#thenextbigthingtw

More clips from TheNextBigThingTW late-2018 showcases!  The A/V quality is so good, doing justice to the bands’ live sound.  =D

THE WAiiT 等等樂團 are the psych/alt/grunge unit with 佛憲-voc/gtr, 憲莉-voc/bass, and Cheryl Lin aka Sherry 雪莉 on drums

More THE WAiiT listening links: SoundCloud, YouTube

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Next up, イルカポリス 海豚刑警 (Dolphin Police?) 伍悅 (Marko Woo)-voc/gtr/melodica/silly faces, 徐子權 (徐子)-gtr/voc (also in DSPS, 午休失眠 WSSM Band). 

I think that is 鐘奕安 on bass (he plays guitar with 厭世少年 Angry Youth). 

Not sure who is back there on the drum kit; 吳程笛 (fr. 厭世少年 Angry Youth) played with them in 2018, but 郭逸萱 Yi-Hsuan Ko (Avery Kuo) has been playing with them recently. She is also in Children in Love.

More links: YouTube,  StreetVoice  Marko Woo YouTube Iruka Instagram 

‘新台灣後民謠 Nu Taiwan Post Folk’ from 老王樂隊.  This is on their late-2017 ep, available at iNDIEVOX

Good songs & good sound from this unit, and 邵佳瑩’s cello seals the deal for me. Very classy!  =D

How about a live version from November at a The Next Big Thing TW showcase:

Brand new demo from 莉莉周她說 Lily Chou-Chou Lied  =D

I love their sound, it’s electro, but very warm!  Check out a live clip from TheNextBigThingTW. This was from a November, 2018 showcase:

From a November, 2018 showcase of TheNextBigThingTW, let’s check out Siàu-lú khah-lah / 少女卡拉  

They opened their current fb in late 2017, but they were around before then –perhaps on hiatus, if I’m reading the translation correctly.  And I think they sing in Taiwanese language. 

The members are: Ti Ka Ng-Voc/gtr, Tan-nî Chiou (邱丹霓)-bass/voc, 陳秉強 Louis Chen-gtr, 王柏元 (王小犬)-drums.  

TheNextBigThingTW uploaded a big pile of showcase clips from 2018 today, including 2 from electro trio 莉莉周她說 Lily Chou-Chou Lied. =D

The band are: 大慶 Ral Chen-Vocal/Bass/Program (also in 眠腦 Sleeping Brain)

楊先妤 Vio (Viona Yang)-Vocal/Percussion/Synth (Drummer in 午休失眠 WSSM Band)

又銓 Sean Yu Chuan Chen-Drums/Perc. (also in Yellowback 野樂派)

They haven’t posted anything on fb since late last year, but I just read on Instagram that this showcase in November was the last gig of the year for the band, and then they were gonna take a break and come back with more music in 2019.  Well, as we have seen with many bands we follow, those short planned ‘breaks’ have a tendency to turn into prolonged hiatus. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen with 莉莉周她說 Lily Chou-Chou Lied!

Viona back there on the drum kit with 午休失眠 WSSM Band:

Last July, they released an official MV, I’m sure we posted it before, but in case you missed it:

(Following on from the previous matelin MV post) 

In late February, 李鑫 from StreetVoice did an ‘interview’ with the 林瑪黛 matelin human/animal hybrid creature 林瑪黛.  Creation of VJ artist 小油画 / little oil @littleoil that has been a consistent visual for the band from the beginning; you can see it appear on the rear screen of this performance from a TheNextBigThingTW showcase in 2013:

TheNextBigThingTW just started a stream 2 minutes ago, and Ma-te Lin 林瑪黛 is playing. =D

 I think this is an old showcase from a few years ago, tho - just to test the stream?

TheNextBigThingTW uploaded a big batch of 2016 clips this week, recapping a lot of highlights from their monthly showcases. (the 2017 schedule is already underway, they had a 2-day event last weekend)

Here is The Forest Party 森林ㄌㄜˋ園 with a easygoing, funky tune. Tight & fun band!   =D

I can’t stop with just one, so let’s hear one from Ma-te Lin 林瑪黛:

They have been not very active on fb lately, more animal welfare than musical activity. I hope Asha 林意倩 has been writing songs! 

Shao-Yong Huang 黃少雍 has the electronica label Dark Paradise Records, in addition to his arranging work. (Dark Paradise has 3 compilations now) Yi-Chi Lin 林易祺 is very active with his band Vast & Hazy, besides playing with 詹森淮 Riva Jan.

p.s. The correct The Next Big Thing TW facebook is: https://www.facebook.com/TheNextBigThingTW/