China folk vs Terrastock folk
I'm talking interms of folk music.
Chinese folk that I saw present in Beijing is routed partially in religion/philosophy/spiritualism (buddism/confusionism/taoism) and sometimes includes the use of traditional instruments and sounds. Chinese folk enjoy acoustic jamming, improvising - they are influenced by jazz as well as blues and tends to be a bit funky. Electronic artists and folk musicians dominate the close-knit Chinese experimental community. The two often collaborate and play amongst each other. One of the major folk labels in China is River Music. Beijing being a more laid back tradition large city, emits a more rustic vibe - A vibe similar to small town America folk scene. People gather in small and somewhat isolated communities to share and create music.
Terrastock (neofolk/noise/psych/drone festival) is a strange phenomenon, this year congregating in Providence RI. This years festival brought together a range of artists from Finland/Europe, Japan and rural America including Avarus (Finland),Black Forest / Black Sea, Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood (Australia), Cul de Sac, Damon and Naomi, Fursaxa, Ghost (Japan), Kemialliset Ystävät (Finland), Kinski, Larkin Grimm, MV&EE with the Bummer Road, P.G. Six, Jack Rose, St Joan (England), Spacious Mind (Sweden) etc..
The festival attracted old followers of folk from the 60s to a new generation of folk and psychedelic listeners from today. Improvisations, intimacy, close listening, and story telling was a strong element that created a unique atmosphere. People listened to each other on stage as well as with the audience. The new generation of folk artists experiment with electronics - loop pedals, guitar pedals as well as various bizarre stringed instruments, bells, cymbals and objects... several young audience members were obviously on psychedelics, but not in the wavering blissful summer rave of the 60's, but a simple isolated mellow pleasure. People were well behaved and rather non-offensive. It seems folk thrives within small communities and within intimate atmospheres. Video projections blended abstractly together in real-time suggesting a kind of eerie mood psychedelic mood.
Chinese folk that I saw present in Beijing is routed partially in religion/philosophy/spiritualism (buddism/confusionism/taoism) and sometimes includes the use of traditional instruments and sounds. Chinese folk enjoy acoustic jamming, improvising - they are influenced by jazz as well as blues and tends to be a bit funky. Electronic artists and folk musicians dominate the close-knit Chinese experimental community. The two often collaborate and play amongst each other. One of the major folk labels in China is River Music. Beijing being a more laid back tradition large city, emits a more rustic vibe - A vibe similar to small town America folk scene. People gather in small and somewhat isolated communities to share and create music.
Terrastock (neofolk/noise/psych/drone festival) is a strange phenomenon, this year congregating in Providence RI. This years festival brought together a range of artists from Finland/Europe, Japan and rural America including Avarus (Finland),Black Forest / Black Sea, Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood (Australia), Cul de Sac, Damon and Naomi, Fursaxa, Ghost (Japan), Kemialliset Ystävät (Finland), Kinski, Larkin Grimm, MV&EE with the Bummer Road, P.G. Six, Jack Rose, St Joan (England), Spacious Mind (Sweden) etc..
The festival attracted old followers of folk from the 60s to a new generation of folk and psychedelic listeners from today. Improvisations, intimacy, close listening, and story telling was a strong element that created a unique atmosphere. People listened to each other on stage as well as with the audience. The new generation of folk artists experiment with electronics - loop pedals, guitar pedals as well as various bizarre stringed instruments, bells, cymbals and objects... several young audience members were obviously on psychedelics, but not in the wavering blissful summer rave of the 60's, but a simple isolated mellow pleasure. People were well behaved and rather non-offensive. It seems folk thrives within small communities and within intimate atmospheres. Video projections blended abstractly together in real-time suggesting a kind of eerie mood psychedelic mood.
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