{"id":1323,"date":"2011-04-05T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdnphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2013-07-15T16:04:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T16:04:56","slug":"zoomin-night-experimental-solos-at-d-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2011\/04\/05\/zoomin-night-experimental-solos-at-d-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoomin Night: Experimental Solos at D-22"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Xiaolong\/\u95eb\u7389\u9f99<\/a>\"Lijianhong\/\u674e\u5251\u9e3f<\/a><\/p>\n

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Zoomin Night<\/a> is an ongoing experimental music series that first proffered its eclectic sounds at D-22<\/a> on August 11, 2009. Organized by Zhu “Raindog” Wenbo, every Tuesday at D-22 since then has witnessed offbeat performances of every ilk, exploring the outer rim of musical composition and noise making. In many ways it took up the mantle of the now defunct Waterland Kwanyin, the longest ongoing experimental music series in Beijing that held court at 2 Kolegas – the biggest difference being the more post-punk\/noise-rock sound of many of the performers at Zoomin’ Night. Because of my recent heavy travel schedule, I have not been able to attend as many evenings as I would like. I did manage to sneak up a few weeks ago to capture some engaging solo performances by Xiaolong\/\u95eb\u7389\u9f99<\/a> and Lijianhong\/\u674e\u5251\u9e3f<\/a>. Xiaolong is an young electric violinist who experiments with a wide variety of delays, loops and pedals to create a mesmerizing aura of sound, while Lijianghong is one of the most respected and longstanding members of China’s experimental music community. Born in Zhejiang in 1975, he is an incredible guitarist and founder of 2pi Records. I have seen him play a few times before with his other projects such as D!O!D!O!D!<\/a>, but this was the first time I got to see him really lay into it by himself. The attached video will better justify my statements. Also, check out this excellent article<\/a> by Pete DeMola for a more detailed introduction to Zoomin Night as well as more recent updates<\/a> from the astute Pangbianr<\/a> blog. Lastly, Zoomin Night has set up a SoundCloud account<\/a> for more noisy treats, or you can still catch live performances every Tuesday at D-22.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n