https://alexyiu.com ALEXMALISM Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:17:38 +0000 https://alexyiu.com en https://alexyiu.com/Index Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:17:38 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/Index https://alexyiu.com/Azure-2023 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:06:33 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/Azure-2023 <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5afdccd451f551d6b86850c461f593927e44695578df09099362b3ac43bb9a5f/-artwork.jpg" data-mid="173771448" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5afdccd451f551d6b86850c461f593927e44695578df09099362b3ac43bb9a5f/-artwork.jpg" /> ALEXMALISM - 藍 詞、曲、編、監、唱：Alex Yiu@MMSP Director of MV: Herman Ma Azure (藍) (2023) Azure (2023) is a multi-sensory project that expands Yiu’s exploration of synesthesia by synthesizing sound, moving image, and olfaction. Created in collaboration with director Herman Ma and the artisanal fragrance brand BLACK FADES, the work offers a moment of somatic grounding following the intense existential friction of the ALEXMALISM(2022) era. Sonically, the piece departs from abrasive club rhythms, adopting an ethereal, electro-acoustic dream-pop framework. The introspective lyrics navigate feelings of alienation and existential drift, searching for solace within the permanence of natural phenomena—the sky, the sea, and the stars. This sonic landscape is inextricably linked to its physical counterpart: a bespoke scent (LAAM4) designed to capture the track's spatial and emotional essence. By pairing the audio with an olfactory dimension, Yiu transforms the act of listening into an immersive, embodied ritual. Thematically, Azure chronicles a psychological transition from seeking external salvation to realizing personal agency. While the opening verses express a desire to write a poem for a "guardian angel," the work concludes with a striking philosophical pivot: "Actually, there are no angels to protect us." Accompanied by an admission of queer desire and vulnerability ("Forgive me for loving him"), the piece abandons the need for divine intervention. Ultimately, Azure is a meditation on the synthesis of body and mind, using multi-sensory stimuli to anchor the listener in the radical acceptance of the present moment. 《藍》（2023） 《藍》（2023）是一項多感官藝術企劃，透過結合聲響、流動影像與嗅覺，進一步延展了姚氏對聯覺（synesthesia）的探索。本作與影像導演 Herman Ma 及香氛品牌 BLACK FADES 合作，在經歷了前作《ALEXMALISM》（2022）中強烈的存在性摩擦後，提供了一個讓身體與意識重新扎根的沉思空間。 在聲響建構上，作品褪去了激烈的俱樂部節拍，轉而採用空靈的電聲與夢幻流行框架。內省的歌詞梳理了都市人的疏離感與存在性漂移，試圖在天空、海洋與星辰等自然意象的恆常性中尋求慰藉。這種聲響景觀與其實體媒介密不可分：一款為歌曲量身定製的香氛蠟燭（LAAM4），透過加入嗅覺維度，姚氏將聆聽體驗轉化為一場極具沉浸感與具身性（embodied）的儀式。 在主題上，《藍》記錄了一場從尋求外部救贖到自我覺醒的心理轉變。儘管歌曲開篇表達了為「守護天使」寫詩的願望，但作品在尾聲卻迎來了一個引人深思的哲學轉向：「其實沒有天使給庇佑」。伴隨著對酷兒情慾與自身脆弱性的坦承（「原諒我愛他」），作品放下了對神性介入的依賴。歸根究底，《藍》是一場關於「身心一體」的冥想，透過多重感官刺激，將聆聽者牢牢錨定於對當下純粹的接納之中。 《藍》於 2023/03/31&nbsp;零時零分於各大串流平台正式上架 Alexmalism - 藍 天氣不盡意 發生了甚麼事 心意不達致 我想坐在海邊寫詩 寫一首詩 給那守護天使 哼一首歌 給你表達心意 海天一色 將我包圍一切 不需恍惚 心會知道 &nbsp;那終點的方向 旋轉於 藍天空 &nbsp;沉溺於那天氣 時光去 日星空轉 期待這一刻真理 是天空 &nbsp;誕生出 那初生的新星 那光照 圍繞我 是心聲的蘇醒&nbsp; 一切不盡意 (怎會可盡意）也許這是生活事 （平淡日子） 只有心在意 （總有些大智）看不到月光中的詩（不需意思） 輕輕撫摸 手臂刻畫身世 （人生在世） 深深呼吸 心裡感受一切 （不需算計） 天邊一閃 張開光環之際 （張開姿勢） 身心一體 衝破交界致一刻於一世 旋轉於 藍天空 沉溺於那天氣 時光去 日星空轉 期待這一刻真理 是天空 誕生出那 初生的新星 那光照 圍繞我 是心聲的蘇醒 其實沒有天使 給庇佑 原諒我愛他 膚淺的內疚 https://alexyiu.com/Album-ALEXMALISM-2022 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:11:18 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/Album-ALEXMALISM-2022 <img width="3600" height="3600" width_o="3600" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fccdb7df6179792c0fd55d4c616513bf9f1b42004cbd286e2b9888dff94579c2/Album-Artwork---ALEXMALISM-by-Sharon-Leeleesworkss.jpg" data-mid="156176195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fccdb7df6179792c0fd55d4c616513bf9f1b42004cbd286e2b9888dff94579c2/Album-Artwork---ALEXMALISM-by-Sharon-Leeleesworkss.jpg" /> Alexmalism - ALEXMALISM Tracklist 暮虛擬妄想海真假你我 (feat. Kelvin T)香秘密都市灰夢裡鯨魚・月亮．