谁能介绍一下经典电子乐队 Underworld

Artist:?Underworld?

Title:?Oblivion?with?Bells?

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Catalog#:?

Released:?October?2007?

Genre:?Electronic?

Quality:?192?/?44100Hz?/?Joint?Stereo?

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1.?Darren?Emerson离队后只剩下Karl?Hyde和Rick?Smith二人的Underworld,官方第五张专辑,没有了以往的横冲直撞的激情和霸气,变得更为内敛和深沉。风格则变得更为多样化,融入了hiphop,摇滚,犹如幽暗恐怖电影的"Cuddle?Bunny?Vs?The?Celtic?Villages",甚至还有"Good?Morning?Cockerel"优美的钢琴歌曲和"To?Heal"的弦乐。看来underworld穷极思变,正在努力寻找新的突破口和发展方向

2.英国著名的电子组合自2000年Darren?Emerson的离去后,剩下Karl?Hyde和Rick?Smith终于在去年10月发行了他们的第5张正式专辑Oblivion?With?Bells。新专辑的稍稍试听已隐约感到Underworld的非凡实力,这不单体现在丰富的制作群上,重点是歌曲的深度又再得到突破,Oblivion?With?Bells比起前专辑The?Hundred?Days?Off更广阔,更具空间感,无论是擅长的迷幻舞曲Crocodile,还是颇具特色的电子说唱Ring?Road,抑郁幽暗的Cuddle?Bunny?Vs?Celtic?Villages,瑰丽优雅的钢琴短曲Good?Morning?Cockerel,Underworld除了在Trance上出神入化的演绎外更在不断尝试更多不同类型的音乐。可能是前专辑并未达到理想吧,相隔5年多,Underworld在新专辑上向我们展示了一个全新的面貌。专辑最后以长达9分钟的Best?Mamgu?Ever结束,深邃广远,为这张筹备多时的佳作划上完满句号。

3.?我以为Underworld就这样没了,在2000年Darren?Emerson为了自己的Tech-House舞曲厂牌Underwater出走之后(对于这个公司,印象里丝毫没有好感,我只耍着小脾气地认定是Underwater将Gus?Gus拖入商业阵营的,即使我明白这不能错怪于厂牌问题如此简单)。

突然,得知Karl?Hyde和Rick?Smith这两人阵容的Underworld又回来了。《Oblivion?With?Bells》是CD+DVD格式,除了美术指导John?Warwicker(不清楚他是否是Underworld圈子的伦敦视觉团队Tomato成员)是他们的老合作对象外,更重要的是,还有Darren?Price?(NovaMute)的得力帮助。

当你听到《Oblivion?With?Bells》时,会觉得Underworld从来都没有离开过,大气而唯美。但还是有我不喜欢的内容,比如说《Boy,?Boy,?Boy》一曲里貌似《Born?Slippy》的念腔方式。嗯,他们就这个样,可谓自我性格。不一样的地方得自己用心聆听一下(这也有为什么Underworld不显得过时的原因吧,不知Darren?Price在创作过程中具体起了什么作用)。我不好多说什么,因为我竟然没有听过《Second?Toughest?in?the?Infants》!这个封面可是以前常看到《音像世界》的xxx大专题时就很爱的,看来音乐浩瀚无边,死也“荡”不完啊

4.我一向很不喜欢写超过十年以上的经典老乐团或歌手(除非我对他们每一张专辑都很熟悉或者我是个超级大歌迷),?一来是觉得遥远的过去来不及加入,?二来而参与当下又觉得太迟。我自认不是电音的偏好者,?偶尔心血来潮会听个几张有名的大作,?像在90年代重要的电音乐团Underworld很难去错过。

时代变迁的快,?Underworld也经历了团员间不小的变动,?我也搞不清楚这已经是第几代的Underworld,?毕竟他们组团时我可能正在跟隔壁的小男生抢玩具。这张Underworld的第五张专辑距离上张专辑已有近五年的时间,?是经过改组后的二人组第二张录音专辑。Underworld这二年也制作过几部电影配乐,?像Breaking?And?Entering和Sunshine都是出自Underworld之手。

长达八分钟的"Beautiful?Burnout",?低沉灰暗的嗓音总给我一股不可小觑的压迫感;?而在"Good?Morning?Cockerel"穿梭的优美钢琴,?又让人惊艳。喜欢Underworld用电气浮沉在脑海的意象,?随著也许冰冷也许温暖的电子节拍渐显清晰。

5."Oblivion?with?Bells"是乐团的第五张大碟,他们是继续Epic?Techno的方向还是有新的声音呢?究竟Sven?Vath、Simian?Mobile?Disco及Frankie?Knuckles等电音界宠儿的参与会否带来新的刺激呢?

