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Let's check out a couple new singles from veteran TW acts! =D

First up is the title track from the new 4-song ep by Manic Sheep, their first release since the Deep Dusk 2-song ep in 2019.

Producer, Composer & Lyricist: 羅玉婷 Chris Lo Arrangement: Manic Sheep Vocal, Guitar, Synthesizer: Chris Lo 羅玉婷 Guitar: Howard Yang 楊浩 Bass: 孫麒鈜 (Qihung Sun) (also is/was in 萬龍 Wanlong, Goosander 川秋沙, Pseudo) Drums:  White Wu 吳柏廷-drums (also in 落差草原 WWWW / Prairie WWWW)

Links: SoundCloud,  Chris Lo SoundCloud,  bandcamp,  Instagram,  Official site,  YouTube,  Spotify

Next up, the new single from team P!SCO, and this song is titled after the Peruvian cocktail made from Pisco:

Music/Lyrics/Vocal: 張維倫 CatLun Arrangement: P!SCO Guitar: 芮秋 Rachel Hsu Drums: Liang Yang (楊朝量) Bass: OmOi 張憶文 (also in GOTA, Shinex4, 蕨鳴子 fernoiz, 王立 Wanglee) Keys: Scott Chang (張鼎文)

Full a/v credits for these MVs back at YT.

This single is the second one they released recently; 最害怕的是有一天會不見 The Thing I Fear The Most Is One Day I’ll Disappear came out in May:

I think both of these songs are gonna be on their next (4th) album, Thunder Love 雷霆之愛. Not sure when that will drop?

Let’s hear some new tunes!   =D

First up, a new singalong single from team P!SCO, good vibes on this tune!

Music & Lyrics: CatLun 張維倫 Arrangement: P!SCO Producer: 賴世凱 NiceGuy 配唱製作 Vocal Producer: 李雅微 Shivia Lee Backing Vocals: 李雅微 Shivia Lee & 張維倫 CatLun

P!SCO Links:   Official,  Twitter,  YouTube,  Spotify,  Instagram

Next, some breezy bossa pop from 張仁與 Jewel Chang, a song on her new EP, they could have made this twice as long, it’s so nice:

Music/Lyrics: 張仁與 Jewel Chang Producer/Mix/Mastering: Yuchain Wang 王昱辰 (at Morisound Studio​) Arranger: 王昱辰 Yuchain Wang, 雷擎 L8ching Nylon Guitar: Kevin Lin 林建文, 王昱辰 Yuchain Wang Bass: 陳弘禮 Hung-li Chen (fr. PUMPKINney Fan Club 南瓜妮歌迷俱樂部, Sunset Rollercoaster 落日飛車) Drums & Percussions: 雷擎 L8ching Flute: YenTing Lo 羅妍婷 Wurlitzer: 王昱辰 Yuchain Wang Chorus Arranger: 王昱辰 Yuchain Wang Chorus: 張仁與 Jewel Chang, 王昱辰 Yuchain Wang Full credits and lyrics at YT.  Links: StreetVoice,  YouTube,  Instagram   Spotify

Finally, here is a tender ballad from Crowd Lu 盧廣仲’s 2021 勵志論 (healism) album, the MV came out in mid-November:

Lyrics; 盧廣仲 Crowd Lu Music: 盧廣仲 Crowd Lu, Achino Chang 張瀚中 (阿雞) (Nineteentael 十九兩樂團, Waa Wei 魏如萱) Production Director: Tiger Chung 鍾成虎 (添翼音樂 TEAM EAR MUSIC) Producer: Crowd Lu, Shao Yong Huang Arrangement: Crowd Lu,  Liv Wang, Shao Yong Huang, Achino Chang, Dawson Chien 簡道生, 米奇林 MCKY Vocal: 盧廣仲 Crowd Lu Synth / Beats / Effects: Shao-Yong Huang 黃少雍 (派樂黛唱片 Dark Paradise Records) Electric Piano / Strings Arrangement: 王韻筑 Liv Wang Violin: 蔡曜宇 Shuon Tsai, 駱思云 Lo Ssu Yun Viola: 甘威鵬 Weapon Gan Cello: Hang Liu 劉涵 (隱分子 Infancy Band)

Crowd Lu links: Instagram,  Spotify,  TEAM EAR YouTube playlist

Killer new single from P!SCO   =D

This is the first song released from their upcoming album, CHRONOS.   

