外面打雷了,刚才在路上还惊现闪电.灰沉沉的天边不知是种美还是其他.
很长一段时间没更新了.不是没发现音乐,而是感觉很累.
偶然,很清脆的键盘加吉他的美妙,我意识地...
The Album Leaf,Post-Rock(后摇)乐队.吉他手Jimmy LaValle为主的个人乐队.来自美国.
温和,节奏完美.在氛围效果,电子节奏,吉他音色,弦乐中更加柔和内敛.情感淡,欲望淡,淡音色,淡处理.像香水一样散发着一种遥远、清冷而淡然的冰岛气息.
专辑: Into the Blue Again
乐队: The Album Leaf
发行: 2006年09月12日
唱片公司: Universal
01 The Light (提供试听)
02 Always For You
03 Shine (提供试听)
04 Writings On The Wall
05 Red-Eye (提供试听)
06 See In You (提供试听)
07 Into The Sea (提供试听)
08 Wherever I Go
09 Wishful Thinking (提供试听)
10 Broken Arrow (提供试听)
From the beginning, Jimmy LaValle's Album Leaf project was one of the calmest acts in indie rock. Into the Blue Again proves, as its 2004 predecessor did as well, that the Album Leaf is also becoming one of the tamest acts in indie rock. LaValle is a musical craftsman, and his productions are thoughtful, economical and warm (most of the record was performed by him alone). Like Sigur Rós, whose studio and string section he's used in the past, LaValle understands the power of muted arrangements, of ringing chords, and of drawing out those chords to exactly the right length before repeating them or moving on. These elements could have easily resulted in a great record, but Into the Blue Again isn't great, or even very good. While ambient music with relatively straight-ahead percussion has been a mainstay of indie music from Eno to Black Dog to Sigur Rós themselves, those who have excelled with it have had something interesting to focus on, such as Eno's melodic sense, Black Dog's otherworldly effects, or Sigur Rós' unorthodox instrumentation and use of building dynamics. LaValle's take on ambient music isn't particularly diverting; his melodies are broad and familiar, his drum programming is bland and bar-band-formulaic (that applies also to his compatriot here, Telefon Tel Aviv's Joshua Eustis), and his vocals are depressive and resigned. Most of Into the Blue Again is instrumental, and it serves well as background music — never sticking out, floating by the listener — but unlike his earlier recordings, there's little here that rewards close listening.
