1995年，成立Club 8，96年出版第一張唱片《Nouvelle》。七年里，他們?cè)��?jīng)在不同的唱片公司出版唱片，其中包括西班牙甜美夏日名廠(chǎng)Siesta公司，后來(lái)離開(kāi)，選擇了DIY的自主之路，自行制作唱片，然后交由不同的唱片公司發(fā)行，因?yàn)檫@樣的方式可以直抒真我情懷。

樂(lè)隊(duì)的標(biāo)志是女主唱Karolina的飄逸嗓音，七年來(lái)，這把聲音在多少個(gè)寒風(fēng)襲來(lái)的夜晚給無(wú)數(shù)孤寂心靈帶來(lái)一絲暖意；樂(lè)隊(duì)的主腦是Johan，他負(fù)責(zé)Club 8所有歌曲的創(chuàng)作和樂(lè)器，同時(shí)還和弟弟組成另一支樂(lè)隊(duì)The Acid Kings；除此之外，以音樂(lè)為生的他還擁有一間錄音棚Summersound Studio，出版了很多專(zhuān)供夏日聆聽(tīng)的愜意聲響；最后，他還是Labrador唱片公司的要員。

Johan喜歡美國(guó)導(dǎo)演Woody Allen，Hal Hartly，以及當(dāng)?shù)刂�名作家Ulf Lundell，但Club 8的音樂(lè)并非受他們影響，而是受其他熱愛(ài)的樂(lè)隊(duì)和他們自己的生活影響。Johan最喜歡英國(guó)樂(lè)隊(duì)The Smiths，對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)，這支樂(lè)隊(duì)開(kāi)啟了另一個(gè)讓人目眩神迷的世界的大門(mén)；他深信， The Smiths為所有的Indie Pop樂(lè)隊(duì)打開(kāi)了音樂(lè)工業(yè)的大門(mén)；聽(tīng)到The Smiths，讓很多人大開(kāi)眼界。

Club 8有很多怪習(xí)慣，比如說(shuō)他們不希望太出名，又比如說(shuō)他們覺(jué)得瑞典當(dāng)?shù)氐牧餍邪裆隙鄶?shù)是一些垃圾音樂(lè)。他們也從來(lái)不作現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出，因?yàn)闃?lè)隊(duì)中只有兩個(gè)人，現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出無(wú)法表現(xiàn)所有樂(lè)器，除非是事先制作音樂(lè)在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)卡拉OK或者邀請(qǐng)其他樂(lè)手，但這都是他們所厭惡的；他們討厭彩排，也從來(lái)不彩排自己的歌曲----“現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演奏是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，我們不喜歡、也無(wú)法在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)好好演奏”----仿佛他們生來(lái)只為在錄音棚里制作美妙的聲音。他們習(xí)慣把歌寫(xiě)好后，就馬上在自己的錄音棚里錄音，因?yàn)檫@樣可以更好地保留創(chuàng)作時(shí)最初始的感覺(jué)。一般來(lái)說(shuō)，他們的歌曲成品做好離創(chuàng)作的時(shí)間最多只有一個(gè)星期，有時(shí)甚至只是幾分鐘。

Club 8的音樂(lè)風(fēng)格是Anorak Pop和Easy Listening的混合體，類(lèi)似的聲音我們也許聽(tīng)過(guò)，從前的Sarah Record和新干線(xiàn)唱片公司就有很多情調(diào)動(dòng)人的類(lèi)似出品，但他們又是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的。根據(jù)Johan自己的形容，Club 8是：“旋律優(yōu)美的，哀愁、感性、放松的（Melodic，Melancholic，Sensitive，Ease Down）”，他希望在音樂(lè)中更好地表達(dá)自己，不希望別人聽(tīng)到他們時(shí)說(shuō)：噢，他們聽(tīng)起來(lái)象誰(shuí)誰(shuí)誰(shuí)。

