“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” – Andre Gide
X is Y, Rock In China, Li Jianhong, China Free Improvisation, Carsick Cars, P.K.14, Hindustan Times, Variety, Li HongQi, PopMatters, Red Rock, Jonathan Campbell, Syyfal, Rainbow Danger Club, Guai Li, Jon Davis, Rocket To China, Snapline, Hedgehog, The Beijinger, Ricky Sixx, Rustic
Fanzui Xiangfa, Liu Liu, Pangbianr, Pairs, F, Time Out, Xiao He, Maybe Mars, Silly’s Ballad, Yaogun, Red Rock, Jonathan Campbell, China Music Radar, Xiao Zhong, Han Han, Duck Fight Goose, Voodoo Kungfu, Rustic, Subs, Sulumi, CNNGo, Hedgehog, Xiu Xiu, Beijing Gig Guide
Cat #: 076TZM
“Migration Motion Movement” is the eleventh full-length album by Hinterlandt. Following “All Things Considered”, a collection of rock-oriented songs recorded as a full band in 2009 in Germany, this new release sees chief architect Jochen Gutsch going solo again.
After his return to Sydney/Australia, Jochen decided to get back into more experimental territory, writing a new live set for multi-instrumentalist solo performances. This new album mirrors the live set, in which Jochen uses electronics, trumpet, electric guitar, xylophone, effects, field recordings, and live loops.
“Migration Motion Movement” is an uncompromising and demanding album offering extensive, detailed and focused compositions. However, it also follows an enjoyable and accessible narrative, inviting listeners to partake in the journey.
Hinterlandt is a Sydney-based solo act playing long compositions encompassing beautiful harmonies, complex rhythms, fragile ambiences, as well as occasional patches of noise and silence. The approach celebrates musical diversity as much as unusual sounds.
Hinterlandt has taken on a variety of live formats, performing in places such as Sydney, London, Bangkok, Helsinki, Melbourne, Rome, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Berlin, and many others. Eleven studio albums were released on nine underground labels in five countries.
Cat #: 077TZM
Nikko’s latest release, a double A-side single entitled ‘About the Spirit/Smoke Alarms’, features two new tracks taken from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, due for release later this year.
The tracks demonstrate a stylistic change in direction that showcases frontman Ryan Potter’s skills as a songwriter and lyricist, along with the band’s collective ability to craft these skills into distinctive and compelling arrangements.
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Limited copies of the 7″ available thru tenzenmen soon.
Nikko:
Ryan Potter – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
Sam Whiting – bass
Jackson Briggs – lead guitar, slide
Blair Westbrook – drums, percussion
Guest vocals on ‘About the Spirit’ by Jacinta Walker
Violin on ‘About the Spirit’ by Adam Cadell
Piano on ‘Smoke Alarms’ by Daniel Kassulke
Recorded by Cameron Smith at The Old Museum and Browning Street Studios in June/July 2011. Mixed by Cameron Smith. Mastered by Naomune Anzai at Reel 2 Real Mix Master. Artwork by Trent Evans.
Special thanks to Cam Smith, Nao Anzai, Jacinta Walker, Adam Cadell, Daniel Kassulke, Elanor Khan, Trent “Big Dog” Evans, Shaun Tenzenmen, all of our wonderful friends and family, anyone who’s ever bought a recording, come to a show or let us sleep on their floor, and the Brisbane and Australian independent music community. Cheers!
Cat #: 061TZM
Once described as “feel good hip-core”, ‘Crouching 80s Hidden Acronym’ only resist easy classification through a complete lack of musical attention span. Refugees from the country-music embattled north west NSW, Crouching 80s move with the flexibility and martial arts skill of the movie they are loosely named after (but which none of the members have actually seen). The band’s latest release ‘Truth Masseuse’ could be described as math influenced indie punk.
The disc is a split EP with ‘Rara Avis’, a shoegaze outfit which includes most members of Crouching 80s and friend Andrew Rutherford. This latter half of the split is called “Itch Bin” and sports chunky 8-bit drum sounds. Completely self produced, this split showcases the creativity, versatility and good humour of this group of guys.
Hot and Cold, Hedgehog, Carsick Cars, Beijing Gig Guide, Mr Graceless, Residence A, Youxi, D-22, Instigation, The Beat Bandits, Shanghai 24/7, Yan Jun, Artspace China, Sub Jam, Kwanyin, Skip Skip Ben Ben, Taipei Times, Pairs, This Town Touring, Rustic, Maybe Mars, Chairman Ca, Jonathan Campbell, Demerit, Brain Failure, 69, Anarchy Jerks, Reflector, Bearded, Martin Atkins, China Music Radar, P.K.14, Snapline, Subs, Pangbianr, Vans, Warped Tour, Jing Daily, Sulumi, Sun Dawei, Shanshui, Northwest Asian Weekly, F, Xiao Zhong, Beijing Daze, Misandao, Andy Best, Kungfuology, Black Metal, Sinica, Michael Pettis, Kaiser Kuo, Archie Hamilton, Pop Up Chinese, Zoomin’ Night, Zhang Shouwang
Cat #: 067TZM
Who is Rainbow Danger Club?
RDC is a Shanghai, China-based rock quartet with elements of experimental, indie-pop, post-rock, progressive, and electronica. Their unique brand of “experimental pop” has been featured on international mixtapes and podcasts. Their colourful and bombastic stage-presence makes them one of China’s praised live acts. They have attained critical and popular acclaim for their epic pop songs, fingerpick-style guitar riffage, heavy distorted bass, effect-laden trumpet, vocal harmonies, fantastical lyrics, and unconventional songwriting and production.
RDC’s first full-length album, Where Maps End, is an ambitious, fully-charged musical narrative ripe with leitmotifs and mythological ingredients. Musically, it melts different styles, instrumentations and moods while remaining sonically focused. WME was released in China in March 2011 and has garnered praise from Chinese and international press and blogs including the UK Guardian, MTVIggy, and CNNgo.
Trash a Go Go, Shanghai 24/7, Andy Best, Kungfuology, Monkey Shoes, Color4, Chaile, Punkcast.com, Xiao He, Carsick Cars, P.K.14, Zhang Shouwang, He Fan, GetItLouder.com, Rock In China, Pangbianr, Old What Bar, Hedgehog, Beijing Gig Guide, Jake Newby, Latabozi, Maybe Mars, Proximity Butterfly, Chengdu, CNNGo, ArtSpace China, Beijing Daze
Cat #: 043TZM
Lava|Ox|Sea throw down the gauntlet and challenge western rock dictatorships effortlessly pissing over anything referencing ‘rock’ in the last ten years. Move over Radiohead.
Originally released on ground breaking Shanghai label miniless (tenzenmen kindred spirits).
Xiao He, Chinese Culture Institute, NoJiJi, Raying Temple, Mafeisan, Time Out, Tongzhou, Demerit, Push Shove, Vans, Warped Tour, S.T.D., Layabozi, Joyside, Peter Baird, Suite 101, Dear Eloise, P.K.14, Altered Zones, tenzenmen, CNNGo, This Town Touring, Birdstriking, Streets Kill Strange Animals, Mr Graceless, Glow Curve, Offset Spectacles, Lonely Planet
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