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Interview: Beijing Based DJ & Producer Mobidextrous

Interview: Beijing Based DJ & Producer Mobidextrous

Apr 27, 2011
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I really love a wide range of musical styles, but when I heard about ‘Post-dubstep Chinese pop’ and ‘Chinese folk-step’, I have to admit I felt a little bit out of my depth. On the cutting edge of this East-West fusion is a DJ called Mobidextrous, and I asked him about his musical past, his current project with bewitching singer Miss Melody, as well as cocktails in Beijing.

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Mann (Feat 50 Cent) – Buzzin’

Jan 28, 2011
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Mann (Feat 50 Cent) – Buzzin’

Fireeeeeeeeeee!

好听死了!

Or on Youku:

WJC Allstars – Xi Shua Shua! (WJC Allstars – 洗刷刷!)

Aug 30, 2009
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I’m not sure this was actually in my work contract, but somehow, someway…

我不确定这是不是在我的劳动合同里也有,可是无论如何,不管怎样…

Enjoy the fabulous WJC Allstars singing ON AN ISLAND in the middle of a swimming pool in the middle of a country club in the middle of Minhang District in the middle of Shanghai in the middle of China.

请尽情享受WJC Allstars在中国的中心上海的中心的闵行的中心的俱乐部的中心的游泳池的中心的岛上唱歌.

Download the WJC Allstars – Xi Shua Shua video!

下载WJC Allstars – 洗刷刷视频!

Click here -> WJC Allstars-Xi Shua Shua (.wmv / 15.8mb / 320×240) – [downloadcounter(WJCAllstars-XiShuaShua)] downloads so far!

点击这里 -> WJC Allstars-洗刷刷 (.wmv / 15.8mb / 320×240) – 现在下在了 [downloadcounter(WJCAllstars-XiShuaShua)] 个!

The top 10 styles of music you’ve never heard of (你从没听过的10种音乐风格)

Jul 14, 2009
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People’s Square subway station is gigantic. It has three lines running through it (1,2 and 8) and I think there are more to come soon…(Expo anyone?)…With tens of thousands of people walking through it every day, there is huge commercial potential inside and beside this travel hub.

人民广场地铁站超级大。那里有3条轨道交通经过(1,2和8)。我想可能以后还会有更多…(世博会?)…这里每天有成千上万的人经过,在这个交通中心有很大的潜在商机。

Above Line 2 there is a market – the type that sells loads of useless pap that foreigners travellers like to spend their hard-earned RMB on (sunglasses, watches, hats etc). Large advertising posters are dotted throughout the small mall, including this one of a dancing beauty advertising a radio station:

2号线上面有一个很大的市场-那里卖很多老外喜欢花他们血汗钱去买的没用的东西(太阳眼镜,手表,帽子等等)。在这个小商场里有很多很大的广告海报,其中一个上有一个跳舞的美女为一个广播台做宣传的海报:

people's square music poster

It’s a really cool poster – surrounding the hottie are the names of lots of different genres of music. Dance, country, kraut rock…

这个海报真的很酷-辣妹周围是很多不一样的音乐风格的名字。舞曲,乡村,德国摇滚…

kraut rock

Wait, what? KRAUT ROCK? WTF is that?! I looked cLose Weight Exercise/”>Lose Weight Exerciser, and found some intriguing styles which, in my cLose Weight Exercise/”>Lose Weight Exercised-off and conservative life, I may have overlooked:

等等,什么?德国摇滚?这是什么东东?我靠近了看,然后发现了一些让我感兴趣的风格,一些在我封闭的人生中可能忽视的风格。

cow punk

queercore

noise-rock

tex-mex

obscuro

slowcore

canterbury

noise

shibuya-kei

And finally, my favourite…the soundtrack of the North of England…

最后,我最喜欢的…英国北部的音乐…

madchester clubjazz

Michael Jackson’s story using emoticons (用表情符号讲述的迈克杰克逊的故事)

Jun 26, 2009
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Here lies Michael Jackson’s life story, using the medium of the chat emoticon / symbol as inspiration.

这里是迈克杰克逊生平的故事,灵感来自于表情符号.

☻ – born
♫ – became ♔ of pop – $
☺ – died

.
—–RIPRIPRIP——-
.

☻ – 出生
♫ – 成为流行天♔ – $
☺ – 去世

Thanks to Jme’s grief for inspiration. You are not alone, buddy.

感谢J的哀悼给到的启发。兄弟,你不是一个人。

I don’t know why I think this is funny (我不知道为什么我觉得这个很有意思)

May 11, 2009
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Ok, actually, it’s two 50+ year old people, on a moped, with an umbrella, wearing formal clothes, in 90 degree heat…what’s not to like?

好,事实上这是2个大概50多岁的人,在一辆助动车上,还撑着伞,穿着很正式的衣服,在90度的高温天气…这样有感觉凉快吗?

doublebikeumbrella

Monkey Fight: The Movie – Coming soon… (电影-即将上映)

Apr 29, 2009
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At the moment, I’m web depressed. Youtube is still blocked in China, and I have produced, filmed and edited a film of two monkeys fighting…and I can’t share it using my favourite video site. Check out a ‘still’ from the epic here:

我对此刻的网络很失望.Youtube在中国被屏蔽了,然而我制作拍摄编辑了一个关于两只猴子打架的电影…可是不能防到我最喜欢的视频网站上跟大家分享.大家在这里看一下’静止’的这个巨作吧:

01-monkeyfight

02-monkeyfight

03-monkeyfight

Soon…soon…

很快…很快…

Song for Saturday

Dec 13, 2008
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Cheesie sent me this song, I think as an example of how two people who have a musical crossover ratio ™ of around 0.5% can find common ground through the magical art of remixing!

If you can’t see the video then here’s the link: Capsule x Daft Punk x Beastie Boys – Starry Sky YEAH! Remix

TECH-NO-LO-GIC!

Hi! Are you a doctor? Please help. Thx!

Nov 13, 2008
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Yesterday my eye was a little bit itchy (not bitchy), right in the corner. I tried not to rub it (thanks for the advice 20 years ago Mum!) but it gradually seemed to get worse during the day.

By evening it was quite painful. It ached a lot, especially if I happened to lean over (with blood coming into it I suppose). Anyway, when I woke up it felt heavy…

What have eye done?

…and it was swollen like a boxer! Can I get some medical advice please?