喜歡Club 8清亮的聲音以及淡淡的傷懷的感覺(jué)。

專(zhuān)輯英文名: Club8系列共7張

專(zhuān)輯中文名: Club8

歌手: Club8

別名: Club8

資源格式: MP3

地區(qū): 瑞典

語(yǔ)言: 英語(yǔ)

唱片: Club 8

廠(chǎng)牌: Labrador　　時(shí)間：2001/8 　　除Club 8本身所在的廠(chǎng)牌Labrador在瑞典本國(guó)發(fā)行外，西班牙的Green UFOs，英國(guó)的Stereo Test Kit，美國(guó)的Parasol Records，以及日本的Flavour of Sound四大廠(chǎng)牌爭(zhēng)相與Labrador合作爭(zhēng)求這張Club 8同名專(zhuān)集在各自國(guó)內(nèi)的代理發(fā)行，甚至西班牙的另一個(gè)廠(chǎng)牌Mushroom Pillow在專(zhuān)集發(fā)行的次年也就是2002年又在本國(guó)發(fā)行了一張《Love in December》的EP才算趕上Club 8風(fēng)靡歐洲浪潮的末班車(chē)。而追逐眾多版本的Bonus track更是讓眾Club 8的fans樂(lè)此不疲�！　≡鴰缀螘r(shí)，《Love in December》竟成為Club 8的標(biāo)志曲目，甚至在中國(guó)，通過(guò)互連網(wǎng)可以隨意搜索到N個(gè)有關(guān)這首歌的情感記錄，對(duì)于許多人來(lái)說(shuō)，《love in December》也不僅僅是符號(hào)那么簡(jiǎn)單，更多的都成為了記憶深處某種情節(jié)的寄托。其實(shí)整張專(zhuān)集的所有作品都擁有跟《love in December》相似的屬性，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)Club 8受Portishead和Air影響正深,并且巧妙的借鑒了trip-hop的陰冷氣質(zhì)與法國(guó)溫情電子的浪漫情懷，而karolina的聲音在這張唱片里也顯的比前作更加寒氣逼人，所以整張專(zhuān)集其實(shí)可以說(shuō)是對(duì)于之前兩張專(zhuān)集：《Nouvelle》的溫情與《the friend I once had》的靈巧的成功積累，并且勇敢的把在音樂(lè)上新的想法容入到其中。當(dāng)然事實(shí)也證明，Club 8的勇敢為自身取得了更大的成功以及發(fā)展機(jī)會(huì)。

四季流轉(zhuǎn)的club 8作者：秀樹(shù)

第一張唱片Nouvelle推出的時(shí)候正是1996年夏天，當(dāng)時(shí)Johan和Karolina還是二十出頭，象很多瑞典的年輕人一樣在迪廳認(rèn)識(shí)差不多剛好一年，正在熱戀中，有人說(shuō)，即使現(xiàn)在來(lái)聽(tīng)這張唱片，音樂(lè)中還仿佛帶有凍結(jié)時(shí)光的魔力，也許那時(shí)兩人都希望彼此能永遠(yuǎn)如此靠近，象兩張相鄰的書(shū)頁(yè)。

1998年秋天，他們推出了The Friend I Once Had，而兩人已經(jīng)由戀人成為了朋友，唱片中的幾首歌如I Wish You’d Stay、The End Of The Affair等等，都好像如風(fēng)中落葉一樣在追述這段戀情，特別在missing you 中唱到：now I know ，I was wrong about you ，I still can’t be without you。仿佛告訴我們雖然書(shū)頁(yè)已不再寫(xiě)滿(mǎn)愛(ài)情，但依然充滿(mǎn)著兩人雅致而優(yōu)美的音樂(lè)。

