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锰锝砬汞Yesterday was dramatic, today is ok... October 25 The worlds collide, but all that we want is a shady lane Blind date with the chancer We had oysters and dry lancers When the check arrived we went dutch, dutch, dutch, dutch A redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash And this emory board is giving me a rash Im flat out Youre so beautiful to look at when you cry Freeze, dont move Youve been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation Of the sequel to your life. October 14 Living on the Post Rock Planet [11] Paucity - Untitled (2007) [Friction Record] "Art, jazz, indie rock, philosophy, cooking, martial arts/ballet, drum and bass, movies..... the urge, nay, the need to lay down track after heart stopping track of raw, unfiltered instrumental emotion....." It seems to me that when i am trying to avoid something, i just got more addicted. For the entire two years that has past I have been into this "boring matter" and now i'm trying to find a way out. However every now and then i would come across to sth. that just purely majestic and inspirational that reminds me that i still belong to this "boring matter"..... Now come back to Paucity. This is a highly balanced record which has a mild but distinct jazz fusion that doesn't really sounds convincing but it actually works out in the end. The whole album is quite self-absorbed, full of thoughtfully constructed jams that produced some of post-rocks most non-generic musical celebrations. Those dissonant guitar lines and complex drums blending with occasionally dreamy harmonies as well as the intricate interplay between the instruments creates a highly dynamic soundscape that flows through the entire record. Even though one can easily identify the opening and ending of a track, the sound is somewhat connected. However this is probably not an easy listening post rock records because there are so many unpredictable sharp intensities and somehow lacks some epic pieces, but I guess it wouldn't sounds as genuine if this was GY!BE or Mogwai playing. There is not a uniform structure behind each track, which is quite delightful, at least for me. The album is untitled but it probably tells us more about the music then any artificially phrased titles might do, I mean this record deserves its title. Anyway, this is overall something that makes me happy thoughout these overwhelming days and nights. Music is always something I can trust.. September 03 Living On the Post-Rock Planet [10]![]() Theta Naught - Abacus [2004]
[Differential Records]
