Over the course of three gloriously dream-dazzled albums, of which the irony-free titled It's A Wonderful Life is the quietest, sleekest and--despite a relative lack of pop hooks--probably Sparklehorse's best. Mark Linkous, the boy with a toy box full of ramshackle instruments, has sweetly, solemnly staked his affinity to the entire living universe. Bees, trees, birds, frogs, rabbits, ghosts, roosters, monkeys, babies, snakes, apples, ponies, dogs, the lot; wrapped in blissful, non-species-ist wonder that would do a Buddhist proud. The added extra here--besides a steel-drenched "Comfort Me", the old-time wheeze of "Babies on the Sun", Tom Waits' gleeful fee-fi-fo-fum through "Dog Door" and PJ Harvey's metallic whip of a voice electrifying "Piano Fire" and "Eyepennies"--is the realisation why it's been so long since you heard songs of such innocence and experience. And it hits you somewhere around the line "A child who spoke in tongues and smelled like the sun": William Blake is alive and well and making music in West Virginia. --Jennifer Nine Description Third full-length album from Mark Linkous, featuring more of his trademark bittersweet alt-country rock. The album includes guest appearances by Tom Waits, the Cardigans' Nina Persson, and PJ Harvey. It was produced by Harvey's long-time collaborator John Parish and Flaming Lips/Mercury Rev producer Dave Fridmann.

