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来自苏格兰格拉斯哥郊区的三人乐团Sputniks Down与Mogwai一道是最早一批活跃于英伦三岛的后摇和器乐团体。Sputniks Down成立于1998年,在2000年被爱丁堡厂牌Human Condition签下。乐队总共发行过2张EP和唯一的的一张录音室专辑“Much Was Decided Before You Were Born(2001年)”,2003年乐队在赴希腊演出后宣告解散...
Sputnik是上世纪50年代后期苏联发射的首颗人造地球卫星的名字,村上的小说“斯普特尼克恋人” 里有着关于Sputnik一代的相关记述。Sputniks Down的音乐在贝斯吉他键盘之外还叠加了很多的电子化旋律,而血丝般悲伤的人声和弦乐配器也有在Atonement等曲目中出现,出现在 Atonement末尾的原声吉他亦是如此细致扣人。他们唯一的这张专辑“Much Was Decided Before You Were Born”放在新世纪初期的英伦器乐场景中已显露出很强的进步气息,如果乐队没有解散,发展到今天或许也将会得到和Mogwai一样的关注,谁知道呢…
Signed to Edinburgh's Human Condition Records, Sputniks Down (named after a song by Lou Barlow's Folk Implosion) were a young three piece from Bishopbriggs on the outskirts of Glasgow. They produced instrumental electronica with 'Eno-esque gorgeousness'. 'The Young Marble Giants stepping out with a prozac-ed up Godspeed You! Black Emperor while the Mary Chain bite their ankles'. Influences also included such bands as Tortoise and Mogwai. They were one of the very first bands from the UK (along with fellow Glaswegians Mogwai) to play instrumental, post-rock and subsequently formed an important part of the early 2000s Glasgow music scene.
After a handful of gigs, they were signed to Edinburgh's Human Condition record label, which also released Idlewild's debut EP along with Eugene Kelly's Eugenius.
In January 2000, their debut EP Monotone Mountain was recorded by Tony Doogan at CaVa Studios, who has also recorded Belle and Sebastian, Delgados, Arab Strap and Mogwai. At the time, they were highly thought of by the likes of Keith Cameron (NME), Roy Wilkinson (Select) and Vic Galloway (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session). 'MM' was described as 'an electropopguitary lullaby' . The EP was released On April 17 2000. The gig to celebrate the EP launch on 27th April 2000 in Avalanche, Edinburgh was reviewed by the NME
In 2001 they released their first full album - Much Was Decided Before You Were Born. The songs "Atonement" and "Mie Scattering" feature artists from El Hombre Trajaedo and Long Fin Killie (Luke Sutherland) respectively.
The band played a 6-date UK album tour later that year, including gigs in London (Dublin Castle), Norwich (FerryBoat) and Life Without Buildings LP launch in Glasgow
They did a live session for BBC1's session in Scotland playing along with Brendan O'Hare (formerly of Teenage Fanclub), and took part in the 2001 Planet Pop Festival and the Burnt Out Electronica Festival later that year.
Their presence at a David Pajo gig in 2002 in Glasgow was reported by the NME . Live, they were described by one journalist as "almost triphop with an Aphex Twin feel while the slower stuff broods with a smoky almost film-noir feel as guitars chime and keyboards swirl".
In 2002, they went on to support Mull Historical Society, American Analog Set and Fly Pan Am.
In late 2002, they were listed in Martin Strong's "Great Scots Discography"
After a tour of Greece in 2003, the band split up.
David Roy went on to play in Multiplies , and is now a founder member of Dananananaykroyd