2001年的冬天，他們出了club 8同名唱片，于是在那個(gè)初冬的夜晚，我聽(tīng)到了這首love in December:

so this is love in the end of december

quiet nights quiet stars

and i’m here monday to sunday

cause you’re fragile and i’m weak

往事隨風(fēng)涌上了心頭，踏著單車(chē)從橋頭沖下，歌聲順著發(fā)尖和記憶一起逝去，碎成過(guò)去的一場(chǎng)溫暖的小雪，簌簌的落在身上，象愛(ài)一樣慢慢融化，滲入軀體，猶如主唱Karolina細(xì)膩溫潤(rùn)的聲音剛剛落在耳里，就密密的滲入了心里。幾段鋼琴又使歌曲流轉(zhuǎn)著波光，象掛在眉梢的融化的水光。那是個(gè)純凈的冬天，有下雪的喜悅，也有節(jié)日的忙亂的喜悅，當(dāng)然還有在溫暖的被窩里期待春天的喜悅。

Club 8是冬季圣誕的音樂(lè)盒，每一首的編排都如音樂(lè)盒里那根閃光的金屬軸，布滿(mǎn)精心安排的金屬凸點(diǎn)，當(dāng)它轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)時(shí)，琴鍵落在上面，擊出優(yōu)美的旋律和迷人的聲響，聽(tīng)到的人都會(huì)喜歡，這人工的精巧的極致。今年春天，他們又出了第四張唱片，Spring Came，Rain Fall，春天到了，春雨下了，四季流轉(zhuǎn)的club 8，他們的歌聲又如鮮花一樣在雨中開(kāi)放了！

另：

2001年Indie Pop的風(fēng)繼續(xù)強(qiáng)勁地橫吹2002年，但過(guò)多雷同的吉他手法和簡(jiǎn)樸的唱腔已經(jīng)開(kāi)始讓人發(fā)膩，從早期的Blueboy到中期的Belle&Sebastian繼而Edson,早已讓我厭倦.但I(xiàn)ndie pop重鎮(zhèn)瑞典出品的Club 8卻又是一個(gè)破例.

Club 8依然能走出一條吸引人的路線(xiàn)，是因?yàn)樗麄兊�淡地為Indie Pop抹上了一層synth-pop外衣，這點(diǎn)和Trembling Blue Stars的作法有點(diǎn)類(lèi)似，Club 8巧到好處電化，并沒(méi)有掩蓋自身清新流行的guitar-based主線(xiàn).即使這次Club 8試著帶出一些類(lèi)似"Say A Prayer"這樣充滿(mǎn)太空迷離電子的深沉作品，也不乏過(guò)去那份初戀般的可愛(ài).主音Karolina的輕談淺唱，而負(fù)責(zé)詞曲創(chuàng)作的Johan有時(shí)也會(huì)羞澀地唱著和音，聽(tīng)著Club 8,就如春風(fēng)撫面，無(wú)論是陽(yáng)光明媚的早上或者是繁星閃爍的夜晚都是欣賞Club 8音樂(lè)的絕佳時(shí)光.

其實(shí)縱觀(guān)整個(gè)清新流行界，從最早期到C86到Sarah廠(chǎng)牌似乎都不屬于我的時(shí)代，但新銳的瑞典清新品牌Larbrador和Siesta則顯得更加平易近人.(文/Indieman)

Club 8 was formed in 1995 by Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergd (Acid House Kings,Poprace). They immediately signed with the Spanish label Siesta and released a single called "Me too" and an album called "Nouvelle". Their sound at this point could almost be categorised as "anorak pop" with influences ranging from Sarah bands,Jim Ruiz,and The Smiths.

In 1998/1999 their 2nd album - "The friend I once had" - and single - "Missing you" - were released. "Missing you" became a club and radio hit in Spain and a college radio fave in North America. The band started playing live,their first gig was in New York at March Records’ 1998 CMJ event. Their sound had developed into a more bossa nova and dance oriented one.

