Does it feel like a lot of music is released in March, are there months where there’s a much higher volume of releases here?

We have something for the metal fans today, a few tracks that show appreciation for and inspiration from Japanese music, and some good vibes. Please note this track has one occurence of foul language, for journalistic reasons!

Track list:

1. Peer review by Oxen / Smiqra

Bandcamp: https://hoplites.bandcamp.com/album/r-ya-dz-e

2. 富贵老登 (The Rich Elderly) / 程序正义 Procedural Justice

3. Yes, We love Number Girl / 紅髮少年殺人事件

Bandcamp: https://smallanimalsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/brutal-girl-delusion

4. Howee / Koda

https://kodasluvtheme.bandcamp.com/album/howee

5. BALLOON / Wang Di

6. Give Up / 怕繁杂 Polyphozia

https://polyphozia.bandcamp.com/album/give-up

Some of the artists reviewed have not yet published these tracks on the usual platforms, if we can we'll try to update the links!

Published April 12th 2025

About us:

The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and information on the Chinese music scene that they would not be able to obtain elsewhere.

The show follows a similar structure to inspiring podcasts such as NPR’s New Music Friday.

During more or less 30-minutes episodes, Will and I review and discuss 4 to 6 tracks per episode, featuring audio clips of the reviewed songs. The songs discussed have been released less than a month prior. There is no musical genre excluded, but the editorial focus will be on emerging artists, even though on occasion established or legacy acts can be featured if the track is particularly noteworthy. Only artists living in China are reviewed in this program.

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

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:42 Is March busy for music releases in China?

04:19: Track 1: Smiqra

10:40: Elie’s Hot Take?

12:33: Track 2: Procedural Justice

16:50: Track 3: Red-Haired Girl Murder Case

23:13: Track 4: Koda

27:00: Track 5: Wang Di

31:11: Track 6: Polyphozia

35:15: Some news and outro

Credits:

Producer: Elie Rosenberg

Co-producer: William Griffith

Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Editor: Elie Rosenberg