【译】叉婊Pitchfork评 Silk Sonic 2021年单曲《Leave The Door Open》

翻译：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.

尽管Bruno Mars上一张专辑（《24K Magic》）发行于2016年，但它给人的感觉像是1986年迪士尼的翻版。Anderson .Paak以说唱歌手的身份走红，他能分开复古灵魂乐和当代嘻哈乐之间的区别，但他2019年的专辑《Ventura》是一场令人失望的复古大撤退。这首歌并不烂（(Bruno Mars的专辑赢得了所有的格莱美奖，Anderson .Paak的专辑也赢得了一个），所以与其解决这个问题，他们更为坚定地建立了一个名为Silk Sonic的组合。

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》与由Bootsy Collins朗读的《Intro》同时发行。这首歌将70年代的灵魂乐变成了一出没有剧情的复古电视剧。如果你喜欢，你可以在巧妙演奏的复古作品中玩“探索音乐本源”的游戏——也许你会在精心挑选的“寂静风云”选辑中得到一个好成绩，就像David Toop的1996年选辑《Sugar and Poison》一样——但你找到的只是铺着粗毛地毯、穿着休闲服装地约炮，可能在世界青年日“暗示”的深夜调情短信的慢节奏舞曲，但永远不会破坏氛围，长到足以承认现在。这不是后现代主义，像《The Love Below》（Outkast专辑）甚至或是《Cee-Lo Green Is the Soul Machine》。《Leave The Door Open》这首歌以全息摄影的形式展现了过去。与其被动地让门开着，Silk Sonic应该多邀请听众进来。