Björk- Drawing Restraint 9

as you know...Bjork is not an asian artist (although she kinda looks kinda asian XD) but the album pretty damn is!
Beautifully orchestrated it also features the spooooky japanese instrument Sho played by Mayumi Miyata ,a Noh score and vocal performance by Shiro Nomura.
Interestingly , her vocals feature only on 3 tracks: "Bath", "Storm", and "Cetacea".
The album is actually an OST for Bjork's husband ,the visual artist Matthew Barney "film" Drawing Restraint (but without the 9 :P)
you can read more on the movie on wiki or check out the official page.

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Tracklist:

Original release*

1. "Gratitude" (Barney, Björk)
   
2. "Pearl"
   
3. "Ambergris March"
4. "Bath"
   
5. "Hunter Vessel"
   
6. "Shimenawa"
   
7. "Vessel Shimenawa"
   
8. "Storm"
   
9. "Holographic Entrypoint"
10. "Cetacea"
11. "Antarctic Return"
    

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*on other releaes there are more tracks :P

Ryou Kunihiko- Saiunkoku Monogatari Original Soundtrack 3

Right!
This one is for all you anime lovers out there,and esp. those who love Saiunkoku or traditional chinese music :)
In my humble opinion, it's the best ost of all three that have been released, because this one is the most traditional of all with sad melodies,happy and sometimes a modern one hops in .


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Junoon- Azadi (1997)

This band hails from today very troubled Pakistan and they are the representatives of the sufi-rock. And theyhave been dubbed as "U2 Of Pakistan" but personally I think there's more to that :) . Probably most of you who read this are not familiar with the term "Sufi" so I'll make it easier for you as much as I can : according to Wiki, Sufism is a inner,mystical dimension of Islam, and according to my understandings is heavily connected with music,because the sufis believe that through music they can achieve God (that's why its so universal!!!) . The most famous example of sufism are the whirling dervishes who through the whirling accomplish the remembrance of God ( dhikr) which is an important aspect of sufism

photograph by Umut Kebabci

Therefore,despite the obstacles and in some parts of islamic world, even baning, throughout the centuries Sufism managed to withold (especially!) in music , so hence the term Sufi Rock.To cut the story short, so far, Junoon are the only sufi-rock band I know, so I'm not entirely familiar with that genre of music,but no worry, the music is very catchy and has some superb rythms and melodys,especially cause of the heavy use of tabla.
Unfortunately, this is the only material I have from this band. If anyone knows where I could find more please contact me ^^
More info on the band on their official site and Wiki
tracklist:

1. Sayonee
2. Meri Awaz
3. Khudi
4. Yaar Bina
5. Mukh Gae
6. Heer
7. Kyun Parishan
8. Mahiwal
9. Kisne Suna
10. Lal Meri Put
11. Dil Nahin Lag Raha
12. Loi Shay
13. Saeein Allap

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Dan-ah Kim: Superb modern art!

I came across this artist through the Asobi Seksu video for Me and Mary and found some beautiful pictures:

more on her OFFICIAL SITE
as this was also from there -__-

the new autumn season of music :)

C O M I N G S O O N
in bru-rei quality

Zhong Chi - Easy World

a cool chinese trip-hop act

tracklist:

1. Fairytale
2. 1244
3. And this is cut
4. kill sarah
5. angel eyes
6. easy world
7. from the moon
8. I can't hide
9. Rain
10. Truth

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Carsick Cars- You Can Listen You Can Talk

One of the best chinese rock bands,described on rock in china as New School Rock, to me they sound more like a post-punk revival band,but an original one,but still reminiscent of Joy Division and Sonic Youth and the impression they leave on you is like you flew with that nice guitar sound,especially on A Friend From Big City :).
So anyway this is their latest album released not so long ago, on June 29th 2009 and its already awarded as one of the Top 10 albums of the summer at the Chinese Music Media Awards.
It's a must listen for all alternative music fans,and the fact they're a chinese band only makes it better ^^
Enjoy!


tracklist:

1. 他们的一员
2. Dear Friend
3. 盼盼
4. 防火墙杀死了我们的猫
5. Invisible Love
6. 可怜的人
7. 一天的尽头
8. Big City Friend
9. Kill Tomorrow
10. Slience
11. You Can Listen, You Can Talk
12. She Will Wait

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Re-TROS cut off

Re-TROS have been gigging around Beijing for the last two years under the name “Re-establishing the Rights of Statues” before releasing this debut album on the Badhead label – and simplifying their name in the process, thank god. Indeed, simplification best describes their brand of post-punk, reminiscent of late 1970s David Bowie with elements of Joy Division. On Cut-Off!, this neo-punk trio delivers six tracks running thirty minutes: tight, straightforward guitar riffs, un-fussy base lines and solid drumming. Minimalism, however doesn’t necessarily mean minimal quality. Indeed, the band’s meticulously-polished sound owes a lot to Brian Eno. While on a visit to China in October last year, the legendary producer of David Bowie, U2 and Depeche Mode added color and texture to the Beijing band’s sound and even mixed in some keyboard on a couple of tracks. Nor, for that matter, are the English lyrics simple. Indeed, each song tells a different story. “If the Monkey Becomes the King” refers to the famous novel Journey to the West while alluding to the stupidity of mankind; while “TV Show” offers a somewhat bitter challenge to authority. All said, this release will appeal to the band’s already large following (built on the back of their stunning live performances) but its minimal running time will leave them craving for more.

taken from: Rock In China

tracklist:

1. Die in 1977
2. A death-bed song
3. Boys in cage
4. If the monkey becomes (to be) the king
5. TV show (hang the police)
6. Laugh from the time

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travelling panda-ghost salon

This is prolly the only album of this band avaliable on the net. and I've tried so hard,by asking many people(even some Japanese) if they have any other album but this one, and unfortunately no one has it, so i hope someone will upload it in the near future ^^
As for now, enjoy in this one! I think it's their second album,but not sure but you can check out on their Last fm or their official site :)
Some tracks are very catchy, while some are just for chilling out , my favorite is ghost in the salon and disco down.
Tracklist:

1. Disco Down
2. Wanda
3. Ghost in the Salon
4. Morly's Break
5. Mono
6. 8bit reprise
7. Nettaiurin
8. Helicopter Music

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my little airport- the ok thing to do on a sunday afternoon is to toddle in the ZOO

Another nice (and cute) chinese band,but actually from Hong Kong so it's basically a Cantonese band :P
Very nice and cute music with matching lyrics :) (some are on Chinese,some on English),and I like the lo-fi sound.
My good friend,who is Cantonese by the way, said that it was the first time in his life he heard a good cantonese song :) But poor thing prolly only listened to Cantopop while he was little,so it had its effect later :(
So in one word: C U T E (きゃああああ ^o^)

Tracklist:
1. coka, i'm fine
2. 在動物園散步才是正經事
3. victor, fly me to stafford
4. edward, had you ever thought that the end of the world would come on 20.9.01?
5. 柯德莉，關於風景
6. my little banana
7. josephine's shop
8. 王菲，關於你的眉
9. you don't wanna be my girlfriend, phoebe
10. dee, it may all end tomorrow

more info on the band:

Last.fm
Official Website

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新裤子- 龙虎人丹 (2005) New Pants-Dragon Tiger Panacea

hm... Polysics of China? :P .... well the first track maybe
but they're kinda catchier,and without the Engrish, I must say... chinese do better at pronounciation :O plus the electronic bits rock !!! Pay attention to the cute 神秘的香波!
download and find out!!

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