A little bit of France infuses this Chinese-dominated podcast this fortnight. As usual, we present some of the most interesting emerging music from around the region, as well as some tunes from acts hitting town that you shouldn’t miss. Want to hear your music on the podcast? Drop your demos at drop.io/timeouthk.

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The Teenagers Streets of Paris
www.myspace.com/theteenagers
This quirky synth-pop trio graces Le French May’s Musical Showdown at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Saturday 5. Check out their unmistakably French monotone catchiness in Streets of Paris, a track from their notorious, sex- and profanity-filled debut album Reality Check.

Point 22 Inbetween
www.point22.com
This piss-taking Taiwan-based funky rock trio play in the new Live Series at the Venetian Macao’s Blue Frog on Saturday 29. This is from their album Japanese Bootleg.

Ayo Chen Lazy City
With virtually no references to him on the interweb, we can’t tell you too much about Mr Chen. All we can say is enjoy this piece of Chinese-influenced music studded with some nice pieces of funkatronica.

The Gar Love For Life
www.myspace.cn/the2gar
Hailing from Beijing, and signed to the Mainland’s indie heavyweights Maybe Mars, The Gar are the type of Chinese indie music that any listener of the pod will know well by now. Take some Coldplay, add a bit of Snow Patrol and – hey presto – instant indie.

Ourself Beside Me Sunday Girl
www.douban.com/artist/ourselfbesideme
These Beijing-based experimental rockers burst onto everyone’s consciousness with their LP on the Maybe Mars label, with Sunday Girl one of the standout tracks. Andy Best of Shanghai music blog Kungfuology.com writes, “Since then they have split opinions at their shows. You have drooling fanboys like me who are in awe of their effortless cool and harsh but dreamy songs. And you have people thoroughly repulsed by their near total dismissal of the audience, both on stage where they play facing each other and in the material where very little concession is given to the listener.”