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The Sound of Chinese Experimental

“The Sound of Chinese Experimental” is a deep dive into the fringes of China's avant-garde and electronic scenes—a layered mix of ambient, glitch, noise, minimalist drones, field recordings, and leftfield beats. The playlist spans artists like Li Jianhong's dense guitar explorations, Howie Lee's cinematic futurism on "Birdy Island," and Li Daiguo’s string manipulations that spin out into microtonal meditations.

There’s a blend of the meditative and manic here—Sunny electro cuts by Dead J and Sulumi sit alongside the ghostly textures of Guzz and Otay:onii. Traditional elements scatter through remixes and experimental arrangements, like Wu Wei’s reimagining of Vivaldi with the sheng, or the distorted folk mutations from 小河. It’s a wide-ranging listen that moves through sound art, noise, lo-fi pop, and digital abstraction, showcasing how current Chinese artists are reshaping sonic boundaries across genre and form.

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2Spee Gonzales 1 track
A4 Destroyer 1 track
AYRTBH 3 tracks
Antonio Vivaldi 1 track
B6 3 tracks
Bai Minghui 1 track
Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou 1 track
Broken Thoughts 3 tracks
Chee-Wei 3 tracks
Chen Suchao 1 track
Cheng Yuyu 1 track
Ching Shen Ching 1 track
Christiaan Virant 5 tracks
Chung Han Yao 1 track
DJ Raff 1 track
Dajuin Yao 1 track
Damacha 3 tracks
Dancing Stone 1 track
Dead J 3 tracks
Dear Eloise 3 tracks
Dennis Wong 2 tracks
Dino 1 track
Dino 1 track
Djang San 1 track
Dou Wei 3 tracks
Dr.fg 2 tracks
Eric Lin 2 tracks
FM3 3 tracks
FM3 1 track
Fang Wu Xing 1 track
Fat City 2 tracks
Fathmount 1 track
Feng Jiang Zhou 2 tracks
Fish 1 track
Flynt 1 track
Goh Lee Kwang 2 tracks
Guzz 3 tracks
Holland Baroque 1 track
Hong Qile 3 tracks
Hot And Cold 1 track
Howie Lee 3 tracks
Huzi 1 track
Ice Seller 1 track
Illuminated 6.6.6. 1 track
Jai Tee 1 track
Jason Hou 3 tracks
Jedung Kying 1 track
Jinbaobab 1 track
Keaimo 1 track
Kenyon 1 track
Koichi Shimizu 1 track
Koji"Nish"Takahashi 1 track
L'Indis 1 track
LI YILEI 3 tracks
Li Chin Sung 2 tracks
Li Daiguo 3 tracks
Li Jianhong 1 track
Li Zhengui 1 track
Liars 1 track
Lim Giang 1 track
Liu Kun 1 track
Liu Sola 1 track
Lofimaker 1 track
Loga 1 track
Lonely China Day 2 tracks
Lu Xin Pei 1 track
Ma Rui 1 track
Mafeisan 1 track
Me:Mo 3 tracks
Meme 1 track
Meng Qi 1 track
Mu Xiao Hu 1 track
Nasme 1 track
Noise Noism 1 track
Ong 1 track
Otay:onii 3 tracks
PNF 2 tracks
Panda Twin 1 track
Qiao Jia 1 track
Qiu Yu 1 track
Ronez 2 tracks
Sear Lui 1 track
Shao 1 track
Shao Yanpeng 1 track
Shen Jing 2 tracks
Sheng Jie 2 tracks
Shenggy 1 track
Simon Ho 2 tracks
Skyfish 1 track
Song Xiao Hui 1 track
Stingrays 1 track
Sulumi 3 tracks
Sun Dawei 3 tracks
Sun Ye 1 track
Susuxx 1 track
Swift Guad 1 track
The Observatory 1 track
Timmy Lok 1 track
Unuramenura 1 track
Violetnoise 1 track
Wang Changcun 2 tracks
Wang Fan 2 tracks
Wfdd 1 track
Wu Quan 1 track
Wu Wei 2 tracks
X'Ho 1 track
Yang Ji-er 1 track
Yang Jing 1 track
Yider 1 track
ZHI16 3 tracks
Zenlu 2 tracks
Zhang Yangsheng 1 track
Zineken 1 track
Zslo 1 track
Zuho 3 tracks
iLoop 1 track
nara 2 tracks
劉以達 3 tracks
小河 4 tracks
張瑋瑋 1 track
李剑鸿 3 tracks
豐江舟 2 tracks