Houhai Big Shark
Beijing band
"DANCE? ROCK!? Take you to experience the absolutely different 21st century!!" This is a band founded The rock band, which was founded in the winter of 2004 by a girl as the lead vocalist, created their own DANCE ROCK, which is straightforward and full of live performance. It has the bright rhythm of dance music and the primitive roughness of garage music, while exuding a nostalgic temperament. It has the humor and tension of a detective film from the 1980s. The flexible singing voice and the paranoid and sharp harmonica have replaced the mechanical repetition of human voices in dance music. They like simplicity and directness, and they also like jewelry; they like refinement, and they also advocate amateurism; they like new things, and they miss that era that was full of vitality. This is a new Beijing rock band with great potential! The members include Fu Han, Cao Pu, Wang Jinghan, and Xiao Wu.
Leader Vocalist: Fu Han is a typical Beijing girl born in the 1980s. She has a wild and unruly personality, yet is gentle and considerate. She loves break dancing, electric motorcycles, Japanese comics and all new things. She misses the gorgeous and elegant music. In the rustic 80s, I was obsessed with all things related to sequins. Claiming to sing about love. At the end of 2007, he suffered a serious head injury and required 5 stitches. Five days later, he still performed with the injury, which shows his ferocious side. She is affectionately called "Shark Sister" or "Golden Tooth Queen" by her fans.
Guitar Guitar: Cao Pu is the creative soul of the band, a modest and cheerful modern young man who loves heavy metal music, an expert in guitar effects, an outstanding contemporary graphic designer and the producer of the band's first album. Worryingly thin. He is affectionately called "Cao'er" by everyone. At present, Cao Er has successfully graduated from the Department of Architecture and became a real architect, but the question that troubles him in the future is whether he should be a great guitarist or a great architect.
Bass Bass: Wang Jinghan The least taciturn person in the band but with a full sense of humor. The most popular male member of the band among girls. Looks exactly like Harry Potter, John Lennon, and Woody Allen. He loves New Wave music, is an expert on synthesizers, is a part-time English translator, and is an avid participant in football. Everyone calls him "Teacher Wang."
Drummer Drummer: Xiao Wu is the most experienced musician in Houhai Sharks. He has been the drummer of many bands before and has become the backbone of the band. Part-time recording engineer, he is also the producer of the band's first album of the same name. Impulsive and adventurous personality. Love British music, live football, food and beautiful women.
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The development process of the band Queensea Big Shark was established at the end of 2004. At that time, Beijing girl Fu Han often went in and out of Beijing. Watching performances at various performance venues, her favorite bands are Joyside, PK14 and New Pants. ?One night in May 2004, Fu Han, who was going to see PK14 live, suddenly called Mr. Cao, who was wearing underpants and getting ready to go to bed, and said: "I heard this band is awesome, let's form a band too." Mr. Cao said: I will play and you will sing. The band was formed. Later, one evening, while walking in Houhai, Fu Han found a notice saying: Anyone who touches our things will be our grandson. We are the big sand (shark) fish in Houhai. So the band name was decided. Later, Mr. Cao met the future bass players and drummers: Jinghan and Cao Xuan at Xiao Xu’s Dakou shop. Two weeks later, Houhai Sharks had their first performance at a certain university, and it was noisy. After rehearsing for about 3 months, Houhai Sharks had 4 songs: LadySister? TVcity? Shouting? Car participated in a band competition and was eventually eliminated. Cao Xuan lost his fighting spirit and left the band. Later, Mr. Cao and Fu Han ran around looking for drummers. During this time, the band recorded demos of old and new songs.
When the five completed works were released, it was already May 2005. Their first performance was with Joyside. Everyone present was attracted by their nervous and playful dance rock style. And they called themselves garage dance, and the subsequent intensive performances made the band more and more popular. Many foreign media have used the word "explosion" when talking about Chinese rock music in the past two years. In their eyes, since 2006, China has seen the emergence of many outstanding rock bands of various styles. Here are the most mentioned ones The name is Houhai Shark. Houhai Shark seems to have certain qualities worthy of being regarded as "gimmicks" by the media: such as the female lead singer with a strong personality; retro clothing that has returned to the 1980s; the band's unique garage dance music style and their advertised "China" flat image. "Rather than saying that Houhai Sharks created a rock music style that had never appeared in China, it is better to say that they set off a cultural phenomenon that is highly sought after by young people in the mainland. More media noticed this phenomenon, so Houhai Sharks The image of the Shark Band (especially the female lead singer) frequently appeared in various fashion magazines. In the third year of the establishment of Houhai Big Shark Band (2007), they successfully made all the young people who listen to Houhai Big Shark's songs owned. In November 2004, the team finally found a good drummer: Xiao Wu. Continue. On April 30, 2005, Houhai Big Shark participated in the first real performance with sister band "The? Dirty? One" at What Bar. On May 3, 2005, Houhai Big Shark played the second time at Violet Bar. On May 4, 2005, Houhai Shark participated in the fifth anniversary performance of China Punk Network. In October 2005, he participated in the NO? BEIJING series tour and was selected by "Popular". "The Most Anticipated Band of 2006" magazine. In May 2006, "China