星空晨 Total: around 37 mins STREAM 專輯封面：Sharon Lee IG@leeworks ALEXMALISM (2022) Released in October 2022, ALEXMALISM is a self-titled conceptual album that functions as a sonic cartography of contemporary urban anxiety, digital alienation, and queer desire. Acting as the sole producer, songwriter, and vocalist (with the exception of a collaboration with Kelvin T), Yiu navigates the psychological friction of existing within a hyper-capitalist metropolis and the complexities of digitally mediated relationships. Grounded in the melodic sensibilities of Cantopop, the album radically deconstructs the genre by cross-pollinating it with underground club frameworks, oscillating seamlessly between Deconstructed Club, 90s Trip-hop, Trap, Industrial, Breakbeat, and Trance. Narratively, the album is structured as a chronological nocturnal odyssey, traversing a spectrum of existential and affective states. The journey opens with Dusk (暮), utilizing a WaveNet AI to recite Nietzschean philosophy over cinematic soundscapes to set a speculative tone. The album then plunges into the digital and ecological anxieties of the modern era. Virtual Delusion (虛擬妄想) blends avant-pop and rave aesthetics to examine algorithmic determinism and social isolation, seamlessly leading into Ocean (海), which employs sluggish 90s trip-hop to frame the deletion of romantic memories against the backdrop of apocalyptic ecological collapse. As the night progresses, the album's focus shifts toward interpersonal fractures and sensory navigations. In True or False, You and Me (真假你我), Kelvin T’s brutalist industrial production clashes with Yiu’s emotive Cantopop lyricism to process the trauma of ideological fracture and cognitive dissonance. This abrasive energy dissolves into Fragrance (香), offering a moment of atmospheric introspection that translates olfactory memory into a delicate exploration of transience. The album then moves back into the shadows with Secret City (秘密都市), utilizing retro-industrial rhythms and gender-fluid vocality to map the spatial politics of queer desire within Hong Kong's marginalized urban enclaves. Descending into the deepest part of the night, the apocalyptic dread resurfaces in the dark Trap aesthetics of Ash (灰), reflecting a visceral anxiety toward a decaying world. The structure begins to fragment in In the Dream (夢裡), where stream-of-consciousness Dancehall mimics the disorientation of fading memories within a vanishing city. Before the final awakening, the light Breakbeat of Whale・Moon・Starry Sky (鯨魚・月亮．星空) offers a moment of poetic respite, reflecting on the creative process and internal fantasies. The journey ultimately resolves with Dawn (晨), transitioning from Trance into a cathartic Drill sequence that brings an end to the nocturnal nihilism, arriving at a radical, illuminated affirmation of existence as the morning light breaks. 《ALEXMALISM》（2022） 《ALEXMALISM》（2022）是一張充滿概念性的同名全錄音室專輯，宛如一幅描繪當代都市焦慮、數碼疏離與酷兒情慾的聲響地圖。除了與 Kelvin T 的合作曲目外，姚氏包辦了整張專輯的曲詞編監與演唱，藉由音樂與文字，梳理個體在高度資本主義都會與網絡中介（digitally mediated）關係下所經歷的心理摩擦與愛慾希冀。