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专辑曲目：
Yeti
Subotnick
A Final Warning
Lord Leopard
Bees
Hands First
Hello Hammerheads
Brahminy Kite
Drumheller
Pelican Narrows
Barnowl

专辑介绍：

曾来澳演出，来自加拿大的Caribou，其充满Shoegazing的电音摇滚乐风，是Indie Electronic/电子民谣乐派的代表人物

风格：Folktronica、Shoegazing、Kraut-Rock、psychedelic pop，加一点New-Wave （转）

Sleigh Bells. Multi-tracked, bombastic drums. Gentle falsettos. Flutophone. Flutophone? Just some of what you'll encounter in the first few minutes of Andorra. For those unaware, Andorra is a small country nestled between Spain and France, and Caribou is one Don Snaith, formerly known as Manitoba (he switched names after threat of lawsuit by ex-pro wrestler Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba. No joke.). Andorra continues Snaith's trajectory since 2003's Up in Flames, when he shed the IDM and electronic cocoon of his earlier work for the sun-soaked psychedelic maelstrom (and live band) that continues to date. Snaith has found a new level of focus within the confines of his swirling laboratory and the result is an exhausting slab of avant-pop. '60s grab-bag comparisons here are inevitable. "Melody Day" is remarkably like The United States of America in its soft, falsetto melody and freakbeat drums. The Silver Apples robotic bass line pop of "Sandy" gives it a mechanical propulsion that cuts through its curtains of noise. "After Hours" is Soft Machine reincarnate. "Irene" is a melancholy drum machine-backed pop tune, until it gives way to white noise (literally--or is that pink noise?). The unifier of Snaith's compositions remains the ubiquitous, multi-tracked drum onslaught, but the confidence in his vocals (and subsequently, the melodic appeal) increases with every release. The few missteps, like "Desiree," which falls flat in its meandering, do not deter the overall success of this outing. Half a century of studio experimentation has informed and enhanced the recipe for blissing out, and Caribou cooks up another batch here for your immersion.

中文名称：Andorra
发行时间：2007年08月21日
专辑歌手：Caribou
地区：加拿大
语言：英语
简介：

专辑曲目：

1. Melody Day
2. Sandy
3. After Hours
4. She's the One
5. Desiree
6. Eli
7. Sundialing
8. Irene
9. Niobe

中文名称：Start Breaking My Heart
版本：Reissue
发行时间：2006年
专辑歌手：Caribou
地区：加拿大
语言：英语
简介：


专辑类型：Folktronica、Shoegazing

专辑介绍：

如果在冬夜，一个音符Breaking my Heart 文/ 膝关节 (感谢！）

你晓得阴天的气氛，要在雨后才显得一丝清爽，尘落之后降临的轻脆声响，钻入花香细风中，於是闻到淡淡的百合花和紫罗兰的茵气，Caribou的音乐，浅浅地滑入属於阴天的专属性格中。在首张专辑的十首歌中，让人感觉他试图在曲调进行间，除维持IDM特有的环境声响外，对於旋律的转折、拍设的準确，都有縝密的拿捏。严格说来，聆听IDM的经验不是轻飘飘的浮动，就是陷入大量迭音后的迷雾空间，Caribou在两者的折衷上，做了极佳的调配，不让听眾过於耽溺某种情境的幻觉当中。开场的「Dundas,Ontario」，就使人缓缓地染上了雀跃，第二首「people eating fruit」则是首教人心碎的曲子，轻细的合声伴著疏落的键音，短短三个音符引领著你飞翔，原来在梦中熟悉的风呼啸声，就是这样的绝美境界。第六首「Lomon Yoghourt」开场在秀丽的键音下，瞬间不设防地挤入失控的发条声响，正当你惊慌失措想转小音量时，Caribou很坏心地用空心吉他承接下首「James' secondhaircut」，拨弄著极简的八个音符，带点Sea and Cake的秀气，与那即性捻来的爵士玩风。随著整张专辑聆听次数越多，就越无法自拔地衷心爱上，那种心碎却又心醉的键音揉合著各种环境声效所催化的动人旋律，一如在摇曳子夜的飘浮，让人更察觉无声的四周，融杂著你纷乱的思绪与回忆，而美丽。（转）

Dan Snaith's 2001 debut, START BREAKING MY HEART, was released under the name Manitoba (well before Snaith was forced to change the name of his project to Caribou when Handsome Dick Manitoba of the Dictators sued for the rights). No matter what name he goes by, however, Snaith's music is always dazzling, ranking among the most innovative and engaging post rock on the scene.

START BREAKING MY HEART sports Snaith's usual mixture of digital electronica clatterscapes, shoegaze-inspired guitar noise, moody atmospheres, and psychedelic grandeur. To enter Snaith's world is to enter a labyrinth of jagged thorns and velvet cushions; usually paired within the same song. Snaith improved his formula progressively across UP IN FLAMES and THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS (this album's successors), but for the curious ear interested in fresh, sonic hybrids, START BREAKING has plenty to offer.


专辑曲目：

Disc: 1
1. Dundas, Ontario
2. People Eating Fruit
3. Mammals Vs. Reptiles
4. Brandon
5. Children Play Well Together
6. Lemon Yoghourt
7. James' Second Haircut
8. Schedules & Fares
9. Paul's Birthday
10. Happy Ending

Disc: 2
1. Victor And Carolyn
2. 218 Beverly
3. Evan Likes Driving
4. Anna And Nina
5. Dundas, Ontario (Remix)
6. Tits & Ass: The Great Canadian Weekend
7. Webers
8. If Assholes Could Fly, This Place Would Be An Airport
9. Air Doom
10. Ach Who