黑夢／Formosan Dream by 落差草原 WWWW / Prairie WWWW

「 千百年前島嶼上的祖先們奔跑、生活，
人獸形玉的光芒閃耀入眼，
雲豹在闊葉林裡穿梭；
老人口中像星星般殞落的語言，
用詩歌將有如考古持續挖掘的記憶碎片拾起，
編織片段的夢境入口，
傳來古老的歌謠對著未來吟唱⋯⋯ 」

《黑夢》是落差草原 ＷＷＷＷ 於 2020年的最新作品，內容以台灣史前的文化遺跡、島上消逝的古老族群、傳說中的物種和即將消逝的語言作為靈感，轉化為〈黑夢〉、〈鯨骨〉、〈貝殼〉三首歌曲，串連成島嶼之夢。

〈黑夢〉、〈貝殼〉講述關於島嶼「已逝去」和「即將逝去」的各種記憶，以合成器為基底鋪整厚實、溫柔的旋律包覆雙人聲的持續吟唱，串接解構的節奏和環境聲響；〈鯨骨〉作為夢與夢之間的橋，以破碎的環境殘響拼貼，在雙曲之間築起時間轉換的光影節點。

在這場島嶼之夢、生命自我追尋的幻境中跌跌撞撞，我們是什麼樣的存在？從哪裡來？往哪裡去？這座島嶼的殘酷與美麗在不斷地探問與詢答中顯露：自由多元的共生會是通往未來的線索，也是一個甦醒的開始。

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"Thousands of years ago, the ancestors lived and ran on this island;
the light of human-beast-shaped jade ornament shined into people's eyes,
and the clouded leopards shuttled in the laurel forests.
Only the elderly can speak the fallen language, which falled like meteors;
they wrote poetry to unearth lost letters, to pick up aged memory fragments,
and to weave an entrance for their dreams.
Singing the ancient ballads to the future."

"Formosan Dream" is the latest single album by Prairie WWWW in 2020. Three songs “Formosan Dream", "Whales’ Bones" and "Shells" are inspired by Taiwanese lost cultures, including prehistoric relics, ethnic groups, legendary species, and languages that are about to disappear.

Prairie WWWW tells a story about memories from Formosa island which "were passed away" and "about to pass away.” On the first and third track “Formosan Dream" and "Shells", they attempt to put more melody lines on double synthesizers, double lead chantings, and to deconstruct the electronic beat and rhythm. Second track "Whales’ Bones" experiments with sound collage and environmental sounds, building a bridge between the first and the last dreamy pieces.

Stumbled in this dream of Formosa island and self-seeking illusion, Prairie WWWW put forward this question of self-inquiry: What are we? Where are we from? Where will we go? The cruelty and the beauty of this island are revealed in these constant inquiries. Pluralism and Symbiosis are our answers to the future; the awakening has just begun.

Prairie WWWW is an experimental rock band from Taipei. Their music combines Taiwanese poetry, folk, ambient and indigenous tribal elements.

The band seeks inspiration from the might of nature, and with a mixture of sounds and visual arts in their performances, they manage to bring forward a unique soundscape, visually and aurally, to their audiences.

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