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Big Boi + Theophilus London
The most effortless, natural flow rapper who takes it up another level...
Absolute class, and absolute entertainment. What an amazing night it was.
New Albums I'm Really Into...
>>alone at night, this is a perfect soundtrack for night riding, but I listen to it almost all the time. with the beats hitting in my headphone, everything feels ready to expand into the unknown. really, atmospheric music is my thing, loud or minimalism.
>> i like the album cover, but it's the music I enjoy. Malkmus' songwriting seems to have become mature, cuz he can write whatever he feels like, but at the same time, he hasn't improved at all, still singing with the same old random cynicism.
>> still trying to figure out her lyrics. probably the most powerful and interesting lyricist I have heard in a long time. her voice brings names like Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Linda Perhacs to mind. a very versatile artist who put out a versatile debut album, and it flows effortlessly. sublime stuff.
>> this album is a grower. unusually beautiful and exquisite. to put it into a scenario, Emma was like a breakup night, sad and lonely. this album takes place the following morning, when he's still half sleeping, dreaming, slowly awakening...
Shabazz Palaces
After hearing many different types of music, my taste isn't becoming more receptive, rather harder to please. Catchy tunes don't always catch my ears anymore. It's gotta be something new, something radical. Shabazz Palaces' new LP is definitely one of them. The musical production is just astounding. The throbbing bass and the ice-cold percussion are all too overwhelming. Put on your headphone, the music becomes a beast, it lives, breaths, and runs wild in the darkness of your mind. Yes, this album is quite an experience.
An Echo from the Hosts that Profess Infinitum
Swerve the Reeping of All that is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding)
fusion
關於上面那兩張封面，右邊是義大利演奏家 Ludovico Einaudi 灌錄的演奏專輯。左邊是張相當後現代的 Mixtape。兩張都是最近聽到比較可以整張持續聆聽的專輯。
OFWGKTA, Tyler the Creator and Hodgy Beats - Sandwiches
SWAG~
Theophilus London feat. Sara Quin - Why Even Try?
雖然沒有聽 Tegan & Sara 的歌，可是看起來很像小男孩的 Sara 穿著這寬鬆的衣服，唱著饒舌的歌，小小的一隻跳著舞，好可愛愛愛啊！可是她是女同性戀！！！
回到 Theophilus London，這個 FLYING OVERSEAS (HASAAN INSANE SADE MIX) 很讚！
1996 was a special year for Hip-Hop
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| Nas - It Was Written |
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| OutKast - ATLiens |
Runaway
Kanye West - Runaway
Tom Waits' kind reminder: I once heard the word “douchebag” invoked to seal a door to a less-than-preferable plane. I don’t know this West gentleman, but I warn him: there are proper and improper ways of stroking the zeitgeist—it bristles with teeth. Such comfort with the plasticized blockbuster! He’s lounging naked on its contours. I suspect this man has already lost some vital part of his sanity. West: you’ve opened a door that doesn’t close.
Kanye's reply: DID YOU NOT SEE HOW COLORFUL MY EXPLOSIONS WERE?? I’M LIKE AN AMAZING TECHNICOLOR MICHAEL BAY BUT WITH MAGICAL IMPORTANT LOVE AND NOT PLANET-DESTROYING ROBOTS! I’VE SEEN SOME TOM WAITS MOVIES. THERE ARE NOT EVEN ANY METAPHORS IN THOSE MOVIES FAM!! I HAVEN’T LOST MY MIND IT’S JUST THAT MR. WAITS TRYING TO GRASP MY PASSION AND MY VISION IS LIKE TRYING TO WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND A GHOST AND IT’S LIKE “YOU CAN’T HUG A GHOST FAM!” EVERYONE KNOWS YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE GHOST AND UNDERSTAND HIS PLIGHT. SOMETIMES WE CAN ALL LEARN THINGS FROM GHOSTS AND I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYONE TREATS MY ART LIKE A GHOST WITH A LOT OF SMART THINGS TO SAY.
