Travelling with music, Totally bloggedNovember 1, 2007 4:16 pm

要推一下这一张。前自然卷女主音魏如萱(娃娃)单飞后,蟄伏已久再次出击的首张个人专辑,《甜蜜生活 La Dolce Vita》 。中文独立流行音乐好久都没有让我这么期待过了。

首先,这张专辑是由台湾拥有優良口碑的独立厂牌《前卫花园》筹划製作,也是其簽約的第一位台湾本土藝人。然后,《前卫花园》所代理的西班牙、歐日美等地的樂團(如Niza, Entre Rios,Mondialito等)更纷纷为专辑提供了自己的歌曲,并交由魏如萱親手填上中文歌詞。其中更包括了大家所熟悉的Maximillian Hecker也特地为专辑創作了一首歌,並且親自擔任樂器演奏。除此之外﹐中國清新組合“托特巴士大乐队”, 来自台湾彰化的女民谣音乐人“葛若力”,香港资深独立音乐人Oliver,以及《前卫花园》即将推出的流行电音组合“卡奇社”也为专辑贡献歌曲。而为整张专辑担任制作人的,就是被誉为日本のClub 8的梦幻樂團 Mondialito 的团长笛岡俊哉Toshiya Fueoka (此君对女声的制作功力是众所周知的了得)。看幕后组合已经让人大流口水了,魏如萱的声音里独特气息与味道更是不用多说了吧!(魏如萱也在专辑里翻唱了Emily Sparks的首本名曲Downtown Cafe!!! 呵呵呵!)

专辑将于11月8日发行,点击以下的jukebox试听。

更多详情,请点击>这里<。

PS:现在预购还有另送《前卫花园》旗下的两张西班牙乐队的专辑(Entre Rios和Niza)+魏如萱的《生活練習曲》Mini EP CD,超值噢!

Travelling with music, Totally blogged, 音樂紅膠囊September 3, 2007 1:17 pm

muxu

马来西亚electro-acoustic双人组合muxu之最新EP”show us your weak side”现由美国著名网络厂牌monotonik于网上作其第190张专辑发行。6首全新唯美作品大公开,完全免费下载!首推轻盈委婉之作”let’s walk on the frozen sea”,乃Harold Budd迷不能错过之动人曲目!大家快快来下载,然后把消息发散出去噜 (只要不作商业用途就可以啦~)。

(taken from monotonik):
“This new release is most definitely Monotonik’s first from Malaysia, thanks to duo Euseng and Liang, also known as Muxu, who’ve followed up their self-released debut album ‘Above Us, A Clear Summer Sky’ with this wonderful 6-track EP, ‘Show Us Your Weak Side’, here as the 190th release on Mono.

The duo first met for a joint band project - with Liang playing guitar for delightfully named band Citizens of Ice-Cream, but set up Muxu in early 2006. They’ve also contributed a track to the Mu-nest label compilation ‘We Are All Cotton-Hearted’, alongside other artists such as Lullatone, Piana, Park Avenue Music and Aus.

In any case, Muxu starts out with the delightfully meandering ‘Hishiko’, all sliding ambience and strong melodies - reminding of previous Monotonik artists Sleepy Town Manufacture through a distinct guitar-infused Asian blend, perhaps? It only gets lusher from there, with ‘Let’s Walk On The Frozen Sea’ weaving almost Harold Budd-esque piano into the mix, and ‘Meeting Snow During Summer’ continuing the carefully multi-layered shimmer.

Other highlights include the careful groove of ‘Moving At 30′ and the end track, ‘People Running Away’, which has us running towards, not from Muxu’s lush sound from an unusual place. Thanks, guys.”

下载muxu “show us your weak side”:
1. Hishiko
2. Let’s Walk On The Frozen Sea
3. Meeting Snow During Summer
4. Morning Breeze & Talking Beans
5. Moving At 30
6. People Running Away

大家也可以到这里作网上收听:>点击这里<
Monotonik网页: http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp190.html

Travelling with music, Totally bloggedAugust 30, 2007 9:27 am

接下來有3天的假期﹐心情難免就輕鬆起來了~
The is for the fans of Club 8, Au Revoir Simone, or daydreamers on a Saturday afternoon.

Lucrecia - Like Being Home EP

Lucrecia - Like being home EP, 2007

“With a flawless narrative solvency, in the new Lucrecia ep remains certain traces of their previous effort, and although both of them share some obvious resemblances, she gives more space to the acoustic instruments and leaves aside some elements that she no longer considers indispensable. Lucrecia has never humanized herself this way before, she is less indulgent and more personal. Surprising author music in the best sense of the word.”

