The Beijinger Blog - Leo Messias

Dramatic with a James Brown Feel – J.ROCC on hip hop innovation and the sound of China

thebeijinger — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0800

Californian J.ROCC is responsible for one of the most impressive bodies of work in underground hip hop, introducing quality instrumental music and funky grooves to party masses worldwide.

This Saturday, August 29 J.ROCC funks it up at Yugong Yishan on his first visit to China. Leo Messias caught up with the “Funky President” and talked Beat Junkies, J.Dilla, Madlib, and what China would sound like if it were a J.ROCC track.

Bang Gang Party at Yugong Yishan

thebeijinger — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:00:00 +0800

If clubbing has been your thing in the last 11 years, you have undoubtedly rocked out to the sounds of artists championed by Australia’s cult-like label Modular records. With a mind-numbing roster of indie heavy-weights (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cut Copy, The Presets, Klaxons, Soulwax, Wolfmother, New Pony Club), this Aussie sonic powerhouse has made its name in party circles all over the world, guaranteeing a place in the podium of the most blindly adored record labels of the past decade.

Now coming to China, Modular decided to send up the Bang Gang DJs to baptize our land of party-adoring kids with their anarchic dance floor attitude and release their new album suggestively titled D is for Disco, E is for Dancing. We caught up with Jaime Doom just before flying out to China and talked about what it’s like to be one-sixth of Bang Gang’s partying force, their worldwide takeover and what they expect to have in their hands when they go back to Sydney

The Juan to Watch: Techno's Founding Father at Block 8 this Friday

thebeijinger — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +0800

Juan Atkins pretty much invented techno music. He's been responsible for much more than that during his 30-year career in electronic music. We caught up with him before his Friday (Mar 6) show at Block 8 (RMB 60, includes a standard drink). Read the interview below then go to his show to see a pioneer in session.