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Brown Note Collective is an experimental music collective in Hong Kong of undefinable musical genre.

As a music collective, their approach to music is ambiguous, combining traditional and experimental forms, with a provocative mix of composition and improvisation. They are a collective of over a dozen accomplished musicians, many being multi-instrumentalists. They blend and contrast styles in compelling and sometimes shocking ways with deep understanding and mastery of the individual styles of music they play. Brown Note Collective’s music is cerebral, vibrant, and daringly playful. Audiences often describe Brown Note Collective’s sound as undefinable. Their live performances are usually unpredictable and absurd, often leaving the audience either in awe or in total confusion.

BNC History:

The group was founded and lead by Adam since 2002. Initially named Spermatic Chord and was later renamed Brown Note Collective as the number of members grew. The main objectives of the group has always been to explore the experimental side of music, maintain a creative environment for all the members involved, and to expose Hong Kong audiences and musicians to less conventional approaches to music. The performing lineup of Brown Note Collective constantly varies depending on the availability of the members. Thus lineups often range from as little as 2 members up to at many as 12 members on stage at a time.

Members of the band have also formed a Hong Kong based DIY record label Brown Note Records, specialising in distributing DIY music of lesser known underground artists in Hong Kong.