Sunday, November 18, 2007

Merch

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The Contractor show at Yugong Yishan last Wednesday was a blast. The lead singer of the band RandomK(e), who took the stage after us said, "I have seen lots of bands in my lifetime. I have never seen anything like that." We took it as a compliment.

photos to be uploaded soon.

In the meantime, WE GOT MERCH!
Official Contractor t-shirts are NOW ON SALE!

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here is the back of the shirt, modeled by the lovely and talented Wang Wei

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and the front of the shirt which is blank except for a logo on the lower left corner.

As someone else put it, "very wearable."

for a MERE 50RMB (that's less that $7 for you poor Americans) you can have a LIMITED EDITION, CONTRACTOR DESIGNED, HIGH QUALITY t-shirt.
Sizes: baby-t, S, M, L, XL

if you live overseas, you have to pay shipping, but we'll send 'em anywhere in the world! we only printed 100 and over a quarter of our stock has ALREADY BEEN SOLD! This is HOT! Get 'em while supplies last!

email us for details: the.contractors@hotmail.com

Friday, November 02, 2007

HOT!


RandomK(e) and The Contractors
Redefining the definition of "Show"

Together at last! RandomK(e) and The Contractors offer you an evening of post-rock, performance art rock, and something else, we're not sure what.

Wednesday, Nov 14, 2007 9pm
Yugong Yishan
东城区,张自忠路3-2号段祺瑞执政府旧址西院
West courtyard, former site of Duan Qirui Government 6404 2711
Beijing, China

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RandomK(e) draws on disparate influences to produce original music that ranges from soundscapes and noise exploration to space rock, deep dub and even conventional pop structures. Founded in late 2004, the group continues to chart new musical territory and will record its debut album for the SubJam label in 2007.
RandomK(e)吸收了完全不同的音乐影响,去创造从音景、噪音探索到太空摇滚、deep dub,甚至包括常规的流行结构的原创性音乐。他们组建于2004年,持续地致力于绘制全新 的音乐图景。2007年他们将为Sub
Jam厂牌录制首张专辑。

Richard Todd:吉他、唱, Guitar, Vocals
Adam Pillsbury:贝司, Bass
Jon Campbell:鼓, Drums
Jackson Garland:Loops、效果、大贝司、唱, Loops and Effects, Upright Bass, Vocals
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The Contractors is a Beijing based conceptual art band comprised of artists/writers/curators/construction workers. The group has organized interventions in printed magazines, art fairs and performance festivals, performed in nightclubs and have a hand in the fabrication of high-rise skyscrapers and highway overpasses. They accept most bribes.
“包工头乐队”是一个发起于北京艺术组合,小组成员包括观念艺术家,作家,艺术策划人以及建筑工人。小组的作品主要以干预的方式出现在媒体杂志,艺术博览会和艺术节当中。作品也包括一些这个城市当中的高楼与高架桥。他们还非常乐于接受您所给予的回扣。
www.thecontractors.cn (BLOCKED IN CHINA!)