Ming + Zhizhi

Originally released June 19, 2020 / CASSETTE REISSUE / CCR118 If you’re yearning for an auditory trip to another dimension, listen no further than China Club. Originally a two-piece from Dallas, TX, the band pivoted to a collective of musicians headed by Kamaron Black (he/him). Their eclectic soundscapes reflect a marriage of East and West and were borne from a camaraderie spanning several years. China Club’s latest self-release, Ming + Zhizhi, transports a listener into a blend of frequencies crafted between 2015 and 2019. Both industrial and nostalgic, Ming + Zhizhi’s sound fleeces textures from every fabric of time and space. Specifically, the EP layers dry and wet 8-bit patterns over an array of samples. Black describes this Juneteenth release as a “narrative surrounding the protest and plight of Hong Kong and Black people in America.” The China Club discography is ripe with jazz, hip-hop, garage, drum n’ bass, indigenous percussion and electronic influences. It’s no coincidence that China Club’s music translates the collective’s worldliness. credits released November 3, 2020 This tape is the culmination of works dating from 2015-2019. It has meant so many different things to me, but the primary narrative of “Ming + Zhizhi” surrounds protest and the plight of Hong Kong and Black people in America through my perspective. I really do hope that it provides you with some kind of solace. To Myles Roland, Sabrina Tionloc, Roberto Glassgow, Knny Spnce , Alfredo Colón, ARK, Michael Briggs, James Edward Naylor , Liam McCoy, Ava W Boehme, Yalc Nitsua Mailliw , and Ivette Colón, thank you for helping with this project. I hope you are all doing well. Stay safe