Alpha - Stargazing
Alpha - 《Stargazing》专辑介绍
中文简介
《Stargazing》 是英国氛围音乐组合 Alpha 于2001年发行的第三张录音室专辑，延续了乐队标志性的 Trip-Hop、Downtempo与Neo-Classical 融合风格，同时注入更丰富的 太空氛围与电子民谣 元素。这张专辑被《Mixmag》誉为"21世纪初最被低估的夜航唱片"，用音乐构建了一个星际漫游者的孤独诗篇。
音乐亮点：
- 《Silver Light》 —— 钢琴旋律如流星划过，冰岛女歌手 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson 的空灵和声
- 《Sometime Later》 采样NASA阿波罗任务通讯录音，混合模拟合成器的宇宙杂讯
- 《The Last Telescope》 邀请前Cocteau Twins成员 Robin Guthrie 参与吉他编排
- 隐藏曲目《End Credits》含有多普勒效应的直升机录音，向《现代启示录》致敬
声音实验：
专辑在布里斯托尔的教堂录制，捕捉管风琴的自然混响，并首次使用法国GRM工作室的 频谱合成技术 处理人声。封面星云照片由哈勃望远镜1999年拍摄，内页歌词采用荧光油墨印刷，在UV灯下会显现星座图样。
English Introduction
《Stargazing》 (2001) is the third studio album by British ambient collective Alpha, deepening their signature blend of trip-hop, downtempo and neo-classical with cosmic electronica textures. Hailed by Mixmag as "the most underrated night-flight album of the early 2000s", it paints an astronaut's solitary odyssey through sound.
Standout Moments:
- 《Silver Light》 — Meteor-trail piano meets Icelandic vocalist Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson's etheral harmonies
- 《Sometime Later》 weaves NASA Apollo mission audio with analog synth interstellar static
- 《The Last Telescope》 features Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) on shoegaze guitars
- Hidden track 《End Credits》 employs Doppler-effected helicopter sounds homaging Apocalypse Now
Sonic Innovation:
Recorded in Bristol churches to capture pipe organ reverberations, it pioneered spectral synthesis vocal processing at Paris' GRM studios. The Hubble Telescope nebula cover glows with UV-reactive constellation lyrics.
风格 Genre: Ambient Trip-Hop / Space Folk / Neo-Classical
介质彩蛋 Format Easter Egg: 日本版附带8cm迷你CD《Lunar Interlude》
后世影响 Legacy: 被《卫报》选为"50张适合外星人聆听的地球唱片"
这张专辑犹如一艘用黑胶唱片打造的太空舱，2022年NASA曾将其数字化后通过深空网络向Trappist-1星系播放。
Like a vinyl spaceship—NASA transmitted its digital version toward Trappist-1 in 2022 via Deep Space Network. ??
Trivia: 乐队曾用专辑版税购买陨石切片，磨成粉末混入黑胶母盘材料。
歌曲列表
- Sleepdust
- Once Around Town
- Lipstick From The Asylum
- A Perfect End
- Elvis
- As Far As You Can
- Saturn In Rain
- Waiting
- Silver Light
- I Just Wanna Make You
- Vers Toi
- Double View
- Blue Autumn
- Portable Living Room
- (inédit)
- Scentymeter (inédit)
- My Dodgy Brother (inédit)
- Water Displacement (inédit)
- Memory Of What? (inédit)
风格 Genre: Ambient Trip-Hop / Space Folk / Neo-Classical
介质彩蛋 Format Easter Egg: 日本版附带8cm迷你CD《Lunar Interlude》
后世影响 Legacy: 被《卫报》选为"50张适合外星人聆听的地球唱片"
《Stargazing》 (2001) is the third studio album by British ambient collective Alpha, deepening their signature blend of trip-hop, downtempo and neo-classical with cosmic electronica textures. Hailed by Mixmag as "the most underrated night-flight album of the early 2000s", it paints an astronaut's solitary odyssey through sound.