Jake Newby

Writer + Editor | Words in Associated Press, FT, The Wire, Courier, WIRED, Time Out and more | Writing a Substack on music from China:

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

Been thinking about doing this for a while, but I’ve started a Substack about music from China.

It’s a work in progress but I hope it helps you discover some new music you enjoy and that you might not have found otherwise.

First post is live now:
https://t.co/4qePgkxtc7

[michael @michaelhongo]

✨ the best mandopop albums of the decade ✨
from lala hsu to oner, from buddha jump to chen li, from j-fever to cyndi wang, these are the top 100 albums of the '10s
https://t.co/2AnjnVFgfC

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

Also made me think of this early @ChaoyangTrap episode: https://t.co/l56GnUiNEX

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

It's Qingming in China, a day for honouring the dead, so @Hualun_band have released a song for Ryuichi Sakamoto: 'MAY SILENCE BE WITH YOU'. https://t.co/f05ZVoquCQ

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

In a sign of how big a deal Sakamoto's passing is in China, the composer's death was even raised in a Foreign Ministry press conference this week.

[Hualun（花伦） @Hualun_band]

Tempus is out Now 🔥 https://t.co/rvaxA8MFKR

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

@HoTomConqueror @Hualun_band @BloodzBoi Yeah, I love it. Great fit for the song too.

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

New @Hualun_band, new @BloodzBoi, and (kind of, almost) new PK14.

There's a bumper crop of quality new music in the latest Concrete Avalanche, spanning post-punk, pluggnb, retro rock, gqom and more.

https://t.co/VcPvGtzw4V

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

Went to a screening of the excellent 'Everybody in the Place' yesterday and the brilliant Jeremy Deller himself turned up. Every bit as insightful and personable as you imagine him to be.

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

Shoegazey dream pop with hints of whisky, pepper and vanilla. Indie-rock with notes of lavender, rose, and… Moutai?

Chinese label Shengjian have launched a new range of 'scented records': https://t.co/m9ONDaE23C

[Poetry Lab Shanghai 诗验室 @poetrylabsh]

Happy #WorldPoetryDay !

Celebrate with our brand new issue, featuring poetry in Chinese and English from Emily Liu, Erin Jamieson, Shalini Singh, Hazel Ma and lots more.

#poetry #translation

https://t.co/nvTF2lxm45

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

"In the past, elitist institutions gave classical music support because the grassroots audience was so small. Now the resurgence is happening on the ground level, and the institutions that dominate our culture aren’t even paying attention" - @tedgioia https://t.co/a4RAusqUl3

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

@GetAlternative @microwaveatl @kidzwithbugz @Magnoliaparkfl New @Hualun_band: https://t.co/8t4jAagcto

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

Here's that (AI enhanced) music video: https://t.co/8t4jAagcto

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

First (beautiful) new track from Hualun's (brilliant) new album Tempus arrives tomorrow with a (mesmerising) new music video to go with it.

[Hualun（花伦） @Hualun_band]

Our new album “Tempus” is coming！This is the band's third studio album, including 9 new works. Unlike the film soundtrack, it is more free and open for us, and also represents our current attitude towards music scenes
https://t.co/jZGQk5MdhZ

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

Available for pre-order now!
https://t.co/WCHI53XnMd

In celebration, here's a dedicated Hualun playlist: https://t.co/87GXFLqXux

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

New Concrete Avalanche is out now.

Featuring pagan folk metal from China's northeast, indie rock aromas, the end of an era for beloved Beijing rock act Hedgehog, and a band who once inspired a beer aiming to capture spiritual practice through music.

https://t.co/tXfF7BnHOd

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

@ivanbelcic @ShammaBoyarin Thanks for the shout out Ivan, appreciate it. I agree this is a solid list.

MIIIST are worth a listen as well though: https://t.co/oXILd7u5OI

And Golden Cat Pagoda have an interesting sound that falls into the post-black metal category at times: https://t.co/Xm12KJzczA

[TORTURING NURSE @TorturingNurse]

Torturing Nurse@1701 live house,nj2023.03.11

[thruoutin @thruoutin]

Today I am releasing Ghost Lineage on NEW NOISE CHINA. The album is available on a limited edition of 300 copies on dark blue vinyl.
Listen:
https://t.co/mhCZEVTSQY
Buy Vinyl:
https://t.co/X24ZaDtoyT

[Jake Newby @JakeNewby]

Beautiful set from Širom last night. This clip doesn't really do the Slovenian act's 'imaginary folk' justice, but go listen to their album 'The Liquified Throne of Simplicity'.