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Who the hell is Patrick Watson and what the hell is Patrick Watson?
Patrick Watson is an internationally acclaimed singer, composer, songwriter, and producer. Patrick Watson is also the name of this mad genius’ band, darlings of Montreal’s indie rock scene, who have performed with the likes of Feist, The Dears, Phillip Glass and, gasp, James Brown.
Both Patrick Watson the man and Patrick Watson the band have received international acclaim since the September 2006 release of Close to Paradise in Canada, the album went gold in Canada, and won numerous awards, including Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize. Close to Paradise saw international release in September 2007, and the band hasn’t looked back, selling over 100,000 copies worldwide. Since then Patrick Watson’s fanbase seems to have grown exponentially, with the live show now commanding huge audiences across the world, from Paris, to Reykjavik, Amsterdam, London, New York, and of course, Montreal, where Watson and most of the band still reside.
Despite the internationally demanding schedule, Watson himself also found time to contribute to Cinematic Orchestra’s 2007 album, Ma Fleur, and to compose scores and songs for a number of films—something he has always had a passion for. It should come as no surprise then, that the band’s music is often described as cinematic and wildly eclectic.
Watson met guitarist Simon Angell in their hometown of Hudson, Quebec when they were teenagers, and the two have collaborated ever since—Angell’s soundscapes and noise-influences having developed into the perfect complement to Watson’s colourful melodic compositions and gut-wrenching falsetto. Then, while studying music at Vanier College in the late-nineties, Patrick met Ukrainian-born Mishka Stein, and Swiss/British Columbia ex-pat Robbie Kuster, who were increasingly invited to fill out his rhythm section when performing live shows.
Patrick Watson and his bandmates spent most of the latter half of 2008 in Montreal recording the follow-up to Close to Paradise—Wooden Arms, which was released in spring 2009.
Sunday, January 17
Doors: 8pm
Tickets: on sale from Jan. 1
RMB 80 (presale) / RMB 100 (door)
Ticket Info:
- (010) 6404-2711 (Mon- Sun. 2pm – 12am)
Yugong Yishan: West courtyard former site of Duan Qirui Government,
3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu,
Gulou, Dong Cheng District[:zh]
蒙特利尔的四人乐队Patrick Watson，Q杂志将他们和Radiohead、The Flaming Lips、Tortoise等经典大牌相提并论。2007年，他们凭借专辑《Close To Paradise》，打败Arcade Fire、Feist等叱吒各大传媒年终榜的加拿大当代重量级团队，一举摘下Polaris音乐奖（有加拿大水星奖之称）年度最佳专辑。同年他们还获得了Juno音乐奖最佳新人，受到了NME、Mojo、Music Week等音乐权威杂志的盛誉，并拥有了和John Cale、 Feist、James Brown等明星同台献艺的光辉经历。
乐队主唱Patrick Watson天籁般的假声也许要追溯到他的童年。他7岁时便在蒙特利尔一座当地教堂中唱诗，长大后学习古典音乐、爵士钢琴的表演、改编曲和唱作。十几岁时，他在家乡魁北克遇到了吉他手Simon Angell，从此便展开了合作。Angell的对音域和噪声的处理与Watson多彩而旋律化的假声相辅相成，相得益彰。大学时期，他们认识了乌克兰人Mishka Stein和英瑞混血Robbie Kuster，而后者的旋律被越来越多的用在他们在萨拉热窝传奇咖啡馆里的现场演出中。2003年，乐队的第一张专辑Just Another Ordinary Day独立发行，它像是乐队良好状态和美好未来的一张快照，也在一开始便表明了乐队对梦幻般声线的喜好，预示了乐队之后的一切。
今年冬天，Split Works将他们带到中国。让我们闭上双眼，静静聆听，感受Patrick Watson给我们带来这场剧院般的试听盛宴。
2010年1月17日 星期日
时间：1月17日 周日 晚上8点
地点：愚公移山，东城区张自忠路3-2号，段祺瑞执政府旧址西院
票价： 80元(预售) / 100元 (现场)
票务问询： (010) 6404-2711 星期一至星期天, 2pm – 12am
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