Full EP download:
01. Let’s pretend
02. Like being home
03. Counting backwards
04. Changing the weather
05. Millones

About Lucrecia

Lucrecia

Lucrecia began her music project in Medellín, Colombia in 2003. Acerca, her first full length album was released under the colombian label Series in 2005, and was re-mastered and re-released in 2007 by the mexican label Mil Records with some new tracks and new versions of the songs. Like being Home is her first EP released under the netlabel section of Series , in which she works using more acoustic sounds, recording the sounds of everyday life objects and with a better vocal exploration, all mixed with the characteristical sound of her previous works: Soft voices and beautiful melodies.

Lucrecia has also made some remixes for two members of Mil records from Mexico called Latinziser and Tre/molo, and vocal collaborations for Jack’s son from Abolipop Records and Arhkota Drummer.

You can find more info about Lucrecia on THESOUNDOFLUCRECIA.COM

Travelling with music, Totally bloggedAugust 27, 2007 9:23 am

密切留意!恬逸内敛的electroacoustic,简约式的私密bedroom pop — Schole主脑Akira Kosemura夥拍nica灵魂人物Haruka Nakamura,2007年让人期待的split album, “Afterglow”,即将推出!

afterglow

“Afterglow” 

release date :14-Sept-2007

all compositions written, produced, recorded and played by: akira kosemura & haruka nakamura

voice of track 2, 8 by Janis Crunch
mastered by Mansaku Kashiwai
art direction & photography by Yuma Saito

01. azure / akira kosemura + haruka nakamura
02. calm / haruka nakamura
03. garden / akira kosemura
04. delight / haruka nakamura
05. drizzle / akira kosemura
06. haze / akira kosemura
07. plus / haruka nakamura
08. graf / haruka nakamura
09. nostalgia / akira kosemura
10. afterglow / akira kosemura + haruka nakamura

试听:>点击这里<

有兴趣邮购的朋友们,请联络我 [info ( at ) mu-nest ( dot ) com]。

Travelling with music, 音樂紅膠囊July 23, 2007 1:55 pm

mirror flake - cokiyu mirror flake - cokiyu

我第一次接触cokiyu 的音乐,是在mu-nest合辑“we are all cotton-hearted” 的制作接近尾期的时候。那时候aus超正的“Sonorapid” 专辑刚推出不久(cokiyu在里头担纲所有的人声演出) ,而刚巧aus寄过来参与我们合辑的单曲‘IHI’也是与cokiyu合作的作品,所以就去了她的myspace试听。一听之下,非常喜欢。当时就想要马上邀请她参与我们的合辑!奈何那时候艺人阵容已经敲定,所以在衡量细想之后也没能将这想法付诸于行动,成为小遗憾一个。

后来,辗转间也跟cokiyu有了联络,之后还收到她自资发行的demo专辑。细听这张demo后,就有“如果能为发她的专辑就好了” 的冲动。可是当这“冲动” 还在回荡着的时候,就收到她捎来的讯息说她的处女专辑可能会由英国的一家厂牌发行(后来发现原来这家英国厂牌就是著名的Moteer!) 。过后,也听说纽约的Music Related厂牌对她的作品很有兴趣。所以,当yasuhiko (aka aus) 跟我说他成立的新厂牌flau将发行的第一张CD就是cokiyu的专辑时,我也有点预料不及。不过,“肥水不流别人田” ,这也是必然的吧,毕竟yasuhiko跟cokiyu也一齐搭档了这么久,继续合作下去也是理所应当的。。

先来说说cokiyu的背景吧。cokiyu的原名叫伊藤由紀子,出生自日本爱媛。毕业于Kunitachi音乐学院,是音樂理論和實踐研究系硕士生,有着优厚的音乐背景。当她还在学生时期,已经开始使用电脑(如Max/MSP) 和原音乐器(如吹管乐器,敲击乐器和她迷人的嗓音)来创作音乐。然后在2002年开始参与现场演出及在网上发表作品。而在2006年,她更积极地参与专辑的演出,其中最让人津津乐道的,当然就是她在 aus的专辑里的人声演出。除此之外,她也参与了Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band,成为乐队的玩具钢琴乐手。

“Mirror Flake” 是cokiyu的这张处女专辑的名字。很漂亮的名字,也着实勾画出了整张专辑如诗如梦般的电子音乐风格。cokiyu的音乐有着类似早期Piana的灵气,可是在结构方面更为扎实(毕竟是学音乐出身的);她的嗓音也有着如Caroline般的甜美,可是确多了一份稳重,不会腻。以bedroom musician 身份出现的她,以2年的时间,自己一手一脚地完成了这张专辑所有的创作、演奏及制作工作(除了专辑完场曲)。负责母带处理的,则是柏井万作。此君来头不小,除了是“メカネロ”乐队的一份子,他更是著名的cinra杂志及音乐厂牌的创办人。他的参与也反映出这张专辑不言而喻的魅力。

