This is a feature about an upcoming concert at the Barbican on 26 April. Lots of really original bands, some of it quite avant garde, but worth going to. The programme is just over 23 mins long. It has a continuity presenter and then an interview with Chris Sharp, who is the concert organiser. He talks about the bands and their music. There are clips of the music .
This is part of the “Beyond the Wall” festival at the barbican. The organisers may be willing to offer you ticket giveaways if you plug their concerts!!!!

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This is the fourth edition of New Sounds of China, and this week we are looking at Beijing electronic music.
Featuring a wide range of bands (as we are really covering a mammoth topic this week), including Sulumi, Dead J, Me:Mo, Wang Lei, FM3, Supermarket and Feng Jiangzhou, and interviews with Dead J and FM3, we ask questions such as “who was the first electronic band in Beijing?” and “is it really important?”

欢迎来到第四期中国新声代，这周我们一起来了解一下北京的电子音乐。我们将和大家一起聊聊北京电子音乐这个不小的话题，并为大家介绍一系列乐队，包括 Sulumi, Dead J, Me:Mo, 王玮, 爱父爱母三, Supermarket 以及丰江舟。另外，在本期节目中我们还难得地采访到 Dead J 和爱父爱母三，我们问了她们很多有趣且有争议的问题，比如”谁是北京第一支电子乐队？” 或 “做第一支电子乐队有什么重要意思？”

As if such philosophical ponderings weren’t enough, we give you a listen-in on some of the sounds of the Buddha Machine, a device that is at once inherently desirable and useless, as well as a sneak preview from Dead J’s forthcoming album in September – possibly the first airplay in the world. (at least as far as we know)

如果你觉得单单了解音乐人对于音乐的哲学思考还不够，那我们就让你听听在电子音乐界让人爱不释手，但却没什么实际用处的菩萨机可以发出的声音。另外还提前领略 Dead J 今年9月将推出一张新专辑中的部分作品，据我们所知，这可是第一次在电台播放。

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This is the first episode of New Sounds Of China (NSOC) with Paul Kendall and Wang Weilin broadcast on 7th May 2008.

Broadcasting in a mish-mash of the world’s three most popular languages – English, Chinese and Music – NSOC hopes to challenge orientalist perceptions of Chinese music, and prove that there’s more playing on the iPods of the People’s Republicans than just Peking Opera.

The show will include music by Meihao Yaodian, Li Jianhong among others, and an exclusive interview with Li Tieqiao. Tune in and prepare for … er, something!

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New Sounds of China - Review

New Sounds of China - Web review

The second in this series of live shows on Chinese contemporary music, today’s show is bringing you music from Snapline, Joyside, PK14, Car Sick Cars Nezha, and SMZB.

Presenter Wang Weilin went on tour with Car Sick Cars and will have plenty to tell you about it, and there will be the usual informed commentary from Paul Kendall. This week also features interviews with Car Sick Cars. Bilingual with English and Chinese (Mandarin).

ATP vs Pitchfork Festival

Alternative Rock Festival in UK where we interviewed some of the bands

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A weekly show presenting Chinese contemporary music in its many surprising guises. Broadcasting in a mish-mash of the world’s three most popular languages – English, Chinese and Music – New Sounds of China hopes to challenge orientalist perceptions of Chinese music, and prove that there’s more playing on the iPods of the People’s Republicans than just Peking Opera. Presented by Wang Weilin and Paul Kendall, as a joint collaboration between Resonance FM and London Chinese Radio.

Today’s episode of New Sounds of China is a special “Earthquake Edition” which is dedicated to the largely overlooked but nevertheless substantial fundraising effort by Chinese rock bands, organising concerts in Beijing Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other major cities around the country, bringing in major names on the China rock scene.

Presented by Paul Kendall and Wang Weilin, the programme features interviews with Niu Lei from Indiechina.com, Zhang Chu from Tree Music, He Yong, Kiki (from Milk@Coffee), Ding Taisheng, and three different benefit concert organisers, as well as music from Wan Xiaoli, Su Yang, Milk@Coffee, Cui Jian, Confucius Says, and Zhang Chu.

London Chinese Radio

The UK's first Chinese community radio station

Resonance FM

Resonance FM — The Art of Listening

Indiechina.com

Chinese Indie Music

Zang Chu

Zhang Chu is a prominent figure on the Chinese rock circuit

Tree Music

Chinese record label Tree Music

He Yong

He Yong is a Chinese rock musician

Milk@Coffee

Chinese musicians Milk@Coffee

Wan Xiaoli

Tracking Life Through Music: Wan Xiaoli

Su Yang

Interview

Cui Jian

Cui Jian is a Beijing-based musician, songwriter, trumpet player, guitarist and composer.