Kanye's reply: DID YOU NOT SEE HOW COLORFUL MY EXPLOSIONS WERE?? I’M LIKE AN AMAZING TECHNICOLOR MICHAEL BAY BUT WITH MAGICAL IMPORTANT LOVE AND NOT PLANET-DESTROYING ROBOTS! I’VE SEEN SOME TOM WAITS MOVIES. THERE ARE NOT EVEN ANY METAPHORS IN THOSE MOVIES FAM!! I HAVEN’T LOST MY MIND IT’S JUST THAT MR. WAITS TRYING TO GRASP MY PASSION AND MY VISION IS LIKE TRYING TO WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND A GHOST AND IT’S LIKE “YOU CAN’T HUG A GHOST FAM!” EVERYONE KNOWS YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE GHOST AND UNDERSTAND HIS PLIGHT. SOMETIMES WE CAN ALL LEARN THINGS FROM GHOSTS AND I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYONE TREATS MY ART LIKE A GHOST WITH A LOT OF SMART THINGS TO SAY.
- Kanye is so funny, a laughable guy really. -
Sir Lucious Left Foot Son Of Chico Dusty
主打歌 Shutterbug，剛開始聽覺得很怪 (MV更怪)，可是聽久還蠻喜歡後面很重的拍子。
Tangerine對我來說，是首很酷的饒舌歌，有電吉他在背景徘徊，重拍一個接著一個。整首歌讓我想到非洲的叢林，一群人在叢林裡做愛。因為整首歌歌詞都在講做愛。很典型的Dirty South。
Hustle Blood 是由 Jamie Foxx 客串的，一首比較 R&B 曲風的歌。
不過整張專輯最喜歡的就是這首 Be Still。整首歌幾乎都是Janelle Monae 來唱的， 我很喜歡她並沒有放太多感情在歌聲中，只是用她很好聽的聲音告訴我們年輕人不要動。另外把synth的效果用的太好了，百聽不厭。
Fo Yo Sorrows 基本上整首歌都再唱抽大麻，不過仔細聽 Big Boi 的詞，我居然聽到 "Why are 75% of our youth readin magazines? 'Cause they used to fantasy, and that's what they do to dream. Call it fiction addiction 'cause the truth is a heavy thing!" 其實整張專輯的詞除了他自己在說他自己有多屌外，其實都還算不錯。就以我這個不常聽饒舌的人來說，都可以接受。不過真正讓我喜歡的是高水準的音樂製作。
never thought hiphop would take us this far
正確說的話，Hip-Hop是我對西洋樂的啟蒙。但在認識 indie 音樂後，把Hip-Hop這種虛華無實的速食音樂遺棄了。但最近這幾年，經過不同的音樂，慢慢找回當初喜歡Hip-Hop的原因。當然不是那些沒有意義的歌詞，而是那個 "Beat"。
會再重新再聽起Hip-Hop，應該都要歸功於 jj。取樣 Lil' Wayne 的 Lollipop 的 ecstasy 原本在jj n° 2裡面是最不喜歡的歌。但在多聽幾次後，發現這種音樂真的會讓人淪陷。但我還是對Lil' Wayne興趣缺缺。那些主流饒舌歌手對我來說太 hard-core。念了一大堆的詞 says nothing to me about my life。不過喜歡的還有 Lupe Fiasco，Mos Def，Nas，OutKast，Kanye West。除了這些人，最近還發現了Theophilus London。
倫敦來自紐約，布魯克林。對我來說，他是Hip-Hop的未來。到目前為止還沒有任何正式的專輯 (正在灌錄中)，不過做了兩張非常棒的 mixtape。像上面那張 This Charming Mixtape 呼應著 The Smiths 的 This Charming Man，而封面則是呼應著 Elvis Costello 的 This Year's Model 的封面。在他的Myspace可以免費下載。從他做的 mixtape可以聽出來他廣泛的音樂品味。選歌從Kraftwerk到 Whitney Huston。甚至在他的首發單曲 "Humdrum Town"，直接用了The Smiths 的歌 William It Was Really Nothing，當副歌和歌名。這首歌也可以免費下載。而且我覺得 MV 拍的很酷。很有八零年代的 feel。
還有，和 Jesse Boykins III 合作的 "Higher" 是我最近聽過最 sick 的 "Beat"。
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