Arctic Refuge 北极
- 艺人
- Matthew Lien
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Warner Chappell
- 发行时间
- 2005年01月01日
- 专辑类别
- 合集、杂锦
专辑介绍
环保音乐家马修连恩深入极地保护区创作
马修连恩10年间6度深入北极
《北极》和《狼》、《驯鹿宣言》所不同的地方在于，这是马修首度以整个北极大地和海域为创作蓝本，而不是以单一物种为主题。在专辑中我们可以听到数十种珍贵的野地收音，例如：鲸豚、驯鹿、北极兔、潜鸟以及北极海的浪涛声。这些前所未有的音效，都是马修连恩在10年间6度深入北极地区录下的自然原音。这张专辑也是唱片史上罕见的高难度和高成本制作。
马修连恩表示：录制《北极》这张专辑是他10多年来的心愿，他一直很希望能用音乐完整呈现北极生态保护区，让世人能够感受这一片被称为「地球的屋顶」的净土，所带给他的强大心灵力量，也把这个大自然的力量传到世界上的每一个角落。
但是这个心愿并不容易实现，马修从1992年开始策划整个专辑的制作，但是他没有经费可以去进行整个计划，只能一点一滴地去做。直到1995年《狼》获得市场上的重大成功，让他开始有能力去进行北极区的录音计划。北极地处严寒，每年可以让人类在此工作的时间，只有春末夏初的两个月，马修经常整天录音下来，只录到几秒的声音。例如：为了录白鲸的声音，马修曾多次在北极海上等候，以水下45公尺专用的水底麦克风收音。通常出海4到6个小时，录到的音源只有不到1分钟的长度。《北极》专辑成本因而暴涨，进度缓慢，但是马修金牛座的性格让他不肯放弃，最后终于得到加拿大银行团的贷款和加拿大艺术家基金(FACTOR)的资助，花了10年的时间才完成录音的工作。
集结北美地区第一流音乐家
野地收音完成，开始进行录音室音乐演奏的部份，可能是马修这一份为环保而唱的心念，感动了许多杰出的音乐家，许多加拿大与美西最著名的乐手，在马修的邀约下毫不迟疑地就同意参与演出，包括：David Sinclair,Ed Henderson,Tom Keenlyside等人，其实他们都是许多知名艺人如：Jane Siberry的专属乐手。为了力求专辑的音乐性和音响效果的完美，马修特别在加拿大歌手布莱恩．亚当斯(Brian Adams)位于温哥华的专属录音室，录制整张专辑，并使用布莱恩所典藏、当年披头四专用的录音器材收音。
马修表示：整个音乐录音过程如有天助，出奇的顺利，他印象最深刻的是，有一天录音计划改变，需要重新发通告，偏偏又是要录编制最大的两首单曲，所有人的档期都是满满的，马修只好硬着头皮去敲凌晨4点的通告，当所有的音乐家爽快地答应、准时出现在录音室的时候，马修看着北美第一流的乐手远从LA、多伦多来到温哥华齐聚一堂，马修深深地相信这就是大地之母的助佑。
这一切的努力当然得到应有的回馈，《北极》整张专辑在音乐的营造和自然音效的重现上，达到了天人合一的境界，宛如置身北极海边，与鲸豚同游。全球乐迷在聆听整张专辑的11首曲目之后，普遍兴起了到北极观光的念头，马修笑说：他该改行开旅行社了。
Arctic Refuge is an adventure of music and sound resulting from several expeditions to Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the north-western Canadian range of the Porcupine River caribou herd which calve on the coastal plain of the refuge each year.
This 130,000-strong caribou herd annually completes what is considered to be the longest migration of any land animal on earth, to calve within a narrow strip of coastal plain — known as the "1002 Lands" — where 40,000 calves are born within a two week period.
Produced in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound, and released as a hybrid SACD (compatible with CD players), Arctic Refuge combines Matthew's original music composition with his textural environmental recordings, all coming together in a masterful work which celebrates one of our earth's miracles of renewal and which draws attention to the threat of oil and gas development currently facing this fragile ecosystem and the Gwich'in aboriginal culture.
Words from the artist
I remember learning of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge decades ago, for its natural wonders such as the migratory spectacle of the caribou and many migratory birds flying in from as far away as Antarctica. And it was also the threat of oil and gas development presented by multinational oil companies and pro-development conservatives in the United States government which kept this remote arctic habitat in the spotlight.
I could not have foreseen the degree to which this last remaining North American wilderness would change my life.
Back in 1996, while looking for another endangered wilderness to champion with our annual interpretive multimedia concerts known as the Yukon Wildlands Projects, my friend and fellow artist/adventurer Ken Madsen and I were both drawn to, and daunted by, the plight of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For years this place had been a virtual battleground pitting aboriginal and environmental groups against rabid resource-hungry corporations and politicians.
Would we really be able to have much impact within such a monumental struggle?
After our first expedition to the Arctic Refuge, and continuing to work closely with Ken, the Caribou Commons Project (www.cariboucommons.com) was founded in 1998. This non-profit society was represented by a coalition of aboriginal and environmental representatives dedicated to securing permanent protection for the calving grounds within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Several expeditions and a decade later, the battle rages on.
Just as the caribou struggle through chest-deep snow and ice-choked rivers to arrive in the Arctic Refuge in time for calving — as they have done for tens-of-thousands of years — so also do we strive to inspire and educate Americans and Canadian alike. Our efforts have been manifested through live multimedia concert tours, speeches, photography, book publications, CD releases, and direct lobbying within the corridors of the US Congress.
Arctic Refuge is my attempt to tell the story of a wilderness and a natural wonder which must be protected for future generations.
Your purchasing of Arctic Refuge helps to support this effort. It is our hope that one day, the mere 200-day oil supply for the United States which lies beneath the coastal plain will no longer be considered valuable enough to justify the annihilation of a timeless ecosystem and the sacred connection which the Gwich'in share with this land.
最新简评（共50条）
- @Ʋτ⸍⸍³(ᵛ⎀ )：Þ
- @chloe：高中时爱上matthew lien的bleeding wolves这张专辑 当时是因为被封面那匹狼的眼神吸引才买的 这张专辑最近才听到 很棒 很棒
- @dun_sh：悠扬的英格兰风笛是马修·列恩作品的最大特点之一！悠扬的风笛声近乎含血哭泣地向人类表达动物们的悲惨命运！呼吁人们尊重大自然，保护大自然！
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- @辛巴(“還是做個大叔好！”)：《北极》和《狼》、《驯鹿宣言》所不同的地方在于，这是马修首度以整个北极大地和海域为创作蓝本，而不是以单一物种为主题。在专辑中我们可以听到数十种珍贵的野地收音，例如：鲸豚、驯鹿、北极兔、潜鸟以及北极海的浪涛声。这些前所未有的音效，都是马修连恩在10年间6度深入北极地区录下的自然原音
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