Biography
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Years Active
2005 – present (19 years)
阿飛西雅 (Aphasia) is a Taiwanese rock group consisting of members from the disbanded 妮波寺 (Nipples). Formed in the late 90’s, Nipples was one of the well-established bands in Taiwan’s indie rock scene. Leading by its core couple Yi-Jyun Wu (Guitar) and KK (Bass), as well as the other brilliant guitarist Su, the two-guitar setup creates huge feedbacks and distortions, and its intertwined structure builds up angular soundscapes and rough textures. After releasing two full-length studio albums, Nipples decided to go on a subsequent path. By changing their name to Aphasia, they turned their career to a new chapter.
In 2007, Aphasia recruited a new drummer Yonker. Although still a college student, he was already a very skillful musician and teaches drumming in some music institutes. This is a smart and pivotal move for the band. Not only does Yonker bring his youth and freshness to the band, he also makes Aphasia a stable four-piece ensemble. And again, maybe just happened by coincidence, the look and drumming style of Yonker is similar to Steve Shelley, the drummer of Sonic Youth.
Asked by the prestigious director Wun-Tang Jheng, Aphasia made their music debut by composing the soundtrack for the film Summer’s Tail, which works both as an independent release and as a complement to the film itself. After the success coming from the Summer's Tail soundtrack, Aphasia completed their studio album Aphasic Crocodile Society, released on September 12 by White Wabbit Records, working with director Wun-Tang Jheng (creator of the music video for the first single Deep Spring) as well as two indie veterans Andy Baker and JJ Golden also joining the producing team, which is led by Aphasia’s own Yi-Jyun Wu.
Never being a traditional rock band, the music in Aphasic Crocodile Society is highly organic. While Wu and Su talk to each other by using their hooks and oceans of feedbacks, KK bring her usual quirkiness and female character to the composing process; in the mean time, Yonker’s uplifting poundings push the sound to a brighter and more transparent territory, where is rarely visited by the band before.
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