Love + War (豆瓣)

表演者: Kwabs
流派: 流行
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2015-09-11
出版者: Atlantic
唱片数: 1
条形码: 0825646153213

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　　When Kwabs sings, soul pours out. His voice is richly textured and full of gravitas; a deep baritone that rumbles and reverberates, an instrument of both power and vulnerability. As it rings out effortlessly across London's sold-out Koko, you can feel the crowd hold its breath. Between songs, the cheers are as hearty and excitable as the most loyal of fanbases: exceptional, g... (展开全部) 　　When Kwabs sings, soul pours out. His voice is richly textured and full of gravitas; a deep baritone that rumbles and reverberates, an instrument of both power and vulnerability. As it rings out effortlessly across London's sold-out Koko, you can feel the crowd hold its breath. Between songs, the cheers are as hearty and excitable as the most loyal of fanbases: exceptional, given the bare handful of songs Kwabs has released to date. But then, he is an artist with exceptional potential.
　　Born and raised in Bermondsey, 24-year-old Kwabena Adjepong's musical education was a wide-ranging one. He studied blues at school, where his raw vocal talent first emerged; he listened to everything from classic soul (Aretha Franklin, Donnie Hathaway) to alternative groups (The Strokes) to innovative electro-pop (Hot Chip). But it was the rhythms and improvisational scope of jazz that Kwabs first gravitated towards - and, remarkably for a kid from a South London comprehensive whose childhood had been spent in and out of state care, won a place at the Royal Academy of Music, one of the most prestigious hothouses of young musical talent in the world. "It's almost scary, how do I fit into all this?" Kwabs remembers. "When you walk around the halls and hear what people are practising, you realise this is the next generation of talented musicians.”
　　Midway through his course, though, Kwabs' own muse began to lead him down a more leftfield route. "I always loved soul and gospel, but I thought it would be cool to apply that voice to a different backdrop," he explains. "I never wanted to do anything that was throwback or backwards-looking." The idea of blending traditional, formally honed technique with experimental, forward-thinking beats appealed to Kwabs - particularly in terms of framing the undeniable strength of his voice (he laughs that, in an age where many male singers opt for tremulous falsettos, his job is to represent for baritones everywhere). "A lot of modern music doesn't leave a lot of space for the most natural version of the voice," he says. "On old recordings, the space wouldn't be filled with extra frequencies that make you want to either push harder so you can be heard or change the way you sound to cut through better."
　　Conversely, to Kwabs and his collaborators, one of the most important elements in the music is space. On last year's Last Stand, produced by SOHN, digitally layered harmonies are set over atmospheric synths and the barest heartbeat rhythm; Kwabs' main vocal line is stately and unhurried, patiently prowling the low notes and swooping up to the high ones. The song builds to its emotional climax gradually and almost imperceptibly. "With the sparser stuff I'm doing, I feel more freedom," he expands. "It enables me to sing the way I want to - it's the most honest way I feel I can be heard."
　　This year, Kwabs has taken another step forward. He describes his single Walk as "my statement of intent." Accordingly, it's a supremely confident anthem about following your own path - and the authority with which Kwabs tackles its gigantic hooks and full-bodied arrangement is proof that he's not content to take the easy route of boxing himself into an underground, uncommercial zone. In true Kwabs off-kilter style, though, it doesn't cleave to the pop clichés of superhuman invincibility; instead, it tells a story of drawing back. "I wanted to look at the spirit of progression from a slightly different perspective, where you have to stop yourself rising to the drama of the moment," explains Kwabs. As well as being a fan favourite here in the UK, ‘Walk’ also caught the attention of fans in Europe, where the track entered the German singles chart at no. 4.
　　His artistic evolution has paid off this summer, which Kwabs has spent putting the final touches to his debut album, due out early next year - as well as doing the rounds with a hectic festival season both at home and abroad, appearing at Glastonbury, Wireless, Latitude, the Secret Garden Party, Reading, Leeds, Belgium's Pukkelpop and Croatia's Dimensions. "I've had lots of fun being a dynamic performer," he grins. "Moving, engaging the audience, playing to the bigness of the tunes - it's allowed me to really open up and have confidence in what I'm doing."
　　Kwabs acknowledges that his new material pushes creative boundaries, but it's in keeping with his artistic spirit. As he puts it: "It's about taking risks and seeing how people respond."

曲目 · · · · · ·

Love + War

Fight For Love

Walk

My Own

Look Over Your Shoulder

Perfect Ruin

Forgiven

Layback

Make You Mine

Father Figure

Wrong Or Right

Cheating On Me

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土生土长的伦敦客Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong，可是当今英国大名鼎鼎的新晋超级新人，不同于其他新人，Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong可是出色极其正统和根正苗红，他可是英国皇家音乐乐团的签约领唱；自幼就热爱音乐的Kwab在高中的时候就以极其卓越的音乐天赋被音乐老师介绍到了国... (展开)