Deep Forest
黑森林(Deep Forest)是由来自比利时布鲁塞尔的Dan Lacksman(曾为Thomas Dolby、Sparks及YMO制作专辑而名噪一时)担纲制作,结合了二位法国音乐家 Michel Sanchez和Eric Mouquet在联合国教科文组织(United Nations Educational, Scientific, And Cultural Organization简称UNESCO)的全力支持下,深入非洲中部雨林区,以简易的器材录下麦喀垄蒲隆地及塞内加尔之各矮人部族的歌谣,经过他们的巧思重新编曲,配上时下盛行的欧式舞曲节奏,以崭新的风貌推向国际。Deep Forest透过揣摩想象将视觉的意象予以节奏化,用旋律为天地万物的情感取得和谐共鸣,所有难以言语的感觉瞬间舞动人类心灵,Eric Mouquet、Michel Sanchez两位团员足迹遍布加勒比海、古巴、墨西哥、贝里斯、马达加斯加,音乐行囊包裹着矮人族、游牧民族、非洲、东欧的乐音,在延伸人类眼界之余,也企盼能缩短存在于世代与民族之间的鸿沟。Deep Forest 92年初以首张同名专辑中的梦幻雅致旋律单曲Sweet Lullaby进驻英国金榜TOP 10;95年专辑《Bohème》一首Marta's Song更将台湾兰屿雅美族原始部落歌声引荐到全世界,此段音乐也被劳勃阿特曼执导的电影《Ready To Wear》当作模特儿走台步的曼妙主题曲;98年作品《Comparsa》Deep Forest转而沉浸在欢愉的嘉年华气氛;99年现场特辑《Made In Japan》后;2002年度大碟《Music Detected》以亚洲民族戏曲为主轴展开摇滚、迷幻色彩的部落寻根之旅,以SWATCH广告曲Snow In Sahara走红全球的女歌手Anggun平和与哀伤情感浓度适宜的歌声为Deep Blue Sea泛起无边的希望,并找来谱出道而现今目前横扫日本及台湾的“岛国歌姬”元千岁登上国际乐坛演唱首波主打单曲Will You Be Ready。全球销售成绩:1992专辑:DEEP FOREST法国:双金唱片美国:白金唱片英国:金唱片挪威:金唱片纽西兰:白金唱片澳洲:双白金唱片1995专辑:BOHEME法国:金唱片美国:金唱片澳洲:金唱片以色列:金唱片波兰:金唱片纽西兰:白金唱片1998专辑:COMPARSA日本:金唱片历年全球提名殊荣:1993:葛莱美音乐奖“年度最佳世界音乐专辑”1993:MTV 音乐奖“年度最佳音乐录像带”- Sweet Lullaby1993:法国Victoires音乐奖“年度最佳世界音乐专辑”1993:法国Victoires音乐奖“年度最佳音乐团体”1995:全球音乐奖得主“年度全球销售最佳团体”1996:葛莱美音乐奖“年度最佳世界音乐专辑”1996:法国Victoires音乐奖“年度最佳音乐团体”1996:法国Victoires音乐奖“年度最佳世界音乐专辑”2002法国SNEP Export Awards认证:Deep Forest:“钻石赏”法国地区以外销售超过200万张Boheme:“钻石赏”法国地区以外销售超过100万张Comparsa:“白金赏”法国地区以外销售超过50万张Made in Japan:“金唱片大赏”法国地区以外销售超过10万张 Innovatively fusing traditional ethnic musics with state-of-the-art rhythms, the work of Deep Forest was best typified by their 1993 smash Sweet Lullaby, which brought together the contemporary sounds of ambient techno with the haunting voices of the Pygmies of the central African rain forest. The project was primarily the work of the French keyboardists and programmers Eric Mouquet and Michael Sanchez; after the latter returned from Africa with boxes of records hed picked up across the continent, he and Mouquet began sampling the native sounds for use with their atmospheric dance tracks, and with the aid of producer Dan Lacksman, their eponymous debut LP appeared in 1993. Propelled by the international hit Sweet Lullaby, Deep Forest was a surprise success; Mouquet and Sanchez soon began work on a follow-up, this time exploring such areas as Mongolia, India and Hungary, recording several tracks with singer Marta Sebestyen. The resulting album, Boheme, appeared in 1995; the third Deep Forest record, Comparsa, followed in 1998, with Live in Japan appearing a year later. In 2000 the duo recorded a soundtrack, Pacifique, to the French film Le Prince du Pacifique. Deep Forest returned in 2002 with its next proper studio album, Music.Detected_.