Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death! (豆瓣)

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表演者: EF

唱片数: 1
条型码: 7320470070420
发行时间: 2006
出版者: And the Sound
介质: Audio CD

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　　This quintet hailing from Gothenbourg, Sweden, offers a soothing, atmospheric, and dense form of post-rock, comparable to bands like Mono or Yndi Halda. With six tracks clocking in at 55 minutes, this release is certainly not bad; it offers tracks which are relaxing, rhythmic, interesting, and dynamic, but ultimately, remain unmemorable. I’m not quite ready to condemn the band ... (展开全部) 　　This quintet hailing from Gothenbourg, Sweden, offers a soothing, atmospheric, and dense form of post-rock, comparable to bands like Mono or Yndi Halda. With six tracks clocking in at 55 minutes, this release is certainly not bad; it offers tracks which are relaxing, rhythmic, interesting, and dynamic, but ultimately, remain unmemorable. I’m not quite ready to condemn the band to death, however, as it does seem to meet its stated objective. The album does tend to grow on the listener after repeat listens, and it is a rewarding experience to come to appreciate the delicateness of these melodies, as they are quite subtle. It is a solid debut, but still nothing completely earth shattering, although I would recommend Give me Beauty... as a good album to chill out to (possibly while indulging in some stereotypical, late night, illegal inhalations.) The tones, textures, rhythms, and arrangements are not entirely original and will not leave you aching for the next opportunity to listen again. Sonically, Ef offers a pleasant mix of ambient noise, guitar tremolo, and sparkling dynamism all underlain with slow, tribal drums and strings.
　　
　　Ef may be at their best when they make use of the addition of duel male/female vox, which are unfortunately used sparingly, and seem rather out of place when one considers them in context of the whole composition. The epic, 12:17 long track, "Hello Scotland", reaches several grand climaxes, but suffers from weak transitions. In the equally epic "Final Touch / Hidden Agenda", the band comes together in the perfect synergy of lulling ambience, rocking beats, gentle guitars, duel vocals, a hint of melodica, (or perhaps accordion, either way, Swedes always tend to use these instruments well) and convincing, appropriate climaxes.
　　
　　I don’t intend for this to come off too negative, for there is truly a lot on this album to enjoy. It seems, however, to be representative of the kind of run-of-the-mill, mediocre output that we are presently witnessing coming out in the ‘post-rock’ genre. Although the music is listenable, and the musicians proficient, the creativity and groundbreaking originality I associate with genre defining artists (such as GY!BE, EITS, ASMZ, Mogwai, etc.) is no longer present in 90% of the albums currently coming out. As the output of bands under the umbrella of post-rock expands exponentially, the ubiquity of such mediocre releases strikes me as worrisome for a genre that is, hopefully, in its infancy.
　　
　　This is a solid debut release, however, and I will look forward to the next release by Ef. I think that this band has a lot of potential, and hopefully will further explore the use of vocals, perhaps going in a direction akin to Jeniferever, using vocals less sparingly and allowing for them to become more integral parts of their compositions. I am reminded of KC Accidental or early Broken Social Scene, (although not sonically) as a group whose instrumental songs where given sorely needed direction once vocals were added. Without the cinematic intuition of acts like EITS or GY!BE to grant their instrumental tunes direction, vocals can possibly transform this mediocre outfit into something spectacular.
　　
　　--Joseph Sannicandro　　

曲目 · · · · · ·

歌曲	收藏
Ett
Hello Scotland
Final Touch / Hidden Agenda
He Came, He Stayed, He Fell
Tomorrow My Friend
We'll Meet In The End

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chcNumb(那么多电影节都去不了~)

这又是一张绝不能不一口气听完便评论的专辑.前两首听罢确实逼迫你下此结论:又是一张老的泛黄的'Post-Rock基本规则'之套路的产物,好似悠扬实却催人约会周公的缓慢旋律,公式化的到了有气无力的爆炸,偶尔掺上呢喃人声~~当你就要摘下耳机时,乐队却摇身变成了另一支乐队,如果事先不知会以为在听Mono或Explosions ...... (1回应)

2006-11-13 10/11有用

EF--give me beauty..or give me death
Cam(牛贱桥)(mono live@HK)

这是一场绚烂的烟火，绽放在瑞典那片蔚蓝的天空中。正如封面，是一片晚霞，数只飞翔的白鸟，简简单单，却沁人心弦。悠扬的节拍，展现出生命中所有的美好；柔和的旋律，正在诉说着一个神奇的故事。在后摇滚遍地开花的今天，EF这个名字很陌生，甚至为极少数人所知。EF来自瑞典的哥德堡，是支五重奏乐队，成立于2003年的5月。在乐...... (4回应)

2007-07-04 4/4有用

No regret. No complaint. No darkness...
默默R

“Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death!”实在是句任性的话语，却也是个完美主义者期望的出路，也许我永远都不忍心说出来... 这是张情感饱满，层次丰富且过渡自然的专辑，不适合心灰意冷、麻木不仁的时刻。所有思绪、感动、温柔、激动、悲伤都随音乐铺张开来，起起伏伏的，让悟性和决心都苏醒了，真好...... (3回应)

2008-03-29

the post rock
二入四行

三首10分钟以上的曲子都极棒。整张专辑是一个整体，每首作品的曲调都有联系。很过瘾。听的过程中有两个傻鸟在旁边辩日，令人恼火!!......

2008-03-28

深度+广度=后度
温柔的骨头

现在推荐的很多歌曲已经听不来了，只能慢慢去挖潜了。也听了很多的后摇，还是ef和mooncake合口味！ ......

2009-02-05

没有新意但是要承认好听
狐小花(后来我装逼了，不明白不行)

吉他情绪把握得很紧凑，调子清雅婉转，编曲功力一流。缺点是激越的吉他噪音部分音色并不如意，有点尾大不掉。可以听得出团队整体比较擅长和偏向写意的叙事绘景，弦乐部分控制得恰到好处，有时候忽然冒出的提琴让人叫绝。但是飙起爆裂的音色就不是他们的强项了，能爆到high点的片段非常之少。个人非常喜欢track1 2 4。有不少深情优...... (1回应)

2007-06-24 1/3有用

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