rejon is Jon Phillips.

[ Lil Chris Mixing on the Laoban Soundsystem 2.0 in Sanliturrr SoHo ]

Now! Onto Shanghai we say! We want to make them speakers, better, and more raw for direct sound input! If you want to make a set, all the plans are released as Qi Hardware. Gogogo!

[ The Laoban Chief Chef and Speaker Mover ]

You ride around Beijing in the back of a sand truck moving big speakers? We do! Come out tomorrow night for much fun as part of the Get It Louder 2010 Festival themed SHARISM.

Here is part of the write-up about the event on Thursday in Beijing. Spread the word:

So you want to make it louder? More hardcore? Come get hard, low and deep with the Laoban Soundsystem crew at Sanlitun SoHo on Thursday, September 23 from 9 PM onward in the basement of the mall behind the Get It Louder Pavilion. Bringing the bass is Aussie Dave Thompson cutting minimal techo, TommyBoy from UK cranking old school jungle, Rez and Marula tripping the drum and bass switch from the Spanish Corelabs and Get It Louder curator Jiancui mixing it up from an iPad. Also, echoing Mall Rats and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Laoban Soundsystem founders Matt Hope (UK/Beijing) and Jon Phillips (SF/Beijing) will chop n screw up dancehall, drum and bass and dirty southern hip hop through the 6000 watts of pure sound through the aptly titled, Laoban Soundsystem 2.0. Communing at the new Chinese commodified temple where money ain’t a thing, hustling visual imagery without spending a dime, and expanding conversation with a pure sound and video experience that exemplifies the sound clash heard from Kingston, you don’t want to miss this realideal. Invite your friends, spread the news, and let’s get it louder!

If you want to get harder, visit: http://laoban-soundsystem.com

laoban detail, originally uploaded by rejon.

More pictures are forthcoming. For now, here is a detail of the top cabinet in the soundsystem with the Chinese broken ice grills that were water jet cut out of aluminum and then sandblasted to give a nice matte appearance.

Also, I wanted to say big ups to Barry Threw for building the Laoban Soundsystem website with AIki Framework. Great!

There is an event brewing this week for Laoban Soundsystem in Beijing…stay tuned!