en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/group/Obscure+Asian+Talent/journal The Last.fm group journal for Obscure Asian Talent. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/UltraJohnny/journal/2012/12/01/5om5xu_underblood_fest_vii_(recife_-_pe)_(15122012) Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:00:51 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/UltraJohnny/journal/2012/12/01/5om5xu_underblood_fest_vii_(recife_-_pe)_(15122012) O histórico evento de metal pernambucano UNDERBLOOD FEST chega à sua sétima edição, cada vez melhor. Esse ano as atrações são a pernambucana Implement (death metal) completando dez anos de banda gravando seu primeiro DVD oficial. Também estarão presentes as também pernambucanas Soterion (black metal), Salário do Pecado (brutal death metal) e After the chaos (deathcore), fazendo seu show de estreia na cena. Também estará presente no evento a banda de Salvador, Bahia, Dynamus (thrash/death metal), lançando seu primeiro álbum "Quando Estou Fraco Então Sou Forte". Não percam, pois esse evento promete!

Underblood Fest VII
Data: 15/12/2012
Local: Teatro Maurício de Nassau
Início: 21 horas
Ingressos: R$ 10,00
Contato: (81) 8868-6676/8809-1455



Fonte: 15/12/12 - Underblood Fest VII (Recife - PE) http://whiplash.net/materias/agenda/168481.html#ixzz2DkmuP5OU]]> http://www.last.fm/user/UltraJohnny/journal/2012/12/01/5om5xu_underblood_fest_vii_(recife_-_pe)_(15122012)#comments http://www.last.fm/user/darkonyxswe/journal/2012/03/20/5dr7cr_cdsdvds_i_own Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:32:02 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/darkonyxswe/journal/2012/03/20/5dr7cr_cdsdvds_i_own As of 2012-03-20 I got my first CDs, EVER! :D
So this list includes all CDs (and DVDs for that matter) that I owned (and still are) on that date and onwards:

-黒夜葬 (Kokuyasou)/Ahnenerbe/Vermillion-D Alice Syndrome/刹那:
*-Gothic-
*∵Ga[Я]deN∵
*∞UroboroS∞
*MetamorphosiS
*Catharsis
*APOCALYPSE -穹劫黙示録-
*Einherjar [Dies irae ～Acta est Fabula～]
*眞紅ノ眷屬ハ圓環スル螺旋ヲ嘆ズル
*嚮導する聖女は屍骸の椅子で奇蹟を謳う
*妍麗たる讃仰は悲啼喘ぎし蒼焔に炙られ

-Imperial Circus Dead Decadence:
*惨劇の血に赫く染まった愛と絶望の黒い死とが紡ぐ最期の物語
*狂おしく咲いた凄惨な骸は奏で、愛おしく裂いた少女は聖餐の詞を謳う

-LV.4:
*World End Embryo
*Cantrip
*A.D.2995

-Vaguedge dies for dies irae:
*Clamantes Monimentum Mortis

-Lightning:
*Five Rings
*死闘!五稜郭!! 〜LIGHTNING vs IRON ATTACK!〜 (LIGHTNING Side)

-IRON ATTACK!:
*死闘!五稜郭!! 〜LIGHTNING vs IRON ATTACK!〜 (IRON ATTACK! Side)

-Serpent:
*PLEASURE of DESTRUCTION (with Blood Stain Child / Serpent / VAGERKE / 音鬼 (OTO-ONI) / Phantasmagoria)
*xGODx Promo CD:


-Veiled in Scarlet:
*IDEALISM Promo CD:


-Suicide Heaven:
*...future ages

-Gyze:
*WITHOUT HESITATION

-夢中夢 (Mutyumu):
*夢中夢
*イリヤ - il y a -

-Red Sun:
*FRAGRANCE, OLD GIRL
*Romantic Star

-SHAZNA:
*GOLD SUN AND SILVER MOON

-Dark the Suns:
*The Dead End

-Children of Bodom:
*Something Wild
*Hatebreeder
*Follow the Reaper
*Hate Crew Deathroll

-Skyfire:
*Timeless Departure

-Ark Storm:
*Beginning of the New Legend (Special Edition with two bonus tracks)

-Concerto Moon:
*From Father to Son
*Fragments of the Moon
*Rain Forest
*The End of the Beginning, Live in Tokyo (Limited Edition CD+DVD)

-Stormlord:
*At The Gates Of Utopia
*The Gorgon Cult
Both above albums are in a "special edition package": cardboard-bundled version of "At The Gates Of Utopia" and "The Gorgon Cult".

