New Releases: Lonely Cookies, Thermostat, Emo Cloud, and more...
Release Date: 03/29/2025
New Releases: Lao Dan & Vasco Trilla, Gogoj, Li Daiguo & Slim Rothaus, Gooooose, and Ruhao
Live China Music Podcast
A whole episode of new experimental music for your ears! Elie and Will nurse hangovers with a slate of experimental music from some of China’s most esteemed experimental musicians. We also dig into two new compilations from two emerging electronic music labels. Take the ride and get ready to expand your horizons! Li Daiguo & Slim Rothaus Spotify: 新物种 1 New Species 1 / Lao Dan & Vasco Trilla Bandcamp: Shrimpy / Goooose Bandcamp: 20240107 / Ruhao Spotify: Duo Improvisation by Sheng Jie & Shenggy #1 /...
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New Releases: PK14, SHQT, Aza's Piper, Spring Hill Post Tide and Railway Suicide Train
Live China Music Podcast
Live China Music Podcast — Discover China’s Indie & Underground Music Scene English-language weekly/biweekly podcast exploring new music from China’s vibrant indie, alternative, rock, electronic, punk, experimental, hip-hop, and post-punk scenes. Today’s episode discusses a very exciting batch of new releases all along the spectrum of post-rock, including many acts that have been influential over decades or in recent years. Dive in! Tracks: 痛苦的故事 (Painful Story) - Shanghai Qiutian from Shanghai Website: 午夜来客 (Midnight’s Cosmic Guest) -...
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Best of and recap of 2025!
Live China Music Podcast
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Last releases of 2025 from China: The Cheers Cheers & Chestnut Bakery, PPT, 饮马池...
Live China Music Podcast
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Special Episode: How to explore Shanghai's live music scene!
Live China Music Podcast
Elie heads over to Shanghai and gets a crash course of the Shanghai music scene for a special edition of the LiveChinaMusic podcast. We'll take listeners on a gonzo tour of the city's various music venues and hotspots, indulging in everything from experimental sets in homey living rooms to underground bomb shelters. We'll get into the nitty gritty of what makes this city tick! Venues visited: Ming Room: Trigger: Yuyin Town: Specter's: Ok Ok: C's : Tang: Tracks: 1 - Dizang / 土星 Spotify: 2 - Torturing Nurse & John Duncan /...
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New Releases: Berlin Psycho Nurses, postmodernhippies, REV, and more
Live China Music Podcast
We’re digging deep this week with a collection of offbeat electronic tracks from some of the scene’s most unique new producers. The other half of our episode were gets nice and rugged with some retro garage rock and blue collar punk rock. Plus, the latest from the aptly named Berlin Psycho Nurses - soundtracking a UFC documentary? All that and more in our latest LiveChinaMusic Podcast episode! Tracks Berlin Psycho Nurses - Thistles Song on Spotify: Artist bandcamp: The Farmers - Summertime Blues Spotify: REV - Mind Game xx/Postmodernhippie - GURU GURU ...
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New Releases: Jimaoda, Zhang Gasong, Underdog, and more...
Live China Music Podcast
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Special Episode: We Are Shanghai!
Live China Music Podcast
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New Releases: Guzz, Fluflafen, Fishdoll x 周士爵, and more...
Live China Music Podcast
Some electronic-heavy music this time around but also some experimental jazz and an interesting collaboration between two wonderful artists in today’s episode. Enjoy! Tracks Guzz / 漫长暑假 Hex in Sparkle / 自我革命Self Revolution Fishdoll x 周士爵 / 我的幼儿园园友 白百Endless White / 拧不干 Alone Together / 花园墙外 Flufafen / Turkish Coffee (Feat. Shawn Moore) About us: The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and...
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New Releases: Cola Ren, Limbolimbs, Zoogazer, and more...
Live China Music Podcast
Weaving from pop to grindcore and experimental music, LCM Podcast is here to share the latest music releases from China. Timestamps indicate artist name and genre for each track discussed. Full tracks available in the links below. Tracks: Half a sad day saving time - Mola Oddity 明天再洗完 - 动物园钉子户 Mekong Ballad - Cola Ren Kitty Kitty - LimboLimbs 最不愤怒的愤怒小孩 - 忘了爱 Want A.S.S. 小蘑菇 - 河边走 About us: The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese...
info_outlineIn this episode we cover a wide variety of new tracks, with some chill and fun tracks but also ones veering into breakcore and screamo.
Track List:
1. Nothing Special, Just Singing All The Way (没啥特别的)
Thermostat恒温
https://open.spotify.com/track/08DMYm5RgjTjpz6Rumzaqk?si=95b6a7fa5e434c7b
2. 世界第一自恋狂（World's No.1 Narcissist）
浪味仙贝 Lonely Cookies
https://open.spotify.com/track/6srFL7c43ZYECmgKlfZ7YR?si=f05df74d759b45d7
3. 灰虹 Part2
匿名私聊乐队 Nemassle
4. Bloom And Decay (庆典)
散瞳散 San Tong San
https://open.spotify.com/track/0fKGt0RgI7mGwRYngwHQTM?si=1b031d6de18f438c
5. Humanity
FEED乐队
https://feedfeedfeedtheband.bandcamp.com/album/first-ep
6. 12
郁云 Emo Cloud
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Track 1: Nothing Special, Just Singing All The Way
05:03 How to find Chinese music?
07:01: Track 2: World's No.1 Narcissist
13:58: Track 3: Grey Rainbow, Part 2
16:17: Comments on the Chinese music industry
19:14: Track 4: Bloom And Decay
23:20: Track 5: Humanity
26:47: Track 6: 12
30:10: News and outro
About us:
The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and information on the Chinese music scene that they would not be able to obtain elsewhere.
The show follows a similar structure to inspiring podcasts such as NPR’s New Music Friday.
During more or less 30-minutes episodes, Will and I review and discuss 4 to 6 tracks per episode, featuring audio clips of the reviewed songs. The songs discussed have been released less than a month prior. There is no musical genre excluded, but the editorial focus will be on emerging artists, even though on occasion established or legacy acts can be featured if the track is particularly noteworthy. Only artists living in China are reviewed in this program.
We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.
Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com
Credits:
Producer: Elie Rosenberg
Co-producer: William Griffith
Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith
Editor: Elie Rosenberg
Special Thanks:
Sam Debell
Published March 29th