来自Utah的Theta Naught是我听过的21世纪新生代后摇中为数不多的可以自成一派的乐队,在他们的旋律中很难感觉出什么前辈的影响。这支乐队本身就充满着颇多神秘色彩:这是一支即兴乐队,他们的乐曲没有提前的草稿,而是在录音室内一气而成的,比如这张长达1小时16分钟的作品是在一天之内完成的,这不得不让人惊叹乐队天才的想象力与惊人的默契。实际上这些20多岁的年轻人几乎都是在读的研究生,其中有人是计算机工程的,有人是机械工程的,还有人是心理学的。这些需要缜密思维的领域与崇尚自由不羁随心所欲的独立音乐领域似乎完全相左,但是这些学术背景给了这些业余音乐家们完全不同的思维与视角,在他们对音乐整体与细节的把握中都可看出这些人与众不同的特质。不同于一些其他的即兴音乐,Theta Nught并没有走到完全收放自如超然忘我的地步,他们每首作品都有一个主题,虽然含糊而不突出但却可以从每个音符间渗透出来,我认为他们在创作的过程中每个人脑海中都会有一个提前作出的判断与对未来几秒甚至几十秒的走向的超前把握,同时对其他成员的所作出的判断有一个大概的认识,而这一切都是在一个限定的范围中,这表现在他们的音乐虽然即兴但却很有章法,在几种引领氛围的乐器的带领下没有哪个部分会超然于这个氛围而突兀的表现,可见严谨的科学观对于这支乐队潜移默化的影响。
Abacus是Theta Naught的第二张作品,在一些乐曲中大提琴键盘以及一些独特打击乐器的使用让唱片的整体气氛听上去充满了,就像Bourne系列电影那样的欧州风情。而在另一些乐曲中Theta Naught却向我们展示了他们卓尔不群的深沉繁杂却暗藏韵律,同时带有着浓重的催眠意味的气质。整张唱片与封面的色调十分吻合,在深沉的背景中幽然的闪烁着灵感的微光。总体上看Theta Naught的随意性还表现在他们没有刻意的想把自己引领到某一条道路上,而仅仅是作为一种特立独行的东西而存在,这种特质正是在今天的后摇世界里所稀缺的,而如果这样的创作气质能够被推广开去,那未来的后摇界毫无疑问将迎来她的又一春。
May 03 一些小品最近常听的一些闲适小品,风格各异,推荐一下。
4hero - Play With The Changes [Raw Canvas 2007]
之前几乎没有听过drum n bass的东西,这下子的尝试感觉大开耳届,我原来觉得这类音乐会为了突出drum&bass而变得干巴巴毫无趣味,但是4hero这张作品完全颠覆了我之前错误的观念,特别是每首歌都有不同的featured artists,使得每一首歌都呈现出完全不同的风韵,同时将4hero慵懒与跳跃融合的感觉伸展到极限。
Stars - Do You Trust Your Friends [Arts&Crafts 2007] 我原来都是不怎么喜欢这种remix专辑的,一是因为对原来版本的歌的印象都已经根深蒂固了,换其他人来再搞一边总觉得没原来的好听,比如去年Bloc Party搞得那个黑色封面,虽然加盟的不乏大牌,但也没搞出点什么名堂。再者出remix专辑总被我认为是创作能力不行的表现,能整出新东西干吗还老是炒冷饭,比如Stars同厂牌的Feist隔了好几年出的Open Season,就是Let it Die的remix,还没原来的好听,法善可陈得很。但是这些remix专辑还很坏,明明是一样的歌还要换个名字,有的时候还换个封面,还真能蒙住不少不知情者,这次Stars出的这张remix就是因为上了当才去听的,可没想到做的大大出乎我意料的好,和05年的Set Yourself On Fire相比,除了vocal没变,其他每首歌都大相径庭,但的确都是朝着积极的方向改变的。我觉得remix唱片能否成功取决于guest artist与原来乐队风格的balance,如果guest artist只是把原来的东西再演一边那肯定不会比写出这个音乐的乐队演得好,但是如果加入了太多guest artist自己的风格再配上原来的vocal就会有为了remix而remix的牵强感觉,所以这是一个很难把握的trade-off。 但是Stars这次我感觉就把握得很好,在许多风格突出的乐队诸如final fantasy, montag, metric, the most serene republic的加盟下(似乎都是加拿大地阿..),在自身风格与featured artists的风格之间找到了很好的平衡,许多歌可以明显的感觉出两个风格的和谐的并存和交融,总体不失为remix作品的上乘之作。
The Softlights - Say No! to Being Cool. Say Yes to Being Happy [Modular Interscope 2007] 这是真正让人心情愉快地音乐,没有什么特别,就是简单平淡的indie-electronica folk songs,但是就是听着舒服,很多时候寻找的就是这么一种在阳光灿烂的旅途中的闲淡与自得。
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? [Polyvinyl Records 2007] 酸甜迷幻的吟唱和充满童真的戏虐没有变,而又加入的些许electronic成分与原有风格融合的很好,让Of Montreal的新作变得更有节奏感和层次感,而且更具夸张与诙谐地效果。听Of Montreal的歌就感觉自己是个永远长不大的孩子。
April 07 Yoshimi vs the Pink RobotsHer name is Yoshimi
