in may 1999, indie band ltk commune published a rock taiwanese album named "台客的復仇 / taik's eye for an eye". the album reflects the issues of taiwan protest movement and environmental pollution in rural areas. even though their album title literally means "taike's revenge", none of their songs in the album bore the album's name. even though this album did not gain much attention and popularity in mass media, it can be considered as the time of the rising of civic society. the time when "tai-kes" began reflecting on their self-identity as well as on the meaning of life in taiwan.