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12 | 12 | </author> |
13 | | - <updated>2025-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated> |
| 13 | + <updated>2025-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated> |
14 | 14 | <entry> |
| 15 | + <title>Ghais Guevara - Goyard Ibn Said</title> |
| 16 | + <link href="http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-03-05-ghais-guevara-goyard-ibn-said.html" /> |
| 17 | + <id>http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-03-05-ghais-guevara-goyard-ibn-said.html</id> |
| 18 | + <published>2025-03-05T00:00:00Z</published> |
| 19 | + <updated>2025-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated> |
| 20 | + <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<article> |
| 21 | + <section class="header"> |
| 22 | + Posted on March 5, 2025 |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + <br> |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | + Tags: <a title="All pages tagged 'music'." href="/tags/music.html" rel="tag">music</a>, <a title="All pages tagged 'rap'." href="/tags/rap.html" rel="tag">rap</a>, <a title="All pages tagged '2025'." href="/tags/2025.html" rel="tag">2025</a> |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | + </section> |
| 29 | + <section> |
| 30 | + <p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0355957126_16.jpg" /></p> |
| 31 | +<p>這張專輯是 Ghais Guevara 的首張正式全長專輯,由 Fat Possum Records 發行。這間廠牌之前也出過不少我喜歡的音樂人,所以某種程度上可以說是正式大廠出道了。我之前聽過他的混音帶 <em>BlackBolshevik</em>,感覺他想做出類似 JPEGMAFIA 風格的政治嘻哈——極具實驗性的製作,加上兇狠的左翼說唱,就連<a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0922919205_16.jpg">封面設計</a>都讓人想到 <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/JPEGMAFIA_-_Veteran_cover_2.jpg"><em>Veteran</em></a>。不過,<em>BlackBolshevik</em> 的完成度對我來說並不算太高:音樂上過度強調衝突感,反而犧牲了整體聽感;歌詞則是言必稱共產主義,關懷是有的,但說教感稍嫌過頭(當然還是沒有鍾翔宇那麼搞笑)。這次的專輯名稱 “Goyard ibn Said” 則是他的 alter ego,在前年他以這個名字發行了一張混音帶 <em>Goyard Comin’: Exordium</em>,風格比 <em>BlackBolshevik</em> 更浮誇,坦白說,我當時沒太愛。</p> |
| 32 | +<p>這次的新專輯比起前兩者,完成度明顯提升不少,概念也更加具體:專輯講述 Goyard ibn Said 作為一位從北費城崛起的饒舌明星,一方面在娛樂圈享受當大屌哥的各種紅利,另一方面卻清楚意識到自己仍然是被剝削的產業螺絲釘。看到這裡也許會覺得——這不就 Kendrick 在講的東西嗎?但相比 K-dot,Ghais Guevara 在專輯後半更專注於娛樂產業作為一種工業結構,如何對人性造成壓制。這是個非常經典的左翼題材,但這次他包裝得相當完整,沒有落入單純的口號式批判。</p> |
| 33 | +<p>音樂上,這張的 beat 也比之前過癮許多,沒有一味強調段落的實驗性,而是更多受到 2010 年前後的 cloud rap、trap 與 abstract rap 影響,整體聽感更完整。如果要找個類比,這張專輯讓我想到 Denzel Curry 的 Melt My Eyez See Your Future——算是他作品裡相對內斂的一張,不見得像過去的作品那麼炸裂,但耐聽度反而更高。</p> |
| 34 | +<p>題外話,專輯裡有一首歌叫 Monta Ellis,不得不說,06-07 賽季的勇士跟現在的王朝球隊根本是完全不同的物種。當年季後賽 Baron Davis 在 Andrei Kirilenko 頭上那記驚天暴扣,石破天驚啊。</p> |
| 35 | +<hr /> |
| 36 | +<p>Fav tracks: Leprosy, 3400, Bystander Effect, 4L</p> |
| 37 | +<p>Score: 8.0</p> |
| 38 | +<p>訪談:https://floodmagazine.com/185519/ghais-guevara-goyard-ibn-said-in-convo/ |
| 39 | +Bandcamp: https://ghais.bandcamp.com/album/goyard-ibn-said</p> |
| 40 | + </section> |
| 41 | +</article> |
| 42 | +]]></summary> |
| 43 | +</entry> |
| 44 | +<entry> |
15 | 45 | <title>Restructured and Added Some Automation for This Blog</title> |
16 | 46 | <link href="http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-02-27-restructured-and-automated.html" /> |
17 | 47 | <id>http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-02-27-restructured-and-automated.html</id> |
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791 | 821 | </article> |
792 | 822 | ]]></summary> |
793 | 823 | </entry> |
794 | | -<entry> |
795 | | - <title>2023 November Listenings</title> |
796 | | - <link href="http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2023-12-09-november-listenings.html" /> |
