Believe it or not, yesterday was the first time for me at the Tiananmen square!
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Nii uskumatult, kui see ka ei kõla, aga eile olin esimest korda siinoldud aja jooksul Tiananmeni väljakul!
To be more specific, I met up with the guys from lovelovenyc, who had a gig at Dada Bar this Friday. They're also shooting some videos for a couple of tracks by Bohan Phoenix (listen here!), so I'm kinda hanging out and trying to help as much as possible (but who am I kidding, I'm mostly just hanging out haha).
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Tegelikult sain seal kokku lovelovenyc kollektiivi kuttidega, kes esinesid samal reedel Dada Bar'is. Nad filmivad Bohan Phoenix'i lugude (kuula!) jaoks videoid, nii et hängisin nendega ja proovisin aidata igal moel (kuigi pigem hängisin niisama hah).
Päev varem olin samuti neil 798's abiks ja nendega koos käisin ka moeshowdel ning kunstiinstallatsioonidel.
The guys had to get to Dada for a soundcheck, but we totally forgot that getting a cab on a Friday at 6 p.m. is a real challenge. We ended up getting a random car that passed us by and offered a lift. Somehow we managed to squish all 6 of us on that car (5 people in the back seat, um, totally okay) and this little lady driving it was so hardcore and manoeuvring through crazy Beijing traffic - she was awesome.
We met up with Howie Lee, who's one of the founders of the Do Hits collective in Beijing, had dinner and headed over to Dada.
Sidenote: listen to Howie's 'Eastside Sampler', which is a mix of old traditional Chinese/Taiwanese music and just really mad beats - it's amazing, I loved it instantly when I first heard it about half a year ago and obviously I was excited to get to meet Howie.
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Kutid pidid soundcheck'iks Dadasse minema, kuid me ei arvstanud pisiasjaga, et reedesel õhtul taksot naljalt ei leia kesklinnast. Kuidagi sattusime suvalise auto peale, mis pakkus meile sõitu ja surusime end kuuekesi peale (5 inimest tagaistmel, üsna normaalne) ja see pisike naine, kes autot juhtis, manööverdas imetlusväärsete skills'idega läbi Pekingi pöörase liikluse - ta oli äge.
Saime kokku Howie Lee'ga, kes on Pekingi Do Hits'i kollektiivi üks eestvedajaid, käisime õhtusöögil ja suundusime Dadasse.
Lisamärkus: soovitan soojalt kuulata Howie 'Eastside Sampler'it, mis on vana traditsioonilise Hiina/Taiwani muusika ja vägagi värskete biitide sümbioos - see on imeline. Ma kuulsin seda sampler'it esimest korda ca pool aastat tagasi ning olin sekundipealt fänn, seega olin ülimalt elevil, et Howie'ga tutvuda sain.
Tony & Chewy
Bohan & Julian
Spreading the lovelovenyc message
Dada Alleys
It's Jachary! Listen to his works here!
The crowd was wild!
This was an awesome experience and I'm happy & honoured to be able to see up and close, how these mad-talented people are working, woopwoop!
Once again, proof that ANYTHING can happen in China!
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