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<CC016> Bizarre Tales: Four Stories of Four Seasons 怪​譚​之​四​季​故​事

by Mong Tong

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Text by Wade Dao

Mong Tong’s latest release combines their folkloric sonic signature with a vivid reanimation of the timeless ghost story. It’s a murmur of an audiobook—one that seems to float through our headphones, transporting us to a landscape that is simultaneously intimate and surreal.

The catalyst for the project traces back to one of Mong Tong’s road trips. During the ride, the group decided to improvise a spooky round-robin story with friends who shared a fascination for the strange and unsettling. This foundational experience would later inspire the invitation of new friends to author their own tales, and soon, what had started as a writer’s circle on the road blossomed into physical gatherings and story shares held in the city of Taichung.

On “Bizarre Tales of Four Seasons”, we see Mong Tong’s travels in crystallized form. Across four tales (one for each season), four mysterious voices traverse the space between the mundane and the magical. Brothers Hom Yu and Jiun Chi fuse their atmospheric scores with eerily translucent narration, immersing listeners in a phantom world of paranormal fiction. The project also features an instrumental B-side—perfect for listeners who wish to suspend themselves further in Mong Tong’s fabled transcendental compositions.


When we asked Mong Tong about their next steps, they shared hopes for “Bizarre Tales of Four Seasons” to become a blueprint for sustainable cross-genre collaboration. At the heart of the audiobook, we find that Mong Tong reveals a delightfully eerie vision of the future—one where the urban legend is reborn as a powerful incubator for traditions to come.

中文文案: 陳潁

夢東的最新發行《怪譚之四季故事》再次結合了他們標誌性的迷信音樂和對都市怪談的生動詮釋。這是一本有聲書的低語——這些光怪陸離的故事恍若漂浮在耳機中,帶領我們穿越到一個個既私密而又超現實的多重宇宙。

《怪譚之四季故事》的企劃創意,起源於某一次夢東與朋友們開車出遊的旅行經驗。在開車途中,大夥一時興起玩起了故事接龍。這群朋友不約而同的都對怪誕、令人不安的都市怪譚有著極大的創作熱情。夢東便以此為契機,陸續在台中舉辦了兩次實體活動「怪誕故事學」,並邀請了更多新朋友加入作者群,創作各式各樣的都市怪譚。


無論以專輯架構或是題材而言,《怪譚之四季故事》都能夠被視作為夢東的一段創作旅程。這張有聲書專輯由四個故事組成—呼應著四季命題,跟隨著四組神秘的講者們一同穿越俗世與精神性之間的模糊地帶。夢東的洪御和郡崎兄弟檔將他們的怪誕合成器配樂與時而驚悚、時而荒謬幽默的人聲敘事巧妙混製,讓聽眾沉浸在魔幻寫實的異度時空中。此專輯另有一個純器樂演奏版的B面設定——非常適合想在夢東怪譚中的聲音景觀旅途中稍作停留、慢慢欣賞的遊客們。

當我們與夢東聊到他們關於這個企劃的未來目標時,兄弟二人都表示希望《怪譚之四季故事》未來能夠發展為一個可持續的跨領域合作基礎。夢東的迷信音樂招喚回了都市怪譚的古老敘事傳統,讓恐懼得以有了全新的血肉續命;再度為提升人類大腦刺激閥值做出了有價值的貢獻。

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released May 29, 2022

Publisher: Chiching Records
Soundtrack composer: Mong Tong
Recording: Hom Yu, Liuzi
Cover design: Jiun Chi
Typeface Design: Zhao Shi Lang
Art direction and additions: Chen Yinn

出版發行:奇清唱片公司
配樂製作: Mong Tong
人聲錄音: 洪御、柳子
封面設計: 郡崎
字體設計: 爪四郎
美術指導與協力:陳潁

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