Live from Liverpool: Downtime - Curated By Melodic Distraction

03.11.2022 Liverpool ESEA Network

Vera Chok & Emily Beswick
  • CHAT
  • EAST ASIA
  • INDIE POP
  • INTERVIEW
  • PUNK
  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Episode

Vera and Emily from the Liverpool East and South East Asian Network (LESEAN) play a selection of music by ESEA artists, from Japanese punk to Mandarin pop.

Also featuring an exclusive interview with Yi Wang, the director of Queer East, an LGBTQ+ film festival that showcases rarely-seen queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia. Queer East is coming to Liverpool this week and we chat about the origins of the festival, why they are going on the road, and 'East Palace, West Palace’, one of the first films from mainland China to dramatise gay experience.

Liverpool ESEA Network is a collective of ESEA creatives from Liverpool whose mission is to increase our visibility and representation in the city and beyond. You can find us on Instagram @liverpooleseanetwork.

This month, we're joined by Vera Cook & Emily Beswick for an hour of tunes by members the ESEA community!

Tracklist

Kaneko Ayano - Romance Sengen
INU - Fadeout
Srirajah Rockers - Roll Alone / พรรณลำพัง
Teresa Teng - Tian Mi Mi / 甜蜜蜜
Katherine Ho - Yellow
Ellen Loo - Imperfections / 你的完美有點難懂並不代表世界不能包容
Rina Sawayama - To Be Alive

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