Forbidden China, by Kink Gong

Forbidden China

by Kink Gong

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1.	Forbidden China 06:39	buy track
2.	Stringed 06:54	buy track
3.	Reeducation Camp 02:45	buy track
4.	Barbed Wire Xinjiang 02:28	buy track
5.	Firewall 06:58	buy track
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A pre-lock down project by Laurent Kink Gong Jeanneau, given a new impetus whist home bound in 2020/21. Starting with a detuned Santur (Persian dulcimer) and then expanding the concept and playing techniques to various detuned acoustic guitars, first by raising 2 or 3 strings above the neck whilst hitting them with chinese chopsticks.

With the worldwide lock down of 2020 Laurent took this tecnique to its logical conclusion, by banging everything percussive with strings and exploring the various resonant boxes inherent to this type of instruments, real or not.

A list of forbidden spoken Chinese words were added later on, coinciding with a time when China isolated itself and control of the masses became an international issue.

Those compositions do not use the typical repertoire of south-east asian minority music Kink Gong is known for, instead they start from a completely acoustic home made source and involve minor electronic treatments. Perhaps a new sound where Kink Gong remixes itself, its own home recordings to further add to the already prolific and zigzagging Kink Gong catalogue.

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released April 15, 2022

All instruments recorded and played by Kink Gong in Berlin, 2020 / 2021

Art collage by Kink Gong 2008, Acupuncture + Head of the iron girl

Released on tape (100 copies only) (SUC50 2022)

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