开始的作品"Crocodile"是典型的Underworld,仍然是那种低沉重复,令人入迷的乐句。"Beautiful?Burnout"及"Faxed?Invitation中,机械人的声音让人想起Kraftwerk。"Holding?The?Moth"的打铁电音、并重叠的男声,一高一低的,使人有种恍恍惚惚的感觉。"To?Heal"吸引人的是缓缓的乐句背后那叮叮当当的微小铃声。"Ring?Road"及"Boy?Boy?Boy"是非一般的Underworld,像百事汽水中的敲击乐甚有气势,加上异地风情的吹口乐器,令人联想到Holger?Czukay是其成员的Avant?Garde乐团Can,"Boy?Boy?Boy"更意外地听到高吭的男声。

"Glam?Bucket"是Eno和Philip?Glass的影响所在。"Cuddle?Bunny?vs?The?Celtic?Villages"虽然很短,但神秘的氛围就极其Angelo?Badalamenti,可记得David?Lynch及Mark?Frost的"Twin?Peaks"?配乐就是出於Angelo?Badalamenti。"Good?Morning?Cockerel"的电琴和钢琴的合奏,美丽的片段很是Eric?Satie。Best?Mamgu?Ever和Crocodile首尾呼应,回归基本步。

从整张大碟的结构,特别是开始和结束的歌曲等的铺排,不难发现Underworld沿用他们一贯成功的公式外,更尝试将World?Music的元素融入音乐中,希望能开创新局面,将创作的层次提升,不至於固步自封,这是可喜的。唯一美中不足的(这是相当个人的感受吧),请不要引吭高歌,因为很难听,亦稍嫌破坏了些气氛。

专辑曲目:

01.?Crocodile?

02.?Beautiful?Burnout?

03.?Holding?The?Moth?

04.?To?Heal?

05.?Ring?Road?

06.?Glam?Bucket?

07.?Boy,?Boy,?Boy?

08.?Cuddle?Bunny?vs?The?Celtic?Villages?

09.?Faxed?Invitation?

10.?Good?Morning?Cockerel?

11.?Best?Mamgu?Ever?

英文版的介绍?

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When?Underworld?released?their?last?album?"A?Hundred?Days?off?"?no?one?thought?it?would?be?nearly?2000?days?until?the?next?one?arrived.?It?hasn't?been?a?case?of?lazing?around?in?the?Essex?countryside?though?as?the?last?5?years?have?thrown?up?the?1992-2002?anthology?album,?two?major?film?scores?(Anthony?Mingellas’?"Breaking?and?Entering"?and?Danny?Boyles’?2007?"Sunshine"),?a?self-published?typographic?journal?"In?The?Belly?of?Saint?Paul",?a?series?of?pioneering?digital-only?releases,?internet-radio?broadcasts,?a?groundbreaking?live?web-tv?broadcast?and?gig?in?partnership?with?Apple?and?Frankfurts’?techno?giants?Cocoon?and?countless?gigs?around?the?world.?

During?all?of?this?action?Rick?and?Karl,?with?the?aid?of?trusty?laptops,?a?couple?of?home?studios,?Abbey?Roads’?legendary?facilities?and?a?Pig?Shed,?have?been?carefully?developing?ideas?for?the?new?album?"Oblivion?with?Bells",?an?album?that?was?finally?completed?in?a?flurry?of?activity?and?excitement?in?spring?2007.?True?to?form?Underworld?tread?their?own?path?through?modern?electronic?music?tipping?a?nod?to?current?sounds,?styles?and?production?techniques?but?never?afraid?to?let?their?song?writing?and?musicianship?shine?out?in?this?digital?world.?"Oblivion?with?Bells"?draws?heavily?on?Rick?and?Karls’?vast?array?of?musical?influences?(Nick?Drake,?Def?Mix,?Ricardo?Villalobos,?Can,?James?Holden,?Eno)?and?experiences?performing?worldwide?to?create?a?truly?unique?Underworld?journey.?The?album?kicks?off?like?Saturday?night?with?Sven?V?th,?Simian?Mobile?Disco?and?Frankie?Knuckles?all?fighting?to?get?on?the?decks,?then?takes?you?over?the?flat?fields?of?rural?Essex,?through?Kings?Cross?with?its?olympic?dreams?and?piss?stained?alleys,?ending?blissed?out?in?a?hidden?cove?in?Ibiza.?Epic?techno?nestles?next?to?frail?acoustics,?beatific?prose?next?to?sharp?urban?observation,?amazing?sound?texturing?mixed?with?mobile?phone?recordings,?rarely?has?the?Underworld?palette?been?so?rich.