Yan Jun

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Yan Jun, Famous Writer, Founder of Subjam Records, Chief Editor of "Writing" Magazine, Avantgarde Sound Artists

Contents 1 General information 1.1 Further information 2 Publications 2.1 Music Culture and Review Collections 2.2 Poetry 2.3 Music and Soundpoem 2.4 Editor and Producer 2.5 Appearances in Podcasts 3 Organized, Curated and Co-Organized Concert

General information

Yan Jun, sound artist, also known as music critic, poet and organizer. born in Lanzhou in 1973. Graduated from Department of Chinese Language & Literature in Northwest Normal University in 1995. Now live and work in Beijing.

Use simple equipments (cd player, I-pod, md player, mixer, effector and low-drone voice, as well as some physical sound source).

description: improvised, sample, sound art, atmosphere, experimental ambient, field recording mix, ritual-like drone, post minimalism, zen-like spoken word and low frequency voice...

Further information

• Official Homepage

Publications

Music Culture and Review Collections

• Noises In-Burning (2004 mainland China, 2005 Taiwan)
• Bohemia China (collaboration, 2003 Hongkong, 2004 mainland China)
• Under-underground (Release Date: 2002)
• Noises Inside (Release Date: 2001)
• New Sound From Beijing (Release Date: 1999)
• Rock With Iron & Blood (Release Date: 1999)

Poetry

• Infrasonic Sound - 2001
• 49 Poems - 1996

Music and Soundpoem

• The other two comrades + Yan Jun + Top Floor Circus – Improvisation in Shanghai (KwanYin, 2005)
• The other two comrades + Yan Jun – Live in Guangzhou and Hangzhou (with Huan Qing and Chen Zhipeng, Sub Jam, 2004)
• Impossible (live, with FM3, Sub Jam, 2003)

Editor and Producer

• Indie literature magazine "Writing'

Appearances in Podcasts

• Rock in China Radio Show 7

Organized, Curated and Co-Organized Concert

• "798 Soundscape" for "Da Shan Zi International Art Festival", Beijing, 2004
• "Sounding Beijing International Electronic Music Festival", Beijing, 2003
• fm3, Zuo Xiao Zu Zhou and The Tongue concert, Beijing and Lanzhou, 2002
• Haino Keiji + Yoshida Tatsuya Beijing concert, Beijing, 2002
• Bo-n'z Beijing concerts, Beijing, 2001
• The Ruins China Tour, China, 2000
• Alex Paterson + Thomas Felhmann China Tour, China, 2000
• Otomo Yoshihide Beijing concerts, Beijing, 1999

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