喜歡BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE的朋友有福了！小白兔唱片將於7月25日，再度安排這一支多倫多地下樂團來台演出。熟悉BSS的人應該知道，他們其實像一個PROJECT更甚於一支樂團。表演最少可以只是六個人，最多則可達二十餘人，而從他們的首張唱片《FEEL GOOD LOST》，到最近新出版的《FORGIVENESS ROCK RECORD》；每一張唱片的風格都不一樣，因應當時團員的音樂取向而定。

而除了首張唱片《FEEL GOOD LOST》比較偏向AMBIENT（氛圍音樂）之外，上兩張分別由KEVIN DREW和BRENDAN CANNING企劃的《YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE》和《BROKEN SOCIAL SCENES》，其無法歸類的多元風格，樂迷們只好權宜地稱他們為INDIE-ROCK樂團；也是自這兩張專輯以後，奠定了BSS以後的多元風格走向。

《FORGIVENESS ROCK RECORD》在本年五月出版，以寬恕之名義，展現了華麗非常的旋律與技術。色彩斑斕的吉他，配上了悠揚的管弦樂；多變的鼓點，洋溢著青春氣息的歌聲。聽BSS的時候，不免想會有2000%的注意力，好讓自己能一心多用，把每一種樂器的演奏與變化捕捉住，不錯失把任何一個音符「聽進去」的機會。

上一次他們來台在THE WALL的演出，只有六個成員有份參與。今次在2010年的演出，他們將以十一人的陣容帶著《FORGIVENESS ROCK RECORD》的新曲而來台，其中還包括我們總編很喜歡的半解散／停擺的樂團REVERY SOUND REVUE的女主唱LISA LOBSINGER。，特別告訴上次沒看到BSS的樂迷，今次在千萬別再錯過了！

2010 Broken Social Scene台北演唱會
2010 年7月25日（星期天）
傳 Legacy音樂展演空間
小白兔唱片主辦

18：30 入場
19：30 開演

票價
預售票：1800
四人聯票預售：7000
現場票：2200

門票預售點
小白兔唱片行2010 年5月7日 開賣
博客來網路書店 2010年5月10日開賣

By Papa Noakes

When Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning decided to bring together some of Toronto’s finest independent musicians for a project at the turn of the millennium, it is unlikely that the duo forecasted the massive imprint their collaborative effort would leave on Canadian music.  With the creation of Broken Social Scene, a new wave of vastly talented experimental musicians was unleashed on an industry that seemed to be stuck in neutral, and it wasn’t long before international critics and fans were forced to turn their attention to the blossoming sounds of underground Canadian rock.

After releasing a primarily instrumental debut record, Feel Good Lost, in 2001, Drew and Canning extended the network of contributing musicians for their 2002 follow-up You Forgot It In People, a critical darling that established Broken Social Scene as an unquestioned leader in the Baroque pop movement and helped kick-start a resurgence of avant-garde indie rock.  Following the release of 2004’s Bee Hives, a collection of leftovers and B-Sides from the collective’s first two albums, Drew and Canning brought the contributors, now numbering near twenty, back into the studio to record their third full-length project.  The self-titled release, which hit record store shelves in October 2005, was, to this point, their most commercially successful release.  Lead by groundbreaking singles “Fire Eye’d Boy” and “7/4 (Shoreline),” Broken Social Scene won a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album and was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize, awarded to the best full-length Canadian record judged solely on artistic merit.  But by now, the crew were garnering acclaim and appreciation well outside of their home nation, with the album peaking at 105 of the Billboard 200 and at 80 on the UK Album Chart and earning the band coveted performance spots on The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brian.  What stands out about the record is the absence of pretentious overtones. Though it is widely regarded as a seminal moment for not only Canadian music, but also for the extensive world of progressive art, a certain humbleness subsists that allows Broken Social Scene to remain much more accessible and approachable than many of the band’s “art rock” contemporaries.

Over the next several years, the faction turned their attention to Broken Social Scene Presents…, an ongoing series of releases that work to highlight the individual skills and talents of the collective’s key contributors.  Group members also used this period to focus on various solo and side projects, including vocalists Emily Haines and Leslie Feist, whose respective side projects Metric and Feist have attained massive success in their own right, garnering further positive press for Broken Social Scene with their daring instrumentation and candid song-writing.  In May of this year, the group returned with their fourth full-length studio release, Forgiveness Rock Record, and were met with overwhelming commercial and critical reception.  The LP, described as “fourteen beautiful, joyous songs rendered in phosphene-inducing technicolour” by The Skinny’s indie aficionado Barry Nicolson, debuted at number 1 on the Canadian album charts, number 10 on Billdoard’s Digital Album chart, and perhaps most impressive, number 34 on the Billboard 200.  Touted as the group’s most accessible record to date, Forgivness Rock Record further marks the reintegration of eclectic and experimental sounds into pop music.  To celebrate their return to recording after a five year hiatus, several central members of Broken Social Scene will embark on an international tour over the summer and Taipei has been tabbed as one of their destinations.

The communal nature of Broken Social Scene projects allows for a cast of nearly-anonymous band members to focus on content as opposed to packaging, and gives each performance, whether in studio or on stage, an uncommon uniqueness.  The frenzied orchestration is as much about creating a one-of-a-kind musical experience as it is about recreating the recording that can be found on record store shelves. Taipei music fans will be lucky enough to be a part of one such experience Sunday, July 25th, when up to twelve members of the collective take the stage at Legacy Live House for what is certain to be a night of organized musical chaos at its finest.  Tickets start at $1800 NT and are available online at http://tickets.books.com.tw/.  Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see one of the premier live acts in music today.