New lathe cut 7" pairs two Guangzhou bands singing in Cantonese about the office grindYin (音, “music”) is a weekly RADII column that looks at Chinese songs spanning hip hop to folk to modern experimental, and everything in between. Drop us a line if you have a suggestion.Slipping on in to July, steam things up with this recent track from Guangzhou’s Power Milk, one half of a lathe-cut vinyl released a few weeks ago by Qiiii Snacks and Hak Hak Manufacture. Even if you don’t understand Cantonese, you can readily bounce along to this high-energy, feel-good tune, helpfully illustrated by a pastel-perfect animated music video (Bilibili exclusive, sorry):<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start lazyload"></span> Always love to hear whatever the Qiii Snacks crew cooks up. If you’re feeling a little more mathy, check the b-side to this 7″ by smellyhoover, also from Guangzhou: Pretty different style-wise but the liner notes tell the tale of why these two bands were paired:Although the two bands seem to be completely different, they both use Cantonese to tell a story about the characteristics of Guangzhou life. For this release, the two bands coincidentally both wrote a song about the hardships of office life…Think the super-limited lathe-cut is already sold out, but you can still download the two-song EP here, and find more info about Qiii Snacks Records and Hak Hak Manufacture — two key DIY forces keeping the PRD indie scene alive and thriving — in the RADII links below:Guangzhou’s Qiii Snacks Records is Capturing the Sound of Southeastern ChinaHow Hak Hak Manufacture is Cutting Out a Vinyl Record Niche in GuangdongYou might also like:Yin: Mellow Indie Pop from Xiamen Band Kirin TrioYin: Guangzhou’s Nein or Gas Mus Reveal First Music VideoYin: Taiwan Math Rock Trio Elephant Gym Glitch through Kaohsiung on “Half”
