冢虎 Zhonghu by Future Proof : 面向異日 Compilation
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夏季的台北市/新北市，有著閃爍嗞嗞電流聲的裸露電線及如野獸般的
混凝土大樓。
社區小巷的末段有著廟宇、神祇、香，以及擠滿著無聲電動摩托車的
高架公路。
數百萬人被催眠了，被他們的手機、被百分百濕度下發酵的豆腐味道。
這樣的環境中孕育了Future Proof：面向異日，
他們致力於參與、舉行夜晚的派對和日間的音樂祭，與當地及國外的作曲家、表演者一同探索縹渺的電子暗流，如施了魔法般的儀式般令人著迷。
2017年十一月，Future Proof：面向異日轉化而成唱片廠牌，發行了包含21首曲目的合輯”臥龍Wolong”，爾後接續發行四位當地電子樂藝術家的作品。而在2018的尾聲，第二張合輯”冢虎Zhonghu”，誕生了。
此合輯包含更多實驗性的組成，有些是嘈雜的序列器參雜無調性類比焦慮，有些則由來勢洶洶的序列組成虛幻的連鎖齒輪。成調的電子打擊節奏與潛伏在背景中的持續低音及合成器襯底結合成了獨特的旋律。
而這些串行與並行的連結同時在網路以電路擾動的方式誕生。
台北市/新北市，一個典型的大城市，位於一個不存在的國家。
而一個獨立、橫向的電子聲響生態系統，他不屬於當代或復古，正在發展出屬於自己的樣貌。
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Taipei City / New Taipei City. In the summer, it has a glowing electric hum with exposed wires and brutalist concrete. Lanes that end in tiny neighborhood shrines, gods, incense, elevated highways jammed with silent battery-powered scooters. Millions hypnotized by their phones, the smell of fermenting tofu in 100% humidity.
From this environment grew Future Proof, a recurring invocation of club nights and day festivals where composers and performers from both local and foreign backgrounds explore shifting electronic undercurrents. It then shifted into a label releasing the 21-song compilation “Wolong” in November, 2017 followed by releases of four other local electronic artists. As 2018 closes, a second compilation appears, “Zhonghu”.
This release highlights even more experimental compositional approaches. Some pieces are scrambled patchworks of noisy sequencers and atonal analog angst, while others rotate menacingly with sequences that interlock like illusionary gears. Melodies coalesce from tuned electronic percussion patterns with submerged synth pads and drones hidden in the background. Both serial and parallel connections are being made and circuit-bent in the network.
Taipei City / New Taipei City. A typical metropolis, based in a country that does not exist. A separate, lateral ecosystem of electronic sound, neither current nor retro, has evolved on its own.
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Art by: awe IX
