credit: CHINA FAZI
Presented by Friends From The East Festival
FAZI 法兹 at Elysium
FAZI is a band from Xian China, formed in 2010.
Their music draws on the minimal rhythms of Krautrock and the abrasive rituals of post-punk. On stage, they're like a perpetual motion machine, churning out music that hits their audience in the heart and in the lungs, communicating a vibe that's lonely yet forbearing, simply and powerfully reaching straight to the heart.
FAZI is known as their fierce live performance.On the stage , the vocal Peng Liu has his own classic style of “boxing”moving. The whole band build the unique tension just like a musical.
FAZI’s music is combined post-punk with mysterious oriental vibe. Taking in traditional instruments like “Xiao”(Chinese vertical
bamboo flute) which made FAZI sounds unique. The oriental atheistic is also common in their visual art by using elements like calligraphy.
FAZI has released 5 studio albums, 4 EPs and 2 singles.They will continue down their particular artery of avant-garde rock, tirelessly seeking their own version of "the East".
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