在聲響建構上，專輯以粵語流行樂（Cantopop）的旋律為基底，並透過與地下俱樂部音樂框架的交融，對該流派進行了徹底的解構，其音樂風格不斷游移，穿梭於解構俱樂部、90年代 Trip-hop、Trap、工業音樂、碎拍（Breakbeat）以及 Trance 之間。 在敘事結構上，整張專輯猶如一場按時序推進的夜間奧德賽（nocturnal odyssey）。序曲《暮》運用 WaveNet 人工智能朗誦尼采哲學，在電影配樂般的氛圍中奠定了推想式的基調。隨後，專輯深入探討了現代社會的數碼與生態焦慮：《虛擬妄想》融合前衛流行樂與銳舞美學，審視了演算法決定論；緊接的《海》則以慵懶的 90 年代 Trip-hop 節拍，將浪漫記憶的消亡置於末日生態崩壞的背景之下。 隨著夜色漸深，專輯的視角轉向了人際斷裂與感官探索。在《真假你我》中，Kelvin T 粗野的工業製作與姚氏充滿情感的粵語流行演繹產生強烈碰撞，藉此梳理意識形態斷裂與認知失調所帶來的創傷。這種極具侵略性的能量隨後消融於《香》之中，作品在細膩的鋼琴引導下將嗅覺記憶轉化為對無常的探索。接著，專輯再次步入暗處，《秘密都市》運用復古工業節奏與流動於真假音之間的唱腔，勾勒出酷兒情慾在香港都市邊緣空間中的政治性。 當長夜步入最深沉的時刻，末日恐懼在帶有暗黑 Trap 風格的《灰》中再次浮現，反映了對衰敗世界那發自內心的存在性焦慮。音樂結構在《夢裡》開始隨之瓦解，結合 Dancehall 與意識流書寫的節拍具象化了在消亡城市中的迷失感。在最終覺醒之前，輕快的碎拍曲目《鯨魚・月亮．星空》提供了一個充滿詩意的喘息空間，反映了創作者內心的幻想與對創作過程的叩問。這場旅程最終在《晨》中得到救贖，音樂從 Trance 過渡至極具宣洩感的 Drill 段落，為深夜的虛無主義畫上句號，在晨光初現之際，邁向對生命存在作出最堅定、最純粹的肯定。 https://alexyiu.com/Secret-City-MV-2022 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:55:23 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/Secret-City-MV-2022 Secret City, 2022 Music and video 3’17” Secret City (2022) is a collaborative moving-image work developed with Winston Yeung that investigates the spatial politics of queer desire within Hong Kong's marginal urban enclaves. Set against the post-industrial backdrop of Tai Kok Tsui's back alleys, the video functions as a site-specific performance where the physical decay of the metropolis mirrors its fading spiritual landscape. Echoing the track's lyric regarding the "vanishing faith across this land," the work frames these hidden, nocturnal corners as spaces where temptation and clandestine narratives become tools for navigating urban alienation. Through the methodology of drag, Yiu’s on-screen persona subverts traditional navigations of public space to embody a gender-fluid stream of desire. This visual exploration is anchored by a rigid, retro-industrial sonic framework. Employing an 80s-inspired vocal performativity that continuously oscillates between chest register and falsetto, the work uses vocality itself as a metaphor for the fluidity of queer identity. Ultimately, Secret City channels visceral, unrecorded urban secrets into an audiovisual dialogue on identity, sexuality, and spatial dynamics.&nbsp;《秘密都市》（2022）3 分 17 秒 《秘密都市》（2022）是一部由姚氏與 Winston Yeung 共同創作的流動影像作品（moving-image work），旨在探討酷兒情慾在香港都市邊緣空間中的政治性。作品以大角咀後街巷弄的後工業地景為背景，將錄像轉化為一場場域特定展演（site-specific performance），城市實體的衰敗正正映射了其逐漸消散的精神面貌——一如歌詞所述：「信念消失於這邦」。在這些隱蔽的角落裡，誘惑與地下敘事成為了個體應對都市疏離感的一種方式。 透過變裝（drag）實踐，姚氏的螢幕形象顛覆了對公共空間的傳統認知，化身為模糊性別界線的情慾載體。這種視覺探索被錨定於復古工業音樂的聲響框架之中。透過借鑑80年代的流行唱腔，其聲線在真音與假音之間不斷游移，作品將「發聲性」（vocality）本身視為酷兒身份流動性的隱喻，將我城的地下秘密轉化為一場關於身份認同與空間動態的視聽對話。 "Secret City" Lyrics Pitch-black sky, the route unseen,Ignite the bike, ride the machine,Hands grip tight, caught in between,(Tell me where’s your sensitive spot) Breath speeds up, the force fields rise,Short, sharp gasps like a falcon's cries,One attacks, one defends, no compromise,(I’d like to do it without barriers) It's the lingering echo of a blissful ache,It's the fragrant recipe the night winds make,It's the secret intel we never share (how could we share?)A midnight rendezvous in the coastal air.It's you on the street, roaming through the night,Refracting my gaze, returning the sight,(It's you looking back in the fading light) Indulge me tonight, hit the basement space,Who cares if tomorrow leaves an empty trace?The vocals drop, setting a brand new pace,(Do you wanna dance with me) A twist, a bend, tracing marks you expose,With every breath, the temptation grows,Bodies colliding as the dead-end glows,(Let me know you further tonight) It's the