A band that is "dead like Sichuan (the Chinese province), a story of the fabric that never existed", a really good shoegaze that got born in the capital city of the huge Middle Kingdom. It seems that even there bands playing this genre tend to look longingly in the same direction, towards California.
But 缺省 ("Default") are not really fascinated by the California sun and the full of energy and life and noise surf rock but they create their own, slow and moody shoegaze. Titles of the tracks sound like the shortest of haikus ("Winter day", "Dove's Chirp") and create a real trip to the world of the loud escapism, especially in "将死之时掩以水门汀" that combines delicate and super melodic vocals with very dirty and noisy guitars. "Moon Plate" surprises with the vocal that fluctuates between a self-confident and a neurotic one that bows under the weight of guilt. The last track, "Schwarzschild Drainhole" goes back to the heavy atmosphere and bombastic mood. It could really be cut with a knife.
"California Nebula" costs 5 USD.
