不在的你們都去了哪裡 White Forest by Cicada
White Forest is dedicated to animals including whales, dolphins, coral reefs, sea turtles, as well as cats in the city and birds in the mountains. Along with "Ocean" is the series of Cicada's work themed with marine and land.
“Dolphins Leap” proceeds with different speeds to imitate spinner dolphins and risso's dolphins. “Used to be Home” portrayed the impact of offshore wind energy caused on white dolphin's habitat from their point of views. “Whale Family” is about humpback whales caring and raising babies. “White Forest” starts from the dreamy coral reef spawning into their bleaching due to seawater warming. Cicada's attempts are to describe the relationship between human and its impact on ocean and animals.
::: 跨越情境與地景，Cicada樂團最具主題特徵的專輯 :::
宛如音樂裡的「湖濱散記」細膩質問人文自然價值
重新編錄〈竹圍小貓〉等舊作，賦予新生
帶給獨立樂迷無數唯美留白的Cicada，是台灣音樂場景裡的異數。以「樂團」的邏輯，編寫古典弦樂，讓Cicada始終有著跨領域的魅力，其各種樂風特徵，讓耳際能有多重發想：後搖滾、新古典（Neo Classical）、原聲帶音樂、實驗聲響藝術⋯⋯
在歐美古典樂大廠紛紛向現代音樂投石問路之際，聽Cicada的音樂，別具當代感。音樂作為方式，是類型中一次次的翻轉。
與其談論Cicada是「古典樂」與否，不如思考他們每一次的作品，所試圖呈現的美學。甫結束《自畫像》電影原聲帶的創作，Cicada在錄音與製作上，進入了另一個境地。原聲帶製作的經驗裡，讓樂器在技術與語彙上的表達，更顯精準；加上了更多分軌錄製方式，融合了Cicada向來擅長的室內樂親密空間，進階版的Cicada帶來新專輯《不在的你們都去了哪裡》。
於弦樂的和鳴，於獨奏的自白，Cicada將故事視野帶到台灣自然地景，找尋消逝與過程。嘆息之餘，找尋命題，以音樂紀錄。此般消逝與傷感氣氛，與過往的Cicada截然不同，更具備了現實的觀感。故事慾望強烈，音樂表現也更緊湊飽滿，宛如音樂版《湖濱散記》似，拉開動物與人之間的故事帷幕。
延續了前作《仰望海平面》，「自然觀察」不僅是Cicada長時間的計畫，更是樂團表達的改變──「留白」不再只是音樂裡的蒙太奇，Cicada寫下溝通的渴望：從花蓮外海的海豚，到專輯同名曲引導的珊瑚白化主題，以及棲地備受威脅的白海豚⋯⋯每一首清晰的歌曲，像是大翅鯨噴氣凝結的水霧，透過音樂的光，折射出純粹與唯美的質地。
文／陳玠安
Tracklist
| 1. | 等待再一次躍出水面 Dolphins Leap | 5:28 |
| 2. | 飛往山的另一頭 Fly | 2:56 |
| 3. | 不在的你們都去了哪裡 White Forest | 5:11 |
| 4. | 原本是家的地方 Used to be Home | 8:56 |
| 5. | 游向那片被丟棄的海 Swimming in the Plastic Ocean | 3:07 |
| 6. | 鯨 Whale Family | 6:18 |
| 7. | 竹圍小貓 The Stray Cat in Zhuwei | 6:00 |
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Cicada from Taiwan was formed in 2009 consists of violin, cello, piano and acoustic guitar.
It's named after Cicada because people are aware of cicada's existence by their sound instead of forms.
Cicada walked into the mountain from the ocean on their 10th year and released “Hiking in the Mist”. In 2022, “Seeking the Sources of Streams” comprised moments of roaming the mountains.