SONGS FROM BEFORE / max richter
生於德國,目前活躍於英國的Max Richter,扎實的學院訓練讓他熟悉西方從古典到現代大師們的音樂表現手法(師承Luciano Berio,並深受Xenakis影響),卻同時樂於張開耳朵開放心靈接觸學院圍牆外廣闊無邊的音樂世界,如果你問他最早的音樂回憶,他會告訴你:「巴哈的音樂;波里尼(Maurizio Pollini)演奏的蕭邦;Pink Floyd的Interstellar...
View ArticleTHE PEEL SESSION / mum
2002的十月,Mum上已故John Peel的節目,在節目中所表演的歌曲來自Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK和Finally We Are No One,這次是只此一次,及最後一次的屬於Mum的The Peel Session。Mum only ever recorded one session for John Peel's BBC Radio One...
View ArticleROOM TO EXPAND / hauschka
雖然這張「加料鋼琴」概念上確實受到John Cage與Henry Cowell等前衛作曲家的影響,但是對來自德國的音樂家Hauschka(aka VolkerBertelmann)而言,他的出發點卻是對於鋼琴這樂器的熱情,在充滿愛心地為它添加其他聲響可能性的同時,不忘小心呵護它獨特的美感,讓聽者進入一個塵封的私密世界。(更多介紹)
View ArticleGO GO SMEAR THE POISON IVY / mum
Múm第四張專輯「Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy」,早已不是昔日那Gunnar、Örvar、Gyða以及Kristín的孩子氣;僅管仍有些童心未泯,Gunnar與Örvar試圖找來了Ólöf Arnalds (violin / viola / guitar / vocals), Eiríkur Orri Olafsson (trumpet / pianette / moog...
View ArticleYOU FOLLOW ME / nina nastasia & jim white
Following last year’s critically acclaimed ‘On Leaving’ album, Nina Nastasia makes a rapid return with a stunning collaborative album with Jim White, the peerless drummer of beloved Australian...
View ArticleAMES ROOM / silje nes
We first became aware of Norwegian singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Silje Nes through a unique and utterly charming demo we received out of the blue in 2005. Intrigued and enchanted by the...
View Article24段後古典手機鈴聲Max Richter -- 24 Postcards in Full Colour
試聽:http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/release.php?id=267http://www.24postcards.co.uk/生於德國,目前定居蘇格蘭愛丁堡的Max Richter,扎實的學院訓練讓他熟悉西方從古典到現代大師們的音樂表現手法(師承Luciano...
View ArticleThe Midnight Organ Fight
The Midnight Organ Fight / Frightened Rabbit They call themselves Frightened Rabbit, but there's nothing shy or timid about this Glasgow trio. On The Midnight Organ Fight, singer/guitarist Scott...
View ArticleTHE LENGTH OF THE RAIL / the balky mule
MYSPACEBristol, UK scene staple Sam Jones (now relocated to Melbourne, Australia) has been playing as The Balky Mule for nearly a decade, but his involvement in other bands (Movietone, Flying Saucer...
View Article從詩人艾略特的獲取靈感:Max Richter -- Infra
試聽:http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/release.php?id=321http://www.maxrichter.com/en/index.phphttp://www.myspace.com/maxrichtermusic Max Richter這位近年來深受歡迎的“後古典”音樂人,繼承60年代以來低限音樂(Minimalist music)脈絡,同時效法Philip...
View ArticleSALON DES AMATEURS / hauschka
http://www.myspace.com/hauschka 繼去年《Foreign Landscapes》嘗試將個人招牌“加料鋼琴”延伸至整個交響樂團編制,來自德國杜塞爾多夫(Dusseldorf)的鋼琴家/作曲家赫胥卡Hauschka ( aka Volker Bertelmann),於新作《Salon des...
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