MoonlitSailor
A footprint of feelings 豆瓣
8.7 (31 个评分) Moonlit Sailor 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2008年5月1日 出版发行: Deep Elm Records
《A Footprint Of Feelings》是他们自己独立发行的专辑。纵观收录到首张专辑《A Footprint of Feelings》的七首歌曲,最长的也不过四分半钟,所有歌曲相加还不到三十分钟,甚至抵不上某些乐队慢慢叙述的单曲时长。然而就是在这有限的时间里,Moonlit Sailor爆发出了惊人的力量,让通透的吉他担当主角,伴随鼓声的辅助,旋律优美,意犹未尽,用短短几分钟阐述心机,感观而直接,贴切又浅尝辄止。
单就音乐整体感觉而言,Moonlit Sailor跟来自宝岛台湾的阿飞西雅有着相似之处,同样是歌曲短小,旋律优美,情绪饱满。但一方水土养一方人,阿飞西雅稍显潮湿,且心思缜密,值得反复推敲。而Moonlit Sailor则要明朗开阔得多,张扬外露。毕竟在歌曲长度上,Moonlit Sailor要更为浓缩,自然也不像阿飞西雅那般承载了众多想法。
以专辑《A Footprint of Feelings》的《Waterwall》为例,伊始阶段,零星的响声是积累的基础。之后,奔腾之势渐起,但仍有所克制。随即鼓点大作,于是感情喷涌而出。动静结合的传统模式在此发挥得淋漓尽致,坚强与隐忍倾泻而出,如同沉默凝固的时间。再看《Earls Court》,更显得飘逸;而《Once We Were Children》色彩明媚,基调斑斓,观看了重播的过去。
专辑中的其他歌曲,是不便一一细碎阐述的,只因它们稍纵即逝,情绪亦短暂纷杂。这点上,有点像绚烂的气泡,也跟旅途中多变的念头不谋而合了。因为,你也不知道下一秒自己将去向何方。
So Close To Life 豆瓣
8.0 (30 个评分) Moonlit Sailor 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2009年11月17日 出版发行: Deep Elm Records
MOONLIT SAILOR isn't reinventing the post-rock genre on their sophomore full-length SO CLOSE TO LIFE...they are well on their way to perfecting it. This Swedish outfit laces cinematic, rise-and-ripple moments with unpredictable hooks and catchy melodies that effectively hold your hand through the peaks and valleys of emotional connection within their songs. These young lasses know exactly how to snare a listener with layers and mood...slowly, effortlessly, quietly (well, not always quietly) reeling you in. An instrumentally solid, exploratory and dynamically varied album with intense depth, So Close To Life is filled with highly spiritual and epic moments. "The theme or feeling behind this record is life experiences. The true beauty of music without words is that it can mean something different to each one of us...it's so close to life...it's about substance above all else. Each song title was determined based on what the song reminds the band of (for example, this reminds us of...Hope, this reminds us of...Fresh Snow, etc.)" says bass guitarist Markus Rundl. "We were very fortunate to have fantastic artist Alexander Jansson design our cover. We wanted people to feel the music by just looking at the cover, and it achieves just that...it makes one curious and conjures thought. Every song title is represented in some way in the artwork. For example, the anchor refers to the song Hope and the aeroplane refers to Landvetter (an airport near Gothenburg)" adds Rundl. You can't judge a book (album) by its cover, but you can when the band is MOONLIT SAILOR. For those yearning for a post-rock masterpiece, this is essential listening. This album is that good. It gives you hope.
Colors In Stereo 豆瓣
7.6 (21 个评分) Moonlit Sailor 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2011年8月5日 出版发行: Deep Elm Records
Moonlit Sailor's eagerly anticipated third full-length and follow-up to their critically-acclaimed Deep Elm Records debut "So Close To Life".