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Rooms

by AM444

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Beautiful full-colour, 6-panel fold-out digipak cd. Artwork is by one of Shanghai's premiere young visual artists, Nini Sum (also responsible for our debut cd Eye Wonder's cover artwork).

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GE ZHONG REN lyrics by ChaCha Yehaiyahan music by Jay.Soul all rights reserved 2012 MANDARIN CHINESE 各种人 修补时间的人 拨弄分秒的指针 大大小小的人 难以辨别的分身 寻找时间的人 隐去真实的身份 岁月于他无痕 只是转动的齿轮 向漩涡底部下沉 再下沉 边缘不断拉伸 再拉伸 擦肩而过的人 交换眼神的人 自言自语的人 不能入睡的人 颠倒黑白的人 患得患失的人 切断光线的人 进入梦境的人 抹去回忆的人 种植希望的人 紧紧相拥的人 亲吻双唇的人 已经离开的人 正在老去的人 逃避现实的人 被时间忘却的人 ENGLISH The man who fixes time Fiddles with the hands of the clock Big and small men Distinguishable from each other   The man who is looking for time Identity hidden Days and years passed To him, time is just some large gears turning small ones   Sinking to the bottom Deeper and deeper Stretching the space Wilder and wilder He passed me Exchanged a look with her She started murmuring: People can not sleep Day and night, black and white upside down What they have in hands All from what they have been lost Someone will come and cut the light And go into your dream And clean your memories The tree man Who you love to hold in bed Go kiss his lips Then leave. Many many years later I still remember her whisper
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Interloop 1 00:21
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Lies 05:22
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Interloop 2 01:02
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静谧的湖泊 Jing Mi de Hu Po lyrics by ChaCha 是否 在此刻停留 are you gonna stay? Shi fou zai ci ke ting liu 你还是会走 I know you will leave Ni hai shi hui zou 是否 一直都不够 never feel enough Shi fou yi zhi dou bu gou 想全都拥有 wanted it all, wanted it all Xiang quan dou yong you 当气味都飘散 when all the smells of memories are gone Dang qi wei dou piao san 停不下的孤单 在旋转 only lonely feelings are spinning Ting bu xia de gu dan zai xuan zhuan 你有一点不安 you are a bit upset Ni you yi dian bu an 我往你心里看 凌乱 I looked into your heart, a messy space Wo wang nix in li kan ling luan 光线 勾出你的轮廓 the light drew your silhouette Guang xian gou chu ni de lun kuo 像有话要说 却又沉默 feel like I want to say something but go back to silence Xiang you hua yao shuo que you chen mo 深陷 静谧的湖泊 sink into a silent lake Shen xian jing mi de hu po 我躲在角落 等待收获 i'm hiding somewhere, waiting for an answer Wo duo zai jiao luo deng dai shou huo 当气味都飘散 Dang qi wei dou piao san 只剩下伤感 Zhi sheng xia shang gan 停不下的孤单 在旋转 Ting bu xia de gu dan zai xuan zhuan 你有一点不安 Ni you yi dian bu an 眼神在躲闪 Yan shen zai duo shan 我往你心里看 Wo wang nix in li kan
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Born, Burn 04:11
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Whatsoever 03:02

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released October 26, 2012

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REVIEWS:

"AM444 make head-nodders for spaceships (..) They are undoubtedly one of the Chinese underground’s most exportable products. It’s only a matter of time before this rocket blasts off (..) The sound is, at alternating intervals, dark, hopeful, funky, tranced-out, beautiful, foreboding, buoyant, and back to dark and funky. It’s the drug equivalent of smoking opium, then taking a hit off a crack pipe, and following that up with some downers and a six-pack of Red Bull." layabozi.com

"I don’t know how ChaCha and Jay.Soul found this musical chemistry (..) it’s some sort of otherworldly, non-physical connection that these two share. Listen to the hypnotic beats by Jay paired with the entrancing melodies of ChaCha - the two become one through music." fareastvibes.com

"AM444’s depth surprises me each time I put in my headphones. Like Eye Wonder, Rooms assaults your senses with its wide breadth of musical influence, breaking the boundaries of any one genre. (..) ChaCha continues to grow into a seasoned vocalist and is more transfixing than ever (..) JaySoul will coax you to the dance floor (..) His ingenious production, simultaneously fun, imaginative, haunting, and totally dance-worthy, combined with ChaCha’s heartache (check “Jing Mi De Hu Po”) send your own heart soaring to an ethereal world that you want to call home." inthejar.tumblr.com

