White Noise Records [Records Store, Label and Distributor]
White Noise Records was opened in April 2004 by three passionate music lovers. We quickly followed opening the record store with event promotions for Hong Kong’s burgeoning music scene. We have a long track record of inviting a number of well-known international artists to perform in Hong Kong. The three owners eventually landed on the name “White Noise” after each found they were all fans of an obscure 60’s UK band of the same name, and although each owner had his and her own particular and unique taste in music, each ardently respect the band. Aside from the hipper-than-thou reference to obscurity, White Noise signals the sounds of 60’s psychedelic rock, and the sounds that inspired the American noise guitar bands of the 80’s such as Sonic Youth, Swans, and Big Black, which represent the grittiest, roughest voice of the underground music scene.
WHITE NOISE [Event Promoter]
WHITE NOISE is an event promotion/production branch of White Noise Records. We have a long track record of producing quality alternative music, sound art programs, and have arranged over thirty events and two music festivals, namely the SAND festival and NOTCH08 festival. We have also worked with and invited to Hong Kong a number of well-known international artists such as Ólafur Arnalds (Iceland), Otomo YOSHIHIDE (JP), Yoshihiro HANNO (JP), toe (JP), Kashiwa Daisuke (JP), world’s end girlfriend (JP), yndi halda (UK), Tape (SE), Efterklang (DK), Kemialliset Ystävät (FI), Desktop Error (TH), Dave Phillips (SWZ), Sudden Infant (SWZ), 10 (JP/KO), Richard Francis (NZ), Lawrence English (AUS), Birchville Cat Motel (NZ), Evade (Macau), FM3 (CH), B6 (CH), Nara (CH), Me:Mo (CH), Zen Lu (CH), Mike Cooper (AUS), Tetsuo FURUDATE (JP), Jason Kahn (SWZ), Oren Ambarchi (AUS), Cedric Maridet (HK/FR), Islaja (FI), Runar Magnusson (IC), Marc Behrens (GER), Kapital Band 1(GER), Pei (TW), Yeoh Yin Pin (MLA), Hui-Sheng Chang (TW), EVOL (BZ), Ang Song Ming (SG). We have also worked with a number of local Hong Kong artists such as Fathmount, Li Chin Sung/Dickson Dee, Sin:ned, Nerve, and a lot more over the past four years. We will continue organizing events and bringing extraordinary listening experiences to audiences for years to come.
White Noise於2004年由三位音樂同好成立，他們各有不同音樂喜好，由Avant Rock到Indie-Pop、Post Rock到Expermential Noise、以至Free Jazz到Electronica，令White Noise取向一直保持開放態度，沒有任何風格上限界，只在乎音樂好壞。White Noise名字靈感來自60年代同名迷幻音響派樂團，以及Sonic Youth、Swans、Big Black等80年代冒起美國白人結他噪音樂隊，同時也代表著聲音中最底層。White Noise成立至今，除唱片零售和發行業務外，亦籌辦過很多音樂演出，當中包括toe、Ólafur Arnalds, Kashiwa Daisuke, Desktop Error, B6、Kapital Band 1、大友良英、Lawrence English、Sudden Infant，還有請來Tape、Efterklang和Kemialliset Ystavat北歐音樂節Notch Festival。
Past Event
2005
30th Jan 2005 “Symposium 4H” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records
1st Jun 2005 “Richard Francis” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records
2nd Jul 2005 “Lawrence English” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records w/ special guest Cedric Maridet
23th Jul 2005 “(Gran Show!) Partiboi” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records w/ special guest S.T.
25th Sep 2005 “(Welcome The Unexpected) Phil Dadson” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records
11th Nov 2005 “Josh Weller and The Availables” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records w/ special guest Luke Chow
11th Dec 2005 “Fleckfumie” Asia Tour : Hong Kong concert at Cat Store
2006
8th Jan 2006 “Birchville Cat Motel, Anthony Milton” Live in Hong Kong at Habitus
11th Jan 2006 “The Nether Dawn, Birchville Cat Motel” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records w/ special guest New Fairfield Parks and Recreation
25th Mar 2006 “FM3″ Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records w/ special guest New Fairfield Parks and Recreation
24th Jun 2006 “SAND Music Festival” at Para/Site Art Space (Co-Presented by the band NFRP and WNR)
Artist Lineups : Ang Song Ming (Singapore), Cedric Maridet (HK/France), Fathmount (HK), Li Chin Sung (HK), Nanahara Shuya (HK), New Fairfield Parks and Recreation (HK), Pei (Taiwan), Peter Scherr (HK), Sylvain Holtermann (HK/France), Yeoh Yin Pin (Malaysia), ZenLu (China)
3rd Dec 2006 “Mike Cooper, Anthony Magen” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records
23th Dec 2006 “Longmo” Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records
2007
5th Jan 2007 “Otomo Yoshihide” Live in Hong Kong at Blue Door w/ very special guest Tim Catlin
