The Endless Dance by Hannah Peel and Beibei Wang

For fans of The Avalanches, Zaliva-D, LCD Soundsystem, recent IDM, and the melancholic glow of the spring rain, The Endless Dance by Hannah Peel and Beibei Wang smoothly integrates contemporary electronic dance music with traditional Chinese instrumentation to tell the story of the relentless turning of the wheels of time. Spanning our experience of a calendar year, these compositions range from the blinding lights of summer to the long nights of winter, establishing this transition over a smooth curve which takes us through the complicated emotions associated with each season. A delightful air of free, playful expression emerges through the integration of these two musical palettes, combining melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic sensibilities in ways which mimic a comfortable, productive, and friendly conversation, a process of euphoric synthesis which lends even the most depressive moments on the record with a deep underlying levity. Though each culture around the world has their own methods of coping with the inevitable, that unifying experience of cyclical time provides the ground for beautiful, productive, and downright fun creative interaction.