Explore every episode of the podcast Live China Music Podcast
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| Live China Music Podcast: introduction to the show | 16 Feb 2025 | 00:01:51 | |
Have you ever wondered why a country with a population of 1.4 billion people hasn’t produced a global superstar yet? China’s music scene is rich, diverse, and colorful but hardly ever reaches other countries. Those of you into classical music probably heard of Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma, if into post-rock then Wang Wen and Chinese Football are names you might be familiar with, and the metalheads out there could possibly have heard of Nine Treasures. But these bands barely scrape the top of the iceberg. Will Griffith, founder of the longest lasting blog on China’s indie scene, Live China Music, and myself, Elie Rosenberg, hope to take you on a discovery of this bubbling music scene, with new episodes every two weeks covering the latest releases. We will focus on emerging artists, although if a particularly noteworthy track comes out from an established or legacy act, we won’t fail to mention it. All the music we cover is from artists based in China. If you enjoy it and would like to hear more, support us by sharing the podcast around, and follow us to keep updated on new episodes. | |||
| New Releases: Twinklestar, 施鑫文月, Lumi Liu, 饭卡 | 01 Mar 2025 | 00:25:42 | |
In this episode, our sound benefits from a little help from a friend. And we cover fewer tracks to keep it within a reasonable listening time. 00:00 Intro Tracks:
1. 01:24 Clouds / 施鑫文月 https://open.spotify.com/track/57plpQi7uc04O35JoYx1tR?si=325fc49ecc754107
2. 07:07 Space Ship / Lumi Liu 刘敏 https://open.spotify.com/track/1vkRiPstiPeCRUXrV4CICv?si=4812fef7d0d840c0
3. 13:42 ēmOLè (是谁emo了) / Twinklestar https://open.spotify.com/track/52XvChC7JAPDjhcTJXoTkb?si=3fa40c2a6d444f40
4. 19:58 冬季一人食 / 饭卡 https://open.spotify.com/track/2GyQS6QGVkP1AtY2lbCLwu?si=709fab5721054db0
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
Editor: Elie Rosenberg
Special thanks: Brad M. Seippel Zhang Xin Liu Fei | |||
| New releases: The Cheers Cheers, Khunathi, Jellyeeee and many more! | 22 Feb 2025 | 00:39:12 | |
This is our very first episode! It is a bit long, the recording is not best, but the content is the freshest you can get on releases happening in China right now! Track list (band or artist name / track name):
Please note that some of these tracks are not available outside of China for the moment. If you find them intriguing and want more, please do let us know so we can encourage the artists to publish outside of Chinese platforms. 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 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. Published: Feb. 22nd 2025
Credits: Producer: Elie Rosenberg Co-producer: William Griffith Editor: Elie Rosenberg
Special thanks: Brad M. Seippel | |||
| New Releases: Green Deer, Wasted Laika, Mu Jing, and more... | 15 Mar 2025 | 00:32:53 | |
This episode covers protopunk rockabilly, a folk ballad, and various declinations of rock. Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic). Tracks: 1. 青鹿 - 光,照不到的地方 Black Sun Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6MQ02KoiqPrOvGifca8TJD?si=43faecc9c5d04d66 2. 穆静MU - 牛羊 版权提供: 北河三(北京)文化传媒有限公司 词曲: 穆静 表演者: 穆静 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5uT1cQsvdLx1glwW5EaMeb?si=ac43e97357f04d45 3. 白麝香TheWhiteMusk - Leather Biker Bandcamp: https://thewhitemusk.bandcamp.com/track/leather-biker 4. ihateEmmett - Chronic Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6jf7p3WKdgHXnDUAp5qdbI?si=9b751c7f2a4b44f4 5. Wasted Laika - 赌狗 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0pPlblVDa0Wx4NqQq0jdDa?si=f5a81f2029f54854 6. 吉米的猜想 - 屋顶的牙 Bandcamp: www.jimidecaixiang.bandcamp.com
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:00 Track 1: Black Sun 08:17 Track 2: Cows and Sheep 12:44 Track 3: Leather Biker 15:10 Track 4: Chronic 19:15 Track 5: Gambling Dog 24:47 Track 6: The Roof's Tooth 30:20 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: - Tang Yi - Jiang Shaofeng Published March 15th 2025 | |||