echoing ache of flesh and bone,A rainy night blurring the world we've known,In the secret city, left completely unsaid (how could it be said?)All these visceral forms, unrecorded and shed.It's the vanishing faith across this land,It's temptation taking the upper hand,(Let us go explore it tonight) 《秘密都市》歌詞 漆黑 天空 看不見 路線 機車 點火 乘引擎 出戰 雙手 捉緊 那腰間 的正面 (Tell me where’s your sensitive spot) 呼吸 急促 隨力場 上漲 聲音 短促 像猛禽 歌唱 一攻 一守 還沒有 心退讓 (I’d like to do it without barriers) 是快樂的痛在迴盪 是晚夜風的香配方 是秘密資訊不去講(怎去講) 在某夜相約在沿岸 是你在街邊夜遊蕩 讓我目光折射回望 (是你在街邊給回望) 今晚 賞面 來地牢 熱舞 聽朝 點樣 誰在乎 乾燥 歌聲 響起 再興起 新舞步 (Do you wanna dance with me) 一扭 一曲 看衣領 畫記 一呼 一吸 是誘惑 的你 肢體 衝擊 在絕處 生了機 (Let me know you further tonight) 是血肉的痛在迴盪 是雨夜沾污我眼光 在秘密都市不去講(怎去講) 沒記錄的種種明狀 是信念消失於這邦 是誘惑支配這一方 (讓我地今晚去探訪) <img width="720" height="480" width_o="720" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47a8774c01900831638174dc10c325e9996a7c4aa8bd474ceac1358bd11448b2/MV_still_1.jpg" data-mid="150304038" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/47a8774c01900831638174dc10c325e9996a7c4aa8bd474ceac1358bd11448b2/MV_still_1.jpg" /><img width="720" height="480" width_o="720" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3216338f619e899022dfc72dfc49156888c274bf7d6321cc46f36eddef29035b/MV_still_4.jpg" data-mid="150304041" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/3216338f619e899022dfc72dfc49156888c274bf7d6321cc46f36eddef29035b/MV_still_4.jpg" /><img width="720" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/f878b971c1beb3a2d59788c91f108940623cfb2d9767d82ab0f425a93bf24b8c/MV_still_9.jpg" /><img width="720" height="480" width_o="720" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/daf612187a3856045cd8cdccd7265c0d156a1d25220c2304c3155b384ab711e0/MV_still_10.jpg" data-mid="150304049" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/daf612187a3856045cd8cdccd7265c0d156a1d25220c2304c3155b384ab711e0/MV_still_10.jpg" /><img width="720" height="480" width_o="720" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42fa4ea61eb1f6d2103cfef443c687bdf4fd54c1e2d34ecee29a3a3256a8aede/MV_still_3.jpg" data-mid="150304040" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/42fa4ea61eb1f6d2103cfef443c687bdf4fd54c1e2d34ecee29a3a3256a8aede/MV_still_3.jpg" /> https://alexyiu.com/True-or-false-You-and-Me-feat-Kelvin-T-2022 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:57:06 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/True-or-false-You-and-Me-feat-Kelvin-T-2022 True or False, You and Me (2022) True or False, You and Me (2022) is an audiovisual collaboration with producer Kelvin T that navigates the affective toll of ideological fracture. Emerging from a landscape of social and political polarization, the work processes the dissolution of interpersonal relationships torn apart by opposing worldviews. Thematically, the piece grapples with cognitive dissonance, alienation, and epistemic uncertainty—echoed in the lyrical motif "Who can verify my beliefs?"—ultimately arriving at a resolute, solitary affirmation of personal truth amidst widespread disillusionment. Sonically, the piece constructs a deliberate tension between brutalism and vulnerability. Kelvin T’s signature abrasive, hard-industrial percussion and synth lines provide a rigid, mechanical framework. This sonic harshness is heavily contrasted by Yiu’s classically informed harmonic sensibilities and the emotive lyricism of Cantopop. This dialectic extends into the accompanying visualizer, which features a 3D-scanned, virtual avatar of Kelvin T. Modulated directly by the track's stems, the avatar degenerates and distorts, visually manifesting the breakdown of communication, the distortion of reality, and the fragmented nature of identity in a polarized era.