Snapline

Snapline is a band based in Beijing, consisting of Li Qing on guitar and keyboards and Li Weisi on bass, who met while at students the Beijing Institute of Technology. Their music was dedicated to working out in a contemporary Beijing context the sounds and ideas produced by the noise and minimalist musicians of the 1970s and 1980s, especially focusing on the New York scene of that period. Wanting also explore the dark, industrial music coming out of England during that period, especially from bands like Joy Division and the Cure, the two created a side project, which performed strange, drum-machine-driven music over dark, minor chords. Chen Xi, on vocals and drum machine, brought a softer sound to the band with his singing.

Snapline
OriginBeijing, China
GenresPost-punk
Years active2005–present
LabelsMaybe Mars
MembersChen Xi
Li Qing
Li Weisi
references: Joy Division, Fad Gadget, Birthday Party

Ex-Public Image Ltd drummer Martin Atkins produced their first CD.[1]

Irrespective

As snippets of the recording filtered through the scene in China, the band's shows started drawing larger crowds, and they soon began to develop a strong following. A series of concerts at D-22 established them as one of the central bands in the scene, much loved by critics and musicians, although difficult at times for audiences to follow. In October, 2007, the performed a set at the Modern Sky festival. After that show it was clear to many that Snapline was one of the key bands in the musical explosion emanating from Beijing.

Press

The subject of many articles in the Chinese press, the band was listed in the September 2007 edition of That's Beijing as one of the ten best bands in China and in an article in Rolling Stone that same year Li Qing was listed as one of China's four major guitar innovators.

Discography
YearAlbum
2005No Beijing
2007Close your Cold Eyes (Single)
2007Look Directly Into The Sun: China Pop 2007
2007God Save The Chairman
2007Party Is Over, Pornostar
2010China Invasion Tour 2010
2010Future Eyes
2012Phenomena
2014Paper General (Future Eyes B-Side)
2018Shou Hua

References
  1. "A Musical Revolution: The China Wave / In Depth // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
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