September 20,2007

超靜音第8號

 

Supersilent 8 (RCD 2067) Rune Grammofon 2007

Their music lives in a no-man's-land between the genres, somewhere between rock, electronica, jazz and modern composition.─ Rune Grammofon

你以為剛毅的超靜音樂隊(Supersilent)這次擺脫了前7張專輯的冷色調封套設計,改以Hello Kitty粉色封面示人,音樂就會因此而變得溫柔嗎?答案顯然是不可能。繼2005年的DVD第「7」號作品後,樂隊睽違近兩年的全新專輯「8」,除了延用挪威著名設計師金希爾索伊(Kim Hiorthøy)為其量身打造的極簡派單色系封套設計外,音樂上也更進一步向神秘與孤傲的即興聲響之路挺進;在即興聲響與聲音極限的領域中,超靜音就像是一群「被關在睡房裡的重金屬樂手」。第「8」號作品的面世,除作為樂隊成軍10年的音樂里程,也是首次與美國知名錄音工程師Bob Katz合作下的成果;唱片依舊交由樂隊主腦赫爾基史坦(Helge Sten aka.Deathprod)擔綱製作,自始至終乃予人一份低限而瘋狂、瀕臨噪音般的即興音樂編排。



今年5月間採訪小喇叭手阿爾菲亨利森(Arve Henriksen)時便已得知超靜音樂隊(Supersilent)的新專輯「8」將不會是他們先前所透露的「8+9」雙專輯,不過仍非常期待樂隊繼「7」的現場即興創作之後,究竟會帶來什麼樣新的聲音刺激。結果當聽見「8」時,腦海裡完全浮現了數年前第「6」號作品的影子;褪去了樂隊早期粗糙而瘋狂的即興演奏,植入更多幽黯深遂的Improvise、Ambient、Soundscape、Death-Jazz、Electronic素材。鼓手Jarle Vespestad與鍵琴手史托洛肯(Ståle Storløkken)在碟中持續有著吃重的演奏篇幅,而Helge Sten則負責較多的吉他即興彈奏。專輯中除了兩首長達10多分鐘的8.1、8.5巨幅作品用上較多的真軍樂器伴奏,其他像是8.2、8.4、8.6均是充滿靜謐電子思考的音樂創作。聽聽8.6那神秘而抽象的節拍堆砌、再搭配上空靈飄幻的人聲吟唱,在過往超靜音作品中較完罕見的音樂型式,比較類似Deathprod自己的作品。「8」專輯為求慎重,除了拉跋至傳奇錄音室Athletic錄製之外,也首次與美國著名錄音混音工程師Bob Katz負責後製處理;風格涵蓋了Metal Rock、Jazz、Electronica、Noisy等複雜的多重性格。

Supersilent's site here  Label on here Listen on musiconline.no and boomkat previous reviews here 

Rune Grammofon RCD 2067
released 17.09.07

8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.6 / 8.7 / 8.8

produced by Deathprod at audio virus lab
recorded by Kai Andersen
mixed by Helge Sten
all selections by Supersilent
sleeve by Kim Hiorthøy
P + C 2007 Rune Grammofon as

Recorded at athletic sound 22.-26.08.05 24/48
Mixed at audio virus lab 14.05.07-20.06-07 24/48
Mastered by bob katz 13.-18.07.07

Note by rune grammofon

Helge Sten, Ståle Storløkken, Arve Henriksen and Jarle Vespestad celebrate 10 years as a groundbreaking quartet with their first studio album in almost 5 years. Their music lives in a no-man's-land between the genres, somewhere between rock, electronica, jazz and modern composition. Yes, we say composition because when listening it's not far fetched to think it could have been, although everything here is improvised, as it has always been with Supersilent. With "8" they have yet again re-invented themselves, exploring more abstract and mysterious pathways and ending up even further away from traditional categories.
The album is produced by Deathprod and mastered by US mastering guru Bob Katz.


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可惜實物一點也不好看,也許是紙質問題。
Posted by 小奧 at September 20,2007 15:33
HI小奧
所以Supersilent之前的你都有收集嗎?
Posted by boyethän at September 22,2007 13:26

請問Supersilent所有8張唱片, 要算哪幾張最出色??
Posted by Anton at November 2,2007 09:21

hi anton
這個問題會依個人觀感而異
當然如果你要我推薦
我會喜歡1-3這套作品
Posted by boyethän at November 4,2007 04:57