From Beijing, China, comes the artist DEAD J, that was in Macau for a performance in the Macau Tower .He is part of the array of artists, performances and workshops that the 2013 edition of “This is My City” brought to Macau's urban stage, and initiative started by the 853 Association in 2006,  proposing an ongoing debate around the idea of space and time in urban and rural areas. With past editions in Montemor-o-novo, in Portugal as well in the Macau S.A.R. A comeback to Portugal is planned for the beginning of this year. Where the Beijinger Dead J will perform. In Oporto on the 5th of February in "Maus Hábitos" and in Lisbon on the 7th of February at "MusicBox".

Stress.fm had a brief talk with Shao Yan Peng A.K.A DEAD J, to know more about the artist and his music. A music that reflects the urban surroundings of this modern china metropolis, home to one of the largest urban populations in the world and life in modern day China, as deducted from track title names like “Modern China is too complicated”,  “Another Place on Earth” or “Tíng Tái Lóu Gé”.

established in 2002 by Sulumi (remember the chiptune?), Shanshui Records is, in their words, a "simple gathering place for electronic music" - an idea that is embodied in (what will be?*) their biggest release to date, a 4-disc compilation to celebrate their 10th anniversary. they've released previews for all 40 tracks on their SoundCloud.

the cover art for the previews has holes punched through each of the artist names like the dakou CDs (cut CDs) that introduced Western music to Chinese urban youth in the 90s. the holes render some parts of the CDs unlistenable, but you can still hear parts of them, like these previews. in that sense, the preview cover art is like a veiled homage to the musical globalization that's given life to this eclectic compilation. C: 

it features both Chinese and foreign artists, with sounds ranging from the pleasant twinkly haze of Beijing's me:mo and Japan's Poplamb to the slow-stomping chiptune of Sweden's Covox. they also haven't forgotten to include tracks from China's bigger electronic names in the mix - Sulumi's experimentation with bass, Dead J's unsettling minimalism, and B6's watery ambience. give it a try!