797 | | - <id>http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2023-12-09-november-listenings.html</id> |
798 | | - <published>2023-12-09T00:00:00Z</published> |
799 | | - <updated>2023-12-09T00:00:00Z</updated> |
800 | | - <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<article> |
801 | | - <section class="header"> |
802 | | - Posted on December 9, 2023 |
803 | | - |
804 | | - <br> |
805 | | - |
806 | | - Tags: <a title="All pages tagged 'music and stuff'." href="/tags/music%20and%20stuff.html" rel="tag">music and stuff</a> |
807 | | - |
808 | | - </section> |
809 | | - <section> |
810 | | - <h2 id="rainy-miller-space-afrika---a-grisaille-wedding">Rainy Miller & Space Afrika - A Grisaille Wedding</h2> |
811 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3955577135_16.jpg" /></p> |
812 | | -<p>Ambient drill / trip-hop / spoken word. I love this album a lot.</p> |
813 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-11-16</p> |
814 | | -<p>[8.8/10]</p> |
815 | | -<h2 id="colleen---le-jour-et-la-nuit-du-réel">Colleen - Le jour et la nuit du réel</h2> |
816 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1521320280_16.jpg" /></p> |
817 | | -<p>Synth music with a lot of delays. When I first listened to this I wasnt paying attention and thought it’s ok but not something really spectacular, but then I stopped doing things and listened and it was truly magical.</p> |
818 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-09-22</p> |
819 | | -<p>[8.4/10]</p> |
820 | | -<h2 id="lrain---i-killed-your-dog">L’Rain - I Killed Your Dog</h2> |
821 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2508700233_16.jpg" /></p> |
822 | | -<p>Indie dream-pop / neo-soul. Wonky but tender, generally just a great pop album.</p> |
823 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-10-13</p> |
824 | | -<p>[8.3/10]</p> |
825 | | -<h2 id="lost-girls---selvutsletter">Lost Girls - Selvutsletter</h2> |
826 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3511004309_16.jpg" /></p> |
827 | | -<p>While <code>Menneskekollektivet</code> is epic, brooding and more “serious”, <code>Selvutsletter</code> is pure dark avant-pop goodiness.</p> |
828 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-10-20</p> |
829 | | -<p>[8.3/10]</p> |
830 | | -<h2 id="black-thought-el-michels-affair---glorious-game">Black Thought, El Michels Affair - Glorious Game</h2> |
831 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4239568242_16.jpg" /></p> |
832 | | -<p>Cconscious hip-hop. The beats are sick and the flows are dope.</p> |
833 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-04-14</p> |
834 | | -<p>[8.3/10]</p> |
835 | | -<h2 id="niecy-blues---exit-simulation">Niecy Blues - Exit Simulation</h2> |
836 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0427758249_16.jpg" /></p> |
837 | | -<p>Ambient / R&B / downtempo. It sounds like a weird combination, but it actually makes sense.</p> |
838 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-11-10</p> |
839 | | -<p>[8.3/10]</p> |
840 | | -<h2 id="m.-sage-zander-raymond---parayellowgram">M. Sage, Zander Raymond - Parayellowgram</h2> |
841 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1956443101_16.jpg" /></p> |
842 | | -<p>Ambient cosmic jazz. Reminds me of some of Tortoise’s subtler tracks on <code>TNT</code>.</p> |
843 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-09-15</p> |
844 | | -<p>[8.1/10]</p> |
845 | | -<h2 id="spesh-conway-the-machine---speshal-machinery">38 Spesh, Conway the Machine - Speshal Machinery</h2> |
846 | | -<p><img src="https://images.genius.com/8456476c8c85074f68408e1d80f4ccf4.1000x1000x1.jpg" /></p> |
