WhyOceans @ EF (Sweden post rock band) Live in Hong Kong (12-Mar-2011)

We're glad to be invited as the support artist for the Hong Kong tour of Sweden post rock band - EF. 

我們很高興被邀為瑞典後搖樂隊 - EF 於中國巡演香港站的演出嘉賓。

http://www.myspace.com/ef http://www.xiami.com/artist/48604

主辦方： Chopxticks Entertainment

http://www.douban.com/host/Chopxticks/ 廠牌： Chopxticks Records

http://www.douban.com/label/chopxticks/

時間： 2011年3月12日 星期六 20：00

地點： 蒲吧

地址： 香港西灣河聖十字徑2號協青社1樓（港鐵西灣河站B出口附近）

演出嘉賓： WhyOceans （澳门）

http://site.douban.com/whyoceans/

Organizer: Chopxticks Entertainment

http://www.douban.com/host/Chopxticks/ Label: Chopxticks Records

http://www.douban.com/label/chopxticks/

Date/Time: 12-Mar-2011 Saturday 20：00

Venue: HANG OUT

Address: 1/F, Youth Outreach Jockey Club Bldg, 2 Holy Cross Path, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong（Sai Wan Ho MTR station Exit B）

Support Artist: WhyOceans (Macau)

http://site.douban.com/whyoceans/

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一切開始於2003年的哥德堡，EF樂隊的雛形在這時已經出現。隨著新成員的加入，樂隊的風格徹底的發生了改變，這一年可謂給樂隊帶來了全新的方向。

接 下來的幾年一切發展的都很快。除了發行的四張個人demo唱片，一張7寸單曲，一張混音EP和兩張完整的專輯（《Give me beauty… Or give me death!》 – 2006 和《I am responsible》 – 2008) ，他們還完成了在歐洲的十次巡演，參加了多場音樂節的演出。 EF告訴了這個世界以DIY為格言發展樂隊是完全存在可能的，並且他們在沒有任何有計劃的安排下在歐洲銷售出了4000餘張唱片。

EF稱他們自己為歐洲最為努力的獨立樂隊之一。在2009年的夏末，樂隊的三位成員開始為那張已經獲得了廣大好評的第三張全長專輯《Mourning golden morning》編寫新歌。

這些歌於同年十月初由製作人Magnus Lindberg在具有傳奇色彩的老工作室Music-A-Matic錄製。這是樂隊第一次讓一個圈外人來擔任唱片的製作人。而最後的混音效果製作全部在Tonteknik Studios完成。

之前的專輯都是由五位樂隊成員一起錄製的，而這一張則是由三位成員編寫錄製，並且只運用了吉他和鼓，這在你需要創作史詩般並且動感的音樂時聽起來相當的不同尋常，而這樣的音樂總是會被稱為後搖滾。但無論如何，這是一個相當有趣的創作和溝通方法。

我 們不想過多的解釋我們的音樂，不想為你製造太多的文字，或者在你的頭腦裡植入太多的想法。我們希望你可以自己去聽然後自己去決定。 《Mourning golden morning》是三個人共同合作的結晶，比上一張專輯聽起來更為老式，並且厭倦了那種典型的重複式後搖滾的理念：積累、積累、積累然後爆發最後再回頭重 複那些陳詞濫調。

《Mourning golden morning》在2010年的四月一日終於審批通過，開始由the Sound Records (EU) 、Cargo Records (G/A/S) 和Suburban Records (Be/Ne/Lux)對外發行。樂隊同時也在四月和五月間在英國乃至全歐洲進行了為期七週的大規模巡演，對新專輯進行宣傳。樂隊的現場演出和專輯在全歐 洲都掀起了一股熱潮，引起了人們瘋狂的議論。

在這個2010年的冬天，樂隊蓄勢待發，很快將要回到路上，開始新一輪巡演。

It all started in Gothenburg, Sweden back in 2003; the embryo of ef was already active but this was the year that it all went towards a new direction. New members came into the group and the sound was totally reformed. The following years it all went pretty quick; besides four self recorded demos, one 7” single, one remix CD EP and two full length albums (“Give me beauty… Or give me death!” – 2006 and “I am responsible” – 2008) they accomplished 10 full European tours, numerous festival shows and weekend adventures. ef showed the world that the DIY-motto is possible and sold around 4000 records in Europe (without any proper distribution). ef may now count themselves as one of the hardest working independent bands in Europe and in late summer of 2009 the three remaining core members started to write new songs to what would become the already critically acclaimed third full length album “Mourning golden morning”. The songs were recorded early October at the legendary vintage studio Music-A-Matic (The Knife, Millencollin, Soundtrack Of Our Lives and m.m) by producer/engineer Magnus Lindberg (Cult of Luna, The Perishers, Jeniferever and m.m). This is the first time ever the band has dared to bring in an outsider to engineer and produce the record. It’s all mixed and mastered in the great Tonteknik Studios (In Flames, Cult of Luna, Refused and m.m). Whereas the previous records were recorded with five band members these songs have been written and recorded as a three piece with only guitars and drums – which might seem pretty unusual when you are creating epic and dynamic music, often referred to as post rock. However, this was an interesting new way to create and communicate. We don’t want to put too many words in your mouths or thoughts into your heads by explaining the music too much. We’d rather let you listen and determine for yourself. “Mourning golden morning” is the result of three guys, a few years older than with the last record, fed up with the typical repetitive post rock idea; build-build-build-explode-cliché and delayed-drained-guitar-cascades. ef wanted to create something different, take it one step further towards something more interesting. We would like to say that it’s more focused, honest, and dead-on. “Mourning golden morning” saw the light of day on April 1st 2010 via And the Sound Records (EU) and distributed by Cargo Records (G/A/S) and Suburban Records (Be/Ne/Lux). It was supported by a massive 7 week tour through Europe and the UK in April and May and both the live shows and the album got raving reviews all over Europe.

In the fall of 2010 this exploding live band will be back on the roads again.