A special mix of recordings out of a slew of releases out on China's Old Heaven Books. Old Heaven is an independent bookshop which opened in Shenzhen in 2003. In the last decade or so the shop has gradually established itself as a record label and publisher, and we're proud to be one of their distributors. The label has released a dozen titles on CD, cassette and vinyl, and now also open reel tape (!), and their roster includes familiar names such as Keiji Haino, FaUSt and Otomo Yoshihide.

Importantly though, alongside these big names, Old Heaven documents the creative output of a loose group of new and old local artists working at the fraying edges of experimental and 'traditional' music. Younger musicians like Deng Boyu and Lao Dan sit alongside dombra pioneer Mamer, and industrial groups like Puppet & IZ. New releases feature total surprises, with some highlights of the mix coming from Joseeh Punmanlon, Daulet Halek and The Other Two Comrades.