【搬运】【译】叉婊Pitchfork评Frank Ocean 2019年单曲《DHL》

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翻译：Peter D

校对：Emma.Z

排版：Peter D

“DHL,” Frank Ocean’s first new original song since 2017, finds him unwound and relaxed, reveling in his life’s simple pleasures as he raps about new packages, Kawasaki bikes, Starbucks, and wearing puffer jackets to Paris Fashion Week. Ocean has proven himself a formidable and efficient rapper with minimal effort, from early Odd Future guest spots like “Oldie” and “Sunday” to more recent standout verses, like his chic appearance on the A$AP Mob posse cut “Raf” or the Endless freestyle “U-N-I-T-Y.” His verses on “DHL” are similar flex raps, though they’re less clever and more cryptic than what’s come before. But his writing remains focused, even as his raps unhinge themselves.

“DHL” 是Frank Ocean自2017年以来的第一首原创新歌， 展现出了他慵懒放松、陶醉于简简单单的快乐的生活状态：歌中他说唱着他的新包裹（译者注：pack在俚语中也常表示毒品）、川崎自行车、星巴克，以及他穿着棉夹克去参加巴黎时装周的经历。Ocean基本没花费什么努力就已经证明了自己也是个十分能干且令人生畏的说唱歌手，从早期他出现在Odd Future的歌里像是“Oldie”还有“Sunday”，再到近期的一些优秀唱段，比如在A$AP Mob那帮人的佳作“Raf”中非常时髦的表现以及自己的专辑《Endless》中的freestyle“U-N-I-T-Y”，都能体现出这一点。他在“DHL”中的唱段还是类似的炫耀式的说唱，但这些唱段跟之前的比起来似乎就显得没那么精巧，而多了一份神秘。不过就算这些说唱显得有点精神错乱，他的作词依旧清晰准确。

Co-produced by Ocean alongside EDM heavyweight Boys Noize, longtime Kanye engineer Noah Goldstein, and Daniel Aged of the chill R&B duo best known as Inc., the track is warped and woozy, distorting Frank’s vocals until they smear across fading synths. The raps become almost chant-like after a while. He brags about the gliss on the cyst on his wrist and being able to linger in studios without worrying about session fees. This is about as cavalier as he’s ever sounded, and it suits him.

这首歌曲由Frank Ocean和EDM领域的重量级人物Boys Noize、与Kanye长期进行合作的音频工程师Noah Goldstein以及chill R&B风格的二人组合Inc.中的Daniel Aged共同制作完成，整首歌曲显得扭曲而令人头晕目眩，Frank的声音被失真化处理，扭曲、涂抹在渐弱的合成器音效中。他吹嘘着自己手腕肿块上的闪光（译者注：这里是在暗指手上的昂贵饰品），吹嘘自己能在录音室里一直逗留却完全不用担心租赁费用。一切听上去就和他以前一样十分的漫不经心，但这就是这么适合他。

The further “DHL” inches along, the more misshapen it becomes. It doesn’t really get going until deep into its extended second verse. Ocean loosens up, adopting mumble rap flows that sound like they’re executed mid-milly rock. “Independent jugg, sellin’ records out the trunk/I’m already rich as fuck so the product’s in the front/Got my partner in the front, been my BF for a month/But we been fuckin’ from the jump,” he brags in the closing seconds. Coming on the heels of his queer club night PrEP+, previews of two new tracks to be released on vinyl, and the return of blonded RADIO, this song ushers in the official start to Frank Ocean season after a brief period of inactivity. Unceremonious yet swaggering, on “DHL,” he sounds like he’s just warming up.

随着歌曲的进行，其扭曲程度也愈发严重。当然其实到第二段主歌之前它也没怎么往下进行。Frank Ocean完全放松，开始采取模糊说唱的方式，听起来仿佛歌词开始跟着音乐跳起来了。“Independent jugg, sellin’ records out the trunk/I’m already rich as fuck so the product’s in the front/Got my partner in the front, been my BF for a month/But we been fuckin’ from the jump（独立艺人们，在卡车外卖专辑/我已经足够有钱，专辑放在最前/前面站着我的搭档，上个月刚成为我的男友/但我们早就厮混在一起）”，最后的几秒他如此吹嘘到。随这首歌而到来的还有他筹办的酷儿酒吧之夜PrEP+，两首即将以黑胶形式发行的新单的预告，以及blonded电台的回归；显然这首歌正在把我们引入Frank Ocean在短暂的隐退后的新时期。“DHL”，大大咧咧却也昂首阔步，听起来他才刚刚开始热身。