Legacy

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艺人: Hiroshima
语种: 英语
厂牌: Heads Up
发行时间: 2009年01月01日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

专辑名称：广岛乐团 - 传奇 / Hiroshima - Legacy

专辑特色：这唱片其实也像是张邀请函，邀请新乐迷认识过去的广岛乐团，也邀请老乐迷认识新的广岛乐团。

专辑解说：

一群日裔美国人在卅年前创造了广岛乐团〈Hiroshima〉，为了庆祝自己在音乐界界卅年有成，特别做了这张唱片。而唱片的选曲概念也充满了回忆，他们将刚入行的第一个十年里的作品中，挑出了十一首，集结成这张专辑。但先别误会这是“精选辑”！虽是过去的作品，但并不是“把过去的录音重新出版”，而是用回顾〈Revisit〉的方式“重新诠释”这些老作品。换句话说，是旧酒装新瓶。况且卅年来乐团成员屡经更迭，新团员诠释老作品，别有风味。当然创团元老Dan Kuramoto的萨克斯风与June Kuramoto的日本筝〈Koto〉的合鸣依旧是主戏，若你是广岛乐团的老乐迷，更建议把老录音拿出来作番比较。

第一轨《Winds of Change》是广岛乐团西元1980年曾获葛莱美奖提名的金曲，来自《Odori》专辑。新版本更着重在June Kuramoto的日本筝，加上Shoji Kameda的太鼓击奏，营造出来的东洋风绝对正统，决不是老外所能模仿的。《Turning Point》则来自西元1992年的《Providence》专辑，日本筝依旧主导整体。《Dada》是西元1979年的创团之作，曲子由摇滚味十足的吉他独奏开启，但这不是吉他，而是Kimo Cornwell的效果器制造出来的声响。加上人声配唱与日本筝的激昂独奏，将东西方音乐文化的碰撞做了最好的说明。

by Michael G. Nastos

For over 30 years, Hiroshima have established a singularly unique musical footprint in contemporary ethnic jazz fusion. Combining funky beats with synthesizers and their native Japanese instruments the koto, and taiko drums, the group has become quite popular worldwide even though their name is a reminder of a sorry incident in history. This collection is one of several the group have planned to celebrate their three decades together, in this instance remaking music from their first ten years via a fresh perspective. As co-leaders, multi-instrumentalist Dan Kuramoto and koto player June Kuramoto continue to give the ensemble their multicultural core values while retaining the rich traditions of the Asian homeland with current-day American backbeat rhythms. At their heaviest, "Dada" sports a rock-type guitar, while "I've Been Here Before" is lighter and more soulful. "East" has an interactive quality due to its minimalism via a marimba synthesizer and the acoustic piano playing of Kimo Cornwell, "Hawaiian Electric" is the best jam and very upbeat, and the taiko drums played by Shoji Kameda during "Another Place" contrast with the funk beat, and comes together with the shakuhachi flute of Dan Kuramoto. Terry Steele sings on the blatant ooh-yeah pop tune "Save Yourself for Me," and a Philly soul element is used for the slow ballad "Roomful of Mirrors". This music tends to be a bit grandiose as "Winds of Change" demonstrates, but there's enough diversity with the soprano, tenor sax, or flute of Dan Kuramoto, and the absolutely lovely koto work of June Kuramoto, including a fair amount of improvising, to make this music relatively interesting. Fans of Hiroshima will want this collection to hear how these pieces have evolved from their initial recordings, and newcomers can be equally pleased.

Legacy

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