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Cold
Fairyland, (冷酷仙境, Lěngkù Xiānjìng)
is based in Shanghai, China. Their style combines Eastern
melodies and rhythms with Western symphonic rock and
classical music. These two sides allow them to play
in concert halls as well as in rock clubs.
Cold Fairyland was established in 2001 by LinDi (Vocals/Pipa/Keyboard)
and Su Yong (Bass). They reworked several songs each had previously
written and made a demo. Soon after it’s unofficial release
online, it was picked up by an underground record company LStape
and released on cassette. This demo later became available as their
first CD “Flying Over the City”. Shortly thereafter drummer Li
Jia joined the band. With the rest of it’s lineup still in a state
of flux, CFL played it’s first show at a bar called NowhereTown.
In September 2001, they played a cancer benefit at XinTianDi’s
ARK Rock Club in Shanghai; thus began their long relationship with
the club. They have played in many festivals and clubs across China,
including The Beijing MIDI Music Festival, often referred
to as the Woodstock of China. CFL had a rotation of
guitarists until 2003, when they settled on Song Jian Feng, a MIDI
device engineer who worked with Su Yong. Next to join in 2004
was the cellist known as Yao Yao (Zhou Shengan) from the Shanghai
Opera. Xi JinE was added as a keyboard player in summer of
2008, and Seppo M. Lehto replaced Su Yong on bass guitar in August
2008.
The name Cold Fairyland comes from a Chinese
translation of one of Haruki Murakami's books (known in English
as "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World")
favored by LinDi. The name reflects the sometimes dark tones of
their music.
Composer, arranger. keyboardist and pipa player LinDi has
been playing pipa since she was 4 years old. Her arrangement skills
often bring out very surprising elements from the mix of cello,
pipa, keyboards, bass. drums and guitar.
The
Cold Fairyland Albums:
1.
Flying Over the City (2001)
2.
Ten Days in Magic Land ( LinDi's solo album released
in Taiwan 2002)
3.
Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers (2003)
4.
Bride in Legend ( LinDi's solo album released
in Taiwan 2004)
5.
Live 2005 (2006)
6.
Seeds on the Ground (2007)
7.
Meet in Secret Garden ( LinDi's solo album released
in 2009)
In
2008, Cold Fairyland signed with TreeMusic Records of
Beijing, who republished “Seeds on the Ground” and
released “2008 Cold Fairyland Tour in Finland DVD”
both in 2009.
Performances
include concerts in Europe, Japan and around China including
The Beijing MIDI Music Festival 2004 and 2006. Early
in 2008 Cold Fairyland toured five cities in Finland
with Magyar Posse. In December CFL played the
Jetlag 08 Festival in Bilbao, Spain. The band
performed at the Zhenjiang Midi Festival, Shanghai
JZ Music Festival, and Hangzhou Xihu Music Festival
in 2009.
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