Labradford

小簡(jiǎn)介
Labardford是由Carter Brown,Mark Nelson和Robert Donne于1992年在美國(guó)的維琴尼亞州組建,他們的音樂(lè)非常注重嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)臉?lè)器編排,同時(shí)使用了大量的滯緩的吉他回音等來(lái)營(yíng)造出細(xì)致無(wú)比的音樂(lè)空間,間或還會(huì)插入Nelson的細(xì)語(yǔ)呢喃,他們的音樂(lè)猶如精功細(xì)雕的藝術(shù)品,他們音樂(lè)里的每一個(gè)音符都是那么動(dòng)人,盡管很多人會(huì)認(rèn)為L(zhǎng)abardford似乎張張唱片都差不多,變化不大,其實(shí)不然,Labardford一直Experimental Ambient里尋找實(shí)驗(yàn)的可行性,在樂(lè)隊(duì)的過(guò)往音樂(lè)歷程,他們不斷加入了弦樂(lè)和一些頗有質(zhì)感和光怪陸的Minimal Techno效果,使他們的音樂(lè)層次感更強(qiáng)和盡現(xiàn)低調(diào)唯美。
by Sean Cooper
Consisting of bassist Robert Donne, guitarist/vocalist Mark Nelson, and Carter Brown on keyboards, Labradford are an experimental ambient/post-rock group from Richmond, Virginia. Incorporating electronics as well as non-traditional arrangement and production techniques, the groups soundtrack-y, effects-heavy sonic landscapes operate in a vein closely allied with groups such as Experimental Audio Research, Flying Saucer Attack, and Gastr del Sol, and have earned the group high praise among a diverse variety of different audiences. The trio have released material through American indies Merge and Kranky, as well as the Kiwi rock label Flying Nun and Stereolabs Duophonic imprint. Though occasionally incorporating vocal and rhythmic elements, the group rely most often on the drone aesthetic, mixing looping guitar effects and long keyboard passages with snippets of barely-audible voice and assorted found objects on records like 1994s Prazision, 1995s Stable Reference, 1996s self-titled effort and 1997s Mi Media Naranja. 1999 brought the release of a new album, E Luxo So, as well as a tour with Godspeed You Black Emperor! and their Festival Of Drifting series, which also featured appearances from Pole, Matmos and Papa M. The ultra-minimal Fixed::Context followed two years later.