JUE Library Now Up and Running!
[:en]The new JUE Library is officially open! Thanks to all the wonderful support from JUE | Music + Art 2014 goers, we were able to accomplish our goal of raising 20,900RMB to build a new library for the Tumen Elementary School in Hebei Province as a part of the Library Project Foundation[:zh]《觉》图书馆经过三个多月的建设,终于在6月初顺利完工。希望孩子们在学校里在知识的海洋里遨游,开发无穷的想象力和创造力,健康快乐地茁壮成长。[:]
6/27 & 28 AMERICAN ALT- ROCK - CRACKER COMES TO CHINA
[:en]Leading a rock band with a conscience, Cracker front-man David Lowery hopes to raise awareness in China about intellectual property rights and musician’s ownership of the music they create. Come and experience the magic.[:zh]你准备好和Split Works一起来回顾90年代最经典的美国alternative rock了吗?6月27日至28日,老牌摇滚劲旅Cracker受美国驻华大使馆邀请即将以1991年建团首发阵容来华巡演。多年积累下来的无数经典歌曲、8张热卖专辑(包括一张白金唱片和三张金唱片)以及那些犀利无比的歌词定能让你瞬间穿越到那个激情四射的时代![:]
2014 JUE NEXT GEN Photography Competition Winners Announced!
[:en]From the 7th – 23rd March JUE Festival re-booted the NEXT GEN Photography Competition, encouraging fans to submit their pics over the course of the festivities. We’re finally ready to announce the winners! [:zh]今年“《觉》新的一代”采用了全新的公开征集的方式,以Instagram和新浪微博两个网络平台征集作品,让所有参与《觉》的观众都有机会通过镜头来分享《觉》形形色色的精彩活动瞬间,报名已于3月23日截止,感谢大家的踊跃参与!经过两周的激烈评选,我们的评委终于从众多出类拔萃的作品中挑选出了最具代表性的9组作品,它们都从不同得视角表现了《觉》最独特得气质与色彩,至此也为“2014《觉》新的一代”摄影大赛“画上了一个完美的句号。[:]
5/30 GUINNESS More Music: Suyang Live in Shanghai
[:en]Always bringing the freshest recommendations in folk for China’s new generation, GUINNESS More Music ushers in a unique voice from Ningxia on May 30 at Mao Livehouse Shanghai. Suyang brings a blend of rock, folk, Shaanxi Opera, and other musical styles from China’s Northwest region to Shanghai for fans to experience.[:zh]健力士新声代系列活动将继续新民谣之旅,再推国内最特别的新民谣之声。5月30日,上海Mao Livehouse将迎来宁夏的优秀民族摇滚音乐家——苏阳。苏阳的民谣音乐融合了摇滚、秦腔以及西北“花儿”(一种西北特有的民歌形式)的独特元素,文化层面秉承了西北民歌的精髓,同时定位了一种新的中国民谣的美学标准。[:]
5/23 & 24 Wooozy Offline #2: Bok Bok
[:en]After a special couple of nights with New York Transit Authority in April, we are super charged to follow up with something really a little bit special. UK producer, DJ and label head Bok Bok is gracing China with turntable skills and his newly minted second solo EP in his bag! His tastemaker label – Night Slugs, a label-cum-collective that Spin Magazine proclaims “has developed one of the most distinctive sounds in U.K. dance music, a mutable hybrid of grime, house, electro, R&B, techno, hip-hop, and dubstep.” is at the forefront of the latest renaissance in UK electronic music.[:zh]在四月份令人难忘的New York Transit Authority演出之后,我们非常激动地宣布,无解电场将在第二期的活动中带来非常特别的人选——那就是,来自英国的制作人,DJ,和Night Slugs厂牌的主脑Bok Bok 。作为近期英国电子音乐复兴潮流中最前沿的厂牌,著名的《Spin》杂志称Night Slugs厂牌“融合了Grime, House, Electro, R&B, Techno,Hip-Hop等元素,开创了英国舞曲音乐最独特的声音。”而在这首次的中国之行中,他还将带着众所期待的第二张个人EP中的曲目亮相![:]
4/10 & 11 Wooozy Offline #1 : New York Transit Authority
