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<![CDATA[Has man a Future - Listening……]]> http://www.thechinesefolk.com/ zh-cn PBlog2 v2.4 Has man a Future http://www.thechinesefolk.com/images/logos.gif http://www.thechinesefolk.com/ Has man a Future http://www.thechinesefolk.com/article.asp?id=33 <![CDATA[我听"美国"的小提琴时是这样想的]]> waofcn@hotmail.com(waof) Sun,23 Aug 2009 11:02:22 +0800 http://www.thechinesefolk.com/default.asp?id=33

    也许可以不用理会钢琴的铺垫和键盘的衬底. 盛中国用一根弦就可以勾走你所有的魂魄. 在幽暗的钢琴声里弦乐显得无比绵长和纤细,像一根游丝. 大提琴是背后那若有若无的弦外之音. 平静忧伤的乌兰巴托的夜让我想起俄亥俄平原上的夜风凄凉. 这个世界和贾樟柯的世界一样也和三峡好人里那个飞上天空的烂尾楼一样虚无的没有一点真实感.
      有时候想去登一座高山是想知道美丽的南方是不是真的在离开后才想像中的那么美. 在知道山的那一边还是山之后又会想起山下的破庙和残塔. 这个事实和云的南方一样. 云的南方是更远的南方. 而更远的南方的云下面有没有人在想着这样无聊的事, 你永远无所知晓.
      美国的天空和到过的云南的天空一样清冷干净. 春末的昆明和晚秋的昆明一样可以呼吸到清洌的空气. 云大里的松鼠和这里的野兔一样自在. 在凌晨一点去民族大学边上的小超市买可乐和在凌晨四点坐在辛辛那提的深蓝天空下喝喜力一样的无聊和绝望. 哦. 是啊. 有人说这个世界就是这样的. 对的. 这个世界就是这样的.
      最贵的那张"我不能悲伤的坐在你身旁"和写了一半的口袋笔记本一起送了人. 很多年前曾经问过很多的人, 如果有一天我突然消失不见了我的意思是说再没有我的消息了我的ID再不会出现了多久你会忘了我, 那么多的回答我单单依稀记得那一个. 而多年后突然发现原来我还记得的那些人,那些已经长大了的孩子却早已经消失不见了我的意思是说再没有他们的消息了他们的ID再也不会出现了. 也许在路过那些城市的时候也许走在春末盛夏晚秋或寒冬的街头上,他们正坐在一块干净明亮的玻璃后面看着我可是他们永远不会上前来打个招呼说嗨你来了啊.  那些消失不见了的人只会在那个角落轻轻的笑着,嘴角微微上翘就像是他们渐渐稳定繁华的生活一样.
      这个夏季最后的那天晚上那场落幕的晚会上. 站在宽大明亮的落地玻璃窗后面看着夏天最后的日落. 看着无数的云从南到北从西到东变幻万千. 跑在空旷的停车场时就又想起"美国"里的小提琴在拉响了. 也许左小祖咒的"美国"和我正在奔跑的美国不一样虽然他在"国际飞行"的下面明明写着THE USA. 可谁也不能确定他说的"美国"是不是和云南就指云的南方一样同一个意思. 也许他指的是那个美丽的国度,或是这个美丽的国度. 也许让他向往.
     那年春天走在阳光温暖的云之南方的一二一大街上, 全身发冷. 那不是高原反应. 只是对现在的不确定和对未来的难以想像让人觉得无比难受而已. 这个夏天走在美国中北部的阳光下再不会出冷汗了. 我的天啊. 我再不会出冷汗了. 可是听到"美国"里的小提琴弓弦那一下就陷了下去. 像一个不可知的黑洞, 像酒店后面那片如同村上春树笔下的森林一样的阴暗和绝望.
    在最后的大提琴突然停止之前. 在云被拿走前. 能想的.还有什么呢? 在那段忧伤的让人没有办法形容的琴声里. 在无所事事的时候. 在说不出来的时候. 在这个世界不要我们的时候. 在我们不想要这个世界的时候. 我们都在挣扎着. 死命的为了不知道的明天挣扎.]]> http://www.thechinesefolk.com/article.asp?id=30 <![CDATA[Seasons in the song:"Autumn" from Buyi band]]> waofcn@hotmail.com(waof) Wed,19 Aug 2009 09:29:33 +0800 http://www.thechinesefolk.com/default.asp?id=30 Lead vocals/guitar: Wu Ningyue(吴宁越)
Guitar/Guzheng: Zhang Wei(张巍)
Bass: Lina(林那儿)
Drums: Fang Fang(方方)