-Cadacross:
*So Pale Is The Light
*Corona Borealis

-時空海賊SEVEN SEAS:
*Disc Union Promo DVD from Confusion:
]]> http://www.last.fm/user/darkonyxswe/journal/2012/03/20/5dr7cr_cdsdvds_i_own#comments http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/09/30/5mikjj_taste_of_chinese_pop_from_the_trillion_dollar_greater_china_market Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:12:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/09/30/5mikjj_taste_of_chinese_pop_from_the_trillion_dollar_greater_china_market

CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival proudly presents a highlight of this year's music festival: "Taiwan Music," hosted by a-Peer Music & the Taiwan Ministry of Culture Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development (BAMID), and supported by AsianinNY and MusicDish*China. Kick off CMJ with us and experience these C-Pop bands live, Thursday, October 18 from 8:00pm-10: 30pm (door open at 7:30 pm) at the Union Square Ballroom, 27 Union Square West (between E 15th St and E 16th St) Union Square Park.

http://www.facebook.com/events/365565326852284/

Get ready for a night of fresh sounds from the land of new music rarely explored in the USA... until now! As a wave of creative musicians from around the globe absorb Western hip-hop & alternative rock influences and then elevate the music with their own cultural spin, you are invited to be enthralled by an evening of the best Chinese Pop generating a buzz in the Taiwanese scene. Here is the line-up:

8:00PM - Chemical Monkeys, a Taiwanese pop rock band consisting of vocalist Zain Jun, guitarist Bryan Chang, bassist Sam Wu and drummer Mayc Tsou. All of the band members also have success in Taiwan's pop music scene as songwriters, producers, and/or recording engineers. https://www.facebook.com/chemical.monkey.band

8:45PM - 831, a Taiwanese alternative rock band formed by five high school classmates in the summer of 2003, best known as the future successor of the top Mandarin Rock band, Mayday. 831 is also sometimes referred to as "the Asian Simple Plan" due to their versatile styles of music ranging from punk rock, pop rock, electronic, metal to hip-hop. https://www.facebook.com/band831tw

9:30PM - Da Mouth, a two-time Golden Melody Award-winning Taiwanese hip-hop group consisting of Japanese female vocalist Aisa Senda, Korean-Taiwanese male vocalist Harry Chang, MC 40 and Japanese- Taiwanese aboriginal DJ Chung-Hua. They are considered "the Asian Black Eyed Peas" due to their diversity and widespread popularity in China. https://www.facebook.com/thedamouth

Email jean@a-peer.com for further information. It is a night you can't miss!

The Taiwan Ministry of Culture BAMID's most important mission is to inform the public, both in Taiwan and abroad, of the government's policies, regulations, and actions, and to promote development of the mass media. a-Peer Music is an innovative music & technology company provide international marketing & technical services for the music industry.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/09/30/5mikjj_taste_of_chinese_pop_from_the_trillion_dollar_greater_china_market#comments http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/21/5joriy_yoga_midi_festival_2012_will_be_held_in_august_in_huaxi,_guiyang Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:36:36 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/21/5joriy_yoga_midi_festival_2012_will_be_held_in_august_in_huaxi,_guiyang

Midi Music Festival announced their first foray into southwest China with the Yoga Midi Festival 2012 being held from August 23rd to 26th in Huaxi Park, Gui Yang province. "Yoga" is a slang used by local residents to express comfort and refreshment, and Yoga Midi Festival will bring you the very same feeling through music!

As one of the most major parts of the 2012 Huaxi Summer Arts Festival, Yoga Midi Festival will be a platform for musicians from all around the world on three stages: "Tang," "Huaxi" and "Yuan." The lineup includes not only three generations of Chinese rock musicians, but also famous foreign bands, with a diverse mix of music genres, including punk, metal, rock, indie, folk, electronic and many other! Even some traditional Chinese music bands and local Guizhou bands will perform at the festival.

