N3ZHA also known as MIIIA, emanates from Shanghai's vibrant electronic music scene. Her alias is named after Nezha, a protective deity in Chinese folklore, representing Taoism. Over the past decade, she has carved out a niche with her distinctive soundscapes that merge psychedelic elements with themes of futuristic technology and cybernetic excursions. Known for her dynamic live sets using an array of hardware, she delivers a tactile experience that resonates deeply. Under various aliases, including San Tai Zi, she continues crafting that delves deep through her sub cultural threads that integrate endearment, sacrifice, and the triumph of a courageous spirit boldly redefined.
N3ZHA CN/CA – REBIRTH
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MHP is one of the most influential and insurrectional Techno musicians in China. His music was discovered by Jeff Mills, and he released the album "Chang'e-4 " on the legendary label Axis Records. His music style combines Detroit injections with bold, futuristic sci-fi/ Hypno- tech weapon also designed for dance floor intrusions. Before this, in 2013, he released the EP “The Chinese Connection ” on Scan 7‘s label Cratesavers International, which made him the initial Chinese producer to release Techno in Detroit. In 2015, he released the EP "Crepuscular Rays" on Orlando Voorn's label Nightvision. In 2022 to 2023 Molecular Recordings and Seclusion have released the EP "XX 8" “Collapse” and "Invincible EP " respectively. His music has been integrated into sets by Jeff Mills, Ben Sims, Ken Ishii, DVS 1, Rødhåd, Kr! z, Rene Wise, Setaoc Mass.
33EMYBW is a producer and artist currently living and working in Shanghai. She pioneered the 'Arthropod Step' style with her unclassifiable alien-like rhythms and arthropod-inspired sound design. Her debut album Golem was named one of the best electronic albums of 2018 by Bandcamp. Her second album Arthropods made it further into several scenes including RA's ‘Best Albums of 2019’, ‘Top Albums of the Decade 2010-19’, and FACT’s ‘Best Albums of 2019’. It was also praised by Boomkat as an album that ‘defined 2019’. Her latest album Holes of Sinian was awarded The Quietus’ Best Electronic Music album of the year and was premiered as a collaboration with visual artist Joey Holder, commissioned by Unsound Festival and Illuminate Adelaide.
X Virtual Gathering: Honey
The title of the 33emybw's curated visual project ‘蜜’ is called ‘Honey,’ the Chinese logograph ‘蜜’ also morphologically contains its originator, the ‘bee’ (虫) and its natural habitat, the ‘hive’ (宀). ‘X Virtual Gathering: Honey’ focuses on the expanded network of bees and its implications — ecological biogeography, human civilization, and capitalization. In recent years, resource depletion and ecological crises have resulted in a net loss of biodiversity, which has dramatically affected the living conditions of many species. Here, humans are no exception and are never excluded from these systems. The space occupied by 'Honey' is not merely one of nature and ecology, but also a space shaped by human activity that impacts wildlife. 'X Virtual Gathering: Honey' is an interdisciplinary research project that commissions visual artists and music producers to explore organisms, ecosystems, food supply chains, cultural heritage, organization and sharing. All of the works in this exhibition are new commissions, including a video game, eight music tracks, and an art installation.
Kyoka was one of the first woman artists to be signed onto Germany’s raster-noton and works as a musician/composer in Berlin and Tokyo. Known for her chaotic yet direct musical approach focusing on experimental yet danceable rhythms, she grew up in Kanazawa Japan, and underwent piano, flute, and shamisen lessons as a child, while simultaneously discovering her passion for tape recorders and field recording. Inspired by her residency at EMS studios in Stockholm, her latest record >>SH<< showcases Kyoka's uncanny ability to deftly handle repetition, chaos, and unforeseen slants in pulse shifting with spontaneously jagged precision.
Shao is the first mainland Chinese artist to be signed to the legendary Berlin techno Tresor, imprint and is one of China's leading figures in the world of pulsed-fueled electronic music and sublime audio-visual performance. Highly sought-after as a composer and sound designer, he was invited by the Goethe Institute to re-compose a different type of sound accompaniment for the classic German silent film Metropolis. Shao also has an ongoing collaboration with leading Chinese directors Meng Jinghui and Cheng Ran. At Recombinant Festival 2024, Shao brings for the first time, his colossal and discombobulated sound to the city of San Francisco.
Le Fou is a visual audio composer from San Francisco. His work explores theurgic concepts through the fusion of visual iconography and sound. Classically trained in composition and piano at a young age by the eminent pianist and Shanghai Conservatory Professor Li Ruixing, his work has been featured both domestically and internationally at festivals and events such as Electron Geneva, Coachella, South By SouthWest, Art Basel week in Miami and Ultra Korea. He has released on Caotai records, SSR (Indieworks), and the Chinese major label Taihe with an EP release entitled “The Noble.” He recently formed an ongoing 3D Visual project with Japanese artist Shigetoshi Furutani called "BluValley."
Shigetoshi Furutani’s practice engages with the formation of a language of visuals, exploring methods for visualizing social and personal phenomena, which do not have a conventionally recognized form. His work attempts to develop responses to limitations of language and expand the expression of two-dimensional form in an age of social media, and engages with the limits of chaos and order, generativeness and restriction. He recently exhibited at the "20th Athens Digital Art Festival" in Greece.
fallen matter is Singapore-born, SF-based artist who reconstructs fractured audio into sharp-edged bass mutations. Having debuted on label Club Moniker (2023) and featured on the programming of Ever Afters Campout (2024), the rising producer / DJ drags listeners into the icy depths of post-club and kinetic breakbeats. She holds a radio and party residency on SutroFM with kk.Shucko — their monthly show EEL Automaton dives into sound design gems nestled in the interstices of ambient, club and video game OSTs.
kk.Shucko is an emerging specialist in the shiny corners of contemporary club music. As a producer and live performer, their work draws from the tangible world – gelatin, glass, crystalline needles – to construct fantasy biomes rich in hi-res sound design. They have released on Seattle’s Ommaya Records (2024) and San Francisco’s Club Moniker (2023), in addition to ongoing explorations in audiovisual and ambient pieces. Based in San Francisco, they are currently a resident DJ on SutroFM and revel in composing sets that weave together the soft and hard, continuity and catharsis.