Ukukhuluma mayelana ne-Soft Play's discography wukudlula iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi ye-punk yase-British efingqiwe ibe i-duo engavimbeki. Yakhelwe eRoyal Tunbridge Wells (Kent) ngo-2012, u-Isaac Holman no-Laurie Vincent baqala njengeZigqila futhi, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, bashintsha igama labo laba i-Soft Play ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa nengxenye yomlingiswa wabo. Indaba yabo ihlanganisa ama-albhamu aphezulu eshadini, ukuqokwa okunamandla, nombukiso obukhoma oshisayo. okuchaza ukuthi kungani ukuba khona kwakhe endaweni yaseBrithani kunzima ukungakunaki.
Lokhu kubuka konke kuhlela futhi kuchaze ukukhishwa kwazo: Ama-EP, ama-single nama-albhamu e-studio, anemininingwane ebalulekile efana nezinsuku, amalebula, ukusebenzisana, izikhundla zeshadi nomongo wobuciko. Kusukela ku-Sugar Coated Bitter Truth kuya kuJeli Enzima, edlulayo Ingabe Wanelisekile?, Thatha Ukulawula kanye Nezenzo Zokwesaba Nothando.Lapha unomsebenzi wakhe ophelele nawo wonke ama-nuances azungezile.
Umsuka kanye nedatha ebalulekile
I-Soft Play iphrojekthi eyakhiwe ngo-2012 ngu-Isaac Holman (amazwi aphambili nezigubhu) kanye no-Laurie "Laurie" Vincent (iziginci, amabhesi, amakhibhodi, namazwi asekelayo). Ngaphambi kokushintsha amagama abo ngo-2022, baziwa ngokuthi ama-Slaves. Bavela eRoyal Tunbridge Wells, esifundeni saseKent (eNgilandi)Umsindo wabo usukela ku-punk rock kuye ku-hardcore punk, enezakhiwo eziqondile, amakhorasi ahehayo, kanye nomuzwa olimazayo wokuhlekisa owenze wabonakala kusukela ekuqaleni.
Ukuqala kwabo njengababili akuzange kwenzeke ngengozi: ngemva kokwehluleka ukuqedela iqembu elinabaculi abaningi, banquma ukuqhubeka bebabili, behlukanisa imisebenzi yokubhala izingoma futhi basebenzise izinto ezincane zokuvakasha ukuze bavakashe kalula. Leyo fomethi ehlangene yayichaza umsindo wazo: isiginci, ibhesi, izigubhu, nezwi eliphushelwe lafinyelela umkhawulo., ngaphandle kokuhlekisa okungadingekile kodwa ngesigqi esihambisana nezinhlamvu zayo ezibukhali.
Ezinsukwini zabo zakuqala basebenza ngamalebula afana ne-Virgin EMI Records, kamuva ne-BMG. Baphinde bagcine ukuba khona okusemthethweni softplayband.com, kanye namaphrofayili kusizindalwazi esigunyaziwe njenge-ISNI, VIAF ne-MusicBrainz. Imisebenzi yakhe yobungcweti isukela ku-2012 kuze kube manje, futhi yahlanganiswa nokuvela kwethelevishini okuphawulekayo nokuqokwa okwakubeka phambi komphakathi.
Kusukela egameni elithi Izigqila kuya ku-Soft Play
Igama elithi Slaves lasusa inkulumompikiswano kwasekuqaleni. Ngo-2015, i-The Fader yabaveza endabeni emayelana namagama avusa inkanuko, futhi laba ababili bachaza ukuthi babefuna igama elithi "abrasive" ngaphandle kokuhlose ukucasula. Ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, bakucacisile ukuthi umbono wabo uhlobene nokungalawuleki empilweni yansuku zonke.kunokuba nencazelo engadingeki yomlando. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nangemva kokulalela ukugxekwa nokuzindla, bathatha isinyathelo.
NgoDisemba 2022, bamemezele ukuthi bazoshintsha igama labo libe i-Soft Play, bechaza ukuthi "Izigqila" azisamele ukuthi zingobani noma ukuthi umculo wabo umeleni. Lesi sinyathelo besiseqophelweni eliphezulu njengoba bekunempikiswano: sidonse izingxenye ezilinganayo zokuncoma nokugxekwa. Kunokuba bafihle udaba, baluguqule lwaba uphethiloli oqanjiwe.Ingoma yabo ethi "Punk's Dead" (esivele ikhishwe njenge-Soft Play) iyindida ngokuhlaselwa abakutholayo, uhlobo lwesibuko esilumayo lapho baze bazihleke khona.
