Music around the world -
5 years of Discomfort Wings!
*extreme long blog post ;)
After the backstory of DW, including South Korea, I want as well introduce and represent music from all over the world.
7 facts about myself
1) Hi, my name is Janine, and I'm based from near cologne, Germany.
2) My family name is "Lindemann", but I'm not related to them. That's why I short my surname as "Janine Li". Since 2005, my nickname is Ayu from the Japanese scene back in the old Myspace days.
3) No team! Just me!
4) My YouTube account 'ayu0612' is from November 2006!
5) My first concert I visited was in 2006 here in cologne - Japanese Rock Music.
6) "Discomfort Wings" are from song lyrics, related to my first concert visit. It means, for me, that "music can heal wounds".
The blog started 2010-2013 in German language and had a restart in 2019 after my South Korea vacation.
7) I started with Japanese Music through Anime Soundtracks in the 2000s. That continued with Korean, Taiwanese and Thai. Lately also Philippine and Mongolia, as well contacts from Indonesia. That includes also the Korean and Taiwanese Embassy of Germany. And Busanpedia (Busan, South Korea's 2nd largest city).
The 2nd side is the regular Rock & Metal scene. My 3rd side is the Anime, Convention & Gaming scene, which includes the Nippon Connection (Frankfurt am Main, Germany - biggest Japanese Movie Festival outside from Japan), Japan Tag Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany - biggest Japanese Culture event outside from Japan) and through different artist features, Dokomi Con and Gamescom.
My 4th side is radio. Since 2021, I'm part of 674.FM, a non-profit radio as "Discomfort Wings Radio", with monthly broadcast shows of different topics I choose. With my uploads, sometimes I was under the weekly top10 music charts worldwide on Mixcloud.
Be a voice -
not an echo
The following artists represent different languages, countries, genres and parts of the world.
Each artist here represent different backgrounds in point of views of (human) rights, environment and much more I trust in you.
Thank YOU, you artists, for your trust in me what I build up with your faith in my ideas. LETS'S GO!
20 artists - 6 continents -
17 countries - 10 languages
TRASH (Taiwan)
I discovered band TRASH in 2010 online via Youtube. TRASH are founded in 2009 in Taipei and are signed under Warner Music Taiwan. They were my first ever Taiwanese Rock band I listened too and been part of Discomfort Wings since the beginning. Since 2020, I featured almost every release of the band. Thank you so much for your trust in all these years! Words can not describe it...
Blog Posts
->TRASH
->Marz23 North America Tour 24
->Euan Lin Solo Release
Sweet Mullet (Thailand)
I discovered Sweet Mullet in 2010 online via Youtube as well. They were my first ever Thai Rock band I listened too and been part of Discomfort Wings since 2021. Sweet Mullet started their journey in Bangkok's underground and are one of the original founders for the heavy Thai scene. Signed under "genie records", the countries biggest label, I had in 2023 the honor to feature them! Thank you so much for be part of it and let me do this! Words can not describe it...
Blog Post -> Sweet Mullet
Yura Nasos (Russia)
Based from Saint Petersburg, Yura is an ambitious solo artist of heavy rock tunes and the latest artist in Discomfort Wings bands. Over the last months, he released an amount of awesome songs solo, as well with other musicians in the local scene. Each song I heard from his discography are really insane tunes!
NUTEKI (Belarus)
Just discovered them around 2015 with 'WIND INSIDE' ! Based from Minsk and founded in Russia, they are in the industry since 2008 and been part of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals 4 times. NUTEKI sings in Belarusian, Russian and English language, as well toured in Europe, Asia and the US.
-> Blog Post NUTEKI
Uuhai (Mongolia)
Uuhai are one of the newest artists from Asia and the first ever band of Mongolia I introduced 3 months ago, during their Europe Tour 2024. Through their tour, they played at such events like Hell Fest and combines heavy and traditional tunes! It's a fascinating country with a unique language and culture. I'm looking forward to getting to know more about it through your music. Thank you for your trust and be part of it! See you next year on your next tour
-> Blog Post Uuhai
Sekro#8 (Spain)
"A son of Rap & Metal" - Sekro#8 is a Spanish speaking solo artist and a unique person. Through your music, I get to know a new underground scene, of Hip Hop and Art. You are such an inspiring person. Sekro#8 features through different releases Rap & Nu Metal. Hip Hop Roots Festival Mallorca
Sekro#8 has two underground festivals with his girlfriend and manager Tara Pink: Hip Hop Roots and Hip Hop Skills. They help other artists, to sing for the first time and accomplished goals, "that's the vision of the true hip hop culture."
-> Blog Post Sekro#8
Hyro the Hero (USA)
Starting his journey in 2007 by moving from Houston (Texas) to Los Angeles, he soon released his first mixtapes. Hyro the Hero is an American solo artist, currently based in Nantes (France) and features an amount of skills in Genres. Focused on Rap, Rock & Metal, he played a bunch of tours and festivals, including the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan! The last years, he released an amount of successfull records with featured artists like Alter Bridge, Disturbed, Hollywood Undead, Ice Nine Kills and many more...
