Deerhunter

Bradford Cox臺上擺動的孱弱身軀，混合龐克狂躁和情境電氣的實驗迷離旋律，來自喬治亞州的五人樂隊Deerhunter，從與The Fall、Sonic Youth、My Bloody Valentine、Jesus and Mary Chain、Spacemen 3等經(jīng)典聲音的連結(jié)，加上深受馬凡氏癥（Marfan Syndrome）所苦的靈魂人物Bradford Cox，用藥物和病痛堆砌起柔軟迷離又刺激的音樂性格，讓Deerhunter成為當(dāng)今獨立樂壇令人最無法抗拒的組合之一。
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2005年轉(zhuǎn)投芝加哥實驗搖滾名廠Kranky，以一周時間錄制完成的第二張專輯《Cryptograms》，一舉讓Pitchfork、The Village Voice等刁鉆傳媒心服口服，紛紛獻(xiàn)上超高評價，更進(jìn)一步確立了Deerhunter新一代迷幻噪音班霸的地位。年初才化名Atlas Sound以個人專輯《Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel》，讓樂迷深陷他極盡私密的迷離夢境，相隔半年Bradford Cox又帶領(lǐng)著Deerhunter推出萬眾矚目的第三張專輯《Microcastle》，開場一連兩首《Agoraphobia》和《Never Stops》意外令人聯(lián)想到Belle & Sebastian的爽朗節(jié)拍，《Calvary Scars》、《Green Jacket》彌漫精靈氣息的搖籃曲，《Nothing Ever Happened》和《Saved by Old Times》則展現(xiàn)了讓流行搖滾曲式瞬間升級的獨特迷幻魔力，這回Deerhunter悄悄躲進(jìn)藏匿在他們苦澀世界中心的小花園，將《Cryptograms》里巨大深沉的實驗聲響，化為背景里滲透出記憶的溫度，用12段扣人心弦的流暢旋律，對“流行”進(jìn)行一次屬于Deerhunter重新詮釋。
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Deerhunter is an experimental noise rock band from Atlanta, fronted by the compellingly odd singer Bradford Cox. Cox's vocal style blends vocal experimentation along the lines of Meredith Monk or Yoko Ono with a more direct and punky howl inspired by the Fall's Mark E. Smith. Cox is also a striking on-stage presence: the exceedingly skinny 6'4& lead singer has Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder of the connective tissue that gives him abnormally long and spindly limbs. (The late Joey Ramone was another well-known frontman with Marfan syndrome.) Cox often exaggerates his otherworldly look by performing in Victorian-style party frocks and engaging in Iggy Pop-style acts of ritual self-abasement while his bandmates churn out an aggressive mix of industrial-grind guitars and fractured dance rhythms that often recalls earlier Georgia art punks like the Method Actors and Pylon. Deerhunter was formed in 2001 by Cox and drummer and keyboardist Moses Archuleta; guitarists Colin Mee and Lockett Pundt and bassist Josh Fauver completed the lineup over the following years. Deerhunter signed with the local Atlanta indie Stickfigure Records for their 2005 debut: nominally untitled, the album is also known as &Turn It Up, Faggot& (a phrase that doesn't appear on the sleeve), an insult that Cox claimed was often thrown at the band during their gigs. Deerhunter then signed to the higher-profile indie Kranky (Godspeed You Black Emperor!, etc.) for their second album, Cryptograms, as well as the EP Fluorescent Grey.