關於Sondre的舊報道

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2011-01-20 20:22:57

澳門日報 F03 | 優質混沌 | By 李子健 2006-04-28 真冧功 時常聽到較年長的流行樂迷慨嘆現今的流行歌曲今非昔比，就算以最基本的旋律來衡量，新的作品(說是商品或許更為貼切)多不及當年的歌曲。我由上世紀八十年代開始聽音樂，對於現時的流行曲，我也與這些較年長的流行樂迷一樣有同感，都認為今天的歌曲難以留在腦海裡。試想當年的流行曲，就算不能隨時哼唱，也可以在聽到引子後，輕易地接唱旋律，懷舊一番。我難以想像聽今時今日的歌曲的樂迷能在往後的日子如我輩般唱“老歌”，他們對自己曾經常聽的昔日歌曲可能只有模糊的印象，以此來看，我相信，我們比他們快樂。 雖然現實是這樣悲哀，我們不應輕易放棄，精彩的新作仍是有的。 去年，來自挪威的年青唱作人、結他手兼樂隊領班SondreLerche打算在今年推出兩張大碟。在二月，他首先推出了專輯DuperSessions，收錄了他的新作及全新演繹的別人舊作，而負責支持他的四人樂隊TheFacesDownQuartet就是一直與他合作多年的三人組合，再加上爵士鋼琴家ErikHalvorsen，在此鋼琴、低音提琴、鼓及結他的配搭下，Sondre輕鬆率性地在挪威的Duper錄音室灌錄歌曲，一切皆來得自然直接，不似之前兩張大獲好評的專輯FacesDown及TwoWayMonologue般着重製作。 十三首歌曲中有三首翻唱歌，而美版碟就將原來上世紀四十年代的流行曲TheMoreISeeYou換作ElvisCostello的舊作HumanHands，無論是新歌還是舊曲，DuperSessions由頭至尾都是令人冧到貼地的動聽流行極品。首曲Everyone＇sRootingforYou已是一首能令人一聽便愛上的優質流行作品，具有出色的旋律，令人難以忘記。 精彩的作品還需出色的音樂人演繹，Sondre如常地以他輕柔的歌聲，將一首又一首表現甜美愛情的精緻歌曲送給我們，而這作品經TheFacesDownQuartet充滿爵士味的處理下，令我禁不住感受到甜蜜的滿足感。我毫無保留地推介愛侶們一起親密地接受SondreLerche的冧功。sundays@macau.ctm.net

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  Willd 组长 楼主 2011-01-20 20:23:33

  海峽時報 (新加坡) By Yeow Kai Chai , sound bites 2006-04-28 標示關鍵字

  Albums of the week

  THE dearly-departed R&B pop star Aaliyah once announced that 'age

  ain't nothing but a number', when she unleashed her debut album at

  age 14 back in 1994.

  Fast forward to 2006 and two immensely talented newcomers prove

  the resonance of her statement. One is an elfin heartbreaker from

  Bergen, Norway, who could not wait to grow up, and the other is a

  Rochester, New York, charmer who can give older folks like Jason

  Mraz and John Mayer a run for their money.

  At the world-weary age of 23, Scandinavian Sondre Lerche already

  has two critically acclaimed albums under his belt: Faces Down

  (2001) and Two Way Monologue (2004) which showcase a Beatle's ear

  for memorable melody and a Bacharach's taste for sophistication.

  His precocity is a gift of wonder. Already, he is bandied as a

  Norwegian Serge Gainsbourg in the making. You can see why from his

  decidedly jazzier outing. Co-written with pianist Erik Halvorsen,

  Duper Sessions is the first of two 2006 projects (the other being

  a rockier, punchier album) and recorded live in the studio.

  As the songsmith has said in interviews, he does not care for

  trends. In weaving his own originals with a standard, Cole

  Porter's Night And Day, and Prefab Sprout Paddy McAloon's

  Nightingales, the disc is a beautifully seamless, retro-lounge

  recording. It's like listening to a more upbeat Elliott Smith

  turned mellow crooner, a folkier Jamie Cullum without trying too

  hard.

  Six years younger than Lerche, Teddy Geiger is a 17-year-old

  actor-singer whose raven-haired, pneumatic-lipped beauty belies

  his undeniable talent. Apparently, he started writing songs by the

  time he turned eight and landed a recording contract by 16 - which

  goes to show that this chap has ample training for his inevitable

  and imminent big break. Underage Thinking is packed with the right

  touch of adult-oriented schmaltz and new-age sensitivity to hook

  the O.C. demographic, though a little less gloss would be nice.

  Thankfully, his raspy, expressive voice - not to mention his good

  looks - is his killer ap. Never mind the buffed, formulaic

  production with its Vanessa Carlton-type piano accents and

  surging, overdubbed harmonies; none of it undermines his

  undeniable sincerity.

  In Thinking Underage, his confession 'Forgive me Mom and Dad/if

  the music makes you sad/Nothing can prepare us for the day/When

  little boys grow old' may jolt some listeners to how young he

  really is, but the whole delivery is dazzlingly mature beyond his

  years.

  Slick as butter

  HEY, time to blow the patriotic trumpet: There's a sexy Singapore

  belle by the name of Dawn Zhu in Glasgow's latest and

  much-ballyhooed band El Presidente.

  Little is known but we know she plays drums in the quintet already

  billed as the Scottish answer to Scissor Sisters.

  Named after a French butter brand, the band serves up yummy

  zingers filled with P-funk, glam-rock and disco-relics that will

  easily go down well with any music fan.

  Brandishing the kind of effortless killer chic that only the

  naturally stylish are born with, Italian-Scots singer Dante Gizzi

  and his kakis breeze through a dozen brilliant thrillers that

  recall Prince, the Beach Boys and Led Zeppelin at their peak.

