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[amycanbe]

(via MusicDish e-Journal - Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day) Playlist)

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MusicDish Review: Rhea Francani Debut Single "Dizzy"

http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=180703 "I'm following my heart's highway from NY to Nashville. My fans know me as a city girl with a country heart. I'm thriving in two completely different worlds!" This is how Country artist Rhea Francani describes herself. She will be releasing her first single "Dizzy" on January 20, 2015 and it perfectly represents the dichotomy Rhea feels deep down for all to listen. A New York attitude with with the soul of Nashville. The song is about a girls night out drinking together, and that all too familiar feeling of having drunk a little too much is the result leading Rhea to be feeling 'Dizzy'. The fact that the lyrics are so relatable… at least to a fellow millennials, adds to the experience. It is one thing to listen to a song, it is another to understand it. The song starts off very intensely, with gospel organs building up to Rhea's eloquently sweet voice, and soon the chorus is cheerfully blasting. The melodic song melds seamlessly between chorus and verse, leading the listener to yearn to sing along. Listening to Dizzy before knowing more about Rhea, one would assume she was part of the Nashville Country scene since childhood. But she is actually a New Yorker (Buffalo, NY native) who left to record with the talents of Nashville, the home of her heart. The result is a fresh wake up call to an otherwise stale NYC country scene. Rhea Francani readily admits she's not your typical country music artist and we quite agree. Dizzy has overtones of Michael Jackson-like Pop and Light Rock. "I am drawn to the southern charm of country music's heartfelt lyrics - songs about love, life and good times," Rhea explains. "I wanted to create an authentic country album drawing on the talents of the Nashville music industry, and those seasoned professionals that could bring my music to life." After listening to the song one would have to agree that she has succeeded in this. Her debut EP "I Want You To Know" will be due out in February 2015.

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MusicDish*China Top 10 Songs Gives Insight Into Chinese Online Fans

http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=179758 In 2014, MusicDish*China (独立小炒) featured over 150 songs from Western indie musicians to Chinese music platform Ximalaya since July as part of its Song Blast promotional service. Covering genres from pop, R&B, jazz, electronic and rock, many songs have generated thousands of plays on the Chinese platform, with the most listened surpassing 30,000. So what appeals to Chinese online listeners?   Pop and EDM Find Favor With Chinese Online Fans We listed our top ten most played songs on Ximalaya below. Without a doubt, one thing they share in common is that all ten of them are enjoyable to the ears --- Chinese ears to be precise. One of the trends we have discovered is that Chinese indie listeners on Ximalaya buy more into pop and electronic music, with pop being most popular. Another pattern that drew our attention is that all of our top fours have frighteningly beautiful, melodic, yet powerful female vocals. We hope our top ten songs can give a glimpse into the style of Western acts appealing to online Chinese fans this year. So here we go:   1. "Close Your Eyes" by Roxanna Plays: 31,427 Genre: pop, jazz Canadian music sensation Roxanna was born in wartime Iran. Her music always has an amazing power to heal broken hearts and inspire lost souls. Resounding melody, emotional lyrics, powerful voice, and a strong accompaniment of string orchestration all together make it the most touching song. This is why Close Your Eyes managed to touch our hearts and became our top one in the list of most played songs in 2014. 2. "Run" by Marina V Plays: 19,175 Genre: pop Marina V has this "hauntingly beautiful voice" (LA Times) that could intoxicate us. Run is a melodic and emotional pop song that would catch your ears very easily, and probably would linger in your head for days to come. As the songwriter and producer for her own music, Marina V always integrates her childhood experiences in Russia and teenage life in America into her songs. This song won her LA Music Critic Award in 2013. 3. "Falling 4 U" by Devyn Rose Plays: 12,673 Genre: R&B, electronic Talented musician Devyn Rose has been producing R&B, hip-pop and remixing tapes with her unique style that combines different music genres together. This Falling 4 U is sexy, edgy, yet hits you with an attitude. Beautiful and clean melody with a strong beat-driven rhythm all together make this song a number three on our most played songs list in 2014. 4. "Tomorrow" by We Are Catalyst Plays: 10,716 Genre: rock, electronic Heavy metal, alternative rock and electronic, "Tomorrow" is like a standard millennial type of thing. Leading vocal has a pure and simple female voice, which adds a sense of innocence to this dark, hopeless world that was created in the song. 5. "Stuck in My Head" by Sam Ebako Plays: 10,080 Genre: EDM After four stunning, female voices taking over the top four spots in our chart, finally we are here with some strong, male vocal expression. Sam Ebako is a Cameroon-born singer and songwriter. Stuck in My Head actually came out after his horrible breakup with his ex-girlfriend. The sad and grieved lyrics make a sharp contrast with the strong beats and hasty rhythm; and the electronic effects added to the vocal make this song very trendy and clubby. 6. "Boom" by Lina Fouro(L4O)  Plays: 9,215 Genre: pop, electronic L4o has always been popular among teenage girls. Her music is popping, chic and very straightforward. Catchy melodies with candid lyrics, Boom allows us to hear this simple, and maybe a little bit shy teenage girl expressing her love for her high school crush. The electronic effects and sexy vocal voice save this song from being plain, boring and too sweet. 7. "Somewhere" by Hashback Harnish Plays: 7,343 Genre: electronic, experimental Smoky, mysterious, and edgy. Hashback Harnish makes us enter this post-midnight world that only exists in our deep imaginations… 8. "Toxic Kisses" by SweetTooth Plays: 6,603 Genre: rock/heavy metal Heavy metal and electronic usually do not go along, yet Sweet Tooth surprises us by making these two comfortably compatible with each other. Toxic Kisses creates this dashingly frantic sense that would give you goose bumps from the first note. 9. "Sing Along, Sing Along" by Cookie Robinowitz Plays: 5,803 Genre: pop Cookie Robinowitz has successfully made this song pop-y and captivating that this song is simply enjoyable. The melody is so catchy that you would probably be singing along together right after verse one, just as the title has suggested. 10. "With You" by FM Pilots Plays: 5,453 Genre: pop-alternative FM Pilots is a pop-alternative band from Oklahoma. This song With You is frank, simple and clean-cut. The lead vocal has a very attractive voice, and the melody is well written and catchy. All of these make this song enjoyable and fun to listen. MusicDish*China Song Blast Since July 2014, MusicDish*China Song Blast service has been promoting Western acts on its branded channels on Chinese streaming platforms such as Ximalaya, Lizhi.fm and YuYin.fm as well as Chinese social sites such as Weibo, Douban, Huaban and Diandian http://www.musicdish.com/china/music/singlepromo.php3 What Is Ximalaya? As one of the major music platform in China, Ximalaya (ximalaya.com) is an online podcast platform and music player with mostly user-generated content. According to BaiduApp (a Chinese digital distribution platform for mobile apps, like GooglePlay and Android Market), more than 14 million people have downloaded Ximalaya app to their mobile devices since its launch in 2012.

