GUINNESS® Wood+Wires Music Festival

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Featuring Yunggiema, World’s End Girlfriend, Sainkho and more

GUINNESS^® MORE Music, the iconic stout brand’s initiative to spearhead China’s emerging contemporary music scene, will hit new heights from Nov 1st to 3rd with the GUINNESS^® Wood+Wires Festival in QianShuiWan Center in Shanghai.

Headlining a diverse and exciting lineup of Chinese and international independent musicians is 2013 China idol runner up Yunggiema, popular for her renditions of the Menba minority’s traditional songs; Japan’s master of the post-rock opera, World’s End Girlfriend; and Sainkho, Tuva’s most renowned throat singer.

Held at the grand riverside creative center QianShuiWan, the GUINNESS^® Wood+Wires Music Festival will be a weekend-long celebration of great music, great food and simply the greatest beer. An eclectic mix of music acts will be taking the house down simultaneously on three stages across the multi-level venue.

GUINNESS® should be enjoyed at MORE Music events, and any other occasion, responsibly.

For more information, please visit www.moremusic.cn or www.weibo.com/guinnessbeer.

The first round lineup for Wood+Wires Music Festival

Yunggiema

Celestial songstress – Yunggiema

Skyrocketing to fame through her participation in “Chinese Idol” 2013, Yunggiema is one of few artists not to have been spoiled by stardom. Her organic, genuine talent blew the TV audiences away, and quickly established her as a household name.

Yunggiema is a rare talent; as an ethnic minority her voice possesses a distinct, striking purity that flows like the movements of the Menba people who emigrated from Bhutan to the southeast region of Tibet over 300 years ago. Yunggiema’s performances transport audiences to another world; vocal melodies ring with the sound of the distant chants of Tibetan temples, and evoke images of the restless Menba roaming through bustling streets.

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World’s End Girlfriend

Post-rock symphony: World’s End Girlfriend

After hearing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 at the tender age of 10, Katsuhiko Maeda set off on his very singular musical journey. After a decade of honing his craft, he debuted his solo project in 2000: World’s End Girlfriend (WEG). WEG is an amalgamation of sonic experiments that brings together elements of electronic, post-rock, and contemporary classical music, resulting in captivatingly complex sound structures and charming melodies.

Following this debut, WEG has gone on to release several albums (including the acclaimed Hurtbreak Wonderland in 2007) and has toured the world, playing at festivals such as Sonar in Barcelona and All Tomorrow’s Parties in the UK. In addition, World’s End Girlfriend’s unique musical style and cinematic sensibilities have earned him a presence in the soundtracks of movies including Late Bloomer, Air Doll and Starry Starry Night.

Following these musical successes, Katsuhiko Maeda launched Virgin Babylon Records in 2010, releasing the music of like-minded musicians such as Matryoshka and About Tess, alongside his own album Seven Idiots.

WEG’s next release is in the works: his unceasing productivity a result of his unabated creative passion.

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Sainkho Namtchylak

Tuvan temptress: Sainkho Namtchylak

Sainkho Namtchylak embodies a collision of cultures, each of which provides a sinew for her bold voice. Her homeland of Tuva is familiar with the passing of migrant minorities and resettled peoples.  Its Turkic roots are shared with Mongolia, Xinjiang Uighur and the Central Asian states. Sainkho’s career is marked by a free-flowing nature that reflects the constant movements of these groups.

Isolated in a village on the Tuvan/Mongolian border, Sainkho used the richness of her surroundings and exposure to the local art of Tuvan throat singing to secretly cultivate herself into a rare talent. This was against the will of her people, where such arts were reserved for the men. Drawing on her grandmother’s traditional repertoire, mastery of throat singing and knowledge of the shamanic traditions of the region, she eventually broke free from the confines of the mountains to study music in Moscow.

Sainkho’s music encompasses avant-garde jazz, electronica, and modern compositional techniques that draw on her Tuvan influences. After joining experimental band Tri-O where her sense of melodic and harmonic adventure wandered freely, she made her way to the West in 1990, travelling widely like the nomads who influenced her so deeply and recording a number of albums that revolved around free improvisation.

