情报来源： http://evonndog.blogspot.tw/2014/01/the-horrors-2014.html Goth rockers-turned-psychedelic voyagers, The Horrors prepare to unleash "elevating" new album. Even as The Horrors complete final mixes for their fourth album ,secrecy reigns. The done-and-nearly-dusted record, due in the spring, remains off limits to all but an inner sanctum of band, close friends and producer Craig Silver. Although recording has taken longer than anticipated (when Q spoke to them last May,it was due in autumn 2013), bassist Rhys Webb says the band felt no external pressure. "We're very lucky. Everyone has always said,'Just make your next record'and left us to it" With no LP title confirmed yet, the only new music that' snuck out is a single track in their headline set on Glastonbury's Park Stage last summer called Elixir Spring (imagine the soundtrack to a sub-aquatic trip scene directed by '80s teen flick specialist John Hughes). Webb describes the next stage in The Horrors' evolutionary process: "Each of our records has been a natural step in our on-going journey. To me, this record feels a bit like a kaleidoscopic meteor,shower hitting Earth, Josh [Hayward, guitar] described it has sounding like your brain has been put in the Hadron Collider." Aside from the whizz and bang of wayward Higgs particles, Webb mentions the band have immersed themselves in electronic productions by Giorgio Moroder and Detroit techno records before admitting, "I just wanted the whole thing to feel like the guitar outro on Strawberry Letter 23 by [psychedelic soul man] Shuggie Otis." Each of those influences- from the burbling analogue sounds of Moroder to Otis's perfect hazy languor via the primitive electronics of the pioneers of modern dance music - suggest a recorded with psychedelia written right through it like Blackpool rock. "We're always wanted to make 'elevating music."says Webb."This record definitely does that. In fact, I played a couple of tracks to people at the weekend. We've made a real point of not playing anyone anything so far. But I cracked last weekend and played some finished stuff to a couple of friends. They said when they heard them they literally slipped out of their surroundings and fell into the music. Which is exactly what we set out to do!" The veil of secrecy finally lifts. Prepare to get elevated. ROBIN TURNER ----------- TITLE:TBC ----------- DUE:Spring 2014 --------- TEACKS:Jealous Sun, So Now You Know, Elixir Spring 好懒得逐字翻译，反正我英文也没这麽好～ 千乎万唤，The Horrors 第终於要发新专辑了！ 是的～这次是真的，原本预定去年9月要发行的新专辑，终於完成了混音的动作！ 尽管保密到家，且只限於身边好友与制作人Craig Silver可以得知其内容，但透过 Q杂志的最新访问，确认了新专辑将预定在今年春天4月发行。 尽管新专辑的完成时间比预期来的长，但RHYS 表示他们没有什麽进度上的压力，他也 觉得他们很幸运，因为每个人很帮忙他们，让他们有很充分的时间与精力去完成新专辑。 其实早在去年 Glastonbury's Park Stage 演出的时候，The Horrors 已经发表了一首 新歌 Elixir Spring（想像新歌听起来就像80年代青少年的电影之王，导演John Hughes 正在指导一场海底漫游的电影场景，航行於色彩缤纷的海底世界之中，如此的创意十足） 不过到了去年原本预定发表新专辑的9月，The Horrors 突然宣布他们需要多一点的时间 来完成新专辑，一向力求完美的他们，将发行延至今年春天， 刚好 Elixir Spring 似 乎也很适合在春天宁听？！ 想像万花旗开的季节，The Horrors 的音乐听起来就像欣赏把玩一支让人眩目的万花筒。 贝斯手 RHYS WEBB 形容，新专辑听起来就像千变万化的流星瞬间落下， 流水般向下冲 击地球。 吉他手 JOSH HAYWARD 形容，新专辑听起来就想脑袋装进了一台 The Hadron Collider （偷偷觉得JOSH 又想藉机提起他的物理学士学位，他每次访问都会爱提这点） （google 了一下 The Hadron Collider是什麽，我其实不太懂那是什麽，只知道还蛮美 的，它会呈现类似放射状的色彩效果？！其实看起蛮像烟火的？！） RHYS 说在做这张专辑之前，团员们都很沉迷於义大利摇滚、电子音乐作曲家 Giorgio Moroder 的电子音乐，与 Detroit Techno Records 出品的音乐，而他想做 类似 Shuggie Otis 替写 The Brothers Johnson 的歌 "Strawberry Letter 23"的作品 一般，尤其是歌曲後半段的那段吉他演奏。 （RHYS 会这麽说，因为他有一个迷幻乐的灵魂） 受到各方的影响,无论是 Giorgio Moroder 彭派合成类比音乐，到 Shuggie Otis 完美慵 懒的声线, 透过这些电子舞曲先驱的'迷幻'薰陶之下，The Horrors 逐渐勾勒出新专辑的 雏形， 有如糖果Blackpool rock 结合了两种颜色与双重风味。 （注：Blackpool rock 是英国名产，作法就跟西班牙手工糖果 papabubble 一样，由两 种颜色或是多种颜色的糖搓揉揉捏而成，Blackpool rock candy 最常出现在英国海边的 观光商店贩售，大多都是薄荷糖的味道，不过英国的Blackpool rock candy没有西班牙 手 papabubble 来的复杂，他大多做的味道就与圣诞节吃的拐杖糖一样，有类似的风 味与颜色，不过这边用糖果来形容音乐又有迷幻的意味在） Rhys 说他一直很想做 'elevating music'（迷幻，让人愉悦的音乐）'. 他也认为这次新 专辑有达到这个目标，原本他们达成一个共识，在新专辑发行前不打算表演任何曲目，不 过事实上，Rhys 早在前几个礼拜打破约定，向一些熟识的朋友试听了一些他们已经完成 的新曲，朋友听过他们的新歌的感想是， they literally slipped out of their surroundings and fell into the music （脱离现实，所有视听感官都融入於音乐）.这就是他们想要达到的效果! 小道消息，The Horrors 新专辑发行的日期，可能会是在4/17号，到时候来验证一下吧！！ --

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