Few artforms are as apt to describing the fervour and tumult of human emotions as music is. Songs transport us to real and imaginary places, living someone else's experiences as our own, connecting with thoughts and feelings through melodies, rhythm and words. As a producer working primarily with the tools of traditional Hip-Hop – samplers, records, synthesizers – Onra has di...(展开全部) Few artforms are as apt to describing the fervour and tumult of human emotions as music is. Songs transport us to real and imaginary places, living someone else's experiences as our own, connecting with thoughts and feelings through melodies, rhythm and words. As a producer working primarily with the tools of traditional Hip-Hop – samplers, records, synthesizers – Onra has distinguished himself over the past decade as one of the best of his generation, capable of creating vivid music that sparks the mind of the listener and brings them along to uniquely detailed spaces, both real and imagined. On “Nobody Has To Know”, his fifth album for All City Records, the versatile French producer created music that reflects on the various aspects of a secret relationship pulling from R&B,New Jack Swing and Funk to soundtrack the passions of attraction. Stylistically “Nobody Has To Know” picks up from the Future Funk style Onra originated on his 2010's “Long Distance” (and its 2012 companion EP “Deep In The Night” for Fool's Gold). Where those two releases mined the early and mid parts of the 1980s for ideas and references, the new album digs into late '80s and early '90s jams for smoother and richer sounds. Bolstering the record are two talented multi-instrumentalists, New Zealand's Lewis McCallum and Belgium's Pomrad, who bring touches of virtuosity to Onra's trademark smooth arrangements. The result is a record that, like its theme, oscillates between tender, torrid and tumultuous. Over its 13 tracks “Nobody Has To Know” details the ups and downs of a secret relationship, from the excitement of doing something forbidden to the aftermath of living out fantasies. On "Let Me Fantasize" a rolling bassline and sparkling melodies capture the excitement of what is possible, the mind wandering into the forbidden. "No Question" taps into New Jack Swing to act out desires that can't be suppressed, exuberant solos echoing dangerous feelings. With its hard drums and smooth horn solos, and chorus of "Freak" takes you to that place where you can do things you only dreamed about. Balancing this intensity are more introspective moments. "Not Long Ago" rolls out gentle synth solos and nostalgic samples to reflect on past relationships and the very human desire to have what you had or can no longer reach. Rich textures and a languid rhythm underpin the reflective mood of "Nothing To Lose," as you wonder what could go wrong – it's a fine line after all. The fantasizing, excitement and danger of fatal attraction are all reflected through the prism of the music. With “Nobody Has To Know” Onra deftly evolves the style he first began to explore a decade ago with his unique touch, re-affirming a unique sound rooted in warmth and setting the mood for some late-night escapades. released February 16, 2018
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1. Prelude 00:51 2. Secretly 03:08 3. Let Me Fantasize 03:07 4. Love Triangle 02:43 5. No Question ft. Pomrad 02:21 6. Wish I Could 02:22 7. The Jam 02:54 8. Freak ft. Lewis McCallum 02:26 9. Not Long Ago 03:25 10. Wait A Minute 01:30 11. Nothing To Lose 02:13 12. 4U 02:31 13. All The Time 02:40
0 有用 mosquito 2018-02-23 20:20:47
亚洲赛博
0 有用 catloopp 2018-06-11 04:01:51
太好听了,非常梦幻的一张。低沉的主打音色一整张下来都听不腻,太喜欢了。凌晨听真的好棒。我什么时候才能成为这样有才华的DJ ,做这么好听的beat !
0 有用 Parachute.cpp 2018-03-14 18:49:27
这张太工整了点
0 有用 nashy 2018-02-02 00:42:54
都2018了
0 有用 蹦床 2022-03-01 16:01:45
评论里一人说过时了 我想问问这人听音乐难道是为了赶时髦么🤡
2 有用 卜生 2020-03-11 15:21:53
如果你为了赶时髦而去听“蒸汽波”(先不说这个标签有多笼统),你自然会在2018年的时候觉得它过时。 但任何一种音乐流派都没有过时不过时,怕过时而不去听的人真的是小心谨慎维护自己品位形象却不知道自己喜欢什么的 poser.
0 有用 一张九筒 2023-06-03 20:22:28 澳大利亚
蒸汽波? City pop?
0 有用 Seahorse 2018-03-01 15:46:08
I very much dig the laid-back, sexy and summer-breezy soundscape on this thing, not so much the one he strived for on the Chinoiseries.
0 有用 mosquito 2018-02-23 20:20:47
亚洲赛博
0 有用 TristanShen 2018-06-11 13:54:09
3.4