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Fuzao
''Fuzao'' (; lit. "Impetuous") is the fourth Mandarin-language studio album (thirteenth overall) by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on June 3, 1996, through Cinepoly. Wong took more artistic risks with her work as she approached the end of her record contract, resulting in the experimental nature of ''Fuzao''. The album was positively received by critics, with ''The Straits Times'' considering the album as Wong's boldest and most artistically coherent effort to date. An alternative record, ''Fuzao'' was largely written and composed by Wong, with arrangement and production done by her husband, Dou Wei, and Zhang Yadong. The album features two collaborations with the Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins, whose sound and aesthetic was a heavy influence. Background and release Translated names used in English-language sources are ''Restless'', ''Exasperation'',Stan Jeffries, ''Encyclopedia of world pop music, 1980-2001'', 2003, p224. "Between the release of her debut alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Di-Dar
''Di-Dar'' is the ninth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong, released on 22 December 1995, through Cinepoly. The album marked a shift from Wong's earlier style as she incorporated British psychedelic rock and ragga into her work, showcasing her evolving alternative musical influences. ''Di-dar'' featured compositions by Wong with arrangements by her then-husband Dou Wei, production by Zhang Yadong and lyrics by Lin Xi. The album was both a critical and commercial success, selling 1.5 million copies across Asia; with its title track "Di-dar" and "Ambiguous" (曖昧) becoming well-known songs. ''Di-dar'' peaked at number one in Hong Kong according to the IFPI and ''Billboard'' magazine. Critical reception ''Di-Dar'' ranked at number 27 in ''Ming Pao Weeklys list of "40 Classic Cantopop Albums of the Last 40 Years" published in October 2008. Music journalist Fung Lai-Chee described it as "the best psychedelic and best-selling avant-garde work in Cantonese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faye Wong
Faye Wong ( zh, 王菲; pinyin: ''Wáng Fēi''; born 8 August 1969) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress. Early in her career, she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong (). Born in Beijing, she moved to British Hong Kong at the age of 18. She debuted with the Cantonese album ''Shirley Wong (album), Shirley Wong'' in 1989 and came to public attention by combining alternative pop, alternative music with mainstream C-pop, Chinese pop. Since the late 1990s, Wong has recorded mostly in her native Standard Chinese, Mandarin, with some songs recorded in languages such as English and Japanese. One of the biggest pop stars in the Chinese-speaking world, Wong has also gained followings in Japan and Southeast Asia. In the West she is perhaps best known for starring in Wong Kar-wai's films ''Chungking Express'' (1994) and ''2046 (film), 2046'' (2004). Upon her second marriage in 2005, she withdrew from the limelight, though she has sporadically returned to the stage. Often titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jia Pingwa
Jia Pingwa (born 21 February 1952) is one of China's most popular authors of novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. His best-known novels include ''Ruined City'', which was banned by the State Publishing Administration for over 17 years for its explicit sexual content, and '' The Shaanxi Opera'', winner of the 2009 Mao Dun Literature Prize. Early life and teen years Born in Dihua () Village, Danfeng County, Shangluo, Shaanxi in 1952, only three years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, as the son of a school teacher, Jia Yanchun (), Jia had an early role model for his later decision to become a writer. Due to a shortage of qualified teachers in Shaanxi at the time, however, Jia's father was often away from home and so he spent much of his early childhood with his mother, Zhou Xiao'e (). With the advent of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, Jia Yanchun was accused of being a counter-revolutionary and he spent the next ten years in a labour (''laogai'') c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Myself
''Please Myself'', also translated as ''Ingratiate Oneself''Maximum rocknroll No.191 1999 "Faye Wong "Di Dar" TP $4 Faye Wong "Ingratiate Oneself" TP S4" (Cantonese: 討好 自己; ''Tou2 hou2 zi6 gei2'' Jyutping), is the eighth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong. Using the stage name Shirley Wong (王靖雯; ''Wong Ching Man''), the album was released on 20 December 1994, under Cinepoly. Background and release Cinepoly Records released this album in December, only a few months after her highly influential alternative music Cantonese album '' Random Thoughts'' and her second Mandarin album ''Sky''. It did not match them in terms of commercial success. The album was released with three different album covers. Composition Faye Wong composed the songs "Ingratiate Oneself" and "Exit" herself, and these continued her move into alternative music. The remaining songs were more conventional in genre. The lyrics are all in Cantonese except for "Exit" in Mand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock music, rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981. In 1983, Heggie was replaced with multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde. The group earned critical praise for their ethereal, Audio signal processing, effects-laden sound and the soprano vocals of Fraser, whose lyrics often eschew any recognisable language. They pioneered the 1980s alternative rock, alternative subgenre of dream pop and helped define what would become shoegaze. In 1982, the band signed with the record label 4AD and released their debut album ''Garlands (album), Garlands''. The addition of Raymonde in 1983 solidified their best-known lineup, which soon produced the No. 29 UK hit "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops", their highest-charting UK single. The trio crystallised their "swelling, euphoric" dream pop style on the 1984 album ''Treasure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dou Wei
