[:en]Sublime, emotional post-country for wide-open vistas and the great outdoors
In August 2019, William Tyler (Lambchop / The Silver Jews) will tour China for a series of shows, workshops and intimate performances.
His mellow, beautiful instrumental music is part travelogue – an ode to the vanishing landmarks of America’s past – and part meditation – a reflection of the anxieties of the country today. Musically, there’s krautrock (hints of Neu! And Autobahn-era Kraftwerk), pastoral folk melodies and psychedelic noodling.
Expect five evenings of intricate, transporting storytelling – somewhere between the gentle vibes of a night around a campfire and the erudition of a smart lecture. It’s music that enhances the human capacity to understand ourselves. William Tyler’s last outings in China were with Lambchop in 2016 and the Concrete & Grass Music Festival in 2018, and this time he is adding a series of workshop dates where he’ll go into fingerpicking techniques (a style he helped pioneer in its contemporary form) and his songwriting approach. Dates and details are below.
We sometimes tend to call music like William’s – expansive, emotional – as perfect for “driving”.That description, while perfect, stops a bit short of really capturing what makes William Tyler special. While there is an element of the road in his work, it always goes beyond the highway. This is music that stops to look, goes offroad to explore, and talks to those we meet along the way.
That, in a sense, is the essence of this tour. Stories of the road from a storyteller on the road. In Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou, William Tyler sets us off on journeys both imaginary and real, and through music and words, takes us to places far removed from the everyday. A powerful reminder in the times we live and that difference and diversity is to be celebrated, and not merely ‘tolerated’.
We hope you’ll join us for the ride.
About William Tyler:
Nashville-native William Tyler has played with the likes of Ty Segall and Lambchop, and has released five studio albums as a solo artist. 2016’s Modern Country was hailed by Rolling Stone as one of “the best country albums of the year” and his 2019 work,Goes West (on the legendary Merge Records) was released to widespread critical acclaim.
SPLIT WORKS PRESENTS: William Tyler 2019 China Tour
┃Beijing┃
【Performance】
Date and Time：Sunday, 11 August, 19:30
Venue：Main Hall @ Temple 东景缘
Address：No.23 Song Zhu Yuan Sha Tan Bei Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tickets：180RMB Advance / 200RMB Door
Pre-sale Link: https://yoopay.cn/event/WilliamTyler
- Workshop (Free Entrance)
“On the Road in 21st Century America – Songwriting, Guitar and Modern Country”
Date and Time：Monday, 12 August，20:00 – 21:15
Venue：fRUITYSPACE
Address：No. 13 Art Museum East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
┃Chengdu┃
Date：Thursday, 15 August
Venue：NU SPACE
Address：No. 9, Kuixinglou Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu
- Workshop（Free Entrance）
“On the Road in 21st Century America – Songwriting, Guitar and Modern Country”
Time：17:00 – 18:15 （入场时间 | Door 16:30）
【Performance】
Time：20:30（入场时间 | Door 20:00）
Tickets：80RMB Advance / 100RMB Door
Pre-sale Link: https://www.showstart.com/event/91179
┃Guangzhou┃
【Performance】
Date and Time：Friday, 16 August，20:00（入场时间 | Door 19:30）
Venue：Brasston
Address：Shop D01, Nantian Square, Huacheng Dadao, Zhujiang Xincheng, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Tickets：80RMB Advance / 100RMB Door
Pre-sale Link: https://www.showstart.com/event/91201
- Workshop（*Free Entrance）
“On the Road in 21st Century America – Songwriting, Guitar and Modern Country”
Date and Time：Saturday, 17 August，18:30 – 19:45（入场时间 | Door 18:00）
Venue：U.S. Consulate – Lincoln Hall
Address：Hua Xia Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (Please use consular visitor entrance.)
*No registration required, limited to the first 300 people. All attendees will require official ID.
