Liu Kun 劉堃 - Hey Young Man 嘿,青年!

Country: China
Label: Maybe Mars
Released: 26 Jan 2010
Genre: Folk-Rock / Indie-Rock / Chinese-Underground
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Liu Kun, lead singer and guitarist of acclaimed folk rock band Di Ku Ai (Low Wormwood), is set to release a much anticipated solo album this fall on Maybe Mars. His sage-like demeanor is at once confident and peaceful – he is definitely one of the most striking.

About Liu Kun (Chinese)
採一縷黃河上吹來的風,掬一捧祁連山上的雪,撿一塊黃土高原的泥土,劉堃把它們揉和成一種不矯揉造作但痛快淋漓的民族實驗音樂——關懷孤獨的個體,拷問著這個時代裡青年們的價值觀。劉堃,80後,偏安一隅身居蘭州,始終堅信自己是2000年前那支在者來寨遭圍困的羅馬軍隊裡某位軍人的後代,經常在夢裡躍馬揮劍,披荊斬棘,醒來手臂酸疼,原來夢一場。但這個無法解開的DNA之謎卻絲毫不影響對藝術的迷戀。從小就穿梭在縣城那個破舊小劇場的舞台上唱歌跳舞打鼓彈琴,小舞台上的燈一亮,醒著都像在夢裡。上大學時來到蘭州城,迷上話劇,在學校裡組劇團寫劇本演話劇,著實領著同學們折騰了一把,甚至招來了電視台給這個不安分的年輕人拍了專題片。

快畢業的時候,劉堃結識了一個叫搖滾樂的壯漢,喜歡上了他的梁山性格和天真執著,從此跟著他頭也不回地走在了音樂的路上,深信音樂的最終作用就是對靈魂的關懷。 2003年創建“低苦艾”樂隊——中國西北最具代表性的樂隊之一,並擔任主唱。每年他都帶著樂隊巡演,參加音樂節,飽覽祖國秀美河山。 2009年5月劉堃與小河一起創建兵馬司旗下馬兒曲MAYBE HORSE民謠音樂廠牌。

出專輯若干:《苦艾酒》《低苦艾》《黃河上游》《我們不由自主的親吻對方》。閒時踢球,會友,策劃藝術展,2007年至2009年與蘭州穀倉藝術館合作舉辦“置換”現代藝術展,《蘭州聲場》《對話》等裝置作品會同青年藝術家王東的作品一起展出。
在過去一年裡,劉堃創作出了大量的作品,從中為自己的個人專輯選定了九首歌,最後還邀請到了著名音樂人小河參與了這張專輯的製作。每首歌的編配與錄製都經過小河與劉堃二人反复推敲,其中不僅有劉堃特有的LEONARD COHEN式的吟唱,和小河鬼馬精靈般的靈感編配,此外張瑋瑋也奉獻了特有的張氏手風琴伴奏。這張傾注了中青兩代音樂人心血的專輯相信會給聽者帶來耳目一新的不同感受。劉堃個人專輯《嘿,青年! 》於2010年3月由兵馬司唱片出版發行。

Tracklisting:
1 Hey Young Man, Where Are You Going?
2The Qilian Mountains
3 The Three Kingdoms
4 Nothing
5 Dont Wake Her Up
6 Until the Vanish of the Music, Until the End of Time
7 Grimace
8 Where Do You Place Your Soul
9 The Center of Meditation



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