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2006 The Swamp Tour all over China kicking off: - [ Indie China LIVE Media ]
2006 The Swamp Tour all over China kicking off!!
Holy Smoke! They've made a decision to sail again and bring freshing feeling to those who have been expecting and not, and to those who live inside music or outside. (This Tour will focus on central and eastern cities. They will make another tour to western cities after July this year.)
Schedule:
★Changsha, Hunan,——Apr. 29, 2006「469 Bar」
Address：He Xi Xiao Xiang AVE.
★Wuhan, Hubei——Apr 30, 2006「VOX Bar」
Address：Lu Xian Lu Mo Road, Cao Jia Wan Station
★Beijing——May 3, 2006「MIDI Festival」
Address：Beijing Hai Ding Park
★Beijing——May 6, 2006「No-name Highland Bar」
Address：Asian Game Village An Hui zone 1, building 14, Cao Yang District.
★Dalin, Liaoning——May 8, 2006「Rock Action Club Art Space」
Address：Sha He Kou railway station, jia li ya hotel.
★Jinan, Shandong——May 10, 2006「Park Club」
Address：Jinan Arboretum East Gate
★Nanjing, Jiangsu——May 11, 2006「Latin Bar」
Address：23 Yuan Nan Road west Bridge, Gu Lou District.
★Shanghai ——May 12, 2006 「Yu Yin Tang」
Address：100 Long Cao Road 200, 1st floor.
★Nanchang, Jiangxi——May 14, 2006「Black Iron Bar」
Address：Fu Qing College, Normal University Road South
★Fuzhou, Fujian——May 18, 2006「Jazz Blue Bar」
Address：39 Ji Pi Road, 1st floor , An Tai Hotel
★Quanzhou, Fujian——May 19, 2006「On the Road Bar」
Address：Zhuang Yuan Street, Li Cheng District.
★Xiamen, Fujian——May 20, 2006「Old Forest Bar」
Address：1st floor, Jin Xiang building, He Xiang Road
★Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hongkong, Maoming------To be scheduled
For those who live in cities, is it possible that they will get the same feeling of happiness and sadness from music? is it possible that there is some music overtaking timezone and abtain freedom? In the Swamp's music and live band show, we will find the answer. In the last 2 years, they've mixed new elements and creative ideas in their music to clear away our dount and unkindness. What on earth can music do?
Remembering last Tour, "Dian Sheng Ban TU", they have been travelling more than 20 cities all over China and spreading their music. They made it sucessfully with confidence. Touring and performing make them more mature and grow up. In these 2 years, they have been focusing on music, attending band shows, releasing new album--"Swamp+City", inviting other musicians for sound track mixing, and recruiting a visual artist to join the group.....
Even though in tough musical environment, The Swamp keep growong, blossoming, fructifying and sharing.
In slothful sothern Sring, The Swamp's new EP-"The drifting heart" is blossoming!! On May 3 in Beijing Hai Ding Park, the Swamp will be singing again in MIDI Festival!
2006 The Swamp Tour all over China! Are you ready to Rock 'nd Roll?
The Swamp：
Hz：Leading Vocalist & Guitarist
Sean：Drummer & Hand Sonic
Jim：Guitaring Effect & Sampler
Roy：Bassist, Keyboard & Backing Vocal
http://www.zhaoze.com
The Swamp is a famous Chinese independent band. The core style of their music is acid electronic, twisting progressive rock, post-rock and modern electronic style. It thus induces complex feelings, either exquisite or upsurge, extends infinite tension with sentimental feeling. You may find their lyrics meaningful, projecting a beautiful but murk poetic world.
HK-Live——Sat, Mar 4th 2006 - [ LIVE Indie VideO pictures HK ]
Sat, Mar 4th 2006
Featuring: PixelToy, The Swamp, Gayamyan and MC Gold Mountain
Venue: Fringe Gallery and Economist Gallery, The Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central.
Show Starts: 10pm
Ticket Price: $100 Advance tickets available from the Fringe Club, starting Friday 24th.
$150 on the door.
PixelToy
The Swamp
Gayamyan
MC Gold Mountain
Detail: http://www.asia-city.com/events/hklive
01-01-2006-----89268[Stand] will be standing up!! - [ pictures writing Media Indie HK ]
Monthly dot-net magazine [STAND], one of banners of 89268, will be released on Janary, 2006. Its pre-viewed sample is on line now....Don;t miss it!
Magazine Web URL: http://www.stand.hk/
The monthly dot-net magazine [STAND] is one of banners of 89268 family which is focusing in musical culture. It will be a stage for multimedia creation with independent spirit. It will provide readers a lot of comment, news, articles and even critique. The musical culture banner, 89268, have been established for 5 years. They have been supporting the local independent music and activities. [STAND] is the new concept of its going-on.
Everyone has a chance!
[STAND] will give more creative ideas to indepenent musicians. We will support the spirit of independence, belive in the power of independent creation, and encourage to think issues three-dimensionally, and with our hearts, to find out more possible and creative ideas in our cities and respects different kinds of sounds. In the [STAND], even though the sound is extremely, just keep working consistently and will be great. [STAND] means going YOUR OWN WAY!
[STAND] trial is on line now,pls click:
http://www.stand.hk/
Any questions, pls eamil: info@89268.com
The Swamp Album - [ pictures listen Media Music Indie ]
By Ling Wei (Music veteran commentator and Radio DJ)
 
As an indepent band for 10 years, this is the Swamp's first officially released album in China. "Rome won't be built in a day!", it takes them 10 years to creat this album of more than 20 songs, which not only accumulate the most ambition and tension, but witness their maturation and greatness of music. Today, the Swamp put their muscial style as aesthetic and blurred. They melt progessive rock, post rock and different kinds of alternative electronic into their music, which is exquisitely touching, or enthusiastic. Continuously endless sadness contains unlimited potential. with significant lyrics, here comes to you an attractive and gorgeous poetic world. You will find various elements inside, including Jazz and chill-out, not in a route, but showing originally, just like coverall exposing what they feel and what they think. Also like "the Swamp": seems not only weary, but sentimentally, not only sluggish, but also flowing, not only dissipated and dirty, but filling of life and passion....In a word, The Swamp is not only normal independent band. Their music will become classic.
