9月13日 Wednesday 星期三

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英伦新迷幻TOY首度中国巡演北京站

The English Psychedelic Icon TOY China Debut - Beijing

嘉宾 Guest：刺猬 HEDGEHOG

“黑夜中的冷枪” ——DIY Magazine

 “这几个motorik节奏的专家想要在摇滚乐历史上画上一笔 – 他们确实看着有那范儿, 简直就像一支1972年的德国乐队似的” ——The Guardian

当英国乐坛里所有人都想宣布吉他音乐之死时，伦敦的五人乐队Toy将会是让它得以重生的乐队。他们的首张单曲《Left Myself Behind》以回荡的节奏和引擎般的节拍对迷幻摇滚作出了新鲜的演绎，所以大家把他们跟另一只英国大牌迷幻乐队The Horrors联系起来一点都不意外。

很多人都不知道他们的前身是2007年的新晋乐队Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong。主唱/吉他手Tom，吉他手Dominic和贝斯手Panda在Brighton念中学时认识。他们由于创作分歧而离开了他们的第一支乐队，而在他们的首张专辑推出之前，乐队也解散收场。Panda解释说“当时我们才18岁，有很多东西我们都不懂。我们自己最喜欢的歌，主唱都不喜欢，因为思路完全没搭上……后来我们慢慢发现我们还真的蛮想自己另外组一支乐队。”

结果他们决定移居到伦敦，并找到键盘手Alejandra和鼓手Charlie加入。他们在北伦敦的一间小排练房里进行各种尝试，最终找到了最自然的感觉：美国西岸摇滚的和声，以及Can，Faust，和Neu!等经典德国迷幻乐队的节拍和律动。“我们想把我们喜欢的音乐所带给我们的影响的情绪重现出来……结合不经修饰的力量，错综复杂的，优美的，沉重的，轻柔的感觉”Panda说。

在他们为The Horrors巡演担任暖场嘉宾之后，各地乐迷才开始认识他们。几乎每篇演出的报道都提到Toy，而且都给予他们一致的热评（当然，他们夸张的发型也是其中一个话题）。他们多次获选为“必看”乐队之一，更在2012年初在东伦敦最酷的场地The Shacklewell Arms酒吧展开一连四场的驻唱演出。每场演出都出现乐迷抢购门票的情况，乐评人也都对他们有极高的评价。他们绝对是英国现在最火的新乐队。2015年，乐队与Natasha Khan合作开展了Sexwitch计划。2016年，乐队发行了集大成之作《Clear Shot》，特邀美国金牌制作人Chris Coady负责混音工作。

Tom Dougall - 人声/吉他

Dominic O’Dair - 吉他

Maxim Barron - 贝斯/人声

Alejandra Diez - 合成器/调变

Charlie Salvidge - 鼓/人声

音频链接：

http://www.xiami.com/artist/iQaMd3bdb?spm=0.0.0.0.OrAh5P

视频链接：

https://v.qq.com/x/page/a0017avgopd.html （Left Myself Behind）

https://v.qq.com/x/page/r0327t6wx8d.html （Motoring）

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/TXAB0qtsxJA/ （现场）

https://v.qq.com/x/page/q0391lmiux9.html （My Heart Skips A Beat）

http://v.qq.com/x/page/d03918gocnh.html （Dead & Gone）

刺猬，独一无二的双声部男女主唱，旋律忧郁狂躁却不乏悦耳动人。对于年华和世界的残酷与美好，他们的音乐总是以最简单的形式作出最深刻的表达，是中国摇滚乐独树一帜的乐队。Noise Pop Boys&Girl是刺猬根据自己的音乐开创出的新名词。2015年刺猬十岁了，那年的专场一票难求，周边售罄。十年来他们从未放弃用最柔软的心体会世间沉浮与物是人非。即使刺痛，他们依旧，一路"扎"到底。

“A shot in the dark” –DIY Magazine

 “These mavens of motorik like to draw on rock history – and they certainly look the part, like members of a 1972 krautrock band” –The Guardian

London's TOY borrow from shoegaze, Krautrock, and classic psychedelia to make pulsating, hypnotic music. Featuring vocalist/guitarist Tom Dougall, guitarist Dominic O'Dair, bassist/vocalist Maxim Barron, keyboardist Alejandra Diez, and drummer/vocalist Charlie Salvidge, TOY began playing together in 2010.

Before forming this group, Dougall, O'Dair, and Barron were in the band Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong. Barron also plays in Cat's Eyes, the other project of the Horrors' Faris Badwan. The group's first single, Left Myself Behind, was released in 2011 on Heavenly in a limited edition of 100 copies and sold out in a day; that year, they also supported the Horrors on tour and performed at festivals such as Field Day. 

The following year, they issued the singles Motoring and Lose My Way before releasing their self-titled debut album that September. The band reunited with producer Dan Carey for 2013's Join the Dots, which offered a more streamlined version of TOY's hypnotic psych-pop. The band collaborated with Bat for Lashes' Natasha Khan and Carey as Sexwitch, whose self-titled debut album arrived in 2015. That year, Diez left the group, and Max Oscarnold -- also of Proper Ornaments -- joined as TOY's new synth player. Late that year, the band went into the studio with producer David Wrench and recorded a set of songs inspired by folk, electronic, and film music greats spanning Bernard Herrmann, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and the Incredible String Band. The results were Clear Shot, which arrived in 2016 and featured mixing work by Chris Coady.

Audio link:

https://soundcloud.com/toy_band 

Video links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcQ2nXDvWDY (Left Myself Behind)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDYMjvdCWpc (Motoring)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUliEM41IKg&pbjreload=10 (Live session)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYUHUqkb_PA (My Heart Skips A Beat)

Hedgehog, powered by pint-size female drummer/vocalist Atom, represent the best of China's rock scene. They play indie rock music, blue noise pop boys and girl trio.

"One of the most iconic and influential indie rock trio bubbled out of the Beijing Explosion indie rock scene in 2007."

"Hugely popular with both musical hipsters, for the brilliance of their compositions and performances, and with rock and roll party animals, for their wild, out of control pop frenzy, Hedgehog’s music is totally approachable and totally unique. it is their song-writing skills that make this band more than just a great performance band and one of the most important in China"

- taken from D22

晚9点 // 200元（现场）/ 150元（预售 | 数量有限，售完即止）

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