‘she is gentle she is dear to me’ is out ❀

she is gentle she is dear to me

  • around this time last year, nan and i started this song. i was reading hemmingway’s ‘a moveable feast’ and was inspired by an early scene of him writing in a cafe, window panes misty from warm breath. nan and i ended up at a cafe one night, one of those cafes that doubles as a wine bar, and soon after, the song was writing itself. i was sure it was going to be a good song, although i wouldn’t truly know how good until we brought it to evandibbs’ studio and he added guitar.

    this song is about gentle longing. a non-linear stream of consciousness that reflects on times of innocence and change. here it is a year later, maybe even more relevant this cold winter, hopeful for spring 🌸

    Produced by Qi Ming
    Written by Qi Ming and Nan Macmillan
    Vocals by Nan Macmillan
    Guitars by Evan Dibbs
    Mixed by James Rand
    Mastered by Heba Kadry Mastering Assistant by Jacob Clements
    Artwork by Slowread

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Colorless Green Ideas
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  • The two of us have been working on music together for over a year, exploring new effects, timbres, and throwing anything we can at Ableton to see what sticks. ‘Green’ took shape last March as we applied our findings: field recordings of the wind and city, textured microsounds, recursive warping and resampling, and callbacks to our shared but distinct Chinese heritage.

    Lyrically, Green is about reconnecting with nature and a yearning desire to wander and to explore again when life has you stagnating in the city.

    Yet Green’s also a reflection of our journeys with music, wandering through new soundscapes, soaking in everything we can, embracing the unknown. The hardest journey we’ve ever embarked on was finding ourselves—only made possible through countless hours in the studio together and everyone we’ve had the pleasure of working with and learning from.

    From us to you with love, we hope you enjoy Green. Out now 🌱

    Qi Ming & Slowread

    Jan 24, 2024 New York

    Cover art by @pppanik

    Written by Qi Ming, Slowread

    Produced and Mixed by Qi Ming, Slowread

    Mastered by @zinomikoreymastering

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QI MING & THE SISYPHUS BAND

  • The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

    Albert Camus

  • Inspired by Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa's "The Book of Disquiet," this album delves into the fragmented autobiography of my 9 split Sisyphus-like personalities. An exploration of the relentless pursuit of meaning and unity in a world devoid of eternal truths. Blended acoustic style with jazz, East Asian and Latin American influences, using a diverse array of timbres, instruments, and rhythms to enrich the narrative.

    不安之书 The Song of Disquiet

    七茗&The Sisyphus Qi Ming&The Sisyphus

    编曲制作 Arrangement/Production: Qi Ming&The Sisyphus

    词曲/人声 Songwriting/Vocals: 七茗Qi Ming

    爵士鼓 Drums: Eduardo S Moura

    吉他/和声 Guitars/Backing Vocal: Qi Ming/Gustavo Marson

    吉他 Guitars: Guilherme Braz Prado

    贝斯 Bass: Jose Alejandro Osorio

    贝斯 Bass: Leo Malagrino

    键盘/风琴 Piano/Organ: César Aranguibel

    键盘 Piano: Lucas Coimbra

    萨克斯/长笛 Sax/Flute: 島田愛加 Aika Shimada

    打击乐 Percussion: Beto Araújo

    打击乐 Percussion: Alexis Damian

    录音 Recording: Thommy Tannus (Tannus Studio)

    混音 Mixing: 杨海崧 Yang Haisong

    母带工程 Master: Garrett Haines (Treelady Studios)

    Album release date: January 6, 2022

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  • Inspired by Camus's absurd philosophy in "The Myth of Sisyphus", songs in the album portray different characters' lives with the condition of Sisyphus who repeatedly pushes the stone uphill and support the belief that the struggle to reach a height is enough to fill a person's heart, people should imagine Sisyphus as happy.

    西西弗斯的幸福 The Happiness of Sisyphus

    编曲制作 Arrangement/Production: Qi Ming & Future Orients

    词曲/人声/吉他 Songwriting/Vocals/Guitar: 七茗Qi Ming

    爵士鼓 Drums: 小锅 Xiao Guo

    吉他 Guitar: 果真 Guo Zhen

    吉他 Guitar: 阿勇 A Yong

    贝斯 Bass: 彭超 Peng Chao

    混音 Mixing: 杨海崧 Yang Haisong

    母带工程 Master: Andy Walter@Abbey Road Studios

    Album release date: September 27, 2018

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COMPILATION: MUSIC FOR MEDITATION

  • During the Yuval Ron Mentorship Program (established since 1989 and curated by Oscar-winning World Music composer and educator Yuval Ron), Qi Ming collaborated with Yuval Ron and produced four sound healing projects for Insight Timer (a leading meditation app), incorporating influences from the Middle East, India, Georgian Christian music, Japanese Zen, and Shamanic healing.

    Composed by Yuval Ron

    Arranged by Qi Ming

    Mixed by Qi Ming, Yuval Ron

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  • Aspiring to revive ethnic folk music, I arrange and accompany traditional a cappella songs from my Zhuang minority. Here are three audio samples of these songs, all from our ethnic group, with a history spanning hundreds of years but never properly scored. I personally learned them from an elderly woman in my hometown's mountain area. These songs have been passed down through generations via oral tradition, enabling them to endure.

    Composed by Folk

    Vocals by Qi Ming

    Produced by Su Zixu, Qi Ming

    Mixed by Lu Chuang

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  • This emotionally narrative first EP came after the death of Leonard Cohen, my favorite song writer and spiritual shepherd. This is my beginning of serious song writing. The lyrics reveals the confrontation, reconciliation between Cohen and God.

    Written and Composed by Qi Ming

    Vocals by Qi Ming

    Guitar, Produced by Xiao Meng

    EP release date: July 7, 2017

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