Text by Angie.L @qqhq

Within the first few notes of “Taiwan Tapes” you are dropped into 1980s Taipei: Hou Hsiao Hsien has just released his first full-length film, “Cute Girl.” On Minsheng E Rd. near Dunhua N. Rd, McDonald's has opened its first store. Teens, relaxing on their scooters, flirt and smoke while synths pulse through speakers at the Night Market nearby. 

This is a mix where old tunes are re-imagined with new tools. Another way to put it: This is your Po Po’s fruit stand music if you gave it a drum machine. Many tracks from “Taiwan Tapes” are taken from 樂風唱片’s compilation series “Computer Drums 曙光電腦鼓.” These albums are a collection of some of the first uses of Grooveboxes and Drum Machines, like the ROLAND TR606, in Taiwan. There’s a glee in which these new instruments are used, which show a fascination for the future even while clinging to melodies of the past. 

The songs in this mix are all “Unknown Name” and “Unknown Artist.” The fact these songs are faceless to add to its ephemeral feel. Lovingly stitched together by Christine from UNIF (@unifradio) and tastefully released on tape by Chiching Records, “Taiwan Tapes” is a scooter ride through one of the most vibrant and creative times of Taiwan’s history: please enjoy.

時間是1980年代的台北。彼時，侯孝賢在農曆年春節檔上映了他的第一部長片《就是溜溜的她》。而在民生東路三段，麥當勞開設了全台第一家門市。入夜後，依然穿著校服的高中生坐在他們的山葉DT125越野車上打屁、調情和抽煙，附近的夜市以最大的音量放送著著西洋電子流行樂和《龍的傳人》。空氣裡有種壓抑的躁動，人們的身體和頭腦都迫切需要解放。

《寶島之聲》混音專輯可以看作是一種用新科技重新拆解組合台灣舊曲調的紀錄。換一種說法：如果你給你在夜市賣水果的奶奶一台鼓機，這便會是她的水果攤BGM。 《寶島之聲》中許多的曲目都取自樂風唱片出品的《曙光電腦鼓》系列合輯。這些匿名創作、大量運用ROLAND TR606與groovebox重新編曲的音樂、甚至可能是以卡拉帶的形式呈現。這或許也反映了台灣社會當時的傾向：即使在堅持過去傳統的同時，也表現出對未來的迷戀。

本混音專輯由北美少女時尚品牌 UNIF 的 Christine 精心炮製，並由敝社以高規格錄音帶發行，半透明橘子色金蔥磁帶，內附數位下載碼，家中無磁帶機也能下載聆聽！

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<CC014> Chiching x UNIF - Taiwan Tapes mixed by Christine

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