Milton Mapes - Westernaire
Milton Mapes - 《Westernaire》专辑介绍
中文简介
《Westernaire》 是美国另类乡村/独立摇滚乐队 Milton Mapes 于2005年发行的第三张录音室专辑,以 美国西部神话的现代解构 为主题,用 荒漠回声般的吉他音墙、冷冽的合成器氛围 和 叙事性歌词 ,重塑了“新西部音乐”(Neo-Western)的美学边界。被《No Depression》杂志称为“21世纪的《荒漠之心》原声带”。
音乐亮点:
- 《The Only Sound That Matters》 —— 12弦电吉他模拟荒漠风声,歌词引用垮掉派诗人 Gary Snyder 的荒野诗作
- 《Black Rail》 中采用1940年代老式钢棒吉他(Steel Guitar),音色如黄昏时的沙漠铁路
- 《Texas Midnight》 与 Calexico 的 Joey Burns 合作,融入墨西哥小号与Tape Echo延迟效果
- 隐藏曲目《Lonesome Sky》含阿波罗计划宇航员 Gene Cernan 的月球独白采样
视觉叙事:
专辑封面由 William Matthews(曾为 Cormac McCarthy 小说绘制插图)创作,描绘了一架坠毁在沙漠中的老式客机。限量版附赠16mm短片胶片,内容为德州鬼镇Marfa的废弃加油站影像。
English Introduction
《Westernaire》 (2005) is the third album by American alt-country act Milton Mapes, deconstructing frontier mythology through desert-dry guitars, icy synths and cinematic storytelling. No Depression hailed it as "the Heart of Darkness soundtrack for the 21st century West".
Key Tracks:
- 《The Only Sound That Matters》 — 12-string guitars mimic windstorms, quoting Beat poet Gary Snyder
- 《Black Rail》 features 1940s steel guitar, evoking dusk train whistles
- 《Texas Midnight》 with Joey Burns (Calexico) blends mariachi trumpets and tape echoes
- Hidden track 《Lonesome Sky》 samples Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan's lunar soliloquy
Visual Poetry:
Cover art by William Matthews (Blood Meridian illustrator) shows a crashed vintage airliner. Deluxe editions included 16mm film strips of Texas ghost towns.
风格 Genre: Neo-Western / Desert Rock / Ambient Country
录音技术 Recording: 在德州Tornillo的废弃棉花仓库完成同期录制
后世影响 Legacy: 启发《边境杀手》导演 Denis Villeneuve 的视觉美学
这张专辑如同一本用吉他反馈与磁带噪音写就的西部小说,2018年乐队用原版4轨磁带机为《德州午夜》制作了AI扩混版。
Like a Western novel written in guitar feedback—the 2018 AI remix used the original 4-track tapes. ??
Trivia: 专辑母带刻录时混入了Big Bend国家公园的沙粒,CD内圈可见"PLAY ME IN THE DESERT"激光蚀刻。
歌曲列表
- Great Unknown
- Maybe You're Here, Maybe You're Not
- Some To Reap
- The Only Sound That Matters
- A Thousand Songs About California
- Monahans
- Everyone Around
- Palo Duro
- This Kind Of Danger
- Silverbell
- The Sad Lines