In chinese,Buyi is meaning Common People,the original mean is the people who wearing cotton cloth.Started in 1995 in Yinchuan, Ningxia(银川市), Buyi Band(布衣乐队) make refreshing and natural music, expressing the original disposition of the people of north-west China. Listening to their music is like wandering around the boundless wilderness of Ningxia, surrounded by beauty that will make your head spin. Buyi Band are critically acclaimed by main stream media as the most outstanding popular rock band.
Since Buyi’s inception ten years ago, their fundamental sound has barely changed. While dipping into the occasional reggae beat, they stick to classic rock augmented by traditional instruments and vocals. Their lead guitarist also plays the guzheng, a Chinese string instrument with over 2,000 years of history. The guzheng is laid flat and played by plucking horizontal strings while simultaneously vibrating them, creating a quivering sound that resembles flowing water. The hulusi, a gourd flute, the electric cello, and the western trumpet all add sounds that juxtapose the sound of modern instruments in Buyi. Zhang Wei, the guitar/guzheng player suggests that using such contrasting elements creates a version of rock that is uniquely Chinese.
“We have to take western rock and roll and make it our own by adding elements of our own culture.” “That’s why we use instruments like the guzheng,” says Zhang Wei. “I’ve been playing the guzheng since I was seven, long before I ever touched a guitar. So it is with this background that I approach the electric guitar. I always experiment with the guitar, at times pushing its sound toward that natural feel that you can get with the guzheng.”
It is surprising that after so many years of producing quality music, the band has yet to gain a similar popularity felt by mainstream bands. They have performed on Chinese national television, and have four self-released albums, but still struggle to pay the rent, turning to family, girlfriends and the occasional part-time job for money.
The band has been running for forteen years,and their albums include "That Long(那么久)", live album and DVD "Endless Wine(喝不完的酒)", their new EP "That Place of Buyi Band(布衣的那儿,maybe it should be translate to The Buyi's Naier,because Naier also the name of the Bass)"and many more unofficially released records which are enjoyed by their fans. The second album from the recording studio will be released on CD in the middle of 2009. Buyi Band's song "Wo Ai Ni Qinai de Guniang" is widely known to be on the soundtrack of the film "Crazy Stone(疯狂的石头)". The song "Sing for You(为你唱)" was included on the CD collection "Gift(礼物)" in remembrance of Ju Zhang(张矩)---the ex-bass of Tang Dynasty(唐朝乐队),he was died on 1995 because of a car crush accident.
But for me,the best album of Buyi is their first product named Buyi,the same of their band name.some of the great songs all including this unlease CD,Autumn(秋天),Sanfeng(三峰),It's hard to imagine of the wolrd(世事难料)...ets.
3 years ago,the first time i met a CD named Baddead3--Hua yuan chun(Garden village,Badhead3 花园村) which is published by Badhead(a folk music brand of the Modernsky company,摩登天空旗下民谣厂牌),I know i love it.really love it.In this album,the last song is happend Buyi's Autumn(秋天).since that,when i didn't know what can i do or where i want to go,i just missing this song,Autumn.yes,Autumn,every sadness autumn.

A part lyrics of Autumn:
It's lifeless when the flowers dying away
Falling leaves look likes your face
I don't want to see your depression
I'm looking for the restiveness in your eyes.

The wild migratory goose is flying
They're busy to south
I know they always have their path to follow
But where i should go(be) tomorrow?

Befor the Autumn coming,get ready a good feel for you life.
Download and listen by here:(Low-fi)
http://122.224.10.66/fv.menllo.com/musics/14db44cf-bc32-4679-9dfb-a05a6cd10b57/2007/11/14/121655.mp3

Badhead3 Garden village

on the back

Badhead3 CD

The Buyi's first album That long.

One and only Ninxia,a northwest China folk music live CD, the musicians including Suyang,Buyi band,Laoda...

One and only Ninxia,a northwest China folk music live CD

One and only Ninxia,a northwest China folk music live CD]]> http://www.thechinesefolk.com/article.asp?id=29 <![CDATA[Seasons in the song:"This summer" from Iron Kite]]> waofcn@hotmail.com(waof) Wed,19 Aug 2009 09:17:32 +0800 http://www.thechinesefolk.com/default.asp?id=29 Vocal/Guitar: Yu Yang (虞洋)
Guitar: Ye Lin (叶琳)
Bass: Sun Shu (孙澍) ---died on Feb 6 2003,he aslo the Bass of the Mr.Zhou Band(周先生乐队)
Drums: Tian Kun (田坤)

Iron Kite(铁风筝 Chinese Pinyin:Tie Feng Zheng) is founded in 1993 and in 1995 they release their first song in the compilation CD China original Rock&roll(中国原创摇滚).
In August 1996 another of their songs(///This summer,这个夏天///) is released in the compilation Chinese Fire 2(中国火II).
In 1997, after being recognized as one of China's best metal bands, another song is included into Chinese Fire 3(中国火III).
In 1999 Iron Kite's guitar player is invited to join Tang Dynasty(唐朝乐队)---the greatest rock&roll band of China.
In May 1999, Iron Kite is chosen to be on the cover page of the "Pop Song(流行歌曲)" magazine.
In September 2001, Iron Kite signs a contract with Badhead Records (Modern Sky subsidiary).
In 2001, Iron Kite promotes their first CD "This is our secret(这是我们的秘密)".