Links:
Split Works official website：www.spli-t.com[:zh]用吉他写就的古典田园诗，Lambchop吉他手的声音风景
一把吉他能做到什么？在William Tyler的手中，它可以用来描绘纳什维尔的广袤大地和一条穿越其中的笔直公路。认真听，你甚至能听到汽车引擎的低声轰鸣。从优秀吉他手多如牛毛的纳什维尔脱颖而出，William Tyler曾加入全美最杰出的乡村音乐乐队之一Lambchop，Jack White也找他做演出嘉宾，一直在路上的生活为他的琴声赋予了一种敏锐的洞察力，如流动的笔锋，刻画下让人有些头晕目眩的声音风景。如今，刚刚于年初发行了新专辑《Goes West》的William Tyler即将再次踏上旅途，下一站：中国！
曾于去年登台上海混凝草音乐节的William Tyler将在八月来到北京、成都、广州三城做多场演出！查看更多信息，请继续下滑文章。
从Lambchop的吉他手身份中跳脱出来，William Tyler穿越乡村音乐的道路，踏上追寻美国原始主义音乐的旅程。在个人专辑里，他运用灵动的指弹吉他，将纳什维尔与美国广阔大地的风貌描摹得淋漓尽致。他的声音充满对自然敬畏、感恩与希望等多样情感；在他的音乐里，人们除了可以听到Sparklehorse式空灵而婉约的氛围、Lambchop一贯的深邃表达，更能听到敞亮、悦耳、仿佛赋予万物生气的绝妙器乐编排与沁人心脾的流畅演奏。William Tyler用一种毫不矫饰的风格，自然地糅合了摇滚乐的不羁、乡村乐的欢快和田园诗的恬静，让多元的音乐元素合力形成一种纯美、甘甜的气息。
Split Works 开功呈现：William Tyler 2019中国巡演
┃北京┃
【演出】
日期：8月11日，周日，19:30
地点：大殿@ Temple 东景缘
地址：北京市东城区沙滩北街嵩祝院23号
门票：180元 (预售) / 200元 (现场)
*预售链接：https://yoopay.cn/event/WilliamTyler
- 【Workshop分享会】免票
“在路上”——21世纪美国的歌曲创作、吉他和当代乡村音乐
日期：8月12日，周一，20:00 – 21:15
地点：fRUITYSPACE
地址：北京市东城区美术馆东街13号
┃成都┃
日期：8月15日，周四
地点：纽空间NU SPACE
地址：成都市青羊区奎星楼街9号
- 【Workshop分享会】
“在路上”——21世纪美国的歌曲创作、吉他和当代乡村音乐
时间：17:00 – 18:15（免票）；入场时间 | Door 16:30
【演出】
时间：20:30；入场时间 | Door 20:00
门票：80元 (预售) / 100元 (现场)
*预售将于2019年8月15日，上午10点30分结束！
预售链接：https://www.showstart.com/event/91179
┃广州┃
【演出】
日期：8月16日，周五，20:00；入场时间 | Door 19:30
地点：Brasston
地址：广州市天河区珠江新城花城大道南天广场首层D01铺
门票：80元 (预售) / 100 元(现场)
预售链接：https://www.showstart.com/event/91201
- 【Workshop分享会】*免票
“在路上”——21世纪美国的歌曲创作、吉他和当代乡村音乐
日期：8月17日，周六，18:30 – 19:45；入场时间 | Door 18:00
地点：美国领事馆林肯厅
地址：广州市天河区珠江新城华夏路 美国领事馆签证大厅（领事访客入口）
*仅限前300人入场，无需注册。观众需要出示身份证。
相关链接
Split Works官方网站：www.spli-t.com
关于Split Works:
Split Works开功是一家立足于中国、面向21世纪的综合音乐公司。
深耕音乐领域愈十年，我们已经带领数以千计的艺术家走过了百余座城市，与行业内最具影响力的名字建立了品牌合作关系，并为我们不断增加的客户名单策划了一系列令人振奋的活动、提供策略支持的同时也巩固了合作。 我们帮助海内外的艺术家们在这里打造自己的职业生涯，以及管理着包括混凝草音乐节在内的诸多音乐节品牌。
我们爱音乐，我们爱中国，并且，我们爱你！[:]