Bridges (part 1) – Djang San + Band’s new album.
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“Bridges (part 1) is the first part of a double album by Djang San + Band, each part of the album is 30 minutes long. Recorded in January 2015 in Beijing, Bridges shows all the different possibilities of the electric zhongruan designed by Djang San by using the instrument in many different styles of music such as grunge, folk, experimental, jazz, electronic, punk, and many more.
With Carlo V. Fuentes on drums and Stefano Latorre on bass, the idea behind the album is to create a bridge crossing cultural boundaries through music.
This is a bridge beyond cultures, a bridge between music styles, that allows the listenner to travel in space and time, from East to West, from past to future and from future to past.
The zhongruan, a 2500 years old ancient instrument, has never been used in such a unique, complete and extensive way.”
With Carlo V. Fuentes on drums and Stefano Latorre on bass, the idea behind the album is to create a bridge crossing cultural boundaries through music.
This is a bridge beyond cultures, a bridge between music styles, that allows the listenner to travel in space and time, from East to West, from past to future and from future to past.
The zhongruan, a 2500 years old ancient instrument, has never been used in such a unique, complete and extensive way.”
录制于2015年1月北京，专辑展现了张思安自制乐器电子中阮的多样性，在车库、民谣、实验、爵士、电子、朋克，以及更多种音乐风格中的表现。
专辑试图通过音乐在文化壁垒间架起一道桥梁。
这同时也是一道文化的桥梁，音乐类型的桥梁，使得听众在时间与空间间、东西方间、以及过去与未来间穿梭。
中阮，这个拥有2500年历史的传统乐器从未被如此这般独特、完整和广泛的使用。
专辑试图通过音乐在文化壁垒间架起一道桥梁。
这同时也是一道文化的桥梁，音乐类型的桥梁，使得听众在时间与空间间、东西方间、以及过去与未来间穿梭。
中阮，这个拥有2500年历史的传统乐器从未被如此这般独特、完整和广泛的使用。
Based on the electric zhongruan, the album will soon be available everywhere. Listen to it first through Karma Blues Records on Bandcamp. The album is full of influences ranging from Frank Zappa to Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, L. Subramaniam, Sonic Youth, Chinese classical music, Joy Division, music from Xinjiang such as Mukam, Mongolian music, electronic music, experimental music (Steve Reich, Edgar Varèse) and many more.
