The artists of electronica music from
Taipei known as Ma-Te Lin have released their spearhead debut EP
album, “Ancient Mark.” The album is comprised of three original
tracks for a total playing time of 12 minutes. It has been released
on the Dark Paradise Records music label. An open and vehement
indictment of humanity's maltreatment of animals and of nature in
general, “Ancient Mark” is compassionate, powerful, beautiful,
and a stunning introduction for the western world to one of Taiwan's
most brilliant musical treasures.
The sound of “Ancient Mark” is
soft, yet complex, profound, yet delicate. It recalls the sound of
bands such as Portishead, though not as dark and brooding. It
utilizes many effects and tones reminiscent of the French duo, Air,
also. In addition to these excellent and well-loved artistic
influences, Ma-Te Lin cites also the work of Kimbra, Fiona Apple,
Lana Del Rey, and Imogen Heap. Much of their crystalline sound is
derived from the endlessly pretty, subtle, almost whispering voice of
female lead singer Asha.
Like Air, Ma-Te Lin is a musical duo
with a full sound that is almost orchestral. The other half of the
band is DJ and music producer Shao-Yong Huang. The two have been
collaborating as Ma-Te Lin since 2012, making theirs a fairly fresh
and new creative endeavor. Also deserving much credit is their
artistic liaison, Mina Shin, who creates fabulous, minimalistic
visual art for their records that illustrates the tales and topics
dealt with at length in “Ancient Mark.”
Commenting on these themes candidly,
Ma-Te Lin writes, “We are inspired by many stories involving human
and animal interaction, including the abuse of elephants, and the
effect on wildlife after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Ma-Te Lin is an observer hiding behind the dark side of society. We
try to translate her imagination into music to share with her
listeners.”
The soothing, flowing gorgeousness of
“Ancient Mark” by Ma-Te Lin is available online worldwide
beginning July of 2013.
-S. McCauley
Staff Press Release Writer
MondoTunes
The “Ancient Mark” is
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and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download
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ARTIST CONTACT INFO:
eMail -
matelinmusic@gmail.com
website -
https://www.facebook.com/MateLinmusic
http://matelin.tumblr.com
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