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Pop-Feature of Randomness

thistlewood — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:06:16 GMT

So annoyed that I did up this whole post and then lost it when I opened a link in this window. Damn you LJ-so NONautosave. So no descriptions.

Lin Zheng Hao \| 林正豪
	Dancers \| genre: r&b/pop \| sample \| download

Fish Chen \| 陈诗雨
	Happy Aftertaste \| genre: pop \| ~~sample~~ \| download

Hsiao Hung Jen \| 蕭閎仁
	Self Titled \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Gary Cao Ge \| 曹格
	Supermarket \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Elise Liao \| 廖隽嘉
	Gas Station \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Angela Chang \| 張韶涵
	Ang 5.0 \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Wind-Cloud Band \| 风云组合
	Self Titled \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Asang \| 阿桑
	Lonely Singing \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download

a Chord Hsieh \| 谢和弦
	Nothing But a Chord \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Tank - The Third Round

thistlewood — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:51:25 GMT

Tank | 呂建中
The Third Round /第三回合 (5.2009)

download | SAMPLE | tracklist

01. 绷带俱乐部 (beng dai ju le bu)
02. 生还者 (sheng hai zhe)
03. 全世界都停电 (quan shi jie dou ting dian)
04. 阿门 (a men)
05. 真心话太冒险 (zhen xin hua tai mao xian)
06. 如果我变成回忆 (ru guo wo bian cheng hui yi)
07. 会长大的幸福 (hui zhang da de xing fu)
08. 阳光美眉 (yang guang mei mei)
09. 再做一个梦 (zai zuo yi ge meng)
10. 是谁 (shi shui)

Tank was born in Taitung, Taiwan. He is a native Taiwanese. His father is from the Ami people, while his mother is from a different aboriginal Taiwanese group. Before releasing his debut album, Tank helped write songs for Vic Zhou and S.H.E, among many other famous artists. By the age of 21, he was already recognized for composing more than 200 songs.

As noted by the title, this is his third released album.

Carsick Cars - Self Titled

thistlewood — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:08:50 GMT

Carsick Cars
Carisck Cars (9.2007)

download | SAMPLE | tracklist

志愿的人
棍（C）
蘑菇
中南海
厚道
熊猫
广场
热身（Warm Up）
和声（Rock'n'Roll Hero）
回授
从鼓楼到新街口 (Bonus)

Carsick Cars were established in Beijing in March 2005 and performed for the first time at Beijing Institute of Technology in May 2005. Since then the band have played every major venue in Beijing as well as in Shanghai and Hangzhou.They won the category of Best Rock Artist in the 8th Chinese Music Media Awards (cfensi).

I can promise this time this band is more actual rock than the pop-rock I seem to post more often here. "They are made up of guitarist and vocalist Zhang Shouwang, bassist Darkland and drummer Zhongqiu, the band began performing in bars across the city from April. Music fans began to take notice and the band now plays to a great reception in many venues. The band has developed a unique and attractive style based on their thorough understanding of music. Influences include western bands like The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo" (Rock in China).

This is their debut album, released in 2007; they just released a sophomore album last month but I have yet to get my hands on that.

You may find more information on Carsick Cars at cfensi.

Tired But Alive, Album Dump 2

thistlewood — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:48:15 GMT

I've had these links lying dormant for way too long, so I thought I'd share. Unfortunately there are no helpful pictures/descriptions to go with them this time around. So for those of you daring, go ahead and grab whatever, because I'm pretty sure you haven't heard of the bulk of these artists. ~~I'll put up a cover guide & Chinese names later when less tired. You'll have to google them for now.~~ Done! Now with artist samples links too!

Jeremy Ji (Ji Jia Song) \| 纪佳松
	Blue J \| genre: r&b/pop \| sample \| download Composer Jeremey Ji's debut album, though he's a pretty experienced songwriter for the likes of Andy Lau and Vaness (so of course I like him too).

