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Agent 5.1是來自比利時的一支Trip-Hop風格新晉樂隊,樂隊主要由負責作曲和鼓機程序編排的Cedric G,主唱兼歌詞創(chuàng)作的Johanne Lovera這兩位成員組成。樂隊中的兩位成員都是從朋克樂轉(zhuǎn)型而來.
沉緩低回的貝司聲 更多>
小簡介
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Agent 5.1是來自比利時的一支Trip-Hop風格新晉樂隊,樂隊主要由負責作曲和鼓機程序編排的Cedric G,主唱兼歌詞創(chuàng)作的Johanne Lovera這兩位成員組成。樂隊中的兩位成員都是從朋克樂轉(zhuǎn)型而來.
沉緩低回的貝司聲,奔放但不激烈的鼓擊,變化多端的神秘女聲,“Cake Song"也許聽起來更象是一首Trip-Hop節(jié)拍打底的Indie Pop式幽雅作品,如同標題所想暗示的那樣,也許你現(xiàn)在應該放松一下四肢,坐到靠陽臺的桌上,把剛烤好的蛋糕拿出來,切一小塊,放在精致的小盤里,然后端出剛泡好的咖啡。吃著蛋糕,喝著咖啡,聽著Agent 5.1的《Con Furore》唱片,感覺怎么樣?管它什么小資不小資,讓我們開始在Agent 5.1的音樂世界里神游。
“呼嚕,呼嚕~”她睡得好甜啊,看到那個小貓了嗎?正趴在對面窗臺上孵著太陽的那個,咻咻,睡飽咯!舒服地叫一聲:“喵--”伸個懶腰,撒開小腿奔吧!輕松脆甜的Downtempo節(jié)拍也涌了進來,但奇怪的是作品的名字卻是“ Robert ”(警察),不管這些了,有趣的是作品中還有一段純粹的Instrumental Hip Hop節(jié)拍,只那么一小段,卻足已讓人聽得大呼過癮!這感覺就象是打開盒子后突然發(fā)現(xiàn)在鮮奶蛋糕上有一棵嬌艷的櫻桃般奇妙。
在讓人精神為之一振的碎拍中,"Bronchio Experience"開始了,在其中你可以聽到一個男子在不停地重復著念著什么,感覺既象是一種繞口令又象是一種神秘的咒語,這時照例又聽到了弦樂,飄啊飄的女聲,不一而足,如果你以為這只是一首Cinematic作品,那你就錯咯。在作品的后半段,有肅穆的鐘聲,淺淺的Instrumental Hip Hop節(jié)拍纏綿的交錯,最后殺出的是一句電影對白采樣,男人沉穩(wěn)的腳步聲,轎車開過的聲音,手法是老套了,但中間的過渡以及采樣的搭配上都拿捏的恰到火候。
剛一開始那由遠而近的聲效就讓人感到一陣暈眩,但你別急著暈啊,繼續(xù)聽下去。連綿的镲音、憂郁的貝司聲鋪墊之后,Trip-Hop節(jié)拍搖曳著“Charming”迷人的身姿這才終于走了出來,Johanne的聲音處理上比之前面幾首,更高,更飄,更飛了一些,好了,這時你再暈也不遲了。出彩的地方留在了后半部分,抽去了“煽情的弦樂”(老實說,聽了太多類似的弦樂+電子的東西后感動得神經(jīng)早已麻木了)和人聲,只有一段純粹的碎碎節(jié)拍,而在之上纏繞著的是更慢更粘的節(jié)拍,突然一個類似以前經(jīng)常玩的一個街機游戲“侍魂”開打的聲音效果響起,只不過這里是換成了一個女子嬌叱了一聲,隨后先前的節(jié)拍,人聲,合聲,弦樂再重新回來,著實好玩。
在一段有點俗套的“Heaven Voices"風格的"Orch"(請允許俺也俗套地用一次這個形容詞吧!)之后,迎來的是一對男女的對白,聲音模糊不清,只聽那女子一聲粘粘的“Movie Kisser”之后,先前早已按耐不住的Industrial Beats兇猛地撲了過來,在甜甜Downtempo節(jié)拍調(diào)整過后,隨后工業(yè)碎拍再繼續(xù)霸氣十足地橫行,就象是實力再強的拳擊手也需要在一個回合之后休息一下,這次的調(diào)整換成了喘著粗氣的Instrumental Hip Hop節(jié)拍,更慢,更拖,偶爾還有那重復著Kisser、Kisser的幽幽女聲采樣回蕩,突然地,一切都歸于寂靜,只有“嗡嗡嗡”的電子雜音。結束了嗎?不!Industrial Beats猛然間再次響了起來!末了的聲音效果象是電沒了,高潮才終于得以完結。
在細細碎碎的Drum&Bass作品“Next Millenium”過后,Agent 5.1為我們帶來了Reggae風格的Afro,注意聽最后結尾部分的一段對白,那種發(fā)音方式和強調(diào)非??蓯塾腥?。
對了,你小時候玩過“小蜜蜂”嗎?后來又出了“大蜜蜂”,就是紅白機上的插卡的,呼呼,想起來了吧?“di,di!jiu,jiu!wu~”哈哈,Agent 5.1竟然在“Poulet”的開頭采樣把這款經(jīng)典游戲的游戲聲效也搬到了開頭!仔細聽,你還能聽到按鍵的聲音哦!數(shù)數(shù)看,在整個作品里,其中主角一共出動了了幾次,又死了幾次?配合著這個好玩的采樣,照例是松脆的節(jié)拍,不過這次還用到了一些類似IDM色彩的效果,最后的一個爆炸聲宣告了游戲結束。
其實,在如今什么都可以拿來做采樣的時代來說,采樣游戲中的聲效已經(jīng)是不太稀奇了,而且早有人這么做過,并且采樣的同樣是這款游戲,如莫文蔚的《一朵金花》中第一首作品《散光》。或許因為這是最早在八位機上出現(xiàn)的游戲之一,而且老少皆宜、風靡一時的緣故吧。 在"Poulet"帶給你不同于以往聽覺經(jīng)驗的鼓機節(jié)拍之后,有著濃郁的陰暗氛圍的“Chanson Cach”悄然登場,蒼白的提琴聲、雄壯的鼓聲、神秘的對白、冰冷的回聲,就連之前慣有的Trip-Hop節(jié)拍都淡出。一切就此結束了?不!你注意到了嗎?這首曲子長度是20:06!在曲子的末尾其實還留有一個神秘的答案,只有聽完全部才能知道。