Ama-albhamu e-studio
I-discography ye-duo ebanzi ihlanganisa ezine LPs lokho kukhombisa a ukuziphendukela kwemvelo okucacile, njalo ngaphakathi kwendlela ye-punk eqondile kodwa enendawo engozini.
Ingabe Wanelisekile? (Ikhishwe ngoJuni 1, 2015) kwakuyi-albhamu yokuqala ye-Slaves. Ikhishwe yi-Virgin EMI ku-LP, CD, kanye nokulandwa kwedijithali, ingene eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK enombolweni yesi-8 evikini layo lokuqala. I-albhamu iqokelwe uMklomelo weMercury ka-2015.futhi ekugcineni wathola isitifiketi se-BPI (ekhuphukela kuGolide emakethe yase-UK). Amaculo afana ne-"The Hunter" athole ukudalulwa okubalulekile ngokuvela kwawo ochungechungeni oluthi "You, Me and the Apocalypse" (Sky One), ngaphezu kokufakwa ku-"Later... with Jools Holland" kanye nokuqokwa kwabo ku-BBC Sound of 2015.
Thatha Ukulawula (Septhemba 30, 2016) iqinise isikhalo sayo sezentengiso: yaphuma ngenombolo yesi-6 eshadini le-albhamu yaseBrithani futhi yavezwa ukukhiqizwa kukaMike D (Beastie Boys), ophinde wahlinzeka ngamaphimbo ku-"Consume or Be Consumed". Imisipha enesigqi kanye nokuba luhlaza kweziginci kwasala, namazwi agcwele i-punch namahlaya amnyama. lokho kuqinise ubunikazi be-duo.
Izenzo Zokwesaba Nothando (Agasti 17, 2018) bavale i-trilogy yabo njenge-Slaves ngenye ingoma eyi-10 ephezulu (No. 8 e-UK). Nakuba kuhluke kakhulu kwezinye izinto zokwakha, akuzange kukhangise umoya wabo: izingoma ezimfishane, amahhuku asebenzayo, nokuzwakala komculo okuzwakala kakhudlwana eziqeshini ezithile. Bekungesinye igxathu eliqinile eliya phambili emashadini nasekudlaleni bukhoma., nabangashadile abasebenze ngendlela emangalisayo.
Ijeli elisindayo (I-Soft Play, Julayi 19, 2024, BMG) iyi-LP yabo yokuqala ngemuva kokushintshwa kwegama. Ifinyelele ku-No. 3 e-UK kanye no-No. 1 eScotland ngesonto layo lokuqala. Ngenkathi eminye imithombo iqale yabeka ukukhishwa kwayo ngo-2023, usuku olusemthethweni lokukhululwa nguJulayi 2024. Icwecwe elifushane (cishe imizuzu engama-30 namaculo ayi-11) egcina intukuthelo evamile, yethula amakhanda esitayela (i-rap nama-flavour eduze ne-nu metal ngezikhathi ezithile) futhi ishintshane phakathi kolaka nomzwelo.
Ama-EP nokurekhodwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi
Ukukhishwa kokuqala okunegama lakho siqu kwakuyi-EP Iqiniso Elibabayo Eligcotshwe Ngoshukela (2012), nezinhlelo ezixhunywe kumalebula azimele (I-Boss Tuneage Records kukhulunywa ngayo ku-biography yakhe; I-Girl Fight Records ivela ohlwini lwe-EP). Lowo msebenzi walenza lacaca icebo: i-punk eluhlaza, eqondile, nengahlungiwefuthi wavula umnyango wokusayina kwabo ne-Virgin EMI ngemva nje kwalokho. Ngo-2019, manje njengezinceku, bakhiphe i-EP I-Velvet Ditch, okukhishwe kuyo ingoma ethi "One More Day won't hurt" (ngo-2020).
