Collage (Chinese: 珂拉琪; pinyin: Kē Lā Qí; Japanese: コラジ) is a Taiwanese band that released their first album in 2021,[1] with two members: lead singer Natsuko Lariyod, who is of mixed Hakka and Amis ancestry, and Hunter Wang, who is of Minnan descent. Rather than use Taiwanese Mandarin, the band focuses on producing music using Taiwanese, Japanese, Amis and English. They incorporate indigenous people's music into their compositions.[2]
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Members
editNatsuko Lariyod
editNatsuko Lariyod is a musician of mixed Hakka and Amis ancestry. She has a brother who is two years older than her. She attended Taoyuan Municipal Wu-Ling Senior High School in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and later studied at the National Taipei University's Department of Art and Design, where she wrote her thesis on Taiwanese indigenous culture. In addition to her musical talents, Lariyod also creates her own illustrations for the band's album covers.[3]
Hunter Wang
editHunter Wang (Chinese: 王家權; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Ka-koân)[4] is a Taiwanese musician who first studied at the National Taiwan Normal University's Department of Civic Education and Leadership, before switching to the National Chengchi University's Department of Business Administration. He spent a total of seven years at university before deciding to focus on his musical career. Wang was exposed to music since young by his elder brother and learned to play the guitar. Wang subsequently joined Chenggong High School's Guitar Club as a bassist and a singer.
He was in a car accident which led him to change his perspective on life. At about the same time, his relationship with his parents grew more distant, in part due to their different opinions on Taiwanese politics.
In university, Wang joined another band called Human Remake (人造人類), which was later disbanded, which is also why he could only participate in non-live competitions, such as Tiānxià Dì Yī Shǎnlíng Gǎizào Dàhuì (天下第一閃靈改造大會).[3]
Career
editThe two members first collaborated in 2018 and with a song that won the "19+" category of a music competition for covering music of the Taiwanese band Chthonic (band) called Tiānxià Dì Yī Shǎnlíng Gǎizào Dàhuì (天下第一閃靈改造大會).[5]
In 2019, they officially established the band under the name Collage, referring to the collage of the different styles of music and languages that come together in their songs.[6] They started releasing their songs on YouTube and the Taiwanese music streaming website StreetVoice.[7]
In 2022, the band won the award for best new artist in the 33rd Golden Melody Awards.[8]
Discography
editAlbum
edit| Title | Year | Track Listing |
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| MEmento·MORI[1] | 2021 |
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Singles
edit| Year | Track title |
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| 2019 | "閃靈／合掌 Arranged Cover" |
| 2019 | "這該死的拘執佮愛" |
| 2019 | "TIC" |
| 2019 | "Radical Love" |
| 2020 | "葬予規路火烌猶在" |
| 2020 | "MALIYANG" |
| 2020 | "萬千花蕊慈母悲哀" |
| 2020 | "紅弁慶（ベニベンケイ）" |
| 2021 | "蓮花空行身染愛" |
| 2024 | 血母蔭身 |
| 2024 | 3月桃花 |
| 2024 | 蓮花空行 |
| 2024 | 紅弁慶 |
| 2024 | 空華亂墜 |
| 2024 | 謀殺石蓮 |
Awards and accolades
edit| Year | Ceremony | Award | Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | 33rd Golden Melody Awards | Best New Artist | MEmento·MORI | Won | [5] |
| 2022 | Golden Indie Music Awards | Jury award | MEmento·MORI | Won | [9] |
| 2022 | 第25届中华音乐人交流协会 | Top 10 most popular songs of the year | 万千花蕊慈母悲哀 | Placed | [10] |
References
edit- ^ a b "MEmento·MORI – 珂拉琪 Collage". StreetVoice (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Panorama, Taiwan (4 November 2022). "An Era of Fusion and Diversity—The New Look of Pop Music in Taiwan". The News Lens International Edition. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b monthly, BIOS. "只是用和阿嬤交談的方式寫歌——專訪珂拉琪 ｜ BIOS monthly". www.biosmonthly.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "【2022金音獎】珂拉琪獲頒評審團獎：獎項獻給名單內外的所有好作品，提醒我們繼續加油". The News Lens 關鍵評論網 (in Chinese). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b Chen, Nancy (3 July 2022). "團名取自法語、為平等自由發聲！最佳新人獎得主「珂拉琪」到底是誰？". GQ Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "【吹專訪】吼腔、和風、原民合唱，一幅無法定義的拼貼搖滾：珂拉琪". Blow 吹音樂 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ 聯合新聞網. "汲取日系養分、吼唱台灣史，下一個世代的音樂：珂拉琪". 500輯 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Beats, Taiwan (3 July 2022). "The 33rd Golden Melody Awards complete winning lists". Taiwan Beats (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ 金音獎. "2022第十三屆金音創作獎 | 得獎名單". gima.tavis.tw. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "黄明志"玻璃心"再上十大单曲榜". RFI – 法国国际广播电台 (in Simplified Chinese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.