The Fabric

The Fabric

  • 流派:流行
  • 语种:英语
  • 发行时间:2010-01-20
  • 类型:录音室专辑

简介

聽完化名[Post-foetus]這位來自美國加州,只有20多歲的電音創作人Will Wiesenfeld的專輯【The Fabric】,我想起兒時一幕:拿著剃鬚刀往根本沒鬍子的臉刮去,一道血痕除了換來父母的責罵,還記載著那一夥於兒童軀體內卻急於成長的心。諷刺的是,日盼夜盼的成長來臨了,面對世道的廝磨,卻又想回到童稚時代那無憂的歲月。   其實,每個人都是長不大的孩子。我們想放任,想隨天性而行,只是一副成人的皮囊成為障礙。人生就是在這矛盾中前行。怎樣去處理這種既是成人卻又想擁抱童稚的複雜心理?大概這就是[Post-foetus]的音樂主題:你看他的名字「後胚胎」不就是這心理的寫照?   慎密和灑脫的節拍,還有偶而加插的弦樂片段,是[Post-foetus]音樂成熟的面向,然而偶意出現的琴音,還有Will主唱的純情和老實,卻又令人感到童稚的那種簡單和純粹。這兩種衝突的原素不斷在專輯中互相擊盪,產生一種難以言傳的矛盾快感。幾年前有人發明了kidult這詞語來歸納這群不願長大的成年人,不過到了這年頭kidult也大都指向消費層面和生活形態。你當然可以簡單地歸納[Post-foetus]為kidult一族,但我敢說他不止於此。聆聽他的溫暖電音,你能感受到他擁抱童稚的同時,卻不會放下作為成年人的種種責任和尊嚴。   作為mü-nest首張非亞洲創作專輯,[Post-foetus]仍然帶來溫婉的流麗電音,卻多了一份來自西方的理性自省味道。或者好的音樂都是這樣,感動人心的往往都百味紛陳,bittersweet永遠比單純的甜密或苦澀來得難忘。   - dosss (文字工作者,樂評人 - 香港) -   [Post-foetus] is 20-year-old Californian, Will Wiesenfeld. Will was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley just outside Los Angeles. Classically trained, he began studying piano at age 4 in an effort to compete with his brother. He completely abandoned it after 8 years, but then slowly began to rediscover the potential music. He began to seek new explorations and adventurous alternatives to what he had been used to musically all his life. The music of ***** was an invaluable influence that redirected his efforts into composition. He learned how to use sequencer software to record his ideas, and also developed other musical skills in an effort to better his songwriting, including vocals, guitars, viola, upright and electric bass, rhythm / beat construction, production aesthetics, and whatever else... His lyrics developed along the same lines as his musicality; initially they all concerned a yearning for something completely different and new, but grew to include a wide variety of emotional subject matter. He considers performing and recording to be very different but equally valid means of expression, and labors at both with the same amount of love. Nearly 6 years have passed since his first recording, and he already has 4 full-length albums, 3 EPs, and hours of unreleased material in his portfolio. He still has an unquenchable thirst for experimentation in recording and performance, and hopes to find new ways to evoke genuine, emotional substance, however alien or steeped in fantasy his material may find itself.

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