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Dark Show EP

by AM444

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惑 (HUO) 02:56
惑 (HUO) (lyrics by C. Yehaiyahan) 描述让幻想失色 声音让语言失色 文字让意境失色 道德让人心失色 它原本应该是怎样的 疑惑在大脑沟回中折射 不稳定又危险的人格 反复的反复的否定又认可 惑 口若悬河 惑 隔岸观火 惑 不谋而合 惑 各自斟酌 异常 在偏离的磁场 意外的碰撞 失去平衡的振荡 发现 奇怪的意象 被刻意的遮挡 像思维的屏障 惑 口若悬河 惑 隔岸观火 惑 不谋而合 惑 各自斟酌 它原本应该是怎样的 疑惑在大脑沟回中折射
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Dark Show 04:59
Dark Show (lyrics by C. Yehaiyahan) 你拉魔鬼的手 你被谣言左右 快要窒息的灵魂 正在等待出售 生命是一场Dark Show 看不见幕后黑手 选择饰演禽兽 选择受到引诱 用意想不到的方式 进入为你设置的场景 你向魔鬼祈求 祈求做命运的打手 隐藏在灯光背后 紧握着拳头 你是只笼中的困兽 只能在方寸间反复的走 反复的走 反复的走 反复的走 Dark Show~Dark Show~ 挥舞着无力的手 不再问是非与否 你站在魔鬼身后 已经被谣言左右 被出售 隐藏在灯光背后 看不见幕后黑手 你只是笼中困兽 在方寸间反复反复的走 Dark Show~Dark Show~
3.
链 (LIAN) 04:53
链 (LIAN) Lyrics by C. Yehaiyahan 进入无限循环的逻辑 不断反复印证的真理 周围留下凌乱的痕迹 隐藏着谋杀的证据 黑夜 把光线都扯断 习惯 被突发的事件扰乱 脆弱的人类 情感在泛滥 昏暗又迷乱 还以为在链的顶端 却不知早已被链贯穿 在单维度空间之外 以另一种形式存在 以万物最初的形态 却并非意外 黑夜 把光线都扯断 习惯 被突发的事件扰乱 脆弱的人类 情感在泛滥 昏暗又迷乱 还以为在链的顶端 却不知早已被链贯穿
4.
NOT WHAT IT SEEMS lyrics: C. Yehaiyahan 仅此一次 我把一切都给你 Only this time I gave you everything 仅此一次 我只想要给予 Only this time I just want to give 仅此一次 不需要 身体 Only this time the body is not needed 也许 交换 灵魂就可以 Maybe you can exchange your soul 我给你皮鞭 也给你锁链 I'll give you the whip, and give you the chains 我给你瞬间的改变 I'll give you an instant change 你给我燃烧 你给我火焰 You give me burns, you give me fire 你给我刺穿心脏的剑 You give me a sword-pierced heart 我给你疯癫 我给你舌尖 I'll give you insane, I'll give you my tongue 我给你堕落的眼线 I'll give you smudged eyeliner 你给我拥抱 回应我舌尖 You give me hugs, respond to my tongue 你给我刺穿心脏的剑 You give me a sword-pierced heart
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___ Red Bull Music Academy:
“Excellent, unsettling stuff from Jay.Soul and RBMA alumna ChaCha on their new EP as AM444”
___ TimeOut Shanghai:
“Outstanding Shanghai trip-hop duo AM444’s new record maintains the band's reputation for making some of the best music coming out of this city.”
___Louder Than War:
"..haunting, sprawling, experimental electronica which is completely fascinating. Dark Show is hypnotic and entirely fabulous. Lian gyrates like a circus trapeze artist in slo-mo."
___ FarEastVibes.com:
On Dark Show: “(ChaCha’s) alluring vocals make you surprisingly comfortable with the idea of being tied up on her chain leash. But the vocals are only half of the goodness, cause that instrumental- mannnnn! Jay.Soul, where does your inspiration come from?!”
On Not What It Seems: “The weather’s warm, the sun is out, and I just got hit with the new AM444- can today get any better?? Not What It Seems is from AM444’s upcoming EP.. and God is it sexy. Dark, sinister and sensual, it’s the perfect track for those late night fun times.”
___ Phil Horneman (Wicked Jazz Sounds, Red Light Radio, NL):
“What a dope video! I’ll play the single on the show.”
___ Kerem Gokmen (Dubmission Radio, USA)
“My favorite tracks are Dark Show (original & remix) & Not What It Seems, ___ Ennio Styles (Stylin', 3RRR-FM, AUS)
"“It all works really well for me on Lian, very hypnotic track.”
___ Zoë Baxter (Lucky Cat, Resonance FM, UK):
“Dark Show is an EP full of atmosphere; the darker side of life in the metropolis of Shanghai, a futuristic noir, a Blade Runner for the ears!”

credits

released April 20, 2015

RELEASE INFO:
AM444 is very proud to present their brand new EP “Dark Show”. On this release, producer Jay.Soul is moving towards a more electronic sound that is equal parts futuristic and retro – full of warped 808 drums, floating arpeggiated synths and addictive analog basslines. Singer YEHAIYAHAN a meanwhile dives deeper lyrically into the darker sides of human behaviour, singing about mass confusion, sexual desires and selling one’s soul to the devil. The warmth of her voice and the lyrical fluidity she manages to give to Mandarin Chinese remains one of AM444’s main attractions - with her vocal arrangements becoming ever more ingenious.

Together, this uncompromising Chinese/Dutch duo effortlessly takes you from foreboding minimalistic space funk (“Huo”) and moody post-r&b (“Lian”), to the old school house vibes and sexual lyrics of “Not What It Seems” and the gradually evolving, dragging synth groove and hypnotic vocals of “Dark Show”.

As a bonus, the EP concludes with a fresh, jazzy and uber laidback remix of the EP's title track by Singapore production duo Forrane (soundcloud.com/forrane)

The music video of the EP’s eponymous first single “Dark Show”, has been directed by American director Eric Ransdell who also was responsible for their eye-catching “Eye Wonder” video in 2011.

A second video, for “Lian” is slated for a June release and is produced in collaboration with creative platform and agency NeochaEDGE.

As with AM444’s previous releases, the provocative cover art for the “Dark Show” EP is handmade once again by Shanghai based visual artist Nini Sum of screenprint collective Idlebeats.com.

AM444 will promote this new release by touring in China (June) and Europe (July/August).


ALBUM CREDITS:
Track 1/2/3/4 written by C. Yehaiyahan, J. van Olffen
Track 5 written by C. Yehaiyahan, J. van Olffen, Fabian Faasse, Adil Ansari

Lyrics, melodies & all vocals by YEHAIYAHAN
Music, all instruments, production and mix by Jay.Soul, except track 5 by Forrane

Mastered by Jay.Soul at King Otis Studios

Artwork by Nini Sum (idlebeats.com)
Press photos by Benoit Florençon (bureau36.com)

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AM444 上海市, China

AM444 is Chinese singer YEHAIYAHAN (RBMA'11, Kode9, Jimi Tenor, Desto) and Dutch producer Jay.Soul (Mr.Windmill, Justo the MC, Corey, NineFifty). Together they create eclectic, soulful Chinese language electronic music. Increasingly hard to classify but familiar and accessible to all.
AM444's music has been used in video game NBA2K16, movie Blackhat, Mario Testino x Vogue docus and more.
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