She's a black belt in karate Working for the city She has to discipline her body 'Cause she knows that It's demanding To defeat those evil machines I know she can beat them Oh Yoshimi, they don't believe me But you won't let those robots eat me Yoshimi, they don't believe me But you won't let those robots defeat me Those evil-natured robots They're programmed to destroy us She's gotta be strong to fight them So she's taking lots of vitamins 'Cause she knows that ('cause she knows that) It'd be tragic (it's be tragic) If those evil robots win (evil robots) I know she can beat them Oh Yoshimi, they don't believe me But you won't let those robots defeat me Yoshimi, they don't believe me But you won't let those robots eat me Yoshimi 今天无意在朋友的车里又听到了这首歌,而上一次已是3-4年以前了,虽然过了很久,但是那童真没变。 March 25 Living on the Post-Rock Planet [9]![]() Do Make Say Think - You, You're a History in Rust
[Constellation 2007] 作为最早听到的07年的作品之一,由于第一感觉的不成功,这张唱片与EITS, Trans Am, Electrelane等的新作一起使我发出了今年开年大牌普遍疲软的感叹,再加上新年以来令人惊叹的新声音不断涌现,于是就与其他先前提到的东西一起早早被束之高阁了。离上一次听差不多3个月以后的今天,我不知道为什么在这个略显烦闷的下午又把它翻出来加入了winamp已经长长的playlist,便没有多在意。房间里充满着的精致而温和的声响让我感觉舒坦许多,便自顾自做着作业,直到一个不修边幅的快速流动着的响动传来,打破了原来房间里保持着的和谐的平衡,于是我不得不停下手上的作业,仔细琢磨起这段声响。沉重但不拖沓的鼓点,随性的吉他骚动,嗡嗡的bass,加上背景中似乎是banjo在高音部分的铺垫,制造出了一个听似杂乱无章却颇有韵律的欢快气氛。在所有的乐器就要渐渐恢复平静的时候,背景中的鼓声开始在很远的地方缓缓铺开,低沉而粗糙的vocal随着干燥缺乏润色的吉他solo加了进来,接着原先的音色也都渐渐的恢复了刚才的活力,都自顾自轰鸣起来,整个氛围显得十分怪异——后摇的旋律在一种近乎lo-fi的状态下被演奏着,所有的乐器都像是陈了年似的,弹拨出的音色与vocal的声音一样缺乏亮色,像是蒙上了一层灰尘。然而从这些纷乱的旋律与背景里参差不齐的和声哼唱里流露出的是一种即兴的谈笑,在一下午房间中精致动听却有些千篇一律的音乐中,显得颇为卓尔不群。从思绪中会过神来,听到的却是有些不知所云的随意拉奏,演奏者时不时的交头接耳,浅笑,口哨,和自娱自乐的哼唱,充满了在后摇中极少能体会到的自由与风趣。音乐不停的摇摆不定着,却分辨不出每首作品的开始与结束,但是那种灰蒙蒙却又十分真切地音色一直贯穿始终。
这便是今天我听到的Do Make Say Think的新作You, You're a History in Rust。完全不同于今年大多数精美而华丽的后摇,这张作品从头到尾的每一个音符和即兴的每一句哼唱中都透露着一种质朴,就像唱片的题目所说的“铁锈中的历史”,厚重而又躁动,纷杂却充满了含蓄的美。我被这种从未有过的感受所深深吸引,什么事没做花了差不多三个小时把这张唱片好好地听了三遍。现在我不得不感叹,今年以来听得那么多华丽而讨人喜欢的后摇作品与这张唱片相比之下,高下立显。在现在器乐后摇越来越程式化,连自己的耳朵也被训练的越来越机械化了的时刻,这样的一张唱片注定是可遇而不可求。 March 11 自选集10:Our Endless Happy Days01 - my dad vs yours - tanz mit uno 02 - signal hill - california is too long 03 - the six parts seven - confusing possibilities 04 - softlightes - leanor and me 05 - montag - kiddo 1 06 - hood - the rest of us still care 07 - a lily - leanna is a quiet meow 08 - zero 7 - today 09 - b. fleischmann - pass by 10 - neil on impression - the perfect tango 11 - from the sky - someone to remember 12 - eluvium - amreik 下载地址:http://www.megaupload.com/cn/?d=DGDE48UF February 08 I was dressed for success,but success it never comes
