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March 18,2009

The Whitsundays - (2008) The Whitsundays


The Whitsundays來自加拿大亞伯達省的艾德蒙頓(Edmonton),將音樂調性定在六0年代迷幻民謠搖滾,精心雕琢的復古流行旋律,得自Beach Boys和Kinks的傳承。與前輩相異之處在於,Whitsundays的同名首張專輯沒有那個時代的反文化意涵,只是在風格形式上召喚六0年代中期的氛圍,加以套用,聽起來輕鬆悅耳而自在。也有人說,這個團有The Shins和Belle & Sebastian的感覺,這個角度也可以參考一下,好聽。

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The Whitsundays - (2008) The Whitsundays
Label: Friendly Fire

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February 27,2009

Rudi Arapahoe - (2008) Echoes From One To Another


夢境中,我站在
進入森林的入口
這裡有我們的世界
當我夜晚穿越而過
身體開始飄向天空
就在關鍵時刻
熟睡酣甜之際
我的影子消失
隨著一切重量遠去


Symbolic Interaction是日本山梨縣的獨立電子音樂廠牌,從2007年創立至今,類似東京Moamoo廠的國際路線,發行了幾張品質極高的專輯,引起實驗電子樂迷的極大興趣。尤其是Rudi Arapahoe的「Echoes From One To Another」,古典音樂與電子音樂彼此巧妙相融,環境音樂、極微主義、地景錄音,聲音取樣多重並用,透露出哀愁、優美、抒情而神秘的氣息。


聆聽這張五十分鐘璀璨迷人的專輯,有兩個問題一直浮現在心中,誰是Rudi Arapahoe?他怎麼做出「Echoes From One To Another」的? 就像Symbolic Interaction廠牌目錄上的其他名字,資料非常少,我們只知道Rudi Arapahoe是來自英國Helix Branch錄音室的聲音藝術家,負責整張專輯的聲音設計和概念發想,實際執行錄音以及電子調製,協調其他樂手,以鍵盤、歌聲、吉他、豎琴和弦樂,構成這張美麗的作品。最值得注意的是女高音("To Gather Flowers"、"Echoes From One To Another、"Conversation Piece"、"Pleroma")、鋼琴("Lunar Semaphore") 、豎琴("I Close My Eyes And Float To The Ceiling")的表現。


我很喜歡第二首"To Gather Flowers",風聲雨滴聲隱現,吉他與女聲合唱在風雨飄搖中從遠處傳來,如中古世紀的氣氛,鋼琴引出絕美弦樂,哀淒而動人,讀詩念白揭示出值得細細品味的訊息:


In a dream I am standing
At the entrance to a forest
Here there are constructed
Numberless arches that radiate light.
When I pass through them at night
My body floats gently into the air.
At this precise moment
When I am on the cusp of sleep
My shadow vanishes
And with it my weight.


就像唱片封面夜晚行走的背影,吸血鬼與幽魂依偎低語,在拂曉微光抑或黃昏朦朧之際,綠光將現的魔幻時刻,低語讀詩、教堂吟唱、透過精巧的鋼琴和弦樂旋律,營造一種夢幻神秘的氛圍。我想起許多吸血鬼故事的一個重要主題,人們永遠無法瞭解夜晚星空的璀璨美麗,唯恐避之不及的恐懼是如此愚蠢,怎知變成吸血鬼也許是看到另一個更寬廣世界的契機。我們回想起《惡魔城月下夜想曲》的隅隅獨行,《夜訪吸血鬼》的洞澈敏銳,藤子不二雄SF短篇的深刻寓意,以及托爾金《魔戒》裡精靈族裔即將歸隱遠方的幽思。


整張專輯是古典、電子、錄音取樣與讀詩的完美結合,跨越時空、充滿想像,讓人想起Arvo Pärt的作品,也有點像Dead Can Dance的中古世紀神秘氣氛、Max Richter鋼琴電子的影像感,更有可媲美比利時Crammed Discs廠Made To Measure系列的極高品質。Rudi Arapahoe即使再默默無聞,再低調,也不能否認他第一張專輯就成為經典的事實,很難三言兩語道盡,再多的形容詞也無法形容心中的感動,這是2008年最好的專輯之一。

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Rudi Arapahoe - (2008) Echoes From One To Another
Label:    Symbolic Interaction
Catalog#:    SIC015
Tracklisting:
1           I Close My Eyes And Float To The Ceiling (2:10)
2           To Gather Flowers (4:56)
3           Forest Of Arches (5:38)
4           Dionysian Birds (2:53)
5           Every Time I Sleep (1:14)
6           Echoes From One To Another (5:48)
7           Lunar Semaphore (5:10)
8           Conversation Piece (4:41)
9           Vulture Phantasy (1:30)
10           Pleroma (4:04)
11           Last Words Unspoken (2:18)
12           My Shadow (Vanishes) (9:31)

