#章羣 Chun Zhang (aka Zebrateens)

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A couple artists at the top of their game! =D

First up, a recent *lyric MV from Singapore singer-songwriter Linying. I wish I could hear songs like this on American stations. Catchy without being gimmicky, and a very tasteful arrangement. Good Behaviour is the title track of a 2021 5-song single, and all 5 of those songs are included on her new album, There Could Be Wreckage Here. Let's hear one more, and this tune is also on both releases:

*Just noticed that there is a proper MV for Good Behaviour, check it out HERE.

Links: SoundCloud, Linying YouTube, Instagram, Spotify, LinyingVEVO YT

And here is a song from the recent I Mean Us album, Into Innerverse. UNICODE features 鳳小岳 Rhydian Vaughan:

Music: 梁丹郡 Mandark Liang

Lyrics: 梁丹郡 Mandark Liang & 楊永純 (Vitz Yang)

Arranged by: I Mean Us

Produced by: 韓立康 Likang Han (Likang has also played some guitar at their recent shows.)

Vocal: Mandark Liang & 鳳小岳 Rhydian Vaughan

Guitar: *章羣 Chun Zhang (aka Zebrateens), Vitz Yang, Rhydian Vaughan

Synthesizer: Mandark Liang & Yuqi (@UQiYO)

Drums: 呂佩蓬 Pam Lu (PP L)

Bass: 陳思翰 Hank Chen

Chorus: 季欣霈 Apay, Rhydian Vaughan, Mandark Liang

Chorus Arranger: Mandark Liang Full a/v credits at YT)

*I've been wondering about I Mean Us -- some of their recent promo includes 章羣 Chun Zhang and some doesn't. I also saw a live clip where he wasn't with the band, and Mandark was singing his usual lead vocal songs. He is in the MV above, playing guitar.

By the way, I hope you saw our recent cover post, which included Rhydian & IMU playing Helter Skelter by The Beatles.

IMU Links: I Mean Us YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Albums, Merch, etc.

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Soaring, dreamy shoegazer from the debut album from I Mean Us    =D

Written by Marvelous Mandark Ravel, the song just posted earlier today.

The band are: 章羣 Zebrateens (Chun Zhang)-gtr/voc, Mandark Ravel (梁丹郡) aka Mandark Liang-keys/voc (甜約翰 Sweet John), 楊永純 (Vitz Young)-gtr (Triple Deer, Chocolate Tiger 猛虎巧克力), 漢克 (Hank Chen)-bass (SADOG), 呂佩蓬 Pam Lu (PP L)-drums (Lake Blue 湖水藍)

Tour on the way:

The guest act in Kaohsiung will be 鐘禮學 aka 克拉克 Clark from 橙草 Orangegrass, and the guest act in Taipei will be Enno Cheng 鄭宜農 (or maybe her full band Enno Cheng and the Farmers?)

李鑫 profiled the band and investigated the recording progress back in June for Blow/StreetVoice.

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Always a treat to see a high quality a/v live session.  滅火器 Fire EX. for Marshall 60 週年. (60th Anniversary) on Marshall 台灣 YT channel.  =D

Links:  FireBall Fest. 火球祭,  YouTube,  Spotify,  Instagram,  火氣音樂 FIRE ON MUSIC YT channel

Let’s hear some more -- This is I Mean Us ( by the way, 章羣 Chun Zhang (aka Zebrateens) wrote and sang this on the album, but new member OHAN is handling the duties here:

Links: Official,  I Mean Us YouTube,  Spotify,  Instagram,  SoundCloud, Bandcamp,  Albums, Merch, etc.

By the way, these were all done at 玉成戲院錄音室 Yuchen cinema recording studio, with Andy Baker at the helm.  Full credits for all clips on screen and at YT.

And this is 大象體操 Elephant Gym:

Links:  Official,  YouTube,  Bandcamp,  Spotify,  E. Gym Instagram

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This is a feature/interview by Wang Hsin-Chuan with the full I Mean Us band conducted at Yu Cheng Cinema Studio.   I think the article includes an English translation of this video: I Mean Us @CINEMA SESSIONS - Behind The Scene 訪談花絮  (see below)

章羣 Zebrateens (Chun Zhang)-gtr/voc, Mandark Ravel (梁丹郡) (aka Mandark Liang)-keys/voc (甜約翰 Sweet John), 楊永純 (Vitz Young aka Vitz Yang)-gtr (Triple Deer, Chocolate Tiger 猛虎巧克力), 漢克 (Hank Chen)-bass (SADOG), 呂佩蓬 Pam Lu (PP L)-drums (Lake Blue 湖水藍)  

More links: I Mean Us YouTube, iNDIEVOX, SoundCloud