Automatic

The Jesus and Mary Chain were looking to change up their sound on their 1989 third release, “Automatic”. That release would stretch beyond their already trademark sound of aggression and sneer adding texture and mad rhythms. Bros. Jim and William Reid, the duo at the centre of JAMC, would look to drum machines and the blending in of the vocal pop harmonization of prior decades to set the release apart from their prior offerings. Taken on the surface that moves would seem like an attempt to water down their past unrelenting jackhammer sonics. Never fear, the Reid brothers would only incorporate those aspects to highlight their propensity for capturing the sounds of evil, aggression, sadness, rebellion and lust making it all their own proprietary blend. “Automatic” for the first time in the JAMC discography looked to present a sleekness that would allow the lads to take control of their persona and narrative. Their adoption of the drum machine was a sonic running commentary on fatalism and inevitability that would play out throughout the entire release.

The Jesus and Mary Chain希望在1989年的第三张专辑 《Automatic 》中改变他们的声效。这张专辑将在他们现有标志性的，带有攻击性和讥讽的声音之外延伸，加入质感还有疯狂的节奏。Jim和William Reid兄弟是JAMC的核心二人组，他们把前几十年流行的鼓机和人声流行乐的和声元素融合在一起，使这张专辑相较之前的作品有所不同。从表面上看，此举似乎是在尝试淡化他们过去作品中冰冷的风钻音效。不要担心，Reid兄弟只是将这些元素融入其中，以突出他们对邪恶、侵略、悲伤、叛逆和欲望之音的捕捉能力，并使之成为他们的专属混合体。 《Automatic》在JAMC唱片史上首次希望能展現出一種圓滑的風格，讓他們能对自己的角色和敘事风格加以掌控。他们对鼓机的采用是对宿命论和必然性的声学评论，并贯穿于整张专辑中。