#jonathan alpart

[fyeahcindie]

Following on from the last post, here is Hiperson 海朋森 from Chengdu, China. CRI's The Sound Stage, episode #62. (I think they are up to episode #80 this week!) The song they play is one of several on their douban. Indie guitar rock for the win. =D --------------------- More about the band from gonzochicago: Our unmixed live recording is on their Douban. Just got the mixed one back. Sounds great. Will go up with the film in February. :) Thank you! =D

[fyeahcindie]

Following on from the last post, here is 街道杀死奇怪的动物 Streets Kill Strange Animals from Beijing, presented by Jonathan Alpart & The Sound Stage. An interview, and then the music starts at 2:30, followed by more of the interview. The song is one you can hear at SoundCloud. (the video actually uses the recorded version)

[fyeahcindie]

The Twenties 乐队 again, this time in an episode of The Sound Stage. Clip opens with host Jonathan's skit, then there's a song, a brief interview, and then another song @ 8:00. Both songs are sung in English.

[fyeahcindie]

Jonathan Alpart from The Sound Stage shared this link on fb: "Live Beijing Music's top 100 songs of the year in one massive mix tape." You will notice a lot of (slightly?) familiar band names, I hope! Anyway, it's a great chance to hear music from the mainland, including some ex-pat acts. Another link with more info: http://aweh.tv/posts/2013-mixtape p.s. the soundcloud account may not be available for more than a few weeks, according to that last post. So listen while you can, there are a lot of cool bands included! ------------ By the way, Jonathan also posted that The Sound Stage radio show is now also a podcast on iTunes!

[alternativechina-blog]

You should already have The Sound Stage bookmarked - but just in case.....

[fyeahcindie]

I haven't posted anything from The Sound Stage recently, but Jonathan Alpart continues to produce the video series as well as the radio show (which you can hear on bandcamp) Getting out of Beijing, The Sound Stage has been doing shows from the city of Wuhan recently. This show begins with the usual intro/silly skit, then a discussion with someone from VOX club in Wuhan. (I love getting to know about these venues). And the band for this episode is The One, they play 60s influenced rock and roll. The performance starts at 3:25, and then there is an interview segment to close out the episode. Hear more songs from The One at douban.

[fyeahcindie]

The newest The Sound Stage feature is on a shoegaze quintet from Chengu, China: The Sound and the Fury (喧嚣与骚动). The clip has Jonathan's usual humorous skit, then an interview with the band (everything translated into English, as always), and the performance begins at 4:07. They talk a lot about douban site, and about shoegaze. You can hear several more songs at their douban, linked above. Just hit the green button next to the playlist, and all the songs will play. (I've found that if you just hit the arrow next to a particular song, the following songs will come from other bands you have recently listened to at douban. At least it isn't like myspace player, which goes from your indie selection to some random top 40 b.s.) =P

[fyeahcindie]

Jonathan from The Sound Stage recently introduced Fuzzy Mood (模糊情绪) from Beijing. As always, the clip begins with an intro/skit by Jonathan, followed by an interview with the band. If you want to skip straight to the song (FC), move ahead to 4:40. The simplest label for their style would be rock, but expanded, à la post-rock, verging on psychedelic. Han Ai (韩艾) sings in a distant, yearning wail. It's a beautiful overall sound. You can hear their album in its entirety over on their site. If you want to start with their most conventional pop song, play Plastic June. Mathman is one where they get a bit tricky. =) They are another band on Modern Sky label, and they released their debut full length, Martingale, in 2013. They also have a 2011 ep, Those Freezing Days. All 5 of the ep songs are included on Martingale. (I don't know if they were re-recorded for the Modern Sky debut)