[:en]“Uncanny…affecting..enticing. [Palmistry’s] music has a meditative, hymnal quality.” – New Yorker
“Endgame represents the best of [London’s] emergent dance sounds.” – The Fact Mag
Wooozy Offline is back after Concrete & Grass with a heady double bill of minimal pop and maximal beats. Jamaican dancehall-rooted Palmistry (playing an intimate live set) meets club anthem master Endgame (playing DJ), for two nights of essential, pulsing goodness.
Palmistry, signed to Mixpak, and Endgame, to Hyperdub, are two emergent artists on everyone’s watch-list. Expect Palmistry’s serene, skeletal dance-pop to lull you into a hushed, slow-dancing trance, before Endgame brings his A-game to jolt you back to the dancefloor.
Friday, 14 October in Shanghai (The Shelter) and Saturday, 15 October in Beijing (Dada). On support duty in Shanghai: Hyph11e and 16666 from the Genome6.66Mbp sonic crew, and Wooozy regular Sleepless. In Beijing: Do Hits’ resident pan-Asian music dabbler Guzz, trapmeister Bloodz Boi, and Puzzy Stack.
- Palmistry
Palmistry is the brainchild of London-based musician Benjy Keating. Vocalist and producer, Palmistry makes hybrid skeletal pop music that is stripped to the bare essentials while incorporating innovative electronica that is both distinctly new and, like all the best songwriting, instantly familiar.
Palmistry wrote and recorded his debut album Pagan (2016) under the Mixpak label. A succinct showcase of Palmistry’s “deconstructive” approach to contemporary pop and RnB – his work discards the misogyny and sexist undertones of most modern pop in pursuit of something more elemental. The beat takes a backseat as melancholy and euphoria share equal space, with often just a single synth-line or buttery back-beat showing the way through the maze. He’s make a triumphant return to China after a standout Wooozy Offline set in 2015.
Beyond his music, Palmistry gives us a multi-layered experience into his world – working alongside talented collaborators to build his own visual universe through artwork, photography and film.
- Endgame
“Endgame’s beats have an inherent, essential quality to them.” – Tiny Mixtapes
Endgame, a prominent producer and London-based DJ, is no stranger to the Palmistry school of deep synths, dancehall and auto-tune serenades. But his music pursues a more muscular goal – rooted in both hip-hop and grime, incorporating drilling melodies with a militant sound palette, percussion leading the charge into dancefloor-filling anthems. His impressive club tracks never miss a beat, or skip a step.
2015 saw him release debut self-titled EP (on Portuguese label Golden Mist) as a fierce statement of intent. Aptly-named follow up Savage (on New York’s Purple Tape Pedigree) is widely regarded as a high water mark for “emergent” club music, dubbed “Track of the month” on Mixmag, and making the Tiny Mixtapes end-of-year list. Now signed to the influential Hyperdub Records, Endgame is hard at work on a forthcoming release called Flesh.
Playing in-the-flesh, October 2016. Friday the 14th in Shanghai alongside Hyph11e, 16666 and Sleepless. Saturday the 15th in Beijing with Guzz, Bloodz Boi and Puzzy Stack.
Wooozy Offline Presents: Palmistry x Endgame
Shanghai
Date: Friday, 14 October 10pm
Venue: The Shelter
Address: Basement of 5 Yongfu Road, near West Fuxing Xi Road (永福路5号 近复兴西路)
Tickets: 80 RMB
Support: Hyph11e, 16666 and Sleepless
Beijing
Date: Saturday, 15 October 10pm
Venue: Dada
Address: Unit 101, Bldg B, 206 Gulou DongDajie (鼓楼东大街206号B栋101室)
Tickets: 80 RMB
Support: Guzz, Bloodz Boi and Puzzy Stack
Links
Split Works official website：www.spli-t.com
Palmistry on Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/palmistry
Endgame’s official website: http://djendgame.com/
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.[:zh]“Palmistry的音乐如同唱诗班一样迷人而又神秘.”— 纽约客
“Endgame代表着伦敦新晋舞曲的最高水准.” – The Fact Mag
在激动人心的混凝草音乐节之后，无解电场正式回归，为乐迷带来从极简流行到舞曲节拍的完整体验！深受牙买加Dancehall影响的Palmistry（会以Live Set的形式演出）会联袂伦敦的俱乐部节奏大师Endgame（将会献上一个DJ Set）在京沪两地献上两晚的精彩演出。
无论是签约在Mixpak厂牌旗下的Palmistry，还是刚和Hyperdub厂牌有合作的Endgame，两人都是所有乐迷期待名单上名列前茅的音乐人。届时请期待Palmistry用他充满感性的Dance-Pop曲风带你进入恍惚入迷的状态。而在这之后，Endgame会用他犀利的舞曲节拍正式宣告跳舞游戏的开始。
在10月14日，周五晚上的上海The Shelter俱乐部，以及10月15日，北京的Dada俱乐部，这两位就会联手献上他们精彩的演出。来自近期表现极为出色的Genome6.66Mbp组织的两位成员Hyph11e和16666，会和无解的sleepless一起组成
上海站的嘉宾阵容。另一方面，北京的暖场阵容，则会由Guzz，Bloodz Boi和Puzzy Stack这三员猛将组成。
- Palmistry
Palmistry是现居伦敦的音乐人Benjy Keating的代号，他亲手制作和演唱自己的音乐。Palmistry的音乐极简到了流行音乐里最基本的元素，并将创新性的电子音乐声效加入其中。他的歌肯定会让你感到似曾相识，因为这里面充满了经典的元素。
在2016年早些时候，Palmistry创作并制作了他的首张专辑《Pagan》，用独特的方式对当今的流行音乐以及R&B进行了“解构”，把充斥其中的性暗示和直男癌，换成了更纯真简单的调子，而这种感伤的，往往只有一个合成器旋律贯穿的调子，也和甜蜜欢快的节拍形成了良好的互补。最后值得一提的是，这也会是Palmistry在去年大受好评的无解电场演出之后，重新回到中国演出。
- Endgame
来自伦敦的Endgame毫无疑问是个优秀的DJ和制作人，尽管他对合成器音色，Dancehall节拍和Auto-Tune人声的运用和Palmistry有着异曲同工之妙，但是他的音乐有着更为犀利的一面，在Hip-Hop和Grime的基础上，Endgame加入了抓人的旋律，以及军事般犀利的声音，这一切都使得他制作的曲子可以在俱乐部里轻易脱颖而出。
在2015年，Endgame于葡萄牙厂牌Golden Mist旗下发表了首张同名EP，令全世界都见识到了他犀利的声音。而在这之后，他于纽约厂牌Purple Tape Pedigree旗下发表的，名副其实的《Savage》，更是被认为是新兴俱乐部之声的代表性作品，不仅被Mixmag誉为“当月最佳单曲”，还入选了网络音乐杂志Tiny Mixtapes的年度最佳名单。而现在，Endgame已经和指标性的舞曲厂牌Hyperdub签约，并发表了最新作品《Flesh》.
无解电场呈现: Palmistry x Endgame
【上海】
时间: 10月14日，周五，22:00
场地: The Shelter
地址: 永福路5号，近复兴西路
票价: 80 元
现场支持: Hyph11e, 16666 , Sleepless
【北京】
日期: 10月15日，周六，22:00
场地: Dada
地址: 鼓楼东大街206号B栋101室
票价: 80 元
现场支持: Guzz, Bloodz Boi , Puzzy Stack
链接
Split Works官网：www.spli-t.com
Palmistry Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/palmistry
Endgame官网: http://djendgame.com/
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。[:]