Blog Post -> Hyro the Hero
Disconnected (France)
I get to know band Disconnected - through the Gamescom 2022! They were the opening act of the Gaming event Metal Hellsinger, which featured an amount of insane heavy bands. Based from Troyes, they were the first ever French band I introduced here. After playing numerous gigs in France, they opened Tremonti's European tour in 2018 and played another 24 shows in 17 countries, especially in Great Britain, Germany and France. The band also performed in 2022 at Hellfest and Wacken Open Air in Germany and many more!
Blog Post -> Disconnected
Psycho Skull (HongKong)
The song "Losing Control" reflects the soul of the band's feelings about what happened in the world over the last years, as well in HongKong! Psycho Skull
represents the Japanese Visual Kei scene, an clothing style based in Japans 80s til today. Around 2005 it started as well as subculture of Japanese Rock Music in Western countries. The
band sings in cantonese language and have toured various concert series and festivals in HongKong and Japan.
Blog
Post -> Psycho Skull
BMR (Mexico)
Olá, como estás? Heading all over from Mexico, I just recently had the possibility to meet them in person here in cologne, during the Europe Tour! Active since 2014 as Metal band from Jalisco, they toured through Mexico, South America and Europe. So friendly people, cant wait to see you again!
Blog Post -> BMR
GOOFYS HOLIDAY (Japan)
We know each other really for almost 10 years! That's insane! Goofys Holiday are an japanese Rock, Pop, Punk band, which were as well part of the legendary BECK Anime Soundtrack! Based in Numazu, prefecture Shizuoka (15km away from Mount Fuji) since 1994, they played in the late 90s in New York and celebrated this year there 30th anniversary! Arigatou gozaimasu!!!
Blog
Post -> GOOFYS HOLIDAY (Unboxing CD)
Future Radio (South Africa)
This band was the first ever band I represented from Africa! In almost every radio show releted to European bands & South Africa, they have been featured. This band is an rock duo from Pretoria and plays great rock-pop songs. They almost released every 1-2 months a new song during the last years and are insane active in what they are doing!
Blog Post -> Future Radio
Against the Sun (USA)
This band is as well from the US and stands for the impressive Indie scene. Active since 2014 and based in Los Angeles, I think this group is a young band with an old soul. When you hear through there songs, the Breaking Benjamin vibes which reminds me of the good old 2000s can not be ignored. Over the last 3 years, they really developed into an even more cool band, which I think people will hear about more in the future!
Blog
Post -> Against the Sun
CALLS NAME AGAIN (Japan)
Based
from Muroran, Hokkaido, CALLS NAME AGAIN are based from the North side of Japan and the new generation of the massive heavy underground scene in the country.
Amongst Thieves (England, United Kingdom)
Wow! They were my 4th ever post on this blog! Active since 2013 in York, they stand for the heavy Post-Hardcore scene in the UK! Over the years, they played an amount of concerts and festivals, such as the Slum Dunk Festival. Don't underrate the Indie Rock & Metal scene here, it's quite huge with such amazing bands! I'm very thankful to get to know you, as well your trust over all these years!l Blog Post -> Amongst Thieves (2019)
UNDESIRE (Chile)
Based from Santiago de Chile since 2015, this band represents the Japanese Visual Kei scene from Chile and are part of Discomfort Wings since the beginnig, but we know each other many years right before everything started. The group released a variety of songs, which embrace multiple music genres such as rock, metal, synth, djent and goth.
Blog
Post -> UNDESIRE
Chocobo Band (Italy)
I get to know them in person, here on the Dokomi Convention 2022 in Düsseldorf (Germany)! The only official Final Fantasy Cover band with an original releated logo to the game. They cover the unique classic songs of the Japanese cult game into Symphonic Metal. A must for every fan! The group have visited an amount of concerts and Anime conventions around Modena/ Milan and more!
Blog
Post -> Chocobo Band
Deep as Ocean (Italy)
Around 2021, I get to be connected into the Italian heavy scene. Deep as Ocean are the 2nd band around Milan I ever featured and stands for the amazing Metal scene there! The band's journey started by two brothers, Alberto (Guitar) and Riccardo (Drums) in 2016. Matt (Vocals), Matteo (Bass) and Manuel (Guitar) joined the band soon afterwards. For the following years, DOA created their own significant sound as Metalcore / Post-Hardcore band from Milan in Italy.
Blog
Post -> Deep as Ocean
Reign Maker (Australia)
Reign Maker are an Australian Progressive Hard Rock band formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 2020. Different as maybe other bands, they represent in their project a passion for politically, environmental and social activism. The thought-provoking lyricism is often delivered in a highly emotive, powerful way asking audiences to feel and look deeper into their own mindset.
Blog
Post -> Reign Maker
Dimas Senopati (Indonesia)
We get to know each other online 2021 on the raising moment of his carrer. Based from Indonesia, he has to become known via Youtube during the lockdown with international rock cover songs, such as a cover version of the German band Scorpions's "Wind of Change". Over the last years, he has become one of the leading online personalities in Indonesia, including tv and commercial.
These were some bands, some countries, languages and genres of people's different stories! Over the last 5 years, it featured almost 50 different countries and over 200 posts. It's impossible to show all of them now, but thank you to all artists, bands, managements, conventions, asia government embassy, etc and FANS for your interest in this path for the last 5 years!
Lets see, what the future brings... WITH YOU GUYS! :)
HOW CRAZY WOULD IT BE,
TO COME TOGETHER
AT ONE EVENT...