Press
Album: Story of the Leaves
"Synths flow in background harmonics as the songwriter’s vocals paints a scene that tells the tale of the formation of the kinds of geographical landscapes and its manifestations throughout the world. It’s a fine chapter of Haotian’s latest album Story of Leaves (released December 6, 2024) that offers a loose story arc beginning with “Day” and ending with “Night” and vignettes of a journey of wonder and discovery in in the seven songs between cast as mellow pop songs imbued with a spirit of introspective poetics."
Pitch Perfect Review 4.1/5 TOP ALBUM
The Sounds Won't Stop
Musicophile (China)
INDIENATION Review (China) 8.2/10
“Haotian的音乐总是带着游牧者的印记，既有孤独的空灵，又透着某种与自然和哲学对话的沉浸感。在这张新专辑中，这种情感被放大、细化...他以音乐为媒介，将旅行中的所见所感变成听觉风景，也将东西方哲思融入到旋律与编曲之中，让人仿佛穿梭于不同文化与时空的交汇点。”
Album: The Bridge in The Mountain's Hands (A Travelog)
Bandcamp "New and Notable"
“Combining Chinese folk music, ambient, & spoken-word poetry,
Haotian has made a gorgeous, enveloping travelogue.”
Album Review - No Transmission
“Decorated with sophisticated field recordings and inventive production techniques, The Bridge in The Mountain's Hands (A Travelog) is a snapshot of a young artist successfully developing his sensibilities and talents in environmental ambience and candid acoustic balladry.”
Track "Terrace Fields" - The Slow Music Movement
“I'm liking this blend of warm electronics & Asiatic acoustic instrumentation with its almost New Age vibes. It's a bit of an album anomaly as the rest of the tracks flirt around singer songwriter & folk rock genres, but I have to admit to being drawn to it as it's a rare slice of underground Chinese music infiltrating the West.”
Tea Room