程元，The Brian Jonestown Massacre乐队吉他手Ricky Maymi，鸟撞乐队的主唱何凡、贝斯手周乃仁，Ourself beside me主唱兼吉他手、Tow乐队主创杨帆，等等。
The forthcoming psychedelic supergroup made up of some of Maybe Mars’ most mischievous characters including Brain Jonestown Massacre’s Ricky Maymi on drums, Birdstriking/Gate to Otherside’s Sun Heting on vocals, and more familiar faces. A long and winding mixture of psychedelic soundscaping and wistful daydreaming, that offers plenty of surprises.
致命摇篮死Deadly Cradle Death
由来自Birdstriking的何凡和前Chui Wan的刘心宇在2011年组成，他们的音乐世界是黑暗，躁动，暴力，和神经质的。不安的氛围和循环的乐句似乎可以说是庄重的仪式感。一切就像是在进行着一个朋克的戏剧化葬礼。两只动物尝试着用发出的声音进行沟通，并在这种特别的默契里获得惊喜。“人”在他们的音乐里重新回归到一种原始的姿态。当戏剧性转化为旋律，危险性回归到节奏，摇篮死将带你进入恐怖却又不想逃离的梦境。
涌动着一种戏剧性和危险感注入电子，直到摇篮死。
Deadly Cradle Death is an experimental duo that consists of He Fan (Carsick Cars’ bass player and guitarist of Birdstriking) and multi-instrumentalist Liu Xinyu. They chose the name for the band based on the North American TV series “1000 Ways To Die”, according to which the “Deadly Cradle Death” is one out of 1000 ways to die. They describe the atmosphere their music creates as one, in which “theatricality and danger surge up within the electronic sounds until they die a deadly cradle death”. It’s pitch black anti-club music that veers off into the deep end and revels in psychedelic undertones of hip-hop, drum n bass, and experimental music.
Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs乐队由阿炳、刘心宇、李子超于2017年底组成，乐队名来自一部有关香港黑社会和卧底警察的电子游戏。他们受各类Groovy音乐的影响，用吉他、贝斯、鼓、采样器着手尝试。
吉他：刘心宇
贝斯：阿炳
鼓：李子超
The new project from Zooming Night’ regulars and the psychedelic scene’s most prolific characters including Liu Xinyu and Li Zichao as well as and Abing (Boiled Hippo) creating a jazzy infectious mixture of funk and psychedelic music.
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