3rd Feb 2007 “Seripop Poster Art Extraordinaire” with Live performance Runar Magnusson at Kapok (Co-presented by LOUSPKR and WNR)
12th May 2007 “Mike Cooper” Live in Hong Kong at Blue Door
26th June 2007 “Dave Phillips” Live in Hong Kong at KLUUBB
7th July 2007 “Sounds in Asia” China Tour – Live in Hong Kong at White Noise Records (Co-presented by Noise Asia and WNR)
Artist Lineups : Tetsuo Furudate (Japan), Li Chin Sung (HK), EVOL (Barcelona), Lucas Abela (Australia)
26th July 2007 yndi halda “Enjoy Eternal Bliss Tour” Live In Hong Kong at IMNet Music Center w/supporting acts A Lily, Slept in Spray & A Company Co-presented by Cube Productions and WNR)
19th Sep 2007 “Jason Kahn” concert in Hong Kong (percussion & analog synthesizer set) at KLUUBB special guest: gnust est oam & nerve
3rd Oct 2007 “Islaja Asian Tour” : Live in Hong Kong at Le Rideau Theatre Cafe Supporting Act : Spermatic Chord
22th Nov 2007 “Sound From Taiwan” at KLUUBB Artist Lineups : 張惠笙 Hui-Sheng Chang (TAIWAN) / 姚仲涵 Chung-Han Yao (TAIWAN)
Nigel Brown (Australia) / 王仲堃 Wang, Chung-Kun (TAIWAN)
2008
25th Jan 2008 “Runar Magnusson & Dickson Dee” Live in Hong Kong at Videotage (Co-presented by Videotage and WNR)
29th Feb 2008 “We Play White Noise” Chop Vol.2 release concert at Videotage (Co-presented by Videotage, We Play and WNR)
Artist Lineups : Dickson Dee(Hong Kong), Sin:Ned(Hong Kong), Zen Lu(Shenzhen) and Guest Liu Chun (Shenzhen)
11-April-08 Kapital Band 1 (Martin Brandlmayr/Nicholas Bussmann) “Playing by Numbers” concert in Hong Kong at Videotage
30-May-08 Shanshui label tour concert in Hong Kong at Videotage
SULUMI (China), Bokusatsu Shoujo Koubou (Japan)
USK (Japan), ME:MO (China), Maru (Japan), kulyfile (China), nara (China), BAIFAN (China)
26th-June-08 (Thu) 10 concert in Hong Kong at KLUUBB
29th-June-08 (sun) Oren Ambarchi solo concert in Hong Kong at KLUUBB
11th-July-08 (Fri) Yoshihiro Hanno, RADIQ 半野喜弘 Live in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre (VAC) – Lecture Theatre
2nd-Aug-08 (sat) toe Tour “New Sentimentality” Sequel in South East Asia concert in Hong Kong (venue: Grappa’s Cellar) opening act: The Lovesong Co-presented by Cube Productions and WNR)
10th-Sep-08 (Wes) Marc Behrens concert in Hong Kong (venue: Videotage)
22th-Sep-08 (Mon) Sudden Infant & Antoine Chessex Live in Hong Kong (venue : Videotage)
1st-Oct-08 (Wes) Notch08 Festival Hong Kong 北歐中國音樂節-香港站 Venue: HITEC
2009
2nd – April : aspidistrafly & Flica – Live In Hong Kong at Videoatge
10th – April : Lasse Marhaug solo concert in Hong Kong at Videotage opening act: PAL PAL
29th – May : B6 live in Hong Kong at Tryst Club
12th – June : WEF on tour-ChoP Meeting in China (Eta Carinae+Minoo+Nejmano+Zen Lu+KLC_NIR+Sin:Ned)
11th – July : un escargot vide ? FREE SHOW
2010
25th-March : Ólafur Arnalds Live in Hong Kong **EXTRA SHOW** (venue: Grappa’s Cellar) Co-presented by The Peoples’ Party and White Noise
24th-April : Kashiwa Daisuke 柏大輔 / Desktop Error / Evade Live In Hong Kong (venue : Multi-media Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity) Co-presented by cube productions and White Noise
23th-May : Aonami + Baifan Asia Tour 2010 Live in Hong Kong (venue: Philia Lounge) Co-presented by Intikrec and white noise
20th-Oct : toe “For Long Tomorrow” Asia Tour 2010 Live in Hong Kong (venue: Hang Out) Co-presented by cube productions and White Noise
2011
4th-March : HanallicaMotayo (Japan) Live in Hong Kong (venue: Hidden Agenda)
1st-April : world’s end girlfriend & BLACK HOLE CARNIVAL Live in Hong Kong (venue: HKAPA, Amphitheatre) Co-Presented by White Noise & Chopxticks
24th-June : Peak+Swell Party#1 Dadahack (UK), Caliph8 (Philippines), Snoblind (Hong Kong) w/ Jan Linton (UK/JPN) (venue: Hidden Agenda)
21th-July : Lymbyc Systym (US) w/ Hungry Ghosts Live in Hong Kong (venue: Hidden Agenda)
16th-Sep : White Noise 7th Anniversary presents Kowloon (JPN) Metallic, Exotic Release Tour Live In Hong Kong (venue: Hidden Agenda)
17th-Dec : miaou (Japan) + Silent Scenery (Malaysia) + More Reverb (Hong Kong) live in Hong Kong (Venue: Hang Out)
2012 upcoming:
TBA
Contact
WHITE NOISE RECORDS
香港銅鑼灣耀華街21號華耀商業大廈19樓1901室
Room 1901, 19/F, Workingview Commercial Building,
21 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
t. +852 25910499
f. +852 35204246
e. whitenoiserecordshk@gmail.com
website. www.whitenoiserecords.org
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blog. www.whitenoisehk.blogspot.com
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營業時間 / working hours：
Mon-Fri 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sat 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sun CLOSED