承接前面一张《Viva Dixie Submarine Transmission Plot》的Sparklehorse依然风采迷人——九八年的这张《Good Morning Spider》证明了田园音乐诗人Mark Linkous的艺术天赋并不因为加入大厂牌便失色。然而把它与上张专辑相比是必然的事情，因为它不仅延续了前者印象派油画般的音乐创作手法，而且在音乐制作和编排上也显得更为精雕细琢。跳跃波动的情绪贯穿整张CD：或者你可以试试这样——某个晚上，不可以无所事事，应该有一本关于冒险的小说或者漫画（例如我的最爱《海贼王》），用适中的音量播着这张——你会感觉得到你所有的情感都会被这张《Good Morning Spider》牵扯出来，你会想开心的叫叫，你也会想失落的走走。整整十七首的作品，你所有的情感都会在音乐中获得一次最完整的释放。 第一首，《PIG》。超爽的吉他和鼓点，还有效果化的Linkous的声音，从乐器的使用到歌词我都惊奇他们都会搞的这么Punk这么爽朗，十分振奋情绪的作品。Ambient感觉的《Painbirds》开始把你的情绪稍稍压低，他告诉你在炎热的美国福吉尼亚州，他田园的阳光中盘旋的那只荆棘鸟。曲中的鼓声是稍稍特出和加快了，在Sparklehorse很多的作品中大家都会不经意的发现这一点——幽怨的Saxophone是平原中的仙人掌，告诉所有的人这里的炎热和干旱；还有Linkous略带呻吟的歌声在炎热的下午醺醺欲睡的告诉你这些琐琐碎碎。 《Saint Mary》会把你所有深藏的忧伤毫无保留的拖出来——对付悲伤，最好的办法就是把悲伤一再的放大再放大，而不是逃避，让痛更痛痛到极点之后便是麻木，便是痊愈。所以在所有的不开心的时候我都很愿意拿出这首Down Song，把伤感堆积。他用诗意的歌词，简简单单的木吉他和钢琴，还有Linkous的梦呓，组合成忧伤最好的药方，让我们在伤痛中喘息。Linkous是和我们都一样的脆弱和痛苦着，所以他并不为快乐者而歌。 浓浓的黑色由类似大提琴的颜料涂上，乱点生花的背景是轻轻的杂音取样。短短的一分钟，没有旋律没有人声。点题之作《Good Morning Spider》，想怎样？而流行民谣特质的《Sick of Goodbyes》，同样是略略加大了鼓声，听起来很是爽朗。Linkous似乎很喜欢玩玩票在这张专辑中：Lo－Fi感觉的Box of Stars, Pt. 1只有短短33秒，讲完唱完就走无需考虑。 《Sunshine》是我的最爱。还记得在一个晚上我整整把它听了五个小时。还记得在某个阴阴沉沉冬天的下午，走在岗顶的街头，不算温暖的阳光和这首歌都很突然把我笼罩，我差点感动的落泪——只是因为这首歌。还记得的还有这段译文： 《Sunshine》 ——From Majave 我睁开眼睛/注视阳光 它在整个夜晚卸装/尽情舒展 时间是个巨人/海浪冲走我收藏的垃圾/ 当月亮爆炸或是飘走/我会失去我的纪念品 我躺在草地上/让昆虫为所欲为/ 她用翅膀覆盖住我/抱紧我的头说/可怜的东西 时间是个巨人/海浪冲走我收藏的垃圾/ 当月亮爆炸或是飘走/我会失去我的纪念品 翻动着的电子音效是天空那些不安分的乌云，其他的就是一镂镂在灰暗冬天中闪耀的阳光。它们只带来一点点的温暖，应为冬天的寒冷不应该被埋没。4分10秒，Linkous很灰色的骗了我们一下，都我很依依不舍的准备按下Replay的时候，那些音符却又响起。送多大家一分钟的Sunshine吧，可能他这样想。 Mark Linkous不是庸俗的流行歌机器，这次这张专辑还带来了Cracker乐队的David Lowery。所以有了这首《haos of the Galaxy/Happy Man》的感觉：甜美的圆舞曲电子音效独立成为一个段落，之后他们怕羞，躲在收音机里唱唱，按耐不住又跑出来唱唱，很自我的Sparklehorse！其中的吉他真的太爽太爽，居然让我找到一些Sonic Youth那种无所危惧的激情！Mark Linkous喜欢这一种淡淡的乡土气息，《Hey, Joe》还是淡淡的说着说着一些琐碎的感觉，很喜欢《Hey, Joe》其中Johnston的吟唱，很诡秘和Down的感觉。伴着它那些歌词，不知怎的心里面就长出了很多温柔的感觉——Joe，Jack,sid,George,是不是他的四个子女？亲人？这是一种深深的亲情的感觉。《Come on In 》里面滴滴答答的老挂钟是灵魂的等待：Come on in，come on in,take me home tonight.伤感的钢琴是灵魂的滴血。很深沉的悲伤，Linkous用最绝望的声音描述着这最后晚上的挂钟的老去。 我是一个很情绪化的人——于是无所顾忌的爱着他们这种情绪化的音乐。 《Maria's Little Elbows》是清晨的，一夜的悲痛与无眠之后略带疲惫的清晨。但是阳光来了，所有的都留在了黑暗——懂得痛，但是更要懂得痊愈。Longly其实很多时候都很美好，包括那逝去的伤痛的夜晚。这张专辑多了两首《Cruel Sun》这种作品间插在那些浓浓的伤痛之中，不会太嘈杂，而又能把你的情绪轻轻的带高一点而不至于关掉CD机——其实这可能是我为什么喜欢Sparklehorse币Red House painter更多的原因吧。其实这首Cruel Sun的吉他都好爽，功力深厚啊。跃动吗？——《All Night Home》马上把你拉回褐色的吉他音效带来的Sadcore之中，继续描述那些伤感和心灵的疼痛， 孤独、痛苦和死亡，似乎似这张专辑的主题。但是它又不是一味的黑啊黑啊痛啊。他也会象小孩般的《Ghost of His Smile》，Lo－fi的表现使这首作品显得很童真。。《Hundreds of Sparrows》是我另外一首心头好：还是我觉得已经有点标志式的略略加大的鼓声，伤感的钢琴，诡秘的人声。你只需要把心放上去，你就会觉得很舒服。 《Box of Stars, Pt. 2》你是否在童年都有过同样的愿望？拥有一个Box of Stars？风琴和其他乐器的混响效果，暗示着，应该结束了。 《Junebug》希望好人好梦。

