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[Live video] Torturing Nurse live at 2pi Festival 2006

by lawrence

Download the video (MOV format, 28 MB).

Cinematographer: Daisy Chan.

[Admin] GNO back to China

by lawrence

With our effort, Chinese New Ear/GNO is now accessible again in mainland China.

[Live recording] Final jam on 2pi Festival 2006

by lawrence

Download the recording (MP3 format, 13.32 MB, 9 mins 42 seconds)

China-based users can download it from here for better speed. (thanks Hitlike for mirroring).

[Admin] GNO GFWed?

by lawrence

GNO is currently inaccessible from mainland China without a
proxy. We’re investigating the problem. All the rest of the recordings
of 2pi Festival 2006 will be pending.

Temporary pause of live coverage

by lawrence

Well, let me confess that today’s live coverage fell severely short of what I had expected. What I’ve uploaded are the fortunate surviver, most of whom were recorded by the artists themselves with their software (Max/MSP or Ableton Live)’s built-in recording function. Whether this is a good thing in terms of documenting a live concert is open to discussion, but at least you get top-notch sound quality. ^_^ More on that later. The festival is currently in the final phase, with half of the artists jamming on stage. We’ll set out for food later and this post marks the temporary pause of GNO’s coverage of the fourth 2pi Festival.

[Live video] Tsai Hsinyuan live at 2pi Festival 2006

by lawrence

Download the video (MOV format, 6.2 MB, 1 min 15 seconds).

China-based users can download it from here for better speed. (thanks Hitlike for mirroring).

Don’t frown on the poor quality, it was taken with a digital camera.

[Live recording] Chiang Liwei live at 2pi Festival 2006

by lawrence

Download the recording (MP3 format, 33.6 MB, 24 mins 26 seconds)

China-based users can download it from here for better speed. (thanks Hitlike for mirroring).

[Live recording] Ben Houge live at 2pi Festival 2006

by lawrence

Download the recording (part 1, part 2) (MP3 format, 12.7 & 11.7 MB, 9 mins 15 seconds, 8 mins 31 seconds)

China-based users can download it from here (part 1) and here (part 2) for better speed. (thanks Hitlike for mirroring).

[Live recording] Wang Changcun live at 2pi Festival 2006

by lawrence

Download the recording (MP3 format, 16.8 MB, 12 mins 13 seconds)

China-based users can download it from here for better speed. (thanks Hitlike for mirroring).

[Live recording] Zafka live at 2pi Festival 2006

by lawrence

Download the recording (MP3 format, 33 MB, 24 mins)

China-based users can download it from here for better speed. (thanks Hitlike for mirroring).

2pi Festival 2006 live photos update

by lawrence

Check out this Flickr photo set, or subscribe to the RSS feed of my Flickr. I won’t announce new photos here.

You’re encouraged to use the tag “2pifestival06″ when uploading your own photos of the festival to Flickr.

Taipei Digital Arts Award 2006 finalists’ works

by lawrence

The “Download” section of Chinese New Ear was updated with the submitted works by the four finalists of Taipei Digital Arts Award 2006 - sound art category. Here’s the complete winners list.

And if you want a shortcut of the download links:

• Qari, by Chiang Liwei 江立威
• Radiio Land [sic], by Wolfenstein 謝仲其
• Remanent, by Tsai Hsinyuan 蔡欣圜
• Noise Radio, by Yao Chunghan 姚仲涵

Sugar Jar Radio: Noise in China

by lawrence

Sugar Jar Radio is produced by Yang Licai (better known as Lao Yang 老羊), owner of the independent music distributor Sugar Jar which boasts the most comprehensive collection of Chinese sound art/experimental music releases in China. The second issue is devoted to Chinese noise music, with a repertoire ranged from pieces made in as early as 2003 to brand new releases.

Click here to listen (requires Windows Media Player).