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Cedric G. was born between summer 68 and autumn 72, somewhere between Belfast and Zürich. He started a musical career as a drummer in the late eighties and used to perform hundred of gigs, most of them in a noisy rock band. In the meantime he kept on making music with Johanne Lovera – the band’s female singer who had worked in the past with Cedric G. on a short time project.
The songs for the album Con Furore (a downtempo trip between atmospheric jazz, movie soundtrack and electronic music) were composed in three months. A musical work made in a twenty square meter single room home on an analogic four-track recorder with the help of a standard microcomputer.
Cedric G. and Johanne met Luc Van Acker who gave them the opportunity to record their first album. They worked in pre-production with Frank Duchêne (ex-Hooverphonic) and the album was recorded at Louis Studio in Tienen (BE).
The studio version was entirely produced by Agent 5.1 and reinterpreted on acoustic instruments.
A record deal is signed at the beginning of 2002 with Komodo Records, a new belgian label build-up for Agent 5.1.
In september 2002 a deal is signed with the french label Nocturne for the release of "con furore". This debut album (available in Europe & Japan) was acclaimed by music reviewers (Trax, Coda, Triphop.net,...) & newspapers (Knack, Le Soir, La Dernière Heure,...).
In 2002 & 2003 the band has toured in Belgium (Dour Festival, Nandrin, Suikkerrock, Francofolies de Spa) & France (Batofar in Paris & l'Entre-p?t in Grenoble) and put a few songs on a lots of compilations.
The second Agent 5.1 album "the wonderful world of kissing" has just been released thanks to a licensing deal between Komodo Records and Black Coffee / Distrisound.
Agent 5.1 has invited live musicians (trumpet, flute, violin,...) to perform during the recording sessions in order to add more warmth and authenticity to the new album.
The new songs are still influenced by jazz, 60's soundtracks and electronic music with the wonderful and hypnotising vocals of Johanne Lovera performing on most of them.
Stomach is the first single taken from this album.