＿＿＿＿＿ 夜 光 信 號 ＿＿＿＿＿ 〈 夜光‧代表黑暗／信號‧闡述光明 〉 「 摩斯密碼隱藏著訊息，以光作為信號傳遞。 短光、長光；我們被這樣黑暗中的光所吸引著。 帶著心跳及眼前閃爍的信號光芒， 我們一起聚光前行。 」 經過了多年的籌備，步行者於2020年推出首張後搖滾專輯《夜光信號》， 以「摩斯密碼」、「光」為主題貫穿整張專輯。 摩斯密碼的聲音作為媒介，傳達與聽眾之間的對話， 專輯內共有三段對話，代表著求救、以及最終獲得救贖信號的隱喻。 在黑暗之中，我們會被光所吸引，儘管只是微光。 藉由摩斯密碼的聲音，代替光，以此作為信號傳遞。 告訴你：「在黑暗中，步行者會與你同行。」

当有一天意识到有病的似乎是这个社会， 人们的异状不过只是社会的症状而已。 / 某天，突然感受不到照进屋内的阳光， 脑袋里迂迴不去的声音是谁？一字一句听来都是模糊不清的杂念。 曾经， 我们渴望并追求著美好的未来，有著远大的梦想。 我们不断寻找生命的意义，活成自己想像的样子。 我们努力建构自己的理想，深怕此生就这样白过。 然而， 渴望成了乞求、寻找成了迷茫、努力成了失落， 感觉自己绝望到可以放弃一切。 从哪一刻开始出了错，让我们逐渐走向黑暗？ 还是其实我们一直都在不见天日的深渊里？ 「第六病房里的病人都曾经是我们的缩影。」 Prescription 001. 站在世界中心的我 (陪我玩) “我是百无一失的猎人，从来没有我得不到的猎物， 一旦游戏开始，没有人能逃离这里，在这里我就是规定。 准备好了吗？游戏即将开始... 病例号：001 诊断：自恋型人格障碍 警语：患者容易以自我中心、过度自恋， 认为自己相较于他人具有更崇高的权利与特殊性，个性容易傲慢缺乏同理心，把他人当作掌上玩物。 Prescription 002. 致世上所有的烂人烂事 (THE END OF THE ****ING WORLD) “那些高楼林立的房子，眼看著没有一个买得起。 纸醉金迷的生活，跟我毫不相干。 不是我们选择躺平，而是世界的不友善，注入我们血液中愤怒与厌世的色彩。” 病例号：002 诊断：狂躁易怒 警语：患者经常性感到烦躁，情绪起伏异常、易怒， 喜欢与人争论并起冲突，彷彿看什么都不顺眼，严重情况可能会带有攻击性，并伴随抑郁发作。 Prescription 003. 比想像中还要寂寞 (影子) “当我开始活成别人期望下的样貌，那些失望、后悔、背叛，一点也不算什么。 我再也不用仰望天空，不必用力呐喊，我想我已经成为一个大人了吧？ 然后两手一松，坠入黑暗的怀抱，应该能感到轻松自在吧？ 可是为什么在黑暗之中却更让我感到孤单害怕？” 病例号：003 诊断：孤独症候群 警语：因经年累积未被正视的孤独感，泛滥成灾，就像慢性疾病渐渐蚕食与消磨著生命，伴随忧郁症、心脏病、自律神经失调等相关併发症，生理和心理逐渐被削弱，导致患者身心健康每况愈下，甚至提早死亡。 Prescription 004. 现实逼得我们只能这么过 (得过且过) “曾经我以为只要够努力就能摆脱当下的困境， 直到长大后才明白，事与愿违反而才是常态。 生不逢时，爱不逢人，所到之处皆是命数。 谁说努力就一定有结果？ 如果可以好好的活，谁想要得过且过？” 