独家专访丨XtortYa拓特亚乐队:实验性新金属乐我们一直融合创新
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大家好,这里是《乐享音乐》为你带来全新人物专访栏目,第十四期将为大家介绍一支独特的专访对象,他们来自遥远的西澳大利亚州珀斯,据说这里是地球上最偏僻的城市之一,他们即将踏上征程首次来到中国巡演,在这个神秘而又独特的地域下孕育的一支新金属乐队,究竟会有神秘样的音乐和生活的态度呢?让我们一起通过专访走进他们的音乐世界,一起来欢迎来自海外的朋友——XtortYa(拓特亚)乐队
人物介绍
XtortYa(拓特亚)乐队是一支创建于2003年的新金属(Nu Metal)摇滚乐队,自创建以来乐队不停的寻找创作灵感并尝试不同的音乐风格融合,形成乐队独特的音乐风格,带给听众具有极度冲击的音乐感受。2017年发行《XtortYa》同名专辑在匈牙利和捷克共和国地区新专辑排行榜上名列前茅,在日本地区iTunes排行榜中专辑名列第83位。专辑中热门歌曲《I Need You》(我需要你)、《Falling》(下降)两首单曲MV获得2个澳大利亚视频制片人协会AVPA奖项。XtortYa(拓特亚)乐队7月首次正式踏上中国巡演之旅,以“Tonight in China · 瓷在今夜”为主题,分别在北京、沉阳、西安、长沙、深圳等地,为中国金属党献上一次最具重型的灵魂金属礼。
以下采访是由XtortYa(拓特亚)乐队英文回答,乐队中方负责代表进行翻译完成。
乐享音乐:为什么会选择来中国巡演?
Why do you guys choose to tour China?
XtortYa:我们一直想来中国巡演,并希望能融合成为那里的音乐界的一部分。
We have always wanted to tour China and be a part of the music industry there.
乐享音乐:这次巡演有什么样的惊喜是让中国的乐迷值得期待的?
What surprise do you have in store for Chinese fans?
XtortYa:作为一支乐队,我们总是很高兴能够通过一个充满活力的表演现场给我们的乐迷们带来惊喜,我们喜欢与乐迷们一起现场互动,可以给他们一个难忘的夜晚!
As a band we are always excited to surprise our fans with an energetic show, we love to get involved with our fans, and give them a great night to remember!
乐享音乐:这次巡演为什么定义为“tonight in china瓷在今夜”?
Why do you call this tour”Tonight in China”?
XtortYa:我们之所以这次巡演称之为 “tonight in china瓷在今夜”,是因为我们第一次来到中国,我们希望这次巡演能够与我们的乐迷有一个亲密接触。我们希望每一场演出都能感受到个性化,我们是乐迷的朋友,而不仅仅是他们观看的乐队。
We called the tour this because we are here in China for the very first time and we want this tour to be intimate with our fans. We want every show to feel personal and that we are friends of our fans, not just a band they come to watch.
乐享音乐:了解“瓷”的含义么?
Do you understand the meaning in china?
XtortYa:China也是瓷器的意思,瓷器也是中国的名片。“瓷”还有好朋友的意思,希望我们和中国音乐圈、乐迷交上朋友。是的,当我们理解这个意思,也因此我们把这次巡演聚焦在我们的乐迷朋友身上,同时也确保我们让每一场演出都感觉到我们特别为朋友们而来。
China also means porcelain, and china is also the name of the country. China/porcelain also colloquially understood as friends in Beijing. We all hope that the band will make connect many fans and make many friends。Yes, we do understand this meaning which is why we are focusing on this tour being so personal to our fans and also making sure we make each and every show feel like we are playing for friends.
乐享音乐:本次演出的重量级嘉宾是谁?为什么会想邀请他来一同来做这次巡演?
Who is your special guest? Why invited him on this tour?
XtortYa:我们邀请来至于Ill Nino(厄童)乐队的迭戈参加这次巡演,因为我们曾与许多乐队一起巡回演出,但Ill Nino(厄童)一直都是我们的特别朋友,迭戈尤其是一位非常亲密的朋友。我们认为,当我们巡演的主题是关于朋友,那么我们应该有一个要好的朋友加入我们的第一次中国之行!
Our special guest is Diego from Ill Nino.We invited Diego on this tour because we have toured with many bands, but Ill Nino were always special friends of ours and Diego especially being a very close friend. We felt that as we wanted to make this tour about friends then we should have a great friend join us on our first China tour!
乐享音乐:即将来到中国,有什么想对中国乐迷说的吗?
Your tour is about to happen, any message for the Chinese fans?
XtortYa:准备好体验一晚上的乐趣, 朋友, 音乐和派对!
Get ready for a night of fun, friends, music and party!
乐享音乐:第一张专辑的概念想表达的是什么内容?
What was the message or what were you trying to express?
XtortYa:我们的音乐想真实地反映出我们的思想和情感。 所以我们总是试图表达我们写歌时我们所感受到的真实信息。
Our Music is always a true reflection of our thoughts and feelings really. So we are always trying to express a message of honesty of what we are feeling when we write our songs.
乐享音乐:新专辑有没有在规划?
Are you working on a follow up album?(mention you are working with Kanye West's producer)
XtortYa:是的,我们现在正在制作一张专辑。 我们的制作人是肯刘易斯(Ken Lewis),他拥有90个金曲的混音和制作,他还有19个格莱美奖的作品。他曾与埃米纳姆,肯耶韦斯特,Lorde 洛德,韩国BTS(防弹少年团),火星哥(布鲁诺·马尔斯),嘎嘎小姐,Jay Z,德雷克等歌手合作过。 他从一开始就参与XtortYa的制作,并且也成为乐队的好朋友。
Yes, we are currently working on an album now. Our producer is Ken Lewis who is responsible for the mixing and workings on 90 Gold Records, he also has 19 Grammys associated to his works. He has worked with Eminem, Kenye West, Lorde, BTS (Bangtan Boys), Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Jay Z, Drake and many more. He has been a part of working with XtortYa since the very beginning and has also become a great friend of the band.
乐享音乐:(单曲/专辑)会选择在中国首发么?
Would you choose China to debut it? (you will be performing/debuting a new song from the upcoming album on this tour)
XtortYa:我们实际上将在本次巡演中表演我们即将发行的专辑中的一首歌,名为《离去》Walk Away。 我们希望中国及其他地区都能成为我们推出新专辑的地方!
We will actually be playing one song from our upcoming album on this tour, it’s called “Walk Away”. We would love China to be the place we debut our new album to with some Festivals!
乐享音乐:新金属乐对于你们来说意味着什么?
What does Nu metal mean to you guys?
XtortYa:对于我们来说,Nu Metal是一种实验性金属,它与其他流派混合在一起,并以一种能发出动听歌曲的方式演奏。
Nu Metal to us is experimental metal, metal that is mixed with other genres and played in a way to make great sounding songs.
他们的音乐来源于对生活的感悟,用独特的方式去表达思想和情感,7月19日即将迎来他们在中国首次巡演的第一站北京(Mao Livehouse五棵松)“瓷在今夜”,用他们独特的新金属音乐风格,融入多元化的音乐元素,带给听众具有极度冲击的音乐感受。沉阳(7月21日沉阳美帝奇音乐现场)、西安(7月24日西安光圈club)、长沙(7月26日长沙46livehouse)、深圳(7月28日深圳红糖罐蛇口店)等城市陆续为各地的金属歌迷献上前所未有的音乐震撼!提前预祝XtortYa(拓特亚)乐队首次中国巡演能有更大的收获。让我们一起来期待吧!【乐享音乐】人物专访下期再见!