Brain Failure (
脑 浊; pinyin: Nǎozhuó) (1997–present) is a Chinese
punk rock
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band based in
Beijing
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,
China
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.
The band's songs are performed in Mandarin and English. Their main references are
The Clash
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and
Rancid.
Members
*Xiao Rong (
肖 容) -
Vocal
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s,
Electric guitar
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*Wang Jian - Vocal, Electric guitar, Chorus
*Gao Yufeng - Electric
bass guitar
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*Xu Lin -
Drum
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s
Discography
*''
Local Life (single)
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Local'' (comics), a limited series comic book by Bria ...
(demo version)'' (2013; released online only)
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Give You A Gift (single)'' (2013; released online only)
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Dare to be Tous Les Jours (album)'' (2012; released in China only)
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Nous Avons De La Chance (EP)'' (2011; released online only)
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Downtown Production (album)
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'' (2009; released in China only)
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A Box in The Broken Ball (EP)'' (2008)
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Coming Down to Beijing (album)'', 2007 a reselected issue of Turn on the Distortion released in China)
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Beijing to Boston'' (Split with
Big D And The Kids Table
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, 2006)
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American Dreamer'' (2005)
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That's What I Know'' - track 11 (Compilation Give'em the Boot by Hell-Cat records world wild under Epitaph) (2004)
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Turn On The Distortion'' (2002) Remastered by Mel "Herbie" Kent
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Wuliao Contingent (Split album)'' (1999)
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Wuliaojundui - Christmas in Scream!'' (1998; various artists)
References
External links
BF's Unupdated web pageBrain Failure official site (Chinese)
See also
*
Chinese rock
Chinese rock ( zh, s=中国摇滚 , p=Zhōngguó yáogǔn; also zh, s=wikt:中国, 中国wikt:摇滚音乐, 摇滚音乐 , t=中國搖滾音樂 , p=Zhōngguó yáogǔn yīnyuè, lit. "Chinese rock and roll music") is a wide variety of rock a ...
Musical groups established in 1997
Chinese punk rock groups
Musical groups from Beijing
1997 establishments in China
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