Sainkho cannot be easily labelled, having recorded over 30 stylistically diverse albums and collaborated with all manner of musical figures including Wolfgang Puchnig and Nick Sudnick to name a few. Her varied career has placed her in a creative firmament between Yoko Ono and Björk, and attracted the interest of international talent including Jethro Tull’s very own Maartin Alcock, a renowned multi-instrumentalist who will be joining Sainkho on stage for her ‘Celtic-Tuva Tribal Sound Art Project’. This project will feature Dickson Dee, Maartin Allcock and Jerry Cutillo, who will join forces with Sainkho to produce a set that promises to envelop audiences within the atmospheric overtones of both electronic and live instruments.

With her performance in Shanghai, audiences will have the rare opportunity to witness an icon of contemporary music.

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Hanggai

Hanggai (also informally known as Hanggai Band) is a Chinese folk music group from Beijing who specialize in a blend of Mongolian folk music and more modern styles such as punk rock. All the members of the band are either Mongolian or of Mongolian descent. The band has toured the world extensively, and is well acclaimed both locally and internationally.

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Wan Xiaoli

Previously as a bar singer, Wan Xiaoli’s folk music is based on City life. It stands for grass roots and daily life in cities. In such a chaotic society, his music sounds especially simple and touching. With only a guitar, a harmonica and his unique voice, he can bring audience an emotive and sincere live performance.

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Buyi

Currently based in Beijing, Buyi has been hailed as pure and emotional, combining traditional Chinese music with local folk music of Northwest China. In 2000 they released several singles from their self-titled debut album including Fall, The Free Bird and A Place Called Sanshi Li Pu, many of which feature traditional Chinese instruments such as the guzheng (a plucked zither). In 2004 Buyi Band had the great fortune to be interviewed by the BBC. The band continues to remain active and performs live on a regular basis.

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Low Wormwood

In 2003, Low Wormwood was formed in Lanzhou, and since then its inception has inspired fans with its distinctive philosophy and independence. Their style is impassioned and always strikes close to the heart. Their music can be described as independent and psychedelic, sometime simple and delicate, sometimes violent and swift. Their yearly tours have earned them a passionate and loyal fanbase, the debut album also justified their reputation as one of the best bands in Lanzhou and Northwest China.

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Witch Hats

Expertly treading the fine line between basement underground and the pseudo-indie radio-industry complex, Witch Hats began in 2007 when guitarist and vocalist Kris Buscombe moved from Tasmania to Melbourne to start a band. Buscombe recruited Duncan Blachford to play the drums and his little brother Ash to fulfill duties on bass. The band worked with Phill Calvert of the Birthday Party on their debut LP Cellulite Soul and two EPs, Wound of a Little Horse and Solarium Down the Causeway Era.

Alternately described as “disagreeably loud,” “remarkable… acidic, misanthropic rock” and “play[ing] pop songs that sound as if they’d spent twenty years in a trashcan before stumbling to life,” the group has drawn flattering comparisons to The Jesus Lizard, The Scientists and The Veils, all with amps turned to 11 and distortion that would make The Jesus and Mary Chain proud. On their second album, 2011’s Pleasure Syndrome, the band enlisted American producer/engineer Casey Rice (Dirty Three, Tortoise) to produce an album that retains their distinct musical identity, where squalling guitar feedback and a powerful rhythm section underpin the late-night hallucinatory tales of songwriter Kris Buscombe, while showing signs of maturation from the sonic vulgarity that characterized their beloved earlier releases.

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 Neemah

Neemah is a three-piece Tibetan folk group. The music they produce is often a melting pot of traditional Tibetan folk, country and a variety of sounds from neighboring areas such as Nepal and Bhutan.

