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.
Rolling into the Year of the Fire Horse with our stockpile of new releases. A spicy spread of hip-hop, post punk, techno, emo, and chamber pop to nerd out over with acts from Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Zhengzhou. Yes, we're all over the map today! So whether you're an angst-ridden youth who loves quoting the Great Cornholio or a cosmic space cadet ready to rave with the best of them - we've got you covered. A riotous good time for all as we welcome the Spring. Happy Year of the Fire Horse!
@run1novel
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6KxC3ahEIQC2mPCjzVaAKF?si=7dd7872660be4feb
Bandcamp previous album: https://runnovel.bandcamp.com/album/get-poverty-from-risk
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1SrKzqsmV2GmwBT2Q58LKV?si=9f9a09676b764b05
@jolene_wu @shaoyanpeng
Bandcamp: https://wuzhuoling.bandcamp.com/album/warp
Website: wuzhuoling.com
@feifeioiam @prod.eggman
Bandcamp: https://aftersoundltd.bandcamp.com/track/--10
@wishtoday_official
Bandcamp: https://wishtoday.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:
Producer: Elie Rosenberg
Co-producer: William Griffith
Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith
Editor: Elie Rosenberg
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Run! Novel (avant-pop from Guangzhou)
10:09 Disordered Clay (post-punk from Shanghai)
16:52 Wu Zhuoling & SHAO (cosmic electronic music from Chengdu)
21:24 Fei Fei & Eggman (hip-hop from Hangzhou)
30:28 Wishtoday (emo-punk from Zhengzhou)