"Jay and ChaCha are two talented individuals at the top of their game, making music that reflects a vast palette of influences in a new and original way. If anything, 'ROOMS' goes both darker (see 'Born, Burn') and more dance floor ('Jiu Kuai Yao Zhi Xi') in places than its predecessor, yet the strength of the production and emphasis on melody are constants." shanghai247.net

"There are no boundaries holding AM444 back, no rules to their game, and this is probably why they have so much fun playing it. Albums like that are rare these days – it’s dance/pop without all the nauseating cheese and ripping off fresh hits and following trends; it’s indie electronica – but without all the gloom and pretentious weirdness that’s trying to come off as fresh but is really oh so old; it pays homage to old school – but in such an effortless and organic way that results in the album’s fresh and fun sound." trippintherift.com

DJ/MEDIA SUPPORT:

Bamalovesoul.com, Steve Barker (BBC), Dubmission, Navator.com, The Bug, Pursuit Grooves, Scratcha DVA, Layabozi.com, Rich Medina, RBMA, FarEastVibes.com, Lucky Cat, Tripiin The Rift, In The Jar, Sauce81 (Cosmopolyphonic), etc.

LINER NOTES:

Since 2011’s Eye Wonder (also on Pause:Music), Chinese/Dutch duo AM444 have played numerous venues and festivals around China, travelled to Reunion Island, Africa to perform at SAKIFO, had radio play all over the globe, and released a split 12” vinyl record with San Francisco band Tussle & JD Twitch from Optimo. It's been a busy year so far, and all leading up to this – their second full release: Rooms.

Dutch producer Jay.Soul (Corey, Giovanca, Mr.Windmill etc) and Chinese singer ChaCha (Kode 9, Jimi Tenor, RBMA2011, etc) were giving very little away about the new album, but if you caught their live shows at JZ Festival, Fete De La Musique or The Shelter earlier in the year you would have heard a few previews of what to expect on ‘Rooms’. Dubbed out, funked up and heavy on the low end, paired with a cinematic feel and intricate layering of contrasting vocal parts, AM444’s sound is maturing into something which is very difficult to categorize, yet familiar and accessible to all.

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FILE UNDER:

Alternative, Indietronica, Alt Soul, Electro Soul, Trip-Hop, Indie Electronic.
Little Dragon, Erykah Badu, Moloko, J Dilla, Jamie XX, Flying Lotus, RJD2, Esthero, Tricky, Pete Rock, Portishead etc.
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\\ all songs written & performed by AM444
\\ lyrics, melodies, all vocals by ChaCha
\\ music, all instruments by Jay.Soul

\\ produced, mixed and mastered by Jay.Soul at King Otis Studios in Shanghai & Amsterdam
\\ vocals recorded by ChaCha at Faded Ghost Studio in Shanghai

\\ artwork by Nini Sum (IdleBeats)

\\ big big thank you's: gaz & pause:music, alison & otis.soul, the shelter, nini & idlebeats, benoit (bureau36), pierre & leo (86/33link), kyle ching, mark elliot & jz, sakifo & reunion island crew (!!), sacco (uptown china), charlie and everyone who has supported, booked, written about, shared, liked, downloaded, streamed, bought, played, watched, listened or danced to AM444!!!

\\ web: instagram.com/am444music | youtube.com/am444music | weibo.com/am444
\\ contact: am444@itwontstop.com
\\ bookings: am444@itwontstop.com

SYNCS:

Kung Fu (tv show - TheCW Network - US)
NBA2K16 (game - 2K Interactive - US)
Blackhat (movie - Legendary Pictures/Universal - US)
Shanghai 6 (documentary - Charles Lanceplaine / PUSH Media - CN/FR)
Mario Testino x Vogue China (online - Look Films/Vogue - CN)
Mario Testino x Vogue Japan (documentary - Look Films/Vogue - JP)
Hubertusjagd (tv show - Red Bull - AT)
TSGAB || Chen Man (documentary - Frei Group - CN/US)
Burrow (indie film - Natalie Erika James - CN/AUS)

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AM444 上海市, China

AM444 is Chinese singer YEHAIYAHAN (RBMA'11, Kode9, Jimi Tenor, Desto) and Dutch producer Jay.Soul (Mr.Windmill, Justo the MC, Corey, NineFifty). Together they create eclectic, soulful Chinese language electronic music. Increasingly hard to classify but familiar and accessible to all.
AM444's music has been used in video game NBA2K16, movie Blackhat, Mario Testino x Vogue docus and more.
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