roddy Posted July 25, 2004 at 08:56 AM Report Posted July 25, 2004 at 08:56 AM A tip on here sent me off hunting for CDs by 姜昕 (Jiang Xin). She was described to me as a kind of female Xu Wei, and the CD I picked up had him listed more than once in the credits. It is similar kind of stuff - guitar driven vocals, nice lyrics if you take the time out to understand them and a style that's different without trying too hard to be so. Pandora(潘多拉) may not be the best of the songs on the album I got, but it's the most catchy and accessible, and there's a fair chance you'll know the story already - just hold on till the end to find out why it wasn't all the end of the world. If you like this one and can't get hold of a CD, try these from Baidu.com's ever trusty Mp3 Search. 潘多拉，你快逃吧 Pān duō lā，nǐ kuài táo ba 你不该看盒里的东西 nǐ bù gāi kàn hé lǐ de dōngxi 你因为好奇惹下了祸 nǐ yīnwèi hàoqí rěxià le huò 宙斯一定会惩罚你 zhòu sī yīdìng huì chéngfá nǐ 潘多拉，所有人都恨你 Pān duō lā，suǒyǒurén dōu hèn nǐ 你该明白你没有这个权利 nǐ gāi míngbai nǐ méiyǒu zhège quánlì 我们的幸福从此就难了 wǒmen de xìngfú cóngcǐ jiù nán le 无论如何来不及挽回 wúlùnrúhé láibují wǎnhuí 我们只剩下希望了 wǒmen zhǐ shèngxia xīwàng le 所有的痛苦不得不面对 suǒyǒu de tòngkǔ bùdébù miànduì 你惹的是非也实在太大了 nǐ rě de shìfēi yě shízài tài dà le 谁都不会原谅你 shuí dōu bù huì yuánliàng nǐ 可是我们不会轻易放弃 kěshì wǒmen bù huì qīngyì fàngqì 虽然太多问题要去面对 suīrán tài duō wèntí yào qù miànduì 有了希望就不会绝望 yǒule xīwàng jiù bù huì juéwàng 有希望就有勇气面对 yǒu xīwàng jiù yǒu yǒngqì miànduì 潘多拉，可恨的潘多拉 Pān duō lā，kěhèn de Pān duō lā 潘多拉，你好奇心太大 Pān duō lā，nǐ hàoqíxīn tài dà 潘多拉，可怜的潘多拉 Pān duō lā，kělián de Pān duō lā 潘多拉，你知道错了吗 Pān duō lā，nǐ zhīdao cuòle ma 潘多拉，你难道不后悔 Pān duō lā，nǐ nándào bù hòuhuǐ 潘多拉，你来不及挽回 Pān duō lā，nǐ láibují wǎnhuí 潘多拉，一切都太迟了 Pān duō lā，yīqiè dōu tài chí le 潘多拉，你真的快逃吧 Pān duō lā，nǐ zhēn de kuài táo ba 我们不再丢失希望这宝贝 wǒmen bùzài diūshī xīwàng zhè bǎobei 有希望就有勇气面对 yǒu xīwàng jiù yǒu yǒngqì miànduì 我已经了解了希望的力量 wǒ yǐjing liǎojiě le xīwàng de lìliang 不管怎样我都不会害怕 bùguǎnzěnyàng wǒ dōu bù huì hàipà Quote
Meng Lelan Posted July 25, 2004 at 05:00 PM Report Posted July 25, 2004 at 05:00 PM Roddy, Where do you usually shop for CDs in Beijing? I am going there in October for a meeting (and much needed shopping). Quote
niubi Posted July 28, 2004 at 05:07 PM Report Posted July 28, 2004 at 05:07 PM there's an article about decent cd shops in beijing for chinese rock on that's beijing. i recently bought some stuff from the store mentioned in the article that is in xinjiekou. first check the rock section in the front of the store, then go all the way to the back which has another chinese rock section that includes several DIY albums (these are on the pricey side). i bought a lot more chinese rock cds in kunming before i went to beijing (something like 40-50). kunming has a very good selection of chinese rock for some reason. i think it was me that mentioned something about jiang xin's new album (and it being produced by xu wei). i bought jiang xin's new album when i was in kunming a few weeks ago, but haven't listened to it yet - its waiting for me when i go back to kunming. Quote
seahorse Posted July 29, 2004 at 01:07 AM Report Posted July 29, 2004 at 01:07 AM if u go to sanlitun area,some people will ask u if u need CD or DVD,then u can buy them!but remember,they all are faked CD,but quality is not bad! and it's cheap!5RMB FOR one CD. if u want to buy good and Real CD,u can go to Wang Fu Jing area,there are some places U can see easily on the Wang fu jing street.many chinese local music and wester music u can choose! Quote
roddy Posted July 29, 2004 at 01:11 AM Author Report Posted July 29, 2004 at 01:11 AM I usually go to the shops on Xinjiekou, south of Jishuitan subway station. Roddy Quote
seahorse Posted July 29, 2004 at 01:14 AM Report Posted July 29, 2004 at 01:14 AM Hi,roddy! Jiang xin is a lucky woman. actually,I don't like her very well,cos she says she wants to make Rock music,but actually she's just singing weakly,and that's not rock at all.the style makes me feel not so good,it's just like moanning. and the company named Modernsky helped her to make this new Album,and she got rich soon. in china,so many people just see money more important than anything! Quote
niubi Posted July 29, 2004 at 03:34 AM Report Posted July 29, 2004 at 03:34 AM i highly doubt any artists are getting "rich" on chinese independent music labels (which includes modernsky) regardless if they are doing pop rock. Quote
seahorse Posted July 30, 2004 at 03:33 AM Report Posted July 30, 2004 at 03:33 AM sha Niu Bi http://www.modernsky.com/news/news455.htm http://www.modernsky.com/news/news461.htm if u want to know why I say she got rich,u can check out by those addresses. and u called that independent music?and I don't agree! Quote
niubi Posted July 30, 2004 at 03:45 AM Report Posted July 30, 2004 at 03:45 AM modernsky is the largest indie label in china. its very difficult to make money selling cds in china because of piracy (and even harder to sell chinese rock cds because the audience is small). the majority of artists on modern sky, scream records, sorock records, etc. make very little money. they get paid a flat fee for each album they record out of which the costs of recording the album is deducted. typically they get no royalties. jiang xin probably made a lot more with the jvc contract than with her contract with modernsky. speaking of scream records, can anyone reach their website? i have been unable to do so for a while now. Quote
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