曾与金马影展合作的独立音乐厂牌mü-nest于2023年的最新音乐策划：ARVAN’s Rework - 摇滚与电气的邂逅 当Hebe田馥甑名曲《Love》的创作人Aki领军的摇滚乐团阿尔梵，遇上曾与金马影展合作过的独立音乐厂牌mü-nest 首波Rework单曲《这里那里 (D & the Compass’ Translucent Rework)》已在各大数位串流上线 ［“梦”是阿尔梵的语⾔］ 阿尔梵乐团由4位马来西亚音乐人组成，主唱 Aki黄淑惠 ，吉他手Gideon Alu8khan Chen（阿陆八）、贝斯手Ken Chung，鼓手CY；他们都是活跃于音乐圈近20年的实力派音乐人。其中主唱Aki黄淑惠也是独立创作歌手，曾创作的作品包括了Hebe田馥甑的《Love》，和杨丞琳的《过敏》。 阿尔梵于2017年12月成立，从重金属、后摇到抒情，他们的音乐在无限的曲风中营造出了无拘束的氛围。阿尔梵的作品专注探讨人的情绪、人性的多面向，囊括了许多不同的社会课题，包括死亡、性别认同、群体定义、挑战体制等等。 成军后，音乐风格强烈的阿尔梵也获邀参与了国内外各大音乐活动，包括了台湾的贡寮国际海洋音乐祭，马来西亚的城市巨响音乐节、天空音乐节，以及冰岛天团Sigur Rós也来演出过的Urbanscapes Festival。随后，阿尔梵更在2020年马来西亚AIM中文音乐颁奖典礼里，荣获《最佳乐团》大奖。 [mü-nest, where our daily music nest］ 以标榜电⼦⾳乐为主的马来西亚独立音乐厂牌mü-nest，在2008年被台湾音乐品牌《节点音乐》引入台湾后，一路来都获得台湾独立乐迷们的喜爱。旗下广纳了来⾃马⽇韩中美德等等多个国家优秀⾳乐⼈的mü-nest厂牌，其出版的音乐在台湾著名独立音乐平台《Street Voice街声》上屡获推荐及报道，同时也被日本苹果品牌选为其电脑产品广告片的配乐。在2020年，mü-nest厂牌更获邀与金马影展合作，为影展的预告片、金马奖入围宣传片、及金马电影学院花絮片提供配乐，再次在台湾打开知名度。 而在⼀次的⾳乐节中，mü-nest社⻑Zito与阿尔梵乐团的成员闲聊，在交换⾳乐想法的当儿，灵机冒出⼀个新的想法：重新诠释阿尔梵的⾳乐。于是便启动了这项“ARVAN’s Rework”的⾳乐企划。这项⾳乐企划以阿尔梵⾸张专辑《我们不是都要沉睡》为主轴，mü-nest厂牌旗下艺⼈：来自马来西亚的D & the Compass、Shuzhen和日本的Akitsugu Fukushima(福岛章嗣)个别挑选专辑内的⼀⾸歌曲，以⾃⼰对原作的感觉，以不设限的⽅式为⾳乐进⾏⼀场探索。 [“ARVAN’s Rework”第一弹 - 晶莹剔透的Downtempo私语] 来⾃吉隆坡的电⼦迷幻药师D & the Compass继2022年为韩籍音乐⼈Dae Kim的《A Song for the Wounded》做了颇受好评的Remix后，再下⼀城与摇滚乐团阿尔梵合作，为他们的主打曲目之⼀《这里那里》铺上⼀层梦幻的Downtempo电气肌理。 “我是想要做⼀件晶莹剔透的作品”D & the Compass如此说。 D & the Compass听了阿尔梵的原作后，被主唱Aki的细腻声⾳所征服，由此于脑海浮现出许多想法。在这次的合作中，Aki为这个Rework编唱了轻巧的细碎吟唱，D & the Compass则延续他的内敛魅⼒，在⾳乐中加⼊原⾳元素，如美不胜收的电钢琴与竖琴，并配以零敲碎打的有机性节奏，为原作注⼊了新的情感诠释，就这样完成了这首《这里那里 (D & the Compass’ Translucent Rework)》，⼀道美妙的⾳乐飨宴。 [D & the Compass是谁?] D & the Compass，来自吉隆坡电子音乐人，也是电子双人组疯笛 (FNGDY)和Synth Pop乐团电棒的主要成员。作为一位中古乐器的爱好者兼收藏家，D & the Compass特别种爱70年代和80年代的电子合成器 (Synthesizer)，并擅于利用这种旧式乐器做出美妙绝伦的梦幻之音，也巧妙的融入现代的电子乐肌理。 灵感来自阿根廷作家豪尔赫·路易斯·博尔赫斯，D & the Compass的名字实际上源自于神秘短篇小说《死亡和罗盘》(Death & the Compass)。多年来，D & the Compass已经掌握了一种即兴的电子乐创作模式，而且其音乐特色以内敛为主，并在看似不和谐中试图寻求交集之处。 在2021年，IDM派系电子药师D & the Compass在mü-nest厂牌发布了“Music For Home”音乐系列的《To a Cat》后，收到各方音乐媒体的青睐，包括Mixmag Asia、德国著名电子音乐杂志《GROOVE》、台湾的吹音乐等等音乐媒体的点名推荐。《To a Cat》巧妙的运用简约的节拍，以及浩室的律动，让人听了犹如欣赏一幅流动的抽象画。 低调及不多产的D & the Compass，在迈入2022年的当儿，为厂牌伙伴Dae Kim操刀打造了《A Song for the Wounded》的混音作品，把原作ambient-pop的静谧优雅，赋予了充满层次和预想不到的迷幻力量。 ［⽇式美学］ 这次的⾳乐企划其实与⽇本离不开关系，包括《我们不是都要沉睡》专辑是在⽇本进⾏录制，MV及组照也是在当地拍摄，由此这张专辑亦带有⽇式美感。mü-nest厂牌作为⽇式美学的忠实拥趸，很⾃然的延续这种⽇式风格，包括在专辑封⾯上再次⽤上⽇本背景，并以⽇式风格来处理封⾯上的设计。 ［⿊⽩与彩⾊］ 在制作《我们不是都要沉睡》的时候，阿尔梵特别邀请了定居于⽇本的马来西亚摄影师刘志海，担任专辑的摄影师。刘志海伴随着阿尔梵在⽇本的⾏程进⾏拍摄，从东京涩⾕的街头、⻘⽊原树海到依傍着富士山的西湖等，所有照⽚没有刻意安排与设计，都是阿尔梵⾃然的表现和刘志海灵感⼀瞬的记录。而在这⼀次的ARVAN’s Rework⾳乐策划，mü-nest精⼼挑选了马来西亚摄影师Frank Wong在⽇本拍摄的《Man and his World》系列中的作品，作为Rework系列中的影像主题。 Frank Wong的彩⾊组照，捕捉了⽇常灵巧，也属于私语，与刘志海的⿊⽩组照形成对⽐，展现了再诠释的种种意味。 // mü-nest, where our daily music nest // mü-nest is an independent music label based in Malaysia that promotes electronic music. The label was introduced to Taiwan by the local music brand "Node Music" in 2008, and has since gained popularity among independent music fans in Taiwan. mü-nest features talented musicians from various countries including Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, China, the United States, and Germany. The label's music has received recommendations and coverage on the famous independent music platform "Street Voice" in Taiwan, and has also been selected as the soundtrack for Apple's computer product advertisements in Japan. In 2020, mü-nest was invited to collaborate with the Golden Horse Film Festival and provided soundtracks for the festival trailer, the Golden Horse Award nominee promotional videos, and the behind-the-scenes footage of the Golden Horse Film Academy, further increasing their popularity in Taiwan. During a music festival, the founder of mü-nest, Zito, had a conversation with members of the band "Arvan" and came up with a new idea: to reinterpret Arvan's music. This led to the launch of the "ARVAN's Rework" music project. The project focuses on Arvan's