A rare and exuberant exchange of sonic discourse between Chinese and American improvisers recorded in the Yunnan Province of China at the Lijiang Studio artist residency, in a uniquely voiced quintet with Theresa Wong on cello & voice, Lao Dan on saxophone & bamboo instruments, John McCowen on clarinet & recorder, Li Xing on electric & acoustic guitars, and Deng Boyu on percussion & found objects.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2018 Country: USA Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels Recorded at Lijiang Studio, in Jixiang Village, Yunnan, China, on July 25-27, 2017, by Theresa Wong.
"Recorded in the Yunnan Province of China during a serendipitous meeting of five musicians at the Lijiang Studio artist residency in July 2017, this collection of improvisations presents a rare and exuberant exchange of sonic discourse between Chinese and American improvisers. The three members of Red Scarf, one of China's most rambunctious and radical prog rock/noise bands, ignite in a charged chemistry with cellist/vocalist Theresa Wong and clarinetist John McCowen. Their vocabulary draws upon traditional Chinese music, noise, rock, and free improvisation all with the force and purifying effect of an ancient shamanic weather front."-fo'c'sle