[:en]In April 2014, Wooozy.cn will launch a dance music offshoot —— Wooozy Offline. Each event will bring an exciting and distinguished voice from global electronic music,,and pair them with the best Chinese DJs and producers. Wooozy Offline is more than a party, a workshop, or an event - it's a bridge connecting our local electronic music scene with the world. Come and join us on April 10th at Dada Bar in Beijing and Shelter in Shanghai on April 11th – where we welcome New York Transit Authority -it’s going to be a trip[:zh]从2014年4月开始,无解将正式开始一个名为“无解电场”的全新线下活动,每次活动都将邀请一位当今电子乐界最为独特和令人激动的音乐人,并邀请国内最优秀的DJ和制作人一起演出。 “无解电场”绝不仅仅只包括一个派对,一次工作坊经历,或者一次活动而已。它会成为链接国内外电音交流的一座桥梁。 请在4月10日于北京的Dada俱乐部,以及4月11日在上海的The Shelter俱乐部,亲身感受“无解电场”的强大震撼力,并尽情享受音乐带来的乐趣。 [:]
3/21 & 23 JUE X ACW: 17 Gay Friends
[:en]My 17 Gay Friends is Moxie Peng’s sixth film. Peng is one of Beijing’s most renowned underground filmmakers: his 2012 documentary Micro Search was featured on iQiyi.com and viewed a million times. But My 17 Gay Friends is his first to use Dreamore, a Chinese crowd-funding site that allows anyone to back a project in exchange for rewards set by the creator.[:zh]《My 17 Gay Friends》是地下导演彭陌勰的第六部作品。但却是他第一部通过众筹制作的微电影。电影讲述了北京“同性恋”圈子中发生的故事,但是不同于以往以黑色基调描写同性恋的中国影片,My 17 Gay Friends是一部非常阳光的影片。影片真实地记录了导演的17位同性恋朋友的日常生活,并淡化了对同性恋圈子以往的许多偏见。[:]
3/21 JUE X ACW: China Heavyweight (Golden Horse Award)
[:en]Award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) returns to China for another riveting documentary on the country’s ever-changing economic landscape—this time through the lens of sports. [:zh]台湾金马奖得主张侨勇导演纪录片讲述了一个拳击教练和他的两个年轻徒弟的故事:齐漠祥是中国最早的职业拳击手,退役后一直在会理挑选适合拳击运动的孩子。拳击是他的信仰,为了拳击,他并不在意艰苦的条件和独身的生活。在他的精心调教下,门生何宗礼和缪云飞获得了一系列成绩,被选入省队,准备国家级比赛。齐漠祥虽然离开职业拳坛很久了,但他依然怀揣梦想,希望重新参加职业…[:]
4/18 GUINNESS More Music: Hanggai Live -“Back to You”Album Launch in Shanghai
[:en]Hanggai have won over audiences far and wide, entrapping them within a haze of battle cries and polyrhythmic drumming that never fails to set-off the inner warrior. Their contemporaneous adaptations of traditional Mongolian folk songs draw on western and Chinese influences, making their culture accessible to natives and foreigners alike. [:zh]今年4月,杭盖乐队将再次作为健力士新声代系列活动的嘉宾,重返上海并在Mao Livehouse做专场演出。这次专场也是杭盖最新专辑《回到你身旁》的上海首发演出。继《远走的人》之后,这是杭盖时隔四年来最值得期待的全新音乐专辑![:]
3/16 & 22 JUE | Music + Art 2014: Wooozy Community Films Special: Vice presents Shut Up and Play the Hits
[:en]On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with New York magazine calling the event "a marvel of pure craft" and TIME magazine lamenting "we may never dance again." Documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.[:zh]作为2014《觉》音乐+艺术节的活动之一,无解音乐网和联合VICE共同在上海和北京放映,附VICE制作的中文字幕。【关于纪录片】 三十五岁发行第一张专辑,四十二岁急流勇退,从只想在Club 与群众共舞,到一票难求的万人告别派对。《Shut Up and Play the Hits》记录了以James Murphy 为首的纽约舞曲朋克劲旅解散前后四十八小时。以双线叙事穿梭麦迪逊花园广场最后一场演唱会的盛况,与卸下LCD Soundsystem 光环后第一天的生活,企图在喧嚣落幕之后,摸索James Murphy 选择在巅峰引退的始末,从他对音乐产业和自我价值的强烈自觉与焦虑,一探LCD Soundsystem 最动人的核心特质。[:]
3/14 JUE | Music + Art 2014 x Genjing Records: Alpine Decline "Go Big Shadow City" LP Release
[:en]Genjing Records is a Beijing-based record label that aims to promote vinyl and DIY culture in China whilst creating links between the Chinese scene and DIY scenes around the globe. The label has curated a special showcase for JUE 2014, ahead of Alpine Decline's latest release Go Big Shadow City.[:zh]来自北京的根茎唱片,致力于以黑胶唱片的形式发行中国音乐人的作品,并把中国的黑胶和DIY文化与世界范围内的音乐人和艺术家结合起来。在2014年的觉活动中,厂牌也特地召集了旗下的乐队,推出了以下的活动。[:]