簡介
工工工 是 吳卓（結他/唱）和 Joshua Frank（貝斯）於北京組成的二人樂隊。他們用無法再簡化的配置：一把結他和一把貝斯演奏一段段互相交纏的 riff，構成擁有強烈前進感但鼓點留白的波動和節奏。
將搖滾樂解拆再重組，工工工 用僅有的兩把結他重復敲擊彈奏，交織出樂器間的「幽靈節奏」：結他的彈撥幻化為軍鼓和鈸片；貝斯的音律間又會發出有如地鼓的轟鳴。精心設計又異常粗糙，兩人大巧不工的音樂受到原是布魯斯、沙哈拉迷幻搖滾、廣東傳統音樂，甚至是更不相干的鐵克諾舞曲影響，創造出缺乏鼓點，但卻比擁有傳統三大件的樂隊更飽滿的音樂。
工工工 的首張錄音室粵語專輯 幽靈節奏（2019） 在國內外好評如潮，併入選了 Loud And Quiet（英國）和 Aquarium Drunkard（美國）的年度最佳專輯；唱片也同時被 The Wire 雜誌選為年度十佳先鋒搖滾專輯之一。樂隊也多次在國際音樂媒體如 Bandcamp Daily、Pitchfork、紐約客、Exclaim！、Fader 和 NPR 上被專題推薦。
過往演出經歷
2016 - 湯斯達兄弟「經典亞洲巡迴演出」
2018 - 雪災巡演/羊城巡演/第三次小巡演
- 北美西海岸巡回 w/Parquet Courts
- 美國東岸+中西部巡回 w/Flasher
- 紐約 The Kitchen 藝術中心 演出
2019 - 歐洲巡回 w/BODEGA
- 奧斯丁SXSW音樂節
- 紐約 MoMA PS1 “Come Together” 音樂節閉幕嘉賓
2023 - GGGOO巡演 w/otay:onii
- 香港Clockenflap音樂節
2024 - 香港M+博物館「香港與我」現場配樂演出
About Gong Gong Gong:
Gong Gong Gong (工工工) is the duo of Hong Kong-native guitarist and vocalist Tom Ng and Montreal-born bassist Joshua Frank. Formed in 2015 in Beijing’s underground music scene, the band taps into a wavelength uniting musical cultures, drawing on inspirations ranging from Bo Diddley to Cantonese opera, West African desert blues, drone, and techno.
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The group use their minimalistic tools and idiosyncratic playing style to strip rock n’ roll down to its bare essentials: rhythm, melody, and grit. Between the locomotive chug and banjo twang of Ng’s guitar and Frank’s thumping bass harmonics, an aura of ghostly snare hits and timpani overtones emerges: the “phantom rhythm” for which the band’s critically acclaimed debut is named. Ng proudly sings in Cantonese, his lyrics merging experimental storytelling and abstract poetry.
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The duo’s debut LP, Phantom Rhythm 幽靈節奏, was named one of 2019’s best by Loud And Quiet (UK) and Aquarium Drunkard (USA), as well as one of The Wire magazine’s top 10 avant rock albums of the year. They have been profiled by Bandcamp Daily and Exclaim!, and featured in Pitchfork, Stereogum, Fader, the New Yorker, NPR, and Interview Magazine.
Selected Live Performances:
2016
Classic Asia Tour with Tonstartssbandht
2018
West Coast USA Tour with Parquet Courts
East Coast USA Tour with Flasher, Public Practice
The Kitchen, New York City with Bush Tetras
2019
Europe/UK Tour with Bodega
SXSW Music Festival, Austin, Texas
MoMA PS1 at Come Together Record Fair?
2023
GGGOO China tour with otay:onii
Clockenflap Music Festival
2024
M+ Museum live score for Hong Kong Made Me short film, Hong Kong
