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By Josh Feola,
Aug 13th, 2014 | In Art
As an English-reader interested in sounds that shouldn't
strictly be called music, it didn't take me long after moving to Beijing to
discover Taiwan-based magazine White
Fungus. The interdisciplinary arts and activism magazine was co-founded
by brothers Mark and Ron Hanson in 2004. Originally from Wellington, New
Zealand, Mark and Ron have lived mostly in Taiwan since 2000. These days
they're posted up in Taichung City, with high-speed trips to Taipei most
weekends to pursue their late-night cultural habits.
Though White Fungus has had a long-standing relationship with Beijing's resident sound art guru / music critic Yan Jun, the Hansons haven't been active in Beijing. That changes on Saturday though, when they hole up at Zajia Lab to unleash their newest opus, a sound art journal called Subconscious Restaurant. They're also bringing along some Taiwanese sounds vis-à-vis regular collaborator Wang Fujui and Taichung's own Noise Steve (GREAT NAME).
Here's chief editor Ron on White Fungus, Subconscious Restaurant, lessons learned after a decade in the hardscrabble DIY print mag biz, and being "unfuckable with":
Though White Fungus has had a long-standing relationship with Beijing's resident sound art guru / music critic Yan Jun, the Hansons haven't been active in Beijing. That changes on Saturday though, when they hole up at Zajia Lab to unleash their newest opus, a sound art journal called Subconscious Restaurant. They're also bringing along some Taiwanese sounds vis-à-vis regular collaborator Wang Fujui and Taichung's own Noise Steve (GREAT NAME).
Here's chief editor Ron on White Fungus, Subconscious Restaurant, lessons learned after a decade in the hardscrabble DIY print mag biz, and being "unfuckable with":
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