世界万物皆空,唯其空,便能包容万物

No Substitute - Rachel Goswell

早年Kate St.John在梦幻流行组合the Dream Academy中曾以萨克斯,双簧等管乐而独树一帜,这方面的功底还让她多次在爱尔兰民谣大师Van Morrison的专辑制作班底中拥有一席之地。不过这段历程中她并没有机会展示完全属于自己的音乐。

如果要找一位风格相似的艺人来形容Kate St. John确实不是很容易的事情。这张《Indescribable Night》(夜色迷离/迷离的夜)在风格上横跨流行,爵士,民谣,古典等各个领域,而使用的乐器除了传统的流行乐三大件——吉他贝司鼓之外,还包括了钢琴,小提琴,中提琴,萨克思,长笛,管风琴,曼托林等。相对于以爵士流行曲称霸葛莱美的Norah Jones而言,Kate St. John的音乐更加内向而寂静,在旋律上的民谣走向和前者也并非一个套路;而相对于英国众多城市民谣女歌手的流畅曲风而言,Kate St. John更有一分出世的古典气质,在编曲上更显严谨和典雅的欧陆色彩。尽管如此参与专辑的乐手众多,使用的乐器也琳琅满目,音乐编排的层次也丰富多变,但每首曲目都显示出了“因简约而唯美”的精神,干净而毫不晦涩。

歌词:

A veil has lifted that shrouded my eyes
The folds that lay over me no longer lie
Your infinity is revealed to me
It shines in your infinite smile

It was like a gift floating down through the dark
A dove finding rest in the leaves of my heart
A feeling inside, an invisible guide
Had shown me a way to survive
Indescribable night
Indescribable night
Indescribable night
Is it you?

You and me in the circle of everyday life
Climbing through moments of death and delight
Now I’ve found my good night in the spiral of light
That shines in your intimate smile
Indescribable night
Indescribable night
Indescribable night

Sailor oh sailor won’t you be proud
To now find a light in the deadliest cloud
The wisdom you’ve found, a surrendering sound
Sings through the surrendering night
Indescribable night
Indescribable night
Indescribable night
Is it you? 

(内容来自百度百科,歌词来自虾米)


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