關於 golden indie music awards ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

很榮幸被收錄在 ELLE 的文章中，跟其他優秀的音樂人一起。"椅子"的團名由來再次引起了注意，現在想起來還是非常妙的一件事。

Taiwanese indie trio The Chairs is one of the hottest acts in Taiwan right now. Comprised of 27-year-olds Jing Chiu (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), Zhong Chen (vocals, guitar), and Benson Sun (bass, backing vocals), The Chairs write and perform retro-style songs in both English and Chinese that span a variety of genres, including psychedelic pop, folk, rock, and retro pop. The band was nominated for multiple awards at the Golden Indie Music Awards in Taiwan in 2016 and 2019 and won the Best Vocal Group Award at the 2019 Golden Melody Awards (the equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the Chinese-speaking world.)

The members first met each other in high school and officially formed their band in college, calling themselves The Chairs in order to enter singing competitions because the room they were in at the time had only guitars and, well, chairs. Now with three albums under their belt, they admit they’re still learning about the music business in Asia and other parts of the world. Their first U.S. tour was cancelled when the pandemic broke out in New York. “It was the toughest time for us,” says Chiu. On the flip side, they’ve been able to spend more time making their new album while in quarantine and plan to release it later this year. “Hopefully when the pandemic ends, we can go to places we’ve never been to to do live shows,” adds Chiu.

BY REGINA KIM

Dear friends Celeste Syn and Anie Fann join APW Founder Jocelle in an #APWEARTHEMERGENCY live discussion about the intersection between Asian music, lifestyle and environmentalism!

As two friends who have consistently indulged Asian Pop Weekly's environmental tendencies, we wanted to learn about how they perceive environmentalism as artists and global citizens; in their music and in their daily lives. Join us for this free-flowing discussion to forge your own connections between environmentalism and music, and to learn more about how you can take part in our #APWEARTHEMERGENCY campaign!

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Both based in Singapore, Singaporean Celeste and Taiwanese-Canadian Anie are both critically-acclaimed (and quirky!) artists involved in the Taiwanese mandarin music scene. Celeste is currently signed under JVR Music, Jay Chou's record label and has written for the likes of Jeff Chang 張信哲, Lara Veronin 梁心頤 and more, while Anie Fann has made a name for herself in indie circles in Taiwan; with her first LP "我的國語 你聽不聽得懂" being nominated at the 29th Golden Melody Awards for Best Vocal Recording.

Paris, Texas | The Chairs at SXSW Online 2021

我們在釣蝦場的Session is out now! 謝謝SXSW Online 2021讓我們有機會在這樣台灣特有的場景演出，接受採訪時我們試著向海外的聽眾解釋台灣的釣蝦文化，迴響出乎意料的熱烈。當天老闆擔心蝦子因為鼓組震動受驚嚇，為了我們還特地調整了蝦子的位置。

謝謝影音團隊（還有蝦子），希望你們喜歡這首〈巴黎德州 Paris, Texas〉

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LINml_Hdpps

#SXSW

蘇珮卿 Paige Su 金曲音樂節回顧 GMA Music Festival
https://forgood.lnk.to/paigesu

活動邀約/Contact：[email protected]

Taiwanese singer‐songwriter Paige Su makes music that could only come from her. In lieu of strumming a guitar, Paige’s instrument of choice is the electric harp, which she augments with effects pedals over a backdrop of her band’s intricate grooves, loops, and ambient textures.

Her music, which features lyrics in both Mandarin and English, ranges in style from dreamy Björk‐like tapestries to fuzz‐laden riffs and electro‐rock beats a la St. Vincent. Paige recently won Best Unique Single at the 2015 Golden Indie Music Awards in Taiwan for her song “Over the Fence”.

From a young age, Paige was a classical flautist and pianist. Later, after a brief stint as a jazz singer, she realized that she had a lot more to say through her original music. A constantly‐evolving artist, Paige’s songs show the influence of her extensive classical music training, as well as her love of everything from jazz to rock and EDM. Even elements of gamelan and Carnatic music show through in her songwriting, as a result of several musical sojourns to Indonesia and South India over the years.

A truly 21st‐century artist, Paige Su conjures a musical realm that is unlike anything else you’ve heard before.

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0:00　星星之火　A Single Spark
2:52　延續和決裂　Continuity and Rupture
6:02　流言蜚語　Rumors and Slanders
8:56　夢　Dream
11:26　這不是請客吃飯　This Is Not a Dinner Party
14:50　社會主義還是人類滅絕　Socialism or Human Extinction

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5LXDWD9UWMinJpuGXfOHF9
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/album/1475720641
KKBox: https://www.kkbox.com/tw/tc/album/Po-XjuEwvaj3s0F3XnGK009H-index.html
虾米音乐： https://www.xiami.com/album/5021315036

專輯介紹： https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%98%BB%E5%93%88%E5%8F%8D%E5%B8%9D%E5%9C%8B-%E9%8D%BE%E7%BF%94%E5%AE%87%E8%AA%AA%E5%94%B1%E6%98%9F%E6%98%9F%E4%B9%8B%E7%81%AB-063724380.html