专辑开场曲“More” 就由cokiyu独特的嗓音伴着reversed pad来引进,而当那有点trippy的bassline轻柔地切入后,四处飘散的细微节拍竟带来一丝黯黑神秘的感觉,让大家马上觉悟到cokiyu并不是另一个Piana-wanna-be,而是一位有自己独特风格电音艺人。接下来的“Hedgedog’s Wedding” 大概是我在这张专辑里最喜欢的曲目。Bass drum在背后静静一下一下地敲着,碎拍如微风般一阵一阵地吹着,电子钢琴的音符在半空漂浮着,cokiyu轻柔地以歌声引导着迷人的旋律穿梭其中….如果这就是梦,大概没有人会想醒来吧。

专辑主题曲“Mirror Flake” 在之前已经在Schole厂牌的合辑里率先发表,听过的人会对它留下印象。这首很song-based的飘逸曲目,除了可以再一次听见cokiyu动人的吟唱,更可以见识到她对旋律创作的游走自如。而另一首曾曝过光的曲目“In The Air” 则收录在flau厂牌的合辑“Echod” 里。这首歌曲所表现出来的意象,比起之前的开场曲“More” 还要神秘和诡异,其节奏和人声效果编辑更是以类似trip-hop的风格来进行,可是又不失其pop sense,让人越听越觉有味道。“Piano and Frog” 和“Roadz” 这两首曲目在之前曾出现在cokiyu自资发行的demo里,再次收录算是对之前错过了的乐迷的一个补偿吧。

专辑完场曲“Star Takes A Rest” 则交由Ueda Takayasu来主理大部分的乐器演奏,cokiyu就只负责演唱的部分,也是专辑里电气味最淡的一首曲目。阵阵由原音吉它和电子吉它拨弄而来的民谣气息,在清脆的小铁琴声中,慵懒地为专辑画下一个恬静的句号。

title: Mirror Flake
artist: cokiyu
catalogue#: FLAU01
exclusive distributor outside Japan: mu-nest

track list:
01.More
02.Hedgehog’s Wedding
03.Mirror Flake
04.Storm
05.Gdb
06.In The Air
07.Org
08.Piano and Frog
09.Roadz
10.Star Takes A Rest

Travelling with music, Totally bloggedJuly 22, 2007 8:18 pm

经efx的提醒,才发觉真的好久没有更新radio blog了。
那趁今天有点时间,就马上选来一些近期听得比较频的曲目来跟大家分享。
不多说,听歌吧!

1. orgel / akira kosemura (“it’s on everything”, someone good, 2007)
2. we lost it / miaou (“painted e.p.”, thomason sounds, 2006)
3. demo1 / nara+wei (“unreleased demo”, 2007)
4. good morning / no.9 (“good morning”, liquid note, 2007)
5. nicky’s dream / gabby & lopez (“nicky’s dream”, spiral records, 2006)
6. coming on age / com.a (“coming on age”, romz records/shanshui records, 2007)
7. hedgehog’s wedding / cokiyu (“mirror flake”, flau, 2007)
8. lamp / haruka nakamura (“sign demo”, 2007)
9. 水の线路 / world’s end girlfriend (“hurtbreak wonderland”, human highway records, 2007)

Total time: 48:33

有时在想,到底是音乐反映出我们的心情,还是我们的心情反映出音乐呢?

下期再见!

Travelling with music, Totally bloggedJune 24, 2007 4:23 pm

zito独家呈献Carolineの全新单曲现场演出录影


Travelling with music, Totally blogged 3:48 pm

Caroline和Jason在soundcheck时的录影片段。
zito现场摄录,很珍贵的哦~^^


曲目为:Sunrise

Travelling with music, Totally blogged 3:03 pm

买不到票出席昨晚Caroline演唱会的朋友们,zito在现场录了这个来送给你们啦^^



ps: 这首WINTER乃是我在专辑里最喜欢的曲目=)

Travelling with music, Totally bloggedJune 15, 2007 9:24 am

caroline live in KL

Caroline要来KL举行演唱会啦!!

zito在去年也已经为大家介绍过Caroline的专辑了(温故知新,请点击>这里< ),所以也不多说了^^
我们23/6周六晚上8点,在KLPAC的Indicine见噜~~

Carolien - Murmurs

*最新消息*
23/6周六晚上8点的那场演出的入门票已经全部售磬

为了让更多乐迷有机会观赏这场难得的演出,主办单位正计划再加一场。

日期:6月23日,星期六
时间:10.30pm
地点:INDICINE,KLPAC
票价:RM27
订票热线:016-3369089

备注:
1. 将不邀请嘉宾乐队。
2. 门票不公开发售,只接受电话订票。
3. 主办单位保留更改或取消演出的权利,任何咨询恕不受理。