Review: Anthology Of Experimental Music From China

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Chunyang Yao emits melismas and screams that multiply creating a ghostly polyphony, while accompanied by field recordings and manipulated timbres in an excellent introductory cut. “Stranded” makes use of traditional instruments and electronic effects, creating a fusion of folklore and avant-garde, by taking advantage of, and highlighting, each of its instruments’ resonance (we can hear strings, cymbals and flutes).”

姚春旸通过melismas(“唱颂法”-在音乐中指的是一种技术,会把一个音节的歌词拉长,分配给多个音符,用来达到更加复杂和情感上丰富的效果)和尖叫声来创造出幽灵般的多声部效果,同时采样录音和设计音色的合奏下,呈现出一首极佳的序言般的曲目。“困住般地”运用传统乐器和电子效果,打造出民俗与前卫的融合作品,并凸显了每个乐器的共鸣音效(我们可以听到弦乐、铜钹以及管乐器等声音)。”