Mini Midi 2008 announcement (March 28)

by:Yan Jun

3 days! Mini Midi 2008 has expanded to May 3rd afternoon and evening!

Mini Midi 2008 "

Mini Midi is: the only outdoor experimental music festival in China, and the extension of non-stop 'Waterland Kwanyin', the experimental stage of the 'Midi Festival', the next life of underground rock, the relative of noise, a party of independent organizations. Free&Serious fun. minimidi.cn

"<about Mini Midi>""

Mini Midi is a part of Midi Music Festival, which is the earliest and largest outdoor music festival in China. The Mini Midi , the first occurring in 2005, as the experimental stage of MidiMusic Festival

Mini Midi, held together with Midi Festival annually, is sponsored by Beijing Midi Productions and undertook by Sub Jam.

The Mini Midi Festival is a non-profit event, presenting a wide variety of adventurous modern music including: experimental, avant - garde, improvised, electronic, noise, and sonic art. The Festival is one of the only two music festivals of its kind (the other is 2pi Festival in Hangzhou) and is also a extension of 'Waterland Kwanyin', which is a weekly free event since 2005. The team of the Festival is fundamentally made up of volunteers. "

The 1st Mini Midi was a three-day event featuring 22 acts, the 2nd Mini Midi was a four-day event presenting 23 acts, and the 3rd Mini Midi was a three-day event bringing 27 acts, including Staalplaat Soundsystem, Jan Jelinek, DDV, FM3, Xiao He, Wang Fan, Dajuin Yao, Lin Chiwei, Sulumi, Li Jianhong and more from Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Datong, Tsingdao, Taipei, Germany, Canada, Japan, Korea, America, Holland and Malaysia. "

The first to the third Mini Midi was hold in Beijing Haidian Park. "

"<about Mini Midi 2008>""

The fourth Mini Midi Festival will be occurring on May 1-3, 2008, at the Drive-in Movie Theater, at the grass in front of 2 Kolegas Bar and indoor. Free for everybody. 2 Kolegas Bar is the place of experimental music series-'Waterland kwanyin '. The program includes conversation, outdoor performances and electronic music party. It is not only a meeting of artists and audience, but also a party of promoters, critics, indie labels and institutions. The Festival is a gathering for the entire scene as an ecology system. Performance itself is not the most important point, while cultivating and sharing is the highlight of Mini Midi. "

The number of outdoor artists is less than usual, however, casual grass atmosphere and open noise spirit is lasting. Andy Guhl, from Switzerland, the first confirmed foreign artist, member of Voice Crack, is the hero of international underground and noise scene. "Zero and Sound,"the first generation noise project in Taiwan, will appear in Mini Midi for the first time after absence the stage for ten years. Fujui Wang, 'the bel canto noiser', another artist from Taipei, the editor of, a member of'Ching-Shen Ching-'and' eTat ', and as Head of Computer Music Laboratory, Center for Art and Technology of Taipei National University of the Arts. By now , the following artists are on list: Li Jianhong, JIMU, Hong Qile, Wang Fan, Li Zenghui, Xiao He, FM3, Wu Quan, Yan Jun,The Wedding Beast, Justin Padro, TronOrchestra SomeMoreSams+++SAM2, 8GG, 10, Li Tieqiao, Mafeisan and Bruce Gremo

original link:http://www.yanjun.org/blog/2008/03/28/mini-midi-2008-announcement-march-28/