翻譯：Nomanlandever

Though?Bruno Mars’ last album (24K Magic) was released in 2016, it felt like a Disneyland recreation of 1986.?Anderson .Paak?broke out as a rapper and singer who could split the difference between?vintage soul and contemporary hip-hop, but 2019’s?Ventura?was a disappointing retreat into retro. It ain’t broke (Mars’ album took home?all the Grammys, and .Paak’s?won one, too) so rather than fix it, they’re doubling down with a new collaboration called?Silk Sonic.

盡管Bruno Mars上一張專(zhuān)輯（《24K Magic》）發(fā)行于2016年，但它給人的感覺(jué)像是1986年迪士尼的翻版。Anderson .Paak以說(shuō)唱歌手的身份走紅，他能分開(kāi)復(fù)古靈魂樂(lè)和當(dāng)代嘻哈樂(lè)之間的區(qū)別，但他2019年的專(zhuān)輯《Ventura》是一場(chǎng)令人失望的復(fù)古大撤退。這首歌并不爛（(Bruno Mars的專(zhuān)輯贏得了所有的格萊美獎(jiǎng)，Anderson .Paak的專(zhuān)輯也贏得了一個(gè)），所以與其解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，他們更為堅(jiān)定地建立了一個(gè)名為Silk Sonic的組合。

Released alongside an?intro track?with spoken-word vocals by?Bootsy Collins, “Leave the Door Open” turns ’70s soul into a costume drama, without the drama. You can play spot-the-influences with the skillfully rendered pastiche if you like—you’d perhaps be better served shuffling through an expertly curated quiet-storm compilation, like David Toop’s 1996 anthology?Sugar and Poison—but what you’re left with is a shag-carpeted and leisure-suited booty-call slow jam that might hint at late-night “wyd” texts but never breaks character long enough to acknowledge the present. This isn’t postmodern, like?The Love Below?or even?Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine; it’s the past in hologram form. Instead of passively leaving the door open, Silk Sonic should invite listeners to come inside.

《Leave The Door Open》與由Bootsy Collins朗讀的《Intro》同時(shí)發(fā)行。這首歌將70年代的靈魂樂(lè)變成了一出沒(méi)有劇情的復(fù)古電視劇。如果你喜歡，你可以在巧妙演奏的復(fù)古作品中玩“探索音樂(lè)本源”的游戲——也許你會(huì)在精心挑選的“寂靜風(fēng)云”選輯中得到一個(gè)好成績(jī)，就像David Toop的1996年選輯《Sugar and Poison》一樣——但你找到的只是鋪著粗毛地毯、穿著休閑服裝地約炮，可能在世界青年日“暗示”的深夜調(diào)情短信的慢節(jié)奏舞曲，但永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)破壞氛圍，長(zhǎng)到足以承認(rèn)現(xiàn)在。這不是后現(xiàn)代主義，像《The Love Below》（Outkast專(zhuān)輯）甚至或是《Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine》?！禠eave The Door Open》這首歌以全息攝影的形式展現(xiàn)了過(guò)去。與其被動(dòng)地讓門(mén)開(kāi)著，Silk Sonic應(yīng)該多邀請(qǐng)聽(tīng)眾進(jìn)來(lái)。