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Neocha.com: Tomorrow's Afternoon TeaPosted by Adam J. Schokora, October 27, 2008 11:44 AM
 Neocha.com's "netlabel" just released its latest compilation, titled "Tomorrow's Afternoon Tea." The album brings together ten original tracks from independent Chinese bands and solo acts with female vocalists, all of whom are Neocha.com users. Link here to download the entire compilation, or link from the tracklist below to stream each song. According to Neocha CEO Sean Leow, the goal of Neocha's netlabel is to bring together the best of various music genres in China represented by Neocha musicians. Neocha offers the compilations to the public for free in order to give the musicians wider recognition and distribution. Neocha net label's "Tomorrow's Afternoon Tea:" 01 coverpeople：我们
And lastly, one more link to stream (not available for download) another Neocha.com compilation titled “1981,” an album showcasing sounds from China’s post-1980 generation musicians. In other Neocha news, the site has recently published a 4th installment of its webzine “Blow up” (放大), aptly titled, “Blow Up 04″ (放大04). Link here for a PC or Mac download. This edition is loosely focused on the theme of “sport” with content including:
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Comments on Neocha.com: Tomorrow's Afternoon Tea
What, no link to purchase the album straight from this post? j/k
Since so much of the music on Neocha seems to be offered for download, wouldn't it make more sense to release this music under a Creative Commons China license rather than old fashioned copyright?
@John
Actually, 99% of the music is not offered for download on Neocha, it's only the compilations we produce. We contact each musician or their manager to clear the rights for the compilations.
I'd be open to exploring the Creative Commons license although I think it may take a bit of education among Chinese musicians to work.