繼 2018 年金音獎入圍的《炮打司令部》後，中文嘻哈界絕無僅有的共產主義饒舌歌手鍾翔宇與英國製作人 Ransom-Notes 馬不停蹄地聯手炮製出六首歌的新專輯《星星之火》，相較於上張專輯還有如〈保力達B〉、〈偶像的手冊〉等比較詼諧幽默的歌曲，這張專輯顯得更加嚴肅而深入的闡述自己的意識形態。

即使如此，這張專輯並沒有流於自我重複的說教，而是透過自己在美國成長過程親眼目睹的（台灣媒體跟好萊塢電影不告訴你的）具體事實，鍾翔宇戳破所謂的「美國夢」，一層一層爬梳嘻哈音樂如何失去最初的反抗精神、分析爭取勞動權益的困境甚至環保議題。很難想像這麼龐大的知識量被鍾翔宇精巧的放在一張不到 20 分鐘的專輯當中，這樣大膽的嘗試絕對值得你靜下心搭配歌詞細細玩味。搭配 Ransom-Notes 充滿黃金年代風格的編曲，讓嚴肅的歌詞不再難以下嚥。而鍾翔宇精心設計的多韻和不時的好笑 punchline，也展現他想讓歌曲直面普羅大眾的誠意。

批判美國的霸權和當今的社會經濟制度等於動搖了非常多人的基本信念，鍾翔宇也深知這一點。然而看到不公不義的事實而站出來發聲，這是讓鍾翔宇之所以愛上嘻哈的浪漫初衷。《星星之火》這張專輯就如同他的偶像，英國嘻哈詩人 Lowkey 的 “Soundtrack to the Struggle” 一樣，是貨真價實的革命之聲，所有真心想衝破世界當今所面對的困境的人，肯定能從鍾翔宇的音樂中得到啟發。


Shortly after his 2018 album "Bombard the Headquarters" was nominated best hip hop album by the Golden Indie Music Awards, Xiangyu, one of the few openly communist rappers in the Sinosphere, together with his comrade Ransom-Notes from the UK, began working on "a Single Spark." In comparison to his previous album, which contains comedic songs like "Paolyta B" and "the Idol's Handbook," "a Single Spark" takes on a more serious tone and delves deeper into Xiangyu's ideology.

Despite the comparatively somber tone, this new album avoids repetitive preaching. Through sharing his personal experiences and the things he saw growing up in the United States, Xiangyu debunks the so-called "American Dream." Using materialist dialectics, he tells us how hip hop has lost its rebellious essence, and also analyzes power dynamics and touches on topics such as the environment. It is difficult to imagine how Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes were able to condense such a vast expanse of knowledge into an album less than 20 minutes in length. You will not be disappointed should you decide to sit down and listen to such a bold album while studying the lyrics. Reminiscent of hip hop's golden age, Ransom-Notes' beatmaking provides the listener with the sugar that makes the pill easier to swallow. Xiangyu's carefully constructed rhymes and the occasional humorous punch line demonstrate his sincere attempt to make his agitprop more accessible to the layperson.

Criticizing US hegemony and the socioeconomic order of today is tantamount to shattering the fundamental beliefs of many, and Xiangyu is acutely aware of this. The fact that hip hop can serve as a platform for pointing out injustices is what attracted Xiangyu to the genre in the first place. "A Single Spark" is similar to "Soundtrack to the Struggle" by Lowkey, one of Xiangyu's influences, in the sense that it is truly revolutionary in content. Those who genuinely seek to transform the predicaments plaguing our world today will certainly find inspiration in Xiangyu's music.

作詞：鍾翔宇
編曲：Ransom-Notes
錄音：鍾翔宇
混音：鍾翔宇、Ransom-Notes
母帶後期製作：Glenn Schick
繪圖：Bijan Nader Sharifi

Lyrics by Xiangyu,
Beats by Ransom-Notes,
Recorded by Xiangyu,
Mixed by Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes
Mastered by Glenn Schick,
Artwork by Bijan Nader Sharifi.

#星星之火 #鍾翔宇 #aSingleSpark

The opening sequence of Taiwan's 2015 Golden Indie Music Awards, featuring the music and sound design of Matthew Lien.

The event was produced by New Vision Integrated Marketing of Taipei, and broadcast live in partnership with MTV and several major broadcasters.

On a personal/professional note...

The music was produced with orchestral libraries from Spitfire Audio (including Sable Strings, Albion Orchestra, and others). The sound design features actual NASA transmissions and audio transmitted from distant stars..

For you sound designers out there, the jet fly-by rumble was created using two instances of Pink Noise (both with a Low Pass filter, and one with distortion), a waterfall I recorded (also with Low Pass and distortion), and a simple 30Hz tone, all this to ensure the 16 subs in the PA system were put to good use. (They were. The house was shaking!)