Benoit Florencon, a Shanghai based photographer, recently self published a photo essay that dives deep into the home studios that put out many of the underground beats that make up Shanghai’s musical underbelly.
It’s a nice snapshot of the scene in general – 70% of the artists featured are not Chinese, an accurate representation of what’s happening here at the moment. MIA summarizes the reasons why
young people here have a lot of pressure during childhood – they don’t have free time to care about or explore art and music.
Enjoy!