Thievery Corporation

 

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变得中规中矩的Downtempo ---- Thievery Corporation

AMG网站对Thievery Corporation给出的定义是在trip-hop和acid jazz之间,音乐成分还包括了abstract, instrumental, midtempo dance。真佩服AMG的想象力和创造力,他们又编出了一个新名词midtempo,也不知道是什么东东。

不过总体而言,Thievery Corporation的作品洋溢着浓厚的Chill Out感,没有沉重的黑暗感,对打击乐器的拼贴非常熟练,尤其是对印度西塔琴这个万金油的涂抹似乎多了些,也许用Downtempo来形容更为适合些吧。

就早期的风格来看,他们的重心是在打击乐器和鼓机的融合的道路上,其实验性比较强,这在1999年出版发行的大碟《Abductions & Reconstructions》上表现的尤为明显,你几乎可以在大碟中的任何一个作品的开头都能听到各种各样的打击乐器音效。

而最近几年开始,和许多乐队一样,Thievery Corporation也开始尝试和一女歌手合作,所以他们不得不开始自己写词编曲了,但个人觉得效果并不是很好,与其如此还不如把精力多花在对鼓机的实验上更好些。而对打击乐器的实验手段开始贫乏起来,其作品之间的差异很小,粗听似乎每个作品无非是加点打击乐器,再来点欢快的鼓机节拍而已,音乐上的创造力相比以前似乎有些力不从心,显得中规中距起来。就如同,同一个海鲜口味的方便面偏要起“干烧海鲜面”“海鲜珍锅面”“海鲜虾仁面”一样。这或许和乐队频繁地参加一些巡演也有关系,就这点上来说,我是不太赞同一个乐队把太多精力花在演出上的,最好的例子就是Kid Loco,几年的巡演几乎把他所有的音乐上的创造力都耗尽了。

撰文:杨栋
2002.02.27



 

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Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: The Foundation [EP]

Label: 18th Street

Date: 1997

My Rating:★★★☆

Track List:
1. The Foundation
2. Vivid
3. Transcendence

“Vivid”手拍鼓和西塔琴的融合过程中,其中西塔琴的处理不是一味的弹拨,而是分段式的,比较有特色,没有落入俗套,也没有对手拍鼓起冲突,喜欢节奏感的朋友一定会很过瘾。


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Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi

Label: 18th Street

Date: 1997

My Rating:★★★☆

Track List:
1. A Warning [dub] (Garza/Hilton) - 2:52
2. 2001 Spliff Odyssey (Garza/Hilton) - 7:45
3. Shaolin Satellite (Garza/Hilton) - 7:42
4. Transcendece (Garza/Hilton) - 4:22
5. Universal Highness (Garza/Hilton) - 5:47
6. Incident at Gate 7 (Garza/Hilton) - 3:48
7. Ma駂a (Garza/Hilton) - 6:14
8. Scene at the Open Air Market (Garza/Hilton) - 5:40
9. The Glass Bead Game (Garza/Hilton) - 2:25
10. Encounter in Bahia (Garza/Hilton) - 4:14
11. The Foundation (Garza/Hilton) - 6:26
12. Interlude (Garza/Hilton) - 5:10
13. The Oscillator (Garza/Hilton) - 4:27
14. Assault on Babylon (Garza/Hilton/See-I)
15. .38.45 (A Thievery Number) (Garza/Hilton/See-I)
16. One (Garza/Hilton

在这张Thievery Corporation的第一张正式大碟中,有相当丰富的手拍鼓,西塔琴等各式打击乐器,弹拨乐器的加入融合到鼓机的变化之中,所以Chill Out的感觉相当明显,是一张制作精良的放松小品式的专集。

推荐曲目:
“2001 Spliff Odyssey”在3:45秒和5:22秒之后的两段鼓机的变化。

给乐队带来最大声誉的“Shaolin Satellite ”中的人声部分唱到“One Two,Take One Two”的一段循环的鼓机,之后的“万金油”西塔琴契合着一女子的无目的吟唱以及部分铃声的采样拼贴丰富了作品的变化。

“The Glass Bead Game”3:52秒之后的一段鼓机。

“Interlude”其中沙沙的鼓机和氤氲的氛围。

“The Oscillator”和“15 - 38.45 (A Thievery Number)”,其中最后一个作品“One”开头的音效特别象Tarwater的一些常用手法。

Assault on Babylon带有很明显的“Instrumental Hip Hop”色彩,而其中的那个男声半说唱式地念白和鼓机配合的很默契,值得推荐。


撰文:杨栋
2002.02.27

 

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Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: Lebanese Blonde [EP]

Label: !K7

Date: 1998

My Rating:★★☆

Track List:
1. Lebanese Blonde (Original Version)
2. Coming From The Top
3. One
4. Lebanese Blonde (French Version)
5. Halfway Around The World
6. Alise Affair
7. Encounter In Bahia
8. Lebanese Blonde (Instrumental)

在第一个曲目再次听到了印度西塔琴这个万金油,此外整个专集显得比较平淡。

 

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Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: Abductions & Reconstructions

Label: 18th Street

Date: 1999

My Rating:★★★☆

Track List:
1. Dance on Vaseline (Byrne)
2. I Will Follow You [Souka Nayo]
3. KC Doppler
4. Transmisson Central
5. Ticker-Tape of the Unconscious
6. Porno 3003
7. Hijack (Barcelona/Raskin)
8. Ave Maria
9. Defenseless
10. Polyesterday (Agust)
11. This Strange Effect (Davies)
12. Sexelevatormuzik
13. Boof N' Baff N' Biff (Rose/Rose)
14. Savoir Faire (Ursula One Thousand)
15. Closer to God