first album "We Don't All Have to Sleep," and mü-nest artists from Malaysia, including D & the Compass and Shuzhen, and Japanese artist Akitsugu Fukushima were each invited to choose one song from the album and explore the music in an unrestricted way based on their personal feelings towards the original work. // ARVAN’s Rework Series - Work #1: Here/There (D & the Compass’ Translucent Rework) // As the first instalment from the rework series, mü-nest, from its roster of artists, has asked Kuala Lumpur’s psychedelic electronic music wizard D & the Compass to start the ball rolling. In this latest venture, D & the Compass has added a dreamy downtempo sonic texture to one of ARVAN's hit tracks, "Here and There." "I wanted to create something that is translucent," said D & the Compass. After listening to the original track by ARVAN, D & the Compass was captivated by lead vocalist Aki's delicate voice and was inspired with many ideas. In this collaboration, Aki contributed light, delicate vocals to the rework, while D & the Compass added his introspective charm to the music, incorporating organic elements like a beautiful electric pianos and harp, and accompanying them with fragmented, rhythmic beats. The result is a new emotional interpretation of the original track, complete with the translucent downtempo aesthetic by D & the Compass. A truly wonderful feast for music lovers. // Who is ARVAN // Comprising of four talented musicians, lead vocalist Aki Huang, guitarist Gideon Alu8khan Chen, bassist Ken Chung, and drummer CY, ARVAN has been actively contributing to the Malaysia music scene for almost two decades. Formed in December 2017, the band's music ranges from heavy metal to emotional ballads, creating an unrestricted atmosphere that is truly unique. Their songs delve into various aspects of human emotions and personalities, addressing social issues such as death, gender identity, group definitions, and challenging the system. Since their formation, the powerful and distinctive ARVAN has been invited to perform at major music festivals both domestically and internationally, including Taiwan's Gongliao International Ocean Music Festival, Malaysia's City Roars Music Festival, Sky Music Festival, and the Urbanscapes Festival, where Icelandic band Sigur Rós has also graced the stage. In 2020, they were even awarded the "Best Band" award at the Malaysia AIM Chinese Music Awards. // Who is D & the Compass? // D & the Compass is an electronic musician from Kuala Lumpur. He is also a member of the electronic duo FNGDY and the synth-pop band Diang Bang. As a lover and collector of medieval instruments, D & the Compass is particularly fond of 70s and 80s synthesizers and is skilled at using these vintage instruments to create beautiful and dreamy sounds that are seamlessly integrated with modern electronic music. Inspired by the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, D & the Compass's name actually comes from the mysterious short story "Death and the Compass." Over the years, D & the Compass has developed an improvisational mode of electronic music creation, with a focus on introversion and seeking intersections in seemingly discordant sounds. In 2021, IDM producer D & the Compass released "To a Cat" from the "Music For Home" music series on Malaysia’s mü-nest label, receiving recognitions from various music media, including Mixmag Asia, the famous German electronic music magazine "GROOVE," and Taiwan's Blow Music, among others. "To a Cat" ingeniously uses simple beats and the rhythm of house music to create a flowing abstract painting-like experience for the listener. The low-key and unprolific D & the Compass worked with another mü-nest label artist Dae Kim in 2022 to create a remix of "A Song for the Wounded," infusing the original ambient-pop with unexpected psychedelic power and layers of quiet elegance sound.