Fragmented Departures by Dodyu

[μλ¬Έ]
μ΄ μ¨λ²μ λͺ¨κ΅μ΄κ° μλ μΈμ΄λ‘ μν΅νλ©° μ΄λ°©μΈμΌλ‘μ κ²½ννλ λ―μ¦μμ μΆλ°νμ΅λλ€. λλ‘λ μλμ λ§μ μ¨μ ν μ΄ν΄νμ§ λͺ»ν΄ λ¨μ μ λκΌμ§λ§, λΉμΈμ΄μ μν΅μ ν΅ν΄ μΈκ° κ³ μ μ λ°λ»ν¨μ μ°Ύμ μ μμμ΅λλ€. νΉν 3λ² νΈλ the formosan naciremaμ 1λΆ 17μ΄ μ΄νμλ λλ§μμ μ§νν 길거리 μΈν°λ·° λμ€ λκΈ°λ λ§μ리λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μ΄λ¬ν λ¨μ μ μκ°μ μμ
μ μΌλ‘ νννμ΅λλ€.
곑 μ λͺ©μ λλ§μ μ μ΄λ¦ Formosaμ, βAmericaβλ₯Ό κ±°κΎΈλ‘ μ΄ Naciremaμμ λ°μ¨ κ²μΌλ‘, μΈλ₯νμ νΈλ¬μ€ λ§μ΄λκ° μ μν βμκΈ° λ¬Ένλ νμμ μμ μΌλ‘ 보면 λ―μ€μ΄μ§λ€βλ λ¬Ένμλμ£Όμμ κ΄μ μ λ΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€.
μ΄μ²λΌ μ‘°κ°μ‘°κ°μ λ―μ μν΅μ νμ₯ μμμλ μΈκ°μ μ λλ₯Ό νμΈν μ μλ€λ λ©μμ§λ₯Ό λ΄μμΌλ©°, λμκ° μ¬ν μ λ λ¨κ³Ό λ¨Έλ¬Ύ, νΉν νλ¬κ°λ κ²κ³Ό λλ΄ λ¨λ κ²μ μ±μ°°νλ μμ
μ΄κΈ°λ νμ΅λλ€. μΈμ΄μ μ₯λ²½κ³Ό λ―μ¦μ‘°μ°¨ κ²°κ΅μ μΈκ° λ³Έμ°μ λ°λ»ν¨κ³Ό λ€μ ν¨μΌλ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§λ€λ μ μ μ νκ³ μ νμ΅λλ€.
[PREFACE]
This album comes from my experience as a foreigner, where speaking in a non mother language often made it hard to fully understand others and created moments of awkwardness. Track 3, 'the formosan nacirema', especially after 1:17, shows this through interview words that fade in and out, capturing a sense of distance. But even in those breaks, I found the warmth of human connection through non- verbal communication.
The title combines Formosa, the old name of Taiwan, and Nacirema, which is βAmericaβ written backward. Anthropologist Horace Miner used the idea of Nacirema to show that even our own culture can feel strange when seen from anotherβs eyes. My experience connects with this idea, showing that even when communication is broken, people can still find a bond.
Through the traveling experience, I was able to reflect on departing and staying, and especially on what flows and what remains. I wanted to share that even language barriers and feelings of strangeness, in the end, lead back to human connection.
KOR
[μ¨λ² μκ°]
Fragmented Departuresλ λλ§ νμ΄λκ³Ό κ°μ€μμμ μμ§ν μ리λ€λ‘ ꡬμ±λ μ¨λ²μ΄λ€. λͺ¨λ 곡κ°μ΄ κ·Έλ λ―, μ΄κ³³ λν μ΅μνλ©΄μλ μκ²½ν μ리λ€λ‘ μ΄λ£¨μ΄μ Έ μλ€. κ·Έ μ리λ₯Ό λ°λΌκ°λ€ 보면, λ£λ μ΄ μμ μ μ μ¬νμκ° λλ€.
[νΈλ리μ€νΈ]
3.the formosan nacirema
λ€λ¦¬λ μΈμ΄μ λ€λ¦¬μ§ μλ μΈμ΄λ€μ λͺ¨μλ€. μ΄ν΄λμ§ μλ λ§λ€μ λ―μ€μ§λ§, κ·Έ μμμλ μΈκ°μ μΈ μν΅μ μ΄μ΄μ§λ€.
2. us (feat. Hyeonkyeong)
μμ λͺ©μ Cute Hyunie. λνν νκ²½μ΄μ μμμλ¦¬κ° κΈ°μ΅μ λ¨λλ€.
(νκ²½μ΄μ λͺ©μ리λ₯Ό μ¬μ©ν΄ λ§λ€μμ΄μ!)
1. soundscape
μ¬νμ λ°κ±Έμμ λ°λΌ νλ₯Έλ€. Old town, Scooooter, the Mazu Goddessλ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§λ©°, μΈμμ μΌλ‘ λ¨μ μ리λ€μ λͺ¨μλ€.
[μκ°μ λ§]
μ§λν μΌμ μμμ λμ μ¬λλ€μ μμν μΈν°λ·°λ₯Ό 보며 μλ‘λ₯Ό λ°μλ μ’μ κΈ°μ΅μμ μΆλ°ν νλ‘μ νΈμ
λλ€. νμ§μ μ΅μνκ³ μκ²½ν μ리μ μ΄λ―Έμ§κ° μ‘°κΈμ΄λλ§ ν΄μμ΄ λκΈ°λ₯Ό λ°λλλ€. λν, λ°λ»νκ² λ§μμ£Όμ νμ΄μ λΆλ€κ» κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. - μ리 μμ§κ° κΉμ§ν
λ―μ λμμ λͺ¨μ΅κ³Ό μ¬λλ€μ μ°λ¦¬λ₯Ό νμΈμ κΈ°μ΅ μμΌλ‘ μ΄λν©λλ€. μ¬νμ λ λλ©° λ°κ²¬ν μμλ€μ κ³§ λλ€λ₯Έ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§λλ€.
-μ΄λ―Έμ§ μμ§κ° ννκ²½
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[Description]
Fragmented Departures is an album based on sounds collected in Tainan and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Like every place, these cities resonate with both the familiar and the unfamiliar. By following these sounds, the listener, too, becomes a travelerβif only for a while.
[Tracklist]
1. soundscape
A journey unfolds with each step. From Old Town to Scooooter to the Mazu Goddess, this track gathers the impressions left by unforgettable sounds.
2. us (feat. Hyeonkyeong)
Subtitled Cute Hyunie. What remains most vividly is the laughter of Hyeonkyeong, who shared this journey.
3. the formosan nacirema
A collection of spoken and unspoken languages. The unintelligible may feel foreign, yet even within that strangeness, human communication persists.
[Notes]
This project stemmed from cherished memories of drawing comfort from small interviews with city dwellers amid the weight of everyday life. May the familiar and unfamiliar sounds and images of this place offer a small pause. My heartfelt thanks go to the Taiwanese people for their warm welcome. - Sound Collector JiHyun Kim
The sights and people of an unfamiliar city invite us into the memories of others. The afterimages discovered during our travels soon lead to another story.- Image Collector HyeonKeong Heo
Tracklist
| 1. | soundscape | 5:09 |
| 2. | us (feat. Hyeonkyeong) | 0:13 |
| 3. | the formosan nacirema | 2:30 |
Credits
Recorded by Ji Hyun Kim (kkuku)
Composed & Edited by Ji Hyun Kim (kkuku)
Album Art by HyeonKeong Heo (Shello)
Recorded in Kaohsiung & Tainan, Taiwan, August-September 2025