847 | | -<p>Conscious hip-hop. The Benny the butcher feature track is dope AF. I been digging Conway the Machine a lot and this project does not disappoint.</p> |
848 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-09-08</p> |
849 | | -<p>[8.1/10]</p> |
850 | | -<h2 id="sleep-sinatra-televangel---incorruptible-saints">Sleep Sinatra, TELEVANGEL - Incorruptible Saints</h2> |
851 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0378415185_16.jpg" /></p> |
852 | | -<p>Boom-bap / jazz-rap.</p> |
853 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-06-20</p> |
854 | | -<p>[7.9/10]</p> |
855 | | -<h2 id="aesop-rock---integrated-tech-solutions">Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions</h2> |
856 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0251711775_16.jpg" /></p> |
857 | | -<p>Abstract hip-hop. The forte of this album is definitely his lyrics, most of all his ability to pin down the snippets of things that are simply beyond the grasp of seemingly ubiquitous technological domination. Even though the title is <code>Integrated Tech Solutions</code>, the songs are about the copmlete opposite. As for production I think the individual tracks are pretty good, but 15+ songs with very similar BPMs, grimey rhythms and bass synths, after like 5 songs it gets repetitive.</p> |
858 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-11-10</p> |
859 | | -<p>[7.6/10]</p> |
860 | | -<h2 id="cameron-graham---becoming-a-beach-angel">Cameron Graham - Becoming a Beach Angel</h2> |
861 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1706283989_16.jpg" /></p> |
862 | | -<p>Colorful percussive synth music.</p> |
863 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-08-18</p> |
864 | | -<p>[7.5/10]</p> |
865 | | -<h2 id="ragana---desolations-flower">Ragana - Desolations Flower</h2> |
866 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2479212504_16.jpg" /></p> |
867 | | -<p>Post black metal. It’s alright.</p> |
868 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-10-27</p> |
869 | | -<p>[6.8/10]</p> |
870 | | -<h2 id="danny-brown---quaranta">Danny Brown - Quaranta</h2> |
871 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3189957632_16.jpg" /></p> |
872 | | -<p>The first half was pretty good, the second was kinda lackluster.</p> |
873 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-11-17</p> |
874 | | -<p>[6.6/10]</p> |
875 | | -<h2 id="andré-3000---new-blue-sun">André 3000 - New Blue Sun</h2> |
876 | | -<p><img src="https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/65537cbc3cc93f9b90ee453e/master/w_1280%2Cc_limit/Andre-3000-New-Blue-Sun.jpg" /></p> |
877 | | -<p>New age improv / ambient. I like the tracks where the flaut isn’t so up front better, like the third and fourth track. The album as a whole feels kind of drawn out, the ideas just take too long to develop into interesting things and when that happens it is also not really that interesting. That said I’ll still be looking out for André’s coming up releases and see what he brings to the table.</p> |
878 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-11-17</p> |
879 | | -<p>[6.6/10]</p> |
880 | | -<h2 id="shabazz-palace---robed-in-rareness">Shabazz Palace - Robed in Rareness</h2> |
881 | | -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3885293863_16.jpg" /></p> |
882 | | -<p>At this point I don’t know if this album’s low effort or <code>Black Up</code> is just an anomaly.</p> |
883 | | -<p>Release date: 2023-10-27</p> |
884 | | -<p>[5.3/10]</p> |
885 | | - </section> |
886 | | -</article> |
887 | | -]]></summary> |
888 | | -</entry> |
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