Beat Assailant

兩年前，Beat Assailant發(fā)行了他的首張唱片專輯《Hard Twelve》，這張專輯很快就成為了一個被獨(dú)立音樂崇拜者追捧的典范。從那時起，Beat Assailant開始了不間斷地巡回演出，與他的由9個令人欽佩的音樂家組成的樂隊(duì)一起，參加了超過了140場的演出，這其中包括與Kanye West在《 Nice Jazz Festival》中的錄制，與DJ Premier在《 Nordik Impakt 》中的錄制，與 Maceo Parker在 "La Defense Jazz Festival"的演出，在布達(dá)佩斯Sziget音樂節(jié)的演出，在瑞士Paleo的演出，在法國Les Vieilles Charrues與Printemps de Bourges 的演出等等。如今，與他廣受尊重的制作人及他的9人音樂小組一同，Beat Assailant發(fā)行了他的第二張專輯《Imperial Pressure》。?
??????這張新專輯的創(chuàng)作靈感來源于Beat Assailant的樂隊(duì)的爆發(fā)激情：在嘗試性的探索了一段時間后，2007年7月，樂隊(duì)最終決定把自己鎖在錄音棚里一個星期用于創(chuàng)作，結(jié)果？一張與現(xiàn)場效果幾乎相同的唱片誕生了！這張唱片承諾繼續(xù)通過讓都市邊界同爵士樂、放克樂、靈歌、搖滾與電子進(jìn)行融合，來把Hip-Hop的界限不斷向前推進(jìn)。樂隊(duì)在《Imperial Pressure》中的錄制與之前相比呈現(xiàn)出了不同的特點(diǎn)：Danny Wild與Nicolas Guegen 以及 Thibault Renard 一同進(jìn)行唱片制作，另外樂隊(duì)所有成員都進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場錄音也成為本專輯的一大特點(diǎn)，這其中包括從C2C樂隊(duì)新近轉(zhuǎn)來的DJ Pfel，負(fù)責(zé)打碟處理。第一首單曲《Better Than Us》邀請到了一位特別嘉賓José Reis Fontao——"Stuck in the Sound"樂隊(duì)的首席歌手進(jìn)行錄制。《Imperial Pressure》創(chuàng)造了一個富有激情與感情且風(fēng)格多樣的音樂氛圍，營造出一種令人?為之深深?癡迷的效果。
Biography
by Celeste Rhoads
The release of Beat Assailant's first album, Hard Twelve, and its accompanying 12 tracks in October of 2005 was an introduction to a new kind of urban artist: one who managed to fuse the styles and rhythms of the South of the United States and the Parisian music scene. The release of Hard Twelve saw the American MC and his team opening for acts such as Kanye West and DJ Premier and soon led to further interesting efforts with other acts. The Miami-born rapper lived in Atlanta, GA, before he traveled to Paris in 2001, where he explored the hip-hop scene across the Atlantic and met fellow musician Danny Wild, who produced Hard Twelve. After several years of touring and a move back to the United States,Beat Assailant reappeared on the hip-hop scene in February of 2008 with his sophomore album, Imperial Pressure, featuring the single "Better Than Us." With his second album, Beat Assailant continued to push the boundaries of hip-hop by stirring together jazz, funk, soul, rock, world, and a little electro along with traditional urban beats. When performing live, the stage is packed with a saxophonist, trumpet player, pianist, and other musicians, along with the MC himself. "Better Than Us," the first single from the Imperial Pressure album, includes guest appearances on vocals by José Reis Fontao, lead singer of Stuck in the Sound, and Mani Hoffman of the Supermen Lovers' global dancefloor anthem "Starlight." It is another track to add to Beat Assailant's long list of collaborations.