Pairs is a duo noise-rock from Shanghai.
Xiao Zhong (aka Rhys) as Drum & Voc.
F as Guitar.
Maleika On Casley is the final album from Pairs before they lay down.
Gerpfast Kolektif re-release this album on limited cassette.
If you're in Australia and want to get this cassette, you can contact Rhys (Pairs, dr/voc) in
wearepairs@hotmail.com or drop a message to PAIRS Facebook
Digital version also available here:
pairs.bandcamp.com/album/maleika-on-casley
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"So, Pairs was a band in Shanghai, China that died around 2014 when their drummer (me) went back home to Australia. They did a whole bunch of shit, a whole bunch of shows, a whole bunch of bridge building and a whole bunch of emailing sending. They played with good heads, bad heads, young heads and old heads.
This album was written when I was really over China after living there for 6 years, but I’d already bought my plane ticket. So it was this weird mix of being able to look back on what I’d done in a totally foreign land, having arrived knowing no-one and then on the other hand, being so burnt out by the pollution and life in general that I was ready to leave at any moment.
A massive thanks to Gerpfast Koletif for reaching out and being super cool.
Due to muscle memory, we still check the band email, so hit us up if you want:
wearepairs@hotmail.com
We thank everyone for almost everything." - Xiao Zhong (Rhys)
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