アイドルグループRAYが、14曲入りの1stアルバム『Pink』を5/23(土)にリリースする。シューゲイザーはじめ、オルタナティブ、emo、メロディックパンク、激情ハードコア、IDM等様々な90s要素を詰め込んだ1枚に仕上がっており、公式YouTubeでは期間限定でアルバムのフル視聴が可能。
シューゲイザーモンスターことRingo DeathstarrのElliott Frazierが楽曲提供した「Meteor」（RAYはRingo Deathstarrの来日公演ではオープニングアクトも果たした）をはじめ、キングオブシューゲイザーことcruyff in the bedroomのハタユウスケが制作した「世界の終わりは君とふたりで」、「尊しあなたのすべてを」はとことんシューゲイザーでありながらとことんウタモノであるというcruyff in the bedroomのDNAを正統に受け継ぐ楽曲となっており、またインディー・シューゲイザーシーンでひときわ異彩を放つForTracyHydeのフロントマン管梓（最近新たにエイプリルブルーも結成）は「Fading Lights」、「バタフライエフェクト」、「スライド」の制作に携わった（本作には・・・・・・・・・(通称dotstokyo)の「スライド」をリメイクしたデイドリームな新バージョンが収録されている）。等々一線で活躍するクリエイターから提供された強度ある楽曲が収録されている。
また、IDMをアイドルソングでやったらどうなるだろう？というコンセプトから生まれた「Blue Monday」、エレクトロシューゲイザー「ネモフィラ」、「叫ばない激情ハードコア」をテーマにした「星に願いを」、Leatherfaceを彷彿とさせるド直球なメロディックパンクチューン「GENERATION」、90s emoが輸入された日本の2nd emoムーブメントを思わせる「シルエット」はThe FloristのHiroyuki Imamuraが制作、、・・・・・・・・・楽曲を数多くてがけてきたみきれちゃんによる「no title」、「オールニードイズラブ」、「サテライト」（本作には・・・・・・・・・の「サテライト」をリメイクしたバージョンが収録されている）と、こてこてに90sエキスを詰め込んだ1枚となっている。
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“愚梦不醒，逝者如川。情绪丢在光程千年外的星云。故事编造从未存在的灵魂。”
乐手：Chop LooperD E Eric
录音棚：华北电力大学三食堂地下室
录音制作混音：Eric

"It felt like we were in a movie that had a totally implausible ending..."
Slowdive's second act as a live blockbuster has already been rapturously received around the world. Highlights thus far include a festival-conquering, sea-of-devotees Primavera Sound performance, of which Pitchfork noted: "The beauty of their crystalline sound is almost hard to believe, every note in its perfect place."
"It was just nice to realise that there was a decent amount of interest in it," says principal songwriter Neil Halstead. The UK shoegaze pioneers have now channelled such seemingly impossible belief into a fourth studio opus which belies his characteristic modesty. Self-titled with quiet confidence, Slowdive's stargazing alchemy is set to further entrance the faithful while beguiling a legion of fresh ears.
Deftly swerving what co-vocalist/guitarist Rachel Goswell terms "a trip down memory lane", these eight new tracks are simultaneously expansive and the sonic pathfinders' most direct material to date. Birthed at the band's talismanic Oxfordshire haunt The Courtyard - "It felt like home," enthuses guitarist Christian Savill - their diamantine melodies were mixed to a suitably hypnotic sheen at Los Angeles' famed Sunset Sound facility by Chris Coady (perhaps best known for his work with Beach House, one of countless contemporary acts to have followed in Slowdive's wake).
"It's poppier than I thought it was going to be," notes Halstead, who was the primary architect of 1995's previous full-length transmission Pygmalion. This time out the group dynamic was all-important. "When you're in a band and you do three records, there's a continuous flow and a development. For us, that flow re-started with us playing live again and that has continued into the record."
Drummer and loop conductor Simon Scott enhanced the likes of 'Slomo' and 'Falling Ashes' with abstract textures conjured via his laptop's signal processing software. A fecund period of experimentation with "40-minute iPhone jams" allowed the unit to then amplify the core of their chemistry. "Neil is such a gifted songwriter, so the songs won. He has these sparks of melodies, like 'Sugar For The Pill' and 'Star Roving', which are really special. But the new record still has a toe in that Pygmalion sound. In the future, things could get very interesting indeed."
This open-channel approach to creativity is reflected by Slowdive's impressively wide field of influence, from indie-rock avatars to ambient voyagers - see the tribute album of cover versions released by Berlin electronic label Morr Music. As befits such evocative visionaries, you can also hear Slowdive through the silver screen: New Queer Cinema trailblazer Gregg Araki has featured them on the soundtracks to no less than four of his films.
"When I moved to America in 2008 I was working in an organic grocery store," recalls Christian. "Kids started coming in and asking if it was true I had played in Slowdive. That's when I started thinking, 'OK, this is weird!'"
Neil Halstead: "We were always ambitious. Not in terms of trying to sell records, but in terms of making interesting records. Maybe, if you try and make interesting records, they're still interesting in a few years time. I don't know where we'd have gone if we had carried straight on. Now we've picked up a different momentum. It's intriguing to see where it goes next."
The world has finally caught up with Slowdive. This movie could run and run...

