Live China Music Podcast — Discover China's Indie & Underground Music Scene
English-language weekly/biweekly podcast exploring new music from China's vibrant indie, alternative, rock, electronic, punk, experimental, hip-hop, and post-punk scenes.

Elie and Will take in the view and soak in the waters of China's experimental music scene this week - a deep dive into the sometimes soothing, the sometimes jarring, and always intriguing world of noise, gongs, poetic musings, rainy day Mongolian reed recordings, and exotic synth-flavored electronica. So light some candles, sit back, and immerse yourself in the latest from acts like Xu Cheng, YAMAHAHA, Hu Gejiletu, Yang Haisong, Wang Xiaofang, and GUZZ.

Tracks:

• Xu Cheng: Chimes Within

Bandcamp: https://bluescreen1.bandcamp.com/album/chimes-within

• Yamahaha: a scanning nozzle

Bandcamp: https://globediscountcenter.bandcamp.com/album/campaign-1-a-shanghai-compilation

• 胡格吉乐图: 北京艺术中心北入口 2024月06月21日 (Beijing Arts Center North Entrance, 6/21/24)

Bandcamp: https://seippelabel.bandcamp.com/album/as-time-goes-by

• Wang XiaoFang & Yang Haisong : 怪奇物语

Bandcamp: https://badhead1998.bandcamp.com/album/contour

• Guzz: 人工泪滴

Bandcamp: https://guzz.bandcamp.com/album/--5

About us:

Every episode, hosts Elie Rosenberg and Will Griffith review the latest tracks from bands and artists living in China, spotlighting underground and emerging talent rarely heard outside Asia. Expect 4–6 freshly released songs, artist context, genre highlights, and short audio clips in each ~30-minute show.

Whether you're into Chinese indie rock, avant-pop, experimental electronic, punk, underground hip-hop, post-punk, jazz-inspired sounds, or cross-genre alt music, this is your guide to what's new and compelling in Mainland China's music world.

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: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:50 Xu Cheng (experimental chimes from Shanghai)
08:09 Yamahaha (noise from Shanghai)
15:42 Wang Xiaofang & Yang Haisong (experimental from Beijing)

25:10 Huge Jiletu (field recording from Beijing)

35:58 Guzz (alternative electronic music from Hainan)