Proximity Butterfly, The Harridans

Psychedelic prog rock outfit out of Chengdu return with their new album in tow for The Medusae Tour, their latest conceptual live work. Not only will it be a psychedelic performance, but also a real-time score for a silent movie, and a stream-of-consciousness brought out by the convergence between light and sound. Formed in 2003, Chengdu-based Proximity Butterfly is a multinational force with members from USA, Canada, China and the Czech Republic. They have released 7 albums, along with a host of live records, singles and compilation albums. Medusae, released by Maybe Mars earlier this year, is their latest work. Medusae is a record about women, whose everlasting forbearance and compromise of self-worth are the main inspiration of the album’s creation. There have been historical moments in which the evolution of the ‘woman’ has been applauded, but outside of academics and holidays very little attention has been drawn towards her perseverance and overwhelming endurance to overcome the struggles of modern-day society. Moreover, it is a philosophical treatise encompassing the ‘process of struggle’ through which one is faced with great self-contradiction, accepting purification and eventually reaching towards the path of a nirvana-like state. 60/80 RMB