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Once (Soundtrack) Douban
9.2 (343 ratings) Glen Hansard / Marketa Irglova genre: Soundtrack
release date 2007-05-22 publisher: Columbia
Even those allergic to musicals may be won over by Once, a tender-hearted Irish romance with songs by Czech Republic–born Markéta Irglová and Frames frontman Glen Hansard. (The film's director, John Carney, actually used to play bass in the group.) The trick here is that Irglová and Hansard also play the leads; because their characters are shown busking, writing music, or rehearsing, the songs are smoothly integrated in the film. The overall acoustic mood won't surprise fans of the Frames--some tracks ("Say It to Me," "When Your Mind's Made Up") have even popped up on the band's albums, though the arrangements are more pared-down here, befitting the scruffy, street-musician setting. Being the lesser-known entity, Irglová feels like a revelation; she sounds a bit like a folkie Björk on "If You Want Me," and her song "The Hill" is downright heartbreaking. Irglová and Hansard had already made the 2006 album The Swell Seasontogether, so their collaboration here feels really organic--they sound particularly good together on the title track, for instance. Now that's the kind of magic you want from musicals. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Hurtbreak Wonderland Douban
9.0 (131 ratings) World's End Girlfriend
release date 2007-03-23 publisher: Human Highway Records
这是一张梦幻感极强的专辑,从第一首《流浪》开始,破碎的音符仿佛浑然天成,自然流淌的感情将人带入一个童话般的梦境。
World's end girlfriend是我最喜欢的日本音乐人,清晰明了的post-rock,不张扬,但却明白的凸显出不同寻常的个性。如同童谣诗人一般充满幻想,但却又带有淡淡的忧伤。
如同他们美丽的名字--世界末日女朋友
Katsuhiko Maeda(aka World's End Girlfriend)从十岁开始,沉醉於父亲的古典音乐收藏,12岁开始试著用吉他,钢琴,录音机开始作曲,到发行专辑之前,已经累积六百首以上的曲子。首张专辑「Ending Story」(2000)静謐、耽美而梦幻,听起来很有冰岛乐队mum的感觉,而WEG的吉他与弦乐,情感更为浓烈。第二张专辑「Farewell Kingdom」(2001)仍贴近电子音乐, hip hop节奏与拼贴、可爱Nintendo电玩旋律,最大的特色是弦乐与钢琴。近来,受到加拿大后摇滚乐队Godspeed You Black Emperor!影响的成分加深,编制更为壮丽。
World's End Girlfriend是目前备受曯目的日本新生代音乐家。2000年 他在半野喜弘(贾樟柯《站台》配乐者)厂牌发行首张专辑,后在Noble陆续出版Farewell Kingdom 与 Dream's End Come True,成功融合各类型音乐风格并传递出浓烈的悲剧性格与浪漫色彩,从而奠定他在techno、post-rock、avant pop 与electronica乐迷心目中的独特地位 。2002年WEG首度受邀至巴塞隆纳参加全球知名的音乐与多媒体艺术节Sonar。 去年夏天在台北、香港与澳门的三地巡回则让华人听众初次感受他峰回路转、充满电影感的现场演出。
原音乐器演奏和电子音乐旋律并用的folktronica,在欧美电子音乐圈方兴未艾之际,来自日本的World's End Girlfriend更是难以忽视的名字,其在电子音乐使用弦乐与吉他的手法,实验前卫而悦耳、充满感情与幻想,小提琴、大提琴、萨克斯风等乐器时而窜出,突显著优美的钢琴与吉他,惊喜、感动,久久难以散去。
May 16, 2010 to listen
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养蜂人家 Douban
8.8 (24 ratings) Tori Amos genre: Pop
release date 2005-01-01 publisher: Sony
The Beekeeper is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It deals with the topics of death, adultery and romantic conflict, and makes brief reference to ancient Gnostic mysticism from the Apocryphon of John. Sonically, it incorporates Celtic choirs, African drums, and Amos's B-3 Hammond organ.
May 17, 2010 to listen
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剃刀乙女 Douban
8.5 (35 ratings) 青葉市子 genre: Folk
release date 2010-01-20 publisher: インディーズ・メーカー
内容紹介
2010年、新たな才能が誕生します。
クラシックギター弾き語りの「剃刀乙女」鮮烈デビュー!!!
弱冠19才にして、エバーグリーンな歌声と驚くべき演奏力、
そして、卓越したソングライティング能力を兼ね備えた
青葉市子の記念すべきデビューアルバム「剃刀乙女」は、
縦横無尽なフリースタイルで奏でられた叙情詩全8篇を収録。
約27分間の「2010年 音楽の旅」。
*本人作による「光蜥蜴」の絵本付き
アーティストについて
1990年うまれる ヒト 女子
クラシックギター 弾く 歌う
2007年1月 ギターに命を吹き込むマヂナイに成功
2008年2月 作詞・作曲を開始
2008年9月の初ライブを皮切りに
東京都内を中心にだららん と活動中 らしい
April 12, 2016 to listen
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