GZR-030 || Hualun - 'Scene'

Gezellig Record's 30th release! And biggest physical release to date! Gezellig Records welcomes back Hualun with a full release of "Scene", a collection of songs recorded in Beijing & Shenzhen from 2020 to 2022. "Scene" can be considered a "partner" album to 2021's "wʌndərlænd," though more subtle and reflective. Throughout the album, listeners will find that the band of MK Zoo, Ding Mao, Rubey, and Wangwei traces their own history, weaving in their post-rock roots into contemporary minimal ambient into lo-fi hip-hop beats into jammier psychedelic improvisation.

"Scene" is available digitally and on vinyl, with a new mix, specifically for the record. "Scene" also has a companion cassette with four tape-exclusive tracks to create a full, 12-track album that spans across different media.

After wʌndərlænd, Hualun began a new project called "Scene" in 2020. Still starting from inside, with the help of different types of synthesizers, piano, and guitar, the band focuses on exploring and experimenting with more subtle sounds, and draws inspiration from the traditional music of East Asia. From the Wuhan punk music scenes in the early days, to the meditation with strong Eastern spirit, and then to contemporary minimal ambient music, while tracing the roots of their own music, Hualun also uses Scene to respond to the complex external world.

Their soundscapes bring to mind the legendary works of Brian Eno, Suzanne Ciani, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Laraaji, and Cluster, while staying in touch with contemporaries like Mogwai, Sarah Davachi, Tengger, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.

LiveChina Music calls Hualun’s recent creations “gorgeous tracks of atmospheric, world-building, soundscapes that burrow into your psyche”. And RADII describes their sounds as “soft and fragile […] seemingly ready to fall away at any moment.” Their score for Hu Bo’s An Elephant Sitting Still was listed as one of The Film Stage’s best original scores in 2019. Hualun created an original score to the Yung Chang documentary WUHAN WUHAN, which premiered at DOC NYC.

Hualun is a constantly evolving group, anchored by guitarist Zooo and synth wizard Ding Mao. They’ve experimented with instrumental rock to cinematic post-rock, from original film scores to “homework” type sound experiments, where the wʌndərlænd album falls. Known as a group of musicians who rely on their intuition, they are leaders in experimenting with sound, and exploring the source of natural growth with their music.

继wʌndərlænd之后，花伦在2020年开始新的创作计划“Scene”。仍然从乐队内部开始，借助于不同类型的合成器、钢琴和吉他，乐队聚焦更为细微的声音探索和实验，并从东方传统音乐元素中获取灵感。从早期嘈杂喧闹的武汉朋克音乐场景、到极具东方精神的心灵冥想，再到当代极简主义的环境音乐，在回溯自己音乐根源的同时，花伦也用《Scene》对复杂的外部世界进行回应。 

released October 11, 2024

2020-2022 年录制于北京 / 深圳
Recorded in Beijing / Shenzhen, from 2020 to 2022

合成器：丁茂
Synthesizer：Dingmao
吉他&合成器：MK Zoo
Guitar & Synthesizer: MK Zoo
钢琴&键盘：Rubey Hu
Piano & Keyboard: Rubey Hu
贝斯：王伟
Bass：Wangwei

作曲、录音及制作 / Composed, Produced & Recorded by: 花伦 / Hualun
剪辑 & 制作 / Edited & Produced by：Konny & Rubey Hu
混音及母带 制作：米高伟拿（苏格兰）/ Mixed and Mastered by Michael Wheeler, Silver Wave Sound, Scotland 

设计 / Designed：Ben TO Smith & Madeleine Young

发行 / Published by：Gezellig Records
音乐版权提供:上海牛宋万文化传媒有限公司 / Licensed by: New Song One Cultural Communication Co. Ltd