Who should we still believe? … The Swamp’s “Seeing the Doctor” - [ Media Music Indie ]
......If you just listen to the prelude, you will feel this song is easy listening, and it also makes you forgive the uneasiness and intense. The feeling is just like the song, “we are going to fade out”, in last album, which is a lucid and lively rhythm of alternative rock, noisy effects of guitar and sad melody. What expressed in the lyrics blows out conflict of the real world that our human beings live in.
There is background mixed with the song which fans of the swamp like most. Seemingly crazy guitar makes you feel much uneasy. We don’t know if it is the accurate expression of the real world or it is to intend its sadness, which is difficult to understand......
Please “Shut Up!” --- The Swamp’s New E.P “See the Doctor” - [ Media Indie Music ]
......The first song, “Be Patient”, will give us big surprise. The usage of JAZZ component shows that they have been trying to combine creative spirit of different music.
E.P “See the Doctor’s creating background is based on the band agent Mr. Lin who wants to disclose a cheating doctor. He pretended that his lower part of body itches. Finally the doctor hadn’t done any normal medical check and made an unbelievable decision with very expensive descriptions. That ‘s this song’s composing base. Surrounding by the noise guitar and fast speeding drumming, and water-boiling bass-lines, you will feel you couldn’t breathe. You will feel the darkness of black metal in the climax of the song.
“Depressing” is the best song I like in this album. In the beginning is the simple drumming and clear guitar chords, and then comes out the brand-named guitar noise. The lyric reminds me the famous song “Wish You Were Here from Pink Floyd.
Every night, the sky of the city fills with AM and Fm --- thousands of kinds of commercial ads or sexual consulting radio programs. According to “See the Doctor”, The swamp put some sound sample which is original to record this crazy city we are living in.
The name of the song, “Too noise”, comes from the book, “Too Noise Loneliness”, written by Bob Bulbar. It is such a wonderful big-beat work, just like the industrial banning rhythms surrounded by chords. You will fell the powerful surfs coming to you. The result of loneliness is blowing out and becoming stronger.
In the last song, “Muddle headed”, comes from the feeling, which they had to face the criticism and satire in these two years. The climax of the song is guitar solo, which describes that there is no choice for lyrics. And it seems to show us the braveness of living in hard environment.
In the summer of 2003, I graduated from university and found a job. Every day, I have to face those who hide a dagger behind a smile, pretending to be humble, smiling and knobbing, and then leaving. Under all dishonest eyes, I have to repeat the same job mechanically, a day by a day.
In a totally strange city, you must learn how to deal with criticism, and learn to how to enjoy loneliness.
I still remember using such topic t2 year ago, “Blowing in the life flower of the Swamp”.
I would say yes! In the Swamp’s music, I can feel the spirit of being strong even though you get involved in difficult environment. In my heart, the flower of The Swamp will never, never, never fade out!
The Swamp's Profile - [ Music Band Indie China postrock ]
The Band's Introduction:
The Swamp, one of the most independent and alternative bands in China, is famous for their music, which is melancholy and touching.
Aesthetic and blurred is the musical style of The Swamp. They always combine electronic, compound orchestral music, Jazz, acoustic & country style of China and even industrial noise in their alternative music, to express what the feel, what they think and what they would take action, or to emphasize on the circumstance which the human beings live in. But, inside the music, we would still feel the spirit of Rock & Roll and the criticism of persistent philosopher.
“The Swamp”, you may ask what is the name from. In fact, it’s from the nature of human being to the shelter of our souls, which is our deepest secret. It seems so closed between both of them. It seems not only weary, but sentimentally, not only sluggish, but also flowing, mot only dissipated and dirty, but filling of life…..
In one word, their music is the best way to express what they feel, what they care about and what they are responsible to.
The Swamp has been existed for couples of years. Since their first EP, ‘Swamp’ released in 1996, they have been insisting to create, produce and release their own music. All what they do is called D.I.Y, from music composing, lyrics writing; sound recording to the design of CD covers.
The Swamp is also the founder and organizer of Kai Ping 5.4 New Generation musical festivals from 1996 to now, which affects the Rock & Roll history of China.
Members:
 海逊Sean
Drums、Perc.&BackingVocal
Hoyzuy’s younger brother, drummer, perc. And backing vocalist. Participating in composing, being in charge of recording, voice mixing, CD cover deign and web design. He is the major technician of the band, so computer is also his powerful weapon for exploring the unexpected music world.
 细辉Jim
NoiseGuitar, Effect, Sampler
Participating in composing, noise artist through electronic guitar and guitar amplifiers; one of big fans of Ambient; focusing on mixing the creative sounds into music.。
 阿来Roy
Bass、keyboard&BackingVocal
One of the earliest founders of The Swamp. Through his bass, can see the power of the music, participating in composing.
海亮Hz
LeadVocal、Guitar&Keyboard
Leader of The swamp, vocalist, music creator and composer, taking charge of music recording and composing.
Contact The Swamp：
Add：302, No.162, DongXiaoHeng ST., GuangZhou City, China
Tel：+8620 34286150
Fax：+8620 34296466
Email：cnswamp@yahoo.com.cn，cnswamp@hotmail.com
Band's assistant：ABout(yes, her name is ABout)
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