JS (Justin & Sophia)
	The JS Moments \| genre: indie/pop \| sample \| download Taiwanese duo Justin & Sophia formerly under HIM management.

Kym (Jin Sha) \| 金莎
	Air \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download She's probably best known for duet with JJ Lin a while ago. Her voice is high, soft, sweet, and her specialty is ballads.

Kym (Jin Sha) \| 金莎
	New Season \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download

Red & Qing \| 红雨晴
	Self Titled \| genre: rock \| sample (live) + info \| download RECOMMENDED Malaysian pop duo Tan Chee Ho (RED) and Look Wen Ching (QING) with a variety of style. They remind me a bit of Y2J.

Picks \| 痞客四
	Picks.01 \| genre: rock \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED Taiwanese rock band formed in 2000. They have recently become more well known with their inclusion in the soundtrack of idol drama "Black and White." This is their compilation album which actually contains songs from the following two EPs.

Picks \| 痞客四
	Da Meng Wu Xian EP \| genre: rock \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED

Picks \| 痞客四
	My Kingdom EP \| genre: rock \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED

Pink Berry \| 品克暴力
	Self Titled EP \| genre: rock \| sample (live) \| download Shanghai punk/pop band. They have a female vocalist whose voice I really can't get past but a great percussion sound.

Nylas
	Self Titled \| genre: indie/pop \| download

Liu Yi Fei (Crystal Liu) \| 刘亦菲
	Self Titled \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download Yep; she's that famous actress from Demi Gods and Semi Devils and The Forbidden Kingdom. Her acting is slowly getting better and her singing is decent - my favorite song in this album is the gorgeous balled, 1 Carat Tear.

Lin Zhi Lu \| 林子路
	Falling in Love With You is My Fault \| genre: indie/pop \| baidu info page \| download

Li Bing Chen \| 李炳辰
	If I Don't Have Your Love \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download A relative newcomer to the pop scene. Eye-candy, but aren't they all these days?

Reflector \| 反光鏡楽隊
	Instant Growth \| genre: punk rock \| download A punk rock band that formed in Beijing in 1997. They were the first punk rock Chinese band to perform in the US (2001) in 7 West Coast cities.

Six Plus \| 六甲乐团
	Self Titled \| genre: pop \| sample \| download Chinese boyband before they multiplied into bacteria-cultures. This came out 2004; I believe its their only album.

Vae \| 许嵩
	Personalize \| genre: ballad/pop \| sample \| download I heard he was some type of medical doctor before he launched his singing career, but while his voice is nice I couldn't really distinguish his ballads from the general crowd.

Vitas Lu \| 盧廣仲
	100 Ways of Living \| genre: indie \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED Fun and funky tongue-in-cheek indie from a guy that wears knee socks, glasses, and sports a bowl cut. Brilliant.

Wang Yue Xin \| 王栎鑫
	Perfect Pair \| genre: pop/opera-esque \| sample \| download Superboy winner who can do this awesome falsetto (only better). They call it a "dolphin voice" but whatever. Not everyone's cup of tea, but he only does in in like 1 song anyway. RECOMMENDED

Wing Luo \| 罗文裕
	Street Love Songs \| genre: pop \| baidu page \| download

WOW \| 盧廣仲
	VIP \| genre: pop \| sample \| download Girl-guy pop duo (Wing 小翼 & Wayne 偉鈞) and a mix of fun, upbeat songs which are awesome and the customary ballads which are less so. I especially love the title song.

Yolanda \| 袁泉
	Short Stay \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download She has a gorgeous voice and her specialty is ballads, though nice ones. Occasionally she'll remind me of alan.

Yolanda \| 袁泉
	Short Stay No.2 Okinawa EP \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download Continuing from above: she travels a lot and also takes pictures of the places she stays. In fact, she's released a photobook compilations of her photographs; they're pretty gorgeous.

Yolanda \| 袁泉
	Short Stay EP No. 3 Taipei \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download See above two descriptions.

