New Music: Kirin Trio, Uncle Hu, BowAsWell

Kirin Trio 麒麟三重奏 – Dreams Come True 夢想成真

What is slowly becoming a genre onto itself, Amoy indie pop outfit Kirin Trio give their sun-baked and easy-going island surroundings the ideal soundtrack on their rich and effortless debut LP Dreams Come True, out on SJ Records. Capturing the slow pace of Xiamen living, the band, headed by vocalist Zhuang Jing and guitarist Chen Zhenchao, bring a scrappy guitar-driven sound to the Cantopop-inspired melodies, not afraid to lay into the reverb or skin of its drums. Far from the clean sugary-rush of other bands in their field, when Kirin Trio taps into its melancholy there’s a disheveled magnetism to it – its warmth and affection captured through the lens of a wiser (and at ease) individual. As the band proposes, even if your dreams didn’t come true in the traditional sense, it is precisely those young-blooded dreams that have made you who you are today – your truest self. 

在独立流行的音乐中,麒麟三重奏正在形成自己独特的风格:他们在生煎唱片发行的第一张全长专辑《梦想成真》,仿佛是给充满阳光、轻松悠闲的小岛生活所做的原声配乐。这支由主唱庄静和吉他手陈振超领衔的乐队捕捉到了厦门慢节奏的生活,在以粤语流行为灵感的旋律中融入了吉他的杂碎感,不惧一切坠入混响和鼓皮之中。与其他类似的清新乐队不同的是,当麒麟三重奏进入忧郁的情感中时,有着一种散乱的吸引力——它的温暖和情感被一个聪慧自在的视角所捕捉。正如乐队提到的那样:即使你的梦想没有在传统意义上实现,但也正是这些年轻的梦想造就了今天的你——最真实的自己。

Uncle Hu – The National Moment

Beijing-based singer-songwriter refines their rustic charm on their latest EP The National Moment. Calling to mind everyone from Elliot Smith to Kurt Vile, there’s a keen appreciation of the mechanics of classic rock and roll songwriting as well as the lo-fi alt-rock scenes that have emerged over the past decades. Tight arrangements, instrumentation that’s both effortless and deft, and bittersweet and sardonic lyricism that sneaks up on you with potency, there’s a lot more going on under the hood of these talented indie rockers.  

北京的创作型歌手Uncle Hu发布了他们的最新EP《The National Moment》。这些歌曲让人想到了,从Elliot Smith到Kurt Vile,每一个人都对经典摇滚歌曲创作的手法和过去几十年出现的低保真另类摇滚场景都有着敏锐的鉴赏力。紧凑的安排,轻松灵巧的乐器,苦乐参半的抒情,潜移默化的力量,在这些才华横溢的独立摇滚歌手外表下着有更多的值得一听的东西。

BowAsWell – Neon Donuts

There’s a cool-headedness to Zhang Yichi’s fusion of hip-hop, R&B, downtempo electronica, and neo-psychedelic music that’s hard to resist on the infectiously listenable Neo Donuts – the debut of the multi-instrumental and virtuoso producer BowAsWell. Not in just the way he skillfully takes everything from analog synthesizers, groovtastic baselines, and washed-out vocals and merges them gracefully around slick, retro-fitted melodies, but also in its jazz-evoking playfulness – which never loses it’s conviction and production pizazz amidst its elasticity. Sensual in both its craft and touch.

张一驰将嘻哈、R&B、慢节奏电子音乐和新迷幻音乐以一种极为冷静地处理方式融合在一起,令人难以抗拒。这张专辑极具感染力,是多乐器和艺术大师制作人BowAsWell的首秀。他不仅巧妙地利用了模拟合成器、律动性的基线和Lofi的人声,并把这些要素优雅地与重新编排的旋律融合。同时,其中也能听到爵士乐中令人玩味的部分。这使得它不会失去信念和制作中的活力。这张专辑在制作工艺和听觉感受上都无比性感。

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