Order the Siren 7" here: https://www.wharfcatrecords.com/store/gong-gong-gong-siren Order the Limited Edition Tour Flexi Disc here: https://www.wharfcatrecords.com/store/toursplit Order on Bandcamp here - https://gonggonggong.bandcamp.com/
Beijing duo 工工工 (Gong Gong Gong) make music from the sparest of means: one guitar and one bass, interweaving riffs and rhythms to create forward-charging, drummerless grooves. Drawing inspiration from Bo Diddley, the Monks, drone, and African and Southeast Asian psychedelic music, their sound exists between cultures.
"Down Quantity Road 數量的王國," Gong Gong Gong’s second single on Wharf Cat Records, showcases the duo in a more meditative realm than the galloping roar of their earlier material. The song is a cryptic account of modern existence, where happiness is quantified and inextricably attached to productivity. Tom Ng’s lyrics, delivered in his native Cantonese, compound and overlap, contained by the dark twang of his guitar and floating on the chiming harmonics of Joshua Frank’s bass drone. The song progresses as if a ferry pulling away from shore, resolution left churning in its wake.
Gong Gong Gong ended 2018 on a high note, releasing their first US 7”, Siren and supporting Parquet Courts and Flasher on back-to-back American tours. Their US performances have brought them everywhere from San Francisco’s iconic Fillmore to storied New York performance space The Kitchen. They’ll be embarking on their first European tour in February and March (dates below) including a string of shows with Bodega. A limited edition flexi disc will be available at their upcoming shows featuring "Down Quantity Road."
Video, lyrics and translation by Gong Gong Gong.
ReplyDeleteOrder the Siren 7" here: https://www.wharfcatrecords.com/store/gong-gong-gong-siren
Order the Limited Edition Tour Flexi Disc here: https://www.wharfcatrecords.com/store/toursplit
Order on Bandcamp here - https://gonggonggong.bandcamp.com/
Beijing duo 工工工 (Gong Gong Gong) make music from the sparest of means: one guitar and one bass, interweaving riffs and rhythms to create forward-charging, drummerless grooves. Drawing inspiration from Bo Diddley, the Monks, drone, and African and Southeast Asian psychedelic music, their sound exists between cultures.
"Down Quantity Road 數量的王國," Gong Gong Gong’s second single on Wharf Cat Records, showcases the duo in a more meditative realm than the galloping roar of their earlier material. The song is a cryptic account of modern existence, where happiness is quantified and inextricably attached to productivity. Tom Ng’s lyrics, delivered in his native Cantonese, compound and overlap, contained by the dark twang of his guitar and floating on the chiming harmonics of Joshua Frank’s bass drone. The song progresses as if a ferry pulling away from shore, resolution left churning in its wake.
Gong Gong Gong ended 2018 on a high note, releasing their first US 7”, Siren and supporting Parquet Courts and Flasher on back-to-back American tours. Their US performances have brought them everywhere from San Francisco’s iconic Fillmore to storied New York performance space The Kitchen. They’ll be embarking on their first European tour in February and March (dates below) including a string of shows with Bodega. A limited edition flexi disc will be available at their upcoming shows featuring "Down Quantity Road."