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Bacardi Sino Sessions returns for number four with another special band. This time we are joined by the Go! Team, who spent last summer playing to the best crowds in the world at Glastonbury, Coachella and Lollapalooza. They kick off this summer in China! Roll up China. Don’t let the side down…!!
Helped by our ever-generous sponsor, Bacardi, we’ve upped the entertainment ante yet again. For the second event we had 4 acts, the third hosts a staggering 5, while #4 features 3 acts and counting…
Lots of places put together two band bills, but where else can you see the best of Chinese bands supporting established international acts like Maximo Park and Infadels? Only the Bacardi Sino Sessions brings these musicians together, and so far the results have been a revelation.
For Bacardi Sino Session # 4 there’s only so much jumping up and down we can do to express our joy at bringing The Go! Team, a band whose live show has been described as a cross between Sonic Youth’s noise (and China knows all about that now!) and The Jackson 5’s all-round cheeky uplifting beats. There’ll be rapping, double drumming, a good bit of hugging and we hope to see some skipping. Imagine the most exhilarating block party you’ve ever been to and then multiply by 100. You might even remember their tune The Power is On which a well known sports brand sampled last year in China, listen to the track at www.bacardisinosessions.com to remind yourselves …
We’re also extremely happy to invite back Flying Fruit to our Shanghai bill after the finals of the Yamaha live band competition stopped them from supporting Maximo Park last December. At the end of June we’ll finally get to see them take the Absolute House stage with the legends that are the Go! Team. Flying Fruit have had another busy year, having just played the main stage at Midi and now their own headline gig at The Star Live on 8th May. Their new album “Paradise Lost” is due out this May.
In Beijing, the local support band is the groovingly re-formed 12 member roots/funk band The Verse, recently described by music critic radio personality You Dai “as a band which plays black roots music, they are unique to China! And their energy makes them even more special. The Verse reminds me of the band from the film The Commitments.”
Our Shanghai DJ, who debuts at event # 3, Mr Stokes, is already lined up for # 4. Originally from New York City and Boston, he’s now a Shanghai institution after 2 years on the scene here. When he’s not banging out beats in his home studio or battling the city’s best scratch DJs, Stokes represents Hip Hop, Dancehall, Funk and Electro to the fullest with weekly residencies at several Shanghai nightclubs.
For Beijing’s afterparty we’ll keep the party going with superstar DJ Chozie! Voted Asia’s most popular DJ by Channel V, Australia (2000), Chozie was the first DJ to release a solo dance album and music video in China. On any given night, Australasia’s Ambassador of Groove can be heard dropping big tunes like ‘Superstylin’ from Groove Armada, ‘September’ from Earth Wind and Fire and Alchemy’s remix of the 80’s classic ‘Do You Love (Run Away, Turn Away). It’s all there – dub, disco and classic anthems from the 80s but drenched in Chozie’s trademark funky breaks style. Get ready to move…and move move and groove!
The Go! Team
Tickets 120/80/60 Standard/Advance/Student (inc. 1 Bacardi cocktail)
Beijing, 6/29/2007, The Star Live
Shanghai, 6/30/2007, Absolute House [:zh]
六月的“百加得超音声场”进行得如火如荼。月初的音疯大师(Infadels)和卡啦考拉（Killa Kela)刚让人疯完一把，紧接着月底又迎来了第四场欢快的夏日派对，这次主角是英国青春无敌的跳舞组合——“勇士乐团”（The Go!Team)。 在去年的整个夏天，勇士们马不停蹄地参加了世界各地的音乐节里，包括了英国最大的音乐节格拉斯顿伯里（ Glastonbury )、美国加州沙漠里举行的酷其拉音乐节（ Coachella )以及新泽西洲的鲁拉帕鲁扎音乐节（ Lollapalooza )等，今年夏天，乐团选择了中国的北京与上海展开夏天之旅。以色彩斑斓的音乐和撼动身体的煽情现场为 “百加得超音声场”注入初夏骄阳般的活力！
在赞助商百加得的全情推动下，这个去年十二月由马克西莫公园（Maximo Park)打头阵的系列活动愈演愈烈。从第二场的 阁楼虫虫（Bugz in The Attic)开始，阵容除了暖场乐队和主要乐队，还增加达人兄弟(The Nextmen)这样的庆功DJ秀；第三场除了也同样沿续了一晚起码四个乐团或音乐人的马拉松音乐派对。中西合璧，重磅组合，相互间不仅擦出的即兴火花，百加得超音声场还推动了本地音乐与国际音乐的交流，为中国大陆与国际音乐间提供了一个最轻松的互动平台。虽然活动加量但绝不加价，活动继续以合理的门票与20元一杯的超值现场调制鸡尾酒带来全新概念的中国现场音乐。
勇士团队的现场必将成为系列活动的佼佼者。因为他们的表演被喻为融汇了音速青年（Sonic Youth － 相信大家对这个被喻为是“中国本年度最好的乐队现场”还记忆犹新吧） 噪音音乐的爆发力同时又带有杰克逊五兄弟(The Jackson 5)般简单欢快的节奏。乐队热烈的说唱、闹哄哄的双鼓、对观众发出豪气的“1 2 3 4 ”或者是“一齐来，一齐来跳舞”的施令，甚至是成员间抱成一团的打气方式……都会让你不知不觉间被他们的活力所感染。想像不到吗？那回忆一下令您最High的一次派对，再把它乘上一百倍，那就是勇士团队的现场。
现在先登陆我们的网站www.bacardisinosessions.com重温一下他们去年被某著名国际品牌运动鞋采用的广告歌“勇士来了”（The Power Is On)吧。
本次上海的暖场是来自江西的羽果乐队 ，他们在刚结束的北京迷笛音乐节上的表演漂亮而纯净，征服了无数观众。多次大型乐队专场演出的经历让乐队整体气质更趋完美大气。五月羽果出了乐队组建八年来第一张专辑《失乐园》，等待总是美丽，何况八年。
北京的暖场乐队则是十二人的funk大组合——The Verse，北京著名电台乐评人张有待评价乐队是“国内少有的一支注重黑人根源音乐的乐队，有着一种健康向上的力量……他们让我想起艾伦·柏克（Alan Parker)的电影The Commitments里的乐队。”
上海的庆功派对是我们熟悉的Mr. Stokes， 在第三场已经亮相，让我们已经领略过在嘻哈，跳舞，funk和电子中任意穿梭的变化多端。这位来自纽约市的再次活动助庆。 两年的上海DJ生涯，成就了Mr. Stokes在这个大都市的外籍DJ地位。
北京的庆功派对上我们请来了2000年被澳大利亚Channel V评选为“亚洲最受欢迎DJ ”的DJ Chozie。他是第一个在中国大陆发行个人跳舞专辑和制作音乐录影带的DJ。在这位被喻为“澳洲电子音乐大使”的音乐里，采样了不少电子音乐里一些经典作品，如 Groove Armada“Superstylin”，Earth Wind的“ September”以及Fire and Alchemy混音的八十年代经典作品“Do You Love(Run Away, Turn Away)” － dub，disco和八十年代元素再混合DJ Chozie最拿手的funky breaks节奏，让百加得超音声场之夜在狂放的舞曲里继续摇摆！
票价：120/80/60 标准/预售/学生（含百加得鸡尾酒一杯）
北京：6/29/2007, 星光现场
上海： 6/30/2007, Absolute House
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