《陌生仙子国》

Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers

主唱/键盘/琵琶:林笛

Singer/Keyboard/Pipa:LinDi

贝斯:苏勇

Bass:SuYong

架子鼓/打击乐:李佳

Drums/Percussion:LiJia

吉他:宋建丰

Guitar:SongJianFeng

大提琴:周圣安

Cello:ZhouShengAn

录音:宋建丰/林笛

Recording: SongJianFeng/LinDi

混音:林笛

Mix:LinDi

出版:冷酷仙境

Published by:Cold Fairyland

时间:2003

 

Released in:2003

 

这张唱片是冷酷仙境乐队的第一张乐队专辑,其中的歌曲由乐队成员演奏录制,凝结了每个乐队成员的心血。作为冷酷仙境城市系列,这张专辑和上一张《在城市上空飞翔》有着密切的联系,你可以将两张专辑看成一个完整的故事。2004年此专辑由冷酷仙境作刻录盘方式地下发行,现已售完。    

曾有一个国度,那里住着很多陌生人,他们彼此从不交谈。每天,他们为其他人奉献着,同时获得其他人的给予。
某个凌晨,一个女孩在阳台上朝外飞去,变成了一只会飞的猫。她飞过沉睡王国孕育隐秘爱情的秋天,
飞过正在锻炼毁灭之刀的时间火炉,在麻木镇,她为每天死去的孩子们流泪,穿过镜像山谷,仍有人在寻找若隐若现的回声,是谁摊开的巨大掌心里,凋谢着洁白的花朵?而这飞翔的猫最后来到的那个弱肉强食的猫国,却不是好归宿。
于是,我们看到,另一个凌晨,孤独的小仙子想回到出发的国度,然而,她却飞错了方向。在一个钢铁世界里,她象从前一样默默地奉献着自己,却得不到来自其他人的给养。在她生命将要终结的时候,一个孩子出现了。。。。。。
 

 

In 2003, LinDi produced the album "Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers" for Cold Fairyland.This album is the first true Cold Fairyland album, including all the band member performing and recording the songs.  It is a culmination of all the band member’s efforts.

This is classic Cold Fairyland.
Self produced in 2003, Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers a culmination of all the band member’s efforts, and as such, LinDi considers this the first true Cold Fairyland album. The canvas is broader. The tonal palette is richer. Between “Flying in the City” and this album, came LinDi’s solo album “Ten Days in Magic Land”. Some of the traditional elements from it as well as one song, “Desperate Flower in your Hand”, have made their way to Kingdom.
Long out of print and never widely available outside of China, Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers is now available World Wide. This special digital only edition has a new opening track, “Child and Feather” that was not included on the original CD. From this acoustic introduction the band dives into a rich synthesis of sound in “Autumn Sleep” and the high flying & haunting “Glass Cutter”. Next is the macabre titled “ Dead Children In Newspapers”. This is the first CFL recording to feature LinDi on pipa. The pipa is a pear shaped Chinese lute with four strings and a deeply scalloped fretboard. Here is what the poet Bai Juyi said of the pipa:

The bold strings-they patterned like the dashing rain,
The life strings-they sounded like the lovers' whispers.
Chattering and pattering, pattering and chattering
As pearls, large and small, on a jade platter fall.

You will hear exactly what he means when LinDi plays. After the smooth, soaring flight of “Dudu! You Say” comes a different arrangement of “ A Desperate Flower in Your Hand”. Here, the guitars shimmer and soar - the vocals range from beguiling in the verse, to compelling in bridge, all the way to absolutely chilling at the songs climax.

 

 

Cold Fairyland: Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers

曲目

Tracks

1 凌晨三点

1:3AM

2 飞翔主题

2:Soaring

3 沉睡秋天

3:Autumn sleep

4 玻璃刀

4:Glass Cutter

5 死在报纸上的孩子

5:Dead Children In Newspapers

6 嘟嘟对你说

6:DuDu! You Say

7 手心里绝望的花

7:A Desperate Flower in Your Hand

8 巴黎猫

8:Paris Cat

9 小仙子

9:Little Fairy Girl

10 暮色

10: Color of Sunset