2011-02-11
【浸泡】Lenny Harold（formaly Chanj）
本名Glenn H. Adams, Jr的Lenny Harlod，出生在紐澤西，一開始是以Chanj之名闖蕩音樂圈，參加了許多素人音樂競賽，其中最著名的是「Amateur Night At The Apollo」，多次以一首Floetry名曲〈Say Yes〉，唱作俱佳的渲染演出擄獲人心：
運氣比較不好的Chanj，如同丟四處履歷一般，沒有獲得青睞，隨後才改名Lenny Harold，並成立自己的廠牌Drink Up The Music，2011年上半年預計推出首張專輯《The Journal of Wonders: Tale of the Phoenix in the Moon Labyrinth》。目前釋出幾首單曲：
〈It's the Worst〉
最新的〈The Phoenix Cry〉
（這首歌可在http://www.reverbnation.com/lennyharold下載）
2011-02-10
【安息】J Dilla (1974~2006)
很鼻酸......everybody loves DILLA.
(2:55) - Work Ethic Starts In The Basement
(7:35) - What To Listen For in A Dilla Beat
(9:10) - J.Dilla's Range As A Producer. The King of Reinvention
(12:16) - Going Beyond His Influences
(14:39) - The Dilla Approach To Production
(20:21) - Jay The Producer vs Jay The MC
(26:08) - The Personal Side of J.Dilla
(29:04) - A Soldier Unstoppable!
(32:05) - Venturing Out. (as explained by Phat Kat)
(33:59) - Heading Home... Job Well Done.
(34:48) - We Salute You.
【盎！】Hocus Pocus - On & On & Again: Semiologist Remixes
Hocus Pocus x Semiologist
tracklist
1.Hocus Pocus feat. T-Love & The Procussions- Vocab! (Semiologist Remix)
2.Hocus Pocus feat. Ty- On and On Pt. II (Semiologist Remixes)
3.Hocus Pocus feat. The Procussions- Hip-Hop ? (Semiologist Remix)
2011-01-30
【迴響】Michel'le - Something in My Heart
1989年，十九歲的年輕女聲Michel'le在Ruthless唱片發行了她的首張個人同名專輯，其中有一首單曲〈Something in My Heart〉很特別，由Michel'le與Dr. Dre共同創作與製作，1991年爬到Billboard專輯榜第31名與R&B/HipHop榜第二名：
2010年，Michel'le帶著她的第三張專輯《100 Proof EP》回到歌壇，距離前一張專輯《Hung Jury》已有十二年了。該年巡迴時，Michel'le喜歡把〈Something in My Heart〉拿出來觸動歌迷的情緒：
二十二年過去，2011年的〈Something in My Heart〉依舊經得起考驗：
迴響極大！
2011-01-28
【墨德】Graciela Maria & Robot Koch - Many Places
Mexican Singer/Songwriter Graciela Maria has been singing since she was a little kid. Having livied in Mexico City for many years, she was part of the mexican electronic music scene and made music with local producers signal deluxe.
In 2009 she met berlin based producer Robot Koch in New York at his show at Coco66 in Brooklyn.
They started making music together and Grace was featured on Robot`s album “Death Star Droid” as well as on the Ep “Listen To Them Fade”. 2009 marked the beginning of a journey both musically and geographically for Graciela, as she moved from Mexico City to Berlin and started playing shows wolrdwide with Robot Koch.
They played everywhere from the Sonar Festival in Barcelona to some obscure art festivals in Bulgaria and Tunesia.
With Many Places, Graciela Maria`s stunning debut album, she steps into the light as more than just a featured vocalist on Koch`s electronica and dubstep driven compositions: Her own music breathes the vibe of classic singer/songwriters like Tim Buckley and Elliot Smith, with the music and the production being even more organic and live sounding than on the previous Koch tracks. The songwriting took place all over the world, as Graciela traveled and lived in many places recently, accompanied by her little notebook and her digital camera, which she uses to record song ideas on all the time. The topics she deals with are both surreal and personal and leave it up to the listener to be interpretated.
Producer Robot Koch teamed up with friend and fellow musician Sneaky (Fingathing / Ninja Tune) to create this organic and retro futuristic sounding album, that incorporates Double Bass, Live Drums, Cello and other String instruments and well as a subtle touch of cutting edge electronic production which Robot Koch is know for. The track “Many Places” features a string arrangement by Fiora Cutler.
Graciela Maria is an artist to watch out for in the future as she proves to create timeless pieces of music that are appealing to Indie/pop listeners and lover`s of electronic music alike.
2011-01-25
【MV】Bilal ft. Shafiq Husayn, Erykah Badu & Stephen 'Thundercat' Bruner- Levels (Directed by Flying Lotus)
FULL SCREEN
The Sounds of VTech / Bilal Levels
原始構想下的混音版
Bilal - Levels Log.Os (KenBts. Remix)
oscillations, guitar, loops, programming - KenBts.
supporting vocals - Iman Omari, Nikko Gray
drums - Chris 'Daddy' Dave
"Levels" was created in a small basement studio, below Shafiq Husayn's home in Los Angeles. Bilal, Shafiq, & I produced the foundation of what would become the song under a certain creative hypnosis. It seemed as if, before our ears, the synthetic sounds and beeps congealed into a single living and pulsating organism. It would then soon sprout wings, carrying under them an all-encompassing message. "Levels" has since taken a life unto its own, bringing in interpretations from Flying Lotus and Sonnymoon; furthering what may be now called the "Levels Experiment". The remix I provided follows in the tradition of the original song's spirit: an ambitious exploration of sound, space, and emotion; an aviary craft bursting into the embers of a maiden flight." -KenBts.
