Tráfico
- 艺人
- Think of One
- 语种
- 其他
- 厂牌
- Crammed
- 发行时间
- 2006年03月20日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Dave Lynch
Finally, after seven albums beginning with 1998's Juggernaut, Flemish avant-world funksters and rhythm-aholics Think of One have an album distributed in the United States (thanks to Crammed and Rykodisc): 2006's Tráfico. For those unfamiliar with the band's wanderings, Think of One are apt to turn up recording with indigenous musicians practically anywhere on Earth, from the Equator to the Arctic. Chuva em Pó, released in 2004, was the first fruit of the band's sojourns to Recife, capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco and home to Afro-Brazilian musical and performance forms like maracatu and forro. The Belgians, led by guitarist/vocalist David Bovée and including saxophonist Eric Morel, bassist Tomas de Smet, trombonist/tubaist Tobe Wouters, and drummer Roel Poriau, were joined by vocalists and percussionists from the region, notably singers Dona Cila do Côco and Cris Nolasco, and the result was one of the band's finest records to date, combining the influences of Antwerp and Recife in a successful blend of rhythm, atmosphere, and sonic adventurousness. For Tráfico, Think of One returned to Recife and continued their collaboration with area musicians, including Cila do Côco and Nolasco. The disc is a worthy follow-up to Chuva em Pó, perhaps a bit more pop-influenced as Bovée -- balancing nonchalance and edginess rather like Kevin Ayers in the age of caffeine -- and the other vocalists sing of such topics as an uncomfortable barroom atmosphere, waiting on a terrace for a girlfriend who will never arrive, a sea goddess, selling items in a marketplace, and a man who falls into a shellfish tank (it helps if you can understand Portuguese, French, or the Flemish Dutch dialect). ... Read More...
最新简评（共1条）
- @诗人二胖子（腐烂）(不能让好的被埋没，也不能...)：嘟嘟