Metal Postcard Records’ Sean Hocking takes us on a journey through the latest in Chinese garage, hip-hop, ska and mixing. If you’d like to take part in this trip, head to drop.io/timeouthk, upload your demos, and maybe you’ll be the next artist to be all podded up. Here’s what this fortnight is offering.

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UniXX Shut It
www.unixx.net
After releasing their second album, 7 Deadly Sins, this local shoegazing garage rock outfit has been busy. They’ve toured China for the last few months, and they’re continuing their gigging stretch in Hong Kong with a couple more this fortnight. Catch them at Backstage on Friday 11 and at the Venetian Macau’s Blue Frog on June 19.

Crazy Lion《她》 (She)
It’s pretty rare that reggae is given the Cantonese treatment, which makes this Hong Kong outfit’s Caribbean-influenced tunes a special treat. If you feel like getting into their groove, they’re playing a free gig at Hidden Agenda on June 17.

SunBiz The Good King
www.myspace.com/sunbizonline
Sunbiz hails from Shanghai via Vancouver and has been very busy on Soundcloud recently putting up lots of his sunny electronica-flavoured hip-hop tracks. The Good King has a funky little loop that’ll keep you grooving. Check him out at soundcloud.com/sunbiz.

Chinese Skinheads
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3BaZQ5R0eA
This is something we chanced upon on YouTube back in 2007 that we found really quite odd. But at least they are proud to be skins and, like the original ska boys of London in the late sixties, they have nothing to do with that horrible right wing mythology that’s been attached to
the movement.

Confetti / C In China (Acid Remix)
This is another blast from the past that we couldn’t help including in the pod: 1980s Belgian New Beat band Confetti, who had a big hit with this tune back in 1989. This acid remix from the same year actually sounds quite fresh and should bring a smile to your face.