| New Releases: Lonely Cookies, Thermostat, Emo Cloud, and more... | 29 Mar 2025 | 00:33:15 | |
In 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 | |||
| New Releases: Riot In School, Free Sex Shop, ADEAD, and more... | 26 Apr 2025 | 00:35:18 | |
In which we discuss a wide variety of tracks, from gqom to punk to jazz, all freshly released in China! Erratum: Please note that we realized after recording that the pronouns of ADEAD, one of the artists covered in this episode, are "they/it"! Track list: 1. //刻奇秀 / Riot In School Bandcamp: https://riotinschool.bandcamp.com/album/punk-rock-blasphemy 2. 聲音(Voices) / 聲聲聲乐队 3. Sisterhood / Free Sex Shop Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4K9p0YQfnoTnlaVFTtPp0b?si=l3iVTC7YTm-T2Jl2RjfDig 4. Pale Monsters / Love Letter Lost Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/25iV0gwC8O9YpwLDw2hTrR?si=da3567060d5c4b23 5. Move! Move! / ADEAD Bandcamp: https://seippelabel.bandcamp.com/album/seippelabel-vol-14 6. Fleeting / Linfeng Spotify (artist page): https://open.spotify.com/artist/3tx89hHv2Df0fnC8AcEmU1?si=hJWVb8nMSxOdB4dwE20c9A
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
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:25 Track 1: Riot In School 10:31 Track 2: Sheng Sheng Sheng 16:34 Track 3: Free Sex Shop 20:35 Track 4: Love Letter Lost 23:52 Will offers an idea for a future special episode 24:10 Track 5: ADEAD 28:52 Track 6: Linfeng 33:20 Outro | |||
| New Releases: Smiqra, Procedural Justice, 紅髮少年殺人事件, and more... | 12 Apr 2025 | 00:38:01 | |
Does it feel like a lot of music is released in March, are there months where there’s a much higher volume of releases here? We have something for the metal fans today, a few tracks that show appreciation for and inspiration from Japanese music, and some good vibes. Please note this track has one occurence of foul language, for journalistic reasons!
Track list: 1. Peer review by Oxen / Smiqra Bandcamp: https://hoplites.bandcamp.com/album/r-ya-dz-e 2. 富贵老登 (The Rich Elderly) / 程序正义 Procedural Justice 3. Yes, We love Number Girl / 紅髮少年殺人事件 Bandcamp: https://smallanimalsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/brutal-girl-delusion 4. Howee / Koda https://kodasluvtheme.bandcamp.com/album/howee 5. BALLOON / Wang Di 6. Give Up / 怕繁杂 Polyphozia https://polyphozia.bandcamp.com/album/give-up Some of the artists reviewed have not yet published these tracks on the usual platforms, if we can we'll try to update the links! Published April 12th 2025
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
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:42 Is March busy for music releases in China? 04:19: Track 1: Smiqra 10:40: Elie’s Hot Take? 12:33: Track 2: Procedural Justice 16:50: Track 3: Red-Haired Girl Murder Case 23:13: Track 4: Koda 27:00: Track 5: Wang Di 31:11: Track 6: Polyphozia 35:15: Some news and outro
Credits: Producer: Elie Rosenberg Co-producer: William Griffith Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith Editor: Elie Rosenberg | |||
| New Releases: Run Run Run, The Bootlegs, Instinkto Industrio, DJ 小女孩 and more... | 10 May 2025 | 00:31:18 | |
What a haul for this episode with tracks from some incredible artists spanning from a retro Cantopop-inspired offering, to various flavours of folk, experimental electronic music and a cool surf rock song that makes for a feel good episode of the Live China Music Podcast. Besides the bands and tracks featured here, we also mention several noteworthy labels and musicians such as experimental guitar master Li Jianhong, and Zhang Meng who’s recently released an interesting sheng-based record with Dusty Ballz Records from London, or BIE, another great record label based in China. Track List: 采茶 / Run Run Run Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3wocLIOWySbdHRrDf7tqFw?si=dadf6283aa594f6c
烈日独行 / Instinkto Industrio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/30OPDKLeqcQ20jcBCzlTl3?si=FXPNsnGBSJCqJI8U4aT-Tw
倒嘴 / 卢江波 Lu Jiangbo Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4nkXIWMIjJmTbZj7bFxtw3?si=83caf4b314fb41cf
苏唱街老郎堂 / 大叶 Da Ye Bandcamp: https://daye3.bandcamp.com/album/road-to-spring
神话 / DJ小女孩 Bandcamp: https://djgurl.bandcamp.com/album/7
