"Catcher in the Rye" is a band with a unique style among the new generation of rock groups in Beijing. The band members are generally influenced by British music, so their music has the characteristics of British rock. In particular, it inherits the tradition of punk/New Wave music since the mid-1970s, and has beautiful melodies with the emerging Bripop music in the UK at the same time. , the work is short and delicate, but it exaggerates the guitar solo, requiring various instruments and vocals to play independently and balancedly with equal importance. The diversity of music makes the works of "Wheatfield" highly listenable. From the hard core of more than 180 beats to the sluggish hew wave; from the exciting old-fashioned punk to the graceful and lyrical ballad, "The Catcher in the Rye" shows a simple and implicit British music element as a background. , a musical space that freely and easily inspires the thoughts and emotions of the new generation of young people in Beijing.

This is a literary name: Catcher in the Rye. The name was inspired by the best-selling novel of the same name ("Catcher in the Rye") by Salinger, an American writer they all loved. As we all know, this book is the forerunner of non-mainstream culture in the United States in the 1960s. Wheat fields are used in the book to symbolize a happy garden for young people, where they can hide, play, stick to the earth, and bathe in the sun. For a teenager who loves to make trouble, the process of growing up is troublesome. Therefore, there needs to be a watcher in the wheat field, who can protect it from falling into the abyss. This kind of childishness is a true reflection of Beijing's new generation rock group - Catcher in the Rye.

The "Catcher in the Rye" team was formed in October 1994. The team members are all college (graduates) in science and engineering. Three of them are from the same university. The same educational background gives the team members similar concepts and understandings. knowledge and expression, and then be united in music.

At the same time, the band's understanding of rock music tends to be simple and reserved, so the band rejected Heavy Metal and Grunge at the beginning of its establishment and determined the direction of British rock. This period coincided with the outbreak of the New Wave of New Wave movement in the UK, and the band gained a good external environment and sufficient confidence.

This new cultural concept brought by life attitude, individual personality and educational background gives "Catcher in the Rye" a unique spiritual outlook; a vibrant, healthy image, free and Optimistic, life-loving attitude and rational, thoughtful exploration spirit.

In the past few years, the domestic rock music circle has obviously lacked a kind of motivation and a different kind of thinking. They will take you to wander in the green fields while listening to their singing of hope.

Since forming the team, "The Catcher in the Rye" has relied on its own musical perception to rapidly improve through continuous learning and practice. At the same time, the band appeared in several large-scale performances and received warm welcome from the Beijing audience. In addition, the band was loved by foreigners in Beijing and was invited to perform at the Poacher Inn/British Pub for a long time. The band was called "Punchiest band in town" by the audience. So far, many musicians from all over the world have listened to the band's works and have affirmed and even enthusiastically praised "Rye", especially "Catcher in the Rye", which transcends technology and image.

As a young band, "Catcher in the Rye" is not bound by any constraints from form to content. They have the courage to try various musical expression techniques that they are interested in, and maintain a rare original and vivid sound. Energy and passion. The authenticity and enthusiasm of "Catcher in the Rye", their musical concepts and practices, are a new beginning in Beijing's new music park. As some people in the circle commented, "Catcher in the Rye" is a promising band. band.