Taking up the guitar in middle school, Gu Tian Le moved onto Jiaotong University were he rendezvous with XBH in the school music room.
Playing solo, sometimes for lack of procuring the appropriate company, shows a taste he acquired by listening to solo performers such as Keiji Haino and Kawabata Makoto.
Striving to make a blend of hard-bop, free jazz and new psychedelic, he revels in chaos and joyful sounds.
Coming from a visual arts background, Zila began dabbling in sound-scapes before emerging as a solo guitarist.
Taking up a simplistic song writing approach, he gathered pieces of sound from any available locale.
For “Eavesdropping” this process melded with elements of noise and music, culminating in the reverberations of this track.
For the past 2 years, Yong Zhong Guo has sculpted an original style of mutant folk with rehearsals, song writing and concerts.
Influenced by the totality of his personal, music listening experience, he recorded “Laid-Back” during guitar practice.
Since then, he has honed these skills into a distinct craft that is both haunting and elegant.
Born in the depths of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Colorful Z-Bra have emerged as Shaanxi’s reflection upon the original 80’s shoe-gazer scene. They are reminiscent of early Jesus and Mary Chain, but invoke the ways of Chinese contemporaries like The Gar and Carsick Cars.
The tone-bending guitar attack of XBH upon the solid rhythm section, creates an ethereal atmosphere that responds to both noise instinct and pop sensibility.
As one of the primary organizers of System Error, Xie Bo Han fulfills a multitude of duties and serves in various roles throughout this community.
XBH is the outlet for his solo undertakings. The one man improve performances utilize an array of effects configurations, intended to create a sonic realm that blurs the boundaries of his specific musical projects.
Gunknown is a project from electronic musician and DJ, Da Zhao. For many years he has played with electro rock outfit TBOR, but can also be found contributing his dj skills and sounds to a diverse range of musical styles, from hip-hop to noise.
Da Zhao is one of the founding artists of System Error and maintains a productive output of musical creations, as well as appearing frequently for some of Xian’s première live events.
GUNKNOWN
XBH
COLORFUL Z-BRA
YANG ZHANG GUO
ZILA
GU TIANLE