and i'm the only one who laughs at your jokes when they are so bad and your jokes are always bad but they're not as bad as this come join us in a prayer we'll be waiting waiting where everything's ending here and all the sterile striking it defends an empty dock you cast away and rain upon your forehead where the mist's for hire if it's just too clear let's spend our last quarterstance randomly go down to the outlet once again painted portraits of minions & slaves crotch mavens and one act plays are they the only ones who laugh? at the jokes when they are so bad and the jokes they're always bad but they're not as bad as this come join us in a prayer we'll be waiting waiting where everything's ending here and all the spanish candles unsold away have gone to this and a "run-on piece of mount on" trembles, shivers, runs down the freeway i guess she spent her last quarter randomly i guess a guess is the best i'll do last time last time was the best time... we spent randomly Here (Peel Session '92) January 01 Living on the Post Rock Planet [7]Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss (2006)
[Big Scary Monsters/Burnt Toast Vinyl]
喜欢后摇很大程度上因为它含蓄而内敛的美。而当这种美如秋日的阳光散放开时,那刹时的惊艳却让人无法招架。
Enjoy Eternal Bliss 就是这样一张让人难以释怀的后摇作品。Dash and blast 从Godspeed You! Black Emperor式的低沉缓慢中渐渐的开始了,但不同于GY!BE长久的低徊与刹那的绝响再归于更长久深沉的过程,这首曲的开始保持着一个始终的渐强势头,自然的到达整首作品得第一个高潮,三把吉他的混响构成了一堵音墙,旋律的变化悄然隐藏于背后并不断的重复着,然后快速的逝去后乐曲回归平静,但在平静中,新的高潮又在孕育,这次buildup在小提琴如阳光般温柔的拉奏下显得百转千回,吉他与小提琴交互的走到台前而后回到背景中,旋律简单却拨动心弦。随着第二个高潮的不期而至,音乐的厚度稍有减弱,但是更加精致迷离,然后经过短暂的回潮后,vocal的加入将乐曲推向了真正的高潮,这是内敛着的张扬,奔放着的含蓄,一种失落与希望的共存,一种逝去与新生的转承。
We flood empty lakes 以一个不断重复的主题开始,背景中的各种乐器将每一次重复点缀得有些需不同,在不知不觉中背景里的旋律渐渐的变强,逐渐将原先不断重复的那个主题覆盖,而这时乐曲的第一个高潮正式响起,不同于Dash and blast,这次的高潮长久而有力,在5分钟后忽然失去了背景中沉重的部分,只留下原本浮于空中的一把吉他缥缈的音色,就像一场倾盆大雨骤然停滞,但树叶屋檐上的水滴仍在自顾自轻轻的滴着。整首作品没有拘泥于后摇作品铺垫与高潮泾渭分明的形式,而是在一种循环中将音层的厚度与深度推向顶点。
Iluminate my heart, my darling!是整张唱片中最有力的一部分。丰富的层次,小提琴与单簧管的对弈,以及所有其他乐器的相互交融,完成了对整张作品气质上的概括: the utimate sadness. 这时候已经无法再去集中注意与乐器或旋律本身,因为整个人早已被Yndi Halda所营造出的氛围所深深震撼,直到小提琴与孤独的吉他开始自己单薄的吟唱时才渐渐缓过神来,这段长长的低徊给了听者从前面的震撼中重新梳理心绪的时间,直到随着背景的加入再一次被送进了那无边的忧郁。
每每安逸的闭上眼睛躺在地板上听着这张长约一个小时而只有三支曲子的唱片,脑海中闪动的影像随着旋律跌宕沉浮而朦胧的变化着,时而像匆匆碎步于细雨中的石板路上,时而像悠闲穿行在充满秋日午后含蓄阳光中的宁静小城里,时而像偶遇在林中的疾风山雨,时而又像儿时梦中恬淡的世外桃源。Yndi Halda的魅力在于它与生俱来的单纯的孤芳自赏,让人变得感性,敏感,而又脆弱。
昨天与朋友笑谈,后摇不能多听,听多了就要变得不食人间烟火了,但能在现实的纷繁琐事中歇得片刻清心寡欲,也算有所得了罢。
另: 本打算逐一写一写2006年最为中意的十几张后摇作品,连封面都上传了快一个月了,但一直没有真正动手,因为不知从何写起。今天恰逢新年却独自一人在家,外面又是阴风细雨让人易有所思,于是便拿了这张唱片躺在地板上独自欣赏,有感而发。
Yndi Halda的myspace: www.myspace.com/yndihalda 可以式听唱片里的两首歌 October 08 We're from Barcelona! I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends
[Dolores 2006] 我在巴塞罗那的朋友告诉我今年他们那儿一年一度的Primavera Sound 音乐节上来了一个奇怪的乐队,29个成员,团名就叫I'm From Barcelona, 但实际上却是来自于瑞典,在音乐节上高唱着"This is only for you!" 让台下他这个土生土长的加泰罗尼亚人都摸不着头脑。于是我搜索了一下,居然真有这个乐队,来自瑞典的Jonkoping。最开始只是一个家伙(应该就是封面上穿绿裤子那位)写了几首Kidult般的诙谐小曲,然后邀上了他所有的朋友进录音室录出了他们的第一张EP "Don't give up on your Dreams, Buddy!". 而就这么简单的,一支乐队就成立了,并以EP中第一首歌的名字命名为"I'm from Barcelona".
