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Tesla and I Ching-inspired art pop + the new Carsick Cars album
+ Gilles Peterson’s new favourite Chinese band + Octopus Villain
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Carsick Cars’ 'Farewell' + a fresh Chinese shoegaze compilation
+ a coffee shop soundtrack that’s actually good + a 'synthetic weather report'
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Wuhan ska + an album of 59 screams
+ a special ambient compilation + a storied Shanghai venue shutters
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More adventures in Chinese psychedelia + Beijing hardcore
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Banned in China, on tour in Japan: a folk-rock icon makes an unexpected return
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The best of 2024… so far
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A beginner's guide to Chinese shoegaze
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What was China listening to in 2023?
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2023 in review
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The best of 2024… so far
A mix of some of the stand out tracks from China from the first half of the year
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Cola Ren is the real thing + Re-TROS on KEXP
+ Chinese Football announce North America tour + a major post-rock act is resurrected
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10 albums from the godfather of Chinese post-punk + Qingdao indie
+ Wang Wen team up with Mono + SVBKVLT's journey from Shanghai to world domination
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Beijing riot grrrls Xiao Wang + Hiperson to tour Asia
+ a new LP from psych-rockers Backspace + Li Jianhong on garden hose
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Tibetan Buddhist chants meet footwork + Postmodern Hippie
+ the return of a Chinese shoegaze favourite + video of Re-TROS in the US
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Banned in China, on tour in Japan: a folk-rock icon makes an unexpected return
Li Zhi, whose music has been missing from Chinese streaming sites for five years, finds a surprising way to get back on the road
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Minority music from the villages of Guizhou + Noooodle King
+ Chicken Feathers Big Band's new LP comes with food pairings + “dance with Fake Orgasm”
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