Libsyn Directory

New Releases: Amber 琥珀, Fisheye Lens, Rust Sucker, and more...

Release Date: 07/21/2025

Best of and recap of 2025!

Live China Music Podcast

Elie and Will break down the past year. Best bands, best albums, what's been trending and what’s impacted the Chinese music scene in 2025, as well as some thoughts and hopes for 2026. For more detailed lists in the written form, check out the following links: Beehype: Live China Music Wechat: See below links to listen to the albums mentioned, in no particular order of our top picks: Riot In School - Punk Rock Blasphemy The Beneficial Society - The Beneficial Society Linfeng - Sad But Beautiful Wasted Laika - Red...

Last releases of 2025 from China: The Cheers Cheers & Chestnut Bakery, PPT, 饮马池...

Live China Music Podcast

We cover the last (well, almost last) releases of 2025 from hardcore to a lovely indie pop jam perfectly suited to the holiday season! Don’t miss out on new music coming out of China with our latest episode - and keep your eyes peeled for our 2025 recap this week! Tracks: PPT / What is SSD Anyway Bandcamp: 饮马池 / 向前 Artist Spotify (track not available yet): 河馬難受 / 扮鬼 Bandcamp: 巧克力工厂 / Run, Ade, Run! Spotify: Cheers Cheers & Chestnut Bakery / Flickers Spotify: About us: The...

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 /...

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 ...

New Releases: Jimaoda, Zhang Gasong, Underdog, and more...

Live China Music Podcast

Back on the mic and loving it! This week Elie and Will offer up a hearty spread of bubbly math rock, riotous ska rock, and whatever the heck Handycam has cooked up. We also highlight one of our favorite songs to drop this year. With tracks from Hangzhou, Beijing, Guangzhou, and all the way to Gansu in the Northwest - it's an eclectic flavorsome batch - so sit back and enjoy! Tracks list: Halo / Jimaoda Spotify: 哑巴说/ 恍神儿 Huang Shen’er Spotify: My father is not an official / 张尕怂 Zhang Gasong Artist page on Spotify: Outsider / Handycam ...

Special Episode: We Are Shanghai!

Live China Music Podcast

Take a deep dive into the “ephemeral” and occasionally “incestuous” Shanghai music scene with a special episode where we bring in guest host Sishen (Jason), the curator of the yearly compilation of Shanghai bands “We Are Shanghai”, on its 10th edition! Just shy of 50 tracks, this compilation is a time capsule of the scene in Shanghai in 2025. Besides introducing a small selection of the wonderful tracks in there, Jason and Will also chat about the Shanghai scene itself, the history of the project and how he goes about compiling all those tracks. You can find out more about the...

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...

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...

New Releases: The Clinic, Fayzz, The Beneficial Society, and more...

Live China Music Podcast

Back with a variety of exciting indie rock cuts! We'll be back to our regular schedule of one episode every two weeks after this one. Tracks: Echo Dance / Fayzz Bandcamp: 3000 Ways to Die / Naja Naja Bandcamp: Take Me Down To Anywhere / The Beneficial Society Bandcamp Artist page: Spotify: Bamboo & Well Spring / The Shaketones Bandcamp: Failed To Save The Flowers / The Clinic Spotify: Peeing / Acid Room Spotify: About us: The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on...

Special Episode: Punk with Borderless

Live China Music Podcast

Special episode with an amazing guest and a special focus on the latest in the Chinese punk scene! We invited Alice from Borderless to sit down with Will and discuss what Borderless has been doing, and some recent punk releases. Tracks: 肉食Oh!Yes(Meating Oh!Yes) / Song on Bandcamp: 我感觉你抽烟的样子跟基努里维斯一样帅/ 痛饮人生的满杯 / Song on Bandcamp: Drowning In Silence / Return the Truth Artist Bandcamp: About us: The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing...

More Episodes

With Elie galavanting around Europe this summer - we decided to invite prolific artist and producer Brad M. Seippel, who besides playing under the name thruoutin, runs the label Seippelabel. We discuss his work behind the scenes as well as the latest releases from Qiii Snacks Records out of Guangzhou. Plus, new lsuh instrumental rock from Xi'an Amber and Shanghai's Fog Umbrella, and hard-hitting punk courtesy of Beijing's Rust Sucker.

SUNK / 赤地千里 (ambient/electronic)

Fog Umbrella 雾伞 / Lost & Found 失与寻 (post rock)

Amber 琥珀 / Off the String 离弦 (post rock)

Fisheye Lens / POOL (indie)

yaredai sadsad 憂鬱的亞熱帶 / why don’t you come with me (emogaze)

Rust Sucker / Mind Opener (hardcore/D-beat)\

Links:

https://seippelabel.bandcamp.com/album/seippelabel-vol-13

https://open.spotify.com/album/3rObybfPIxoHznqa5fpTnk

https://ambermusic.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-album

https://open.spotify.com/album/2blHr8gZ8mnFIOq6DvBIXh

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0JFTAOxXlwdAGNH5WO8BJs