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Bloody Woods

Bloody Woods is a Chinese neo-folk project begun in early 2005 by Baishui, the guitarist of the doom metal band Ji Mo Chao Sheng (Solitary Pilgrim). In December 2005, Gu Dao joined as guest vocalist but left in September 2006.

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The Randy Abel Stable

The Randy Abel Stable is an “Americana” or “Alt-Country” band from Beijing. Formed in 2011, The Randy Abel Stable combines honky tonk, country, bluegrass and blues to produce a unique sound that has been described as having “the realism and sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the imagery and lyricism of Hank Williams Sr. and the excitement and raw energy of the Ramones.

More Artists are coming SOON!!!

About Guinness:

Originating in 1759 in Arthur Guinness’s brewery at St. James’s Gate, Dublin, the popular Irish dry stout GUINNESS® has become one of world’s most successful beers. Guinness today falls under Diageo PLC, one of the largest beverage companies in the world, after a merger with Grand Metropolitan in 1997.

While consolidating its appeal in Ireland and Great Britain, supplying more than 10% of the total UK beer market, Guinness increased its presence in overseas markets rapidly. In 1959, the brand expanded in Asia after its 200^th birthday in 1959, coming to greater China in 1979 with the formation of GUINNESS® Hong Kong, and celebrating the launch of GUINNESS® Original, a bottled product, in Shanghai in 2012. Now Guinness products are available in over 160 countries around the world.

About Split Works:

Split Works is China’s biggest independent promoter, owner of 3 music festivals and organizer of over 500 Chinese tours to 30 different cities since the company was founded in 2006.[:zh]

女神央吉玛、World’s End Girlfriend、Sainkho 领衔助阵

今秋,首屈一指的黑啤品牌健力士®在国内启动了 “新声代”系列音乐活动,旨在引领全球正在兴起的新民谣音乐。继民谣音乐人 刘东明、郝云的专场演出后,万众期待的“健力士®木+线音乐节”已定于2013 年 11 月 1 日至 3 日在上海浅水湾艺术中心拉开帷幕,将再掀整个活动的新高 潮。

此次音乐节的演出阵容强大,邀请到了一众风格迥异的国内外知名歌手和乐队, 包括在首届“中国梦之声”中获得亚军的女神央吉玛,她将继续延续别具一格 的原生态民族唱法,为现场的观众带来原汁原味的门巴族传统歌曲。另外还有 目前在日本备受瞩目的后摇滚新生代音乐家 World’s End Girlfriend 以及来自图 瓦的超级女伶 Sainkho,都将亲临现场为大家献上令人惊叹的即兴表演。

即将到来的首届“健力士®木+线音乐节”将于文化艺术新地标——上海浅水湾 文化艺术中心内盛大举办,前来的观众不仅能欣赏到精彩绝伦的现场演出,还能 饱尝充满趣味的各色美食,当然还有最无法错过的健力士®醇香黑啤。音乐节分 三个不同的舞台同时进行,届时乐迷们可尽情在这场音乐的盛宴中一饱耳福。

健力士® “木+线”音乐节演出首批阵容公布:

央吉玛

http://site.douban.com/cirenyangjima/

随着在《中国梦之声》获得亚军之后，央吉玛的名字已经传遍了整个中国，但她绝不是一夜成名的流星。相反，她精彩的音乐之路，在很早之前就已经开始了。

出生于西藏西北部的央吉玛是门巴族人，这是一个300多年前由不丹移民至西藏的民族，也是我国目前为止人数最少的民族之一。门巴人对音乐的热爱，以及浓厚的音乐氛围，使得央吉玛在很小的时候就体会到了音乐里蕴藏的治愈力量。

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World’s End Girlfriend

【官网】┆【豆瓣音乐人】

20多年前，一名叫前田胜彦的日本10岁小男孩听到了父亲收藏的贝多芬唱片并大受启发，两年之后，他开始创作自己的音乐。在25岁的时候，他出版了自己乐队的唱片。而这只是前田胜彦的乐队World’s End Girlfriend音乐传奇的开始而已。

