From the UK to Australia, India to Guangxi, we’ve got the globe covered in our latest Time Out Hong Kong pod-shaped offering. Here’s what you’ll hear Metal Postcard’s Sean Hocking play this fortnight.

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Cassette Boy Nick Griffin Vs Question Time
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Brighton’s favourite mash-up artist has been producing the funniest and scariest clips and tracks for over a decade. The Parker Tapes (2003) is The White Album of the mash-up world. Here Cassette Boy highlights the inherent thuggishness of Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party.

Wax Audio Delhi TV / Siwa Sermon
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Sydney’s Wax Audio delights in making the important appear foolish. His George Bush as John Lennon mash ups of Imagine and Merry Xmas War Is Over delighted fans the world over. Yoko Ono even contacted Wax Audio personally to thank him for his work. In this his latest project, 9 Countries, he has created an ambient album entirely from his own samples collected whilst travelling through Asia for 18 months.

The Life Journey Summer Holiday
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This outfit from Luizhou are playing Hang Out on Friday 4. This light and chirpy tune with dashes of twangy guitar shows what they do best: pop songs about the brighter side of life.

Qiu Hong Serving People
www.myspace.com/qiuhong
Recently crowned Hong Kong’s Global Battle of the Band winners, this veteran five-piece play fiery rock that more than occasionally tends towards the heavier, thrashier, screamier side. They’ll play with Jun Kung, 22 Cats, Carsick Cars, and Dear Jane at We Love Live!, HITEC, December 5.

Lake Lustre Shoplifter
www.myspace.com/lakelustre
Lake Lustre is Englishman Joe A. Scerri who shares his time between London, Sydney, and Switzerland. Shoplifter features Alex Crowfoot of Sydney outfit Ollo on vocals and reminds us a little of the Cocteau Twins spending a quiet evening in with Tears For Fears. His new album, Mountain Math features a plethora of guests as well as field recordings from India, Cuba, Australia, Chile,
and Barcelona. It will be available digitally later this year through Metal Postcard Records.