As the forerunner of outdoor music festival in China, Midi is always actively exploring Chinese music market and attempting to bring in new music elements. Midi is looking for the perfect combination of music and local culture, and Yoga Midi Festival is a result of this effort.

Email: chinasounds@musicdish.com
Website: http://www.midifestival.com
Music: http://china.musicdish.com]]> http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/21/5joriy_yoga_midi_festival_2012_will_be_held_in_august_in_huaxi,_guiyang#comments http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/19/5jmmri_musicdishtv_partners_with_singapore-based_liveo Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:43:51 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/19/5jmmri_musicdishtv_partners_with_singapore-based_liveo

MusicDishTV has partnered with LIVEO, a valuable platform for aspiring artists to get themselves exposed Worldwide. MusicDishTV will source Western music videos, including live shows, interviews and behind-the-scenes, for distribution through LIVEO's broadcast platforms.

"We're excited to work with LIVEO on giving indie artists a new channel to get worldwide exposure, said MusicDish President Eric de Fontenay. "The fact that they are based in Singapore opens a whole new Asian audience that might not otherwise catch some great music because of the 'noise' on sites like YouTube."

Videos selected by MusicDishTV will not only air on LIVEO L I V E! (24/7 streaming video station), as well as being featured on the LIVEO RADIO and LIVEO ROCKS! platforms. Bands distributed will also be eligible for LIVEO ROCKS! GLOBAL, an annual online competition and event that will discover unknown talent in ASIA and Globally.

"Our goal is to help and assist unknown Artists/Bands/DJs to gain more exposure globally via our live broadcast platforms using our own technologies. These talents need help in every way to get their music out there, and we are here to assist. They get rejected by Radio & TV Stations everywhere, but we open our doors and encourage them," said LIVEO Founder doctormix.

LIVEO brings to its viewers an audio & video collage; an array of music and trends, performances, interviews and behind the scenes, designed to captivate and entertain viewers across a variety of cultures.

MusicDishTV has featured over 300 music videos through its channel on over 20 western music video portals from YouTube to Current and DailyMotion, which we promote our videos through social medis, news aggregators, micro-blogs & online forums. Through our MusicDish*China brand, we now distribute music videos to China's leading video portals, including Youku, Tudou, Sina, Ku6 and 6.cn.

Links:
http://tv.musicdish.com
http://www.LiveoRocks.com
http://www.LiveoMusic.com

Contact: tv@musicdish.net]]> http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/19/5jmmri_musicdishtv_partners_with_singapore-based_liveo#comments http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/18/5jktbp_musicdish*china_promotes_the_orange_piano_tour_at_china%27s_great_wall Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:44:03 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/18/5jktbp_musicdish*china_promotes_the_orange_piano_tour_at_china%27s_great_wall

After performing the heights of the Swiss Alps, Soul/Rock german pianist Stefan Aaron will be bringing his Orange Piano Tour to The Great Wall of China on August 12th near Badaling. MusicDish*China (独立小炒) has been selected to promote and market the tour in China, including PR and social media and distribution in China. MusicDish has tapped R2G as the exclusive online retailer for the tour theme "Doing The Undoable" and has already promoting the tour on popular chinese sites Sina's weibo, Douban and Youku.

In 2011, Stefan dreamed up the Orange Piano Tour concept, to fly his orange piano to unusual and crazy locations he would perform a new pop song, tailored to that location. "I want to put my orange piano, whose color fits the positive energy of my songs, in unusual places and see what happens." He first launched the tour in August 2011 when his funny colored piano was flown to the peak of the 4206m high mountain "Alphubel" in Switzerland, setting an official Guinness world record for the highest piano performance in the process.

Aaron, who began playing piano at age 6 and was influenced by artists like Toto, Supertramp, Tears For Fears, the Beatles, and Coldplay, studied vocals and jazz in Munich before moving to Los Angeles to continue his training in different styles. After learning the art of entertaining in piano bars, joining a gospel choir, and playing in top 40 bands, he returned to Germany, where he acquired the reputation of piano-entertainer.

Stefan Aaron is one of the most sought after talents at Kӓfer's am Hofgarten, Munich's top piano bar. The pianist extraordinaire has played for the Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn aboard his yacht in Monaco, and plays consistently for German celebrities like Fc Bayern, Boris Becker, Uwe Ochsenknecht, and Michael Kӓfer.

