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LPレコード |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2018年09月中旬 |
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規格品番 |
SPLP1250 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
098787125016 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:00:00
On their 2015 album, Ones and Sixes, Low worked with producer BJ Burton, who helped the slowcore icons create an album that balanced the warmth of their harmonies against the cool, polished surfaces of electronic sound that dominated the arrangements. If the pairing didn't always seem a comfortable fit, that hasn't stopped Low from returning to the studio with Burton and making an album that dives further into an electronic netherworld than Ones and Sixes ever suggested. Released in 2018, Double Negative often processes Mimi Parker and Alan Spearhawk's vocals to the point where they function more as instruments than as carriers of language or human emotions (though Parker's organic instrument does get a showcase on "Fly" and "Always Up"), and their surroundings are usually layers of sculpted noise that sound utterly alien, as if this were some sort of aural exercise in dystopian science fiction. From the first moments of "Quorum," which suggests a hellish soundscape trapped in a locked vinyl groove, to the final abrasive pulse of "Disarray," this music confronts the listener on a level Low have never attempted before. Then again, as a work reflecting a world in chaos and a time when the line between truth and lies has been blurred into insignificance, Double Negative is in many respects a worthy reflection of its era, the sound of humanity struggling to be heard in the midst of punishing discord and alien static. Double Negative is a much more challenging listen than Ones and Sixes, but what makes it difficult also gives it a greater sense of purpose than the previous album. However, one failing that works against these songs is that the vocals are frequently Auto-Tuned and digitally fractured to the point that they're genuinely unintelligible (especially Spearhawk's), and while the sound of this album communicates powerfully in itself, the finer points of what Low are trying to say in these songs is sometimes lost. Despite this, Double Negative is a brave and thoughtful collection of songs that lets Low's beating heart scream for its life against a world without compassion, and if it isn't much fun, in 2018 it's truly necessary. ~ Mark Deming
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1.[LPレコード]
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1.Quorum
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2.Dancing And Blood
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3.Fly
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4.Tempest
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5.Always Up
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6.Always Trying To Work It Out
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7.The Son, The Sun
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8.Dancing And Fire
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9.Poor Sucker
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10.Rome (Always In The Dark)
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11.Disarray
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2018年で結成25周年を迎えたスロウコアのオリジネイター。BJ・バートンをプロデューサーに据えてのこの新作は、BJが手掛けたボン・イヴェールやジェイムズ・ブレイク作品に通じるアンビエント・フォーク的な聴き心地に。ためらいなく散りばめられたノイズも耳障りになることはなく、あくまでも主役は虚ろな歌だ。スタイル自体に大きな変化があるわけじゃないが、改めて後進に与えてきた彼らの影響を確認できる。
bounce (C)山岡弘明タワーレコード (vol.419(2018年9月25日発行号)掲載)
凄まじい音圧を持つノイズサウンドにオートチューンが施された陰鬱なボーカルが乗る、美しくも異形の音楽。静寂の中を吹き荒れる嵐のようなコントラストを持ち、どこまでも非人間的な音像を持ちながら、極めて人間的なエモーションも感じさせる不思議な感覚を味わえます。アンビエントとしても聴けるけど、どちらかと言うと一音残らず味わい尽くしたい没入感強め一枚。
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