Taiwan Grooves

Welcome to the second episode of exploring Pagan folk music with two members of Flint And Steel - Dusla and Era, two Live Action Role Players, who decided to create their own music that would fit their stories. In this episode we will talk about releasing albums, their plan to upgrade their live performances and how to go about promoting music. Towards the end, we will shift the focus on Era's solo project and her recent album called a Wanderer, as takes us through some of her songs.

Join our today's episode, where I will be interviewing two LARP enthusiasts and story writers, Era and Dusla, who will share the motivation behind the band, their own created language and past musical experience, their favorite experience, and they will also describe two of their songs.

Flint and Steel (逐火) is a pagan folk band from Taiwan. We blend historical music with fantasy elements, drawing inspiration from Nordic folk traditions to create a ritual-like musical and visual experience.

Era (李以琳) is an indie singer and composer. In her musical world, she blends world music with traditional folk sounds, creating boundless and epic soundscapes. The coexistence of ancient and futuristic sounds is a signature feature of her music

To know more about the band, please visit:

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Join our today's episode, where I will be interviewing two LARP enthusiasts and story writers, Era and Dusla, who will share the motivation behind the band, their own created language and past musical experience, their favorite experience, and they will also describe two of their songs.

Flint and Steel (逐火) is a pagan folk band from Taiwan. We blend historical music with fantasy elements, drawing inspiration from Nordic folk traditions to create a ritual-like musical and visual experience.

Era (李以琳) is an indie singer and composer. In her musical world, she blends world music with traditional folk sounds, creating boundless and epic soundscapes. The coexistence of ancient and futuristic sounds is a signature feature of her music

To know more about the band, please visit:

IG

StreetVoice

Era's IG

Linktree

Greetings and join us in the second part of understanding music of the earth with King Sing and Falk. This time we will talk about their favorite performance, creative strategies to gain more exposure and journey of producing their recent album.

The band 大地之歌 (Sonus de Gaia) was founded in 2016 by Taiwanese guitarist King Sing, who invited José to Taiwan to continue promoting intercultural music. Through their collaborative research on Spanish and Taiwanese traditional music, they shared insights and poured their energy into composition. In their first album, the band collaborated with excellent contemporary musicians and indigenous musicians from various countries, using music as a medium for dialogue. The album integrates multiple languages, such as Holo, Spanish, Celtic, Amis, Kavalan, Paiwan, Seediq, Sanskrit, English, and more. Through ensemble performance, observation, and exchange, the band brings the spirit of "intercultural music" to its fullest expression. In 2024, they released their second album - Luminous Echoes.

Sonus de Gaia presents Gaia Formosa: Where intercultural fusion and ancestral traditions come together in harmony with nature. Embarking upon an unprecedented musical journey, beyond borders, to send a message of consciousness and connection with the cosmos, with mother earth Gaia and with our inner self.

For more information about the band and their music, please visit:

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Hello and welcome! In today’s episode, I am excited to introduce you to two members of Sonus de Gaia, King Sing and Falk. We'll discuss the band's inception, how the two members came together and their musical backgrounds. We’ll also briefly touch on the types of music and languages that influence Sonus de Gaia, as well as how rehearsing and producing new music works among the international members.

The band 大地之歌 (Sonus de Gaia) was founded in 2016 by Taiwanese guitarist King Sing, who invited José to Taiwan to continue promoting intercultural music. Through their collaborative research on Spanish and Taiwanese traditional music, they shared insights and poured their energy into composition. In their first album, the band collaborated with excellent contemporary musicians and indigenous musicians from various countries, using music as a medium for dialogue. The album integrates multiple languages, such as Holo, Spanish, Celtic, Amis, Kavalan, Paiwan, Seediq, Sanskrit, English, and more. Through ensemble performance, observation, and exchange, the band brings the spirit of "intercultural music" to its fullest expression. In 2024, they released their second album - Luminous Echoes.

Sonus de Gaia presents Gaia Formosa: Where intercultural fusion and ancestral traditions come together in harmony with nature. Embarking upon an unprecedented musical journey, beyond borders, to send a message of consciousness and connection with the cosmos, with mother earth Gaia and with our inner self.

For more information about the band and their music, please visit:

Sonusdegaia

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YouTube

Spotify

Tune into the second part of interviewing Urban Fungus! In this one, we will be covering his songwriting inspiration, how a song comes to life, his attitude towards making music and potential future plans for Bouzouki dub.

Urban Fungus aka Petr Danda is a Czech architect and musician interested in psychedelic music.

