No Age

雖然在流行榜上屢見佳績(jī)，但Sub Pop廠牌卻沒有忘卻DIY音樂精神，從新簽回來(lái)的No Age可見一斑。
No Age是結(jié)他手Randy Randall和鼓手Dean Spunt的二人陣式，樂隊(duì)名字是來(lái)自80年代Hardcore廠牌SST的合輯《NO AGE》，碟內(nèi)參與名字Sonic Youth、Black Flag等正正是No Age的音樂根源。他們初出道憑—日內(nèi)推出五張黑膠單曲而成名，這些大部分已成Collector s Item，想聽的話可從Fat Cat替他們輯錄的精選《Weirdo Rippers》。
玩Gimmick不難，但噱頭與聽頭兼?zhèn)鋮s不是易事，No Age音樂上能做到有玩味之馀，也充滿天馬行空的實(shí)驗(yàn)色彩，難得還具備悅耳的調(diào)子，將Avant Rock的可能性無(wú)限地放大?！禢ouns》里窺見不同類別的Lo-Fi音符，《Eraser》有如《Isn't Anyting》時(shí)期My Bloody Valentine的爆裂噪音墻，而《Sleeper Hold》則像是Sonic Youth的No Wave余韻，還有簡(jiǎn)約Drone味的《Things I Did When I Was Dead》以及清爽Sunshine味的《Cappo》，盡現(xiàn)無(wú)定向風(fēng)的Lo-Fi Rock真諦。
Los Angeles experimental lo-fi drum-and-guitar duo No Age are Dean Spunt and Randy Randall, ex-members of hardcore band Wives. Through assorted indie labels, No Age released limited runs of vinyl-only EPs before collecting many of those tracks for the singles collection Weirdo Rippers, issued by U.K. label FatCat in summer 2007. The record's cover pays respect to the Smell, a venue/art space they felt was partially responsible for the livelihood of both No Age and Wives. The duo is also known for its videos, performance art, and visual art, as well as curating an exhibition that included works by Devendra Banhart and others. The band moved to Sub Pop for its full-fledged debut album Nouns, which appeared in spring 2008.