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China Fire I
''China Fire'' () was a series of three Chinese rock music samplers compiled primarily from Beijing artists. These albums were issued by Taiwan-based label Rock Records during the early stages of Chinese rock in the 1990s. Many of the featured songs appeared on albums by their respective creators, while other groups and their songs never made it past the sampler.Popular Music and Human Rights: World music - Page 136 Ian Peddie - 2011 One year later, the Taiwanese company Rock Records & Tapes released the first Beijing-based Chinese rock sampler: China Fire I (1992). This was followed by four fairly successful CDs, including a heavy metal album by ... China Fire I China Fire II China Fire III References {{Authority control 1992 albums Sampler albums Rock albums by Chinese artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, finance, busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dou Wei
Dou Wei is a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Music Dou Wei is a multi-instrumentalist and produces music across many genres. He first came to prominence as a member of the hard rock group Black Panther (Hei Bao, 黑豹). In the album '' Sunny Days'' and ''Mountain River'', Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambience. From there on, Dou Wei's music took the direction of ambience, folk and post-rock. His two last vocal album ''Acousma'' and ''Rainy Murmur'' with the E band drew influence from the UK post-rock group Bark Psychosis. Since then Dou Wei's music became more improvisational and he has consistently collaborated with others and formed the group ''Indefinite''. His 2013 album ''Golden Curse'' (殃金咒) was described as "a fifty-minute Buddhist metal freakout". In 2014 he released the "one track album" ''Horoscope'', with Zifeng on flute and Moxi Zishi. Personal life Dou Wei has two daughters: one named Dou Jingtong, born to his ex-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Albums
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flowers (Chinese Band)
The Flowers (), were a Chinese rock band formed in Beijing in 1998. The line-up originally consisted of Dà Zhāng Wěi (lead vocals, guitar) (大张伟), Guō Yáng (bass guitar) (郭阳), and Wáng Wénbó (drums, percussion) (王文博). To expand their sound, the Flowers brought in Shí Xǐngyŭ (guitar) (石醒宇) in 2001. Throughout their career, they recorded and released six studio albums. Following personal struggles with fame and possible tensions with Zhang Wei, Xǐngyŭ left in the summer of 2008. The group held a talent competition looking for a new member before disbanding in June of 2009. History Zhang Wei, Guo Yang, and Wang Wenbo met while attending high school. During their early career, they played music in the style of pop punk that was reminiscent of American bands Green Day and Blink-182. The band began playing in local bars and clubs around Beijing. Unable to hide their hunger for commercial success, the band became somewhat aloof from the scene and ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Yijun (guitarist)
Liu Yijun (), also known as Lao Wu (; lit. "Old Five") is a Chinese musician and artist, best known for his work as the former lead guitarist for seminal Chinese progressive metal band Tang Dynasty. He is often regarded as China's first guitar hero. Early life Liu was born in Tianjin, China. Most sources list his birth year as 1962, although one source specifies his birthday as 10 January 1963. "Lao Wu" was the fifth child in the family, and acquired the nickname early in his youth. The family moved to nearby Langfang in 1971, during the Cultural Revolution. Liu's older sister was involved in an arts-and-literature propaganda team; as a result, he grew up surrounded by musical instruments. He studied the erhu for two years during primary school. At the end of 1976, Liu got his first guitar. Upon failing the cutoff for the ''gaokao'' by ten points, Liu realized that music was the only way he could make a living, and threw himself into practicing guitar up to fifteen hours a da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overload (Chinese Band)
Overload (超载乐队 chaozai) is a Chinese rock band,Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World - Page 67 Jeremy Wallach, Harris M. Berger, Paul D. Greene - 2011 At the time that Chinese rock first began, there were people who thought that only heavy metal could be rock” (interview, April 4, 1998). Other early Beijing bands such as Again, Breathing, 1989, and Overload also initially billed themselves as ... and considered the first speed and thrash metal band on the Chinese heavy metal scene. Gao Qi (高旗), the former guitarist and songwriter of the band The Breathing (呼吸乐队), set up his own band Overload with guitarist Han Hongbin (韩鸿宾), Li Yanliang (李延亮), bassist Wang Xueke (王学科) and drummer Zhao Muyang (赵牧阳), all well accomplished and well-known heavy rock musicians in China at that time. The band made their band debut on Halloween 1991. The songs Gao Qi wrote combine western rock and Chinese literature and his performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yong (musician)