&nbsp; 《真假你我》（2022） 《真假你我》（2022）是姚氏與音樂製作人 Kelvin T 共同創作的視聽作品，旨在探討意識形態斷裂下所帶來的情感代價。作品回應著社會與政治兩極化下的現實語境，梳理昔日友誼因價值觀分歧而分崩離析的無力感。在主題上，本作直面認知失調（cognitive dissonance）、疏離感與對真理的不可知性——一如歌詞中「誰又可驗證我信仰」的無力詰問——並在廣泛的幻滅感中，最終走向對個人信念那孤獨而堅定的自我肯定。 在聲響建構上，作品刻意營造出粗野主義（brutalism）與脆弱性之間的張力。Kelvin T 標誌性、極具侵略性的重型工業節拍與合成器音景勾勒出冰冷機械的框架；而姚氏深受古典音樂影響的細膩和聲與充滿詩意的粵語流行演繹，則為其注入了強烈的反差。這種冰冷與親密的辯證關係亦延伸至作品的視覺呈現中：影片運用了 Kelvin T 的 3D 掃描立體模型，該虛擬化身隨著音樂的音頻數據產生即時的扭曲與崩解（audio-reactive distortion），在視覺上具象化了兩極化時代下溝通的失效、現實的扭曲以及身份認同的碎片化。 Lyrics (Chinese w/ English translation)假的你是誰Who are you, fake?真的我是負累I'm really tired通通都是胡亂說的犯罪It's all bullshit crime真的你又是誰Who are you really?假的你在入睡The fake you are sleeping只得我斷言立約再趕追I have to make a promise to make a covenant and then chase after誰又可驗證我信仰 Who can verify my beliefs?原來你已早知這幻象It turns out that you already knew this illusion是非 從來無理Right or wrong is never reasonable不說話怎可以想Without speaking, how can you think?窺看那臉容 (臉容）Peek at that face (face)倒影裡是朦朧 （矇朧）In the reflection is hazy (hazy)怎可以自行驗證這幻夢 （誰在發夢）How can you verify this dream by yourself? (Who is dreaming?)身分證實無人 （是誰）No one has been identified (who?)消失殆盡人群 （是妄念）Disappearing the crowd (it's a delusion)星空裡月兒沒法計光分 （是甚麼距離）In the starry sky, the moon cannot measure the light points (at what distance?)誰又可 (是你和我)Who can (you and me)驗證我信仰 (去驗證你信仰)Verify my belief? (Go to verify your belief)原來 你 (我不說話)So you (I don't speak)已早知這幻象 (你終知道)Already knew this vision (you know it)是非 (無論對錯)Right or wrong (True or false)從來無理 (是你和我）never unreasonable (it's you and me)不說話 (沉默）Without speaking (silence)怎可以想（怎可以想？）How can you think? (How can you think?)誰又可驗證我信仰 Who can verify my beliefs?原來你已早知這幻象It turns out that you already knew this illusion是非 從來無理Right or wrong is never reasonable不說話怎可以想Without speaking, how can you think? <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3f2621337db89ad6042199f4b509199df0f3d39cc03713f86f51d28bd4c5e57/mvartwork_1.png" data-mid="150303972" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3f2621337db89ad6042199f4b509199df0f3d39cc03713f86f51d28bd4c5e57/mvartwork_1.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/782835cc7bb4f5ebc2a8b78c044837ec441f44a88b72f32c130b992369db28c2/mvartwork_2.png" data-mid="150303973" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/782835cc7bb4f5ebc2a8b78c044837ec441f44a88b72f32c130b992369db28c2/mvartwork_2.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dde9dbb325a15428d68abae90665b4134bc5e3bc4fbb3cb6e2c1ad520984e6f4/mvartwork_3.png" data-mid="150303974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dde9dbb325a15428d68abae90665b4134bc5e3bc4fbb3cb6e2c1ad520984e6f4/mvartwork_3.png" /><img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f10524f1fff0ac2b9920fef6f6f01de07bc9e27a298dd5dd4e1ae54939a449e/mvartwork_4.png" data-mid="150303975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f10524f1fff0ac2b9920fef6f6f01de07bc9e27a298dd5dd4e1ae54939a449e/mvartwork_4.png" /> https://alexyiu.com/Virtual-Delusion-2022 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:51:45 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/Virtual-Delusion-2022 Virtual Delusion (2022) Virtual Delusion (2022) investigates the intersections of digital intimacy, algorithmic determinism, and social isolation. Conceived during the pandemic, the work examines how user-generated