Tamatebako

由美国庞克乐队The Minutemen贝斯手Mike Watt与The Go! Team吉他手Sam Dook合作的新计划Cuz将在五月十九号发行首张专辑《Tamatebako》，专辑名称取自一则日本的民间故事，故事中主角浦岛太郎从龙宫离开后所打开的玉盒就叫做Tamatebako。 《Tamatebako》听来充满色彩及想像力，在强调贝斯与鼓的韵律外也不失流行好听的古怪旋律，除了两人都有在专辑献唱外，垮掉的一代诗人Charley Plymell也在其中吟诗一曲，为专辑增添不少奇妙的诗意。 Cuz这个计划的形成可以回溯到2006年在澳洲的The Big Day Out 音乐祭，因The Stooges与The Go! Team两团刚好都有参加，当时加入The Stooges的Mike Watt和Sam Dook两人也因此结识为好友，虽然早就有合作的念头，但直到八年后才完成这张作品。（深晨） 'Cuz' are Mike Watt (Minutemen, Firehorse, The Stooges) and Sam Dook (The Go! Team), a collaboration which has produced this album, 'tamatebako' - a conversation taking place over nearly eight years and several continents. Weaving eclectic influences - from Japanese folklore (the 'tamatebako' is a Pandora-style box featured in the 'Urashima Taro' legend), through ancient British landmarks, to personal loss- into a heady mix of whisky-gnarl, motoric riff, thrift-store percussion and toy synth, the effect is a tight, groovy, ever-elusive, outsider pop. Vocals come from both Watt and Dook, often within the same song, representing an unlikely pairing of throaty drawl and choir-boy purity that works magnificently. Guest vocals come in the form of the esteemed beat writer Charley Plymell, and Kaori Tsuchida (The Go! Team), amongst others.