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Live China Music Podcast

Elie Rosenberg & William Griffith

Have you ever wondered why a country with a population of 1.4 billion people hasn"t produced a global superstar yet? China"s music scene is rich, diverse, and colorful but hardly ever reaches other countries. Those of you into classical music probably heard of Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma, if into post-rock then Wang Wen and Chinese Football are names you might be familiar with, and the metalheads out there could possibly have heard of Nine Treasures. But these bands barely scrape the top of the

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39:03

Best of and recap of 2025!

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/12/31

Elie and Will break down the past year. Best bands, best albums, what's been trending and what's impacted the Chinese music scene in 2025, as well as some thoughts and hopes for 2026. For more detailed lists in the written form, check out the following links: Beehype: https://beehy.pe/best-albums-of-2025/ Live China Music Wechat: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GznN61SlozcrSIzvXQsStQ See below links to listen to the albums mentioned, in no particular order of our top picks: Riot In School - Punk

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24:40

Last releases of 2025 from China: The Cheers Cheers &...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/12/29

We cover the last (well, almost last) releases of 2025 from hardcore to a lovely indie pop jam perfectly suited to the holiday season! Don't miss out on new music coming out of China with our latest episode - and keep your eyes peeled for our 2025 recap this week! Tracks: PPT / What is SSD Anyway Bandcamp: https://pptviolence.bandcamp.com/track/what-is-ssd-anyway 饮马池 / 向前 Artist Spotify (track not available yet): https://open.spotify.com/artist/2QkClfOJ8NEoiG7uXTjGm0 河馬難受 / 扮鬼 Bandcamp:

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49:02

Special Episode: How to explore Shanghai's live music...

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2025/12/25

Elie heads over to Shanghai and gets a crash course of the Shanghai music scene for a special edition of the LiveChinaMusic podcast. We'll take listeners on a gonzo tour of the city's various music venues and hotspots, indulging in everything from experimental sets in homey living rooms to underground bomb shelters. We'll get into the nitty gritty of what makes this city tick! Tracks: Dizang / 土星 Torturing Nurse & John Duncan / Glass Mind Diels Alder / Dying For FYB / Skyscraper About us: The

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37:10

New Releases: Berlin Psycho Nurses,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/12/15

We're digging deep this week with a collection of offbeat electronic tracks from some of the scene's most unique new producers. The other half of our episode were gets nice and rugged with some retro garage rock and blue collar punk rock. Plus, the latest from the aptly named Berlin Psycho Nurses - soundtracking a UFC documentary? All that and more in our latest LiveChinaMusic Podcast episode! Tracks Berlin Psycho Nurses - Thistles Song on Spotify:

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33:10

New Releases: Jimaoda, Zhang Gasong, Underdog, and...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/12/01

Back on the mic and loving it! This week Elie and Will offer up a hearty spread of bubbly math rock, riotous ska rock, and whatever the heck Handycam has cooked up. We also highlight one of our favorite songs to drop this year. With tracks from Hangzhou, Beijing, Guangzhou, and all the way to Gansu in the Northwest - it's an eclectic flavorsome batch - so sit back and enjoy! Tracks list: Halo / Jimaoda Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1QZu1tHn76RsoMpneEDRDy?si=aa1bf0e8adc04791 哑巴说/

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40:22

Special Episode: We Are Shanghai!

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/11/19

Take a deep dive into the "ephemeral" and occasionally "incestuous" Shanghai music scene with a special episode where we bring in guest host Sishen (Jason), the curator of the yearly compilation of Shanghai bands "We Are Shanghai", on its 10th edition! Just shy of 50 tracks, this compilation is a time capsule of the scene in Shanghai in 2025. Besides introducing a small selection of the wonderful tracks in there, Jason and Will also chat about the Shanghai scene itself, the history of the project

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39:04

New Releases: Guzz, Fluflafen, Fishdoll x 周士爵, and...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/11/17

Some electronic-heavy music this time around but also some experimental jazz and an interesting collaboration between two wonderful artists in today's episode. Enjoy! Tracks Guzz / 漫长暑假 https://guzz.bandcamp.com/track/--8 Hex in Sparkle / 自我革命Self Revolution https://open.spotify.com/track/5cizwurufk6aMGeIweOGJx?si=b590911a3904413f Fishdoll x 周士爵 / 我的幼儿园园友 https://open.spotify.com/track/7E7QV0mAYdMuW4q6VznF5h?si=5fd5ee16cf9a4230 白百Endless White / 拧不干

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36:07

New Releases: Cola Ren, Limbolimbs, Zoogazer, and...