Phakathi, ngoFebhuwari 6, 2014, bakhiphe ingoma eyodwa ethi "Iphi Imoto Yakho uDebbie?", okwakuyisihluthulelo sokusayina ne-Virgin EMI; ekupheleni kwalowo nyaka bakhiphe ethi "Hey" kanye nethi "The Hunter", beqinisa i-inertia eyaholela ekutheni baqale ngo-2015. Lezo zingoma ezingashadile zakuqala manje seziyingxenye yeculo elibalulekile leqembu kanye nedumela labo njengeqembu eliqhumayo.
Ama-single afakiwe ngesiteji
Uhlu lwalaba ababili abangashadile lubanzi futhi lusebenza njengomhlahlandlela wokuziphendukela kwemvelo. Lawa amaculo amele kakhulu kanye nobudlelwano bawo nama-albhamu:
- 2014: "Iphi Imoto Yakho uDebbie?" (okukodwa akufakiwe ku-albhamu).
- 2014-2015 (Ingabe Wanelisekile?): "Hey", "The Hunter", "Feed the Mantaray", "Cheer Up London" kanye "namasokhethi".
- 2016 (Thatha Isilawuli): "Spit It Out" kanye "Lawula".
- 2018 (Izenzo Zokwesaba Nothando): "Sika Futhi Ugijime", "Chokehold" kanye "Magnolia".
- 2020 (I-Velvet Ditch): "Olunye Usuku Olunye Ngeke Lulimaze."
- 2023-2024 (Ijeli Elisindayo): "I-Punk's Dead", "Imisipha Yesibuko", "Yenza Ngobudlova" kanye "Yonke Into Futhi Akukho".
Ngaphezu kwekhathalogi yabo, baye bavela ngokuphawulekayo nabanye abaculi. Ngo-2016 basebenzisane ne-Chase & Status ku-"Control" (i-albhamu ethi "Tribe"), kwathi ngo-2020 babamba iqhaza ku-"Momentary Bliss" eceleni kuka-Gorillaz no-Slowthai, abafinyelele kunombolo 58 eshadini labantu abangabodwana lase-UK.
I-Heavy Jelly, ichazwe ngempela
I-Heavy Jelly ayilona ushintsho oluphelele lwendlela, kodwa iwumsebenzi wokuhlola ngaphakathi kohlaka lwe-Soft Play: kukhona i-punk emithanjeni yayo, ukuqhuma kwamahlaya kanye nolwanga lwe-sonic olunwetshiwe. "Zonke Izinto" ivula ngaleyo ndlela elula yesiginesha., i-verse-bridge-chorus structure kanye nehhuku ethi "na-na" ewubulima njengoba iheha, esebenza ngokunembile ngenxa yobuncane bayo obukalwe kahle.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, "Konke futhi Akukho" iletha ukujula komzwelo okungakaze kubonwe kukhathalogi yayoAmalungiselelo e-violin, i-mandolin, neziginci ze-acoustic aphakamisa umculo ngaphandle kokudela ukwethembeka kwawo. Ugqozi lusukela ekulahlekelweni kwakamuva (ukushona komngane wakhe u-Bailey Spencer ngo-2020 kanye no-Emma, umlingani kaLaurie), into esobala emabintana nasemkhathini wezinsimbi.
Isikhathi esibi kakhulu sifika "Mirror Muscles", lapho bedlala ngothando nge-rap futhi badlale ukwakheka okuhambisana ne-nu metal Ngaphandle kokushiya ingqikithi yabo. Isigqi sishaya kakhulu, amazwi ayaphuma, futhi ithrekhi iphula isikhunta ukuze isikhumbuze ukuthi i-duo iyakwazi ukuthola umoya wokuphefumula lapho izwa ukuthi ithanda.
Kukhona nezinxushunxushu ezilawulwayo: "Yenza Ngobudlova" izwakala ithukuthele, igxuma ilingane futhi iqale, futhi idlulisele lowo muzwa "wayo yonke into esezoqhuma." okuyizona ezihamba kahle bukhoma. Futhi kokuthi "U-Isaac Uyathayipha..." baphendula ukuthinta kwansuku zonke kube ihlaya le-meta (ukuthi isaziso esithi "Isaac uthayipha..." eqenjini le-WhatsApp), ngisho nezingxenye ze-rap kanye nezwi lika-Laurie.
