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欲言又止 Lost for Words
Voision Xi
Label: Jz Music
Released: 2022
Duration: 2022-01-
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Tracks
01. 欲言又止 Lost for Words 02. 星期一的歌 Monday Spirit 03. 蝴蝶 Butterfly, A Hyaline Beauty 04. Wolverine (Silent Chaos) 05. 真空垃圾 Vacuum Improv 06. Magnetic Field 07. Turn on the Planet 08. 晶澈 Crystalline Improv 09. 七下烂调 Seventh 10. 催眠师 Hypnotist 11. 梯子 Ladders 12. Act Like Adults
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Voision Xi
vocalsAlbum Description
“My whole life I’ve had too many people describe me as calm and cool-headed. This kind of ‘compliment’ perhaps
shines a light on some of the obstacles and conflict I experience when trying to express myself through music. Will this
temperament of being lost for words come across as the ‘me’ in my music?”
From this moment of self-doubt comes Voision Xi’s remarkable statement of self-expression, Lost for Words. The
result is a diverse record that weaves together spoken word poetry, improvised jazz, and earworm funk, blending
moments of vulnerability and uncertainty without coming across as timid as the title - or the spiritual starting point for
the record - may suggest.
The first full-length release under Voision’s own name, Lost for Words is rooted in the playful jazz that typified her
2018 EP of covers with the Little Happiness Group, Debut. Yet it also pulls together the musical explorations that she’s
undertaken since, plucking elements from her work with Eating Music (and in particular her experimental electronic EP
Four Loops in Her Way) and seeing her pull in favours and take inspiration from an eclectic cast of talented musicians,
rappers and producers who she’s befriended along the way. “I feel so lucky to have been able to work with all the
talents involved, but it’s also an affirmation to myself that I can be an ok album producer,” says Voision modestly.
The album was originally put together as a series of ‘chapters’, in part because Voision says, “I am still slow in making
things”. Her lingering self-doubt means she professes to “hate” this lack of speed, yet it pays dividends on many of the
tracks here, which feel well-rounded and complete without being overly fussy. On others, the frustration also works to
her benefit, triggering her to cut loose with improvisation.
That could result in a piecemeal, fragmented record. But Lost for Words works as a cohesive whole. And despite the
reticence suggested by the title, the message from this LP comes through loud and clear: Voision is a talented artist
with bold ideas - and one who's really finding her voice. (by Jake Newby)
还没学会说话,好像就已经先学会了唱歌,而学习用音乐说话,我只能算刚刚开始。说些什么呢?从小到大被太多人形
容淡定和冷静,这种张口而来的“夸赞”似乎可以映射我有时候在音乐表达上的阻碍和冲突,这种欲言又止的气质会不会
也是音乐中的“我”?原创专辑的开启,是我对自己更真实的触摸,是2018年发布第一张爵士改编 EP 和之后的一次升
级,而正在阅读这些文字的你,从三个分开的章节到现在的完整篇,也是这些声音共同的书写者。
2018、2019年的时候因为一些机会曾多次去往台北。那里淡淡的空气、街道、朋友以及角角落落,都十分令人眷恋,
有让我“寄人篱下”的瑛兰、华劲和他们的一双腊肠狗狗,有同我一起写词并曾经是我年少时崇拜的押韵博士老莫以及最
好吃的小潘凤梨酥,还有明明刚在纽约西村俱乐部偶遇而又在其家乡一起玩耍的子瑜等等。许多新鲜事贯穿于每次往返
的前后发生,许多灵感萦绕在不同的纬度与温度之间,我把这些都留在<星期一的歌 Monday Spirit>, <蝴蝶 Butterfly, A
Hyaline Beauty>,
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