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2015 ISSUE ONE

This Day In HistoryThe first documentary

Editor Kate Lu , Will DaiDesigner Juni Hsu

about electronic music in China

Sing My SongSalute to original music

Chick ChickAnother brainwash “little apple”?

Miss Ko Rong

Spotlight on unexpected

Most famous female rapper in the Greater China area.

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Introduction

In this issue of Hearing Aid, we will continue to bring you updates on and insights into the music scene in China.

在本期“助听器”中，我们将会持续为大家带来关于

中国地区音乐的最新洞察和报道。

Electronic music, the genre that seems to be the most relevant to our times nowadays, has arisen rapidly not only in the Western mainstream market but also here in China. We will start this issue with a documentary that illustrates the Chinese electronic music party scene. We will then introduce to you some interesting EDM artists and tracks from China. In the “Spotlight on unexpected” section, A “PHD of Dub-step” from Beijing will show you what she has been working on.

On top of our Electronic music theme, you will also find other updates on pop music and related talent shows.

电子音乐，作为一种最“与时俱进”的音乐形式，无论

是在西方主流市场还是中国小众音乐粉丝聚集地都成为

了大家讨论的焦点和话题，本期我们将从一部纪录片开

始了解中国电子乐和派对背景，以及一些时下最“火”

的流行电子“舞曲”，本期“意想不到”也会为您揭晓

一个地下街头文化博士所做的音乐究竟有何不同。

除了电子音乐之外，我们也会在本期助听器中介绍一些

热门的流行音乐和选秀节目。

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第一部讲述中国电子音乐的 纪录片在北京上映

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

The first documentary about electronic music was released in Beijing.

回首往事

DJ wengwet talking about indie club scene

Shen Lihui- The founder of modern sky

In the Spring of 2012. The first documentary about electronic music in China, “Walking By Dreams: Electronic Music in China”, was released in Beijing.

The director Zhang Yixing, a famed documentary director who made films like “20 Years of China’s Rock and Roll”, is keen on the music culture of the current youth. Electronic music has been a niche genre in China. The film describes the persistence of electronic music artists who dedicate their lives to their work . The documentary features interviews with music industry professionals such as Shen Lihui- the founder of modern sky music label, and scholar Zhang Youdai. Artists like DJ DIO, Weng Weng, Mikey_Zhang, ELVIS_T, Sun Dawei, and pet conspiracy make an appearance in the film. As the first documentary that focuses on the electronic music genre in China, “Walking by Dreams” recounted the development of electronic music from the reform and opening-up of China in the 1980s till now.

The future of electronic music in China is ambiguous. With the development of the cultural scene and the ever-advancing acceptance for diversity in the Chinese society, niche music markets are currently gaining more and more attention and momentum. Showing the perseverance of electronic artists in China, The film posited a hopeful perspective on the future.

2012年春天，《涉梦而行，电子音乐在

中国》，作为第一部关于中国电子音乐

现状的纪录片在北京上映， 导演张艺

馨，对年轻人音乐文化情有独钟，曾指

导拍摄过《中国原创音乐20年》 等纪

录片。

本片描述了电子音乐最初的接受者如何

接触认识电子音乐，又是如何坚持电子

音乐作为其毕生职业等故事。片中采访

了许多中国国内业界专业人士：如摩登

天空创始人沈黎晖；音乐学者张有待；

DJ DIO、翁嗡、Mikey Zhang、

ELVIS_T、 孙大威、宠物同谋等。

纪录了80年代改革开放电子音乐传入

中国到今天的发展和状态。

关于电子音乐在中国的未来发展，谁都

不可预测，小众音乐也并不代表没有受

欢迎的机会，相信只要有片中的这样一

群人，大家也许都应该对电子音乐的市

场怀抱期待。

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今年的选秀节目《中国好歌曲》让人有些

意外，以往大家总觉得草根音乐选秀节目

无外乎苦情励志故事作为卖点，但这一

次，CCTV似乎卯足了劲，想给中国的原

创音乐真正做点善事。

参加这次选秀节目的选手有来自内蒙古的

乐队：杭盖，他们是第一个在世界舞台演

奏中国音乐与西方金属乐结合的乐队；民

谣音乐人赵牧阳，曾是超载，鲍家街43

号等中国知名乐队的鼓手；独立音乐人许

均，曾经从2013年匡威新噪音乐队选拔中

脱颖而出⋯

选秀节目这样的改变让更多人听到更多独

立原创音乐，也让独立音乐人们看到了更

多希望，毕竟，好的音乐，理所应当应该

让更多人所听到。

《中国好歌曲》向原创歌曲致敬

Salute to original music

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Champion: Hang Gai

Guest performers: Zhang Chu, Zhao Muyang

WHAT’S HOT

‹SING MY SONG›SEASON 2《中国好歌曲》

热点追踪

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Something surprising was happening on “Sing My Songs” this year. In general, people always feel that all grass-root talent shows in this country magnify talents’ personal traumas to gain attention. But this time around, for “Sing My Song”, CCTV seemed to be really trying to give the Chinese original music scene for a change.

The band Hang Gai won the show. Native to Inner Mongolia, the band was among the firsts from China to ever perform music that combined Chinese music and Western Rock on a global level.The guest performers included folk musician Zhao Muyang, who used to be the drummer of the famous Chinese bands, “Overload” and “No.43 Baojia Street”. Xu Jun, one of the talents being showcased on the show, was the winner of the Converse “New Noise” Music competition in 2013.