Konke lokhu kuhambisana nokubhuqa kophawu lwentengiso: "I-Punk's Dead" ihlanganisa izihloko nama-barbs mayelana nokushintshwa kwegama layo Futhi uzibuyisela ziguqulwe zaba i-parody, kusukela ekuzidekeni okudabukisayo kuya kuma-barbs ahloselwe isiko "lokuvuka". Njengokungathi lokho bekungekona okubabayo ngokwanele, i-albhamu ihlanganisa ukusebenzisana okumangazayo no-Robbie Williams, i-cameo enezela ukugqama kwezwi nabezindaba.
Izici zomculo namagama: amahlaya, isiko le-pop kanye nentukuthelo
Ingxenye ye-Soft Play's magnetism ilele ekuhlanganisweni kokulula okusebenzayo nobuntu. Izingoma zabo zivame ukwamukela izakhiwo ezilula namakhorasi anamandlaNgama-riffs asebenzayo, izigubhu ezibukhali, nemisho eshintshana phakathi kokumemeza, ukuhleba, kanye nomculo njengoba kudingeka. Umqondo: umthelela osheshayo, isigcwalisi esingu-zero.
Amagama ezinhlamvu ahlanganisa ukugxekwa komphakathi, ukuzikhohlisa, nezinkomba zesiko le-pop, kwesinye isikhathi zihluke kakhulu. Ku-Heavy Jelly kukhona ukuvuma ngekhanda ku-John Wick, Earthworm Jim noma uMike Tyson, ecwecwe ngelensi yakhe ebhuqayo. Lokhu kubhuqa kusuka kumahlaya angaphakathi kuye ekuhlabeleleni ngesistimu yezihlabani noma amasiko emboni yomculo ngokwayo (izihloko ezinjengokuthi "Isihloko Sokusebenza" zishiya imikhondo kusukela kusekhondi lokuqala ngqá).
Ukusebenza kwezwi kuya phambili I-raspy timbre ka-Isaac, evame ukuyiswa ekukhaleni okujwayelekile kwe-hardcorengaphandle kokudela amavesi omculo avumela umlaleli ukuthi axhumane namakhorasi. I-chemistry phakathi kwabo iyabonakala: U-Laurie uyasekela, aphendule, futhi, uma sekuyithuba lakhe, uthatha indawo emaphakathi ukuze andise uhla lwakhe lwephimbo.
Umphumela? Ikhathalogi ongayilalela uqonde kuyo ohambweni olufushane, oluneziqongo ze-adrenaline namakhefu abekwe kahle. Ukuzijabulisa, ukugxeka, kanye ne-catharsis kuhlangene ngokulinganaLokhu kuchaza ukuthi kungani abalandeli babo bekhula ngesiteji ngasinye.
Amathonya kanye ne-DNA yokudala
Ezingxoxweni baye basho amathonya okwabelwana ngawo njengokuthi I-Clash, Rancid, Ramones, Gang of Four, Billy Childish and Talking HeadsUma ukuhlanganisa konke, uthola izingoma ezimfishane, isigqi esifana nocelemba, nomuzwa we-groove okuthi, uma kuvela, kudanse phakathi kwe-post-punk kanye ne-punk rock yakudala.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, baye bazungeza abahlanganyeli abafanele lobo bunikazi. UMike D ukhiqize i-Take Control futhi ivela ku-"Consume or Be Consumed"Kwezinye izigaba, abakhiqizi kanye nababhali ababambisene nabo banikele ngamanuances, ukwakheka kanye nemibono ebonakalayo yize ingqikithi ye-duo isakhona.
Amakhredithi okuqamba, amaciko ayisivakashi, nemininingwane yobuchwepheshe
Uma uklwebha amakhasi wekhredithi, uzothola i-mosaic ethokozisayo: UHolman noVincent babhale izingoma eziningiKodwa ezingomeni ezihlukene kukhona ababhali abaphindelelayo abanjengoJolyon Thomas (umdidiyeli kanye nombhali okuningana), uRaven Bush, uJoel Amey, uFabienne Debarre, uKate Nash noma uMonk, ngaphezu kokuvela kukaMike D ekubhaleni ngokubambisana ngezikhathi ezithile.
