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Right as rain

Orangegrass’s new album is an introspective, atmospheric meditation on life
in Taipei
By David Chen
STAFF REPORTER
Monday, Dec 29, 2008, Page 13


S torm clouds seem to follow indie-rock trio Orangegrass (澄草) wherever they
go. In Kaohsiung, Tainan and Kenting the band has been greeted with rain. At
a recent outdoor festival in Tamsui, a sudden downpour hijacked the group’s
set.

But instead of wallowing in self-pity, the band embraces the gloom of gray
skies. They named their first full-length album Cumulonimbus (積雨雲), the
meteorological term for towering, puffy clouds that cause heavy rainstorms,
and the band is throwing a launch party for the CD with a concert on Thursday
at The Wall (這牆).

For lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Klark Chung (鍾體學), rain sets the
right mood for their music.

“Of course rain can be annoying but I like the feeling that comes with it,
where you don’t have to leave the house,” he says.

Orangegrass sounds like a post-rock band, with electric guitar-centric songs
based more on themes and moods than melodies, but there’s one difference:
vocals figure prominently in their songs.

Chung formed Orangegrass in 2004 with drummer Larsq Tang (湯宗勳). Current
bassist JoJo White (白盛方) joined later. They cite the standard influences
among Taiwanese youth of their generation, including Nirvana and various
heavy metal bands.

But what really opened the doors for Chung was going to Spring Scream, Taiwan
’s first genuine alternative music festival, where he saw pioneering indie
bands like Sugar Plum Ferry (甜梅號) and Tizzy Bac.

“What they were playing at the time was trip-hop, like Portishead, and there
was no guitar,” he says of the latter. “When I saw them, I thought this was
really cool. What is it? I’ve never run into this before … that’s when I
wanted to sing stuff that was more different.”

Many of Chung’s lyrics are introspective musings on loneliness, sung either
softly or with emo-rocker verve.

“It’s the feel of living in Taipei,” the 27-year-old says of his music. “
Taipei has a drifting feeling. Compared to other places [in Taiwan], people’
s relationships are more distant … many people pay attention only to
themselves.”

But the Ilan native prefers Taipei’s concrete sprawl to the “big family”
 atmosphere of his scenic hometown. “I think Taipei can be a cold and
detached place, but it’s also a place I really like,” he says. “Your
[personal] space is bigger.”

For Orangegrass’ show on Thursday, concertgoers can expect to hear all of
the songs from the new CD, as well as new tunes already in the works. And
even if it doesn’t rain that evening, listeners will be treated to
atmospheric storms of a different sort: Chung says he tries to evoke the “
humid” air of Taipei with his reverb-drenched guitar sound.


posted by orbis at 12/29/2008 04:16:00 上午


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