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by Simbe Lyric

This is the second act of Sodagreen’s “Project Vivaldi”, for which the popular Taiwan rock band planned a series of four season-themed albums to be released in 2009 and 2010. While the May’09 opener, Chun . Ri Guang (春 . 日光), was folk-oriented with a Taitung (East of Taiwan) twist, the new album Xia . Kuang Re (夏 . 狂热) is unmistakably rooted in London, as that is where the entire production process was carried out, and where Sodagreen drew their inspiration from. The first single “Kuang Re (狂热)” is an example of the Brit-rock style permeating the album. Meanwhile, Sodagreen’s upcoming world tour is set to commence at the Taipei Arena in September soon after the release of Fever Heat of Summer.

Track List :

1. Zhang Sheng Luo Xia (掌声落下)
2. Ta Xia Le Xia Tian (他夏了夏天)
3. Kou Bai (Ying Wen Shi) (口白（英文诗）)
4. Chan Xiang (蝉想)
5. Bao Wei (包围)
6. Yu Hua Yuan (御花园)
7. Kou Bai (Ying Wen Shi) (口白（英文诗）)
8. Bi De Yu Lang (彼得与狼)
9. Gong Wu (共舞)
10. Wu Mian (无眠)
11. Kou Bai (Ying Wen Shi) (口白（英文诗）)
12. Kuang Re (狂热)
13. Shan Dong (煽动)
14. Jin Wei Lai (近未来)

( Release date on 11 September 2009, view this album )

by Simbe Lyric

After his “123 We Are All Wooden Men” world tour, Taiwan’s “Music Godfather” David Tao comes back with his new album in three years titled 69 Yue Zhang. The number in the title references a number of things, among which is that it’s the singer-songwriter’s 6th album and 9th CD. Besides, David was born in the summer of ‘69, and the symbol of his zodiac sign, Cancer, resembles “69″. Moreover, in the ancient text of I-Ching, 6 and 9 symbolize “change” and “rebirth”, and the numbers when pronounced in Japanese are similar to “rock”, which is what this highly anticipated album is about! David puts aside his famous R&B style to return to his musical roots in rock music for this band sound-oriented album, which comes with new songs like “Ni De Ge”, “Huo Niao Gong”, “An Lian”, and “Guan Yu Tao Zhe”.

Track List :

1. Yuan Zhu Lian Min (愿主怜悯)
2. Luan Qi 8 Zao (乱七8糟)
3. An Lian (暗恋)
4. Play (Play)
5. Huo Niao Gong (火鸟功)
6. Xue Bao (雪豹)
7. Guan Yu Tao Zhe (关于陶喆)
8. Wo Tai Sha (我太傻)
9. Qing Ji Xu Ren Xing (请继续 任性)
10. Zhong Guo Gu Niang (中国姑娘)
11. Shei De Ao Si Ka (谁的奥斯卡)
12. Ying Zheng Ai (应征爱)
13. Ni De Ge (你的歌)
14. Gui Guan Ying Xiong (桂冠英雄)

( Release date on 28 August 2009, view this album )