{"id":32079,"date":"2019-09-15T17:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T21:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32079"},"modified":"2019-09-13T08:23:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T12:23:29","slug":"chinese-canadian-art-punks-gong-gong-gong-share-some-kind-of-demon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32079","title":{"rendered":"Chinese\/Canadian art punks Gong Gong Gong share \u2018Some Kind of Demon\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Beijing-based art punks\u00a0Gong Gong Gong\u00a0have shared their new single <em>Some Kind of Demon \u67d0\u4e00\u7a2e\u60e1\u9b54<\/em>.\u00a0The track is a\u00a0meditative slow-burner, and is\u00a0the second single lifted from their\u00a0debut LP\u00a0\u2018<em><strong>Phantom Rhythm \u5e7d\u9748\u7bc0\u594f<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 (due out\u00a0October 4th\u00a0via Wharf Cat Records). Take a listen to the track via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Some Kind of Demon \u67d0\u4e00\u7a2e\u60e1\u9b54\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EAkWctKuHk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gong Gong Gong&#8217;s Tom Ng expands on the song&#8217;s meaning: &#8220;<em>This is probably the most slow and meditative song on the LP, and one of our favourites.\u00a0The lyrics are a kind of self-reflection or internal monologue, combining Cantonese words to look at different possibilities or things that could have happened:\u00a0<br><br>&#8220;\u7136\u5f8c \u53c8\u518d \u6216\u8005 \u5047\u8a2d \u53ef\u6703 \u82e5\u7136\u662f<br>Then \/ Again \/ Or \/ What if \/ Maybe \/ If it is<br>\u5373\u4f7f \u4e14 \u4e0d\u904e \u53cd\u6b63 \u6216 \u4ecd\u7136<br>Even though \/ And \/ However \/ Anyway \/ Or \/ Still<br>\u96e3\u9053 \u8c48\u4e0d\u662f<br>Could it \/ Wouldn\u2019t be<br>\u4f46 \u8981\u4e0d\u7136<br>But \/ Otherwise<br>\u53ef\u60dc\u53ea\u8981 \u65b9\u53ef \u537b\u6c92 \u9084\u662f<br>It\u2019s a pity \/ As long as \/ Can only \/ But not \/ Still<br>\u7136\u5f8c \u53c8\u518d \u6216\u8005 \u5047\u8a2d \u53ef\u6703 \u82e5\u7136\u662f<br>Then \/ Again \/ Or \/ What if \/ Maybe \/ If it is&#8221;<br><br>It\u2019s a way of experimenting with language and creating a narrative that is both very evocative and completely open to interpretation. The words and the vocal melody create a flowing framework for internal reflection.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In support of the release, Gong Gong Gong will be heading out on a Chinese tour, with US and EU dates to follow. Full Chinese tour dates can be found below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in 2015,\u00a0Gong Gong Gong\u00a0played their earliest shows in Beijing underpass tunnels and DIY spaces. Members Tom Ng and Joshua Frank are both outsiders in the\u00a0the city they call\u00a0home, with Ng, who sings defiantly in his native Cantonese, born in Hong Kong, while Frank, originally from Montreal, has lived in Beijing on and off since childhood. 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Over Frank\u2019s enigmatic melody, Ng sings in Cantonese, piecing together abstract tales of absurdity, doubt, desire, and lust.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">\u2018Phantom Rhythm \u5e7d\u9748\u7bc0\u594f\u2019 is out\u00a0October 4th\u00a0via Wharf Cat Records. 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