Japanese & Chinese Flowergaze orchestra
Vo&G:Eriko
Vo&G:Masaki Sato
PB:Nao
Dr:Sino
G:Makiku
B:Kiwako

Relaxing first track and the invitations of a stable love affair lead into the awkward phase of a Napoleon Dynamite-esque prom dance with perfectly retro lights and a soundtrack that would make any man fall in love with Deb.
As I'm a Firefighter dissipates Dreaming of You takes forefront and what was a synchronized dance grows into a close step-on-shoes and head-on-shoulders spin. There's now a spotlight set on the main characters as they gaze into the eyes of a silhouette.
The EP concludes as the characters exit the gym and find their way up the ladder to the water tower where they sit--like Cloude and Tifa--gazing at the possibilities waiting ahead, and between, them.
The closest thing to a kiss is a brush of hands, but in pixel love affairs that was all they ever dreamt and the sky fades away to reveal it is simply the pupils of a pair of Starry Eyes.

"magic love" 3rd EP『Night Falls EP』
自主制作盤 Independent

The fin. 即将在2018年3月推出时隔3年的新专辑《There》，这也是乐队移居伦敦后的首张正式专辑。新专辑在伦敦的Dean Street Studio 完成录制，更邀请到知名制作人Bradley Spence 担任后期制作，他曾是Jamiroquai、 Passenger 以及 Alt-J 等大牌乐队的制作人。
The fin. 曲风深受 The Strokes、Washed Out、Beach Fossils 等乐团影响，2014 年底发行首张正式专辑《Days With Uncertainty》，超龄的破格音乐表现，与其他日本乐团截然不同的风格特色，在日本掀起了讨论热潮。随后在2016年推出的EP 专辑《Through The Deep》更让他们风靡全亚洲。
2017年The fin. 的乐队成员移居英国伦敦，将更多的音乐创作和演出放在了英伦地区。常年活跃在各大演出舞台的The fin.迅速俘获了挑剔的英国乐迷的心。而在大洋另一端的日本，The fin. 的巡演不仅场场爆满，再次荣登Fuji Rock 的舞台，他们还担任了Mew 2017世界巡演东京站的演出嘉宾 。
2017年7月，乐队推出了全新EP ，收录了最新创作的两支单曲《Afterglow》和《Pale Blue》。EP 延续了乐队带有英伦风味的迷幻复古曲风， 一经推出就获得了无数好评。11月，The fin. 的全新单曲《Outskirts》上线，2018年的新专辑也已经蓄势待发。

Lyrics and album cover by Michelle Maxine
Music arranged by enec.e
Recorded and mixed by Leonard Soosay at Snakeweed Studio, Singapore
Mastered by Steve Kitch at Audiomaster, United Kingdom

【Baby Formula仅用一年就完成了从组建到出版第一张专辑的过程，但在此之前，我们已经酝酿了很久。在经过了某些人生必经的阶段之后，已经没有什么能左右我们的想法，三个人比任何时候都更加平静。
当你们开始聆听的那一刹那，这些歌也就不再只属于我们了。有些东西会继续，有些东西 会消失。继续的是原本的你，消失的是你想成为的你。
我们不歌颂爱，也不赞美绝望。
希望这张专辑能够带你在大海上航行并最终找到一个私人的落脚点。】

MUSIC by Suixi
VOCAL by Moapacha
COVER by Yuchen Zhang
releases November 30, 2017
all rights reserved
乐手豆瓣小站：

“每次回到家乡，住的地方，都会让我的心灵无比宁静。傍晚，每家每户敞着门，门前空地上晒满衣服，邻居家的姐姐抱着孩子坐在台阶上呢喃，望着对面蹲坐着洗菜的丈夫，我依靠着门边弹琴，奶奶坐在我身 边用炭盆烘烤着刚收进来的衣服，远处时不时传来刚放学的孩子追打的嬉闹声......这是我生命中最珍贵的东西。”
丁可是避世的，自从去年的专场音乐会后，他一直在自己的工作室里进行着电影的配乐工作，以及新专辑的创作，每天伴随着他的依然仅是夕阳，雨露。他没有选择参加今年的音乐节，而是安静的描绘着自己的世界，完全属于他的音乐世界，相信全新的团队会让大家看到更本真的他，不久后也会有更纯粹的新古典主义形式的演出与大家见面。
作曲: 丁可 作词: MousoN
You see, birds in the sky
Flying so high
Got everywhere to go
You find, faces with smile
Only delight
No sorrow
You hear, calls from your friends
Songs from your heart
you never alone
You draw, picture you want
Dream in your life
No sorrow
When everyone passed by
You ain't left behind
I always stand by
When the sunset arrives
Your world is still bright
By the heart of light
Cos we always strive
In the beautiful life
In the beautiful life