Filed under: Around the World The Sichuan province that Abigail Washburn saw on her visit to China several months ago was quite different than the one she saw in her many visits before starting when she went to the central Chinese region to work in 1997. And consequently, the music she made now is quite different than the music inspired by her earlier experiences. Next week, the banjo player and singer will release ' Afterquake ,' an EP of songs drawn from the recent trips, marking the one-year anniversary [...]
I've posted on the Shanghai Restoration Project before; now they're back with an album based on the Chinese zodiac. Shanghai itself is an incredibly international city, of course, so the group's melding of cultural influences is appropriate. Still, they seem...
The Sound Culture podcast: Episode 41 feat. The Tones, Mike Relm, Shanghai Restoration Project, Y La Bamba and more. 1. The Tones "The Movemeant" (mp3) from "Dreamtalk" (PLUG Label) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody [...]
Episode 21 of The Mix Tape Podcast is now available download! Anyone making a podcast this week could hardly overlook the sounds of the new Bloc Party album 'Intimacy' as it bleeds its way through cyberspace, and so that's exactly why we've got the epic track 'Biko'. Building on this scintillating opener we have the instrumental soundscapes of Peter, Bjorn and John from their new long-player 'Seaside Rock' [...]
Some more nice stuff from the Shanghai Restoration Project... Di Johnston "Segue" (mp3) from "The Shanghai Restoration Project Presents: Di Johnston" (Undercover Culture Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album -- Luciana Lopez; lucianalopez@news.oregonian.co m...
by lionel getties The Shanghai Restoration Project claims roots in 1930's Shanghai Jazz but is rich with hip hop and RnB vocals. They have a double disc entitled Instrumentals Day and Night coming out on August 5th which coincides with two live shows . One, the same day in L.A., the other, on August 13th at The Canal Room in NYC. Select songs will be linked with video footage from past and present day Shanghai. The group is known world [...]
I've been racking my brain trying to come up with Christmas gifts for two men in my life who, honestly, literally have everything . They both have plenty of discretionary income, love to shop and when they need anything they'll drop what they're doing and run out and buy it immediately. One of them is a surgeon, and this has lead to multiple lawsuits. Went on the brilliant Mighty Goods for gift ideas and came across some great finds. Luckily, the two men in question don't read this blog. In fact, most [...]
MP3: Jean Knight - "Mr. Big Stuff" MP3: The Cool Kids - "Pump Up the Volume" MP3: The Shanghai Restoration Project - "Miss Shanghai" MP3: Cornershop - "Sleep on the Left Side" MP3: The Slits - "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (Live) MP3: The Black Ghosts - "Some Way Through This"
I've always been a fan of music that contains a slice of culture. One of the wonderful things about music is the power it has to capture life in a country thousands of miles away, solely through sound. Many musical elements of The Shanghai Restoration Project are certainly foreign, but the unique thing about songwriter and producer Dave Liang's project is how the foreign elements blend together so well with the Western elements that feel close to home. Prior to the creation of the project, Liang was already a reputable producer on popular labels such as Bad Boy [...]
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