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2025/11/01

Weaving from pop to grindcore and experimental music, LCM Podcast is here to share the latest music releases from China. Timestamps indicate artist name and genre for each track discussed. Full tracks available in the links below. Tracks: Half a sad day saving time - Mola Oddity https://molaoddity.bandcamp.com/track/half-a-sadday-saving-time-cc 明天再洗完 - 动物园钉子户 https://open.spotify.com/track/2LtC90dZ9vU412ogZk7okq?si=47982f6c72804bfd Mekong Ballad - Cola Ren

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29:57

New Releases: The Clinic, Fayzz, The Beneficial...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/10/18

Back with a variety of exciting indie rock cuts! We'll be back to our regular schedule of one episode every two weeks after this one. Tracks: Echo Dance / Fayzz Bandcamp: https://fayzzchina.bandcamp.com/track/echo-dance 3000 Ways to Die / Naja Naja Bandcamp: https://naja-naja.bandcamp.com/track/3000-ways-to-die Take Me Down To Anywhere / The Beneficial Society Bandcamp Artist page: https://thebeneficialsociety.bandcamp.com/track/i-cant Spotify:

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36:18

Special Episode: Punk with Alice

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/10/13

Special episode with an amazing guest and a special focus on the latest in the Chinese punk scene! Tracks: 肉食Oh!Yes(Meating Oh!Yes) / 磨牙moya Song on Bandcamp: https://moyaaa.bandcamp.com/track/oh-yes-meating-oh-yes 我感觉你抽烟的样子跟基努里维斯一样帅/ 蛋子派对eggsparty 痛饮人生的满杯 / 街娃GaiWaEr Song on Bandcamp: https://gaiwaer.bandcamp.com/album/--6 Drowning In Silence / Return the Truth Artist Bandcamp: https://realdealbeijing.bandcamp.com/ About us: The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed

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29:55

New Releases: whetherday, A Fishy Tale 有话, A Little...

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2025/10/10

We are rusty but we are back, with a new season starting, catching up in this episode on a few tracks released during the summer of 2025. Track List: 1. whetherday/ Things we ever said began Bandcamp: https://whetherday.bandcamp.com/track/things-we-ever-said-began 2. 有话 A Fishy Tale/ 留位 Bandcamp: https://afishytale.bandcamp.com/track/- 3. Characterless 性格缺失/ 盲人诗人 Netease: https://music.163.com/#/album?id=277783646 4. Little Hippo小河马/ I’m In You Spotify:

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30:05

New Releases: Amber 琥珀, Fisheye Lens, Rust Sucker,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/07/21

With Elie galavanting around Europe this summer - we decided to invite prolific artist and producer Brad M. Seippel, who besides playing under the name thruoutin, runs the label Seippelabel. We discuss his work behind the scenes as well as the latest releases from Qiii Snacks Records out of Guangzhou. Plus, new lsuh instrumental rock from Xi'an Amber and Shanghai's Fog Umbrella, and hard-hitting punk courtesy of Beijing's Rust Sucker. SUNK / 赤地千里 (ambient/electronic) Fog Umbrella 雾伞 / Lost &

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34:08

New Releases: 温柔D•BOY, SXNDPT TXRL, 沼泽, and more...

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2025/07/05

Track List: Rats & Pears / 热夜梦逃亡 (post-punk) SXNDPT TXRL / Yearn for the urn (power violence) 温柔D•BOY / 做音乐有什么用（feat.Chzaza) (Shibuya-kei / hip-hop) 水牛儿 feat. 小老虎 (Water buffalo feat. J-fever) (instrumental / hip-hop) 咸山 (Xian Shan) / 棉花云 (Cotton clouds) (post-rock/ ambient) 沼泽 / 飒（live）(post-rock) About us: The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and information on the Chinese music scene that they would not be able to

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33:09

New Releases: Summertime Sadness, Colombia Cola,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/06/25