I'm gonna sing this song with all of my friends
and we're I'm from Barcelona Love is a feeling that we don't understand but we're gonna give it to ya We'll aim for the stars We'll aim for your heart when the night comes And we'll bring you love You'll be one of us when the night comes 就是这样略带幼稚的纯真带来了许久都未感受过的自然与清新,与其说这是一个乐队不如说是个朋友圈子的聚会,想唱什么就唱什么,无论唱出的是多莫天马行空。似乎是得益于得益于北欧人与生俱来的童话般的特质,今天早上睡过了头,ah, 那就唱我今天睡过了头。我们每人都有一本集邮册,那就唱唱我们有几张来自西班牙,几张来自日本。我们今天建了一间树做的房子,那我们就唱着座树做的房子。。。。。。最后毫无怯意一股脑把这唱唱跳跳全部抛给了这个机械的世界。于是,我不禁想到,无论是做乐队的还是不做乐队的,或者是拿到更广义的来说每个人的生活中,还有多少的童真和冲动和时间和义无反顾,抛开现实中的矜持和牵绊,放肆的去想表达什么就表达什么。然而,说起来总是这么容易,但是似乎我的想象力已经被禁锢的远不如一个五六岁的,从"I'm from barcelona"的角度来看,这不得不说是个悲剧。偶尔偶尔心中忽然升腾出的某个奇特的想法并有了一小丝的冲动去做某件事情,总是在不到一秒钟的时间内就被我道貌岸然的理智给否决了,而这个时候想出十条反驳的理由总是比想出一条坚持的理由容易百倍。所以从现在来看,"I'm from barcelona" 能给我带来的真正改变可能也微乎其微,但至少还证明了这个世界上还有那么些用年轻的心思考的成年人。但转念一想,改变还是会有的,说不定就在不远的明天呢,呵呵,看,这次就不再反驳了。
Are ya from barcelona?
Yes i am, although i'm not, so wat?
August 29 Summer, It's Goneand we'll see what's going on....
Summer it's gone and I don't know
Where everyone went or where I'll go
Summer it's gone and I don't know, which is the best way to go
In dreams I hear voices that say "look this way", but I can't see nothing
and so I turn away to head down roads
Deadends and holes, and crowds of fools with common colds
They live in cars, and their cars don't run
and they fight with phones and despise the sun
The sun of...
Summer it's gone and I don't know
Where everyone went or where I'll go....
Summer... it's gone and now it's clear, that no one is showing up here
In dreams I hear voices that say "look this way", but it's all too lovely
and so I turn away to head down roads
Deadends and holes, and crowds of fools with common colds
They live in cars, and their cars don't run
and they fight with phones and despise the sun
The sun of...
The sun of.... summer, it's gone
... June 16 Coming Home, Via Chicago一天以后就要暂时离开这里回家了
Newark-----Chicago---------Shanghai
I dreamed about killing you again last night
And it felt alright to me Dying on the banks of Embarcadero skies I sat and watched you bleed Buried you alive in a fireworks display
Raining down on me Your cold, hot blood Ran away from me to the sea I printed my name on the back of a leaf
And I watched it float away The hope I had in a notebook full of white dry pages Was all I tried to save But the wind blew me back via Chicago
In the middle of the night And not without fight At the crush of veils and starlight I know I'll make it back
One of these days And turn on your TV To watch a man with a face like mine Being chased down a busy street
When he gets caught, I won't get up
And I won't go to sleep I'm coming home I'm coming home Via Chicago ...
