Taiwan Indies Music Map 2025 – Submission Guidelines
Tapioca Milk Records is excited to announce the launch of our new playlist project:
“Taiwan Indies Music Map 2025.”
We are now accepting song recommendations from anyone who loves Taiwanese independent music.
What is Taiwan Indies Music Map?
Taiwan Indies Music Map is a collaborative playlist project where fans and professionals of Taiwanese indie music share the songs they recommend the most right now.
All submitted tracks will be curated into a Spotify playlist.
Submission is open to everyone — listeners, musicians, labels, and music industry professionals are all welcome.
The project began in 2020, and the latest edition (2023) has already gained 1,500 playlist followers on Spotify.
Summarized article (Written by Japanese) -> https://www.tapiocamilkrecords.jp/entry/taiwan-indies-music-map-2023
Purpose of the Project
-Build a bridge of independent music exchange between Taiwan, Japan, and other countries
-Capture the current landscape of Taiwanese indie music in 2025
-Create opportunities to reach new audiences and spotlight feedback from Japan
Submission Period
Nov 23 (Sun) – Dec 14 (Sun), 2025 — 24:00 JST
Eligible Songs
Your recommended track must meet one of the following:
-Taiwanese indie music released in 2025, OR
-Songs released before 2025 that you still listen to regularly today
※ Only tracks available on Spotify can be accepted (for playlist registration)
Who can join?
Anyone who loves Taiwanese music ❤️
No restrictions on nationality or role — listeners, artists, labels, and all music-related professionals are welcome.
Submission Requirements
Please provide:
Song title
Artist name
Recommendation comment (optional)
Your name (can be anonymous)
※ Multiple submissions welcome (recommended max: 5 songs)
■ Application Form
The application period has closed. Thank you for your many applications/entries!
Why I continue this project
Creating the playlist and writing the accompanying article requires a lot of effort —
But there are 3 reasons why I still strongly want to do it.
1.I want to read your recommendation comments
Beyond the song itself, the words that explain “why you love it” make the music resonate even deeper.
Reading people talk about the music they love is pure joy.
2.I want to share this message: “Take just one step, and you’ll find the Taiwanese music community.”
Eight years ago, when I first started introducing Taiwanese music in Japan,
I was just an ordinary office worker (still am!), with zero people around me who listened to Taiwanese music.
I had no one to share my excitement with.
But as I continued to write, post, and recommend music, I began to make friends.
It eventually became part of my job.
Now, when I attend Taiwanese artists’ concerts in Japan, I always meet familiar faces.
Even when pregnancy and childbirth changed my lifestyle, reducing the number of concerts I could attend or trips to Taiwan,
that loose yet real connection we call “the Taiwanese music community” was always there for me.
To me, it is a source of quiet reassurance:
“If I take one step forward, my people are there.”
So I hope this playlist can become that place for someone else —
a space where taking one small step makes you feel: “The Taiwanese music community is right here.”
3. I hope Taiwanese music can take deeper root in Japan and other countries
If you're reading this article, you must be someone who isn't Taiwanese but loves Taiwanese music, right?
Just like how "Icelandic music" has become a keyword that leads many people to music,
I dream of a future where “Taiwan” becomes a musical entry point, too.
Great music and live performances are, of course, the most important foundation.
But in the spread of music across borders, continuous sharing also plays a vital role.
From that standpoint, I want to support Taiwanese music —
not to promote a country, but simply because:
“I love this music, and I want to share it. I hope this circle grows, even just a little.”
Whether Taiwanese music becomes rooted in Japan, and other countries or not, life will go on; no one will be harmed.
But — what if, ten years from now, we find ourselves in a world where talking about Taiwanese music in Japan and other countries feels completely ordinary?
If that future ever comes true,
I would love to build even the smallest piece of it together with you.