这是一张相当注重打击乐器融合的大碟,推荐几个作品的开头部分:“Dance on Vaseline”,“I Will Follow You”,“KC Doppler” ,“Defenseless”。而“Hijack”和“Boof N' Baff N' Biff”以及“Closer to God” 中的鼓机如同打铁般铿锵清脆作响煞是好听。


 

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Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: DJ Kicks

Label: !K7

Date: 1999

My Rating:★★★☆

Track List:
1. Tropicando (Baxter)
2. Rebirth (Kunz)
3. Beija Flor
4. Mother Africa Feeding Sister India/2001
5. Rainbow (Bangs)
6. Success [Thievery Corporation Mix] (DJ Cam)
7. Emerald Alley (Senor Roody)
8. Exploration
9. Coming from the Top (Thievery Corporation)
10. Ponteio [Bonus Beats] (Lobo)
11. Guiro Electric [Rainer Truby Trio Remix]
12. Fedime's Flight (Leisering)
13. Janine
14. Imperial
15. Transmission Central [Thevery Corporation Remix]
16. Mathar [R. Fearless Mix]
17. Reign Dub
18. It Takes a Thief/DJ Kicks

CD Tracks:
Track Artist Label
Tropicando Les Baxter Scamp Records
Rebirth A Forest Mighty Black Compost Records
Beija Flor Da Lata Sony Music Entertainment France
Mother Africa Feeding Sista India/2001 Fun-Da-Mental Nation Records/Beggars Banquet LTD /ESL Music
Rainbow The 13th Sign Delancey Street
Success (Thievery Corporation Remix) DJ Cam Inflamable
Emerald Alley Up, Bustle & Out Ninja Tune
Exploration The Karminsky Experience Inc Karminsky
Coming from the Top Thievery Corporation ESL Music
Ponteio (Bonus Beats) La Data Far Out
Guiro Electro (Rainer Trüby Trio Remix) Bobby Matos Ubiquity Recordings
Fedime's Flight Jazzanova Jazzanova Records
Janine Pronoia Groove Attack
Imperial Lazy Boy Sunday Best Records
Transmission Central Rocker's HI FI Wea
Mathar (R. Fearless Mix) Indian Vibes Virgin
Reign Dub Dual Tone Guidance
It Takes A Thief / DJ Kicks Thievery Corporation !K7

这张!K7公司的DJ Kicks一款系列中,值得关注的是Guidance厂牌下的Dual Tone的“Reign Dub”作品,其运用的鼓机很有空间层次感。





Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: Departures

Label: Media 2k

Date: 2000

My Rating:★★☆

Track List:
1. Bossa Per Due (Conte) - 5:49
2. Mr Hrundis Holiday (Ursula One Thousand) - 5:16
3. Coming from the Top (Thievery Corporation) - 4:34
4. 3kdub (Avatars Of Dub) - 5:18
5. Pop the Trunk (Thunderball) - 5:18
6. Comeback Dub (Desmond) - 4:40
7. This Girl (Thunderball) - 5:22
8. Theme from a Dream (Desmond) - 4:59
9. Assult on Babylon (Thievery Corporation) - 4:23
10. Chase Sequence #3 (Ursula One Thousand) - 2:08
11. Sexelevatormuzik [Thievery Corporation Mix] (Avatars Of Dub) - 5:15

比较糟糕的一张专集

 

Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: Shadows Of Ourselves

Label: 4AD

Date: 2000

My Rating:★☆

Track List:
1. Shadows of Ourselves (Garza/Ghelichkhani/Hilton) - 3:38
2. DC 3000 (Garza/Hilton) - 4:26
3. Barrio Alto (Garza/Hilton) - 3:57
4. A Guide for I and I (Garza/Hilton) - 3:59




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Artist: Thievery Corporation

Title: The Mirror Conspiracy

Label: ESL Music

Date: 2000

My Rating:★★☆

Track List:
1. Treasures (Garza/Hilton) - 2:24
2. Le Monde (Garza/Ghelichkhani/Hilton) - 3:11
3. Indra (Garza) - 5:22
4. Lebanese Blonde (Garza/Hilton) - 4:48
5. Focus on Sight (Garza/Hilton/Steele) - 3:47
6. Air Batucada (Garza/Hilton) - 4:46
7. So Com Voce (Garza/Gilberto/Hilton) - 2:47
8. Samba Tranquille (Garza/Hilton) - 3:06
9. Shadows of Ouselves (Garza/Ghelichkhani/Hilton) - 3:37
10. The Hong Kong Triad (Garza) - 3:01
11. Illumination (Garza/Hilton) - 4:38
12. The Mirror Conspiracy (Garza/Hilton) - 3:45
13. Tomorrow (Garza/Hilton) - 3:43


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Offical Site:
http://www.eslmusic.com/artists/thievery.html

Other Sies:

http://www.evo.org/html/group/thieverycorporation.html

http://members.tripod.com/~Monstermo/thievery.htm




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Styles: Electronica, Trip-Hop, Club/Dance, Acid Jazz

ALBUMS
1997 Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi 18th Street
2000 Departures Media 2k
2000 The Mirror Conspiracy ESL Music
2001 Sounds from the Verve Hi-Fi Verve

BOXES
1999 Abductions & Reconstructions 18th Street
1999 DJ Kicks !K7

EPS
1996 2001: A Spliff Odyssey 18th Street
1996 Dub Plate, Vol. 1 18th Street
1996 Shaolin Satellite 18th Street
2000 Shadows Of Ourselves 4AD

 

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