Wang Yong (王勇; Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., 1964) is a Chinese rock and world music musician. He trained as a guzheng player.Andreas Steen, biographical entry in editor Edward L. Davis Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture 2012 " 1964, Beijing Rock musician Wang Yong belongs to the first generation of Chinese rock musicians in the PRC and is now active in the broader field of worldmusic. He began learning the 24string guzheng (zither, see zheng) at age nine under ... In 1996 he issued his best-known album ''Samsara'' (往生). References 1964 births Living people Chinese rock musicians Musicians from Beijing Date of birth missing (living people) {{China-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Kite
Iron Kite (铁风筝 tie fengzheng) are a Chinese heavy metal rock group.Jenny Kwok Wah Lau - Multiple Modernities: Cinemas and Popular Media in Transcultural ... 2003- Page 44 "Instead, other heavy-metal bands have gradually taken over the scene, such as Overload, Iron Kite, and, in particular, the Cold Blooded Animals. The symbolism in the music and the video clips of Tang Dynasty, full of references to the past, ...... They first gained attention with songs on compilations: Zhe ge xiatian 这个夏天 (that summer) on China Fire II and ''Evolution Day'' (进化之日) on China Fire III. References {{reflist Chinese rock music groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underbaby
Underground Baby or Underbaby (地下婴儿 dìxiàyīng'ér) is a Chinese rock band.China With a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music 2010 -- Page 89 "Underground Baby is caught in an in-between position....Underground Baby remains pretty much in the 'rebellious' spirit of the early Chinese rock by, for example, Cui Jian. The following review reflects that position: It seems that Underground Baby is doing something different from the happy punk music by other bands such as New Pants. They haven't given up the mission and spirit shown by China's rockers during the past 10 years. The title track" Their first notable recording was in 1996 their song ''Dou Yiyang'' (都一样) was recorded on the compilation China Fire II (中国火二), followed by two more tracks on China Fire III ''China Fire'' () was a series of three Chinese rock music samplers compiled primarily from Beijing artists. These albums were issued by Taiwan-based label Rock Records The Rock Records Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Records
The Rock Records Co., Ltd. () commonly known as Rock Records (), is a record label based in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in the 1980s as the Rock Music Publishing (滾石有聲出版社; ) by Tuan Chung-tan and Tuan Chung-i, It is the largest record label in Chinese-speaking world and the second largest independent record label in Asia. Beside its headquarters in Taiwan, it also has locations in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia (acquired SCS in 1995 (Suara Cipta Sempurna, founded in the 1980s), South Korea and the Philippines. Distributors * Avex Group (Japan, former) * Nippon Crown (Japan, former) (until 1997) * Pony Canyon (Japan and South Korea) * Synergy Music / Ivory Music (Philippines) * Star Records (Philippines, former) (1997-????) Artists Singers * Wakin Chau (周華健) * Yorick Lau (刘洋) * Gary Chaw (曹格) * Ambrose Hui (許紹洋) * MC HotDog * Chang Chen-yue (張震嶽) * Nine Chen (陳零九) * Shi Shi (孫盛希) * MJ116 Groups * Astro Bunny () * New Form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Dynasty (band)
Tang Dynasty () is a Chinese rock band formed in 1989. They are often credited as being the first Chinese heavy metal band. Biography Singer and rhythm guitarist Ding Wu, bassist Zhang Ju, and Chinese-American guitarist Kaiser Kuo co-founded Tang Dynasty in early 1989. Kaiser left shortly after to return to the United States. Liu "Lao Wu" Yijun took his place and, according to Kaiser, went on to become China's first "guitar hero." In 1991, the band released its metal/rock version of "The Internationale" in Chinese. Tang Dynasty rose to fame with their eponymous debut album, released in December 1992. The album officially sold about 2,000,000 authentic copies throughout Asia and abroad, not counting the multitudes more of infringing copies. Their sound is part progressive rock and artistic metal and part traditional Chinese vocal technique. The lyrical poetry and musical arrangements meant to hearken back to the glorious days of ancient Chinese civilization; in particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Panther (band)
Black Panther () is a seminal Chinese rock band founded in 1987. It was originally fronted by one of China's alternative music pioneers Dou Wei. The band reunited and released a new album in 2013. "Who We Are", was produced by Jamii Szmadzinski. The band's best known songs include "Don't Break My Heart", "Shameful"《无地自容》, "Mirage"《海市蜃楼》, "I'm Afraid Of Your Crying"《怕你为自己流泪》, "Spirit Of Light" 《光芒之神》， "No Right, No Wrong" 《无是无非》，"Our Generation" 《我们这一代》, "Without you"《没有你》, "I Don't Want To Say Goodbye" and "Lonely Soul"《孤独的灵魂》 etc. Black Panther is represented bRock Forward Entertainment Discography Studio albums * ''Black Panther'' 黑豹 1992-12-01 * ''Spirit Of Light'' 黑豹II 光芒之神 1993-08-01 * ''No Right, No Wrong'' 黑豹III 无是无非 1996-02-11 * ''Can't Let My Angst Go Unexpressed'' 黑豹IV 不能让我的烦恼没机会表白 1998-05-01 *狂飙激 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
