The Technicolour Sleep (豆瓣)

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表演者: The American Dollar

唱片数: 1
条型码: 0702235725207
发行时间: 2007

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　　With its self-titled debut album, The American Dollar proved one thing: it could write one hell of a single. "War on Christmas," the album’s opener, is one of the most engaging and transcendent songs written in the past couple of years, despite having running time of less than four minutes. However, this track proved to be a double edged sword, as it appears that the band used ... (展开全部) 　　With its self-titled debut album, The American Dollar proved one thing: it could write one hell of a single. "War on Christmas," the album’s opener, is one of the most engaging and transcendent songs written in the past couple of years, despite having running time of less than four minutes. However, this track proved to be a double edged sword, as it appears that the band used all of its talents in crafting it and left nothing for the following nine songs. When the release of the follow-up album, The Technicolour Sleep, was announced for early 2007, one could not help but wonder if the new album might go the way of the final nine tracks of the debut and fall under the shadow of the almighty "War on Christmas."
　　It is debatable whether or not the band itself recognized the disparity between "War on Christmas" and the rest of its debut, but regardless, all doubts are washed away within the first 3:12 of The Technicolour Sleep. "Rudiments of a Spiritual Life" blasts its way out of the speakers, effectively instilling hope that this album will live up to the band's initial potential. The overall feeling of The Technicolour Sleep has not changed much from the self-titled debut as The American Dollar still employ a shoegaze/electronica sound along the lines of M83 or Logh, but the emotion and grandeur of the entire album rivals that of the aforementioned "War on Christmas." As a cohesive work of art, this is one of the most skillfully executed albums in recent memory. From the clicks and whirs that freckle the façade of the softer ambient moments to the build-up of tension before the cathartic release, every second of this album has been meticulously crafted to remedy the mistake of the debut.
　　Another improvement over the predecessor is the proficiency in drumming which raises the enjoyment of the album exponentially. Ambient and electronica artists sometimes have the tendency to give their arrangements too much free reign and as a result may sound too whimsical or airy. With the fantastic drumming on The Technicolour Sleep, The American Dollar avoid this problem and keep the arrangements grounded in reality. There is a marked upbeat quality to this album that was not evident in the self-titled, and the drumming really adds to that quality. Whereas there weren’t many stand-out tracks on the debut outside of "War on Christmas," it is hard to pick a stand-out on The Technicolour Sleep only because each track brings a new element or sound to the album that is invaluable to the mood and feeling.
　　It is rare that I can say with a good amount of confidence that an album released this early will likely be one of my top albums of the year, but it is going to take several extraordinary albums to devalue The Technicolour Sleep. It was a shame that these guys weren’t signed to a label after the release of their debut album, but it would be an absolute tragedy if they didn’t get label attention after this magnificent creation.
　　- Dan Wotherspoon　　

曲目 · · · · · ·

歌曲	收藏
Rudiments Of A Spiritual Life
The Technicolour Sleep
Signaling Through The Flames
Tonight, Lets All Make Love In London
Daytrip
The Swamp
Supernova Landslide
Time
Summer Of War
Dea
Raided By Waves
Palestine

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美元——名字很俗，封套很美，音乐很神
泠风(wave看着好强大，不过不会玩啊~)

很多时候听歌是以貌取碟，听后摇尤其如此。在后摇的封套上可以看到最富有想象的艺术表现。当时一看见美元这张封面就激动不已。寥寥几笔而意境生，和中国的水墨画有着多么惊人的相似！然而，如此清雅的封面下面却是一个俗之又俗的名字——美元，或许是一种反讽，又或许是戏而为之？我无从知晓，但名字对于音乐来说已经无足轻重。是的，当播放这...... (10回应)

2008-01-12 1/1有用

些许安慰、些许幻想、些许逃避
吉尔伯特(XCIXYY)

在音符的国度里，有一种态度最能感染心绪，那就是矜持。The American Dollar就是这样一支能给你持续不断带来感动的乐队，他们没有EITS的活力，没有Mogwai的诡魅，没有Caspian的激扬，却有着内省的态度，在这个杂乱的世界保持神秘而清澈的低调。07年当他们被问及对“签约”的看法时，这支头两张专辑都是由...... (1回应)

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來吧，一齊在倫敦做愛
metallic饅頭(别关注我啦关注下非洲饥民好过啦)

好好笑的名字，其實只要留意一下，會發現很多post-rock的曲名都很無厘頭，例如這一首啦。當然也有很多有心裝B的，會動用許多抽象符號，像Gregor Samsa之類，也有的干脆全部untitled…… 對于American Dollar的07新磚我覺得：聽完就算了，沒有必要較真。哦也。...... (4回应)

2007-08-29

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