病例号：004 诊断：厌世症 警语：患者时时刻刻充满无力感或闷闷不乐，「反正一切都不关我的事」是他们生存的价值观，因此对任何人事物都消极处理，也不抱任何期望。「厌世」虽是目前社会常见的「文明病」，却可能与患者本身的自卑心理、生活环境或是资讯大爆炸的时代有关，然而但长久情绪冷漠，对身心灵都是伤害，容易导致焦虑，也可能是忧郁症的发生前兆。 Prescription 005. 活的痛苦不如死的痛快 (你就开枪吧) “在这个变化剧烈的世代，伴随著徬徨不安似乎看不到未来， 压迫感像一把枪抵著我的脑袋。 在旁人的眼里活得像个笑话，面对未来从抱有希望逐渐走向绝望， 最终只能把期望寄讬在虚无的假象上，那活著的意义到底是什么?” 病例号：005 诊断：忧郁症 警语：患者容易感到持续性的悲伤、无助，无法专注也无法入眠，长期陷入负面思考的迴圈之中，不断否定自我，找不到任何生存的价值，每天睁开眼就被被痛苦和绝望围绕。忧郁症就像是感冒，有人很快痊癒，也有人连命都失去。总想著有天能康复，却不知道自己要花多久时间，甚至能不能等到那天到来。 Prescription 006. 生而为人我很抱歉 (我最讨厌你) “我永远都不够好，看著镜子里的自己只有满满的厌恶感。 不知不觉中成了自己最大的敌人，甚至习惯讨厌自己的样子。 不只一次试著想要接纳自己，却再一次次挫败中打回原形。 彷彿从出生那刻就受到诅咒，会不会其实我根本不配作为人而活著？” 病例号：006 诊断：自我厌恶 警语：患者认为自己毫无价值、不值得被爱，容易将别人的看法当作是对自己的指责。从一开始的自我否定逐渐变成自我贬低，最后变成自我攻击，对自己落井下石、把自己逼到死角，从心底厌恶自己而蔓延成对自己、对世界的绝望感。 Prescription 007. 麻木地活著跟死了没两样 (也不是第一次死了) “忘了从哪天开始，我不再对任何人事物产生情绪上的波动，本来以为这样的自己是离成熟的大人更近了一步，后来才知道，原来这只是无意识先把情绪抽离的自我保护机制罢了。我似乎失去了愤怒或难过的权利，也逐渐忘记自己上次发自内心感到快乐的笑是什么时候。” 大概是太急著想要好起来，想要成为他们口中的「正常人」那样，假装所有的痛苦都能被无视。如果活著没有希望，跟死了有什么两样？” 病例号：007 诊断：解离症 警语：患者对过往的创伤和痛苦会感到模糊，甚至不太记得。他们「知道」自己正在开心或难过，却无法立即作出反应，像是对自己与世界失去了联系，而这一切都因为大脑与心理启动了防卫机制，只为了让自己能够活下来。 008. 我知道但我不想 (为什么要勇敢) “面对生命的各种无常，勇敢不是唯一解答。 有些时候让我们痛苦的不见得是疾病， 而是心里那个不许软弱的声音。” 009.永恒的爱存不存在 (我只要你) “在这颠沛流离的世界里，至少我还有你。” 因为有你，替我灰暗的人生增添一丝色彩。 因为有你，让我卸下伪装，找回纯真的快乐。 因为是你，让我可以成为我自己。” 010. 成为一个什么样的人 (成为一个什么样的人) “「成为一个什么样的人？」我们ㄧ生都在思考的问题。 「活著到底有没有准则？」、「决定我们是好人还是坏人的标准又是什么？」 这个世界上没有绝对的好，也没有绝对的坏； 要成为一个什么样的人没有人能够告诉你答案。 尽管这个世界时常让人感到失望，也不要因此失去原则、迷失自我。 但愿我们都能成为一个更好的自己”

