Debut 7 from Shanghai noisemakers supreme - a future collectors item

Shanghai-based Australian-Chinese duo Pairs have been assaulting the streets and clubs of their city with their inspired approach to making noise for almost a year now.

With only guitar and drums, they have quickly bashed their way into the hearts of Chinese rock fans and found a welcome for their post-post-punk brand of disorder in the Hong Kong rock scene and beyond.

Drummer/yeller Rhys and guitarist F met at the X Games last year and later decided to start a band. Though they avow they are not a couple, they do have a lot of musical chemistry, the fruits of which have already been recorded on a self-titled EP. You can almost feel the sweat splatter listening to their blasted garage tracks like “Oh Ghost” or a nervous breakdowns made audible like “Yangpu Q,” and the whole thing sounds like it was recorded inside a dumpster. Aces!  MTV IGGY