Coming in a few days late but fear not, we are back for a tenth episode full of goodies, spanning from math rock to electro madness straight from the Chinese mainland! Track list 1 Summertime Sadness / 1914 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6nsBozu27AY0HJLiw0mcWW?si=65fab9c7d4dc4921 2 Zhang Xingchan 张醒婵 / I should be distracted Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1f3e7GzowV1sScBLmmh3Eq?si=70aa5c63b6f24cf2 Bandcamp: https://zxc0514.bandcamp.com/album/no-now 3 Colombia Cola / Hot

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35:39

New Releases: Xiao He & The Nursery Rhyme Project,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/06/06

Where we cover egg punk, nursery rhymes, some shoegaze, and among others, an artist which has been a major influence for one of us at the beginning of their China years, and a band that is arguably the best live act in China today. Track list: Wu-Chang Library 天東閣 / 沉默橙 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ALfmwuJ5wJJlt3pn7SwFM?si=83ac3801144b4a5e 小难过 / Pumpkins 小南瓜 Spotify artist page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6sNjrPpF5mA7AXH2X8FtlJ?si=Yno26lxxSG-0n3YSGmlBUw Waste Of Time /

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36:03

New Releases: 小老虎 J-Fever, South Acid Mimi, GaiWaEr,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/05/24

Featuring one of China’s most respected hip-hop artists, 小老虎 J-Fever, but we also have some excellent tracks from Kunming, some heartfelt punk and more on this episode which comes a little late because of a few scheduling and technical issues on the editing side. Track List: 1. Lovers Of Highway, South Acid Mimi Bandcamp: https://southacidmimi.bandcamp.com/album/lovers-of-highway 2. Momentary Vortex 片刻旋螺, Cephalosis Bandcamp: https://cephalosis0.bandcamp.com/album/wuthering-heights Spotify:

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31:18

New Releases: Run Run Run, The Bootlegs, Instinkto...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/05/10

What a haul for this episode with tracks from some incredible artists spanning from a retro Cantopop-inspired offering, to various flavours of folk, experimental electronic music and a cool surf rock song that makes for a feel good episode of the Live China Music Podcast. Besides the bands and tracks featured here, we also mention several noteworthy labels and musicians such as experimental guitar master Li Jianhong, and Zhang Meng who’s recently released an interesting sheng-based record with

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35:18

New Releases: Riot In School, Free Sex Shop, ADEAD,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/04/26

In which we discuss a wide variety of tracks, from gqom to punk to jazz, all freshly released in China! Erratum: Please note that we realized after recording that the pronouns of ADEAD, one of the artists covered in this episode, are "they/it"! Track list: 1. //刻奇秀 / Riot In School Bandcamp: https://riotinschool.bandcamp.com/album/punk-rock-blasphemy 2. 聲音(Voices) / 聲聲聲乐队 3. Sisterhood / Free Sex Shop Spotify:

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38:01

New Releases: Smiqra, Procedural Justice, 紅髮少年殺人事件,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/04/12

Does it feel like a lot of music is released in March, are there months where there’s a much higher volume of releases here? We have something for the metal fans today, a few tracks that show appreciation for and inspiration from Japanese music, and some good vibes. Please note this track has one occurence of foul language, for journalistic reasons! Track list: 1. Peer review by Oxen / Smiqra Bandcamp: https://hoplites.bandcamp.com/album/r-ya-dz-e 2. 富贵老登 (The Rich Elderly) / 程序正义 Procedural

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33:15

New Releases: Lonely Cookies, Thermostat, Emo Cloud,...

Live China Music Podcast ·

2025/03/29

In this episode we cover a wide variety of new tracks, with some chill and fun tracks but also ones veering into breakcore and screamo. Track List: 1. Nothing Special, Just Singing All The Way (没啥特别的) Thermostat恒温 https://open.spotify.com/track/08DMYm5RgjTjpz6Rumzaqk?si=95b6a7fa5e434c7b 2. 世界第一自恋狂（World's No.1 Narcissist）浪味仙贝 Lonely Cookies https://open.spotify.com/track/6srFL7c43ZYECmgKlfZ7YR?si=f05df74d759b45d7 3. 灰虹 Part2 匿名私聊乐队 Nemassle 4. Bloom And Decay (庆典) 散瞳散 San Tong San

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