混凝土冲浪 / The Bootlegs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZmqF1XTVFJDZT5pjbPQyw?si=4dd64850ad3f436c Bandcamp: 2019 album I feel good: https://thebootlegschina.bandcamp.com/album/i-feel-good
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
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Track 1: Picking Tea, by Run Run Run 04:45 Parenthesis on our May holidays 06:19 Track 2: Walking Alone Under A Scorching Sun, by Instinkto Industrio 11:39 Track 3: Reverse Mouth, by Lu Jiangbo 16:35 Track 4: Laolang Temple in Suchang Street， by Da Ye 20:12 Track 5: Spirit Talks, by DJ Xiao Nv Hai 26:05 Track 6: Concrete Surfing, by The Bootlegs 29:43 Outro | |||
| New Releases: 小老虎 J-Fever, South Acid Mimi, GaiWaEr, C.S.B.Q, and more.... | 24 May 2025 | 00:36:03 | |
Featuring one of China’s most respected hip-hop artists, 小老虎 J-Fever, but we also have some excellent tracks from Kunming, some heartfelt punk and more on this episode which comes a little late because of a few scheduling and technical issues on the editing side. Track List:
1. Lovers Of Highway, South Acid Mimi Bandcamp: https://southacidmimi.bandcamp.com/album/lovers-of-highway
2. Momentary Vortex 片刻旋螺, Cephalosis Bandcamp: https://cephalosis0.bandcamp.com/album/wuthering-heights Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4CxDLRQYWtSENjNyDjEL2n?si=21c8e9117c774d23
3. Chromatic Fantasy, littlesweetpotato Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/40BmZoBbT2KnPLQt64J2Qy?si=8d9b7c6e74f74eeb
4. 这心跳也不是你的, 小老虎 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pG1veuJTaocGolEKd5dQS?si=3945a69936ea4fe3
5. 没有意义, GaiWaEr Bandcamp: https://gaiwaer.bandcamp.com/album/--4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/25MBBCjjsCXM5vQZnRa4aW?si=fad5976cbc3a483a
6. 问题总是那么多, C.S.B.Q Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1gWdJ8CJAyvkYdN1doLOqt?si=7ca289ea9f4b42d7
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
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:40 Track 1: South Acid Mimi (synth wave) 08:56 Track 2: Cephalosis (cold wave) 13:43 Track 3: littlesweetpotato (electro) 18:17 Track 4: J-Fever (hip-hop) 24:20 Track 5: GaiWaEr (punk) 29:44 Track 6: C.S.B.Q. (punk) | |||
| New Releases: Xiao He & The Nursery Rhyme Project, Pumpkins, Mengzhumeng, and more... | 06 Jun 2025 | 00:35:39 | |
Where we cover egg punk, nursery rhymes, some shoegaze, and among others, an artist which has been a major influence for one of us at the beginning of their China years, and a band that is arguably the best live act in China today. Track list:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ALfmwuJ5wJJlt3pn7SwFM?si=83ac3801144b4a5e
Spotify artist page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6sNjrPpF5mA7AXH2X8FtlJ?si=Yno26lxxSG-0n3YSGmlBUw
Bandcamp: https://mengzhumeng.bandcamp.com/album/social-reintegration-demo-1
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3S7Nldv2ZkT6T7JWC7hpen?si=861ff57cdbe44e24 Bandcamp artist page: https://sillyfunction.bandcamp.com
Project Spotify page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EQaYTsagYgRssoLjg7jc9 Xiao He’s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HQtVlagT1RApOFulrNoJ6?si=qlnsBHheSniyz80E7-LR_g
We always try to include links to Bandcamp and/or Spotify, however in some cases the tracks have not been uploaded there. We will try to update if artists let us know there has been a change.
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. 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
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:16 Track 1: Wu-Chang Library (neo-psychedelic) 08:09 Track 2: A little sad (punk) 13:17 Track 3: Waste Of Time (egg punk) 18:28 Track 4: Made Of Glass (emo/shoegaze) 22:50 Track 5: Wang Chuan Chao (indie pop) 29:22 Track 6: Lugou Bridge (nursery rhyme) 35:08 Outro
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| New Releases: Summertime Sadness, Colombia Cola, Zhang Xingchan, Lur: and more... | 25 Jun 2025 | 00:33:09 | |
Coming in a few days late but fear not, we are back for a tenth episode full of goodies, spanning from math rock to electro madness straight from the Chinese mainland!
