Artist Bio
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Kuo-Chen Lin is a Taiwan-based artist, ethnomusicologist, and cross-genre musician. She holds a Ph.D. in Musicology and is currently an Associate Professor at the General Education Center of National Chi Nan University (NCNU), where she also serves as the Artistic Director of the NCNU Gamelan Ensemble. Lin’s musical practice spans Balinese gamelan, piano, and various contemporary forms, blending academic insight with sonic exploration.
Her research and artistic work explore themes of Southeast Asian ritual music, gender and urban soundscapes, and the sociology of music. Since 2022, she has ventured into the field of contemporary and popular music, collaborating with the renowned Taiwanese label Taiwan Colors Music. She co-curated performances for the PASIWALI Indigenous Music Festival, alongside Balinese gamelan musician Tilem Arya Sastrawan and cultural lecturer Aiswarya Jayanta, bringing together island traditions and cross-cultural innovation. In recent years, Lin has been expanding her gamelan practice through collaborations with jazz musicians and experimental artists, developing new hybrid sonic forms. Her upcoming 2025 album, “Gamelan Flowers”, co-produced with composer Chih-Chen Wei, presents a fresh take on gamelan-inspired crossover music, combining traditional textures with modern sound aesthetics. The album will be released by Feeling Good Music Co., Ltd. and made available globally on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube in June 2025. |
中文簡介
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林幗貞，臺灣藝術家與音樂學者，現任國立暨南國際大學通識教育中心副教授，亦為【暨大跨界甘美朗樂團】（NCNU Gamelan Ensemble）藝術總監。她擁有音樂學博士學位，擅長印尼峇里島甘美朗、鋼琴等多樣樂器，長年致力於東南亞音樂文化、性別議題與城市聲景的跨領域研究與創作實踐。
自2022年起，林幗貞積極探索傳統與當代音樂的融合，與角頭音樂合作，攜手印尼音樂家Tilem Arya Sastrawan與文化講師Aiswarya Jayanta，策劃並演出於【PASIWALI原民國際音樂節】，展現融合甘美朗與臺灣原民音樂的新聲風貌，獲得熱烈迴響與媒體關注。 近年，她進一步與爵士樂手合作，開拓甘美朗跨界音樂的多重樣態，於台北、高雄等地舉辦多場現場演出。2025年與作曲家魏志真共同製作專輯《Gamelan Flowers》，以甘美朗為核心語彙，融合爵士、流行與東南亞傳統聲響，由好有感覺音樂發行，將於2025年6月於 Spotify、Apple Music、YouTube 等全球平台正式上線，持續以創新聲音語境，連結土地與世界。 |
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This album is rooted in the sonic essence of Balinese gamelan, using the language of flowers to convey the meaning of each piece. The compositions blend diverse popular music styles, including jazz, blues, and soft rock, while deliberately preserving the distinct characteristics of gamelan music, such as “In Pairs,” “Kotekan,” and “Microtonal Differences.” Every track goes beyond mere exoticism and showcases intricate instrumentation that creates irreplaceable and intriguing musical expressions and unique soundscapes rich in imagery and storytelling.
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Album：Gamelan Flowers
🌺專輯簡介
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本專輯創作以印尼巴里島甘美朗為聲響脈絡，以花語傳達樂曲意涵。音樂創作結合爵士、藍調、輕搖滾等多元流行樂風，但刻意保留甘美朗「成對」、「連鎖樂句」及「微分音差」等獨特的樂種特殊性，不僅僅是「異國情調」，各樂曲的配器巧思都創作出每一首無可取代的趣味性與充滿畫面與故事性的特殊音景。
<Be Happier>，音樂簡單、輕快，卻寓意深長… <Doing Nothing> 一曲巧妙運用Pelog及Slendro兩種巴里島甘美朗主要調式，以創新手法讓甘美朗在不同的時空開出美麗的雞蛋花。以特殊的配器方式，將中國笙、電鋼琴、爵士鼓及電貝斯，將一般不會同時演出的兩種調式甘美朗銅片琴Kantilan及Gangsa串接在一起，融合出奇異的聲響與讓人一聽就入耳的旋律。 <A brief but beautiful encounter>，此曲描繪出印尼甘美朗在1889年法國巴黎萬國博覽會場與西方音樂家相遇後，迸發的後續美好效應，也寫出那種在微霧燈下酒吧裡，爵士樂聲擺盪不定中，人與人的美麗邂逅、共舞…對應「迷迭香」花語，在音樂情境中，回憶不想忘記的邂逅。 🔹 Apple Music 👉 |
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