《Almost Was Ours – Giveon & Leon Bridges》｜當低沉靈魂在夜色中交融

藝人簡介

Giveon & Leon Bridges（美國 Neo-Soul / R&B）
Giveon 以低沉共鳴的男聲著稱，擅長表現孤獨、悔恨與愛的重量；
Leon Bridges 則以復古靈魂感與現代 Neo-Soul 編曲聞名，聲線溫暖細膩，帶有懷舊質感。

兩者合作，形成「深夜對話般的靈魂共鳴」：
• Giveon 的低沉男聲，如夜裡的內心獨白，厚實而有力量；
• Leon Bridges 的溫暖男聲，如回應般滑入旋律，帶出情感層次；
• 和聲與旋律交錯，營造愛與悔意交融的立體空間感。

創作靈感與致敬

〈Almost Was Ours〉靈感來源於 2019 年羅曼·卡普里諾（Ramin Bahrani）導演的《The White Tiger》。
電影主題聚焦社會階層與個人野心，但其中孤獨感與內心掙扎完美映射 Neo-Soul 男聲的情感表現：
• Giveon 的聲線像電影主角的孤獨與堅毅；
• Leon Bridges 的聲線像內心柔軟而沉穩的情感回應；
• 音樂敘事如電影鏡頭般層層遞進，緩慢展現情感深度。

音樂與取樣設計

〈Almost Was Ours〉融合 Neo-Soul × contemporary R&B × cinematic soul：
• Slow 72 BPM groove + upright bass：營造夜晚孤獨感
• Soft Rhodes pad + filtered strings：空間感層次明顯
• 男主段落深沉共鳴 + 對唱段落溫暖滑音：每句歌詞像低語與回聲
• Reverbed finger snaps & vinyl hiss：細節增加懷舊感

雙男主唱段落清晰分配：
• Giveon 男主段落強化低音與共鳴
• Leon Bridges 男二/對唱段落強化溫暖滑音
• 過門與橋段使用假音、延音、低音滑音營造空靈情感

樂評觀點

〈Almost Was Ours〉是現代 Neo-Soul 對男性情感的精緻刻畫：
• Giveon 的低沉男聲如夜晚深處的獨白
• Leon Bridges 的溫暖男聲如內心柔軟的回應
• 和聲、滑音與回聲像心底對話
• 樂器層次細膩，帶出都市夜色中孤獨卻優雅的情感

歌曲讓聽者像走在雨後街道，心隨旋律流動，愛與悔意交融，
Neo-Soul 的現代感與復古靈魂完美結合。

“When night falls, love’s echo flows between hearts.”
當夜幕降臨，愛的回聲在心間流淌。

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《Almost Was Ours – Giveon & Leon Bridges》｜當低沉靈魂在夜色中交融

藝人簡介

Giveon & Leon Bridges（美國 Neo-Soul / R&B）
Giveon 以低沉共鳴的男聲著稱，擅長表現孤獨、悔恨與愛的重量；
Leon Bridges 則以復古靈魂感與現代 Neo-Soul 編曲聞名，聲線溫暖細膩，帶有懷舊質感。

兩者合作，形成「深夜對話般的靈魂共鳴」：
• Giveon 的低沉男聲，如夜裡的內心獨白，厚實而有力量；
• Leon Bridges 的溫暖男聲，如回應般滑入旋律，帶出情感層次；
• 和聲與旋律交錯，營造愛與悔意交融的立體空間感。

創作靈感與致敬

〈Almost Was Ours〉靈感來源於 2019 年羅曼·卡普里諾（Ramin Bahrani）導演的《The White Tiger》。
電影主題聚焦社會階層與個人野心，但其中孤獨感與內心掙扎完美映射 Neo-Soul 男聲的情感表現：
• Giveon 的聲線像電影主角的孤獨與堅毅；
• Leon Bridges 的聲線像內心柔軟而沉穩的情感回應；
• 音樂敘事如電影鏡頭般層層遞進，緩慢展現情感深度。

音樂與取樣設計

〈Almost Was Ours〉融合 Neo-Soul × contemporary R&B × cinematic soul：
• Slow 72 BPM groove + upright bass：營造夜晚孤獨感
• Soft Rhodes pad + filtered strings：空間感層次明顯
• 男主段落深沉共鳴 + 對唱段落溫暖滑音：每句歌詞像低語與回聲
• Reverbed finger snaps & vinyl hiss：細節增加懷舊感

雙男主唱段落清晰分配：
• Giveon 男主段落強化低音與共鳴
• Leon Bridges 男二/對唱段落強化溫暖滑音
• 過門與橋段使用假音、延音、低音滑音營造空靈情感

