Beth Orton

小簡介
從Rickie Lee Jones、Nick Drake的民謠聽到80年代的曼徹斯特搖滾隊伍 The Stone Roses，生性內向的Orton總是在自身的生活經驗與人際關系中尋找真實的情感素材，90年代初期，倫敦彌漫acid house節(jié)奏，Orton也跟著到舞池呼吸潮流，還與電子音樂奇才William Orbit合作專輯，隨后，又切換音樂類型，為爵士樂團Red Snapper的專輯客座演唱，95年為Chemical Brothers的首張專輯「Exit Planet Dust」獻唱Alive： Alone，樂界開始注意到這個清新女聲。
????96年加盟Heavenly音樂廠牌與Victor Van Vught (Tindersticks， Nick Cave)、Andrew Weatherall (Screamadelica)等制作人合作處女大碟「Trailer Park」，專輯流露出民謠音樂超強的感動力量 ，‘失魂落魄之后'的稱號就從傳媒之間開始擴散，97年與民謠/爵士傳奇大師Terry Callier合作的EP「Best Bit」為她贏得全英音樂獎最佳英國女歌手與最佳英國新進歌手的提名，同年再次為Chemical Brothers冠軍大碟「Dig Your Own Hole」獻聲，99年與Everything But The Girl團員Ben Watt、Mazzy Star團員David Roback、Ben Harper、Dr John、Terry Callier合作專輯「Central Reservation」，好評之聲從英倫傳到美國，娛樂周刊樂評推崇為驚人之作，Orton也獲邀加入Lilith Fair女性搖滾音樂祭 的巡回陣容，2000年奪下全英音樂獎最佳英國女歌手頭銜，并獲得‘ Mercury音樂大賞‘的年度專輯提名，‘Mercury音樂大賞'的評審稱贊Orton 為‘心碎歌聲之后'，2001年持續(xù)擴散唱作才情，與前Smith吉他手Johnny Marr同臺演唱。身為Chemical Brothers專輯客座主唱班底的Orton曾在99年為音樂怪杰Beck專輯「Midnite Vulture」來一首‘Beautiful Way'。
2002年7月發(fā)表的大碟【Daybreaker】，Beth Orton的民謠傷情張力有更深刻、更真切的展現(xiàn)，吉他聲、弦樂聲跟她的歌聲都互相沾染著彼此的感傷情緒，不斷的浮現(xiàn)出悵然若失的感覺，這樣沉重的情感表達多少與Orton剛經歷喪母之痛有關，盡管有來自于Chemical Brothers與Everything But The Girl團員Ben Watt細致的意境鋪排，但Orton樸實的歌聲才是一切感動力量的聚焦點，她將民謠音樂的藍調成分拉到最高點，2002年葛萊美獎3項提名才子Ryan Adams與Orton合唱首支單曲‘Concrete Sky'聽似寫意，卻潛藏著失落的思緒 ，Ryan跨刀執(zhí)筆創(chuàng)作的‘OK'則是絕望、傷痛、孤單的藍調戀曲，‘Paris Train'、‘Mount Washington'等歌曲都可聽見Orton更勝編曲意境的情境殺 傷力的嗓音特質，Orton還在‘God Song'中與前輩Emmylou Harris一較民謠 藍調唱功，Johnny Marr則在多首歌曲中貢獻吉他才情，William Orbit則為‘Think About Tomorrow'擔任混音。民謠音樂聽似輕描淡寫，但卻蘊藏無限動人情愫的特質完全在【Daybreaker】中表露無遺。
Singer/songwriter Beth Orton combined the passionate beauty of the acoustic folk tradition with the electronic beats of trip-hop to create a fresh, distinct fusion of roots and rhythm. Born in Norwich, England in December 1970, Orton debuted as one half of the duo Spill, a one-off project with William Orbit which released a cover of John Martyn's "Don't Wanna Know About Evil." She continued working with Orbit on his 1993 LP Strange Cargo 3, co-writing and singing the track "Water From a Vine Leaf" before appearing with the group Red Snapper on their first singles "Snapper" and "In Deep." In 1995 Orton teamed with the Chemical Brothers for "Alive: Alone," the ultimate track on their Exit Planet Dust LP. After assembling a backing band comprised of double bassist Ali Friend, guitarist Ted Barnes, keyboardist Lee Spencer and drummer Wildcat Will, she finally issued her 1996 debut EP She Cries Your Name; her stunning full-length bow Trailer Park, produced in part by Andrew Weatherall, followed later in the year. In 1997, Orton released the superb Best Bit EP, a move towards a more organic, soulful sound highlighted by a pair of duets with folk-jazz legend Terry Callier; the full-length Central Reservation followed in 1999. "Stolen Car" was a moderate hit among college radio and tours across the U.S. were also successful. Three years later, Orton emerged refreshed with her third album Daybreaker. This time around, she collaborated with ex-Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams and the Chemical Brothers. In early 2006, Orton released her fourth album, Comfort of Strangers. The 14-song set was recorded in two weeks with producer Jim O'Rourke.