In This summer,the Iron Kite use the crazy vioce and noisy melody to release their despration of the world and the hopeless of ilfe.

Here is a part lyrics of This summer:
I always fall asleeping in this summer
can't thinking and blood is stopping
my hair too longer to cover my eyes
covered my world
life is stop...
......
I'm ill,i'm goona be die
I'm older and cowardice
It's to hot i feel so bad
Oh,this summer...

In this hot summer,let's enjoy This summer.
Download and listen this: http://61.139.106.252:8026/music/zhegexiatian.wma

Chinese Fire II, the great collection of chinese rock&roll in 1996.]]> http://www.thechinesefolk.com/article.asp?id=27 <![CDATA[Seasons in the song:"spring" from Wu Hongfei&Happy]]> waofcn@hotmail.com(waof) Tue,18 Aug 2009 09:12:49 +0800 http://www.thechinesefolk.com/default.asp?id=27
Founded in 1999 , Happy Avenue is a Chinese rock band based in Beijing. In March 2008, they released their 3rd album “Rouge” (胭脂,Chinese Pinyin:Yanzhi) .
It is said that Happy Avenue has been changed from their first album. The new album described as alternative rock with folk element(and some Electrionic).

Facts:
1999: Happy Avenue is formed
2004: release of album “When the fish loves Xiaolong(小龙房间里的鱼)”
2005: release of album“Happy Avenue”
2008: release of album “Rouge” (Yanzhi)

Band members:

Vocal: Wu Hongfei
Guitarist: Zhang Zheng
Bassist: Li Qiang
Drummer: Tian Kun
Keyboardist: Liu Lei
Harmony: Yanzi

Wu Hongfei(吴虹飞), Happy Avenue(幸福大街乐队)'s vocalist and leader, is a graduate of Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, with bachelor's degrees in environmental engineering and the editing of scientific books, and an M.A. degree in modern Chinese literature. Also the group's only female member, she has the distinction of being China's best known female rock singer.
originally from the southern Chinese province of Guangxi and a member of the Dong ethnic minority(桐族), Wu is now a magazine journalist and a published novelist.
Wu has written about her experiences with Happy Avenue in her semi-autobiographical novel The Double Life of Afei(阿飞的双重生活), which was published in 2003.

Her early lyrics range from lighthearted, absurdity vignettes to darker and more melancholy meditations on subjects such as death, alienation, and longing. The song “Daughter” deals with the issues surrounding unwed motherhood; “The Fish Who Loved Xiaolong” tells the story of a mermaid who gives up her tail in order that she might be able to leave the sea and marry a human.

While, the new album “Rouge”(Yanzhi) signify a change of music style of the band. The melodies are catchy, with Wu's pentatonic vocal melodies showing the influence of Chinese folk singing, leading the band to be described by some as a folk rock act.

“Rouge”(Yanzhi)is about the unheard love stories in south of China, which records the unforgettable emotions in youth hood such as timidity, enthusiasm and melancholy. Wu’s singing expresses the fears that we have: the loss of time and that we cannot return to the past.

The album “Yanzhi” comes with a booklet written by Wu and an album of drawings of her friend RORO.

Spring is the last song of the album"Yanzhi",with the folk and electronic style,like a fresh air come to you life.listening this,and enjoy this.
Happy every day in the next Spring.

listening: http://music.sina.com.cn/shequ/sns/flash.php?uid=1195525064

On the concent,06/21/2008

The Guitarist:

CD:Rouge

]]> http://www.thechinesefolk.com/article.asp?id=16 <![CDATA[这个世界不会好了]]> waofcn@hotmail.com(waof) Fri,26 Jun 2009 08:20:22 +0800 http://www.thechinesefolk.com/default.asp?id=16       这个被碳酸饮料\全脂牛奶和油炸食品吹胀的国度,无所不用其极地享受着四个轮子上的便利,以至于所见到的中年人里,不胖的人已是微乎其微了.

