【端倪】霍桑實驗：Hawthorne Headhunters Mixtape

　

　　

　曾接觸過法政類科的人應該對Hawthorne這個字不會陌生。

　

　Hawthorne Headhunters是由I, Ced、Black Spade和Proh Mic三人組成的製作團隊，而這張經由DJ Needles混音、可供免費或贊助付費下載的HVW8 RECORDS x FRESH SELECTS present…Hawthorne Headhunters Mixtape，是近期我聽得很仔細的專輯。

　

　先從這首歌曲下手，She Wanna。

　

　

　

　She Wanna是今年年初便找得到的歌曲，這支live video的人員就是接下來的專輯班底（但控制團體主節奏的I, Ced並未於video中現身）。

　一開始坐著的那位是Black Spade。他在2008年發行了個人專輯To Serve With Love，在台灣是交由映象唱片出版（台壓片），節奏很特別的一張alternative HipHop專輯。

　中途出現的女聲是JimiJames。取了個男性化的名字，又稱為Rah Rah Girl的JimiJames，2006年曾發行她的音樂碟The Truth。這類現場演出經驗超豐富的女聲，音樂掌握度比一般錄音室歌手要強很多。

　那位亂晃的男聲就是Coultrain。個人高度推崇的Coultrain，來自密西西比河岸的聖路易城，以些許藍調的嗓音，表現慵懶卻自信的獨特音樂性，無論是出版的個人專輯或與PPP合作的歌曲，都是不可多得的作品。

　原始版本的She Wanna請參：http://www.moovmnt.com/2008/07/03/the-hawthorne-headhunters-she-wanna-hvw8/

　

　HVW8 RECORDS x FRESH SELECTS present…Hawthorne Headhunters Mixtape，是7月初與黑樂網站freshselects聯名發表之作，基本上它的歌曲卡接並不是做的很出色；但我們可以不考慮這小瑕疵。這張專輯傳達的要旨，似乎隱藏著1920年代Hawthorne Experience的精神──從科學管理以理論主導的局限中，找出後來意外促成的行為科學理論。

　科學管理好比是HipHop和R&B的各自論述，行為科學則是歸納變動中的人的行為。Hawthorne Headhunters以HipHop和R&B為根基，藉著不斷的實驗，考慮客觀的人的因素（實證法），或許過程是讓人摸不著頭緒的新手段，結果也純屬未知，但其目的卻是為廣意範疇的黑人音樂試探新方向。

　這是自2005年左右便展開的音樂態度，這張mixtape，只是眾多實驗中的其中一個果實，期待再五年左右，HipHop與R&B可經由這些默默耕耘的人們手中，媒合出新樂種。這不是憑空臆測，而是可大膽猜測的未來事實。

　

Tracklisting:

01. Proh Mic

　　- Cosmic Beauty (Intro)

02. Black Spade

　　- Hater (feat. Coultrain & Jada Avenue)

03. Jada Avenue

　　- Heartbeat (prod. Ced No)

04. JimiJames

　　- Still In Your Heart (prod. Proh Mic)

05. Stopha Vasquez

　　- Damn (prod. Ced No)

06. Proh Mic

　　- Bang Smooth

07. Black Spade

　　- Loose Bars

08. I, CED

　　- Love…Meaning (Bossa Nova Remix) (feat. Coultrain)

　　原曲：http://www.indabamusic.com/songs/show/55994

　　or http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/08/nightcap-with-i-ced-and-coultrain

09. I, CED

　　- Voice Demo (Interlude)

10. Proh Mic

　　- Smile (feat. G. Soulo & Tiffany Wilson)

11. Black Spade

　　- Nigga Ray Leonard

12. Black Spade

　　- Across 110th Street

13. TeLuv

　　- Falling Sky (prod. Ced No)

14. Hawthorne Headhunters

　　- Oddyssey Lover (Instrumental)

15. Hawthorne Headhunters

　　- Never Give Up (feat. Coultrain)

16. Hawthorne Headhunters

　　- Get Up!

17. Hawthorne Headhunters

　　- Shining Star (Instrumental)

18. Hawthorne Headhunters

　　- Solar Madness (feat. Stopha Vasquez & Jada Avenue)

　

附錄

　

介紹一

　The Hawthorne Headhunters is a project made up of the individuals Stoney Rock (aka Black Spade), Ced No and Proh Mic and was conceived in 2007 at Ced’s recording studio in that special place between Long Beach and Los Angeles - Hawthorne, California.

　Black Spade’s music is a melting pot of sounds hailing from St. Louis by way of New York, Detroit, L.A., and everywhere that hip-hop has carved a distinctive and influential sound for itself. Along with his longtime friend Ced from St. Louis and Seattle transplant Proh Mic, the trio locked it down under the shine of Hollywood Park and created songs in the great traditions of musical heavyweight projects such as Funkadelic, Soulquarians, Native Tongues Posse and Bloomfield, Kooper, and Stills’ Super Session.

　The Hawthorne Headhunters are at the crossroads of funk, soul, jazz and hip-hop from players already years deep in the game. The music spans these genres seamlessly blurring the lines between the Southern-influenced tastes of singer/rapper/producer Black Spade and keyboard and studio controller Ced No with the next level northern bounce of rapper/producer Proh Mic.

　Features guests such as soul singer/songwriter Coultrain and L.A. based JimiJames. Executive produced by Tyler Gibney.（http://music.hvw8.com/category/artists/hawthorne-headhunters/）

介紹二

　I know its been a minute but here it is - the highly anticipated mixtape from the new hybrid supergroup, Hawthorne Headhunters. For those of you who still don’t know, HH is a three-headed production/vocal beast consisting of Stoney Rock (better known as Black Spade), Ced No (or I, CED when he’s solo) and Proh Mic. The group’s debut project, a five-track EP, drops next week on both vinyl and iTunes as the first release on HVW8 Records.

　To go along with the EP, we’ve put together this mixtape, mixed by STL cohort DJ Needles, featuring the best of the group’s unreleased works over the years - both solo and as a unit. Also highlighted in the mix are their solo productions for some of their up-and-coming collaborators, including Coultrain, Jada Avenue, JimiJames, Stopha Vasquez, and TeLuv - most of which appear on the EP.

　And even with 18 exclusive tracks - this mixtape is just the beginning of a barrage of material coming from the Hawthorne Headhunters. So stay tuned to right here and HVW8.com for plenty more music coming soon. In the meantime, download the mixtape below and let us know what you think.（http://www.freshselects.net/hawthorneheadhuntersmixtape）

　　

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