Sitemap - 2023 - Concrete Avalanche

2023 in review

Carrier pigeon-inspired ambient + Shanghai club crew Genome 6.66mbp in space

How TV show The Big Band became a surprise haven of expression in China

Wutiaoren & Omnipotent Youth Society in the US + Chinese jazz rap

Fresh from Berghain, 33EMYBW drops new LP + a Chinese spin on Nick Drake

Tricky-endorsed "near-death" trip-hop + South Acid Mimi

'Illusions of the New Era' + Greek-language feminist metal

Laughing Ears + a Buenos Aires-Beijing compilation

Black Midi x Li Zenghui + bug zappers and pop rocks

Howie Lee's hidden treasure + The Big Band shocks

"21st Century cavalry" songs + The Big Band is back

South China shoegaze + new Yu Su

A Mongolian take on King Crimson + anti-war punks from Qingdao

"A psychedelic cowboy cat" + a “crazy” Kanye call-out

China's answer to Coachella + an Omnipotent Youth Society milestone

The shifting sounds of 33EMYBW + bootleg "Chinese Gorillaz"

The Rap of China returns + summery Qingdao rock

A Gobi "folk shaman" + a response to Bob Dylan

Soviet Pop + a compilation of music for cats

Special edition: Record Store Day in China

China mourns Ryuichi Sakamoto + tasty beats from Eating Music

Hualun scorch off to utopia + Harry Styles' favourite Beijing record label

Asian Dope Boys + Chinese indie rock smells

Dream hacks + a “viral folk-rock sensation” goes to Berlinale

More adventures in Chinese psychedelia + Beijing hardcore

Three-Body Problem rock + Shanghai Dreams

Down the rabbit hole: an alternative Spring Festival soundtrack

Chinese Football + lofi (Xiamen) hip hop beats to study to