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Recent posts

Must-listen new music from Cola Ren + Xi'an dream-pop

+ live psych-rock 3,000 metres above sea level + not one but three new releases from China’s premier metal label

Nov 12, 2025 • Jake

Chinese midwest emo + new DJ Gurl

+ 'Oriental psych' on a boat + woodblock cover art

Oct 29, 2025 • Jake

"We felt an urge to speak out" + underpass recordings

+ Skai isyourgod heads to North America + "Beijing’s Cafe Oto"

Oct 15, 2025 • Jake

Dirty ambient + Dirty Fingers

+ the welcome return of experimentalists The river, Orchestration, Walkman!

Oct 1, 2025 • Jake

Playlists

The best albums from China in 2025*

Yet another end of year list

Dec 17, 2025 • Jake

Here’s ~5 hours of Chinese ambient music

Chilled out tunes to soothe in tumultuous times

Mar 5, 2025 • Jake

1:35:41

A mix of some of the stand-out tracks from China in the last 11-and-a-bit months

Dec 18, 2024 • Jake

A beginner's guide to Chinese shoegaze

What if My Bloody Valentine were from Beijing? Or the Jesus & Mary Chain from Zhejiang?

Feb 21, 2024 • Jake

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