Enjoy, and yes - I'm back! This entry will not be member-locked.

I'm Late, I'm Late

thistlewood — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:08:41 GMT

So terribly sorry about falling so badly behind. I'll make it up tomorrow - promise!

The Masterlist

thistlewood — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:32:13 GMT

discographies

Cao Fang
Da Mouth
Huang Yida
Jane Zhang
Shin (Band)
Yodai

alphabetically

a Chord Hsieh - Nothing But a Chord
aDuo - Treasure
alan - Red Cliff
alan - Beyond the River
Age of Water & Wood - Rhapsody of Life
Age of Water & Wood - Dual Fantasy
Angela Chang - Ang 5.0
Anna - Mummy Mummy Home
Anson Hu - Red Song EP
Asang - Lonely Singing

Bear Buscuit - 小xiong（胸.雄.凶.兄.熊.汹???）饼干EP

Carsick Cars - Self Titled
Cao Ge, Gary - Supermarket
Cao Ge, Gary - Naughty Gentleman
Carrchy – Walking Honeymoon
Cheer Chen - A Fabulous Adventure
Cheer Chen - Immortal
Convenience Store - Five Star

Danson Tang - D.Gravity
Deserts Zhang - City
Deserts Zhang - Love, New Year

Elise Liao - Gas Station

Fahrenheit - Loving You More and More
F.I.R. - Love * Diva
Fish Chen - Happy Aftertaste

Havens - Prohibition of Chewing Piano EP
The Honeys - Water
The Honeys - On the Streets
Hou Xian - PLAY [ANTIQUE]
Hsiao Hung Jen - Self Titled
Hu Ge - Start

Jacky Xue - Loving You Deeply
Jade Liu - I'm Just Who I Am
Jane Zhang - The One
Jane Zhang - Update
Jay Chou - Eight Dimensions
Jay Chou - Hidden Track EP
Jeremy Ji (Ji Jia Song) - JJ Blue
Jerry & Stephy - Ideal Couple
JJ Lin - Cao Cao
Joanna Wang - Joanna& 王若琳
JS - The JS Moments

Kaira Gong - Good, It's You
KenT - Self Titled
Kimi - Beginning Today EP
Kym (Jin Sha) - Air
Kym (Jin Sha) - New Season

Li Bing Chen - If I Don't Have Your Love
Lin Zheng Hao - Dancers
Lin Zhi Lu - Falling in Love With You is My Fault
Linda (Lyu Wen) - Self Titled
Liu Yi Fei (Crystal Liu) - Self Titled
Long Kuan Jiu Duan - I Like Tricky Music

Meng Nan - I Only Have Me
milk@coffee - The Older, The Lonelier
milk@coffee - Burn, Little Universe

Nana - Just Lost a Song
Nylas - Self Titled

Orange Grass - Cumulonimbus

The Pancakes - All Already Ready
Peng Tan - Teen Spirit
Picks - Picks.01
Picks - My Kingdom EP
Picks - Da Meng Wu Xian EP
Pink Berry - Self Titled EP
Pu Ba Jia - Love is That Simple

Queen Wei - Stupid
Quincy Tan - 2006 EP

Real (Ah Qin) - Van Gogh's Left Ear
Red&Qing - Self Titled
Reflector - Instant Growth

Shan Ye - Talk
Shin - It's Me
Show Luo – Trendy Man
Sing (Chew Sin Huey) - Queen
Six Plus - Self Titled
Stefanie Sun - The Moment
Stefanie Sun & A-mei - 2Her
The SuperVC – Great Restoration
Sun Biao – New Biao

Tank - The Third Round
Thinman - The Seventh Day
Top Combine - Advent EP

Vae - Personalize
VAN - Unspoken Gentleness (vol. 4)
Vitas Lu (Crowd Lu) - 100 Ways of Living

