The World Underground : Episode 2 - Guiguisuisui & Noise Arcade

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Episode 2 follows Beijing based musicians GUIGUISUISUI (Dann Gaymer) and Noise Arcade (Michael Cupoli) on tour in Japan, Korea, and Northeast China. This is a film about the people you meet along the way. The endless sounds that now, can never be unheard. Noise meeting deep quiet, and confusion meeting exhaustion. Finishing this film almost broke me. It took four years. It's shifted and morphed so many times. Those who don't follow me closely may not know that I moved to China while making it, spent three years there, and have since moved to Indonesia to do this project full-time. For a while I thought I'd never be able to make something that I didn't loathe. I did, and this is it. An attempt to capture a three week trek through some of the most beautifully bewildering, drunken, noise-drenched landscapes on earth. To me, it's always surprising just how much can be shared without language. Alongside the Korea based media outlet Aweh, our goal was to align ourselves with as many local artists as possible, and see what stories came naturally. From Busan, to Osaka, all these sounds and stories that stuck to us over the weeks, it's bottled into 90 minutes. To me, this film is unfinished, and it will remain that way. When is something ever truly "done" anyway?

This film isn't an attempt to provide any sort of objective documentation of the people, places, or artists we discovered on our journey. It's not even meant to be a reflection of reality. It's simply a story we've chosen to share. Take from it what you will. That said, I hope you enjoy it.

This film features performances, footage, sound, and interviews by :

GUIGUISUISUI (China)
Noise Arcade (China)
Luvplastik (China)
JFI (China)
Nice Legs (Korea)
Yamagata Tweakster (Korea)
East Guinness Crew (Korea)
Mineri (Korea)
Colours (Korea)
Drinking Boys & Girls Choir (Korea)
Say Sue Me (Korea)
Genius (Korea)
Bellbottom from 80's (Japan)
Macmanaman (Japan)
Ninja Man (Japan)
Tero Tero (Japan)
Blond New Half (Japan)
Psychedelic Desert (Japan)
Komai Satoshi & Cyappie (Japan)
Harikozue (Japan)
Punk Disco (Japan)
Elephant Noiz Kashimashi (Japan)
Darklaw & Facial Mess (Japan)
Your Pest Band (Japan)

Film, photography, editing, and sound recording by John Yingling. For full credits, please visit the website.

Take care out there.

John Yingling