Press for Antidote

Press for The Antidote:

(We've been doing this for a few years now, and just can't be bothered to collect all the press clippings, so most of these are older. Gives you a general idea though!)

"Just what the doctor ordered ... a cure has been found ... Shanghai scene's saviour ... The Antidote's appearance on the Shanghai party scene gives the city's nocturnal nervous system a timely curative shock."
- SHIFT Japan, Sept. 2005 [Link]

"some of the most cutting edge, raw electronic music around. In a word: integrity ... raw and dirty ... Underground music at its best... " - That's magazine, Feb., 2006 [See full article]

"exactly the kind of thing you've been waiting for as a countermeasure to the increasingly swanky club scene ... Worth sneaking out for, this one has the makings of becoming an institution." - 8 Days, Nov. 18, 2005

"Be sure not to miss Antidote ... the famous underground party featuring cutting-edge music, talented DJs..." - SH 8days magazine, July, 2006

"a new perscription ... have truly started something new ... uninhibited energy was a resurrecting experience ..." - Nanjing's Map magazine, June, 2006

[Interview] - Shanghaiist.com, Jan., 2006

"The thinking drinking monthly" - SH magazine, April 2006

"...caustic humor..." - City Weekend magazine, April 2006

"Shanghai's wildest off-beat alternative party continues..." - SH magazine, Dec. 23, 2005

"gathering momentum for three months now and is making C’s the epicenter of a new Shanghai indie DJ scene..." - Shanghaiist.com [Link]

"giving mavericks and weirdos a place to hang out and to get drunk to excellent leftfield tunes..."
- SHIFT Japan, May 2006 [Link]

"...Antidote at C's prove that this is a truly a city with something for everyone."
- Shanghai Star, June 1, 2006 [Link]

"Head to C's Bar for its monthly Antidote parties -- indie DJ-mixed music..." - Singapore Straits Times, Sept. 11, 2006

"bored of house? Join the Antidote DJ collective's wild 'n sleazy party..." - Superfuture, Oct. 2006 [Link]

"Antidote has turned out to be a fun event showcasing local DJ talents..." - 8 Days, Nov. 25, 2005

"an eclectic range of music" - Shanghai Talk, Nov. 2005

"Looking for a smorgasbord of beats? Check out Antidote" - City Weekend, Oct. 2005


The Antidote has been mentioned in the following publications:

TV:
BBC World (August 2008)
CCTV-9 Culture Express TV (Fall 2006)
CBN TV - City Beat (Fall 2006)
Dragon TV (Fall 2006)
Channel Young TV (Fall 2006)

Radio:
NPR (June 2008)
Sweden National Radio (April 2008)
Nanjing Music Radio (May 2006)

Exhibits of Antidote Posters:
Victoria Albert Museum, London (March 2008-July 2008)
Source Gallery, Shanghai (Summer 2007)

Print / Magazines:
1626 Magazine, Dec. 2007 (Nation-wide Chinese fashion/culture glossy) - COVER Feature
Buzz Magazine, Oct. 2007 - 2 page interview and story (no website)
Buzz Magazine, June 2006 - 2 page interview and story (no website)
Nanjing's Map Magazine, June 2006 - Full page gig review (no website)
Time Out Shanghai Magazine, Feb.2006 (no website)
That's magazine, Feb., 2006 - half-page article [See full article]
Time Out Shanghai Magazine, April 2006 - COVER STORY (no website)
The BUND Magazine, April 26, 2006 - Interview (no website)
New York Times, Nov.17, 2006 - Travel Mag. (no website)
Hit Magazine, Dec. 2006 - Chinese music magazine, interview (no website)
Amelia's Magazine UK Dec. 2006
Business Week (interview)
That's Shanghai
City Weekend
8 Days
Shanghai Talk
Nan Fang Daily
Lifepaper


Websites:
SmartShanghai.com interview July 2007
Louder.cn Review (Chinese)
SHIFT Japan | again
Shanghaiist.com
ShanghaiExpat.com
SmartShanghai.com
RockSelf.com
RockInChina.com
ShanghaiNing.com
Culturexchina.com
Sus2music.com
Shrock.cn
Chaile.org
ShanghaiStreets.net
Hatena Japan
LiveDoor Japan
Le Lie Espirit
My Xanadu
A2IM - Indie Podcasting News
Bonjour Shanghai (French)
Indie-eye (Italy)
Death Rock Star (Indonesia)
Death Rock Star (Indonesia)
MySpace


Photos/videos:
*Best place for pics is our Facebook Group, under "posted items".
Enjoy Magazine online photos, Antidote @ C's Bar Jan.2008
Youtube video of Antidote's Coup D'etat, July 2007
Pics from Shanghaiist.com, Antidote Aug. 31, 2006
Antidote Anniversary VIDEO footage courtesy of oyoo.com

Antidote: About Us

The Antidote is a group of electronic musicians and DJs based in Shanghai, China.

