Gang Gang Dance - "Chinese High" (4AD Session)

Taken from the 4AD Session. 'Chinese High' features on the album, Eye Contact, released 9/10th May.

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To mark the release of fourth album Eye Contact, Brooklyn's Gang Gang Dance is the latest act to record a 4AD Session. Filmed in early April at Angelic Studios in the heart of rural England, the band convened in a purposefully built 20ft square mirrored room, encased by endless reflections of themselves.

Inspired by the so-called 'infinity rooms' of the seminal Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, the construction of the space comprised most of the time allotted to recording. Consequently, the session didn't begin until midnight, and continued through until sunrise the next day. Inevitability, the twilight hours suffused the performance with a subtle euphoria, which allayed with the warped environment crated by the mirrors, touched the renditions of 'Glass Jar' and 'Adult Goth' with an otherworldly quality.

With the idea to create all effects live in the space sans digital manipulation, the resulting performance channeled a raw responsiveness to the music as it was being played, as witnessed in the 15 minute take on the visceral dancehall of 'MindKilla' and the Balearic feel of 'Chinese High'. Indeed, spontaneity was key to the entire session. 'MindKilla' was recorded in one take and improvised to include an exclusive airing of previously unreleased track, 'KOU-DA-LEY', while 'Adult Goth' likewise segues into a delirious version of 'Bond'. Adding to the room's ambience, the hanging crystals lent a prismatic quality, rendering the kaleidoscope of Eye Contact in primary colours, and helping mark the session as a true landmark in the series.

Watch the full session here: http://4ad.com/sessions/008/

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About the 4AD Sessions

The 4AD Sessions are an ongoing series of video recordings with various acts from the label's roster. Following on from the Deerhunter session at the Studio Plateaux on Platts Eyott island in 2008, the recordings will see 4AD artists performing back-catalogue covers and alternative versions of their own material.

The four-song session provides a glimpse into what fans can expect on the band's forthcoming tour, taking in North America, Europe and Japan. A full list of dates are available on the band's website here.

Credits
* Director: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
Director of Photography: Stuart Roweth
Camera Assistant: Warren Forster
Set Stylist: Sal Pittman
Editing and Post Production: Iain Forsyth
Recording and Mixing: Sean Maffucci
Recording Assistant: Tom Fuller, Angelic Studios

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[agentoranges]

我会说中文， 早上好

[drewbocop]

You know your band does a lot of acid when one of the members is there solely to operate a mirror.

[IamNickilos]

this comment was more entertaining than whatever the fuck this was.

[EekZombies]

I used to have that flannel hoodie in hischool!

[PorroFirst]

Oppan Ganggang Dance

[BubberTV]

A los hijos de perra que pusieron "no me gusta" que sigan viendo VEVO y continuen con sus insignificantes existencias/To the sons of bitches who put "do not like" continue watching VEVO and their insignificant lifes

[BubberTV]

this it's great!

[katcarothers]

You should not be allowed to type. Just go to sleep then. Ha

[Brian Alvarez]

..uhhh really? i don't. There's nothing ethereal about her voice. Though i love these guys.

[ThisIsntRap]

Shut up and dance.