Email: chinasounds@musicdish.com
Website: http://www.orange-piano-tour.com/
Music: http://www.stefanaaron.tv/

"Doing The Undoable" is available for purchase through iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/stefan-aaron/id456996445 and Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Doing-The-Undoable-Single/dp/B005H91I4Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1342042620&sr=1-1&keywords=Stefan+Aaron+Doing+The+Undoable]]> http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/18/5jktbp_musicdish*china_promotes_the_orange_piano_tour_at_china%27s_great_wall#comments http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/18/5jklft_underground_103_-_28_july_2012_featuring_four_cool_bands_in_hard_rock_cafe,_hong_kong Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:20:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/18/5jklft_underground_103_-_28_july_2012_featuring_four_cool_bands_in_hard_rock_cafe,_hong_kong

It may be summer, but it's gonna be winter in July with the kind of cool show we've got lined up for you. We're visiting the sweeter side of the scale with what will be a sprightly romp through vastly different soundscapes. We begin with the airy poppiness of Clementine is My Sunshine, followed by the wonderful punch in the gut that is the thumping, strident indieness that is Kestrels & Kites. Ka Likha follow with their mellow sunshiney mix of tribal elements with rock and reggae. And to close the night we have making their whopping sixth appearance at the Underground, will the ever-popular Brothers of Roadkill to deliver the final KO punch.

We're also making a return to Central as we have our first ever numbered show at the Hard Rock Cafe and Beck's will be there to welcome us. So, get to weaving and double-dog-mark down the night, 'cause it'll be a good one!

Underground 103
===============
Saturday 28 July 2012
@ Hard Rock Cafe, LG/F, LKF Tower, 55 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
8:30pm - 11:30pm
Bands: Clementine is My Sunsihne, Kestrels & Kites, Ka Likha, Brothers of Roadkill
HK $100 (Includes a Beck's beer)
Hotline: (852) 9486 4648
contact@undergroundhk.com
Website: http://www.undergroundhk.com]]> http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/18/5jklft_underground_103_-_28_july_2012_featuring_four_cool_bands_in_hard_rock_cafe,_hong_kong#comments http://www.last.fm/user/silver383/journal/2012/07/15/5jgfk4_madnotbad_%E2%80%94_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_%5B%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB,_2012%5D Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:54:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/silver383/journal/2012/07/15/5jgfk4_madnotbad_%E2%80%94_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_%5B%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB,_2012%5D
В записи участвовали:
Иван Солонин — голос, гитары
Сергей Южица — бас-гитара
Александр Бовкун — ударные
Эдуард Быковец — гитара, звукорежиссер
Наталья Шишова — клавиши
Евгений Соя — чтение (2)

Музыка и слова — Иван Солонин
Стихи — Евгений Соя
Обложка — Максимсергеичь Moriarty

1. Последний день лета (original mix)
2. Последний день лета (feat. ес соя)

2012, EdRecords (Одесса)

Послушать можно на сайте: http://madnotbad.com.ua/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/silver383/journal/2012/07/15/5jgfk4_madnotbad_%E2%80%94_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_%5B%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB,_2012%5D#comments http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/10/5j97g6_death_and_rebirth_of_a_beijing_livehouse_-_a_talk_with_josh_feola Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:55:56 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/10/5j97g6_death_and_rebirth_of_a_beijing_livehouse_-_a_talk_with_josh_feola

Mandarin folk artist and bandleader/guitarist for Beijing rock band Amazing Insurance Salesmen Zhang Si'an (aka Jean Sebastien Hery) sat down with Josh Feola for MusicDish*China. From D-22's death to its rebirth as XP, his online platform Pangbianr and views on the evolving Beijing scene, Josh illustrates how despite his short stay thus far in Beijing, he's carved an important role building its local music industry.

How long have you been in China and what pushed you to come here?

I've been in China for just over three years now. Originally, I came because the first job I found after graduating university was at an internet startup in Beijing. Previously, I had spent a semester in Yunnan province studying archaeology and anthropology, and for some reason felt compelled to come back to China despite no formal training in Mandarin. After a year of working in Beijing, I became interested in the music scene and decided to quit my job and focus on music.

What was your role at D22 and what is your role now at XP?

