In Session 8 - Shu Ying

This week we are joined by special guest Shu Ying, an experimental/post-punk/electronic artist from China.

In this episode we chat a little about her music and more broadly about the history of music in China and Hong Kong, the evolution of alternative music in the country, its unique sound, the differences to Western music and more.

She also picked a few albums for us to get our teeth into by artists that are unsung in their influence on Chinese rock, punk and post-punk music. These include:

Dou Wei - Black Dream

Underbaby - Awakening

Tat Ming Pair - Shi Tou Ji

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang - Underdog Rock

We strongly urge listening to these artists after this episode if you want to dive a little deeper into the specific traits and approach that these artists take, but as ever, there’s a whole bunch of samples and more besides in the episode. With her help, we also pulled together a Spotify playlist of some of the artists discussed.

We were very keen to get an insight another insight into what music is like in non-Western countries, so we hope you enjoy coming on this ride with us.

Check out Shu Ying’s music here, and find out Chinese and Hong Kong playlist below.