My strongest impression of Hong Kong is colored by Wong Kar Wai movies and its culinary reputation, so needless to say I’m not surprised that the city boasts a lively music scene as well. Time Out Hong Kong and Metal Postcard Records (the label that brought you that strange London School of Economics video not long ago) present a podcast of 10 songs from the Hong Kong underground music scene. The playlist contains familiar western genres that bring to mind everyone from Aphex Twin to Belle & Sebastian.

TIME OUT HONG KONG PODCAST: PRESENTED BY METAL POSTCARD RECORDS

2009 TOP TEN

1. S.T., “Weird Mind” – Hong Kong’s Aphex Twin? This is the sound of 21st-century China

2. Chochukmo, “Tell Her (Laura I Love Her)” – Experimental indie rock with a pop edge

3. Volt in Music, “Ghost” – The aural version of an electronic tunnel of love…

4. DP, “Supermegadon” – Black Sabbath meets the Banana Splits. Playing SXSW in 2010

5. A Roller Control, “Story of a Fly” – Nu-wave electronic pop in the vein of Robert Rental & Cabaret Voltaire

6. My Little Airport, “Donald Tsang, Please Die” – Belle & Sebastian meet the Clash in Kowloon Tong

7. Snoblind, “Sound System Opening Splash” – Hong Kong’s doyens of the electronica scene

8. The Yours, “Stupid Artpiece” – Art punk rockabilly… Sonic Youth & The Cramps + sartorial elegance

9. Poubelle International, “The Battle of Trafalgar Square” – Choppy and angular indie pop from French/ NZ expat outfit

10. The Sinister Left, “Her Drive” – Swirling indie rock

To download the podcast, visit the TOHK Podcasts library.

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http://www.timeout.com.hk/

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via Abe Ahn, 21 December 2009 9:19am | |