Wang Leehom – Heart. Beat
Wang Yue Xin - Perfect Pair
Wei Ru Xuan - La Dolce Vita
Wind and Cloud Band - Self Titled
Wing Luo - Street Love Songs
WOW - VIP

Xu Rui - Time for Living

Y2J - Live for You
Yolanda - Short Stay
Yolanda - Short Stay Okinawa EP
Yolanda - Short Stay Taipei EP
Yu Tian - Hate the Love Songs

soundtracks

All About Women OST

Red Cliff

non-mandarin

english
Leona Naess - Comatised 2000
Savage Garden - Self Titled
Savage Garden - Affirmation
t.A.T.u - 200 kmh in the Wrong Lane
t.A.T.u - Dangerous and Moving
Vitamin C - More

japanese
KAT-TUN - White X'mas (Single)

korean
Wonder Girls - The Wonder Years Trilogy

music videos

Y2J - Live for You

movie/drama

House of Flying Daggers

Cao Ge - Naughty Gentleman

thistlewood — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:11:20 GMT

Naughty Gentleman | download
(2005)

Super Woman
姑娘 (茉莉花) Girl (Jasmine)
世界唯一的妳 The World is Only You
Fall In Love
Happy Valentines
沉默玩具 Silent Toy
數到五答應我 Number Five to Promise Me
笑我笨 Laugh Me Stupid
不浪漫的家伙 Naughty Gentleman
刮目相看 Impressive

Everyone should know Cao Ge (曹格): In 2006 he won Hong Kong TVB's Newcomer Singer award and has since released three albums. His big break occurred with the release of his Mandarin version of Karyn White's 1988 song "Superwoman". However, for some reason, no one seems to have this second album of his, probably because there are only two songs that are actually different from Ge Ge Blue. His first album was released more than a decade before. This is actually my favorite album of his, most because the title song is my favorite song by him, ever. And you can't actually find it in the other ones. So I hope you enjoy it.

Y2J (神木与瞳) - Live for You

thistlewood — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:57:10 GMT

Live For You | download
為你而活 (2008)

01. 為你而活 Live for You
02. 武裝的薔薇 Armed Rosa
03. 愛在末日前 Love Before Doomsday
04. 理由 Excuse
05. 愛鍊 Chains of Love
06. Be Your Love
07. 草戒指 Straw Ring
08. 終結
09. 美麗 Beautiful
10. 不放 Don't Let Go

Since I'm on a rock/pop kick , let's introduce Y2J, or better known in China as Shen Mu Yu Tong(神木与瞳). They are a duo resulting from the Taiwanese variety show, One Million Star. Yuming (赖铭伟) was the champion for Season 2 while Jane (黄美珍) won the most popular contestant for that season. As they are both interested in heavy metal and rock, so their debut album has lots of rock elements in it. And it does rock, with power vocals and a very original vibe over all. They have been on repeat on my iPod for a very long time now. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Lin Zheng Hao \| 林正豪
	Dancers \| genre: r&b/pop \| sample \| download

Fish Chen \| 陈诗雨
	Happy Aftertaste \| genre: pop \| ~~sample~~ \| download

Hsiao Hung Jen \| 蕭閎仁
	Self Titled \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Gary Cao Ge \| 曹格
	Supermarket \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Elise Liao \| 廖隽嘉
	Gas Station \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Angela Chang \| 張韶涵
	Ang 5.0 \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Wind-Cloud Band \| 风云组合
	Self Titled \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Asang \| 阿桑
	Lonely Singing \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download

a Chord Hsieh \| 谢和弦
	Nothing But a Chord \| genre: pop \| sample \| download

Jeremy Ji (Ji Jia Song) \| 纪佳松
	Blue J \| genre: r&b/pop \| sample \| download Composer Jeremey Ji's debut album, though he's a pretty experienced songwriter for the likes of Andy Lau and Vaness (so of course I like him too).

JS (Justin & Sophia)
	The JS Moments \| genre: indie/pop \| sample \| download Taiwanese duo Justin & Sophia formerly under HIM management.