专辑名称：《Melody/Summer》 艺 术 家：The Tumbled Sea 音乐类型：Ambient/ Alternative 唱片公司：Self Release 发行日期：2009年 专辑语言：英语 资源整理：北岸 相关介绍： 《Melody / Summer 旋律/夏日》是来自美国马萨诸塞州波士顿的 The Tumbled Sea 下跌的海 的第二张专辑，网上有人评价说“Silence is also a Sound”，即沉默也是一种声音。专辑定位是Ambient(氛围)、Dark-ambient(黑暗氛围)、Post-rock(后摇滚)、Piano(钢琴)、Minimal(简约)。氛围的确是有，黑暗倒是不见得，简约确实很到位。不同于一般的清爽专辑的表达方式，可是夏天的味道却愈加深刻。然后多些其它元素，还好，并不显繁杂，宛如夜来香。不要怀疑曲名，确实就是这样子的，偶尔给夏天编目也不错，夏日一曲夏日二曲，还不按顺序穿插着来，因为这个夏季会不一般。

14 songs. 55 min. the melody of an empty room.

"Vespertine" is the musical score that This Will Destroy You composed for Chef Jordan Kahn's 2-Michelin Star restaurant of the same name. The score originally ran exclusively at the physical site of the restaurant in Culver City, California since its grand opening in late 2017. The program consists of seven pieces specifically written for moments within the building itself (and even the space around and on top of it). The sequencing of the album is an attempt to mimic the order in which diners at Vespertine encounter different spaces throughout their experience. "Rumble" is the ever-present hum and ominous force surrounding the immediate exterior of the building. "Entrance" signifies the crossing over from the terrestrial realm into the inner atmosphere of "The Waffle" structure, where the evening begins to unfold. "Kitchen" is an warm, hospitable piece that accompanies a personal encounter with Chef Kahn. "Rooftop" and its celestially-inspired movements often pair perfectly with clear nights atop The Waffle. "Dining Room" sets the tone for a multi-course main dinner service. "Exit" is another transitional piece signifying the end of the main service and setting the stage for a supplemental experience. Finally, "Garden" welcomes diners back into a semi-terrestrial realm wherein after-dinner sweets and beverages accompany reflection upon the evening's moments, all in full view of the looming architectural monolith that is The Waffle. credits releases June 9, 2020 Composed & performed by Jeremy Adam Galindo and Christopher Royal King Engineered by This Will Destroy You & Andrew Hernandez Mixed by Andrew Hernandez Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Art direction by Brent Eyestone and Christopher Royal King All songs published by Dark Operative Publishing (ASCAP) © Dark Operative

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Linkous began working as Sparklehorse in 1995 and, after a demo made its way to the offices of Capitol Records, he got signed to the label. Sparklehorse's 1996 acclaimed debut, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, is full of sad, beautiful, weird moments of spacey rural folk-rock and contains the alternative radio hit "Someday I Will Treat You Good". Dreamy arrangements, distorted vocals, and slivers of feedback add to Sparklehorse's down-to-earth melancholy and made Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot spontaneous, happy, sad, noisy, and quiet; like moments in life. This reissue comes with a bonus 7" containing "Waiting For Nothing" (ghost song in the original vinyl version) and "Happy Place" plus download card of the entire album.

The title of This Will Destroy You’s new album, Another Language, feels almost like an inside joke. Over three albums and a handful of EPs across the last decade, the Texas band has turned their expansive, instrumental songs into a communicative form of expression. What’s being expressed, exactly? That’s up to you, really. The songs’ epic, ethereal drifting serve as a Rorschach test for your inner psyche. If you’re having an optimistic day, they might feel uplifting and empowering. If you are depressed, they might make you want to crawl into a dark hole of self-loathing and Cinnabon. “Invitation” from their new album is a four-minute choose-your-own-emotion track that can speak to you however you want. It’s in another language.

The pride of San Marcos, Texas, THIS WILL DESTROY YOU are an instrumental quartet who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. "Young Mountain" is their formerly self-released masterstroke, a 6-song, 36 minute composition of aural brilliance that has already garnered an obsessed fanbase both in their home state and in underground circles worldwide. In spite of its previous CD-R-only incarnation, Decoy Magazine featured the album at #5 on their "Top 50 Instrumental Albums of 2005," ranking it ahead of SIGUR R'OS, PELICAN, and other successful modern acts. THIS WILL DESTROY YOU has catapulted quickly to the forefront of American instrumental bands in part due to their geographical lineage. In short, they are the natural progression and modern incarnation of all great Southwestern music from many generations past. Texas is in the blood of these four young men and every note they hang evokes the imagery and feel of traversing the long, lonesome highway of the! Southwest. Bands like THIS WILL DESTROY YOU and EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY have become our new Americana and everyone from T-Bone Walker to Wild Bill Longley are resting more peacefully because of it.

