B6 (musician)

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Lou Nanli (born 1981 in Shanghai, China), better known as B6, is a Chinese DJ, music producer, multimedia artist and graphic designer.[1] He began producing electronic music and sound art in 1999 as B6, and graduated from the China Academy of Art in 2004.[1] He is often cited as being one a pioneer of the Chinese electronic music scene.[2]

Biography[edit]

In 2000, he founded the independent record label, Isolation Music.[2][3][4] He also released a series of his own compositions while producing the sound and album artwork for a number of alternative underground musicians.[2][3][4] His own music covers a variety of genres ranging from techno and house, to IDM, Ambient, Electro, Experimental and Industrial Noise.[2][3][4] He is also the co-founder of the arts and culture website Neocha.com, and Antidote Shanghai.[2][5][3][4]

In 2006, he released B6 Box, a six-CD compilation of his early work.[2][3] In 2008, his solo album Post Haze dropped in China and was reissued for the European market by Swedish record label Substream in 2009 to critical acclaim.[2][3] Over the years, Lou Nanli has teamed up with other musicians to produce collaborative work as AITAR, Dust Box, Igo and ISMU.[2][3] Touring extensively across the world, Lou Nanli has performed at several legendary music venues and festivals, alongside artists like Richie Hawtin, Juan Atkins and Sven Vath.[2][3]

In 2008, he was featured on a special episode titled "The Culture Show Goes To China" of The Culture Show, a TV program on BBC television in the UK.[6][7]

As a multimedia artist, his work has been displayed at galleries and venues in Europe, North America and the UK.[3][4] One of the most popular of these is an audiovisual installation titled "Sound of the City" that was showcased at the V Arts Centre in Shanghai in 2011 as part of the group exhibition, Alternative Narrative: Chinese Video Art in the New Decade.[8][9]

Discography[edit]

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Singles[edit]

  • "Take You With A Sigh" - 2009
  • "Blind Leading The Blissed" - 2009
  • "Fiction City Remixes" - 2010
  • "Red Sky" feat. KAKA - 2010
  • "Sweet Light" - 2010
  • "A Thinner Shade Of Green" - 2011
  • "City Maze" - 2011

EPs[edit]

  • Little 9 EP - 2005
  • My Post-Rock Yard EP - 2005
  • 4 Years Of Acupuncture with DJ Sodeyama, ELVIS.T, and Mia - 2011
  • Bomb In The Shelter - 2012

Albums[edit]

  • Post Haze - 2008

Compilations[edit]

  • B6 Box - 2005

Associated Acts and Collaborations[edit]

  • AITAR - Composed of B6 and Mhp (Ma Hai-Ping), AITAR is an industrial noise duo that released its self-titled album in 2001 and AITAR II, its second album, in 2004.[10]
  • Dust Box - Together with Cy, B6 released the album Tuesday in 2004 under the collaborative moniker Dust Box.[11]
  • Igo - In 2007, B6 and J Jay released the album Synth Love as Igo.[12]
  • ISMU - ISMU, or Intelligent Shanghai Mono University, is an electronic music collective featuring B6, Cy, Susuxx, and Zoojoo. The album 7.9 was released in 2003.[13]
  • Junkyard - B6 was also a former member of the group Junkyard.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lou Nanli aka B6 | Profile | Rockbund Art Museum". www.rockbundartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "B6". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "RA: B6". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Artist Profile - B6". eventseeker.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. ^ B6 biography on Shanghai's Antidote clubnight website Archived 2008-07-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ BBC television program episode of The Culture Show: The Culture Show Goes To China.
  7. ^ "BBC Two - The Culture Show, 2008/2009, The Culture Show Goes To China". BBC. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  8. ^ Tan, Xue (2011-10-10). "Imperfect Personal Rythms[sic]: A Q&A With Lou Nanli". Vice. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  9. ^ "Lou Nanli + B6 | artist | ARTLINKART | Chinese contemporary art database". www.artlinkart.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  10. ^ "AITAR". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  11. ^ "Dust Box". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  12. ^ "Igo". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  13. ^ "ISMU". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  14. ^ "Junkyard (5)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-12-12.

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