Lawa makhredithi abonisa ubude besikhathi obuminyene kakhulu (kusuka ezincekwini ezingeqi kancane umzuzu owodwa ukuya ekusikeni ngenhla kwezine, neziqongo cishe ngo-5:05) kanye nenjongo yokugcina umculo ushubile. Izinhlobonhlobo zamasiginesha azilinciphisi izwi lephrojekthi uqobo.Kunalokho, yengeza ukucwazimula ezinhlelweni, ukushintshana kwezingoma, noma izinqumo zokukhiqiza.
Ukuchayeka kwemidiya, umabonakude kanye nezinhlu
U-2014 no-2015 bekuyiminyaka ebalulekile: I-"The Hunter" idlale ku-"You, Me and the Apocalypse" Futhi ukubonakala kwabo kokuthi "Kamuva… benoJools Holland" kubanikeze ukuchayeka kwezinga eliphezulu. Konke lokhu kufike ezithendeni zokuqokwa kwabo kwi-BBC Sound of 2015, evame ukusebenza njenge-radar yethalente laseBrithani elisafufusa.
Ngokwezentengiselwano, womathathu ama-LP njengezigqila angena kwabayi-10 abaphambili e-UK: Ingabe Wanelisekile? (#8), Lawula (#6) kanye neZenzo Zokwesaba Nothando (#8)Osekwaziwa ngokuthi i-Soft Play, i-Heavy Jelly inyuse ibha yaba phezulu kakhulu, yafinyelela kunombolo-3 e-UK kanye nenombolo 1 e-Scotland. Lezi zibalo, ohlotsheni olunomdlalo omncane womsakazo, ziqinisekisa ukukhanga kwayo okudumile.
Umugqa wesikhathi osheshayo: ukusuka kuma-EPs okuqala ukuya ku-LP yokuqala njenge-Soft Play
Njengomugqa wesikhathi owenziwe lula: ngo-2012 i-EP yavela Iqiniso Elibabayo Eligcotshwe NgoshukelaNgoFebhuwari 2014, bakhiphe "Iphi Imoto Yakho u-Debbie?", futhi ngemuva nje kokusayina ne-Virgin EMI. Ngawo lowo nyaka kwakhululwa izingoma ezithi “Hey” kanye nethi “The Hunter”. Ngo-2015 bakhiphe i-Are You Satisfied?, ne-Mercury Prize kanye ne-top 10Ngo-2016, i-Take Control yafinyelela kunombolo 6, noMike D njengomdidiyeli nomculi oyisivakashi. Ngo-2018, bakhiphe Izenzo Zokwesaba Nothando (inombolo 8). Ngo-2019, kwakhululwa i-EP The Velvet Ditch. Ngo-2022, bashintsha igama labo laba yi-Soft Play. Ngo-2024 bakhiphe i-Heavy Jelly nge-BMG futhi bafinyelela phezulu kumashadi aseBrithani.
Uhlu oluningiliziwe lwamadiski namafomethi
Kwabaqoqi, lezi ukukhishwa kwesitudiyo nama-EP anemininingwane yohlelo. Amafomethi kanye nezitembu afakiwe uma esohlwini:
- Ama-albhamu (Izigqila)
- Ingabe Wanelisekile? (Juni 1, 2015, Virgin EMI; LP, CD, download). E-UK: Inombolo 8. BPI: Igolide.
- Thatha Ukulawula (Septhemba 30, 2016, Virgin EMI; LP, CD, download). UK: No. 6. Ngino-Mike D (prod. kanye nesivakashi ku-"Consume or Be Consumed").
- Izenzo Zokwesaba Nothando (17 Agasti 2018, Virgin EMI; LP, CD, download). E-UK: #8.
- Ama-albhamu (Ukudlala Okuthambile)
- I-Heavy Jelly (Julayi 19, 2024, BMG; LP, CD, landa). E-UK: Inombolo 3. I-Scotland: No. 1.
- Ama-EP
- I-Sugar Coated Bitter Truth (2012; izinhlelo ezihlotshaniswa ne-Boss Tuneage Records / Girl Fight Records; CD kanye nedijithali).
- I-Velvet Ditch (Julayi 18, 2019, Virgin EMI; digital).