I started at D-22 as a booking assistant in November 2010. Eventually, I was doing almost all of the booking, and kept that position until D-22 closed in January 2012. At XP, I am the general manager, so I oversee all booking/event programming, the bar, the cafe, the record store, etc.

Why did D22 close and why did it re-open as XP?

D-22 reached a natural end. The bands that started out there have by now gone on to a fair amount of success and recognition. By the end, the most interesting shows at D-22 were the weekly Tuesday night experimental shows, called Zoomin' Night. So we wanted to open a new space focusing specifically on this aesthetic and this scene.

Read the full interview at http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=13232.

Email: chinasounds@musicdish.com
Website: http://china.musicdish.com]]> http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/10/5j97g6_death_and_rebirth_of_a_beijing_livehouse_-_a_talk_with_josh_feola#comments http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/08/5j6jv5_there%27s_no_backing_out_of_dazefeast_2012! Sun, 8 Jul 2012 14:33:58 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/08/5j6jv5_there%27s_no_backing_out_of_dazefeast_2012!

Source: http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=13234

DazeFeast 2012 at Beijing's small but mighty club Dos Kolegas (http://www.2kolegas.com/) proved to the 1,000 plus crowd that Beijing truly is the hub of the Asian music scene. With the Beijing air quality index at an impressive level of 239 (health warnings of emergency pollution conditions) and impending clouds in the sky, nothing could hold back this critical part of the World Music Days June 23rd celebrations in the capital city.

Starting at 4 PM and ending at 4 AM, the 15-band (local save one band) showcase celebrated the diversity, dedication, unity and power of the Beijing music scene.

The set list was impressive not only in number but in range of sounds and styles: SUBS, Fever Machine, Bad Masaman, Amazing Insurance Salesmen, Residence A, Randy Able Stable, Flying Mantas, Not There, Perpetual Motion Machine, Devils at the Crossroad, Lulu Galore, Capoeira Mandinga, Richard Todd, bluegrass Jam, Sorry Darling for my Silence, Li Xia and Ember Swift.

Arriving on the scene at 8 PM, yours truly was still suffering from a toxic street taco from the night before. After a mere glance at the crowd, the feeling of enthusiasm and pure party spirit made it clear: there was to be no backing out. I was in it for the ride until 4am. Dos Kolegas put their awesome back yard to good use: beer tent, food tent (think of lamb meat on a stick and noodles), pool table tent, DJ tent, and hanging out tent were packed out. Inside the small club, the sound system was getting a full workout; things were running smooth as silk. Purple Smog, tribute band to the mighty and sacred Jimi Hendrix, was playing their last gig ever as I entered.

Lots of familiar muso faces were around, and the first person I ended up talking to was owner of Temple, another major club and hub of the local music scene. Clement Berger has been in Beijing for 8 years and when asked about the Beijing music scene, said the following: "There are different sounds, different styles. The scene is new and young and moving a lot. There is punk, metal, electric, traditional, rock. 10 percent of it is good. 2% of it is excellent. Tonight will be great. Look, it's free and that is awesome. The bands are not in it for the money. Just enough for a taxi home."

I then watched the Flying Mantas and have to say; they are talented musicians with a wave surfing (not crowd surfing) sound. If you ever want to feel like you are on a surfboard in the middle of Beijing, this is the band to see. What more do you want? Suntan oil?

The next chat was with Joris, the guitarist and singer from the wall-of-sound Devils at the Crossroad. When asked about the Beijing music scene he stated, "It is the best music scene in Asia due to Beijing being an expat and local melting pot." The changes he has seen over the last six years include, "The quality of bands and venues. Dos Kolegas is the best."

Devils at the Crossroad (http://site.douban.com/devilsatthecrossroad/) always pull in a crowd with their shredding, killer guitar riffs, strong stage presence and heavy head-banging sound. Needless to say, they've done it again and remain one of Beijing's front running bands in my opinion.

I was lucky to catch up with the event organizer, the legendary Badr. When asked about the difference between last year's DazeFeast and this one he said, "It's bigger, it's better organized. Now bands come to me. I don't have to find them."When questioned about where the music scene is currently at he stated, "It's at a nice stage. It is one of the most vibrant music scenes I have come across in a long time. It is happening, it is growing, it's vibrant and it is mostly amateurs so it is more genuine. It is open-minded and warm-hearted…… " How is the scene changing? "Heavy metal is on CCTV (Chinese Central Television) now and there is rock in ads for Adidas and Converse."

