Dzian! revives the ecstasy of vintage rock sound from Asia. We play Taiwanese a-go-go, Japanese eleki, Indo-rock, Thai shadow music, Malaysian pop yeh yeh, bellydance surf rock, and Ventures hits. More about us.

The LA Weekly article about us in print (and Instragmm-ed).

The LA Weekly article about us in print (and Instragmm-ed).

Nakashi + Punk + Activism: No Nuke Street Band

Combing punk and nakashi, No Nuke Street Band performed on a moving truck to take anti-nuclear culture to the streets in Taiwan

Listen to some “G.I. Funk” tunes from the US military base in Saigon in 1960s-70s


Dzian!’s performance of “Kaki Lima” coupled with unrehearsed puppetry and puppet-inspired dance by members of the audience 

vintage film soundtrack from Hong Kong. Right up  our alley. I’m not sure where the association between black cats and female sexuality came from in that part of the world in the 1960s-70s, but it was certainly pervasive in pop culture.

vintage film soundtrack from Hong Kong. Right up  our alley. I’m not sure where the association between black cats and female sexuality came from in that part of the world in the 1960s-70s, but it was certainly pervasive in pop culture.

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Source: bydessaivre

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Eleki alert! Takeshi Terauchi: melancholic, less-hyper-than-ours version of “Moon Over Ruined Castle” #surfrock

Proto-eleki (Japanese surf rock): only shamisen instead of guitar

Light Music / 輕音樂 on vinyl: 天然の美 (in Japanese 美しき天然) — chilling & beautiful // I think we need more light music in the world.

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Ethereal guitar warning: Dustin Wong & Matt Papich’s reverby instro-licious “Blue Moon” is reminiscent of nakashi “light music” (輕音樂) of Taiwan http://bit.ly/zCBMbw