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Your favorite Wooozy Offline Series brings the Nguzunguzu-noise this September. This dynamic L.A. Duo (Asma Maroof and Daniel Pineda) are going to bounce the roof off Shanghai’s Shelter on Saturday September 20. Continuing a nascent tradition of next-generation electronic explorations, Wooozy Offline #4 will take its audience deep into the forests of American dance beats. If you are hip to experience “an eerie dose of deep electronics” (ConsequenceofSound) then Shelter on September 20th is where you should be. Vice’s Thump UK waxes even more lyrical about Nguzunguzu: “in a fractious club world, few sound as vital, forward-thinking and goddamn fun as Nguzunguzu.” As with all Wooozy Offline parties in Shanghai, Wooozy Residents dj sleepless, Deep 19, and Jackie, will be on the decks for your maximum pleasure.
Nguzunguzu mixed MIA’s 2011 Vicki Leekx mixtape followed by their own 23-track mixtape entitled The Perfect Lullaby:
“frantic, tribal sounds that drew on the convergence of Brazilian baile rhythms, Chicago house and London dance music to create primal, infectious grooves…straddles the line between smooth and hard, making it a perfect mixtape for driving around L.A. with the sunroof open or messing around in bed with your clothes off.”-LA Times
Nguzunguzu released their first EP Warm Pulse in 2012 with their second EP Skycell hot on its heels the next year. They’ve also recently made beats for artists like Kelela and Le1f.
Wooozy Offline won’t stop at Nguzunguzu.
In October we’ll be welcoming to China a true pioneer in the form of Untold (aka Jack Dunning). This is the guy who gave James Blake his break when he put out Blake’s first release on his Hemlock Recording imprint. In November, we are super stoked to be bringing rising star Lone, whose new album Reality Testing has been receiving rave reviews. He will bring his full A/V live show to China.
Nguzunguzu Show Information
【SHANGHAI】
Date: 2014.9.20 Saturday
Time: 10pm
Venue: The Shelter
Address: 5 Yongfu Road, near West Fuxing Road (永福路5号,近复兴西路)
Residents: dj sleepless // SSOSO // Jackie
Price: 80 RMB / 50 RMB (◐ Lucky One Hour ◐)
◐ Lucky One Hour ◐
We also want you guys to come down and check out our amazing Wooozy Offline residents – entry to this weekend’s party is only 50RMB before 11pm. After 11pm though, it’s back to the original 80RMB. So get there early!
ARTIST LINKS
Spin Mag – Dance track of the week
Mix for Kenzo F/W Fashion Show
About Wooozy:
As an online music hub, Wooozy.cn has been covering the best and the freshest music from all around the world since 2009. Wooozy Offline started in 2014 and is more than a party, a workshop, or an event – it’s a bridge connecting China’s local electronic music scene with the world.
About Wooozy Offline Residents in Shanghai:
dj sleepless: a sleepless set can be defined as indefinable, shifting sleeplessly between genres, but never forgetting the dance floor, keeping things fresh with the odd curveball.
Jackie: Backed by skills honed through years of practice and a whole lotta club time, Jackie always brings it, transforming crowds into a mass of sentient beings whenever he plays.
Deep 19: He’s is not your traditional DJ. His clever use of software means that his sets are never predictable; he creates a unique and varied palette that both leads and reacts to the energy of the club.[:zh]
“在如今充斥着各种音乐的club里，像Nguzunguzu这样必不可缺的、前卫好玩儿的音乐真是越来越少了。”—— Vice
Nguzunguzu，这个耐人寻味的古怪名字，来源于所罗门群岛一种独木舟船头装饰的木雕兽头，代表着祈福，神秘和奇妙。两位来自洛杉矶的电子乐人Daniel Pineda和Asma Maroof 以此之名开展了一系列的创作。他们先是在2011年担当M.I.A的《Vicki Leekx》Mixtape 的制作人，接着发行了组合首张Mixtape《The Perfect Lullaby》，从而在电音界崭露头角，《洛杉矶时报》曾这样评价这张作品：“它将巴西街头音乐Baile、芝加哥House和英国舞曲等多种风格完美地融合在一起。”在积累了多年的巡演经验和创作灵感之后，Nguzunguzu的音乐元素越加丰富，代表着这一时代前卫的House曲风，既伴有重型鼓点的回响，又不失平滑的Groove，融合充满活力的芝加哥Footwork和安哥拉Kuduro，再加上R&B色彩和低音女声的点缀，营造出了极富科技感的电音氛围。
Nguzunguzu于2013年发行第二张EP 《Skycell》备受追捧，好评不断，近期他们还为Fade To Mind厂牌旗下Kelela和纽约hip-hop新秀Le1f等惊艳乐坛的歌手制作音乐。
在秋高气爽的九月，无解电场第四期将Nguzunguzu带来魔都，必定会让到场的所有乐迷领略到如“注射一剂充满魔力的深度电音兴奋剂“般的神清气爽(Consequenceofsound) 和 “一听难忘”(Pitchfork)的奇妙之夜。
按照无解电场活动的惯例，本土音乐人代表dj sleepless、Deep 19、Jackie也会与Nguzunguzu一起演出。
Nguzunguzu是今年下半年无解电场系列活动的序曲，接下来无解电场还将在10月带来英国舞曲界目前最为引领潮流的先锋人物Untold，现在已经大名鼎鼎的James Blake当初便是在他的厂牌Hemlock下发表了第一张作品，并开始引人注目。而在11月，无解电场则会邀请来刚发表了《Reality Testing》这张今年最受好评专辑之一的Lone，他会带着自己的多媒体音乐演出首次来到中国。
演出信息
【上海站】
日期：2014年9月20日 星期六
时间：22:00
地点：The Shelter
地址：永福路5号（近复兴西路）
现场支持： dj sleepless / SSOSO / Jackie
票价：80元 / 50元（◐ 幸运一小时 ◑）
◐ 幸运一小时 ◑
“无解电场”为了和大家一起创造一个完整的派对氛围，我们将延续”幸运一小时“这个传统，只要在10点到11点间来到演出场地，就可以享受门票50元的特别优惠：）
相关链接
无解音乐网：
http://wooozy.cn
Nguzunguzu音乐人链接：
Spin Mag – Dance track of the week
BBC Radio 1 Guest Mix
Thump Vice Interview
Mix for Kenzo F/W Fashion Show
现场支持音乐人连接：
Deep19:
http://site.douban.com/deepnineteen
Jackie:
http://site.douban.com/jackie/
dj sleepless:
https://soundcloud.com/djsleeplesssh
关于无解音乐网:
从2009年开始，无解音乐网就以报道国内外最令人激动的音乐为己任.而作为无解音乐网旗下的活动——“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。
现场支持:
Deep 19:
一张Sasha的专辑令当时还只有高一的Deep19见识到了舞曲音乐的魅力，也迅速成为了上海本土舞曲界的中心分子之一。不过，这样顺风顺雨的经历并没有令他骄傲自满。相比做DJ播放别人的作品，他更愿意花功夫来钻研制作自己的作品，令自己的表演更有个人特色。
Jackie:
来自江苏，但先后在上海和北京都居住过的Jackie是国内少见的硬派DJ，有着海量的唱片收藏，以及丰富的音乐知识。尽管作风低调，但他的每次演出都极受业内人士的肯定。
dj sleepless:
dj sleepless对音乐有着庞杂的胃口，可他真正想要寻找的却是不同种类音乐中的Groove核心，并想在DJ时候通过对不同种类音乐的编排，让更多人体会到音乐里这种超越身体和灵魂的强大能量。[:]