This song, "Under Life Is...," kicks off with a string of upbeat accordion sounds, and it also kicked off today's  China Beat on China Radio International. I'm Xu Jue. Nice to have you back for furthering our story of Sound Fragment.

Maturing from inside, Sound Fragment set on making their second album. Recording stretched on for three years. In 2005, their fans finally received this long-awaited album, titled as "Under Life Is..." From the name, we can see the band's consistent low-key style. But the upbeat notes repeating throughout the song indicate the band's current positivity.

Sound Fragment has now become a quintet after absorbing the keyboardist Liu Guangrui. Such an addition adds a novel sound texture to the arrangement.

The next one we'll hear is called "Through the Door of Rage." The band's fresh blood plays us very catchy keyboard solos.

("Through the Door of Rage")

"Once you've stridden through the door of rage, you'll see your path leading forward. The world is bright and broad and you're nature's beloved child. Tell whoever you come across on the road that you're a newly-sown seed just about to shoot up and grow."

Through the door of rage, the band's leading vocalist Ma Yulong also attempts a differed singing style. Unlike the previous eccentric vocal performances, Ma Yulong now sings in a more self-possessed style.

Hopefully the next song will give us a good opportunity to immerse into his singing as well as into a nice folk ballad. The song is called "Everlasting."

("Everlasting")

"A flock of birds leave no trace as they fly across the sky. Cities, people and flowers disappear into the history. What lasts forever is your promise of love."

That is the song "Everlasting." Experiencing and thinking bit by bit, Sound Fragment gradually come to believe in love.

They're probably still busy dealing with ups and downs in life. But a positive perspective brings them from wandering about to pursuing a specified goal. I think such a positive change can be heard through their new songs from the album "Under Life Is..."

("At the Feast of the Time")

The song we're hearing now is called "At the Feast of the Time." Lyrically, I think it's a development of their debut single "Revel." It sounds full of momentum. Floating guitar sounds are accompanied with special keyboard effects. Though the bass marches unhurriedly, it echoes the drum beat and gradually piles up its power.

This powerful song now brings us to the end of this edition of China Beat on China Radio International. I'm your host Xu Jue. I do hope that you like the music we play for you and will give us your opinions. You can reach us by sending emails to chinabeat@crifm.com, or you can log on to our website at www.crienglish.com, where you can find more information about this week's featured band, Sound Fragment, and listen to past editions online.

At the very end of today's show, I'll leave with the song, "From Now On". In it the band Sound Fragment sings, "When facing myself, I'm always dumb. And when facing you, I start to love."

Cheers and see you next week.

("From Now On")