Playlist:

01. D!O!D!O!D - track 01 from Ghost Temple (2pi Records, 2005)

02. D!O!D!O!D - track 03 from Ghost Temple (2pi Records, 2005)

03. Zhong Minjie 钟敏杰 - track 04 from Banned Illusions (Stumble Records, 2006)

04. Ronez - Harsh! Harsh! Harsh! from Ni Hao! I’m Deaf And It’s Okay (Harsh Noise, 2006)

05. Lin Zhiying 林志英 - track 03 from Yi (21floor, 2005)

06. Shizi 柿子 - Three Cat Cigarettes (edit) from Emotions: From somewhere to nowhere (Doufu Records, 2006)

07. Torturing Nurse & Radiocore Blowjob - Killing Me Softly With Your Love Song from Killing me Softly with Your Love Song (Space Records, 2006)

08. Jedung Kying - Untitled No.9 from Emotions: From somewhere to nowhere (Doufu Records, 2006)

09. Bie Feng 别峰 - Yao (edit) from Emotions: From somewhere to nowhere (Doufu Records, 2006)

10. Pisces Iscariots 背信弃义的双鱼座人 - track 01 from Live at 2pi Festival 2004 (Kwanyin Records, 2006)

11. Wang Fan 王凡 - 1_wf from Live at Waterland Kwanyin (Kwanyin Records, 2006)

12. Wang Changcun 王长存 - Lunch Life from China: the Sonic Avant-Garde (Post-Concrete, 2003)

13. Second Skin 第二层皮 - Sound of Appetency (b) from My Insurgence (2pi Records, 2003)

14. Li Jianhong/Huang Jin/Jimu/Li Tieqiao 李剑鸿／黄锦／积木／李铁桥 - track 01 from Live in Nanjing (2pi Records, 2006)

(PS: Bio, discography and related info of most of these artists can be found in the “Artists” section of our host site Chinese New Ear.)

GNO in Hangzhou!

by lawrence

Escaping from the piercing coldness of Beijing, here we are in the rainy, moody Hangzhou. Tomorrow is the day we’ve all been waiting for, and you may have noticed a new, self-explanatory category in the sidebar: 2pifestival06. Click on it and all you are gonna see are the posts about the festival, starting with the donation plea. This time, our coverage of the 10-hour marathon will be heavily sound-based, which means you’ll be able to download the whole concert almost in real-time (MP3 format). So clean up your hard drive and stay tuned!

Coming releases from Post-Concrete

by lawrence

As mentioned before, there will be two new releases from the Berkeley-based label Post-Concrete being sold as donation on the coming 2pi Festival in Hangzhou, China. They are:

• POST007 Wang Changcun - Parallel Universe 王長存 平行宇宙
• POST008 Li Jianhong - A Brief History of Time 李劍鴻 時間簡史

But it’s the holiday season so why don’t we expect more:

• POST009 Ulf Langheinrich - It Would Have Been Fantastic
• POST010 v.a. - Talk Talk Talk - chinese speech art 中國語音前線 (2CD compilation)
• POST011 Carl Stone - Shin Chon

(Please note that only Post 007 and 008 will be available on 2pi Festival. The sales of three copies of each go to the organizers.)

For those who don’t know: Post-Concrete is the label of GNO co-blogger Dajuin Yao. Past releases include works by Helmut Schaefer, Sarah Peeble, Pei, Zbigniew Karkowski, and Yao himself. The label’s most celebrated release is the double-CD compilation of Chinese sound artists, titled China: the Sonic Avant-Garde, which was released in 2003. Click here to read Clive Bell’s review of the album for The Wire.

Related: Li Jianhong’s own thoughts on A Brief History of Time

Dorkbot BJ 3 - Stephen Kovats (V2) [TOMORROW!]

by lawrence

Time: 19:00, Nov 20 (Monday), 2006.
Place: Studio No. 5, Electronic Music Centre, Central Conservatory.

Topic: V2 on V2
Speaker: Stephen Kovats

The Netherlands organization V2_ (”Institute for Unstable Media”) is planning an electronic art festival in Europe next year and they’re looking into the possibility of including some Chinese new media works. This meeting will be a chance of conversation and communication.

(via We Need Money Not Art.)

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