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Jue | Music + Art 2011 presents
Bewitching orchestral dream-pop The Black Atlantic
Event Photos (by Sid Gulinck;Click to enlarge)
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Beijing, Mar 23, Wed
@ MAO Livehouse
Door Time: 20:00
Address: 111 Gulou Dong Street, Dongcheng District
Support: Wu Zhuoling
Price: 50 RMB(door)
Tel: 010-64025080
Check www.juefestival.com for ticketing info
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Shanghai, Mar 27, Sun
@ Yuyintang
Door Time: 19:30
Address: 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu, Chang Ning District
Support: Rainbow Danger Club
Price: 50 RMB(door)
Tel: 021-64457663
Check www.juefestival.com for ticketing info
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Mysterious Orchestal Dream-Pop: for fans of Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Beach Boys
The Black Atlantic is the Groningen (The Netherlands) based acoustic pop band formed around singer and songwriter Geert van der Velde, former frontman for American metalcore group Shai Hulud. The Black Atlantic released their debut album “Reverence for Fallen Trees ” digitally for free (worldwide) on August 21st, 2009. It has since been downloaded over 100,000 times via various torrent websites , the band’s own website and it’s label Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck.
The Black Atlantic made its first live appearance, in one of many incarnations, at Eurosonic 2007. Since then the band has maintained a steady diet of touring with a revolving line-up around van der Velde (and for the past 2 years Janssen), sharing the stage with bands including Midlake, Woven Hand, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Cave Singers (Split Works friends from way back) and The Antlers (who also appear on “Reverence for Fallen Trees”).
The band has played Filters Culture Collide Festival in Los Angeles, CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, NXNE in Toronto, and SXSW in Austin, TX, one of the world’s largest music festivals. The Black Atlantic has been invited back to play SXSW in 2011.
2011《觉》音乐+艺术节呈现
恬淡纯粹的荷兰民谣团体The Black Atlantic中国巡演
北京,3月23日 周三
@ MAO Livehouse
入场:20:00
地址:东城区鼓楼东大街111号
嘉宾:吴卓玲
票价:50元(现场)
电话:010-64025080
详情查询《觉》官网:www.juefestival.com
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上海,3月27日 周日
@ 育音堂
入场:19:30
地址:长宁区凯旋路851号(近延安西路口)
嘉宾:Rainbow Danger Club
票价:50元(现场)
电话:021-64457663
详情查询《觉》官网:www.juefestival.com
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The Black Atlantic是来自荷兰的一个四人团体,核心成员是唱作人Geert van der Velde。有趣的是,他之前曾是一支金属核乐队的成员。而The Black Atlantic的音乐更多的是随性恬淡,干净纯粹的民谣弹唱。 2007年1月,乐队首次在欧洲音乐节出演。在之后的两年,在欧美进行了多达160场的演出。他们的首张专辑名叫 “Reverence for Fallen Trees” ,在2009年发行,当时他们提供了数字版的免费下载,有超过10万多次的下载量。
2008年,乐队开始在阿迪朗达克山脉(在美国纽约州东北部)的萨拉纳克湖边的木屋里制作这张专辑,木屋的主人是van der Velde的岳父母。成员们都才华横溢,朋友Kim Janssen除了唱作歌曲,还会多种乐器,也因此契机地加入了乐队。之后专辑大部分的制作都在荷兰完成,那时已经是09年的春末夏初,也难怪他们的音乐透露出不尽的温暖气息。
《Reverence for Fallen Trees》是“纪念逝者”的暗喻。他们在录制过程,van der Velde的3位家人不幸离世,专辑也因此得名,纪念那些给过他们帮助的亲人们。歌曲名也常围绕着“感激”“家庭”“爱”“觉醒”等主题和隐喻。连去年很红的纽约独立乐队The Antlers的幕后核心Peter Silberman也在当中献唱一首,并演奏了一些乐器。
The Black Atlantic的音乐有着大量器乐的排布,散发着淡淡的,恬静的氛围。他们也受到了Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes以及Beach Boys等乐队的影响。The Black Atlantic的音乐简约而流畅,有时落地中鼓,节奏钹,和一个小军鼓就组成了他们的现场。
今年三月,Split Works为您在京沪两地呈现来自荷兰的民谣乐队The Black Atlantic, 相信在这个烂漫的春日,有了他们的《觉》音乐+艺术节,将会为你的春天增添缤纷多彩。
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