详细介绍
SPC ECO有着绝佳的宣传故事,主脑人物Dean Garcia是瞪鞋名团Curve的Bass手,而化名为Rose Berlin的女主唱则是他未满二十岁的女儿,父女搭档不仅在瞪鞋圈是唯一,在摇滚史上也是罕见。于是Curve未竟全功的工业化节奏,转化到SPC ECO身上变成「电子瞪鞋」,曾经是很时尚但如今变得有点危险的领域,满溢的讯号很容易让音乐失焦,如同他们的Debut专辑,堪称一团美丽的模糊。 今年卷土重来的新作《You Tell Me》再度履行电子瞪鞋的志业,只是这次不再梦幻又模糊,因为新专辑放弃了Trip-Hop外挂Techno的复杂节奏组,改以更简洁、力道更均匀的电子鼓击当做衬底,于是旋律之美又再度浮上讯号之海,这原本就是作为一个Shoegaze / Dream-Pop乐团最引人入胜的武器,某些歌曲甚至令人朗朗上口,以往刺耳且过度雕琢的白色噪音噪声,也经过漂亮的修饰,达到形成大气却不致于蒙蔽视线的美感,最重要的是Rose Berlin不再吟唱梦幻少女故作抑郁的词作,让新专辑不失其迷离质感,但却也明亮优雅。 一手主导所有乐器演绎(你没看错)的Dean Garcia这次显然收敛了野心,反而达到平衡的境界,不再是耳朵疲劳测试,而是提供滋润的音符。幸好《You Tell Me》在最后仍提供一曲Remix可供重口味的瞪鞋迷解馋,不过相信在你听过〈Big Fat World〉与〈Forever Each Day〉这两首拥有敲击鼓动心脏的节奏,但同时具备前进动力与悦耳旋律的绝佳噪音歌曲后,应该不会怀念那老旧的「电子瞪鞋」概念。
SPC ECO (pronounced Space Echo) are a British-American shoegazing band, formed in 2007.
The band consists of former Curve member Dean Garcia (bass, drums, guitar and programming), Rose Berlin (vocals) and Joey Levenson (guitar). When performing live, the band consists of Garcia on bass, Berlin on vocals, HKG on guitar, Debbie Smith on guitar and Monti on drums.