Striving for constant change and improvements,the band once again changed musical direction on their 3rd album in 2001. "Club 8" is a beautifully laidback - almost a chill out - album,though it was often compared to Portishead,Air,and called triphop upon release. Club 8 did not rest after the release of "Club 8". In the autumn of 2001 the band locked themselves in the famous Summersound Studios; writing songs and experimenting with different sounds and songs. Dub,C-86,triphop,chill out,80’s and bossa nova were mixed-up here,without ever losing focus on those wonderfully Scandinavian and melancholic pop melodies. The album was named "Spring came,rain fell" and was released in 2002.

Later in 2002,Club 8 started working on a follow up for "Spring came,rain fell". This time Club 8 crept closer to the listener with a more focused sound theme. It’s warmer,possibly more acoustic,and definitely more sensitive. The result is "Strangely Beautiful" - and yes,it is their best album so far. The album peaked at #18 on the CMJ charts. For the first time since 1999 the band released a single and video from the album. Backed by 5 exclusive tracks,the song "Saturday night engine" was released as a single in the spring of 2003 and the video made it to #16 on the Up North chart on MTV Nordic.

After having released 3 albums and 2 EPs in two years,Club 8 is now slowing down the tempo. This means you will probably have to wait until 2004,or even early 2005,before the next album is released. . .

Nouvelle

1． Blue Skies2． Don’t Be Gone

3． Breakdown

4． She Never Calls Me

5． Love Affair

6． Sunday Afternoon

7． Those Charming Men

8． All Dressed Up And Shy

9． I Guess I Was Wrong

10． Look Out!

Saturday Night Engine

Club 8’s spring 2003 EP,Saturday Night Engine,is a turning point in the band’s young career. This is mostly due to the title track. "Saturday Night Engine" is a song unlike any other Club 8 song committed to record. A pounding drum beat like a Swedish Northern soul stomper,gleefully twisting guitar lines,a fat and funky organ,and Johan Andergard’s uncharacteristically excited vocals combine to make this a classic indie pop song. It is the first Club 8 track that makes you want to get up and jump around for joy. It is the first track that transcends their influences (Saint Etienne,the Cardigans) and sounds like a truly inspired band. The next track is closer to typical Club 8 fare; "I Have No Plan" is a dreamy ballad that shows off Karolina Komstedt’s sultry vocals. Elsewhere the band dabbles in distorted,dramatic Slowdive-esque shoegazing on "So Tied Up"; hip-hop on the abbreviated "Giza"; glitzy Euro dance-pop on "People Who Would Go For You"; and otherworldly trip-hop with a country feel on the very good and quite-reminiscent-of-One Dove "Sometimes I Feel Like a Loser." The previous Club 8 record found the group to be repeating themselves and drifting toward boredom,but this EP bucks that trend in a very emphatic manner. The band sounds much more interested in arrangements and musical exploration here,the vocals sound inspired,and the songs are memorable. Fans of Club 8 who had begun to write the band off will be pleasantly surprised to say the least.

1． Saturday Night Engine

2． I Have No Better Plan

3． So Tied Up

4． Giza

5． People Who Would Go for You

6． Sometimes I Feel Like A Loser

Spring Came,Rain Fell

1． We’re Simple Minds

2． Spring Came,Rain Fell

3． Spring Song

4． Close To Me

5． Baby,I’m Not Sure If This I..

6． The Chance I Deserve

7． I Give Up Too

8． Friends And Lovers

9． Teenage Life

10． Karen Song

11． The Girl With The Northern S..

12． We Set Ourselves Free

Strangely Beautiful

1． When Lights Go Out

2． What Shall We Do Next

3． I Wasn’t Much Of A Fight

4． Stay By My Side

5． Cold Hearts

6． Between Waking And Sleeping

7． This Is The Morning

8． The Next Step You’ll Take

9． The Beauty Of The Way We’re Living

10． Saturday Night Engine

11． We Move In Silence

Club 8

1． Love In December

2． Boyfriends Stay

3． She Lives By The Water

4． The Sand And The Sea

5． Falling From Grace

6． Hope For Winter

7． London

8． Say A Prayer

9． A Place In My Heart

10． I Don’t Need Anyone

11． Keeping Track Of Time