之后的日子里，前田胜彦带着自己的乐队走遍了全世界的各个角落，在包括美国、欧洲乃至亚洲等地都留下了自己的足迹，并受邀在包括All Tomorrow’s Parties，以及Sonar等著名音乐节上表演，成为了Post Rock界的一个极具号召力的名字。或许是早年受到贝多芬音乐影响的原因，前田胜彦很善于在World’s End Girlfriend里融入包括吉他、键盘等各种乐器的演奏，营造出如同交响乐一般的恢弘大气氛围。

除此之外，前田胜彦也很善于在音乐创作中融入典型日本式的细腻情感，而这样情感与张力的融合，也使得World’s End Girlfriend的音乐就像一个只存在于音乐中的幻想世界一般，既有壮观的建筑，也有秀丽的景色，足以令每个进入其中的乐迷流连忘返。
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魔声女伶：Sainkho Namtchylak

来自图瓦共和国的女歌手Sainkho Namtchylak，或许是当今世界上最难界定风格的音乐人之一，世界音乐、爵士音乐、前卫音乐、现代音乐甚至是电子音乐，乐迷们可以在Sainkho的音乐中听到她用自己超群的嗓音控制能力轻易地把这些元素融合在一起。总之，可以肯定的一点是，Sainkho Namtchylak音乐总是充满了她的个人色彩。
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万晓利

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布衣乐队

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杭盖

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低苦艾

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Witch Hats

http://site.douban.com/witchhats/

游刃有余地游走于地下和独立音乐圈，Witch Hats这支年轻的澳洲乐队成立于2007年。由主场兼吉他手Kris Buscombe，鼓手 Duncan Blachford以及贝斯手Ash Blachford组成，乐队与The Birthday Party的成员Phill Calvert合作推出了他们的首张专辑《Cellulite Soul》以及之后的两张EP《Wound of a Little Horse》与《Solarium Down the Causeway Era》

串烧了60年代的流行乐、70年代的后朋克、80和90年代的噪音摇滚，这四个来自墨尔本的年轻人时常被拿来与The Jesus Lizard、The Scientists 以及The Veils这样优秀的乐队比较，就连大大名鼎鼎的The Jesus and Mary Chain都抵挡不住他们制造摇滚的无尽力量，并对其赞不绝口。2011年，乐队特地聘请了来自美国的策划/制作人Casey Rice为他们量身打造了个性鲜明的第二张唱片《Pleasure Syndrome》。嚎啕的吉他、强有力的节奏配以曲作者Kris Buscombe吟唱的迷幻故事，这就是属于Witch Hats独一无二的摇滚。
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尼玛乐队

http://site.douban.com/neemahband/

尼玛乐队，由四个喜欢音乐、热爱民族音乐的藏族年轻人组成。是一支以藏族原生音乐为主，融合吸收世界各民族优秀音乐为特点的国际化乐队。歌曲在更好突出藏族音乐特色的基础上融合了民谣、佛教音乐、Rap等音乐元素，用独特的方式进行了全新的诠释。尼玛的创作是来源于他们内心对音乐的感悟所释放的感情，是以无意义的随性哼唱来表达自己情绪，来期待心与心的纯粹交流和感动。就如同名字一样
给你太阳的温暖。
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Bloody Woods

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The Randy Abel Stable

敬请期待更多艺人⋯

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◈ 关于健力士®
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健力士®品牌在爱尔兰本土和英格兰发展稳健,占据了英国 10%的啤酒市场。 同时品牌开始拓展海外市场——1959 年,健力士®在其诞辰 200 年之际进入亚 洲市场;1979 年,健力士®入驻香港,开始了对大中华区的开拓。如今,健力 士®黑啤已在全球 160 个国家有售。

◈ 关于Split Works
Split Works 是中国最大的音乐演出组织推广机构,从 2006 年创办至今,把全 世界许多优秀的音乐人带来了亚洲,奉献了数以百计的精彩派对和演出,足迹 踏遍了 30 多个国家,演出超过 500场。[:]