流行舞曲、復古電子、瞪鞋迷幻、House 節拍終極混搭
Daft Punk、Bloc Party、Franz Ferdinand 指定巡迴共演
澳洲電子新浪潮 Cut Copy 首度來台狂歡
凌晨三點半,西班牙巴塞隆納 Primavera Sound 音樂祭的最後一天,滿山谷的人潮正看完主秀要撤退,離出口最近的 ATP 舞台頓時水洩不通,大家突然捨不得走,因為都被台上的 Cut Copy 給吸住了。他們完全把這裡當舞池來用,一字排開吉他、貝斯、鼓、鍵盤、牛鈴、手鼓...眼花撩亂的走位,加上花腔式唱法的 Dan Whitford 尤其吸睛,請注意看他的手勢!兩手並用,兩腳彈跳,像是要帶領大家膜拜什麼宗教似的,我在這裡體驗到了暈眩與嗨翻的極限,尤其唱到〈Hearts on Fire〉時,觀眾簡直要燃燒暴動,像是在說,跳到腳斷吧!這是最後一趴啊!簡而言之:三八至極,歡樂至極,這就是你看完 Cut Copy 會給的大好評。
來自澳洲墨爾本的 Cut Copy,剪貼的確實是八零年代復古又三八的 Synth Pop,加上近期以部落鼓主導的電音旋律,很容易讓人心情飛揚。比方〈Hearts on Fire〉音樂錄影帶裡,一個心碎的倒霉鬼被烏雲罩頂,雨只下在他身上,被戲稱是 Travis〈Why Does It Always Rain On Me〉的翻版;然而肥厚貝斯與電音作底,加上變聲器、薩克斯風神來一筆的點綴,讓這首歌成為不折不扣的 Indie 舞曲國歌。
從〈Lights and Music〉、〈Need You Now〉、〈Free Your Mind〉到最新發表的單曲〈In These Arms Of Love〉,他們示範了如何將美妙的旋律,譜寫成操控觀眾舞動的節奏,你一定會不自覺的舉起手來;今年秋天,Cut Copy 將帶著全新專輯《Free Your Mind》首度來台演出,不相信他們現場可以如此動感的朋友,請務必來現場挑戰!(文:林貓王)
BIO
Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by DJ Dan Whitford (vocals, keyboards and guitar). Initially a home-recording project, the band now includes Tim Hoey (guitars), Ben Browning (bass guitar) and Mitchell Scott (drums). So far they have released four studio albums, an EP and a number of singles and remixes, all on Modular Recordings. They achieved breakthrough success with their second album, In Ghost Colours, while their most recent album Free Your Mind was released 5 November 2013.
Schedule:
The Wall
21:00 - 21:30 Flux
21:45 - 23:00 Cut Copy
Korner (just outside main doorway of The Wall)
20:00 - 21:30 Cotton Disco
21:00 - 22:00 Neonkidz
22:50 - 23:50 Disk0kidz
00:00 - 01:00 Cotton Disco
01:00 - 02:00 Neonkidz
02:00 - 03:00 Disk0kidz