Dou Wei (born October 14, 1969) is a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter, composer and music producer. He is a representative figure in Chinese rock music. Alongside rock singers He Yong and Zhang Chu, they were collectively known as the "Prominent Three of Moyan Record Label" in the 1990s. Music Dou Wei is a multi-instrumentalist and produces music across many genres. He first came to prominence as a member of the hard rock group Black Panther (Hei Bao, 黑豹). In the album '' Sunny Days'' and '' Mountain River'', Dou Wei explored new frontiers in electronic and ambient music. From there on, Dou Wei's music took the direction of ambience, folk and post-rock. His two last vocal albums, ''Acousma'' and ''Rainy Murmur'' with the E Band, drew influence from the UK post-rock group Bark Psychosis. Since then Dou Wei's music has become more improvisational, and he has consistently collaborated with others and formed the group ''Indefinite''. His 2013 album ''Golden Curse'' (殃 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-lexical Vocables In Music
Non-lexical vocables, also known as wordless vocals, are a form of nonsense syllable used in a wide variety of music. Common English examples are "la la la", "na na na" and "da da da", or the improvised nonsense sounds used in scat singing. Non-lexical vocables are found in a wide range of music from around the world and across many genres of music, and may be mixed with meaningful text in a given song or performance. Traditional music Non-lexical vocables are used in yodeling, Blackfoot music and other Native American music, Pygmy music, the music of the Maldives. In Irish traditional music and Music of Scotland, Highland Scots music, it is called lilting, and in English folk music, English traditional music it is called lilting, diddling. Vocables frequently act as formal markers, indicating the beginning and end of phrases, sections or songs themselves, and also as Onomatopoeia, onomatopoeic references, cueing devices, and other purposes. The Blackfeet, Blackfoot, like other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toy And Help Yourself
''Toy'' and ''Help Yourself'' are two Cantonese extended plays (EPs) by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong when she was based in Hong Kong. In 1996, the last year of her recording contract with Cinepoly Records, Wong recorded ten original songs in Cantonese, all with lyrics by Lin Xi but composed by others such as Wong Ka Keung, Adrian Chan, and Chan Xiao Xia. These songs were supposed to be released as an album in 1996 or 1997; however, Cinepoly decided to release the ten tracks separately on four occasions. Cinepoly later released eight of these songs in the two EPs entitled ''Toy'' and ''Help Yourself''. The other two songs were included in later compilations. ''Toy'' ''Toy'' ( zh, c=, j=wun6 geoi6) was released in February 1997, during Faye Wong's parental leave where she gave birth to her first child. The EP's cover photo depicts Wong in her home in Beijing, China, having moved back there after several successful years based in Hong Kong. The five tracks on ''Toy'' would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Yadong
Zhang Yadong ( zh, s=张亚东, p=Zhāng Yàdōng, born in Shanxi, China, 11 March 1969) is one of China's best-known record producers, known as "the golden producer". His mother was a Shanxi#Music, Shanxi Opera singer. He learned the cello from age 8 and began composing when he was 13. From 1991 he worked in music production in Beijing, and he produced his own debut album ''Ya Tung'' in 1998. He has worked with many notable artists of Chinese rock. Among his best known works as a producer are the albums ''Random Thoughts (Faye Wong album), Random Thoughts'' (1994), ''Fuzao'' (1996), ''Fable (album), Fable'' (2000) and ''To Love (Faye Wong album), To Love'' (2003) for Faye Wong. He has also worked with Dou Wei on his second solo album ''Sunny Days'' (1995). His other credits include albums and singles for Xu Wei (musician), Xu Wei, Underground Baby, Catcher in the Rye (band), Catcher in the Rye, Thin Man (band), Thin Man, Pu Shu, Ai Jing, Han Hong (singer), Han Hong, duo Yu Quan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restless (1998 Film)
''Restless'' is a 1998 Romance film, romantic film directed and co-written by Jule Gilfillan, starring Catherine Kellner, David Wu (American actor), David Wu, Chen Shiang-chyi and Geng Le. An American–Chinese co-production, the film was almost entirely shot and filmed in Beijing and follows two Americans who find love in China. It was screened at multiple film festivals in 1998 and 1999 before receiving a limited theatrical release in the United States in 2000 and a DVD release on December 4, 2001. ''Restless'' was criticized for its clichéd and undelivered storylines, but praised for its scenery. Plot Leah (Kellner) is a translator who is traveling international cities in search of romance and closure with her estranged boyfriend Jeff. She eventually settles in Beijing, China, where she meets and develops a fixation on Master Sun Zhan (Geng Le), who teaches here a Chinese game called ''weiqi''. When her relationship with Master Sun Zhan takes a turn for the worse, Leah decid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps as ''TIME'') is an American news magazine based in New York City. It was published Weekly newspaper, weekly for nearly a century. Starting in March 2020, it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been owned by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. Benioff currently publishes the magazine through the company Time USA, LLC. History 20th century ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milk And Kisses
''Milk & Kisses'' is the eighth and final studio album by Scottish rock band Cocteau Twins, released on 15 April 1996 in the United Kingdom by Fontana Records and on 14 May 1996 in the United States by Capitol Records. It proved to be their last; a meeting two years later to record a new album ended with the breakup of the band. Background Commenting on the inspiration for the title ''Milk & Kisses'' for the album, lead singer Elizabeth Fraser said "a friend was kind of comforting me on the phone and they were just being so sweet, really. They had empathy for what I was going through, and they said, 'I wish I could get the poison out of you. I wish I could just take it out of you and replace it with milk and kisses.' And I just thought that was really brilliant! It's beautiful, isn't it? I kept hearing it and feeling so good about it, it seemed right to use it". On the process of the recording of the album, Robin Guthrie claimed "making this record was a very joyous experience. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
