King Ly Chee
King Ly Chee is an independent hardcore rock n roll band in Hong Kong.
Music
The band's sound is characterized by hardcore, punk, and metal influences, usually with shouted verses, interspersed with melodic flourishes.
Band History
Riz Farooqi founded the band not long after his return to his native Hong Kong, in 1999. His explicit objective was to make the musical sensibilities and DIY ethic of punk rock accessible to new listeners from outside the insular expat-oriented rock scene in which it had previously flourished. In particular, he made a concerted effort to reach disenfranchised Cantonese youth who sought an outlet to vent their dissatisfaction with prefabricated Cantopop.
The group is often given credit for introducing the practice of circle pits in Hong Kong.
Current Band Members
- Alex Chung Chi Kin - Vocals
- Andy Chung Chun Kin - Guitars; Backing Vocals
- Riz Farooqi - Vocals; Guitars
- Bong - Bass
- Ming - Drums
Discography
Studio Albums
- We Are Who We Are (2000)
- 01. Everlasting
- 02. Masterpiece
- 03. Do Something
- 04. Scarred
- 05. EDP
- 06. Hopeless
- 07. Gotta Go See
- 08. In Check
- 09. Been Missing This
- Stand Strong (2003)
- 01. Stand Strong
- 02. Sickened eyes
- 03. Masterpiece
- 04. Frail Hands
- 05. Refuse
- 06. Dialogue
- 07. A Useless Gift
- 08. Dialogue
- 09. Chaos Of Thoughts And Actions
- 10. I Belong
- 11. Instrumental
- 12. Charcoal
- 13. Thank you
- 14. Untitled
- 15. Our Life’s Blood
References
- King Ly Chee web site page on mission and purpose
- Hardcore Times interview with Riz Farooqi, 2003 Retrieved November 5, 2005