Live China Music Podcast — Discover China's Indie & Underground Music Scene English-language weekly/biweekly podcast exploring new music from China's vibrant indie, alternative, rock, electronic, punk, experimental, hip-hop, and post-punk scenes.

Rolling into the Year of the Fire Horse with our stockpile of new releases. A spicy spread of hip-hop, post punk, techno, emo, and chamber pop to nerd out over with acts from Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Zhengzhou. Yes, we're all over the map today! So whether you're an angst-ridden youth who loves quoting the Great Cornholio or a cosmic space cadet ready to rave with the best of them - we've got you covered. A riotous good time for all as we welcome the Spring. Happy Year of the Fire Horse!

短篇小说 - 短跑小说 Run! Novel

@run1novel

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6KxC3ahEIQC2mPCjzVaAKF?si=7dd7872660be4feb

Bandcamp previous album: https://runnovel.bandcamp.com/album/get-poverty-from-risk

他所看到的事 - 无序的黏土 Disordered Clay

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1SrKzqsmV2GmwBT2Q58LKV?si=9f9a09676b764b05

Warp (SHAO remix) - 吴卓玲

@jolene_wu @shaoyanpeng

Bandcamp: https://wuzhuoling.bandcamp.com/album/warp

Website: wuzhuoling.com

望梅止渴 - 肥肥 / Eggman

@feifeioiam @prod.eggman

Bandcamp: https://aftersoundltd.bandcamp.com/track/--10

大只老（GIGACHAD）- v是兔子wishtoday

@wishtoday_official

Bandcamp: https://wishtoday.bandcamp.com/album/--5

About us:

Every episode, hosts Elie Rosenberg and Will Griffith review the latest tracks from bands and artists living in China, spotlighting underground and emerging talent rarely heard outside Asia. Expect 4–6 freshly released songs, artist context, genre highlights, and short audio clips in each ~30-minute show.

Whether you're into Chinese indie rock, avant-pop, experimental electronic, punk, underground hip-hop, post-punk, jazz-inspired sounds, or cross-genre alt music, this is your guide to what's new and compelling in Mainland China's music world.

We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.

Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com

Credits:

Producer: Elie Rosenberg

Co-producer: William Griffith

Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Editor: Elie Rosenberg

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:42 Run! Novel (avant-pop from Guangzhou)

10:09 Disordered Clay (post-punk from Shanghai)

16:52 Wu Zhuoling & SHAO (cosmic electronic music from Chengdu)

21:24 Fei Fei & Eggman (hip-hop from Hangzhou)

30:28 Wishtoday (emo-punk from Zhengzhou)