Evade最新大碟"Destroy & Dream"於2012年6月30日由Kitchen. Label發行！

　　終於落實了發行的時間了！我是如此期待及興奮！相信沒有很多人會明白我的心情！：）

　　在此，我要衷心對Kitchen. Label的老闆Ricks及老闆娘April說萬分感謝，他們為我們真做了太多太多事，每一件事都是為著我們Evade的前途，實在，我都不知有什麼可以報答他們對我們的恩德！

　　另外，也要對他們說聲對不起！由於我是一個異常心急的人，而且很多音樂界的規矩又不懂，所以，相信在期間，我已將由肥Ricks及肥April，追到及變瘦Ricks及瘦April了，我也相信他們的黑眼圈比上次我們去新加坡見他們的更黑更深了！有可能亦因太"激心"，以致他們好像還病了兩三次...！真是不好意思呀！希望您們不要介意我的愚昧！

　　以下的文章，是由Ricks撰寫，將介紹Evade及今次大碟的精華都展示給大家知道，寫得完全恰到好處！希望大家也細心閱讀！：）

以下資料來自: http://www.kitchen-label.com/evade-destroy-dream

Nº 9 EVADE / DESTROY & DREAM – RELEASE 30TH JUNE

We are pleased to announce the 9th edition of the label, the first full-length album by Evade entitled “Destroy & Dream” to be released on the 30th of June.

Since 2008, artists such as Kitchen. Label’s very own ASPIDISTRAFLY (Singapore) and Flica (Malaysia) have ventured successfully to Japan, presented music made in the Asia Pacific to the rest of the world. Following in these footsteps, electronic trio Evade have been honing their repertoire of sounds crafted from within their immediate surroundings of the urban pastoral landscapes of former Portugese colony, Macau. In this much anticipated full-length album entitled “Destroy & Dream”, Evade takes on the view of a distant observer, questioning life, the earth, the universe and the values of its living creatures, yet with the consolation of dreams, seclusion and shelter.

Evade was born in the summer of 2004. Formed by Sonia Ka Ian Lao (vocals), Brandon L (guitar) and Faye Choi (sound), the trio released their first EP “Evade” in September 2009. Despite the fact that it was released on a small Macau-based label, with the help of Kitchen. Label producer Ricks Ang (who also mastered the EP and this album), the band attracted critical notice in Japan for their inventive and original style of electronic music, described by some as a wayward blend of minimalist electronic and dubstep combined with an ethereal pop sensibility. In August 2010, Evade was invited by Japanese independent music label PROGRESSIVE FOrM to perform at their curated event “New Sounds of Tokyo Vol.6″. Evade has also toured Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, and Singapore, and has lent support to Kashiwa Daisuke, ASPIDISTRAFLY and Flica’s Asian tours.

Evade builds tension through sustained silences and broken down electronic arrangements by Faye Choi, electronic whiz kid and producer of the band. Sonia Ka Ian Lao, an award-winning poet and novelist, pens poignant mantras and softly expresses them in layers of arresting whispers in her native Mandarin dialect Cantonese in “Forgetting”, “Endless” and “God”. As much an imagist as a writer, she creates these characters and Freudian dream-like scenarios that seem circle each other in unpredictable rhythms, intersecting without premeditation. In “Crush”, a carefully-crafted dream pop elegy, Brandon L strums the guitar so languidly as if in acceptance with the disenchantment of the world, and all is swallowed beneath a symphony of bit crushed synths and white noise.

What seems like a continuous vision of despair is destroyed as if the Looking Glass has shattered – in “Love”, all self-seriousness and heroism is clean forgotten now as disorienting, idiosyncratic elements are spasmodically injected – these are puzzling as they are almost self-depreciating, for here lies what really makes Evade so elusive. In “Seeking Mr. Freud” and “Pavillion”, textures are unconventionally amalgamated with minimalist beat loops, traditional oriental instrumentation and fragments of sounds sampled from old Hong Kong films. Despite the mélange of growing-up influences such as Cocteau Twins and Slowdive, Evade may be just what you get when James Blake meets Cocorosie. A slowing burning eruption on all counts, the moments in “Destroy and Dream” are excruciatingly intimate one moment and hauntingly deconstructed the next, yet these are powerfully sequenced images, with flashes of light that cut through the haze of illicit memories.

This album also features three remixes by three acclaimed producers/musicians from Japan. For Kitchen. Label fans, FJORDNE pushes the boundary of his constantly evolving jazz piano in the remix of “Pavillion”, and it may very well provide a glimpse of his future work. Lastly, Serph from established Japanese independent label noble and arguably one of the brightest new talents in the Japanese electronic music scene adds his masterful interpretation of “Love”.

We will have more information and previews of the album coming soon. Stay tuned!

以下還有Evade的新曲－"無題夢"(Untitled Dream)，供大家試聽：

http://soundcloud.com/evademacau/evade-untitled-dream-destroy

二零一二年六月二日，澳門

圖片來自：http://www.kitchen-label.com/evade-destroy-dream