Xiao+He+SY



__//**(1) Who is Xiao He?**//__

Xiao He is the founder and guitarist of Glorious Pharmacy, a Dadaesque performance group. However, nowadays, Xiao He is more famous as a solo artist. His music is hard to be defined as one genre. He uses electric instruments that create unfamiliar sounds and beats. His songs seem hard to be a "music" in genera ideas.


 * __//(2) Music//__**

Xiao He composes music with guitar, MIDI controller, and other various instruments. He knows how to make music combining some traditional characteristics and also contemporary styles. He has his own unique chanting and some vocals including throat singing and opera voices. Listeners love Xiao He because he has variety of styles which are highly interesting.

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This is Xiao He performing his song, 'No Name' at Brooklyn. In the beginning of the video, same beat continues on and on as Xiao He is preparing his performance. After about two minutes, he finally starts performing. The awkward electric sound continues on as well as Xiao He sings. In the middle, he starts his guitar solo which sounds quite acoutic compared to all the electric sound effects he had. Then, he changes his voice as low as possible and suddenly sings in a high screaming voice.

__//**(3) Popularity**//__

Since Xiao He has extremely unique style, some people love him and some people hate him. Despite of his unique style, he performed a lot in the United States with other Chinese bands. However, his musics do not appeal to the general audience that much. Even though he might not be popular for most of the people, his musical talents are highly praised by others.