这是乐队介绍: “Crustation”最早由三位男性成员组成:吉他手Stig Manley,贝司手Mark Taylerhe和DJ Ian Dark。他们在好友Pip Diaz创建的厂牌“Cup Of Tea”下分别于1994年和1995年发行了两张EP,《Foot Damage》和《Now'Til Never》。《Foot Damage》充满了Lo Fi的原始风貌、混合着低沉的Bassline和刮碟声,仿佛身处一个阴暗潮湿的地下室。到了《Now'Til Never》,曲风则要相对明朗流畅一些,这其中主要原因就是女主唱Bronagh Slevin的参与。Bronagh有着浓郁的爱尔兰民谣式唱腔,平时喜欢随手写下一些歌词,这一切都不禁让人想起爱尔兰的一支著名乐队“Cranberries”。一般而言,同一厂牌下的乐队都喜欢相互混音对方作品,Crustation也不例外,The Eff Word的“TBC”作品由他们操刀混音后,呈现出一派迷幻的意境,配合着松脆可口的缓拍,那把娇媚的女声顿时让人感觉浑身酥软无力,飘飘欲仙,这个作品也被收入到了1996年Cup Of Tea厂牌的合集《A Compilation》之中。紧接着,Crustation又在1997年连续发表了两张EP,《Purple》和《Flame》。在《Purple》这张EP里,一共收录了“Purple”的四个不同版本,各有特色。Crustation自己的版本有着易于哼唱的动人旋律、切合意境的歌词、曼妙温柔的女声、舒缓动听的节拍,这些都保证了整个作品的可听性,而这些也正是Crustation后期作品的标志性特征。此外带有Old-School感觉的A Tribe Called Quest,浪漫轻松的Air,顽皮可爱的Mr Scruff分别都赋予了作品不同的感觉。
歌词: Sitting in the silent twilight The purple half light Of the twilight Wrap the night around me Blanket of black on my back I feel safe in the darkness Your voice is a caress Delights my senses Heightens my happiness Lightens my sadness Your eyes were on me I remember Those days in September Sunset run night Your hand held in mine Sitting in the silent twilight The purple half light Of the twilight Wrap the night around me Blanket of black on my back I feel safe in the darkness The silence is so loud I almost feel it Nothing to say now Barely can talk now I'm feeling like I'm lost I'm feeling dumb Speechless and numb So long I've been blind I'm losing my mind Sitting in the silent twilight The purple half light Of the twilight Wrap the night around me Blanket of black on my back I feel safe in the darkness Sitting in the silent twilight rapture Could it be too hard to capture ? This velvet moment of serenity