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):

• Wishtoday / 广岛之恋还有哥伦比亚可乐是我们的最后一场演出
• The Cheers Cheers / Forest of Mine
  
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3VPEr31bM31PuG2RiIg0VX?si=0bkdbOAaRQuUHlrKuIPWFw 
• GUAN / itch
  
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2yjsBPdhHNFi4vUHjqhjkB?si=a038e3eac0eb4666
• 黑木 / 通往依斯的路程
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Am6r1BWbb2DS5Zi07zGAX?si=8a30c2bf472f40b0 
• Khunathi / Misty Mountain Pagoda
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4y6hiXz3qeo2Jb4PGdKCvC?si=ef5755891fbe465c 
  • Bandcamp: https://wvsorcerer.bandcamp.com/track/misty-mountain-pagoda 
• 想想 / 关心人事物
  • Spotify: not this track, but their artist page https://open.spotify.com/artist/255mjLJit0iEFzAQ0foJiU 
• Jellyeeee / FLOURISH
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6c76FNk054uGhUp8z9QXZu?si=acbcfd083c0e4db6 

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