Last June, the genre veterans celebrated their 15th anniversary with the release of a new masterpiece (if you ask me) that took them three years to finish.
'Eight Horses', Wang Wen's eighth studio album in total, was recorded in the presence of visitors in a makeshift studio at Echo Library in their hometown of Dalian. The eight tracks on 'Eight Horses' are the outcome of a long process of refining their unique brand of post rock, showcasing grand melancholic, but also dynamic and daring soundscapes.
Most often named in line with Mogwai and Mono (with whom they have shared a stage more than once), current band members Xie Yugang, Geng Xin, Xu Zengzheng, Zhou Lianjiang and Zhang Yanfeng succeeded admirably in their efforts to make this latest album their most creative to date. And, in my humble opinion, they easily stand comparison with the two genre giants.
The digital album (as well as other work) is available on Wang Wen's Bandcamp page (please beware: the player below links to the far more expensive double vinyl LP!). For a recent interview with Xie Yugang (guitar & vocals), look here (where you can also watch a video of the song 'Welcome to Utopia').
Attention:
In the lovely month of May, the band starts an extensive European tour (their third, I think). The acclaimed post rockers will be on stage in the cities of Copenhagen, Dortmund, Berlin, Hamburg and Amsterdam, at the Dunk!festival in Zottegen (Belgium) and in Paris, as far as I know.
So, if you are based in old Europe, check out tour dates and locations here.
In the lovely month of May, the band starts an extensive European tour (their third, I think). The acclaimed post rockers will be on stage in the cities of Copenhagen, Dortmund, Berlin, Hamburg and Amsterdam, at the Dunk!festival in Zottegen (Belgium) and in Paris, as far as I know.
So, if you are based in old Europe, check out tour dates and locations here.
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