china beats presents :: Stolen

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The long-awaited debut album from Chengdu-based indie / electronic rock band Stolen is titled 'Loop (Mimi xingdong 秘密行动)'. Released last August, the newcomers' first full-length work sounds very mature to me.

The five long-time buddies - all graduates of prestigious Sichuan Conservatory of Music - Liang Yi (梁艺 :: vocals), Duan Xuan (段轩 :: guitar), Wu Junyang (伍俊洋 :: bass), Fang De (方德 :: guitar), Yuan Yufeng (袁雨丰 :: drums) and French VJ FORMOL (Fu'er Malin 福尔马林) have experimented with various genres and influences for quite some time.

They were also lucky enough to win a slew of band competitions over the years. Well-established in the burgeoning Chinese underground scene by now, the band's PR text reads:

'In 2014, Stolen officially signed into the newly formed Beijing indie label D Force Records and travelled to the Taiwan indie music headquarter, 112F Recording Studio, to record their debut album.

The record is produced by Xu Bo, the guitarist of legendary Beijing rock band P.K.14. The record includes works the band wrote in the past two or three years and it contains internet hits "Electric Echo", "No Replay", "Suicidium Morbus" as well as previously unheard brand new songs such as "Aamir" and "Hook".

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"Loop" not only occurs in music, but also in every aspects of our daily life. The band VJ, as well as the cover art designer, FORMOL, explains: "Loops represent endless possibilities. Some of which are too rational and even boring, the others are full of beauty and surprises." Loop the record, undoubtedly, falls into the latter category.'

(Bandcamp)

The full digital album is available for 14.99 USD. If you want to know more about the five young Chinese musicians and their gifted VJ, visit the band's Weibo page.

And when you are at it, why don't you have a look at the brand new Beijing-based D Force Records (Dafu Changpian 大福唱片)  (Douban / Facebook)?

Here the short intro:

'Founded in 2015, D Force has rapidly gathered a brilliant and diverse roster of young talents: from dance music to rock' n' roll, from experimental to folk...

You name it. D Force's agenda is simple and ambitious: to sign artists who have great potentials; to help produce quality music and to introduce these records to as many people as possible.'

(Bandcamp)

(Oh, and not to forget: Eclectic Beatmaster recognizes Stolen's potential, too. For more, see here.)