[sunrisechillshit-blog]

My band Milton J and the Leftovers has a track entitled “The Celebration” being streamed in China and other Asian countries! Click the link to check it out, spread the love!

[matelin]

http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=13438

來自Musicdish的專文review

Ma-Te Lin is a band that uses electronic music as vessel in an airy soundscape by perfect electronic execution to match beautifully haunting vocals

[darkparadiserecords-blog]

The artists of electronica music from Taipei known as Ma-Te Lin have released their spearhead debut EP album

台北電子音樂家林瑪黛日前發布了他們的首張EP專輯，本張專輯共收錄三首曲目，總時長12分鐘，由音樂廠牌“派樂黛唱片”（Dark Paradise Records）發布。人類虐待動物已經遭到了世界的聲討與自然的起訴，《古老的記號》富有同情心，有力量，很美麗，是值得向西方世界介紹推廣的極出色的台灣音樂珍品之一。

《古老的記號》中的聲線是柔軟的，復雜，深刻，但又不失細膩。這讓人們想起諸如Portishead之類並不黑暗與血腥而是結合了法式小調與空靈的聲音。與此同時，林瑪黛還引用了Kimbra, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Rey, 和Imogen Heap的聲音元素，專輯中的大多數含有水晶般干淨，美麗，可愛，含蓄的嗓音均出自於女主唱Asha.

正如前文中提到的空靈的嗓音一樣，林瑪黛負責樂隊當中管弦樂和音樂二重奏，另一部分是DJ和音樂制作人黃少雍。他們從2012年開始合作，使得林瑪黛變得很新鮮很有創造力。與此同時也有施昭羽的功勞，她創建了神話般的簡約視覺藝術去拍攝了《古老的記號》。

在談到這些主題的時候，林瑪黛寫到，她的靈感來源於許多人類虐殺動物的故事，包括虐待大像，福島第一核電站災難後的故事等等。林瑪黛是一個躲在社會陰暗面默默觀察的人。我們試著去跟大家一起分享及詮釋她對於音樂的想像。

[matelin]

以下來自Musicdish的發行介紹

The artists of electronica music from Taipei known as Ma-Te Lin have released their spearhead debut EP album

台北電子音樂家林瑪黛日前發布了他們的首張EP專輯，本張專輯共收錄三首曲目，總時長12分鐘，由音樂廠牌“派樂黛唱片”（Dark Paradise Records）發布。人類虐待動物已經遭到了世界的聲討與自然的起訴，《古老的記號》富有同情心，有力量，很美麗，是值得向西方世界介紹推廣的極出色的台灣音樂珍品之一。

《古老的記號》中的聲線是柔軟的，復雜，深刻，但又不失細膩。這讓人們想起諸如Portishead之類並不黑暗與血腥而是結合了法式小調與空靈的聲音。與此同時，林瑪黛還引用了Kimbra, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Rey, 和Imogen Heap的聲音元素，專輯中的大多數含有水晶般干淨，美麗，可愛，含蓄的嗓音均出自於女主唱Asha.

正如前文中提到的空靈的嗓音一樣，林瑪黛負責樂隊當中管弦樂和音樂二重奏，另一部分是DJ和音樂制作人黃少雍。他們從2012年開始合作，使得林瑪黛變得很新鮮很有創造力。與此同時也有施昭羽的功勞，她創建了神話般的簡約視覺藝術去拍攝了《古老的記號》。

在談到這些主題的時候，林瑪黛寫到，她的靈感來源於許多人類虐殺動物的故事，包括虐待大像，福島第一核電站災難後的故事等等。林瑪黛是一個躲在社會陰暗面默默觀察的人。我們試著去跟大家一起分享及詮釋她對於音樂的想像。

[alternativechina-blog]

Death And Rebirth Of A Beijing Livehouse - A Talk With Josh Feola

Mandarin folk artist and bandleader/guitarist for Beijing rock band Amazing Insurance Salesmen Zhang Si'an (aka Jean Sebastien Hery) sat down with Josh Feola for MusicDish*China. From D-22's death to its rebirth as XP, his online platform Pangbianr and views on the evolving Beijing scene, Josh illustrates how despite his short stay thus far in Beijing, he's carved an important role building its local music industry.