Monthly Archives: December 2011

200 Tracks from 2011 – Part Five (40-21)

Posted on 30/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

#40 Siriusmo – Einmal in der Woche schreien What is this? Weird German electro, very odd and very fun.   #39 ▼▲▼Vagina Vangi – Of Chaos and Hell Russian Hardcore New Romantic Witch House. This could be massive. Doesn’t really … Continue reading →

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200 Tracks from 2011 – Part Four (60-41)

Posted on 29/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

#60 Toddla T – Streets So Warm feat. Wayne Marshall & Skream This year’s best politically-minded 8-bit dancehall reggae track. I’m not entirely sure what it’s about though – has the government covertly installed under-floor heated roads? The public must … Continue reading →

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200 Tracks from 2011 – Part Three (80-61)

Posted on 29/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

#80 Rainbo Video – Ultraviolet There is pretty much no information whatsoever available on this band, so I’ll just quote the 20jazzfunkgreats entry that led me to this in the first place – “Ultraviolet takes that disconcertingly (and contradictory) modernist … Continue reading →

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200 Tracks from 2011 – Part Two (100-81)

Posted on 27/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

So, here we go! #100 Laura J Martin – Spy (The Simonsound Remix) Very talented young Liverpudlian flutes & loops artiste remixed by retro space synth act The Simonsound. I love the drum samples.   #99 Katy B – Lights … Continue reading →

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200 Tracks from 2011 – Part One (200-101)

Posted on 26/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

At the start of 2011 I decided that it would be a good idea to get up to date with music by listening to every new release I could find for the year. It did genuinely seem like a good … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas To All* Our Readers

Posted on 25/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

To celebrate my 5th (!) Christmas in China I’ve written a short article about, um,  “Christmas in China” for my sister Katie’s new magazine. You can read it here – http://www.cassiopeiamagazine.co.uk/ 圣诞快乐! *Possibly should read ‘both’

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Film Diary – November 2011

Posted on 11/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

The films we watched in November 2011. Only three this time? In a whole month? Yes. But all good ‘uns. Submarine (UK 2010) J – That weird one from The IT Crowd’s directorial debut and it’s nothing short of brilliant. … Continue reading →

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Smog

Posted on 07/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

It’s been a bit smoggy out. The view outside my office, today. I first moved to Beijing in September 2007. That year the smog was absolutely terrible. Here’s a photo I took from the window of my apartment. Not visible … Continue reading →

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Week: Conclusions

Posted on 06/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

So, after a week of painfully detailed blogging, what have I learned? 1. Yes, my daily life isn’t that interesting. 2. And Christ, I chose the dullest week of all to do it. 3. Nobody was that interested in reading … Continue reading →

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Sunday

Posted on 05/12/2011 by haonowshaokao

V’s been reading my old blogs from my days in Prague and asked me why I don’t write about my life any more. I said that it wasn’t that interesting, and that as I bored myself writing about it, I … Continue reading →

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