data and predictive algorithms have come to govern everyday perception and romantic attachments. Sonically, the piece acts as a speculative hybridization of Cantopop and avant-pop, filtering the emotive lyricism of Hong Kong pop music through the synthetic textures of deconstructed club and underground rave culture. This exploration of digital mediation extends into the work’s visual identity. The accompanying artwork features a 3D-scanned model of the artist captured via a smartphone’s TrueDepth camera. By adopting the perspective of the device, the work reverses the traditional gaze, illustrating how the machine perceives, flattens, and reconstructs the human subject to grant access to the virtual realm. Echoing the lyric's realization that "intelligent algorithms determine fate," Virtual Delusion questions the authenticity of memory and emotional connection in an era where human consciousness is continuously translated into data. 《虛擬妄想》（2022） 《虛擬妄想》（2022）探討了數碼親密關係、演算法決定論與社會孤立之間的交集。作品構思於疫情期間，審視了用戶數據與預測性演算法如何主宰我們的日常感知與情感依附。在聲響美學上，本作是粵語流行樂與前衛流行樂（avant-pop）的一場推想式混合（speculative hybridization），將香港流行音樂的感性詩意，過濾至解構俱樂部（deconstructed club）與地下銳舞文化那極具侵略性的合成器質感之中。 這種對數碼中介（digital mediation）的探索亦延伸至作品的視覺呈現。單曲封面採用了以智能手機前置 TrueDepth 鏡頭捕捉的藝術家 3D 掃描立體頭像。透過採取設備的視角，作品顛覆了傳統的「凝視」（gaze），呈現出機器是如何感知、扁平化並重塑人類主體，從而為其解鎖進入虛擬世界的權限。呼應著歌詞中「智慧算法定數天注定」的無奈頓悟，《虛擬妄想》詰問了在人類意識不斷被轉化為數據的時代下，記憶與情感連結的真實性。 《虛擬妄想》歌詞 夢是夢 或是一種真相 是風吹過你的臉 但是現 實並不需知道 在心中不散的火焰 屏幕發光 誰又在記住那 無人問津的瑣碎事與情 誰又會講 Do you remember me? 從來沒記得這 發現過程 看那數據結果不意外 甚麼都是意識的命題 每句鳥語是一種計算 如可解密那思想字謎 才不過一字兩手三問四取 虛擬角色 你便迷惘 曾聽說今日這刻記憶中找到 虛幻妄想 那臉龐 你我每秒說千億廢話 但都不能說清楚約誓 智慧算法定數天注定 誰都不能破解這問題 從此我今日這刻望不清一切 虛幻妄想 終一世 https://alexyiu.com/Fragrance-2022 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:12:46 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/Fragrance-2022 MV by Sharon Lee Sharon Lee’s website ALEXMALISM - 香 詞、曲、編、監、唱：Alex Yiu@MMSP MV 錄像：Sharon Lee &amp; Wing Ko MV will be Premiered on 30/8 Fragrance (香) (2022) Fragrance (2022) is an audiovisual collaboration with moving-image artists Sharon Lee and Wing Ko that translates olfactory memory into sonic and visual landscapes. Departing from the abrasive club rhythms of his other works, Yiu adopts a highly introspective, atmospheric pop framework anchored by delicate piano arrangements. The lyrics utilize a botanical taxonomy of scents—such as sandalwood, vetiver, and patchouli—as metaphors for human psychology, fleeting encounters, and interpersonal incompatibility. Operating as a synesthetic map, the piece evokes the sensory experience of wandering through a botanical garden at dusk, where invisible aromas act as catalysts for distinct affective memories. The accompanying moving-image work juxtaposes the intimate nostalgia of lo-fi, archival-style camcorder footage with performative sequences of Yiu at a vanity table. Engaging directly with the materiality and textures of different scents, the video frames fragrance as a medium of transience. By capturing the fleeting nature of both aroma and human connection, the work becomes a meditation on ephemerality. Ultimately, Fragrance questions the overwhelming multiplicity of modern desire, asking whether one can locate a singular, enduring attachment amidst a dense fog of sensory overload. 《香》（2022） 《香》（2022）是一部與影像藝術家 Sharon Lee 及 Wing Ko 共同創作的視聽作品，旨在將嗅覺記憶轉化為聲響與視覺景觀。有別於以往極具侵略性的俱樂部節拍，姚氏在此作中轉向更為內省、氛圍感強烈的流行音樂框架，並以細膩的鋼琴編制為核心。歌詞將四季的各式香氣（如檀香、香根草、廣藿香）作為人類心理狀態、短暫邂逅與人際關係中「不匹配」的隱喻。作品宛如一張聯覺（synesthetic）地圖，喚起了黃昏漫步於動植物公園的感官體驗，當中每一種無形的氣味皆觸發著特定的情感記憶。 