Internationally acclaimed artist Bei Bei teams up with London-based composer and producer Paul Elliot to set their musical telescope for 'Two Moons' to find light in the dark skys above!
Always on the look out for what Bei Bei is up to after her link-up with Shawn Lee with he 'Beauty & The Beats' 10" release on Ubiquity which led to a couple of albums that followed in 2010 and 2017.
However, there's no surprise that Chinese Guzheng player/composer/teacher has also worked on Disney’s hit film 'Mulan' and Dreamwork’s 'Kung Fu Panda' as well collaborating with A-lister Cristina Aguilera, appeared in a Super Bowl commercial with Will Smith and performed as a soloist with the Pacific Symphony orchestra!
All that being in sharp contrast to this seven track "lo-fi and analog-leaning electronic" album as it's yet another yin-yang soundscape "that bridges tradition and futurism" with cinematic leanings as Bei Bei's mastery of the this ancient chinese harp/zither can at times sound like themes from 'Get Carter' or 'The Third Man'.
As the album develops from the 'Two Moons' introduction, 'Gaoshan Electronica' (featuring Shu Zhiming) and 'Shanghai Dreams (featuring Rob Korb) get confrontational with the traditional which you can easily envisage on a soundtrack; shame 'Cruising In Snow' (featuring Yang Liu) missed out on the Winter Olympics - perhaps when they next turn up in Beijing?
Liu's bass make it the funkiest track on the album (Ed. Jah Wobble would have loved this gig) but the tracks without guests are just as cool, especially 'Silk Soiree' where it goes all a bit John Williams 'Hong Kong' Library rock which reminds me of the 'Hendrix' element of Manu Delago and Max ZT collaboration album 'Deuce' (incredibly released on the same day - see review HERE).
'Walk The Fame' seems to capture all the elements of this album and it's a shame it's not longer; along with the closing track 'Midnight Bizarre' as Bei Bei and Elliot take us into space.
These two moons are safe on earth and it's more global ambient fusion that's going to be big this year.
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Artist: Bei Bei
Title: Two Moons
Release date: 20th February, 2026
Label: Bei Bei Time Productions
Cat. No: TBC
Format: Digital (Spotify / Apple etc)
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