樂評觀點

〈Almost Was Ours〉是現代 Neo-Soul 對男性情感的精緻刻畫：
• Giveon 的低沉男聲如夜晚深處的獨白
• Leon Bridges 的溫暖男聲如內心柔軟的回應
• 和聲、滑音與回聲像心底對話
• 樂器層次細膩，帶出都市夜色中孤獨卻優雅的情感

歌曲讓聽者像走在雨後街道，心隨旋律流動，愛與悔意交融，
Neo-Soul 的現代感與復古靈魂完美結合。

“When night falls, love’s echo flows between hearts.”
當夜幕降臨，愛的回聲在心間流淌。

#linchao
#Giveon
#LeonBridges
#NeoSoul
#RaminBahrani
#TheWhiteTiger
#LucaGuadagnino
#CallMebyYourName
#contemporary
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#R&B
#cinematic
#Funk
#Ballads
#SlowJam
#pop
#GospelInfluence
#Disco
#Funk
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《Kiss Me Quietly Goodbye – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell》｜當心跳與悸動交錯成愛的低語告別

藝人簡介

Marvin Gaye × Tammi Terrell（美國 Motown 樂團）
Marvin Gaye 與 Tammi Terrell 是 1960–1970 年代最具傳奇色彩的 Motown 男女對唱組合。
他們以靈魂深情對唱聞名，每個音符都充滿互動感與愛意張力。
Marvin 的沙啞低音與 Tammi 的明亮嗓音相互呼應，呈現戀愛中甜美、焦慮與悸動的多層情緒。

從〈Ain’t No Mountain High Enough〉到〈You’re All I Need to Get By〉，他們的對唱不只是歌聲，而是「愛情的雙重敘事」：
• 男聲承載守護與渴望
• 女聲傳遞依戀與柔情
• 和聲互動形成彼此情感對話，將甜蜜與傷感同時放大

創作靈感與致敬

〈Kiss Me Quietly Goodbye〉靈感來自 2017 年盧卡·瓜達尼諾（Luca Guadagnino）導演的《Call Me by Your Name》。
電影捕捉了兩個年齡不同、性格迥異的人物之間的短暫愛戀，透過陽光、手勢、眼神，將每個微小互動放大成無聲的心跳。

歌曲設計呼應電影中的「愛與悸動」：
• 男主唱（Marvin）表現守護、欲言又止的深情
• 女主唱（Tammi）呈現柔軟、渴望與微妙的抗拒
• 對唱與和聲層次強化「互相吸引但又不可避免分離」的張力

音樂與取樣設計

〈Kiss Me Quietly Goodbye〉融合 Motown soul × retro R&B × intimate duet：
• Funky bass + brushed snare：營造懷舊律動
• String stabs & soft horn pads：加深浪漫氛圍
• Vocal call & response layering：男女主唱互動，像心靈對話
• Ambient room reverbs：營造「私密夏日午後」感覺

混音溫暖且層次分明：
男聲低沉溫暖、女聲明亮清澈，對唱段落明確區隔
每個假音、滑音、延音都是情感延伸，像電影裡的每個凝視與觸碰

樂評觀點

〈Kiss Me Quietly Goodbye〉是對經典 Motown 對唱的致敬，同時將近二十年藝術電影的內斂愛情美學融入。
每個段落都是微妙的情感流動：
• 男聲承載守護與焦慮
• 女聲傳遞渴望與溫柔
• 對唱如電影鏡頭般捕捉「短暫卻永恆的瞬間」

這是一首「在悸動與告別之間優雅呼吸」的慢板情歌，
讓聽者像置身於義大利夏日午後，感受愛的甜美與悔恨的溫柔

“When love speaks in whispers, hearts answer in echoes.”
當愛以低語傳達，心以回聲回應。

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#KissMeQuietlyGoodbye

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Nudes in Michelangelo's The Last Judgment were covered up after they were found to contravene a ban on "lasciviousness" in art (Credit: Getty Images)
In retrospect, Michelangelo's fresco got off rather lightly. Not long after Volterra began preserving the modesty of figures in The Last Judgment with strategically positioned drapery, Protestant iconoclasts swept through the Low Countries in 1566 and attacked Antwerp's cathedral, permanently mutilating a grand altarpiece by Frans Floris, the city's leading artist. Floris's fantastical Fall of the Rebel Angels, painted just 12 years earlier, depicts a saint casting out a swarm of grotesque demons. Reformers, convinced that the triptych's imagery violated new civic laws against superstition and idolatry, ripped the wings from the work's hinges and destroyed its two side panels. Only the central section of the triptych, relatively free of the offending iconography, survived the demolition. When Catholic rule returned 20 years later, the salvaged fragment was rehung in the cathedral, a symbol of art's remarkable resilience.
A powerful erasure
Not every work punished for its alleged violation of law has suffered irreparable damage. In 1815, Francisco de Goya's famous pair of paintings depicting the same reclining woman in mirroring poses – one nude, the other clothed – was seized by the Inquisition and sequestered for decades, though neither was ultimately damaged nor destroyed. The works, known as The Two Majas, were painted between 1797 and 1800 and are revolutionary in their sensual portrayal of a contemporary woman gazing directly at the viewer, unconnected to any myth or narrative from history or religion.