Words By Jeff Tweedy
June 07 Don't have to study to get straight A‘s![]() Ambulance LTD - New English EP [2006]
[TVT]
乍一听,甚是精艳,再一听,hmmm,it's all over the place。。。
大概这就是EP的好处,前不着村,后不着店。
有点儿Death cab, 有点儿bright eyes,有点儿doves,有点儿spoon, 再加点儿大家都没有得,一下就变得这么花枝招展了,hoho,还甚是美丽。
翻唱pink foyd的fearless是唯一的败笔,别的再东拉西扯,但还是自然而然的,但就这么一个怪里怪气的辍在那儿,有些太不解风情。。
在最后,Ambulance LTD还淡淡的幽默了一下,让这张有意思的EP在诙谐的气氛中结束,这似乎也预示着将要到来的正式LP将更有意思。
May 19 Living on the Post-rock Planet [6]![]() The Sea and Cake - oui [2000]
[Thrill Jockey]
Pass out, celebrate now, look for a way to pay.
Worn out, disappear now. Second time, i shouldn't hear this, endless miles away. Photograph, reappear now. So what, celebrate now, endless miles away. ... ...
这可能不是TSAC最出色的作品,但却是最Sam Prekop的。
从94到97年的四张唱片是TSAC作为一个整体的作品。Sam Prekop的vocal 和 guitar, Archer Prewitt的guitar 和 Keyboards, Eric Claridge 的 bass, 以及John McEntire的 percussion 和 production。特别是经过了早期的磨合与探索后,97年"The Fawn"是将四位团员的各人风格与整体配合发挥到极致的作品。Claridge轻快跳跃的bass, McEntire带着强烈个人风格的drum和percussion, 以及他在electro和snyth上的尝试,与Sam Prekop一贯温暖飘逸的嗓音共同创造了TSAC最丰富多彩的作品。但在这之后的三年,TSAC的四位团员各奔东西,Archer Prewitt和Sam Prekop分别推出了自己的solo唱片,McEntire也回到Totoise完成了98年的作品“TNT”, 并为Stereolab制作了这期间的两张唱片。这三年可以说是TSAC音乐生涯的分水岭。2000年四个人重新回到一起创作了三年以来的新作品,但是这次的“Oui”却已经被打上了更加深刻的Sam Prekop的烙印。从99年SP的同名唱片中不难听出他对TSAC未来方向的思考。没有了开门见山的post-rock式的drum,取而代之的是带着爵士色彩的,不喧宾夺主而跟随着主旋律的流向快速变化的鼓点,而器乐旋律本身也似乎是躲在SP身后跟随着他飘逸中的轻重缓急而律动的。而作为TSAC重新集合后的第一张新作品,“Oui”可以被看作是SP自己对TSAC风格上的一次修正。而这次修正也似乎正是以他99年的solo唱片作为参考的。
虽然器乐演奏与鼓点不再像SP的solo唱片那么“小心谨慎”,McEntire的制作也不同于Jim O'Rourke那般富于ambient色彩,但是SP个人风格的突出已是显而易见的了。Claridge的bass已不像过去那般多变,而简洁精巧的隐藏在音层的深处。McEntire代表个人色彩的鼓点也不再那么特意的凸显出来,而他在背景中vibraphone和marimba不经意的演奏,更烘托了Sam Prekop散漫飘逸的风格。同时从SP solo中继承过来的萨克斯长号等管乐的使用也加深了整张唱片自由慵懒的爵士元素。 而音乐的旋律本身,也更靠近Sam Prekop在solo唱片中表现出的让人着迷的气质。轻快却不跳跃,温柔但不炙热,这种置身于秋末初冬温婉微风与和煦阳光中的清爽感觉,让人无法拒绝。不同于以往的TSAC,这张唱片并没有一首特别显眼的作品,从头到尾恰到好处的点到为止,初听可能会稍觉干涩,但是渐渐的便能体会到每一首歌清淡悠长的回味。
最初对Sam Prekop个人的喜爱让我走近了the Sea and Cake, 而直到听到"Oui"之前,对SP与TSAC的欣赏仍停留在两条平行线上,虽然SP的作曲风格如此的鲜明,但TSAC仍然不等于SP,而“Oui”的出现将这两条平行线合在了一起。从03年至今平静的三年又过去了,在去年Archer Prewitt 推出了他的第三张solo唱片的同时,SP也发行了第二张solo唱片并在其中尝试了新的个人风格,而这也许是对TSAC未来的又一次思考罢。
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And i know that it sounds right, many miles away.
Paradox stay forever, celebrate this day. Anxiously it's a given, carefully appear, anxiously. ... ...
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