Date: Friday, June 14th at DDC

Ticket: 60/80 RMB

Lineup: Pool of Light (Shandong), Zafka, Li Jianhong

This June, Live Beijing Music and Jingweir welcome Siberia-born, Shandong-based ambient artist Anton Bogdanov aka Pool of Light. The one-man, multi-instrumentalist utilizes an arsenal of components to form his sound including; guitars, bows, zhongruan, drums, vocal loops, and other tools to lead the listener on a pilgrimage of trancelike meditations. These elements infuse and transform into hypnotic drones which engulf the ears in a bath of sound. Since his emergence on the scene two years ago, he has been consistently releasing material and racking up accolades within China and beyond, all the while honing his skills and coming out of the woodwork to share his transcendent music. Listening to Pool of Light's live arrangements provide the audience an unparalleled experience.

Supporting Pool of Light will be some of Beijing’s most arch and distinctive artists in the electronic and experimental realm - Zafka and Li Jianhong. The former, Zafka, aka Zhang Anding, the Beijing-based sound artist, experimental musician, and “youth culture expert” wowed us twice last year with two stellar releases on Shanghai’s emerging play rec label, demonstrating the artist’s penchant for ‘playing outside the box’ and taking every opportunity to take a sound and twist it on its head - it is electronic music that is not afraid to have a little anarchic fun on its way to the dancefloor. Meanwhile, Li Jianhong’s weapon of choice is the electric guitar - which the veteran noise artist uses to breathe vengeful life into his sets through his uniquely drone-heavy, shred-full, gut-wailing brand of guitar improvisation - a psychedelic swirl of mayhem and inception that is always a wonder to behold.

Links:

https://pooloflight.bandcamp.com/

https://playreclabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-wild-ark

https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/01/08/li-jianhong-experimental-guitar-guide/