When Melbourne singer songwriter Tamas Wells released his debut album ‘A Mark on the Pane’ Inpress Magazine described it as ‘one of the year’s most beautiful records’ and it reached number 16 in Australia’s AIR charts. It also received much praise internationally - with Savio Records in Italy declaring that it was ‘destined to become a cult record for many’. Yet not long after the 2004 release, Wells left Australia - moving to the isolated country of Myanmar (Burma) to take up a long term position with an aid organization. That could have been the end of the story. But instead, he continued to write and record - and after three subsequent albums Wells has sold tens of thousands of records, signed label deals in Europe, Japan, China and Korea, headlined shows in Paris, Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai and enjoyed a period in the international charts in Japan (HMV Shibuya) - all while remaining relatively unknown in his home city. His songs have also been used in a number of films including Australian producer Marc Furmie’s award winning ‘Dark Horse’ and ‘The Houses there Wear Verandahs Out of Shyness’ from Italian film producer Fabrizio Polpettini. Polpettini also collaborated in making the stunning film clip for Wells' 2011 song ‘Thirty People Away’ - which was filmed in Paris and stars French actor Denis Lavant. On the Volatility of the Mind In 2012, Wells returned from Myanmar and in various homes around Melbourne began work on a new studio album. While previous recordings have drawn on Wells’ ‘beautifully broken’ use of acoustic guitar and piano (Daily Telegraph), the new album takes a different path. As Wells says, ‘I am a believer in using the instruments you have around you, and while I was writing these songs I found an old Casio synthesizer at my parent’s house and a friend had left his electric guitar at my house. So the songs started to focus on melodies, jangly guitar parts and dreamy synthesizer instrumentals’. In the project, Wells also collaborated for the first time with Melbourne producer Nick Huggins (Kid Sam, Two Bright Lakes) and drew on the songwriting smarts of Mark Lang (Skipping Girl Vinegar). The result is ‘On the Volatility of the Mind’ - which will be released internationally in March 2014 (and in Australia through Popboomerang Records). Wells will tour internationally in May and June 2014.

《澳洲乐团Tamas Well:Thirty People Away》红遍国内的Tamas Wells带着全新专辑，展开了令人期待的亚洲之行。也许是在亚洲特别受到关注的原因，Tamas Wells这次选择中国，日本等国家拉开了巡回表演的序曲。新专辑很早已经在中国进行发售，之前的两张自己都有买，相信这张同样不会错过，标志性的男人，标志性的嗓音，仿佛身边的一切都会尽情融化于那清新曼妙的嗓音和旋律中。 01 The Crime at Edmond Lake 02 Fire Balloons 03 England Had a Queen 04 The Chemicals Took Their Toll Believe 05 An Organisation for Occasions of Joy and Sorrow 06 An Extraordinary Adventure 07 Her Eyes Were Only Scars 08 Before Elizabeth Arrived at the Club 09 Thirty People Away 10 True Believers 11 Your Hands Into Mine 发行日期：2010年11月10日

Tamas Wells既是团名也是其中主唱的名字。这支来自澳洲墨尔本的indie-pop乐团从澳大利亚开始了自己的音乐事业，给整个澳洲乐坛带来了不小的情感冲击，通过他的第一张专辑《a mark on the pane》让他们在美国,英国,乃至日本也都有了属于他们的听众，可以说他们的音乐有种打动人心的魅力。第二张专辑《A Plea en Vendredi 》也是相当精彩动听！美丽的山水音乐,带着感情的简单舒缓的旋律和轻柔醉人的嗓音，让人体会这一份充满春天气息的温馨，如沐春风。 第三张专辑《Two Years in April》时隔两年终于出版。简单舒缓的旋律和轻柔动人的嗓音，依然令人迷醉。

Tamas Wells既是团名也是其主唱的名字，这支来自澳洲墨尔本的indie-pop乐团从澳大利亚开始了自己的音乐事业，并且通过他的第1张唱片a mark on the pane让他在美国,英国,乃至日本都有属于他的听众.怎么说他的音乐风格呢?用独立方式制作出带着流行味道的民谣.虽然看起来 有点矛盾,但仔细想想,却是很贴切的.首先,他的音乐制作程序和制作方式完全是属于独立范畴的.其次,他的音乐并非是属于另类的 ,而是朗朗上口,带着流行的气息.最后,他的音乐质朴的风味充满了民谣的气息.也因此,这样的形容完全合理.现在,你要做的,就 是把它down到自己的硬盘中,慢慢体会这一份充满春天气息的温馨

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