When asked why Beijing is the centre of the music scene in China/Asia he affirmed, "Beijing is a city of culture and music is culture. Musicians come here from all over China and this is what we have today... look at this" (he points to the 1000 + crowd, up from 7-800 last year despite a major downpour)

One of the more surprising acts of the night for me was Randy Abel Stable (http://site.douban.com/randyabelstable/). A foot-stomping, banjo picking, harmonica blasting ho-down fit right in to the night's killer mix of music. Crowd sing-alongs, quirky lyrics and straight up bluegrass left me craving for some Jack Daniels and another set by these guys.

The SUBS (http://www.purevolume.com/subsbeijing) took the stage around midnight. The SUBS have become a bit of a buzzword and hopes are high for them. Their 80's punk sound and look is far from original but certainly new to Beijing. The female vocalist puts a lot of theatrics, stage makeup, jumping and fantastic clothing into her sets. Actually, these guys (and gal) are pretty in your face and a very high-energy band. For a young scene, it is no surprise that they are gathering a bigger and bigger following. They get a good mosh-pit going, too. The first time you see them it is quite a spectacle. But then the second and third times are very much like the first and offer nothing new. However, the SUBS have packaged themselves well and are sure to go far.

I also got to check out a band called Fever Machine (http://site.douban.com/thefevermachine/), who came all the way from Shanghai just to kick it for one night. Tight shredding guitar solos with an air of heaviness, a strong driving sound with flashbacks of Sabbath, they added plenty to the night of musical delight. I personally think they should all move to Beijing. That way we could see them more often.

Next up, I spoke with Zhang Si'an (Jean-Sébastien Héry, http://zhangsian.com/), front man of the Amazing Insurance Salesman It would take a full feature to get into what he does, so let me just call him "Mr. All Things Music In Many Languages And Styles." When asked where the scene is headed, he answered, "No idea where it's going. It has been a long road."When questioned on who is going to break big in Beijing, he stated, "Apart from us, don't see whom." I would have to agree.

Their amazing set at DazeFeast featured their attention grabbing fusion rock sound and rounded it off with beer bottle slide guitar, full-on crowd interaction and crowd surfing. These guys, to put it simply, never disappoint. Add into the Insurance package an amazing drummer (think Animal in the Muppets) and a red-trouser wearing pipe-smoking maniac of a bass player. Yes indeed. If I could turn myself into a fancy record-producer, I'd be quitting my day job tomorrow.

Beijing metal-god Jaime from the popular Bad Mamasan (http://site.douban.com/www.badmamasan.com/) had some good insights to share about the local scene.

When asked where the scene has been he alleged "Developing." When questioned where it is going, the answer was: "Developing faster. There are going to be some real pop stars coming out of these groups. Things are accelerating."His prediction of the breaking band? "The K. Actually a number of bands could with the right producer."Other predictions? "We are going to blow the roof off of this (M*F*) place tonight!"

When asked what makes Beijing the centre of all things music, he said, "It's the political seat of the country, very working man. The Northern China mentality goes well with art, art is dirty."

Bad Mamasan is a true homage to old school heavy metal. Their set consisted of ear-splitting covers complete with power stances. Head-banging metal devotees went wild. Broken strings, flying hair, fast riffs, soaring vocals and a high-speed mosh pit. Is metal dead? The unequivocal answer is 'Hell No!' Don't believe me? Well, then go see Bad Mamasan.

At 3 AM, Not There took the stage. How could a band possibly follow up from a day like that? Answer: They could. The hard-core hanger-on-ers were still going strong. Some were muddy (it had POURED down earlier), some were drunk. And there was some super free-style dancing going on. And yes, we were all in a daze.

Not There (http://nottherebeijing.com/) had an electro-keyboard, smooth solid bass, and funky snazzy drum sound featuring electronic calls to outer space: it was a Close Encounters of the Third Kind vibe and what better time for aliens to land in Beijing than Dos Kolegas at 4 am in the morning? The perfect closing to a perfect event, indeed.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish/journal/2012/07/08/5j6jv5_there%27s_no_backing_out_of_dazefeast_2012!#comments