NIMBO is the latest project by WADE DAO and HUGO, a unique MC/producer duo taking Taipei by storm. Known for their signature medley of poetry, symbolism, critique, storytelling, and journalism, they are two unmistakable beacons in Taiwan’s conception of independent and alternative Hip-Hop. Mixing dark humor, poetry, and the alchemy of sampling anything, anyhow—WADE DAO and HUGO appear as an urgent force of nature, painting a picture of a city whose creative environment is at the edge of disaster, and their subsequent intervention. It’s bittersweet, as if they were forced to make this, out of a certain necessity for change. Released by the enigmatic music creative agency and label Melting Part, the 7-track project looms over the city like a thundercloud that never comes down. Sonically, the production on the album sounds blunt, dense, warm, and dangerous (produced entirely by WADE DAO and HUGO)—sharpened by the sonic engineering of GMA-winning producer and longtime collaborator rgry. “FLYGOTT” is the lead single and the duo’s unmistakable call to arms. Filled with hope and urgency, the track features both MCs at their sharpest and most vulnerable. In the music video directed by R8ISE, the two throw down in front of Taiwan’s National Concert Hall, and each MC’s voice leaves a trail of fire across the traditional rap narratives of violence and drugs. Both WADE DAO and HUGO know that here, in Taipei, the war is internalized. “Strong man needs a good cry”, laments HUGO, while WADE DAO asserts: “if we ain’t gon’ move, 还有谁?”. Meanwhile, “LES HOOPERS” is the most athletic track on the album. WADE DAO and HUGO appear like two olympians trading fire, over a beat that changes restlessly, flickering between noir jazz and fanfare. “BRUNCH” submerges listeners in a spiritual forest of echoes and trailing sirens, sounding much like what a subconscious would sound like, if the city had one. NIMBO is a project that yearns loudly: for freedom, love, justice, revenge, and change. 《 NIMBO 》是台北独到的 MC/制作人搭档 - WADE DAO 和 HUGO 的最新作品。 他们以融合诗意、象征、批判、叙事及考究报导的创作风格闻名，被认为是点亮台湾独立与另类嘻哈音乐的两大灯塔。 在《 NIMBO 》中，WADE DAO 和 HUGO 将黑色幽默、诗歌和宛如炼金术一般的取样 (sampling) 精髓混合，像一股势不可当的自然之力， 描绘出台北如临灾难边缘的创作场景，以及他们随后的介入行动。对他们来说这是一张五味杂陈，犹如被环境的需求逼使而作成的专辑。 由跨域潮流文化音乐品牌 Melting Part 发行，这张包含 7 首曲目的专辑如雷云般悬浮于城市上空，不曾降落。专辑音色钝厚、温暖且危险， 全由 WADE DAO 和 HUGO 亲自操刀制作，并经金曲奖得主、长期合作伙伴 rgry 的声音处理加持。 〈FLYGOTT〉为向场景的呼唤、展现二人已蓄势待发的首波单曲。充满希望与迫切感，两位 MC 在曲中将他们的锋芒与脆弱淋漓尽致地呈现。 由 R8ISE 执导的 MV 拍摄于台湾国家音乐厅前，两人声音化为蓝火、炙烧着传统饶舌中已过度饱和的暴力和毒品叙事。 WADE DAO 和 HUGO 都深知，在台北的战场， 枪口已指向城内。 HUGO 悲叹道：「坚强的人也需要大哭一场 (Strong man needs a good cry) 」，而 WADE DAO 则表达：「如果我们不行动 (if we ain’t gon’ move)，还有谁？」 同时，〈LES HOOPERS〉是专辑中最灵活的曲目，WADE DAO 和 HUGO 化身两位奥运选手，在不安定的节拍上交锋，节奏在黑色爵士 (noir jazz) 与号角声间闪烁变化。而〈BRUNCH〉则将听众带入回荡与尾随警鸣声的灵性森林，仿佛是这座城市的潜意识在低语―若它有自己的声音的话。 《 NIMBO 》是一张大声渴求「自由、爱、正义、复仇与变革」的专辑。