      今天有两件很遗憾的事情.其一是就在班车快到站的时候,我耳机里听的是录音笔里存的李志那首"妈妈". 我想着那些另一个版本的"妈妈"---这个世界会好吗? 我又想着这个命题.不是我对这个世界始终抱有的怀疑态度,也不是我与生俱来的绝望.我想可能更不是我的杞人忧天...事实上,我想我可能只是想得多了一点.
      在还没听完的时候就听说JANUS派人来开会了.于是去找人.当习惯性打开录音笔时,发现,终于,我最不想看到的"磁盘错误"几个字出现了...
      这是第一件很遗憾的事情...这件事情直接影响我之后很长一段时间的心情,可能还会持续下去.
      因为里面存了女友在我离开西安前给我录的留言,给我唱的一首儿歌.给我录的几个小笑话.也录有很多机场噪杂的背景声.录有许多不同国家学生用不同语言说的"你好,我是XXX"之类的话.录有和台湾来的学生的聊天,录有两个菲律宾学生离开前的对话.录有我在一万米高空上录下的飞机引擎声和我想说的话...我真是心不甘啊我.

       另一件事是关于迈克尔杰克逊的.中午,也就是北京时间26日凌晨的时候,CNN就已经在连篇报道他的消息了.CNN有个好处,就是只要有一个重点新闻,搞不好就会整天不断的报道下去,比如像昨天的南卡州州长的性丑闻,整个新闻画面不断的闪在那可怜的SANFORD失神的脸上和他的话语黑字...他真可怜啊.他要是活在俺们国家,包上十几二十个又有什么关系呢?不知道他会不会说,活在万恶的资本主义社会就是不好,当个官搞个婚外恋什么的还整那么惨......扯远了.说回老迈克尔吧,这个更可怜的家伙.十几多年前就开始听他的歌看他的MTV啊.当时学校食堂搞承包,为了竞争,当时其中一个食堂老板花钱买了个电视VCD还有他的VCD碟,整天在人最多的时候就放那些,搞得他那小食堂人多不说,而且学生为了看那神奇的太空步一直不看碗,所以就算碗里少放几块肉多几只小强的大腿也没人注意.
      那年夏天的暑假,在回家的那天上天,我跑了很远的路去买了三盒磁带,其中一盒就是老迈克儿的.还有是后街和动力火车...那年代真是可爱.
      那年冬天的元旦和第二年的五四青年节联欢会上,都有好几个家伙在舞台上模彷着他...其中一个特像,惹得女生口水一片男生眼里喷火一堆.

      可现在他死了.
      新闻上说才50岁.

      他在唱着拯救地球的时候是那么的深情和高亢.他在舞步引领一个时代.曾让那么多人着迷疯狂的老迈克儿,也救不了他自已啊.
      他死了.可很多媒体可以靠着这条新闻活得好好了...这些年他落难的时候,他每一次的出事,媒体都像找着大便的苍蝇一样.现在他死了.
      他死了.他曾经的亲朋好友曾经的经纪和伙伴在他落难的时候都去哪了,都在接受媒体采访的时候说过些什么,此刻他们在CNN的LARRY面前又会说些什么?他们是不是可以靠着老迈克的死多露几次脸?他们是不是在老迈克死后去讨论他的债务和遗产?他们会不会在他死去后出无数不同版本的迈克儿传记用来赚取可耻的稿费?他们会不会趁着他死的时候赶紧出几张他的纪念合辑?
       而其它的歌星明星们呢?在他落难的时候可有人帮他说过一句话?可有人和他一起进过一次午餐或打过招呼?这是多么现实的一个世界啊.因为你们马上就可以看到,那些家伙会在他死后争取在新闻上露脸的时候说上一大堆诸如我真难过我真想念他他是我们的前辈之类的BULLSHIT,而且他们也会在下一个年度或下下一个年度在他们穿着西装领带开叉裙的晚会上给老迈克儿一个格莱美终生成就奖或其它什么之类给死人的奖...而且他们会在那里唱他的歌,或是跳他的舞,然后拉着老迈克的儿女们亲属们的手,满脸泪光的样子让人觉得无比真诚啊...
      可他们会不会在心里说你大爷的老迈克你他大爷的还欠我几千美元没还呢?
      谁知道?

       我开始习惯将美元看成人民的币了.当我去买份比萨的时候我已经不会将四美元折算成二十几元人民的币了...可是其它很多人仍接受不了现实.为了一点点他们能算上很久.我不是说节约不好,只是当那样的计算让人觉得无比丑陋时,那真会让人难受.
       这个世界谁活着都不容易.可有谁能不想活着呢?
       死去的迈克杰克逊会不会也这么想?

     在这个没有品味和信仰的年代，有个喜欢的人是多么的好啊。]]> http://www.thechinesefolk.com/article.asp?id=9 <![CDATA[声音玩具乐队冬季小巡演西安站图片]]> waofcn@hotmail.com(waof) Tue,23 Dec 2008 16:44:03 +0800 http://www.thechinesefolk.com/default.asp?id=9 最后的最后他们返场唱了秘密的爱.
另外,没有键盘手的参与,吉他手用变调夹弹出来的声音,那首"星期天大街"听不出来广州地铁站的感觉.

月亮钥匙酒吧里的几张海报.