We hold regular new music parties in Shanghai, and occasionally bless other cities with our music. We started in the summer of 2005 as a reaction to the prevailing norms in modern Shanghai's nightlife and music scene. Thus the name "Antidote."

Most live music and DJ club events in Shanghai are outrageously priced (or at least the drinks are), especially by local standards. Most Chinese young adults cannot afford to go out and experience a dance club or see live electronic music. And there are few choices available that are not big-club, mainstream house and hip hop, usually only with token *foreign* DJs and often mostly foreigners attending.

So, most Antidote parties are FREE to enter, and the drinks are cheap. And you're not required to wear a suit or reserve a table. (For some special events, we need to have a small door charge to pay for expenses).

Our current regular monthly venue is C's Bar. We love the atmosphere here. They were nice enough to let us come in on a weeknight and play our crazy weird music. God bless them. Antidote #1 had over 300 people pack the small bar. We played indie rock, punk, IDM, breakcore, left-field techno, trip hop, synthpop, and electro, all mixed with our own productions.

Most of our music is played using laptop computers and peripherals -- effects instruments, mixing consoles, and even home-made instruments. Some of our music is original and live, some is DJ-mixed with various software. We are DJs, and we are also recording artists. So we might be mixing in a song by our favorite artist, with something we've created at home in the bedroom or studio, or just live on the spot.




Original Line-Up...

We started out having informal meetings in Ozone's living room, with a purpose of sharing music that we liked, giving each other music history lessons, playing demos we were working on, and drinking beer. In 2005 we decided to make it a public event, and years later it's still going strong.

Ozone - From San Francisco, living in Shanghai since 2003. Former radio and club DJ in California; worked in various roles in the music industry since 1987. The name "Antidote" came from Ozone's college radio show many years ago.

B6 - From Shanghai, China. B6 is an electronic musician and graphic designer. He's recorded a variety of music styles under several names. He founded the "Isolation" record label -- designing, producing, and releasing CDs for Chinese underground musicians. B6 frequently plays live digital or DJs at nightclubs and special events.
He has a new synth-pop band called IGO, and is a co-founder of Neocha.com
http://www.myspace.com/b6music

MHP - From Shanghai, China. MHP is an electronic music producer, movie sound engineer, commerical music producer and stage designer. In 2000, he produced several electronica albums, including AITAR (with B6), AITAR2, and THE SOUND OF SILENCE PROJECT. His early career involved experimental electronica, and the recordings were freely distributed. In 2004, his interests turned to producing techno music and being a techno DJ.
http://www.myspace.com/mhpping

Emcore - From Gansu, China. Emcore records ambient and abstract hip hop in his home studio. When DJing, he plays an eclectic mix from trip hop to left-field house breaks. He was formerly an editor for a popular culture magazine in China.

AMNJK - From Japan, now living in China. Amnjk was born and found underneath a bridge. Influenced by hip hop at an early age, he now records music best described as "hiphop punktronica." Independent music label 19-t gave him a crappy studio but he ended up recording some wicked tunes. His dream is to open an izakaya bar in Tokyo.
http://www.myspace.com/amnjk

Besides the original line-up, we have several regular members and guests, including Shanghai_Ultra, r3, Fish, Ben Huang, Sulumi, etc.

Contact Us ::: antidote8 (@) gmail.com

Press Kit - Bio

Antidote Press Kit

Here's our bios, pics, and general info for media/press, venues, booking agents and promoters... (click on photos below for larger versions -- and email us -- antidote8 (at) gmail.com -- if you want hi-res pics or interviews). The following are full-time members or frequent guests of the Antidote.

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B6 - From Shanghai, China. B6 is an electronic musician and graphic designer (he designs all the Antidote posters). B6 frequently DJs or plays live techno or minimal. He also has a synth-pop band called IGO, and is a co-founder of Neocha.com
http://www.myspace.com/b6music
http://www.myspace.com/igoigo

Fish - From Shanghai, China. Fish is a techno, minimal, acid house, and dance rock DJ.
http://www.myspace.com/fishundersun

Ozone - Michael is from San Francisco, living in Shanghai since 2003. Former radio and club DJ in California, now promoter for Antidote, PAUSE, City Sound Sessions, and other events. He DJs electro-punk or African and Indian music.
http://www.myspace.com/antidotechina

R3 - From Burma/Australia, R3 is a producer of trip hop and industrial. He DJs electro, electro-punk, and dance rock.
http://www.myspace.com/rthreemusic

Ben Huang - From Shanghai, China, Ben is a veteran DJ playing electro, minimal and classic techno. He tours Europe and Asia frequently.
http://www.myspace.cn/djbenhuang

MHP - From Shanghai, China. MHP is an electronic music producer, movie sound engineer, commercial music producer and stage designer. He's produced a range of music from post-rock to industrial noise, but now focuses on techno and minimal.
http://www.myspace.com/mhpping

Y? - Yen is from Shanghai, China, and DJs trip hop, dance rock, and electronica. She's also a rock star photographer.

Wolf Candy - Kelly is from Shanghai, China, and DJs atmospheric drum and bass at night, and helps run udancecn.com by day.

