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...B6 Even as the noise-art scene coalesces, some, like Shanghai's B6, are seeking ways to graduate from...
...when they tire of white noise or barked vocals, aficionados of Shanghai's avant-garde chill out with local DJ and musician Lou Nanli, otherwise known as B6. Although he continues to keep one foot in noise art, and still cites U.K. art-punk group Throbbing Gristle as an influence, the 26-year-old makes a clean, minimal techno sound these days. His set is remarkably poised, with only a few leitmotifs - like samples of signal interference from mobile phones - revealing a past in sonic experimentation...
...still sometimes make noise music, but mostly for art projects," says B6. "Weird noises are no longer the top secret they were in, say, the 1980s. I'd say that the experiment has succeeded. Well done, but let's take the results to the next level...
...B6, that doesn't preclude intelligent synth pop. In 2007, he teamed with Shanghai singer-songwriter Jay Wu to release Synth Love, an album of songs sung in English. A solo album of danceable techno, Post Haze, is due out this month on China's Modern Sky label. "The whole independent music scene is growing slowly in China," he says. Some of its hottest acts, incidentally, can be seen at Antidote, a club night co-founded by B6 and dedicated to new electronica. "Local kids are getting used to parties that are outside of traditional Chinese culture, and most...
...Power Horse advertises itself as healthy, stating that it “releases the energy dormant in us.” It also contains vitamins B12, B2 and B6. The other unpronounceable ingredients, according to the website, are quite the opposites of assumed carcinogens and actually detoxify the body. That energy should stay dormant. Caffeine, the active ingredient, is an addictive drug. From my experience, anything that causes my body to shake can’t be healthy...