阿飞西雅

褪去乐团的浓重色彩，「阿飞西雅」于2007年加入鼓手Yonker，换了团名重新出发，除了参与郑文堂执导的「夏天的尾巴」原声带制作，谱出十数首温暖的小品。2008年夏天，阿飞西雅即将发行全新专辑「失语的鳄鱼社会」。「阿飞西雅」的吉他手吴逸骏，是个脑内思考与实践行动快速的工作者，设立NOIZ Studio，录制许多台湾的独立乐团；也曾经与许多朋友创立「大声志」。吉他手小苏，是个永远不被时间空间打乱节奏，厉行无碳生活的摇滚DJ，两人分别配进气氛且对比不同的吉他旋律，在乐曲中互相协调，为阿飞西雅的音乐增添了细致的层次且不失熟男幽默。贝斯手KK身兼小白兔唱片负责人，处处绽放的创意推动着小白兔唱片在台湾独立音乐圈小土地扎根成长，在音乐中，也为阿飞西雅注入了一些古怪温实。年纪较轻的活力鼓手Yonker，扎实稳定的功力和高度的自我要求，明快光亮不失稳重的节奏是他的特色，。2007年以前的，还怀着「「作者已死」的精神，与完成作品保持距离并着手批判，采实验手法力图试探非和谐音调的组成与其底线，创作出一些又一些的怪奇聆听体验。到了今日，「阿飞西雅」更能成熟的向观众叙出一些道理。有机地寻找音乐结构中有趣的冲突，块状的大面积堆栈，建立出一个有别于其它台湾乐团的声响广场。 阿飞西雅亦是少见，有明确中心思想的乐团，「失语的鳄鱼社会」中，阿飞西雅看其所居住的台北城，并忠实呈现其风貌。没有边缘的天际线，映照着混乱的城市街景，煦和的天气，急迫的道路声响，人际关系的疏淡与冲突。吉他的破音交织着一种偏锋式的狂热，弹奏中的言语欲征服所有令人不安的人生层面，领听者进入一个宽阔之境。 然后不厌精细，研究音乐中难以被察觉的配置，亦不藉此叙说一个费解的长篇故事；而是取令人感动的一景，以流动的瞬间构置一个人人皆可看见的风景全貌，悠悠且细致。 此外，他们关注所有社会议题与文化现象，让其音乐有着与其它乐团全然不同的表述，阿飞西雅的世界不从自我开始，也不在自我结束，而诉求一种「不光只是音乐」的普遍经验。他们投入社会，透过自省，以乐曲言明观点，逻辑清楚地昭示未来向行的方向。努力地追求真实，用从容的态度去面对混乱。阿飞西雅的音乐本身便是，看似直接却复杂的意识。他们是不编造任何谎言，希望正面给予听众触发与冲击。 只有在聆听的反复结构与解构中，焉能一探他们深沈又聪明的心思，发现滋味各异的内容与一种崭新的气度。 Reborn From Nipples Formed in the late 90’s, Nipples is one of the well-established bands in Taiwan’s indie rock scene. Leading by its core couple Yi-Jyun Wu (Guitar) and KK (Bass), Nipples is well known for its provocative sound and aggressive social attitude. Combined with the other brilliant guitarist Su, the two-guitar setup creates huge feedbacks and distortions, and its intertwined structure builds up angular soundscapes and rough textures; that’s the reason why Nipples is sometimes compared to Sonic Youth and other guitar-heavy bands. And indeed, Sonic Youth is one of the most influential bands to the band itself. After releasing two full-length studio albums, Nipples decided to go on a subsequent path. By changing the name to Aphasia, they turned their career to a new chapter. The New Line-Up Apart from their musicianship, three founding members of Aphasia are all involve in other music-related vocations. Yi-Jyun Wu is a professional producer, who is also the owner of NOIZ Studio, which creates some of the best indie albums from the last couple years. Wu is also the editor in chief and founder of Big Sound zine, which focuses on subcultures and other intriguing issues disregarded by mainstream media. KK began her own White Wabbit Records from the early 2000’s. Initially a tiny record shop located in a basement selling import CDs to a small group of hardcore music lovers, after several years of expanding and joined by local music community, White Wabbit Records is now a must-visit record shop and a good hangout for music fans around the world; most importantly, it is also a well-run indie lable releasing, distributing and promoting both local and foreign bands, such as Broken Social Scene and Explosions In The Sky. On the other hand, Su is a veteran PA technician working in esteemed Taipei venue The Wall. Such vast experiences absorbed from different fields make Aphasia carry a unique view and a wild range of working philosophies. Disparate ideas offered by three members nurture the band, and let its music become more distinguished. In 2007, Aphasia recruited a new drummer Yonker. Although still a college student, he is already a very skillful musician and teaches drumming in some music institutes. This is a smart and pivotal move for the band. Not only does Yonker bring his youth and freshness to the band, he also makes Aphasia a stable four-piece ensemble. And again, maybe just happened by coincidence, the look and drumming style of Yonker is similar to Steve Shelley, the drummer of Sonic Youth. Everything is all set; it’s time for Aphasia to make some splashes and noises. The Summer’s Tail Soundtrack Asked by the prestigious director Wun-Tang Jheng, Aphasia made their music debut by composing the soundtrack for the film Summer’s Tail. Collaborated with a cellist, Aphasia recorded a bunch of sweet songs, most of them are instrumental, to accompany the storyline and enhance viewer’s moods. Though it works great with the film, released by White Wabbit Records, the soundtrack of Summer’s Tail can also be an accomplished independent project. It can stand on its own rights, not just the background music for the film, but also let people discover the hidden potential from the band, which means, the more quiet and introversive facets. Besides Summer’s Tail, Aphasia also did an interactive performance at this year’s Taipei Film Festival, to create a live set for the classic black-white film The Morning Of Taipei, directed by the master Ching-Jui Pai, who passed away in 1997. The Crocodile Society of Aphasia Step on the success of Summer’s Tail soundtrack, Aphasia finally completes their long-awaited studio album Aphasic Crocodile Society, which will be released by White Wabbit Records on September 12th. This time they work with some big names in the industry. As the good working relationship established during the Summer’s Tail project, director Wun-Tang Jheng is making the music video for the first single Deep Spring. Furthermore, two indie veterans Andy Baker and JJ Golden also join the producing team, which leads by Aphasia’s own Yi-Jyun Wu. As Yi-Jyun Wu taking producer’s chair, Andy Baker, who is a well-respected studio engineer and works very often with Athens post-rock band Japancakes, brings his recording and mixing skills to the table. JJ Golden, on the other hand, whose splendid resume includes cooperation with Sonic Youth, Rachel’s and Calexico, does the mastering part for the album. The result is a satisfying piece of work. The main theme of Aphasic Crocodile Society is the everyday life of Taipei, where all members are long time residents. They re-create the city by their own aesthetics: blending layers and humors, compounding disorders and collapses. Its post-modern vibe is partially because Aphasia’s edgy stance, but still, the music plays the most eminent role. Never being a traditional rock band, the music in Aphasic Crocodile Society is highly organic. While Wu and Su talk to each other by using their hooks and oceans of feedbacks, KK bring her usual quirkiness and female character to the composing process; in the mean time, Yonker’s uplifting poundings push the sound to a brighter and more transparent territory, where is rarely visited by the band before. Bravely play through different genres, from post-rock, punk to metal, Aphasic Crocodile Society is an album which defies to be defined rather than to be understood. It exists in its own world, where the magic and reality can be appreciated simultaneously, and the music speaks by itself.