Pitch black rain clouds swallow the moon. Waves crash on playgrounds of abandoned school yards. Angelic voices gurgle out of blown out KTV speakers. Strange amphibious creatures crawl through washed out farmland. Multicolored algae climb the walls of teetering high-rises. A single winding road drags itself out of the city, slithering up into the mountains. The banging of distant drums echo over an island half submerged.

ANKR presents: Mountain Refuge 药在山里

A compilation cassette tape/concept album featuring 10 of Taiwan’s contemporary ambient and experimental producers.

From lush acoustic-electric ballads to desolate droning soundscapes. Wailing tribal chants and hypnotic swirling melodies. Powerful electronic compositions which create a fictional reality inspired by the unique ecological challenges facing Taiwan. Each song a portal into the dreams and nightmares of our collaborators.

Come up the mountain with us. There’s medicine on the mountain.

歌曲收录自 10 位连结台湾这块土地的电子音乐制作人，以「山境」为想象主题，透过 10 首歌曲编排，呈现走入山林的感官转变，与山相处的自我对话，以及对自然环境议题的反思。

在东方上古时代有「百病止于音」一说，认为疾病可透过音乐的方式调理，「药」字即是象征植物的「艹」与音乐的「乐」所组成。这张专辑是你进入山林时、在大自然中探索的背景音乐，亦是启发我们从更多角度想象自然、体验山境的一帖音乐良药。