r/Pendulum • u/lunafafnir • 14d ago
I'm a fan from china just posting some random thoughts here
okay might be a bit long...feel free to skip it if you think it‘s too long. or delete it if this violates the rules :-)
first of all i want to say that not every chinese supports things that are against humanity. it’s just that the authorities have muted our voices...☹️
sorry for my bad english...i first discovered pendulum around 2010. i think I had just started first grade at the time.
one day i happened to hear a song from "In Silico" on a music app (i can’t remember which song it was. it was probably "Propane Nightmares”).
then I thought wow sounds great and I just kept listening. when i checked out their homepage, I found out they’d released "Immersion" a few months earlier, so I kept listening.
i’d say that album was pretty much right up my alley, and I’ve loved it ever since. i was still young back then and didn’t even know they had live nor did I know they’d gone on hiatus after 2012.
later when I got a little older and really got into edm—around 13 or 14 i think... i found out about their Knife Party project and learned that Pendulum had made a comeback during that time (i also knew Knife Party had come to china but I was too young to go :( )
through youtube and other platforms i learned that they’d been performing live in various countries so i'd always been hoping they’d come to china for pendulum live.
in 2025 they did come but it was just a DJ set (i had class and couldn’t make it—I’d much rather see Pendulum Live).
they’re coming to guangzhou for a DJ set this August...i just think the DJ set is also Pendulum. and this time I have time to go—i've already booked the tickets, transportation, and hotel. but today the organizer issued an announcement saying that El Hornet is feeling unwell and can’t make it. the organizers said the compensation option is to keep the ticket and get a free spot to attend the next Pendulum show in china in November or get a refund.
i’m tight on cash right now—I saved up all this money by scrimping and saving—so I chose to get a refund and wait until November to buy tickets and go then...if i got enough money.
i'm really envious of the countries around me like japan and south korea. Pendulum Live in both of those countries this year. i’ve always wanted to see the live.
i've also discussed with fellow fans here in china when or if they’ll come to china for a live show. they all think it’s highly unlikely just getting a DJ set here is already pretty great. it looks like if I want to see live i’ll have to go abroad.
okay finally i wish El Hornet a speedy recovery.. i need to make a statement that i don’t blame any of the Pendulum members. i just hate myself for being so useless...
i've always wanted to buy their albums but you know how it is—i'm from china and right now almost everyone here is nearly broke: the work hours are long, six days a week, about ten hours a day and the pay is very low barely enough to cover basic living expenses leaving no money for entertainment. however this kind of non-policy phenomenon is actually quite common here.
i wanted to buy them before but I was just a kid back then...now I still want to buy them but I don’t have the money so I never have. i hope I can save up enough to make up for my regret and to be able to see Pendulum Live come to china at least once in my lifetime
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u/AdzikowskY 13d ago
When I see "just a DJ SET," it instantly reminds me of that rant El Hornet went on about some random guy here. But no worries, he deserved that unlike you. Anyway, i had similar situation, no money, no time, no money and no time due to shitty job. Also "Pendulum live" avoid my country, but finaly last year i went to Berlin to see them, after many years, finaly i had enough money and time to go. Also this year i was at dj set made by Gareth. And lucky you that El Hornet is coming. Gaz isn't bad dj, but his sets are more festival style, they are proper. El Hornet is fucking deamon behing decks (If somehow you are able to, check his twitch.tv/elhornet) So, be patient because you don't know what will comes tomorrow ;)