在視覺呈現上，流動影像交織了帶有私密懷舊感的 Lo-fi 手提攝錄機日常片段，以及姚氏在梳妝台前細意品味各種氣味與質感的展演（performative）場景。錄像將「香氣」視為一種探討消逝的媒介，捕捉了氣味與人際連結的短暫本質。透過感嘆人生如香氣般稍縱即逝，作品最終化作一場關於無常的冥想——詰問個體在面對茫茫的感官刺激與多重慾望時，是否仍能堅定地投身於那唯一、純粹的牽絆。 <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f3feceb46fb9c452f51d32cd051ceb8f173c9dc8ce48c746f718c9918ea02f8/-artwork.jpg" data-mid="151128414" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f3feceb46fb9c452f51d32cd051ceb8f173c9dc8ce48c746f718c9918ea02f8/-artwork.jpg" /> 《香》歌詞 一剎間 盛夏綻放了柑桔果子的氣息 只記得 熱夜乘載了丁香香氣滿懷寂靜 是髮尖 在臉上留下了 香根草的自然茂盛 香氣是記憶 芳草在嘆息 轉眼間 落葉遺下了馥郁香草樹林味道 廣藿香 幻夢遇上了香脂琥珀雪松夢露 是晚霜 在臉上留下玫瑰煙草給交結的鬚 海風與晚香 梔子嘆午騷 檀香充斥肌膚擴散 是夢迴回到那風景 癒創木修補苦與痛 是自然重塑那心聲 無花果不結花 沉香苦戀桂花 你是百合 我是花椒 根本思想不配 吧 涎香給沖洗漂泊拍 岸自然無價貴香氛 玫瑰需蒸氣穿透百 歷練成傳說百千金 茶香消失太急 是鳶尾花太狠 我是柑橘 你是絲絨 根本色彩不配 吧 冬天的雪 是甚麼香 薰衣的草 在幻想 肌膚的氣 味是風霜 水中的你 在歌唱 春天的氣象 在放縱（洋葵香） 蘇醒的獸 是萬千種（麝香） 風景的嗅味 是春風（泥濘雨香） 香水的你 是暗湧 檀香充斥肌膚擴散 是夢迴回到那風景 癒創木修補苦與痛 是自然重塑那心聲 無花果不結花 沉香苦戀桂花 你是百合 我是花椒 根本思想不配 吧 迷失於千億種氣韻 但味道隨散變清空 人生苦短可否縱愛 定斷然投愛那一香 無聲音的氣息 隨輕風穿罅隙 我是青草 你是花朵 可否聽你不作話 https://alexyiu.com/Ocean-2022 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:16:26 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/Ocean-2022 Alexmalism - 單曲《海》 作曲、歌詞、編曲、混音、監 製:Alex Yiu@MMSP Ocean (海) (2022) Ocean (2022) is a song that utilizes the framework of ecological collapse and apocalypticism as a metaphor for fleeting digital and romantic memory. Moving away from aggressive club aesthetics, the track embraces the slow, atmospheric pacing of 90s trip-hop. Against a backdrop of sluggish, syncopated beats and intertwining string arrangements, Yiu’s vocals reflect on a singular nocturnal encounter by the sea, reframing a brief moment of connection against the vast indifference of cosmic forces. The lyrics invoke imagery of falling meteorites, radioactive rain, and barren wastelands to equate the termination of a relationship with the destruction of a world. By intertwining the biological language of genetics with the digital language of "deleting files," the work suggests that both human intimacy and the natural environment are subject to predetermined expiration. Ultimately, Ocean serves as a sonic memorial—a lament for an irretrievable past suspended in an atmosphere of inevitable decay. 《海》（2022） 《海》（2022）是一部以生態崩壞與末日論（apocalypticism）為隱喻的歌曲，旨在探討稍縱即逝的浪漫記憶與數碼痕跡。有別於激烈的俱樂部聲響，本作回歸了 90 年代 Trip-hop 緩慢而充滿氛圍感的節奏。在慵懶的碎拍與交錯的弦樂聲中，姚氏的歌聲訴說著一個夜觀星海的短暫相遇，將微小的情感連結置於宇宙洪荒的冷漠之中。 歌詞藉由隕石墜落、受污染的空氣與廢土等末日意象，將一段關係的終結等同於一個世界的毀滅。透過將「基因宿命」的生物學語言與「刪改檔案」的數碼語言交織在一起，作品暗示了人類的親密關係與自然環境一樣，皆受制於某種必然的消亡。歸根究底，《海》是一座以聲響築成的紀念碑——在不可逆轉的衰敗氛圍中，為一去不返的舊時代唱頌的一曲輓歌。 《海》歌詞 是你吧 在落葉的季度 讓我 迷失得顛倒 那檔案 訴說你我一切 句句都要是結局提早 沒有吧 段落大可刪改 宇宙 怎可主宰 這基因 不過是種宿命 隕石墜下 在摧毁舊城 * 誰在哪夜 聽海浪 浪泊邊緣 天仰望 望見遠雲 星震盪&nbsp; 是我心頭 星閃發光&nbsp; 時光 一去不復返 * 是你吧 是你吧 別仰望 末日後的國度 是你 藏於海邊廢土 那空氣 進佔每次呼吸 化作 污染物眼淚微泣 下雨吧 落下另一山坡 但已沒 種子可結果 這星體 不過是一種運 宇宙萬物 並不會在乎 * 是你吧 是我吧 https://alexyiu.com/PS-Paid-Studio-Visits-Alexmalism-AKA-Alex-Yiu-2020 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:48:25 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/PS-Paid-Studio-Visits-Alexmalism-AKA-Alex-Yiu-2020 Wed 15 Jul, 9PM HKTIn EnglishHosted by Rafi Abdullah and Joseph Chen King Yuen, participants in the Workshops for Emerging Arts Professionals 2020 Poor Imagination (2019) at Sullivan+Strumpf, and&nbsp;continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;live&nbsp;and&nbsp;work&nbsp;in&nbsp;Singapore. Joseph Chen King&nbsp;Yuen&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;artist&nbsp;and&nbsp;curator&nbsp;based&nbsp;in&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;Kong,&nbsp;and&nbsp;currently&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senior&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Coordinator&nbsp;of&nbsp;Videotage.