Switching the focus from tear-jerking stories to the actual music-making process of quality underground musicians, the show successfully presented the audience with more original music from grass-root efforts. It also opened doors for many independent musicians, giving them the opportunity to perform to a wider audience. Ultimately, good music should be heard by more people.

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《小苹果》的大热让人们觉得，只要是

洗脑的旋律加夸张的舞蹈就能成为下

一首金曲，但是王蓉这次显然抄得有

些用力过度了。

这首名叫《小鸡小鸡》的新歌，歌词

几乎没有任何意义，整首歌持续学鸡叫，

MV造型夸张俗魅...

有网友评论说:“像小鸡小鸡这样的歌，

连广场舞大妈应该都会嫌弃吧！”

CHICK CHICK小鸡小鸡

Famouse “Little Apple”

WHAT’S NOT今非昔比

The consistent popularity of “Little Apple” made some people think that as long as a brainwashing rhythm and some exaggerated dance moves are present, just any song could become a chart-topper.

Following the moduled, artist Wang Rong presented her latest hit ”Chick Chick”. The lyrics to the song are completely devoid of any real meaning. The whole song contained only continuous vocal imitations of noises chickens make, accompanied by an exaggerated and vulgar music video.

Nothing much sensible could be said about the track. A fan comment online reads “ Even the dancing aunts on the square won’t like a song like ‘Chick Chick’.”

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Miss Ko Facebook

葛仲珊, XXXIII

葛仲珊出生于美国纽约的皇后区，曾在纽约

大学攻读商学院研究生，但因始终执着于说

唱音乐而毅然休学继续说唱音乐梦想。

这次的第二张个人专辑比较第一张来说更具

有miss ko独特标签，虽是中文说唱却依旧有

美国嘻哈说唱的精髓，女生独特声线加上特

立独行的歌词。

在一次采访中miss ko曾经说到:“虽然我的中

文不好，但我一定会坚持用中文写歌词”，

这也许就是为何她能够成为华人地区第一说

唱女歌手的原因。

推荐歌曲: boom boom, 秘密

SOUND CHECK

Miss Ko, XXXIII

Recommend track: Boom Boom, Secret.

极简乐评

Hailing from Queens, New York, Miss Ko (Ge Zhong Shan) gave up pursuing her MBA from NYU to become a professional Hip-hop artist.

This second album of hers showcases more personality of Miss Ko than the her first. Although the songs were mostly performed in Chinese, it made fruitful attempts in achieving a spirit of and an attitude towards the original Hip-hop genre. Her strong vocal performance and outstanding lyrics are the highlights of XXXIII

In an interviews, Miss Ko said: “Though my Mandarin isn’t that good, I insist on writing lyrics with Mandarin”. Writing in Chinese gave Miss Ko a broad audience reach in this market, making her the most famous female rapper in the Greater China area.

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SPOTLIGHT ON UNEXPECTED意想不到

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Sound Cloud Youtube channel

地下音乐文化博士到底在研究什么？

fifi rong第一次被中国观众所了解是因为与

trip－hop大神tricky在2013年发行的专辑《False

Idols》中的合作，这位一直在英国创作学习的华

人女歌手首次进入了中国听众的视线。

源自中国北京的原创歌手，音乐制作人Fifi

Rong，17岁时独身赴英留学，获得经济社会乐

学士与媒体管理硕士学位， 随后在伦敦大学国

王学院就读博士，专修地下音乐文化。

对于中国的听众来说，fifi rong最特殊的身份莫

过于地下音乐博士这一特殊的身份，人们十分好

奇的是，这样一个专业博士所研究的领域，究竟

是什么。当然，除开这个博士身份，fifi rong当

然还是一个好听的triphop女歌手，但她也似乎并

不局限自己的音乐风格在单一类型上。

“我的音乐，就像刚刚谈到的种族一样，是没有

界限的，伴随着全球化和网络的发展，现在已

经很难找到纯粹一元化的东西了。我的音乐是

真实的杂糅体，古典、爵士、民谣、电子、流

行、Dub、摇滚、Hip-Hop、布鲁斯以及很多英

国本土的分支流派，就像现在我们生活的大都会

一样”。

也许这就是音乐环境的未来，大家喜欢的音乐越

来越无法被单一的风格类型和标签所定义。

Fifi Rong -What is the “PHD of Dubstep” doing?

The Chinese audience first got to know Fifi Rong when she collaborated with the well-respected trip-hop artist Tricky on his album “False Idols” in 2013.

The singer and music producer is a Beijing native. She travelled to England for her studies at age 17, and went on to receive a bachelor degree of Economic and Social Music followed by a master’s degree in Media Management. Later on, she famously went on further studies and gained a PHD in Dubstep at the King’s College in London.

Most Chinese audience recognizes her as the girl with a PHD in Dubstep. However, nobody really knows what that means.

“My music has no boundaries. With the process of globalization and the ubiquity of the Internet, we can no longer find a purely unified criterion on anything. My music is the true fusion of everything. Classical, Folk, Electronic, Pop, Dub, Rock, Hip-hop, Blues and many other local genres from England, I’m interested in all of them. My music is just like the diverse metropolis we all live in now.”

Boundless in its imagination and refuses to be defined by any category, her music only answers to her own inspiration. Perhaps, we are witnessing the future of music through Fifi Rong, or at least in her attitude towards genre-less music making and beliefs.

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