Eceleni kwalo mgogodla, ibhendi ikhiphe izingoma ezingashadile nokusebenzisana okuqhubekisele phambili ukuqinisa i-Soft Play/Slaves "mythology". Umphumela uba i-compact discography, kulula ukuya kuyo futhi enamandla amaningi okuphinda alalele.Ilungele ukungena ngamahithi nokuhlala ku-B-sides namathrekhi angacacile kangako.
Ukusebenzisana kwangaphandle nezimpambano mgwaqo
Ngaphandle kwama-LPs, iqembu lishiye uphawu lwalo kumaphrojekthi ezinkampani zangaphandle. Nge-Chase & Status basayine "Control" (2016, i-albhamu "Tribe").ekhombisa ukunethezeka phezu kwezisekelo zikagesi. Ngo-2020 bagqekeza endaweni yonke ye-Gorillaz no-Slowthai ku-"Momentary Bliss", eyafinyelela ku-No. 58 e-UK: ukuvulwa okuphelele kwesitayela ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa isimo sengqondo.
Izikweletu zokuqamba zihlanganisa, ngezikhathi ezahlukene, amagama afana nala Jolyon Thomas, Raven Bush, Joel Amey, Fabienne Debarre, Kate Nash noma MonkLokhu kuhlanganyela kunweba ibhokisi lamathuluzi: ukuhlelwa kweyunithi yezinhlamvu, izendlalelo zezwi ezengeziwe, noma izinqumo ezixube ezengeza umbala ngaphandle kokuhlambulula isiginesha ye-duo.
Izikhathi zikamabonakude kanye nokunanela emaphephandabeni
Ukuvakasha kwakho ku "Kamuva… no-Jools Holland" kanye ne-BBC Sound yokuqokwa kuka-2015 Bawabeka ebalazweni elijwayelekile. Zazivele zisungulwe endaweni ezimele, kodwa leyo nkundla ye-BBC yakwandisa ukufinyelela kwabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uchungechunge oluthi "Wena, Mina kanye ne-Apocalypse" luhlanganise umculo walo kusiko le-pop yethelevishini.
Ingxoxo ngaleli gama iphinde yasakazwa nasemithonjeni yezindaba efana neThe Fader, eyabhala le mpikiswano ngo-2015. Konke lokhu kugqugquzele ukulandisa okuthi, ngokushintshela ku-Soft Play, kwabhalwa kabusha ngokuqaphela., eqinisa ubunikazi bayo bamanje ngaphandle kokuphika okwedlule.
Izinsimbi, izindima kanye ngqo
Esitudiyo nasesiteji, u-Isaac Holman no-Laurie Vincent babelana ngezindima kalula. U-Isaac uhola izingoma nezigubhu, futhi useze wengeza icilongo, umtshingo, itrombone noma ivayolini Ekurekhodweni okuthile, u-Laurie uyashintshanisa phakathi kweziginci, i-mandolin, i-bass, namakhibhodi, ngaphezu kwamazwi asekelayo. Le nqubo ye-minimalist ecosystem igxile kokubalulekile: isigqi, i-riff, izwi, nomlayezo, ngaphandle kwezakhi ezingadingekile.
Ukusebenza kwabo okubukhoma kusebenza njengesandiso semvelo se-studio: amandla achichimayo, ama-tempos amema ukuqhuma, nokuxhumana okuseduze nezilaleli. Yilapho amahlaya akhe kanye nentukuthelo yakhe embi kuthola khona umhlabathi ovundile., phakathi kwe-irony, catharsis kanye nomgubho oluhlaza.
Ngawo wonke lo mlando, kunzima ukuphika ukuthi i-Soft Play (eyayiyizigqila) yakhe i-discography emfushane kodwa ebonakala kakhulu. Kusukela ekuvuleni kwe-Sugar Coated Bitter Truth kuya ekugxumeni kuka-Heavy JellyIkhathalogi yabo ihlanganisa amahithi aphezulu ayi-10, ukuqokwa okukhulu, abangashadile abangasoze bakhohlwa, kanye nobuntu obungenakuphikwa. Noma ubani ofuna i-punk emfushane, i-satire elumayo, nonyawo olutshalwe ngokuqinile ngokwesiko laseBrithani uzothola ikhaya lapha.