Melkman - From USA, Melkman DJs drum and bass, hip hop, and old school electro.


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Photos (click on pic for bigger one):

DJ Fish





DJ Michael Ozone

Bookings / Events / Gigs

Currently (2008) we have 2 regular monthly events in Shanghai:

* Last Thursday of every month at C's Bar. These are always free entry.

* The "Antidote Live" series, at various venues, with headliner talents playing live electronic music. These are usually in the middle of the month, on a Friday or Saturday night. There is a small entry fee for these.

(* We also organize the "City Sound Sessions" once a month, at various venues.)

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Apart from these, we are available for bookings in other cities. We prefer to host a party covering the whole night, with a minimum of 3 of our DJ/talents.

In some cases, we can play an hour set with one or two of our DJs, as support for special events or major talents, or at music festivals.

Just be clear to tell us what kind of music is appropriate, so we can give you the right DJs. We don't play mainstream house or hip hop, sorry.

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Have a look at our Press Kit for more info, and contact us here:
antidote8 (@) gmail.com

Who We Slept With

Here's a list of talents we've either booked, supported/supported us, or slept with...

IGO (Modern Sky/Universal Records)
Knifehandchop (Tigerbeat Records)
Sulumi (Shanshui Records)
New Pants (Modern Sky Records)
Dre Skull
Tyskerhar
Nana
Nara
iLoop
Fabio Fonda
DJ Dirty Hertz
Angry Jerks
Drunk Monk & ChaCha (Uprooted Sunshine)
Siesta (Phreaktion)
Tootekool (micro)
R3
Q-nan
Ben Huang
David K (udancecn.com)
Wolf Candy (udancecn.com)
Mr. Stokes (Bananas)
Liman
Mickey Zhang (Yen Beijing)
Meng Qi (China Vibe Records)
Kidplastik
Mr. Tsang
Ladybox
Y?
Blaise Deville
Mr. Particle
Lei Jun (Acid Twin)
Livewire
Rehab (Jung & Kelly)
Liza Lin
Sarah Mascara
Ekki
Neon Prophecy
dji
Didjilerium
Slackerton
Micrometropolis
Yang Bing
Kay C
Trix
Melkman
Tea Town (A Lesser Panda)
Jackson Black
Hakan Ludvigson (Substream Records)


Festivals we've done...

PAUSE
Modern Sky
Splash!
Summer Music Conference

Chinese About Us

关于Antidote

Antidote 是每月一次的上海独立电音派队，每个月的最末一个星期四就是我们演出的时间。我们从2005年夏天开始举办并且在上海的独立派队中取得了极好的反响。

今天的上海是个激动人心的城市，每天都在变化，身边有大量机会，成功，金钱……很吸引人。所以很自然人们每天都有事情需要去庆祝。但是对于club文化整体来看太商业了。因此，Antidote是一个免门票的party, 我们有自己的游戏规则：不在音乐上做妥协（即使部分观众或者酒吧老板不喜欢），不崇尚那些时尚类的穿着和气氛，没有VIP,我们完全掌握音乐,策划以及活动主题。我们更在意那些完全为了好音乐而来的观众，而不是那些只为了在周末去酒吧狂饮的酒客。

就目前来看，Antidote的百分之50观众都是生活在上海的外国人，这是预料之中的，因为他们对这类音乐比较熟悉。但是我们希望看到更多上海本地的年轻人来参加这个party，特别是大学生。由于昂贵的价格，学生们往往没办法负担很多演出活动的门票。还有，我希望他们意识到很多事情他们可以完全自己 DIY，现在的软件发展程度，只要有电脑和网络，你就可以获得以前没办法想像的成绩。

Antidote目前的场地是在定西路上的C's Bar。我们喜欢那里的环境，非常地下，非常反商业。每次Antidote活动会有大约300个人拥挤进那个小酒吧。

Antidote现在有8位驻场音乐家：B6(上海), MHP(上海), Ozone(美国), Fish(上海), Boya(美国), Shanghai_Ultra(英国)。以及Part Time成员：Kid Plastik, r3, Q男, Amnjk。另有我们的嘉宾：Sulumi, iLoop, Siesta, Dre Skull, Ben Huang, Lei Jun Acid Twin, Mr. Particle,Yen Why, Wolf Candy, SS, more...

我们不是单纯的DJ,并且都是可以自己独立创作的电子音乐家。Antidote不象其他别的party,我们全部都是digital DJ,用笔记本以及其他新的数字产品演出，现场对音乐做混音,来创造自己的风格，与传统的DJ方式划清界限，一种数码化的新声音。但是在创新的前提下，我们仍然会注重音乐的内容，绝对不会去做那些毫无时代意义的怪异噪音。所以我们的音乐既有自己的态度，又有可听性可以用来跳舞，在理智和情绪上都能让人享受其中。我们的音乐大致是 electro-punk indie rock, punk, IDM, breakcore, left-field techno, drum and bass, trip hop, African, Indian/Bhangra, synth-pop和 electro。