Track list 1 Summertime Sadness / 1914 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6nsBozu27AY0HJLiw0mcWW?si=65fab9c7d4dc4921
2 Zhang Xingchan 张醒婵 / I should be distracted Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1f3e7GzowV1sScBLmmh3Eq?si=70aa5c63b6f24cf2 Bandcamp: https://zxc0514.bandcamp.com/album/no-now
3 Colombia Cola / Hot and humid, stickier than a catfish Spotify artist page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1tTEXqrujrc2AFMVzcCZlj?si=_G4uXtUxSxuL2fZGbLxaTw
4 If we could stay / Stepping into a new stage means a new stage Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7BRx02kRrlQL6in7Lsn7Dx?si=7aa6cd5f2aa94a24
5 Lur: / Prayer before dawn Spotify artist page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ghw8bArbh3rWvzocwbqun?si=Bl5dGT84TTi2W97cz-moQA Bandcamp artist page: https://lurmusic1.bandcamp.com/
6 Hei Mu & Shishi's Demon 施施巳敌门 / COMFORTABLY EVIL 安之若恶 Bandcamp: https://heimu2024.bandcamp.com/track/comfortably-evil
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
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:18 Track 1: Summertime Sadness (indie rock) 08:42 Track 2: Zhang Xingchan (avant-garde pop) 13:40 Track 3: Columbia Cola (noise pop) 18:24 Track 4: If We Could Stay (math rock) 22:12 Track 5: Lur: (post-punk) 26:16 Track 6: Heimu & Shishi’s Demon (cold wave) 29:39 Outro | |||
| New Releases: The Clinic, Fayzz, The Beneficial Society, and more... | 18 Oct 2025 | 00:29:57 | |
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:
Bandcamp: https://fayzzchina.bandcamp.com/track/echo-dance
Bandcamp: https://naja-naja.bandcamp.com/track/3000-ways-to-die
Bandcamp Artist page: https://thebeneficialsociety.bandcamp.com/track/i-cant Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/71cklv3KhTingUGKtOmuDF
Bandcamp: https://theshaketones.bandcamp.com/track/bamboo-wellspring
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2xc3r03oT2hakAFUTaqdrG
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5genbOUKk1I1nLw5HC0umy
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: Producers: Elie Rosenberg & William Griffith Hosts: Will Griffith & Elie Rosenberg Editor: Elie Rosenberg
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:47 Fayzz (post-rock) 05:19 Naja Naja (indie rock) 09:46 The Beneficial Society (indie rock) 13:48 Shaketones (surf rock) 18:05 The Clinic (cold wave) 22:44 Acid Room (indie rock) | |||
| Special Episode: Punk with Alice | 13 Oct 2025 | 00:36:18 | |
Special episode with an amazing guest and a special focus on the latest in the Chinese punk scene! Tracks:
Song on Bandcamp: https://moyaaa.bandcamp.com/track/oh-yes-meating-oh-yes
Song on Bandcamp: https://gaiwaer.bandcamp.com/album/--6
Artist Bandcamp: https://realdealbeijing.bandcamp.com/
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: Producers: Elie Rosenberg & William Griffith Hosts: Will Griffith & Alice (婷婷) from Borderless Editor: Elie Rosenberg
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:44 Tour Announcement (Little Boys China Tour) 01:01 Episode start 03:53 Moya (eggpunk) 10:14 Eggsparty (eggpunk) 15:54 Alice explains where her project started 21:56 Gaiwaer (punk) 29:39 Return The Truth (hardcore) 33:32 Alice plugs Little Boys China Tour! 34:55 Outro | |||
| New Releases: Whetherday, A Fishy Tale 有话, Little Hippo, and more... | 10 Oct 2025 | 00:29:55 | |
We are rusty but we are back, with a new season starting, catching up in this episode on a few tracks released during the summer of 2025.
Track List:
Bandcamp: https://whetherday.bandcamp.com/track/things-we-ever-said-began
2. 有话 A Fishy Tale/ 留位 Bandcamp: https://afishytale.bandcamp.com/album/--2
3. Characterless 性格缺失/ 盲人诗人 Netease: https://music.163.com/#/album?id=277783646
4. Little Hippo小河马/ I’m In You Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3GOH1uvy8mN1QqAMZX3e4O
5. Yukes & thruoutin/ Perfume of Silk 丝绸香水 Bandcamp: https://thruoutin.bandcamp.com/track/perfume-of-silk
About us:
Credits: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro | |||
| New Releases: Amber 琥珀, Fisheye Lens, Rust Sucker, and more... | 21 Jul 2025 | 00:30:05 | |
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 https://rustsucker.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2 https://qiiisnacksrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://1724.bandcamp.com/
Producer: Elie Rosenberg Co-producer: William Griffith Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith Guest Host: Brad M. Seippel Editor: Brad M. Seippel
Check out https://seippelabel.bandcamp.com/! | |||
| New Releases: 温柔D•BOY, SXNDPT TXRL, 沼泽, and more... | 05 Jul 2025 | 00:34:08 | |
Track List:
Rats & Pears / 热夜梦逃亡 (post-punk) SXNDPT TXRL / Yearn for the urn (power violence) 温柔D•BOY / 做音乐有什么用（feat.Chzaza) (Shibuya-kei / hip-hop) 水牛儿 feat. 小老虎 (Water buffalo feat. J-fever) (instrumental / hip-hop) 咸山 (Xian Shan) / 棉花云 (Cotton clouds) (post-rock/ ambient) 沼泽 / 飒（live）(post-rock)
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
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