Devendra Banhart

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地区: United States of America 美国

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Devendra Banhart是名谜样的人物。

这名现年二十四岁，蓄着长发与浓胡的俊美青年，有着令人困惑的身世。他出生於德州，成长於委内瑞拉，能同时说着流利的西班牙文与英语。十三岁时搬迁至南加州，毕业於旧金山艺术学院，随后在巴黎与纽约两地过着游牧民族般的迁徙生活，目前落脚於布鲁克林。如此动荡奔波的音乐人生，也许M.I.A.还稍可比拟。

Devendra为印度文，译成英文的意思是”King of Gods”；他对自己的诠释或许能更精准地描绘出这名年轻艺术家的人格特质，Devendra形容自己是:【ed Up Hippie Kid】。这名喜欢在台上穿着女装打扮成巫师，私下不修边幅，且总爱赤裸双脚游踪各地的美西嬉皮，如今却引领着所谓的Freak-Folk Movement风潮，与Christian-Folk Movement的掌舵者Sufjan Stevens各霸一方。

虽然2004年的专辑Rejoicing in the Hands获得了空前的成功，但刚出道时的Devendra Banhart却不获得乐评的青睐，诸如Defakera Banhard、Devendra Badhart 这些带着消遣意味的绰号总在乐圈流传着。即使接之而来的走红让他有能力Sold Out多数的表演，仍只能付给客席乐手微薄的酬劳，且始终处於居无定所的半游民状态。於是在一连发行了两张专辑，且忙碌了大半年的世界巡回后， Devendra Banhart决定於去年冬天，闭关於与世隔绝的Bearsville Studio。

摇滚迷对此地不会陌生，由Bob Dylan的前任经理人开设的Bearsville Studio正位於摇滚圣地Woodstock近郊，R.E.M.、Cassandra Wilson都曾於此录制专辑。除了招募一组名为Hairy Fairy的临时乐队共同脑力激荡（成员包括曾与Pernice Brothers合作的民谣吉他手Noah Georgeson），Bearsville Studio特殊的地理环境也使Devendra Banhart的新专辑Cripple Crow与过往的作品很不相同。

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Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, and Los Angeles, Devendra Banhart was always playing music and drawing. But it wasnt until his brief stay at the San Francisco Art Institute that the disciplines became his constant companions. With the encouragement of poet and SFAI professor Bill Berskon, Banhart began experimenting with all kinds of art. He also began recording songs around that same time, usually on shoddy, hand-me-down four-track machines. Brief, half-finished, or written in stream-of-consciousness form, the recordings werent initially intended for release. But friends encouraged Banhart, and he sent out a few tentative demos. He also left SFAI in favor of busking and wandering, and his travels led him from the Bay Area to Paris and eventually back to L.A. By now he was performing regularly, but he hadnt recorded or released anything officially. That changed when Michael Gira (Swans) issued the first Banhart material on his Young God imprint in October 2002. Oh Me Oh My... was an immediate critical hit, and comparisons to legends of songwriting, eclecticism, and tragedy were frequent (Tim Buckley, Syd Barrett, Marc Bolan, et al.). The Black Babies EP arrived in 2003, followed by Banharts first full-length, Rejoicing in the Hands, in April 2004. Young God released its companion, Niño Rojo, in September. Acclaim for both was nearly unanimous, and Banharts audience continued to expand. He jumped to XL for September 2005s Cripple Crow, an ambitious set and his most sonically expansive album up to that point. Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon continued in that vein, recorded at Banharts new home studio in Topanga Canyon.

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