we are smug(我们是自命不凡的人)

daz在自己2009年5月8生日那天,给了所有粉丝一个大大的惊喜,就是免费提供了这张专辑的下载,也许有的人误会了,以为这就是daz的新专辑或者这就是他今后的音乐风格,答案是否定的。 下载地址www.wearesmug.com
在daz的博客里,他已经说明了,也许有的人不看博客或者看不懂,我来大概翻译一下。中英文对照如下:
I've been recording a secret side project album with my long term co
writer and collaborator Robert Conley over the past 2 years.
在过去的两年里我和Robert Conley(daz长期以来的搭档,从SPIN时期就开始合作,SPIN中的CRUSH,几乎整张专辑的TTATS,还有TDTWM里面十首歌)一直在秘密的录制一张side project album(这个中文术语不知道是虾米,意思应该很明白,非主流项目专辑,在wiki里有一大堆英文解释,大概就是这个意思。)
It was finished and mixed in December last year and just last week the album was mastered.
去年12月专辑就录制混音好了,不过上周才制作完毕。
It's a band we call 'We Are Smug'. Robert and I share lead vocal and
songwriting duties on everything, and up until this second, we haven't
spoken a word of it to anyone outside of our circle of friends.
乐队名字叫“We Are Smug”(Smug的意思是自满的,自命不凡的人)。 我和Robert写了所有的歌并主唱,而且一直到此刻,我们从来都没有跟朋友圈外的任何人透露过一个字。
But today, on my birthday, we've decided it's release day and if you
visit www.wearesmug.com you can download it for free.
但是今天,我生日这天,我们决定发行这张专辑,登陆www.wearesmug.com就可以免费下载。
This is not the direction of my next album, nor is 'free' the new
price for my music. This is just something I am doing because I can.
这并不是我下一张专辑的风格趋向,也不意味这以后我的音乐都会贴上“免费”的标签。This is just something I am doing because I can.(这句话还是不翻译了)
While you're digesting this, I'm hard at work on songs for a brand new
studio album for next year. It's a big 'f**k off' pop record. POP
with a capital P if you will. You better have high expectations.
当你在欣赏这张专辑时,我正在努力为明年的新专辑写歌。这将是一个非常标准的流行专辑,可以贴上一个大大的“POP”标签,你们最好抱有很高的期望。
In the meantime, enjoy being Smug.
And Happy Birthday.
[1]还有专辑的PDF格式有如下说明:
所有歌曲都是由Darren Hayes 和Robert Conley一起创作的,
除了"Fire It Up"由Robert Conley创作(难怪这首歌我听不出daz的风格)
"Shit On The Radio" 由Darren Hayes 和Robert Conley还有Matthew Kelly一起创作。
Song ATV/Powdered Sugar/Control 出版
Robert 唱了大概一半歌曲,Darren唱了另一半,有时候合唱,互相伴唱。
Robert 弹奏大部分的keyboards,Darren演奏了一小部分。
Pixelfing 设计专辑封面及内页。
We are Amug乐队制作
专辑在美国Arizona洲Phoenix城的Smuglab和伦敦录制而成。
由Justin Shave混音(Justin是daz上一张专辑的制作人,他俩一起写了7首歌)。
Mastered By Milesh Patel at The Exchange,London