His main project, in a classic band formation, could be labeled as hazy, sun-infused psychedelic rock, and combines introspective songwriting with fuzzy clouds full of reverb & delays. In late 2024, he released his first single Come Along, followed up by the EP One More Pill. With his Czech bandmates, he plans to record an album in the summer.

His side project, labeled Bouzouki Dub, is inspired by Near, Middle & Far Eastern traditional and contemporary music: Oriental and psychedelic melodies strummed on a traditional greek instrument - the Bouzouki - plugged in through a vast array of guitar pedals and accompanied by dubby electronic drums and heavy bass. An electronic music aesthetic that could probably be heard in ancient temple parties, well probably.

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In today's episode, Urban Fungus shares his inspiration that shaped two projects he has been working on, origins of him coming across an ancient Greek instrument and future projects of the band.

Urban Fungus aka Petr Danda is a Czech architect and musician interested in psychedelic music.

His main project, in a classic band formation, could be labeled as hazy, sun-infused psychedelic rock, and combines introspective songwriting with fuzzy clouds full of reverb & delays. In late 2024, he released his first single Come Along, followed up by the EP One More Pill. With his Czech bandmates, he plans to record an album in the summer.

His side project, labeled Bouzouki Dub, is inspired by Near, Middle & Far Eastern traditional and contemporary music: Oriental and psychedelic melodies strummed on a traditional greek instrument - the Bouzouki - plugged in through a vast array of guitar pedals and accompanied by dubby electronic drums and heavy bass. An electronic music aesthetic that could probably be heard in ancient temple parties, well probably.

For more information about Urban Fungus, please visit:

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Are you curious on what it is like to be a composer? Do you need some motivation and valuable advice to get you started on creating music? Then tune into today's episode, where we will be discussing different work that Mitch has worked on,

Mitch Lin is a Taiwanese composer with a Master of Music degree in film scoring from New York University, and is currently a Lecturer at the Music Institute of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan). Mitch Lin has been immersed in music for over 25 years. His music is full of elegant melody, colourful harmony, and blends a wide range of genres.

Specializing in orchestral music, his soundtrack works include "The Accidental Influencer" (HBO TV series), "Grand Adventure Railroad" (winner of Best Animation at the Taipei Film Festival), "Impurrfection" (selected for the Chicago International Film Festival), the documentary "Fairy Tales" (American Student Oscar Silver Award), the trailer of "Little Big Women" (Golden Horse Award for Best Actress), and two feature films – "Your Love Song" and "Black Sheep".

To get in touch with Mitch or know more about his music, please visit:

MitchLinMusic

Mitch Lin is a Taiwanese composer with a Master of Music degree in film scoring from New York University, and is currently a Lecturer at the Music Institute of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan). Mitch Lin has been immersed in music for over 25 years. His music is full of elegant melody, colourful harmony, and blends a wide range of genres.

Specializing in orchestral music, his soundtrack works include "The Accidental Influencer" (HBO TV series), "Grand Adventure Railroad" (winner of Best Animation at the Taipei Film Festival), "Impurrfection" (selected for the Chicago International Film Festival), the documentary "Fairy Tales" (American Student Oscar Silver Award), the trailer of "Little Big Women" (Golden Horse Award for Best Actress), and two feature films – "Your Love Song" and "Black Sheep".

To get in touch with Mitch or know more about his music, please visit:

MitchLinMusic

Welcome to the second part of the interview with Chen Yi-heng (陳以恆), who recently released a new album titled "can cancan cancancan." In this segment, we will discuss his future plans, the importance of speaking Taiwanese, and the roles of branding and marketing for artists.

Chen Yi-heng, living in Taipei, likes to tell foreign friends that he is from Anping, Tainan. Traveling back and forth between Taipei, Tokyo, Sanchong, and the beaches of Tainan, perhaps this is why his works sway between the rhythm of urban blues full of city sentiment and the tranquil melodies of folk music.

If you want to know more about Yi-heng, please visit:

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In these two weeks, I will be having a friendly chat with Chen Yi-heng, who just released a new album recently, titled can cancan cancancan. In today's episode, we will explore his origin of getting into music, his different feelings between working on EP and the album, and its theme.

Chen Yi-heng, living in Taipei, likes to tell foreign friends that he is from Anping, Tainan. Traveling back and forth between Taipei, Tokyo, Sanchong, and the beaches of Tainan, perhaps this is why his works sway between the rhythm of urban blues full of city sentiment and the tranquil melodies of folk music.

If you want to know more about Yi-heng, please visit:

IG

YouTube

Spotify