Written by singer CatLun 張維倫 and arranged by the band.  I love it when they go heavy like this.  =D    

OmOi 張憶文-Bass, Liang Yang (楊朝量)-Drums, Scott Chang (張鼎文)-Keys, 芮秋 Rachel Hsu-Gtr

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Because I don’t read/understand Chinese, I never know if a song’s lyrical content has those kinds of themes (unless someone tells me / or I read about it), but I can recommend some artists:

Guitarist 芮秋 Rachel Hsu from P!SCO is transgender, and the band is definitely supportive of lgbtq issues.  Rachel has been very open about her experience.  

LEZS女人國 Magazine (www.lezsmeeting.com) frequently interviews/profiles musicians, (including Rachel Hsu HERE), but they don’t only feature lesbians in the magazine.

Singer-songwriter-bandleader Enno Cheng 鄭宜農 came out as lesbian in early 2016, and was featured in LEZS issue 21 later that year.   Video promo HERE.

Denise Ho / HOCC 何韻詩 is a Cantopop / indie star from Hong Kong, and a lesbian icon. 

HK indie singer-songwriter Ellen Joyce Loo 盧凱彤 came out as lesbian in 2017. She was profiled in LEZS in spring of 2018; tragically, she committed suicide later that year.  (She had gone public about her bipolar disorder)

HUSH aka Hush Chen (陳家偉) is the only male TW singer-songwriter that I know is gay.  

Let’s hear an Enno Cheng song from 2017 that featured a guest vocal by Ellen Loo, this is so sad and beautiful: 

Peppy new tune from P!SCO, featuring 解婕翎J0   =D   

The song (written by singer 張維倫 CatLun, produced by 鄭皓文Howard Tay and arranged by the band) will appear on their upcoming mini album, Alley260.

J0 is a ‘gaming video creator’ according to fb.  I think she’s also a model and actress. Check her out on Instagram and YouTube.

She posted a behind the scenes clip -- meeting the band, learning/recording the song, filming the MV, etc.:

P!SCO played a set in Kaohsiung on Saturday, I think this was a 'community rally’ put on by the party of President 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen?   滅火器 Fire EX. and CHTHONIC 閃靈 also played.

The new P!SCO MV!    

They had a bunch of their fans (aka P!SCOers) as extras in this clip, I’m sure they all will get a kick out of seeing themselves in the video. =D

The actress is 吳雨臻

每當唱這首歌的時候 (Měi dāng chàng zhèshǒu gē de shíhòu), Google Translation =  Whenever you sing this song. Bing Translation: Every time I sing this song.

Counting down to the 8th Anniversary show:

＊＊＊倒數26天P!SCO八週年＊＊＊

P!SCO-8- WE ARE P!SCO (P!SCO八周年演唱會) https://www.indievox.com/legacytc/event-post/20717

日期：5/20 場館：Legacy Taichung 傳音樂展演空間 時間：16:30進場 / 17:00開演 演出：P!SCO 票價：#與神同行VIP 單人票 888(已售完) / #快樂四神仙 四人套票 1800 / #唯我獨仙 單人預售票 500 / 現場票700

湊四人套票：https://bit.ly/2Hq9aAy 購票傳送門：https://bit.ly/2Jk0fB2 街聲獨家：https://bit.ly/2HmipW9

追蹤更多消息：IG : PISCOBAND, Twitter : P!SCO

StreetVoice has this thing called Station DJ where they invite bands to DJ a mix of songs they like, and each member of P!SCO selected a few songs with a short intro. Listen and view the playlist at StreetVoice  (you can click on any song to hear what you want)  =)

Excellent rocker called Your Melody (專屬於你的旋律) off the brand new Thunder Love (雷霆之愛) album from P!SCO. I love this tune! =D

According to a post on IG, they've been working on this album since 2021, and I think it includes at least 3 singles released over that time.

Lead Vocal & Songwriter: 張維倫 CatLun Guitar: 芮秋 Rachel Hsu Bass: OmOi 張憶文 Drums: Liang Yang (楊朝量) Piano: 鼎鼎 Ding Ding aka Scott Chang (張鼎文)

Arrangement: P!SCO Producer: 賴世凱 NiceGuy Vocal Producer: 張義欣 Chang I Hsin Backing Voc: CatLun, Zero Stop (aka 林庭歡 Claire Lin), 張義欣 Chang I Hsin

Full a/v credits back at YT.

Lyrics on screen, and hit the cc button for English translation.

One of the best music festivals in TW has got to be Kenting Grass Roots Festival, check out this scene! XD

I notice that 芮秋 Rachel Hsu and OmOi 張憶文 did not have their pedalboards where they would get wet from the pool. (I guess the roadies did all the effects changes backstage?) =D

taiwanphotog channel has many clips already posted from this July festival.