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February 25,2009

Autistici - (2008) Volume Objects


紐約實驗電子音樂廠牌12K在2008年幾張優秀的作品之一,英國樂手Autistic (aka David Newman)充滿創造力,致力於開發新的聲音。「Volume Objects」取樣各種日常生活物品、簡單樂器、地景錄音、透過合成器及電腦軟體的嘗試,讓人進入一個奇異的聲響世界。九首曲子連貫下來,電子樂器與原音聲響構成一個整體,精心打造的電子樂器聲響變化,直有Future Sound Of London在「Lifeforms」(1994)時期的品質。感覺好像早晨漫步在河濱公園,走到野雁自然保護區,一路上微風吹動芒草,河面上水紋波動,陽光緩緩照落的寧靜。


大部分的聲響都是短暫一段一段串起來,這反映Autistici的美學,沒有什麼是永恆的,就像窗戶玻璃上的雨霧凝結,或是旋即飛舞的塵埃飄散,一切都是轉瞬即逝,如何抓住當下片刻的美感,才是應該專注面對的事。經過耳機的仔細聆聽,Autistic對聲音的細緻處理更禁得起考驗,隱藏在曲子深處的細節微妙而精緻,彷彿萬花筒色彩紛陳,孤獨寂寥又無比燦爛,坐在室內,就有一種視野變換之感,內心漸漸明亮起來。

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Autistici - (2008) Volume Objects
Label:    12k
Catalog#:    12k1045
Tracklisting:
1  9V Tree Battery (2:19)
2  Wire Cage For Tiny Birds (9:09)
        Written-by [Incorporating Elements From] - Calika
3   Heated Dust On A Sunlit Window (4:43)
4   Broken Guitar, Discarded Violin (4:25)
5   To Human Form (3:52)
6   Ageless Visitor, Eroded Time (5:07)
7   Attaching Softness To A Shell [C] (9:00)
8   (Before You Go) Curet Must Be Protected (1:48)
        Written-by [Recomposition Of An Original By] - Disastrato
9           From A False Memory (3:36)


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February 14,2009

School of Seven Bells - Half Asleep


School of Seven Bells是紐約樂隊,由The Secret Machines前團員Benjamin Curtis,加上一對雙胞胎姊妹Alejandra及Claudia Deheza組成。2008年在重要的美國獨立音樂廠牌Ghostly International推出首張專輯「Alpinisms」,之後曾與Blonde Redhead及M83一起巡迴演出。School of Seven Bells這個團名很有意思,取自南美洲傳說中的扒手訓練學校,我想像大概是身上掛上七個鈴鐺,不弄出聲音就出師了。「Alpinisms」聽起來有點像Azure Ray與Blonde Redhead的綜合體,迷幻吉他加上一點點電子和民族風,最大的特色是Deheza姊妹的歌聲。整張專輯我最喜歡"Half Asleep"這首歌,夢幻瑰麗,令人回味起Cocteau Twins和My Bloody Valentine等經典時期dream pop。


有時候,我整天漫遊
聽起來無聊,幾乎睡著
我無話可說,不值一談
有一天,突然,時間逆轉,
很難察覺
我看到許多看似友善的神靈飄忽而過
我對他們眨了眨眼


一切自然而然,毫無防備
思緒有如一列長長的火車慢慢開過
我愛上這種緩緩睡著的感覺
切斷聯繫
記憶如聲響共振無法成型
讓你麻木,失去意識幾個小時
直到另一天重新開始


請注意,親愛的
我說這些只是某些事的軌跡延續
我渴望再次感覺
我看見時間向前逐步擴展
在空中延伸直到完全消失


Sometimes I go whole days
listening bored, half sleep
I won't say anything
that's worth a thing to me
One day, suddenly, time
took a turn that once felt so brief
I blinked to see polite ghosts fading quickly


What begins as an unguarded
train of thoughts slowly can become
an addiction to the slumber
of disconnection and the resonance
of memory that no longer has a shape
but keeps you numb through
the hours tills gone is another day


Be aware, my darling
these things I say I mean
are just traces of something
I long to feel again
I see our time expand
in the air almost forcibly,
spreading thinner till it dissolves completely

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February 11,2009

Adele - Chasing Pavements


賀Adele得到葛萊美獎~


2009年第51屆葛萊美獎(Grammy Awards)
最佳流行女歌手:Adele
最佳新人:Adele


"Chasing Pavements"是一首百聽不厭的好歌,專輯《19》另一首我很喜歡的歌是"Daydreamer" :)


I've made up my mind
Don't need to think it over
if I'm wrong I am right
Don't need to look no further
This ain't lust
I know this is love but


If I tell the world
I'll never say enough
'Cause it was not said to you
And that's exactly what I need to do
If I'd end up with you


Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere
Or would it be a waste
Even If I knew my place
Should I leave it there
Should I give up
Should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere


I build myself up
And fly around in circles
Wait then as my heart drops
And my back begins to tingle
Finally could this be it


Oh should i give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place
Should I leave it there
Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere, yeah


Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place
Should I leave it there
Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Should I just keep chasing pavements


Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place
Should I leave it there
Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere


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February 10,2009

Amplifier Machine - Her Mouth is an Outlaw


好像某種東西正在甦醒。


Amplifier Machine是澳洲墨爾本的後搖滾樂隊,由James Dixon、Seth Rees和Alex Jarvis在2002年組成,三人之前已有豐富的樂團經歷,聚在一起轉向沈思、重視氛圍、接近即興的實驗音樂,以後搖滾為主,吸收爵士音樂與電子地景錄音(field recording)的手法,他們為了求新求變,互相交換意見,要求彼此在其他兩人意見相同時,另一個人就必須提出不一樣的想法,讓思緒與情感撞擊延續。更從戲劇、電影、視覺藝術汲取靈感,乃至在日常生活的閱讀、木工甚至汽車維修上,激盪出更多的想法,尋找音樂創作的新方向,2008年終於在紐約實驗電子廠牌12k發行了首張專輯「Her Mouth is an Outlaw」。


吉他、電子、鋼琴和鼓的合奏,比較沒有什麼旋律,音色的調製則很有九0年代初期,後搖滾萌芽時期的一些團如Seefeel及Bowery Electric的感覺。與一般的後搖滾很不同的地方是,運用地景錄音的元素,著重空間感的營造和留白,整片聲響如一大片雲飄過,或是雨滴落下的聲音,哀傷而幽微,帶來撫平人心的寧靜。

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February 9,2009

B.Fleischmann - 24.12.


「明天到來的是什麼?
  明天到來的也許不是你。
  也許是另一種擁抱,一種新的接觸和類似的痛苦....
  我將帶著獨一無二的信念離開你:
  我將像你自己的痛苦的一部份那樣歸來。
  我將帶著新的決心從另一個天堂走向你。
  我將帶著同一目光從另一顆星球走向你。
  我將帶著新形式的舊渴望走向你。」

  索德格朗(Edith Södergran,1892-1923) 詩 , 北島 譯


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February 8,2009

Like Honey - Five Minute Dream


五分鐘的夢想,那隱約呈現的心


瑞典搖滾indie pop樂團Like Honey,成員包括主唱Johanna、吉他手Jocke、貝斯手Klas、鍵盤手Sandra、鼓手Tittie,2003年底成立於瑞典西南靠近丹麥的美麗港灣城市馬爾墨(Malmö),2004年發行EP「So Silent」,團名讓人想起蘇格蘭迷幻樂隊The Jesus and Mary Chain的名曲"Just Like Honey",隱約感覺應該有受到影響。Like Honey的確就像蜜糖,震耳吉他響度漸增,歌聲合唱青春氣息,為ABBA、The Cardigans、Club 8等具有光輝歷史的瑞典流行(Swedish Pop),增添了一個令人期待與想像的名字。


這首"Five Minute Dream",是2008年底終於推出首張專輯「Leaves」的主打歌,就像專輯封面那穿透樹葉的陽光,溫暖耀眼,充滿希望。

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February 7,2009

Adele - Daydreamer


一個作白日夢的人
坐在那個位子上
沐浴在陽光之中
他是真正喜歡這樣
編織著過去
想像著那個女孩
好像之前從未感覺到


你可以發現他
就坐在你家門口
等待著驚喜
你可以感覺到
好像他在那裡已經好久好久


這是我能想像到
描述他的方式
或者說,這是我希望他的樣子



Daydreamer
Sitting on the seat
Soaking up the sun
He is a real lover
Of making up the past
And feeling up his girl
Like he's never felt her figure before


A jaw dropper
Looks good when he walks
He is the subject of their talk
He would be hard to chase
But good to catch and he could change the world
With his hands behind his back, oh


You can find him
Sitting on your doorstep
Waiting for a surprise
And he will feel like he's been there for hours
And you can tell that he'll be there for life


Daydreamer
With eyes that make you melt
He lends his coat for shelter
Plus he's there for you
When he shouldn't be
But he stays all the same
Waits for you, then sees you through


There's no way I
Could describe him
What I said is
Just what I'm hoping for


But I will find him
Sitting on my doorstep
Waiting for a surprise
And he will feel like he's been there for hours
And I can tell that he'll be there for life
And I can tell that he'll be there for life

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February 5,2009

Little Dragon - Twice


「我曾經愛過你


我曾經愛過你:愛情,也許
在我的心靈裡還沒有完全消亡,
但願它不會再打擾你,
我也不想再使你難過悲傷。
我曾經默默無語、毫無指望地愛過你,
我既忍受著羞怯,又忍受著嫉妒的折磨,
我曾經那樣真誠、那樣溫柔地愛過你,
但願上帝保佑你, 另一個人也會像我愛你一樣。

          普希金 1829
          戈寶權 譯   」


Twice I turn my back on you
I fell flat on my face but didn't loose
Tell me where would I go
Tell me what led you on I’d love to know


Was it the blue night
Gone fragile
Was it both men
In wonder steady gone under
Was it the light ways
So frightening
Was it two wills
One mirror holding us dearer now


Thought I had an answer once
But your random ways swept me along
Colossal signs so I got lost
With so many lovers singing soft


Was it the blue night
Gone fragile
Was it both men
In wonder steady gone under
Was it the light ways
So frightening
Was it two wills
One mirror holding us dearer now

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