Guntzepaula[1][2][3][4] (In Mandarin : 槍擊潑辣) is a Taiwanese indie band formed in 2008, the band is currently composed of bassist/vocalist Black Tze (Tze-hao Haung 黃子豪), guitarist Agun (Yen-chieh Lien 連彥杰) and drummer Ming Yen (Ming-yen Lee 李旻諺). This power trio band is known for band members’ skillful performance, especially the bassist’s slap technique.
The music of Guntzepaula is experimental and progressive with harsher and dissonant sounds. Songs were written during jam sessions, most songs and lyrics are inspired with social and political issues, to explore the darkness in human relationships.
Band History
Formation and early years (2008 - 2013)
After vocalist Black Tze and guitarist Agun’s funk rock band was disbanded in 2007, Black Tze disappeared for a year and discovered his talent in bass. They decided to form a funk fusion band in 2008 and started to find a new drummer. They chose Oz Noy’s “Just Groove Me” for drummer auditions, Paul was recruited. Few months later, saxophonist Jimmy Lu joined the band, they used a word from each member’s name to form the band name “Guntzepaulna”, which changed to “Guntzepaula” after Jimmy left the band.
Debut album - Huozhong (2014 - 2015)
Guntzepaula first performed at The Underworld live house in 2012, they got noticed and made it to The Next Big Thing indie band program by StreetVoice. The band also won the third place of Ho-hai-yan Rock Festival the same year.
Soon they started to write more songs and released their debut album “HUOZHONG” (HUO-ZHONG in Mandarin means to trick/confuse the crowd) in 2014. The album includes one instrumental song, three English songs and five Taiwanese Hokkien dialect songs. Songs from this album were inspired by stories from the news or undefined rumors. For example, the song “Dr. Chen” is about Chen Wen-chen’s unsolved death in 1981. This album was nominated in six categories of Golden Indie Music Award 2014, and won The Best Rock Band award and The Best Musician award (Black Tze).
The band was signed to Click Music in the same year, they toured with Trash in 2015, to thirteen cities including Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Osaka, Tokyo then back to Taipei.
Black Lotus (2016 - 2018)
The second album Black Lotus was released in 2016 including seven Taiwanese Hokkien dialect songs and three instrumental songs, and was nominated in two categories of Golden Indie Music Award. Then Guntzepaula ended its contract with Click Music, and drummer Paul left the band due to personal plans.
New drummer Ming Yen joined the band in 2017, then they were invited to play at Wanagain Festival in France as the new drummer’s first show.
Escapism (2019 - present)
Guntzepaula was signed to Output Music and released a digital EP “Escapism” in 2019, including three Taiwanese Hokkien dialect songs. The music video of “Since I Met You” was released on July 7, 2020, and it was directed and edited by the vocalist/bassist Black Tze as his directorial debut.
In 2021, the band wrote their first Mandarin song “Chess Saṃsāra” with rapper R-Flow, it was the theme song for oqliq’s 3D runway show in London Fashion Week 2021.
Band members
Guntzepaula originally formed with bassist/vocal Black Tze, guitarist Agun, drummer Paul and saxophonist Jimmy Lu, soon the saxophonist left the band. Drummer Paul left the band in 2016 due to personal plans and Ming Yen joined in 2017.
