1990年成立于美国,开始时只是Pixies(小妖精)乐队的贝司手Kim Deal和Throwing Muses(遗弃的宙斯)的吉他手Tanya Donelly为排遣多余的创作精力而组建的。在Tanya Donelly离队后Kim Deal让自己的妹妹加入了乐队。
乐队介绍
饲养员乐队(The Breeders)
《标题TK》(Title TK)
(4AD/Elektra - 2002)
饲养员乐队的诞生是为了挽救音乐的,在垃圾乐肆意横行的年代,他们如天使一般降临。然而,今天他们几乎难以维持最基本的运作,仿佛随时会倒下去。上世纪九十年代中期,商业上的失败和孪生姐妹的变故几乎使凯姆·蒂儿(Kim Deal)彻底崩溃。时至今日,她内心的阴影和身外的压力也未彻底消散。而这些又究竟会对他们的音乐造成什么样的影响呢?是不是我们只能去问自己不会思考的耳朵?这张专辑由蒂儿姐妹在洛城朋克乐队“恐惧”(Fear)的帮助下完成制作。这是一张凌乱不堪,恐惧和忧虑超载的蓝色的唱片。《邪恶的福克斯》(Sinister Fox)里的鼓声仿佛由邪恶的精灵敲出,又仿佛凯姆在用自己的头不顾一切地撞击墙壁。她的舌下有蜜有奶,而上面则是最苦涩的药丸。“最好,最好我起来”她在《放在一边》(Put on a Side,)中这样重复唱着,伴随着吉他的声线直直地跌落下来。这首歌将他们生硬地撕裂又将他们生硬地缝合在一起。而在《小复仇女神》(Little Fury)中,仿佛有一盏油灯在墨绿色的城堡中点燃,那白色的一点旁边就是那年幼的孩子。她用甜蜜的声音唱着歌,充满希望和渴望。《标题TK》是黑色的,是美丽的,然而只有最靠近他们的人才会懂得如何去欣赏它
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英文介绍
Formation
The Breeders' history began when
Kim Deal, then bassist of the
Pixies, began writing new material while the band were on a post-
Surfer Rosa tour of Europe with Throwing Muses. As neither band had plans for the short term, Deal discussed possible side-projects with Throwing Muses guitarist
Tanya Donelly. After rejecting the idea of creating a dance album together the pair decided to form a new band. They named themselves The Breeders after a folk rock group Deal had formed with her twin sister
Kelley Deal in the 1970s. (This early incarnation of The Breeders, consisting of Kim and Kelley on acoustic guitars, actually opened for
Steppenwolf in Dayton, Ohio, in 1977.)
Carrie Bradleypod
The Breeders wanted to re-record the demo tape for a general release. 4AD gave the band an
$11,000 budget and recruited
Steve Albini, who had worked with Deal on the Pixies' 1988 album
Surfer RosaThe recording of
PodPod, although not commercially successful, received positive reviews from mainstream critics;
The New York TimesPod
Kurt CobainGiganticSafariand Last Splash
Promo shot for Last Splash
Following Pod, The Breeders returned to their various projects. The Pixies released
Bossanova in 1990 and
Trompe le Monde in 1991, but by the end of 1991 were becoming less active. Deal, denied the opportunity to contribute material to a Pixies album, wrote new material for a Breeders release and recruited
Kelley Deal on guitar. The band recorded the
Safari EP in late 1991. After the recording of Safari, Donelly left The Breeders to form
Belly. The Pixies became inactive in mid-1992, so Deal continued to write new material for The Breeders. By this time, Walford had become more reluctant to be identified as part of The Breeders, and was replaced by drummer
Jim MacPherson. The band had become a full-time outfit, and opened for
Nirvana on their 1992 European tour.
With the break-up of the Pixies in January 1993, The Breeders returned to the studio to record their second album. Last Splash
CannonballLast Splash receive a platinum
certification by the Recording Industry Association of America and the band secured a prime spot on the
Lollapalooza tour.
Hiatus
In 1995,
Kelley Deal was involved in a drug bust, so Kim Deal formed the side project
The Amps with
MacPherson, bassist Luis Lerma (member of the Dayton, Ohio band The Tasties) and guitarist Nate Farley, who later joined
Guided by Voices. The Amps released the album
Pacer in October 1995. Following drug rehab, Kelley started the Kelley Deal 6000 and also formed the Last Hard Men with
Skid Row singer
Sebastian Bach,
Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jimmy Flemion of
The Frogs.
In 1996 Kim Deal reclaimed the Breeders name and played several California dates; the lineup was essentially The Amps augmented by violinist
Carrie BradleyThe Mod Squad soundtrack in 1999.
Title TK
The Deal sisters recruited new personnel to play several live shows in 2001, and returned to the studio with guitarist Richard Presley, bass player Mando Lopez and drummer Jose Medeles to record the third Breeders studio album Title TK with
Steve Albini. The Breeders were also recruited, in early 2002, to perform in an episode of
Buffy the Vampire SlayerHimHedwig and the Angry Inch
In 2004, Warner Music Group announced plans to drop the Breeders from their label following low album sales of Title TK. The decision came with Warner's plans to drop several other artists as well.
Mountain Battles
Mountain Battles was released in April 2008 on
4AD. It features Kim and Kelley Deal, Jose Medeles and Mando Lopez