The inaugural CAN post-rock music festival transformed the mountainous surroundings of Zhujiajian Island into a transcendent sonic experience. Over three days, 19 experimental post-rock bands from 11 countries converged amidst the breathtaking vistas of Daqingshan National Park in China’s Zhejiang province, with the dramatic coastline of the Zhoushan archipelago providing an ethereal backdrop. The festival attracted an international line-up of bands, including The Seven Mile Journey, a Danish band who hadn’t graced Chinese stages since 2016, Whale Fall and This Will Destroy You from the United States, Australia’s We Lost the Sea, and World’s End Girlfriend from Japan.