Author Archives: haonowshaokao

Texture and Artefact

Posted on 14/02/2023 by haonowshaokao

Texture and Artefact is my new project, combining personal monologues, field recordings, interviews with friends and family, clips from old cassettes, occasional drama and original music, all knitted together into narrative soundscapes. The first season will run from January to … Continue reading →

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Wet Markets

Posted on 21/04/2020 by haonowshaokao

As desperate marketing emails remind me every day, we are living in difficult / unprecedented times, and if anything I suppose it is a surprise that there haven’t been more misunderstandings and spreading of conspiracy theories. But there are still … Continue reading →

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What are the Seven Wolves?

Posted on 11/04/2020 by haonowshaokao

Here is a question which has been plaguing me for a little while. In 2004 I was living in Prague, and sometimes went to a bar called Sedm Vlku or “Seven Wolves.” It was an odd name, but it made … Continue reading →

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In a Pickle

Posted on 21/03/2020 by haonowshaokao

We are, like everyone else, isolating due to the coronavirus. V has started making pickles – lots of pickles This is sauerkraut, with caraway seeds, juniper berries and bay leaves This is Sichuan-style – cabbage, Chinese radish, swede, runner beans … Continue reading →

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Centuries of Sound

Posted on 23/10/2017 by haonowshaokao

Things have been a bit quiet around here for a long time. It’s not that the site is dead ( I will still post here on occasion) but more that another project is a priority. Centuries of Sound is an … Continue reading →

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I probably have to write something about the bizarre Princess Diana statue garden in Nansha

Posted on 31/01/2017 by haonowshaokao

The news that William and Harry are planning to have a statue of their mother built in Kensington Palace gardens has reminded me of the entire garden full of Princess Di statues I happened upon in Nansha, a distant suburb … Continue reading →

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75 Tracks From 2015

Posted on 16/01/2016 by haonowshaokao

Yeah, I know it’s a bit late, but here’s my regular overview of my favourite tracks from the last year, in a single easily-digestible post this time. MP3 download (1-19) MP3 download (20-41) MP3 download (42-60) MP3 download (61-75) Spotify … Continue reading →

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The Floor

Posted on 10/12/2015 by haonowshaokao

For nearly two years we’ve been living in a small apartment in a suburb of Guangzhou. It’s a fairly typical Chinese flat, with a small kitchen, a smaller bathroom, two bedrooms and a lounge / dining area at the front. … Continue reading →

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Chinese Condom Brands

Posted on 08/11/2015 by haonowshaokao

The thing you always have to remember about Chinglish is that we are not the intended audience. English is used generally as a signifier of cosmopolitan modernity, and the vast majority of the people who see an English word will … Continue reading →

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Britpop Nuggets Part Three: Long Live The UK Music Scene

Posted on 22/10/2015 by haonowshaokao

Spotify Playlist (missing Mantaray, Pullover, Perfume, Laxton’s Superb, Gyres, Shiner, Ruth, Teen Anthems) Youtube Playlist (complete!) 1. The Divine Comedy – Something for the Weekend A lot of groups around this time used Britpop as a springboard to expand their … Continue reading →

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