&nbsp;During&nbsp;his&nbsp;incumbency&nbsp;at&nbsp;Videotage&nbsp;he&nbsp;curated&nbsp;.gif&nbsp;Festival:&nbsp;Left&nbsp;Right&nbsp;Right&nbsp;Left&nbsp;Movement,&nbsp;a&nbsp;moving&nbsp;images&nbsp;project&nbsp;experimenting&nbsp;generative&nbsp;interactions&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;curatorial&nbsp;framework,&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;curatorial&nbsp;projects&nbsp;collaborated&nbsp;with&nbsp;Eaton&nbsp;HK,&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;Kong&nbsp;Design&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;and&nbsp;GoetheInstitut&nbsp;Hongkong.&nbsp;His&nbsp;artworks&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;shown&nbsp;in&nbsp;Manchester,&nbsp;Shanghai,&nbsp;Kuala&nbsp;Lumpur,&nbsp;Tokyo&nbsp;and&nbsp;beyond.&nbsp;He&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;member&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;Kong&nbsp;video&nbsp;art&nbsp;project,&nbsp;Video&nbsp;Cypher.&nbsp;He&nbsp;recently&nbsp;received&nbsp;the&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Arts&nbsp;Emerging&nbsp;Artist&nbsp;Scheme&nbsp;of&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Grant&nbsp;from&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;Kong&nbsp;Arts&nbsp;Development&nbsp;Council. https://alexyiu.com/X-X-2021 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:53:34 +0000 ALEXMALISM https://alexyiu.com/X-X-2021 詩風電浪：詩 X 電音 X 影像 (2021)<img width="300" height="300" width_o="300" height_o="300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c104129e1826c6d234dc414875dc1a25fa052295d168c62e5dccae4ee1978f5/-300x300.png" data-mid="133559475" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/300/i/8c104129e1826c6d234dc414875dc1a25fa052295d168c62e5dccae4ee1978f5/-300x300.png" /> 罪河／李嘉儀 X 姚少龍 X CRYSTAL BUG 詩：罪河／聲音：姚少龍／影像：Crystal Bug　　　請載上耳機欣賞 🎧 罪河 像已很久沒有聽見水流的聲音 在你臉上，一條古老的 河川突然冒出 流瀉，且拒絕我—— 我看著河川流經你溫暖的頭顱 穿過你濡濕的眼睛 甚至聽見鳥 沿著你的髮端唱起頌歌 連同鮮活的咒詛 也在霧中掠過。我默默 與那雙眼睛對峙，別無所見 一轉身，卻走進那扇 長在你臉上被河川圍繞的木門 木門帶鎖，匙孔長得恰巧 就是我罪孽的形狀。每當門開 我就看見一輩子刮過的痧 都在空中飛舞，所有發出過的尖叫 都長得轟烈熱鬧，邊緣泛金 就像要我說：神在，就有神在 門開，就要憶及罪孽 因我知道祢存活於空氣深處 在火與水之間盤腿而坐 沉默震怒。即使我已經闖過所有 的禍了。祢仍依舊閃爍，直率 字跡潦草，喜歡領棕櫚枝散步 適合被火包圍，不適合害羞 是以我宣判祢為一個不協調音 一個高智能的縱火犯：要賦予我 又剝奪我，不相信我 卻命定我：僅僅以一個手勢 來缺陷生 當你的臉孔被水流縈繞，長成綠州 我就退化成蛇，僅蜷縮於 冷洌河川，只懂遙望鳥翼承認我也 曾奢望迎向美迎向光明，迎向愛迎向天空 要望那羽毛的微冷，拂過雲端 像一面臨風的旗幟 擺動如綿絮 可是，眾天使：我是印記 我甚或是一個疑惑者，是你 行星的棄子，沒辦法 一邊擺動尾鰭，一邊又在星際間 拖拉出一整串純淨發亮的善良 器官，在寂靜的操場裡 不辨方向，看風箏滑落 當流在你臉上的河川輕巧地 竄進我眼底，早已降落眼窩的石頭 只懂拴緊眼睛，不去咆哮 就像你要神在，就有神在 我一眨眼，就有石響 引路的人，請告知我出發的方向 「我可以將一切都償還給祢 身體，愛，靈魂，感覺，大海 那盛極一時的陽光……」 只要祢告訴我，每當天空晃動時 那道流經我眼瞼的罪河 將怎樣變成櫻桃酒 又怎樣貪婪地 在祢唇邊，折射有光 <img width="300" height="300" width_o="300" height_o="300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d42c8e19cce7b694600e4e624d24216ca02a0d3015161f0a9e7bbefb52e56ed2/-1-300x300.png" data-mid="133559781" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/300/i/d42c8e19cce7b694600e4e624d24216ca02a0d3015161f0a9e7bbefb52e56ed2/-1-300x300.png" /> 各各他山／曾淦賢 X 姚少龍 X CRYSTAL BUG詩：曾淦賢／聲音：姚少龍／影像：Crystal Bug 各各他山 把我的屍體帶到各各他山 世人以石雕為聖 我便能親近妳 在礫沙之地拖曳 在從未懂過的苦病中 換上一張眾人喜歡的假面 救世者，我不願承認審判的結果 致使我在陰間重複愛妳 我在蹣跚的腳步中來到市場 販子叫賣 高舉我的頭顱 妳砍下的那一顆鏽鐵 脖子還有繩索緊縛的印 那些戲子看見，吹奏號角 僕人們敬拜恐懼與時間 把我的屍體帶到各各他山 在洞穴躺著，那麼多的陽光 堵住洞口的石頭 黑夜朦朧的邊界，與妳的唇 發音一樣 禮拜堂的歌者與詛咒的詞語 旋律一樣 愛情與遺忘一樣生硬的一種信仰 沒有可能復活的血肉 妳在我死後，沒有為我裹布 你們將會為我翻身，檢視櫻桃紅色的肌膚 時刻來臨，面見命運的陰影 那是無人遊蕩的曠野 妳再割下我的手掌吧 它也許會摸妳腦後的髮腳 也許還會，愛妳 為妳鋸木鑿花 讓那些守在渡頭接送的船伕們 握緊木槳，一無所有