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A mixture of noise and murmur

Monday, September 26th, 2011


The biggest concern is that I have never hear until I interview with Kurt VIle. He slowly stammers when he records his albums in the studio, the concern is definitely very necessary. Surprisingly, when he opened his mouth, Kurt showed that he spoke very clear and fast. Even his voice is not that special. It makes us realize that there is a lot of stories behind this way of singing.
If Lo-Fi is also graded, the Philadelphia singer-songwriter Kurt Vile is five. When he released four albums he had already been very famous in the circle of Lo-Fi in America but most Chinese music fans have not heard of him. Therefore another meaning of Lo-Fi is entertaining oneself. Most of the high level Lo-Fi musicians will have such embarrassment. If they want to establish their reputation, they often need to have an album of less Lo-Fi to prove their level. From their home to professional studio, it seems that they just need to simply cross the threshold but in fact the number of people who are successful is not much. This year he took out an album of a near-zero level Lo-Fi and succeeded, which is a big surprise.
This form of singing that people can not predict has already been the core of Kurt Vile’s music. Its importance can be seen that it has already influenced the writing of his music. “I will use special way to write my songs. Then I can sing particularly.” Kurt’s strange form of lyrics of songs has a direct relationship with Kurt’s way of singing. In” Childish Prodigy “, his lyrics always sound like talking to himself. Kurt admits that the content of his lyrics is indeed very personal. He calls his own lyrics “self-portrait”. He is very content with his own way.

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