Beijing electro-punk quartet Pet Conspiracy (????) are in in the middle of their 2011 Summer Tour, having just performed at Singapore's Baybeats Music Festival. The worldwide month-long tour kicked off on Aug. 8th in Qingdao, China at the the Ark Beach Music Festival, followed by performances at the Lethargy Festival and Rote Frabrik on August 12-13 in Zurich, Switzerland. The schlock and dance punk band will then jet off for a gig at The Annexe Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, followed by closing concerts back in China at Hangzhou's Code Space and Shanghai's Himalaya Festival (August 27-28 respectively).

Pet Conspiracy recently released their latest full-length album Chongwu Tongmou (????). The quartet (Huzi, Edo, Mary & Fiona) first introduced the band's new sound to Beijing fans at Tango 3F (formerly Starlive) on June 4th and in Shanghai at the Mercedes-Benz Arena's Muse Mixing Room on June 25th. Online Chinese video network Niurenku created a short video expose maching clips from their Beijing release party and the music video to their single "Beyond."

"Expect an alchemical synthesis of sounds, lights, and creepy puppets, as this Beijing four-piece detonate dance rock catastrophe. Whomp whomp." Smart Shanghai

"Amazing highs of electronic synth sounds, paired with beautiful melodies, via punk/pop lashing in a single breath was all it took to get my attention," noted LA-based producer/engineer Manny Nieto who has been part of the pulse of LA's underground music scene since 1997. "If you like to get out of your seat and shake it, then this record will definitely have you hooked."

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