Neocha - The Internet Liberates Indie China
by Risa DickensA great article and podcast from NPR today on a site that’s very Indyish lovable - Neocha, “indie’s creative community in China”:
When America was rocking to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, the airwaves in China were dominated by songs with lyrics from Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book.
It’s more open today, but the Communist government still bans anything that mentions sex or violence, or that has “low class humor” — which bans an awful lot of American music. So the music most likely to come pouring out of the radio in China is syrupy ballads usually produced in Hong Kong or Taiwan.
But Chinese musicians and fans are finding a whole new universe of sound on the Internet. And it’s helping to create and nourish a new generation of independent artists in China.
Discover Chinese Indie music at Neocha!
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Published on: June 25th, 2008
Terms Used: china, community, creative, indie, Music, neocha
About: Risa Dickens
Risa co-founded Indyish with Elran Oded.
Aside from experimenting with these monstrous/sexy formations, producing Indyish events and developing new and existing Indyish endeavors, and trying to figure out how to do it armed[...]
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Hi Risa,
Thanks for the support and it’s great to find your site. I hope our users’ music can stream all the way to the US without breaking up too much and you can find something you like.
Best of luck!
Sean Leow
sean@neocha.com
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 1:32 am [permalink]
wow Sean thanks, I had no problem with the sound and already found new music I like - great job, great to be in touch!!
Posted on June 26th, 2008 at 6:54 am [permalink]