译Pitchfork评10年代200首最佳单曲第101名：TNGHT: “Higher Ground” (2012)

翻译：thesweetescape

Listening to “Higher Ground” is like getting hit by a freight truck while chugging a liter of cold brew. The track had TNGHT producers Hudson Mohawke and Lunice bridging the gap between Lex Luger’s dirty South production and modern dance music, preluding (and arguably helping birth) the EDM-trap craze. Its guttural brass line, ferocious breakdown, and vocal sample lifted from Julie McKnight’s 2002 club anthem “Home” combine to erect an imposing electronic music monument. The popularity of the track led its makers to recoil from the spotlight and quietly switch off the TNGHT signal, which is fair enough. In its sheer sonic magnitude, “Higher Ground” is essentially insurmountable. –Noah Yoo

 歌曲“Higher Ground” 的听感体验就像沉醉冰啤酒的同时被货车撞飞了。歌曲中TNGHT的御用制作人Hudson Mohawke和Lunice糅合Lex Luger式肮脏的南方音乐和现代舞曲，预告EDM和Trap曲风的大热(也可以说是促成了两种曲风的诞生)。歌曲里的喉音铜管音轨，猛烈而破裂，采样自Julie McKnight2002年的俱乐部神曲“Home”的人声，共同成就出这首足以载入电音史册的雄浑大作。歌曲的炙手可热让制作人彻底逃离讨论中心，悄无声息地停止以TNGHT的形式活动，这值得夸赞。“Higher Ground”的影响力之大，不可磨灭。–Noah Yoo