Kym (Jin Sha) \| 金莎
	Air \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download She's probably best known for duet with JJ Lin a while ago. Her voice is high, soft, sweet, and her specialty is ballads.

Kym (Jin Sha) \| 金莎
	New Season \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download

Red & Qing \| 红雨晴
	Self Titled \| genre: rock \| sample (live) + info \| download RECOMMENDED Malaysian pop duo Tan Chee Ho (RED) and Look Wen Ching (QING) with a variety of style. They remind me a bit of Y2J.

Picks \| 痞客四
	Picks.01 \| genre: rock \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED Taiwanese rock band formed in 2000. They have recently become more well known with their inclusion in the soundtrack of idol drama "Black and White." This is their compilation album which actually contains songs from the following two EPs.

Picks \| 痞客四
	Da Meng Wu Xian EP \| genre: rock \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED

Picks \| 痞客四
	My Kingdom EP \| genre: rock \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED

Pink Berry \| 品克暴力
	Self Titled EP \| genre: rock \| sample (live) \| download Shanghai punk/pop band. They have a female vocalist whose voice I really can't get past but a great percussion sound.

Nylas
	Self Titled \| genre: indie/pop \| download

Liu Yi Fei (Crystal Liu) \| 刘亦菲
	Self Titled \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download Yep; she's that famous actress from Demi Gods and Semi Devils and The Forbidden Kingdom. Her acting is slowly getting better and her singing is decent - my favorite song in this album is the gorgeous balled, 1 Carat Tear.

Lin Zhi Lu \| 林子路
	Falling in Love With You is My Fault \| genre: indie/pop \| baidu info page \| download

Li Bing Chen \| 李炳辰
	If I Don't Have Your Love \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download A relative newcomer to the pop scene. Eye-candy, but aren't they all these days?

Reflector \| 反光鏡楽隊
	Instant Growth \| genre: punk rock \| download A punk rock band that formed in Beijing in 1997. They were the first punk rock Chinese band to perform in the US (2001) in 7 West Coast cities.

Six Plus \| 六甲乐团
	Self Titled \| genre: pop \| sample \| download Chinese boyband before they multiplied into bacteria-cultures. This came out 2004; I believe its their only album.

Vae \| 许嵩
	Personalize \| genre: ballad/pop \| sample \| download I heard he was some type of medical doctor before he launched his singing career, but while his voice is nice I couldn't really distinguish his ballads from the general crowd.

Vitas Lu \| 盧廣仲
	100 Ways of Living \| genre: indie \| sample \| download RECOMMENDED Fun and funky tongue-in-cheek indie from a guy that wears knee socks, glasses, and sports a bowl cut. Brilliant.

Wang Yue Xin \| 王栎鑫
	Perfect Pair \| genre: pop/opera-esque \| sample \| download Superboy winner who can do this awesome falsetto (only better). They call it a "dolphin voice" but whatever. Not everyone's cup of tea, but he only does in in like 1 song anyway. RECOMMENDED

Wing Luo \| 罗文裕
	Street Love Songs \| genre: pop \| baidu page \| download

WOW \| 盧廣仲
	VIP \| genre: pop \| sample \| download Girl-guy pop duo (Wing 小翼 & Wayne 偉鈞) and a mix of fun, upbeat songs which are awesome and the customary ballads which are less so. I especially love the title song.

Yolanda \| 袁泉
	Short Stay \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download She has a gorgeous voice and her specialty is ballads, though nice ones. Occasionally she'll remind me of alan.

Yolanda \| 袁泉
	Short Stay No.2 Okinawa EP \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download Continuing from above: she travels a lot and also takes pictures of the places she stays. In fact, she's released a photobook compilations of her photographs; they're pretty gorgeous.

Yolanda \| 袁泉
	Short Stay EP No. 3 Taipei \| genre: pop/ballad \| sample \| download See above two descriptions.