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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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Jake
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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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Jake
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Duck Fight Goose go nu jazz + Re-TROS in the US with Liars & Battles
+ Chinese psychedelia rides again + a legendary avant-folk band return with their first release since 2008
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More adventures in Chinese psychedelia + Beijing hardcore
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2023 in review
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What was China listening to in 2023?
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A beginner's guide to Chinese shoegaze
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How TV show The Big Band became a surprise haven of expression in China
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China's answer to Coachella + an Omnipotent Youth Society milestone
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Child’s play ambient + 25 years of Wang Wen
+ a renowned electronic group release their first LP in over a decade
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A beginner's guide to Chinese shoegaze
What if My Bloody Valentine were from Beijing? Or the Jesus & Mary Chain from Zhejiang?
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Cat video-inspired metal + rare Uyghur folk music
+ more Chinese bands touring the US + dragon energy music for the Lunar New Year
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Jake
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What was China listening to in 2023?
Picking through Chinese music platforms' end of year lists
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Trippy Yunnan trio South Acid Mimi return + Ming dynasty folk
New music from China: electro-punk trio South Acid Mimi, a mix of Taoism and quantum physics, and Omnipotent Youth Society-endorsed “apocalyptical…
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2023 in review
This was the year that was in music from China
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Carrier pigeon-inspired ambient + Shanghai club crew Genome 6.66mbp in space
+ Omnipotent Youth Society in New York
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