王阳明 – 泰 [EP]

Recommendation: ☀☁☁ 泰1 is the first of two extended-plays released in June 2016 by German musician 王阳明,2 a scholar of sinology and philosophy whose works seek to describe the Chinese Book of Changes – to the extent that such a text may be understood in music, much less a lifetime of study.3. In contrast to previous releases that utilized heavy […]

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Artist Interview: 王阳明

王阳明 is a German producer living abroad in Beijing, China named Markus; who produces a unique form of vaporwave called “outsider ambient,” which is based on Chinese traditional philosophy and mysticism. Sunbleach corresponded with Markus to get more information on his project and philosophy – especially in how it relates to the formation of art in the modern age.   […]

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王阳明 – 屯蒙

Recommendation: ☀☁☁ 王阳明 is a music producer based in Beijing, China; whose albums revolve around the concept of Chinese traditional philosophy and literature as described in the Book of Changes. There are sixty-four hexagrams within the Book, which are either “broken” or “unbroken” (a parallel to yin and yang) and are divided into an upper and lower trigram. Each trigram […]

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