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January 20, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Guntzepaula news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Guntzepaula 1 2 3 4 In Mandarin 槍擊潑辣 is a Taiwanese indie band formed in 2008 the band is currently composed of bassist vocalist Black Tze Tze hao Haung 黃子豪 guitarist Agun Yen chieh Lien 連彥杰 and drummer Ming Yen Ming yen Lee 李旻諺 This power trio band is known for band members skillful performance especially the bassist s slap technique GuntzepaulaOriginTaipei TaiwanGenresAlternative rock progressive rock experimental rock hard rock jazz rockYears active2008 presentMembersTze hao Haung 2008 present Yen chieh Lien 2008 present Min Yen Lee 2017 present Past membersPao Lin Chen 2008 2017 Jimmy Lu 2008 2009 Contents 1 Musical style 2 Band History 2 1 Formation and early years 2008 2013 2 2 Debut album Huozhong 2014 2015 2 3 Black Lotus 2016 2018 2 4 Escapism 2019 present 3 Band members 3 1 Current members 3 2 Former members 4 Discography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMusical style EditThe music of Guntzepaula is experimental and progressive with harsher and dissonant sounds Songs were written during jam sessions most songs and lyrics are inspired with social and political issues to explore the darkness in human relationships Band History EditFormation and early years 2008 2013 Edit After vocalist Black Tze and guitarist Agun s funk rock band was disbanded in 2007 Black Tze disappeared for a year and discovered his talent in bass They decided to form a funk fusion band in 2008 and started to find a new drummer They chose Oz Noy s Just Groove Me for drummer auditions Paul was recruited Few months later saxophonist Jimmy Lu joined the band they used a word from each member s name to form the band name Guntzepaulna which changed to Guntzepaula after Jimmy left the band Debut album Huozhong 2014 2015 Edit Guntzepaula first performed at The Underworld live house in 2012 they got noticed and made it to The Next Big Thing indie band program by StreetVoice The band also won the third place of Ho hai yan Rock Festival the same year Soon they started to write more songs and released their debut album HUOZHONG HUO ZHONG in Mandarin means to trick confuse the crowd in 2014 The album includes one instrumental song three English songs and five Taiwanese Hokkien dialect songs Songs from this album were inspired by stories from the news or undefined rumors For example the song Dr Chen is about Chen Wen chen s unsolved death in 1981 This album was nominated in six categories of Golden Indie Music Award 2014 and won The Best Rock Band award and The Best Musician award Black Tze The band was signed to Click Music in the same year they toured with Trash in 2015 to thirteen cities including Hong Kong Singapore Beijing Shanghai Osaka Tokyo then back to Taipei Black Lotus 2016 2018 Edit The second album Black Lotus was released in 2016 including seven Taiwanese Hokkien dialect songs and three instrumental songs and was nominated in two categories of Golden Indie Music Award Then Guntzepaula ended its contract with Click Music and drummer Paul left the band due to personal plans New drummer Ming Yen joined the band in 2017 then they were invited to play at Wanagain Festival in France as the new drummer s first show Escapism 2019 present Edit Guntzepaula was signed to Output Music and released a digital EP Escapism in 2019 including three Taiwanese Hokkien dialect songs The music video of Since I Met You was released on July 7 2020 and it was directed and edited by the vocalist bassist Black Tze as his directorial debut In 2021 the band wrote their first Mandarin song Chess Saṃsara with rapper R Flow it was the theme song for oqliq s 3D runway show in London Fashion Week 2021 Band members EditGuntzepaula originally formed with bassist vocal Black Tze guitarist Agun drummer Paul and saxophonist Jimmy Lu soon the saxophonist left the band Drummer Paul left the band in 2016 due to personal plans and Ming Yen joined in 2017 Current members Edit Tze Hao Haung lead vocals bass 2008 present Yen Chieh Lien guitar 2008 present Min Yen Lee drums 2017 present Former members Edit Pao Lin Chen drums 2008 2017 Jimmy Lu alto sax 2008 2009 Discography EditDate TitleJune 26 2014 Huozhong 5 6 7 June 1 2016 Black Lotus 8 October 31 2019 Escapism EPSee also EditTaiwanese RockReferences Edit Thesis Hui Fen Liao Marketing Proposal for Indie Band Guntzepaula from the Perspective and Analysis of the Open Music Business Model in Music Industry s Post CD Era National Taiwan University Global MBA 2013 TAIPEI TIMES Events ET Today News UDN NEWS PC HOME USA Guntzepaula HUOZHONG CD Archived from the original on 2015 11 17 Retrieved 2015 11 16 Discogs Guntzepaula CD Liberty Times Net 2014 Golden Indie Music Awards Books Guntzepaula Black Lotus CDExternal links EditGuntzepaula s facebook Youtube Apple Music Spotify Bandcamp StreetVoice Liberty Times Net 2014 Golden Indie Music Awards Beehype Best album of 2016 in Taiwan Beehype Skillful and novel Guntzepaula is a power trio consisting of prominent musicians Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guntzepaula amp oldid 1111849118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
