The sixth edition of New Sounds of China looks at Beijing electronic music.

Featuring a wide range of bands including Sulumi, Dead J, Me:Mo, Wang Lei, FM3, Supermarket and Feng Jiangzhou, and interviews with Dead J and FM3, hosts Paul Kendall and Wang Weilin ask questions such as “who was the first electronic band in Beijing?” and “is it really important?”

Carsick Cars...in a parking lot

The second episode of the New Sounds of China series concentrates on Beijing club D-22 and its Maybe Mars record label. Expect music from Snapline, Joyside, PK14, Carsick Cars and SMZB. Presenter Wang Weilin went on tour with Carsick Cars and has plenty to tell you about; there will also be the usual informed commentary from Paul Kendall.

Second-Hand Rose in Beijing

Featuring Second-Hand Rose, Re-TROS, Ans-Jump, Hopscotch, Wang Wen, New Pants and Cosmic Shenggy, in this week’s show hosts Paul Kendall and Wang Weilin look at Chinese bands going abroad, a relatively new phenomenon, but a trend set to grow as they make their presence felt on the world stage…

Top Floor Circus in Kunming

This week’s episode is focused on the city of Shanghai, which has a completely different kind of music scene to that of Beijing. Presenters Paul Kendall and Wang Weilin discuss the bands and music of Shanghai, listening to bands such as Thirty Three Islands, Top Floor Cirus, Cold Fairyland, B6, Banana Monkey, and SRC.

New Sounds of China presents a special "Earthquake Editon" dedicated to the overlooked but substantial fundraising effort by Chinese rock bands.

"Woodhands is dirty electronic music. We are interested in emotional, sweaty dance floors. We want to make you cry while you're having sex. And it'll be the best damn sex of your life. And you'll be dancing.

Woodhands started in a basement in Montreal, moved to Europe, and is now making love to Toronto and its environs."

Watch out Beijing...

The place to be over the next couple of nights is Star Live for Transmit China, a music showcase that brings some of Canada's most energetic sounds to Beijing. 

A Chinese artist creates a 'live' piece of work.  Using just light, sand, and his hands.

New Sounds of China （中国新声) is an (*ahem*) new bilingual Chinese-English radio show presented in collaboration between Resonance FM and London Chinese Radio. Their first episode features a solid cross section of studio and live recordings; some of the latter come from a recent experimental music festival in Beijing.

This very well could be the best music video ever shot in Beijing. Director, artist and fellow traveller Rob Slychuk gives the capital's subway a little Electric Six.