Asymptote Grey from Asymptote Grey by Xiaogang Zeng

Asymptote Grey is a set of guqin improvisations that depart from the traditional pentatonic framework.
There is no tonal center, no fixed structure—only traces of form, emerging and dissolving.
The sound moves within a space where geometry is uncertain, and scale is undefined.
Rather than following inherited patterns, it attempts to let sound shape itself, moment by moment, gesture by gesture.

This is not a rejection of tradition, but a step into its outer margins—where silence and instability speak.

Independent musician, navigates between tradition and modernity, spanning global soundscapes, using the guqin to salvage humanity’s spiritual heritage and craft a unique musical context. With a cross-cultural perspective, he reimagines the artistic tension of the guqin, delving into the spiritual core of traditional music to forge a distinctive sonic language.

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