發行年份
2024
專輯廠牌
Ninja Tune
$1250
專輯介紹
Tundercat 雷霆貓本名StephenBruner，是個貝斯手，來自音樂世家的他16歲就和他哥跟著Stanley Clarke一起巡迴到了日本去，也曾參與過Eryka Badu的巡迴，當讀到這些資料的時候，就可以理解為什麼在雷霆貓的專輯當中會有那麼多的爵士樂元素在其中。
這張是他的第二張專輯，一樣找來了Brainfeeder的老闆Flying Lotus當製作人（可想而知這張專輯大概會是長什麼樣子），其實有比第一張平易近人了一些，有著更多的vocal，例如“Oh Sheit Its X”這首歌，一首拿來跳舞絕對剛好的R&B歌曲（比那首紅到翻的 Blurred Lines 精彩的要多…）不過要是喜歡原本第一張雷霆貓的人，在“Lotus and the Jondy”或是“Seven”這樣的歌曲中找到那他特有的無敵basss-line。
要是喜歡爵士/電子/R&B，或是像Jaco Pastorius這種喜歡把bass彈的跟吉他一樣的，這張絕對是你必須找來聽的專輯之一。
Multi-GRAMMY award winning virtuoso bassist & singer Thundercat releases a very special deluxe edition of his album “Apocalypse” on March 1st celebrating ten years since its original release in 2013.
The new edition contains two previously unreleased tracks, Before I loved myself “I” pooped my ankles (true) recorded with Austin Peralta and Taylor Graves, and Paris (with Mono/Poly). The deluxe LP also features special rainbow holographic artwork housed inside a transparent PVC outer slipcase complete with “x-ray” holographic skull print.
Packed with gems including the certified classics Heartbreaks + Setbacks, Lotus and the Jondy, Tron Song and the all-out cosmic funk bullet Oh Sheit, Its X, Thundercat brings a fusion of pop, soul, electronica, prog rock and funk into an unexplored dimension with his signature basslines gliding sky high to meet Executive Producer Flying Lotus astral touch.
In the wake of its release in 2013, Pitchfork praised the records “endearing blend of plainspoken nonchalance and almost limitless musical eccentricity” and gave it an 8.2 rating. The LA Weekly was equally impressed: “Thundercat Apocalypse... takes its name from the end of days but sounds more like a new start.” Meanwhile, Complex proclaimed it “the best album of the year… a shimmering collection of celestial funk.”