Rock 20 Years Series Performance Beijing Station" caused a sensation. In May 2006, he shared the stage with New Pants and Joyside Band and participated in "Xiang" joy?division tribute" themed performance. In June 2006, he was interviewed by "Rolling Stone China" magazine. In June 2006, he participated in the "Dalian Rock Music Festival Performance". In June 2006, he participated in the "China Rock 20 Years General Performance (Shenyang) )" In September 2005, Houhai Sharks launched the "No? Beijing" series of tours with three other new Beijing bands. Houhai Sharks' cheerful and lively style has undoubtedly become the best among Beijing's new style representative bands. December , the band recorded 5 demos and provided them for free download on the Internet. Within half a year, the total number of downloads exceeded 10,000 times. Among them, the song "nonono", which has a humorous style and is similar to the style of 80s detective films, was downloaded within 3 months. The number of downloads reached 10,000. In April 2006, the band participated in the commemorative performance of Tencent QQ Rock Channel, which set off a climax (Tencent website review) and became the most popular band that night among nearly 20 performing bands. , the band received an invitation to perform at the Beijing station of a series of tours launched by Cui Jian to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Chinese rock music; due to their outstanding performance and unique style, in June, the Houhai Shark Band appeared at the "Chinese Rock 20" in Shenyang. They shared the stage with Cui Jian for the first time. From June to September, the band participated in several large-scale outdoor performances in Beijing, Dalian, Chengdu, etc., which were well received, and a fan base gradually formed. In October 2006, the band participated in Zengcheng, Guangzhou A large-scale rock music performance, sharing the stage with Cui Jian, Zi Yue, and Wang Feng, and attracted the attention of the southern media, and the subsequent tour in South China also received an enthusiastic response. In November, the band's new single "hold?your?hand" was completed, which caused a strong response on the Internet.
At the end of the month, Houhai Shark was invited to be the only guest band for the famous British band Maximo Park's performance in China. In December, the band signed a contract with Modern Sky Records and prepared to record a new album. From January to February 2007, many rock media rated Houhai Shark's new album as the most anticipated album of 2007. In March, Houhai Shark entered the studio to record his first album. On May 1, the first performance at the MIDI Music Festival gave the Sharks more fans. In June, Houhai Shark's new album toured China (6 stops), spreading this wave of dance rock music across the country. In September, Houhai Shark Band was invited to be the special guest performer of Mando Diao, a well-known Swedish indie rock band, in Beijing. In October, Houhai Sharks were invited to participate in the first "Modern Sky Music Festival" and served as the finale band on the main stage on the last day, sharing the stage with the Yeah?Yeah?Yeahs band. The band was well received. Some media even called Houhai Sharks the "China The only band that became a big name without releasing an album." In November, the band's lead singer Fu Han was hospitalized due to a head injury in a car accident. Five days later, he insisted on participating in a performance to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Flower Child Movement without removing the stitches, which was talked about by the Beijing media and fans. In December, the band served as the finale performance of the "Modern Sky Ten Years Concert: Beijing's New New Voices", further consolidating its leading position among the bands born in the 1980s in Beijing. On January 1, 2008, the band's first album of the same name "Houhai Big Shark" was officially published by Modern Sky. Named "The Most Unmissable Rock Band" by Sohu.com in 2007. On January 1, 2008, the band's first album of the same name "Houhai Big Shark" was officially released. The entire album has 14 songs in one go, with obvious meaning of a conceptual album. It has the bright rhythm of dance music and the primitive roughness of garage music, while exuding a nostalgic temperament. On the inside page of the album, he wrote: "The universe is radiant! Beautiful and terrifying; Dance? Rock! Take you to experience a different 21st century!!"
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Album Introduction Ever since Modern Sky, the record company of "Houhai Shark", broke the news that the band had begun recording in the studio, many music fans have been eagerly awaiting it. But all good things come slowly. After a year, it was not until the end of this year that the first album of the same name "Houhai Big Shark" was fully completed and is scheduled to be launched on December 31st. Including 4 songs that have been widely circulated on the Internet, "Houhai Big Shark" contains a total of 13 tracks. In the inner pages of the record, the band wrote - "The universe is so bright!! Beautiful and scary", "Shark" said about this: "This is what our music is about. If you are roaming in space, traveling in a spaceship Star, this record is perfect for you on the road, which is also the best environment to listen to our music.
"As mentioned, the primitive roughness of garage music is accompanied by the bright rhythm of dance music, the motorcycles of future retroists, the material girls walking through the explosive city in another time and space, and the love singing for the man on the moon. Golden songs, all of which are what "Houhai Shark" brings to you in a different 21st century!
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Album track 1. ?Lightning?Metropolis 2.?Hard?Heart?(Love?Spy) 3.?No!?No!?No!?No!?No!?No! 4.?Tiger? Dance 5.?Kiss!Kill!Bang!?Kiss!Kill!Bang! 6.?Girl?Boss 7.?Man?On?The?Moon 8.?Hello, go over People!?Hello!Passengers 9.?Hold?Your?Hand 10.?Money?Fxxker 11.?Lady?Sisters 12.?Go?Away 13. ?Love?Is?Pop