2011-01-24
【MV】Outasight - Losing My Mind (Prod. by 6th Sense)
2011-01-23
2011-01-20
【流憩】告別九份，前往金瓜石，預約水湳洞
這半年的人生處於混亂階段，理不斷的事情依舊存在，好不容易暫告一段落，因此興起出遊的念頭。我們迅速將打理住所等技術性事務安排妥適，無奈，冬雨打亂了行程，只得改弦易轍，最終決定捨棄自己的交通工具，改為搭車前往這次的目的地－－金瓜石與九份。
我們從南港展覽館站出發，乘坐公車到達汐科火車站，接著轉搭區間車到瑞芳火車站，下火車後，再到站前廣場另一端頂好超市旁，等待上山的公車。
回程也是相同方式，因為這樣的三段式轉乘，比起坐臺北市直達九份或金瓜石的公車，或者搭火車到基隆再轉公車，時間上應是節省一些，全程不會超過一個小時半。
輾轉抵達位於金瓜石五號寮的民宿後，稍事休息並熟悉環境，復依原先計畫，今日午後先造訪九份。
九份這地方我來過不知幾回，從十幾二十歲剛上臺北，十幾年過去，它帶給我好多妙不可言的感受。從當時時興的跨校聯誼、班遊，一直到出社會後的那些個約會，總之，這個經年下著雨、躲在海岸線後方的東北角，真像是個敏感的孩子，動不動就惹人悒怏。
我們從南港展覽館站出發，乘坐公車到達汐科火車站，接著轉搭區間車到瑞芳火車站，下火車後，再到站前廣場另一端頂好超市旁，等待上山的公車。
回程也是相同方式，因為這樣的三段式轉乘，比起坐臺北市直達九份或金瓜石的公車，或者搭火車到基隆再轉公車，時間上應是節省一些，全程不會超過一個小時半。
輾轉抵達位於金瓜石五號寮的民宿後，稍事休息並熟悉環境，復依原先計畫，今日午後先造訪九份。
九份這地方我來過不知幾回，從十幾二十歲剛上臺北，十幾年過去，它帶給我好多妙不可言的感受。從當時時興的跨校聯誼、班遊，一直到出社會後的那些個約會，總之，這個經年下著雨、躲在海岸線後方的東北角，真像是個敏感的孩子，動不動就惹人悒怏。現實與記憶，是兩支人生座標，一支會領你尋找夢想，一支會替你尋繹厥初。九份亦若是，太多人數著它的不是－－過度商業化，讓它的美麗只存在於旅遊介紹裡。而我何嘗不是如此，那些九份故事，隨著時間的流逝而淘洗殆盡，主觀評價自然根深柢固。
但是，十幾年前九份就是這副模樣了。人們到這裡，與到任何風景名勝與復古老街的行為模式都一樣，不花錢買點食或物，不拍照留念，代表你沒佇足過。我不曉得更多年前的九份長得是何等面貌，過去的照片或歷史，只會徒增我的困擾。那些是前人的生活，是當地人的生活，我無以置喙。
順著人潮、伴著雨滴，單純的當個好奇的旅人，什麼都不想的東瞧瞧西看看，找尋當下的感觸才能豐厚未來的回憶。
這天的大雨，讓遊客如織的「九份標記」褪色不少，尤其是那條自老街一路而降、掛上紅燈籠的輕便道，沿途只見三三兩兩，每踏出一步，我們只聽見自己製造的留聲。想必沒有人願意肩頭淋著雨，畢竟那一點都不浪漫吧！
回金瓜石的途中，雨仍下著，昏暗的天空不見朦朧。時雨中學與瓜山國小的孩子們，每日每夜擁抱一齣又一齣的寧靜，不知他們的心靈見著了又看著了哪些故事？
終於回到了民宿。這幢小屋很有意思，它位於坡道上，意外造就出的梯形構造；從前頭望去是一層樓，但從後方看則是兩層樓，有點樓中樓的味道。一進門可見偌大的起居室，再往下方石階走去即是臥室，盥洗室則在臥室底，推門可見。盥洗室裡有扇小門引起我們的好奇，打開門栓後，真相大白，是一座專屬夏日的露天陽臺！
年雨量逼近四千公釐的金瓜石果然威力驚人，它的濕冷空氣，使我的呼吸急促、胸口發悶，若非周遭圍繞的氣氛如此溫暖，能不能熬過還真是個問題。12月25日，我們睡到雨停。推開窗門，外頭空氣乾燥又清新，微微透露的陽光，催促我們趕緊出門。
道別了民宿小屋，我們前去黃金博物園區。
開幕已六年的黃金博物園區，完整擘畫金瓜石與水湳洞的礦業興衰史。園區內的各項建築沿山而建，無論是保留原貌、修復，或新建的建築，連成一氣的整體感，處處值得流連。園區不斷擁入人潮，有獨自前來的散客，也有九份金瓜石套裝行程的旅行團，這使我聯想起那一輛輛塗裝成土黃色的公車，上面的字眼「九金水」，便是讓這三地活絡的新名詞。現實與記憶的本質相同，透過時間的橫縱軸，為人們尋覓生命的定義。美好的歷史終究只是過去式，金瓜石能否靠著觀光資源或者礦脈的再開採而重獲新生，沒有人知道，但肯定的是，現在不開始施作，將來一定無所成。
「告別九份，前往金瓜石，預約水湳洞」，希望下次在細雨紛紛之中，時間能夾帶更多和煦的日光問候。
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