【燃音乐发行】-House舞曲合集系列《A Minor & B Major》Vol.1
《A Minor & B Major》 是一个全新的House音乐合集系列，第一张合集收录了两位京城House 制作人 Animal Pop和J.R.G.的两首带有他们各自明显风格特点的House舞曲：A Minor是Animal Pop擅长的灵动、深邃的欧式Deep House, B Major则是J.R.G亢奋、律动的经典美式House。两种风格，两种情绪，两种的聆听背景碰撞出对House音乐永恒的热爱。
A Minor & B Major is a new series of House music compilations launched by Ran Music. The first compilation features two new releases by Beijing-based House producers Animal Pop and J.R.G. which personify their own distinct styles: A Minor by Animal Pop is subtle and succinct, and draws influence from European Deep House. In contrast, J.R.G.’s track B Major is pure excitement, harkening back to the rhythm and groove of classic American House. Two styles, two distinctive emotions, two collisions of influence, continuing to cultivate the eternal passion which is essentially present and defined by House music.
Animal Pop是一位北京的Deep House 制作人，深受柏林和英国的Deep House 舞曲文化影响。他的音乐广泛的运用各种打击乐器以及真实的采样来创造丰满的乐器编配和节奏律动。飘渺的氛围，层层叠加的细微音效点缀，采样真实演奏的乐器，被混响浸透的合成音序旋律，金属质感的合成敲击乐器，他想通过这些元素引导听众更加直接和主观的欣赏这一风格的House音乐，享受其中传递的审美，而非利用音乐的律动和冲击性去操纵他们。
Animal Pop is a Beijing-based Deep House producer, heavily influence by the Berlin/UK Deep House culture. His music is based around grooves and arrangements feature a wide palette of percussive elements and field recordings. Whether it be his fluid ambience, layered and textural sound, sampled live instruments, reverb-drenched synthesized step-sequences, or metallic synthetic percussions his musical aim is to guide the audience towards a more organic and frank approach to the genre. Animal Pop is bringing the listeners to a place in which beauty is an aesthetic to be enjoyed rather than something to be manipulated and altered.
Michael Gonzales aka J.R.G. 是一位来自加利福尼亚，现居在北京的DJ/制作人。J.R.G.自幼学习音乐，有着深厚的Jazz, 布鲁斯，Salsa和摇滚乐背景。他精通演奏数种乐器，包括萨克斯，小号，吉他和贝斯。他最为热衷的乐器是键盘，并经常在他的各种音乐作品中引入丰富的键盘独奏。
因为自小在大编制乐团中演奏的经验，这也为他转型成为House舞曲制作人奠定了强大的音乐基础。他在东京和纽约的地下Club中爱上了House 音乐，并开始和周末的驻场DJ交流并成为朋友，如Timmy Regisford, Louie Vega, Kerri Chandler, Tony Humphries。这些Club中播放的舞曲都有着极大的融合性，通常是House的节奏与Jazz, Soul, African, Latin以及其他风格的音乐交融。J.R.G.试图把这种独特的融合和音乐理念带到中国，他曾经在诸如灯笼，Migas, Parnas, Ink等北京Club播放音乐。
在音乐制作方面，J.R.G.使用不断持续变化的律动来推动歌曲的进展，音乐的核心往往是他展示乐器演奏才华的舞台，他的音乐是极简（minimal)的对立面，他想让音乐变的尽可能丰富，丰满，但是又有突出的律动作让听众舞动身体。他将最根源，复古的House音乐带给了北京的音乐场景。
Michael Gonzales aka J.R.G. is a Beijing based DJ/producer. A California native, J.R.G. has been a musician for as long as he can remember, with a formative background in jazz, blues, salsa and rock. J.R.G. is proficient in a variety of instruments such as saxophone, trumpet, guitar and bass, however his main love remains the keyboard, which is often featured as a solo instrument in many of his arrangements.
J.R.G. grew up playing ensemble music, which provided a musical foundation for his transition towards house and dance music. He acquired an ear for dance music through underground clubs in Tokyo and New York and coming into contact with DJs such as Timmy Regisford, Louie Vega, Kerri Chandler, Tony Humphries and many others who were spinning in the clubs every weekend. What really stood out was how the tunes in these clubs combined house beats with techno, jazz, soul, african, latin and many other styles of music. J.R.G. has been busy trying to bring that musical philosophy to Beijing, throwing down on the decks at clubs like Lantern, Migas, Parnas, Ink, and various other venues.
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