David O'Dell was one of the earliest supporters of the Chinese punk rock scene that started taking shape in 1995 in Beijing. The book is a rich and uniquely personal collection of stories, over one hundred previously unreleased photos and translated song lyrics from the earliest Chinese punk bands and the dizzying development of the scene - it is unlike anything you have ever read, or ever will read, about China.
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For the past two or three years, I've become fascinated with the punk and underground music scene in China. While the current crop of bands are getting decent (if somewhat condescending) western media attention, the origins of the scene are full of big blanks that no one has stepped forward to fill in. This book changes that completely.
Unlike at-a-safe-distance academic studies or thinly-sourced 'history of rock' efforts, Dave O'Dell was actually there, studying and working in Beijing. And he wasn't just anthropologically observing an existing scene- he actually helped start it- making friends, booking the first-ever shows, playing in bands, working with record labels, dodging police raids and getting righteously loaded.
Set against the backdrop of contemporary China's fast-forward from 'socialism with Chinese characteristics' to corporate hyper-modernity, "Inseparable" is a real neat snapshot of a time, a place and a micro-culture of misfits that nobody else has even attempted. I found it invaluable. That it was often funny as hell was a nice bonus.
Unlike at-a-safe-distance academic studies or thinly-sourced 'history of rock' efforts, Dave O'Dell was actually there, studying and working in Beijing. And he wasn't just anthropologically observing an existing scene- he actually helped start it- making friends, booking the first-ever shows, playing in bands, working with record labels, dodging police raids and getting righteously loaded.
Set against the backdrop of contemporary China's fast-forward from 'socialism with Chinese characteristics' to corporate hyper-modernity, "Inseparable" is a real neat snapshot of a time, a place and a micro-culture of misfits that nobody else has even attempted. I found it invaluable. That it was often funny as hell was a nice bonus.
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best tell-all tale about the birth of chinese punk
7 April 2012
By mandopop
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All the Sex, Drugs and (punk) Rock&Roll that you NEVER knew existed in 1990s China. A unique insiders tale about loss of innocence and the birth of an underground music revolution in modern Beijing.
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5 July 2012
By Benjamin W. Matteson
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Disclaimer: I actually knew the author for a brief time when we were a little younger, which was one of the reasons I wanted to read this book.
I loved this book. It's not perfectly written, but I think that's a good thing. What it does very well is capture a perfect moment and plop you down in the center of history being made. The enthusiasm on the part of the author is palpable; so much so it's simply intoxicating. It made me nostalgic for a time and place I was never there for, but also for parts of my own life.
I loved this book. It's not perfectly written, but I think that's a good thing. What it does very well is capture a perfect moment and plop you down in the center of history being made. The enthusiasm on the part of the author is palpable; so much so it's simply intoxicating. It made me nostalgic for a time and place I was never there for, but also for parts of my own life.
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