搬運自：網(wǎng)易云音樂專欄【Music Online Zine Courier】（在原文基礎上添加了英語原文與排版調整）

翻譯：豆目豆科

In the age of Bandcamp, “prolific” has almost become a genre in and of itself. Car Seat Headrest’s Will Toledo has certainly been assigned that label due to his 11 full-length self-releases. As Car Seat Headrest, Toledo's extreme rate of production is matched in scope by his vast absorption of inspirations, and perhaps that is what “prolific” should mean in 2016. Toledo is a disciple of Michael Stipe who grew up studying the greats of Matador Records, only to get signed to that very label, and he weaves these influences into his own music all while avoiding copycat territory.

在屬于Bandcamp的時代，“高產(chǎn)”本身似乎已經(jīng)成為一種音樂類型。Car Seat Headrest的Will Toledo由于其自發(fā)布的11張全長專輯，自然而然地被貼上了這個標簽。作為Car Seat Headrest的一員，Toledo極端的制作速度與他廣泛的靈感源泉相匹配，也許這就是“高產(chǎn)”在2016年應有的含義。Toledo是Michael Stipe的門徒，他在學習Matador Records的那些偉大人物的過程中逐漸成長起來，僅僅是在剛與那個廠牌簽約是，他便把這些影響編織進自己的音樂中，同時還能避免產(chǎn)生“山寨”的嫌疑。

“Vincent” is from Car Seat Headrest’s second Matador release, Teens of Denial, their first featuring completely new material. The songs may be fresh, but the almost eight-minute “Vincent” still features many of the themes explored throughout the Car Seat Headrest discography: depression, “pure sadism,” the simultaneous desire to occupy and escape spaces both physical and mental, and Toledo’s encyclopedic dissection of himself and his surroundings. After a spacey, nearly three-minute intro, Toledo launches into a stream-of-conscious discourse: “If I’m being honest with myself/ I haven’t been honest with myself,” he murmurs. After he admits he is just “in it for the beatings,” that paradox makes perfect sense.

“Vincent”來自Car Seat Headrest在Matador發(fā)行的第二張專輯《Teens of Denial》，這是他們第一張用全新的制作條件制作的專輯。這其中的歌曲可能尤為新穎，但這首近8分鐘的“Vincent”仍有著許多在所有Car Seat Headrest之前的唱片中探討的主題：抑郁癥、完全徹底的“施虐癖”、同時對逃離和擁有物質和精神空間的迫切向往，以及Toledo對自己和周圍環(huán)境的百科全書式的深入剖析。在一個長達三分鐘的太空史詩般開場白后，Toledo展開了他意識流的敘事。他喃喃地說著：“If I’m being honest with myself/ I haven’t been honest with myself.”在他承認他只是“in it for the beatings”之后，這一矛盾就變得再合理不過了。