Vanessa Daou

小簡(jiǎn)介
盡管Trance/Ambient Dance已成為現(xiàn)今電界的主流，但各位切勿忽略一些較為另類(lèi)的跳舞音樂(lè)品種，如同Vanessa Daou所玩轉(zhuǎn)的Jazz Dance。其鬼魅般誘人嬌媚的聲線(xiàn)是最適時(shí)的一服丟魂散。她的聲音夢(mèng)囈般徘徊于吟和唱之間，如一層層薄紗用游絲弱氣輕輕送出；驕傲的小號(hào)和陶醉的爵士風(fēng)在抽象得如泡沫一樣的浮幻聲浪中閃爍光芒?？諝庵兄饾u彌漫一種欲望，旖旎地在耳邊開(kāi)花。床上的人慢慢卸去了無(wú)形的力，輕飄飄起來(lái)。
其實(shí)，從The Daou時(shí)期到Vanessa Daou時(shí)期，他們的音樂(lè)質(zhì)地并沒(méi)有太大的改變，依然是感染了爵士病毒的迷幻舞曲，侵蝕著我們的聽(tīng)覺(jué)。
Fusing jazz, pop, dance grooves, and sexually explicit lyrics, Vanessa Daou may be one of the most daring new artists of the 20th century. Her first two solo singles — Give Myself to You and Are You Satisfied? — reached the Top Ten on the dance charts compiled by Billboard. Initially released on her own label, Lotus Records, Daous debut solo album, Zipless, which featured groove-induced interpretations of Erica Jongs poetry, was reissued by MCA/Universal in the summer of 1995.
A native of Saint Thomas, Daou moved to Massachusetts in 1984 to attend boarding school. She continued to study visual art and art history at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY and Barnard College in New York City. Together with her musical partner and husband, Peter Daou, on piano, the pair recorded as Vandal and attempted to break into New Yorks underground dance music scene. Signed by Columbia/Sony, Daou released their debut duo album, Head Music, in 1992. The album was extremely successful with the first single, Surrender Yourself, reaching the top of Billboards club chart. When the label offered to pick up an option for a second album, the duo elected to sign with the new Tribal label. After releasing two chart-topping singles, Daou was signed as a solo act by Elektra chairman Bob Krasnow for his fledgling company, Krasnow Entertainment.
A top-notch remix keyboardist, Peter Daou has become a much sought-after session player, working with such artists as Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Bj?rk, Garbage, Grace Jones, and Miles Davis.