为什么叫这场演出“高架上”？为什么穿裤子？早上为什么起床？玩音乐为什么？为什么用那种奇怪的方式反复给人家解释？你为什么不直接说，有一回看到落日照在高架上，阳光和水泥，灿烂、自然的美丽和粗野、人造的实用好像鱼水相融，在那个时刻你发觉无意义的一切都是必要的，故而将万物的相互关系看得清清楚楚？为什么非要那样解释，只能让意会的东西无法言传，只能杀死那个时刻的奇妙。

Why call a show ‘On an Overpass’? Why wear trousers? Why get out of bed in the morning? Why play music? Why write a blurb in this strange, repeated question format? Why not just say you saw a sunset on an overpass and felt something about how the light met the ugly, blocky concrete said everything that could be said about the ecstatic pointlessness of life? Why not just say that?…

- Will Kemp

 

 

 

LiveChinaMusic invites a trio of bands known not only for their melodic drive but also their abilities to craft stories through song - with visiting Hangzhou act The Pump joining seasoned Shanghai bands The Flying Game, and Waidiren.  

LiveChinaMusic邀请了三支乐队。这三支乐队不仅以其旋律的驱动力而闻名，他们的歌还具有着出色的叙事能力——他们是杭州乐队The Pump、久经风雨 的上海乐队飞行游戏，以及独立摇滚乐队外地人。

 

 

Hangzhou’s The Pump have been making a name for themselves for some time but their recently released debut The Crowd Dances for You 众人为你起舞 has put them to the forefront of Chinese indie scene. While elements of new wave, synth pop, alt rock, psych pop, and even 90s era Chinese rock and roll skirt around the edges of the band’s sound the band’s music has a narrative thrust to it not often seen in the indie scene these days. Rustic, sincere and crafted with grave conviction and a bittersweet yearning - it's art rock with an undercurrent of Mandopop twisted in on itself.

 

杭州的 The Pump 乐队在他们令人印象深刻的首张专辑《众人为你起舞》中把一切都展现了出来。尽管新浪潮、合成器流行、另类摇滚、迷幻流行，甚至 90 年代的中国摇滚乐元素都在乐队声音边缘徘徊，但这张唱片有一种叙事推力，这今天的独立音乐场景中并不常见。朴实、真诚，带着严肃的信念和苦乐参半的愿景--这是华语流行的暗流缠绕的艺术摇滚--与嘎调、新裤子和低苦艾的所有人相呼应，同时建立起自己的身份。

 

 

 

Speaking of debuts, indie rock wranglers Waidiren will be releasing their debut EP - 晚点再说 - this evening. A wily mix of rustic blues, crusty alt rock, and nimble post rock, with spry guitar-led melodies and cock-eyed lyrics that sway between tenderness and anxiousness - the band is looking to make a splash this year. 说到首发，独立摇滚乐队外地人将在今天晚上发布他们的首张EP——晚点再说。他们狡猾地混合了质朴的蓝调、质地坚硬的另类摇滚与灵动的后摇滚，拥有以活泼的吉他主导的旋律与在温柔和焦虑之间摇摆的歌词——这个乐队希望在今年引起轰动。

 

 

 

Shanghai’s The Flying Game 飞行游戏, have been bringing sincere ingenuity to their noise rock indie sound for quite some time - filling their irresistible melodies with dynamic instrumentation and angst-ridden emo aplomb - they’re one of our city’s most dependable bands for a reason. 

 

同时还有上海的The Flying Game 飞行游戏，将赤忱的新意融入独立噪音摇滚，在洗脑旋律中填满爆炸的演奏和情绪——不愧是上海最实在靠谱的乐队之一。于此同时，乐队并不惧怕变动他们声音的核心，在更紧凑的旋律性噪音流行音乐的中加入放克和 City Pop 的碎片。