Four80East

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加拿大二人組合Four80East在他們第二張專輯"Nocturnal"中, 向大家展現(xiàn)了他們出色的音樂協(xié)調(diào)性和結(jié)構(gòu)性. 而專輯里十首曲目的完成度更見證了這對兩人組合對音樂的激情和魔幻般的技術(shù). Rob DeBoer和Tony Grace除了一手包辦了所有這些混合了Soul, Funk, Jazz等元素的曲目創(chuàng)作和演奏外, 還得到了來自高音薩克斯管樂手Jon Stewart, 爵士笛手Andrew McPherson, 爵士小號手Ivana Santilli的傾情演出. 所有的這些東西加在一起, 不僅能帶給大家聽覺上的洗瀝, 還帶給了大家一種虛幻的視覺沖擊. 特別是充滿輕塊搖晃節(jié)奏的"Bumper to Bumper"和電光火石的合成器亂舞作品"Drive Time". 但實際上, 比起他們的首張作品, "Nocturnal"這張專輯在結(jié)構(gòu)和變化上有更明顯的優(yōu)勢, 從而使專輯有更強(qiáng)音樂表現(xiàn)力和更多樣化的風(fēng)格, 像里面運(yùn)用的那些更Funky的打擊樂器, 更Groove的剪輯樂段, 和層次更分明的Acid Jazz風(fēng)格. 而Ivana Santilli和Andrew McPherson在"Wake abd Bake"里面精彩的小號和長笛獨奏亦很有機(jī)會能帶給Four80East這對兩人組合又一次的商業(yè)成功. 總得來說, 這張CD絕對適合那些喜歡合成音樂和注重小組創(chuàng)造力的朋友們收藏.
Toronto-based Four80East is actually a studio side-project for Rob DeBoer (piano, guitar, bass, programming) and Tony Grace (drums, programming), who, along with Grace's brother Paul, run Boomtang Records. Four80East developed over several years, between Grace and DeBoer's remix schedule (for the likes of Econoline Crush, Amanda Marshall, Corey Hart, Wild Strawberries, Philosopher Kings, and Ashley MacIsaac) and their other project, the pop band the Boomtang Boys. Four80East started as an outlet of pure fun to play a sort of loose, improvisational dance music inspired by groove music out of the U.K. The other half of the band is Jack Trentman on guitar and trumpet, and Jon Stewart on tenor saxophone. The band's first album, titled appropriately enough The Album, came out in 1997 on Boomtang. It earned considerable airplay in both the U.S. and England. Nocturnal followed in early 2001, marking their first effort for Higher Octave. A year later, Round 3 followed up on their self-proclaimed "trip-jazz" sound.