  Gizzi does a mean Bee Gees falsetto in sizzlers like 100mph and

  Without You and you will be hard pressed to remain glued to your

  seat.

  SHE still moonlights as a slap-happy stand-up comedienne but as a

  singer, she trawls the strictly melancholy, Sarah

  McLachlan-meets-Amy Grant country.

  A bit incongruous, I know, but that's the beauty of Rosie Thomas.

  Signed to the super-hip label Sub Pop, this Seattle songstress is

  already heralded by cult names like Damien Jurado, Iron & Wine and

  Ed Harcourt (with whom she duets on Let It Be Me) for her

  gorgeously plaintive voice.

  And rightly so: there's a flawlessness in the way she wraps her

  caramel vocals around lovelies as slow-burn as It Don't Matter To

  The Sun, Say What You Want and Time Goes Away.

  Still, while recording in Los Angeles with Liz Phair guitarist

  Dino Meneghin and film soundtrack string arranger Josh Myers may

  have lent a radio-friendly sheen to the proceedings, something was

  siphoned out of her - a certain edge, or ballast?

  Nevertheless, the songs are latte-delicious enough for those who

  lap up the likes of Corrinne May.

  kaichai@sph.com.sg

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  Willd 组长 楼主 2011-01-20 20:25:00

  海峽時報 (新加坡) By Bernard Koh 2008-02-04 Lerche's many faces KEEP March 14 free. That's when you can hear Sondre Lerche, whose silvery voice pervades the film soundtrack of romantic dramedy Dan In Real Life. The movie, starring Steve Carell, was released here early last month. The Esplanade is bringing in the Norwegian folk-pop troubadour and his band The Faces Down for this year's Mosaic Music Festival, which is from March 7 to 16. You can expect the group to do 'a bit of everything from our albums so far', Lerche says over the phone from New York last week. So prepare for moods to swing from the lilting pop of FacesDown (2001) and Two Way Monologue (2004) to the retro jazziness of Duper Sessions (2006) and rock aggression of Phantom Punch (2007). This is the first time that Lerche and his band will perform songs from Dan In Real Life together. 'I'll decide what to play on the spot there and then, and the band just follows me,' says the 25-year-old wunderkind. 'We've performed together for six, seven years now, so it's very intuitive and there's great freedom in playing with them. 'It's difficult to tell what will happen and what you will end up doing.' This comes from the man who has lived in New York for the last three years despite famously saying once: 'No way was I going to New York to record when we've got it all back home in Bergen, Norway.' You ask if there is any chance Lerche and songbird Inara George will gig together in Singapore. George contributed back-up vocals on Phantom Punch and is one half of Los Angeles indie-pop duo The Bird And The Bee, who will also perform at the Esplanade a day before Lerche. He muses: 'I met her a couple of weeks ago and we were talking about how fun it'd be to meet up in Singapore. I haven't thought about that, but you never know.' Frequently compared to the likes of Elvis Costello, Cole Porter and Burt Bacharach, who are his musical heroes, Lerche says: 'I always find a sort of romantic, melodic element reflected in the songs I do.' He asks if the Singapore audience is tame or rowdy, and what the venue of the performance is like. 'In an intimate setting, I can perform the songs in a spontaneous, simple way and get to know the audience.' The Esplanade Concert Hall can seat 1,600. Perhaps the lyrics from his song Modern Nature sum up best what could happen at his show. 'We'll just have to wait and see (Wait and see)/If things go right we're meant to be.' bernkoh@sph.com.sg Sondre Lerche and The Faces Down will perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall on March 14 at 11pm. Tickets at $58 are available from Sistic (www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348- 5555). The $30 tickets are sold out. 'We've performed together for six, seven years now, so it's very intuitive and there's great freedom in playing with them. It's difficult to tell what will happen and what you will end up doing'Sondre Lerche on the unpredictable nature of his performances with his band The Faces Down

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  Willd 组长 楼主 2011-01-20 20:25:23

  海峽時報 (新加坡) 2008-03-18 What fans say

  Jason Wong, 24, civil servantWatched: Olivia Ong'This is my first time at Mosaic. I came specially to listen to Olivia Ong. I heard about her from my brother and how she's been making waves in the jazz scene. It's great that she's performing at Mosaic so she gets more exposure.'

  Chiang Cheng Chai, 19, NSFWatched: Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down'His versatility is mesmerising, and though I've been a fan for only one month, I'm now a fan for life. The Mosaic festival delivers a cool line-up. I wish I had more time and money to catch the other acts.'

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  Willd 组长 楼主 2011-01-20 20:28:02

  HEARTBEAT RADIO 海峽時報 (新加坡) 2009-11-13 By yeow kai chai, sound bites Sondre Lerche Rounder/Decca *** 1/2

  New York-based Sondre Lerche is yang to Kings Of Convenience's yin. While his fellow Bergen, Norway, compatriots are content to sit back and lightly stir their special brew of sadness, Lerche cannot wait to meld pop's many threads into a vivid rainbow.

  He is clearly in love with music. Heartbeat Radio, his fifth album, channels myriad interests - garage rock, jazz and chamber pop - into a consistently palatable player.

  His youthful vim is distilled into a refined retro-magpie sensibility. He channels Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon in swooning songs such as I Cannot Let You Go, brandishing wistful 1990s-styled guitar riffs, female accompaniment and orchestral strings flourishes without missing a beat.

  And there are Don't Look Now and Words And Music, spiky Elvis Costello-meets-Randy Newman confessional pop ditties that could fit into his wry soundtrack for 2007's comedy Dan In Real Life. He is shaping up nicely, this Norwegian.

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