Getty Images Goya's famous pair of paintings showing the same woman – one nude, the other clothed – was seized and sequestered for decades (Credit: Getty Images)Getty Images
Goya's famous pair of paintings showing the same woman – one nude, the other clothed – was seized and sequestered for decades (Credit: Getty Images)
After the works' owner, the Spanish Prime Minister Manuel Godoy (who kept the canvases in a cabinet with other nude paintings), was overthrown in 1808, an investigation was opened into his possession of the scandalous portraits, which were accused of breaking laws of decency and public morality. Goya was summoned to explain himself, though the record of his defence has not survived. While Goya, who held a high position as court painter, does not seem to have been punished, his works were confiscated and kept from public view until 1836 and eventually transferred to the Prado Museum in 1901.
The same soft landing for both the artist and artwork would not be enjoyed by every work accused of breaking the law in the 19th Century. While Goya's La maja desnuda and La maja vestida were awaiting their eventual pardon and release, an incendiary lithograph by the French artist Honoré Daumier was just beginning to come under intense scrutiny for inciting "hatred of the King" in violation of the law. Daumier's work, Gargantua, published in the satirical journal La Caricature, was based on a character by Rabelais, and portrays King Louis-Philippe as a gluttonous giant who ravenously consumes the wealth and resources of his poor subjects. Enraged, the French government swiftly went after both the artist and the artwork, which had proved devastatingly popular.
Alamy Daumier's Gargantua portrays King Louis-Philippe as a gluttonous giant – the artist was arrested and sentenced to prison (Credit: Alamy)Alamy
Daumier's Gargantua portrays King Louis-Philippe as a gluttonous giant – the artist was arrested and sentenced to prison (Credit: Alamy)
Daumier was arrested and sentenced to prison for six months for violating anti-sedition laws and the very stone from which the lithograph had been pulled was destroyed, preventing further distribution of the offending image. Though the government did its best to suppress Daumier's Gargantua, copies from the first run of La Caricature survived and cheap woodcuts fashioned from the design kept the image in secret circulation.
Whether Banksy, whoever he is, will, like Daumier, be pursued by the UK government for his role in the alleged act of criminal damage to the premises of the Royal Courts of Justice, or if his controversial mural will find itself, through its partial erasure, more indelibly inscribed in cultural consciousness, remains to be seen. Sometimes what isn't there is more enduring and more powerful than what is.

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Indonesia, a resource-rich nation, is setting its sights on Africa as a significant market for locally produced electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, recently announced this strategic move, recognizing the continent's growth potential and abundant cobalt resources.

Source : https://evlife.my/blog/indonesia-aims-to-tap-africa%27s-ev-battery-market

Why Africa?

1. Population Growth: By 2045, Africa's population is estimated to double, making it a substantial market for EVs. Indonesia aims to capitalize on this demographic shift.

2. Cobalt Supply: Africa boasts a better cobalt supply than Indonesia. Collaborating with African countries allows Indonesia to access this critical resource for EV batteries.

Key Developments

- First EV Battery Plant: On July 3, Indonesia launched its first EV battery plant—a joint venture between South Korean manufacturers Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution. This facility can produce up to 10 gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery cells annually.

- Ongoing Partnerships: Indonesia already collaborates with African countries in various sectors. State-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina has worked with Kenya, while state-owned utility company PT PLN has partnered with South Africa.

Challenges and Ambitions

- Production Share: Despite efforts to boost local battery production, Indonesia is expected to contribute less than 0.4% of the world's total EV battery energy in 2024. However, President Joko Widodo's vision positions Indonesia as a global player in the EV supply chain.

- CATL's Delayed Plan: China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) planned to construct an EV battery plant in Indonesia but faced delays. State-owned miner PT Antam is set to partner with CATL for this project.


Conclusion

Indonesia's strategic move to target Africa's EV battery market aligns with its ambition to become a key player in the global EV industry. By leveraging Africa's cobalt resources and fostering collaborations, Indonesia aims to drive sustainable growth in the electric mobility sector.