Sleep Token – Co-op Live，曼徹斯特 – 2024 年 11 月 26 日星期二

早在美國應援表演 Bilamuri 開始他們令人興奮和熱鬧的應援場地之前，Co-op Live 競技場的地板很快就擠滿了期待的 Sleep Token 粉絲。

American trio Bilamuri began their support slot to an already packed Co-op Live arena floor, with a mosh pit forming in anticipation of Sleep Token.

美國三人組 Bilamuri 開始在已經擠滿人的 Co-op Live 競技場地板上提供支持，並在睡眠令牌的預期中形成了一個 Mosh 坑。

The trio, fronted by Johnny Frank, certainly brought the energy with them. Frank announced each song using up as many English colloquialisms as possible, including a fairly liberal dose of expletives. His lead guitarist, Reese, only spoke one word he’d picked up… Fortnite. Perhaps if he’d been more familiar with which part of England he was in, he might have said ‘fortneet’.

由約翰尼·弗蘭克領銜的三人組無疑帶來了活力。弗蘭克宣布每首歌都使用了盡可能多的英語口語，包括相當自由的咒罵語。他的主音吉他手里斯只說了一個他學到的字…《要塞英雄》。也許如果他更熟悉自己所在的英格蘭的哪個地區，他可能會說「fortneet」。

However, there were enough arms swaying, plus much clapping and head nodding from the audience to show their appreciation. A highlight of their spot was Gabi, who used as much of the stage as possible to perform not only saxophone based musical acrobatics but literal ones too.

然而，觀眾們卻有足夠的手臂搖擺，還有很多鼓掌和點頭來表達他們的讚賞。他們現場的一大亮點是加比，他盡可能地利用舞台，不僅表演基於薩克斯風的音樂雜技，還表演真正的雜技。

Frank was pleased to announce that they will return in March with their own headline tour of the UK, which also went down well.

弗蘭克很高興地宣布，他們將在三月回歸，並進行自己的英國巡演，這次巡演也進展順利。

In stark contrast, Sleep Token took the stage with Vessel letting the music do all the talking for them. What an outstanding show, showing the huge developments not only in their stage craft, confidence and presentation since we last saw them at the Radar Festival in 2023.

與此形成鮮明對比的是，Sleep Token 和 Vessel 一起登上舞台，讓音樂為他們說話。這是一場多麼出色的演出，展示了自我們上次在 2023 年雷達節上看到他們以來，他們不僅在舞台技巧、信心和表現方面取得了巨大的進步。

With the backdrop lit up by the huge Sleep Token logo, they began the evening in which the setlist was split into 3 sections, each one following chronologically tracks from the previous 3 albums. How clever not to jumble them all up thus showing their musical development over the years. The cascading light show, like multiple light sabres ascending and descending, was as though Vessel was encaged in the midst of it, sometimes spookily immobile or hopping and jumping around the stage in his own inimitable puppet-like style with his unique vocal delivery.

在巨大的 Sleep Token 標誌照亮的背景下，他們開始了這個夜晚，其中曲目列表分為 3 個部分，每個部分都按時間順序排列前 3 張專輯中的曲目。不把他們全部搞混是多麼聰明，這樣才能展示他們多年來的音樂發展。層疊的燈光秀，就像多把光劍升起和下降，Vessel 彷彿被囚禁在其中，時而一動不動，時而在舞台上跳來跳去，以他獨特的木偶風格和獨特的聲音表達。

Four tracks from Sundowning began with The Night Does Not Belong To God, which seemed to flash by before a brief interlude when smoke streamed from the rear heralding Atlantic from This Place Will Become Your Tomb.

《Sundowning》中的四首歌曲以《The Night does not Belong To God》開始，這首歌似乎在一段短暫的插曲之前一閃而過，當時煙霧從後方冒出，預示著《This Place Will Been Your Tomb》中的大西洋。

Standing motionless behind a throbbing barrier of lights, the moment was one amongst many amazing photo opportunitiess, when Luke, my concert neighbour and Exploring Birdsong photographer, must have had his camera button finger twitching like mad, eager to capture a magical moment of which were in abundance. Parts of the stage rose, lifting the drummer and the choral backing singers as Vessel donned a guitar shrouded in purple mist. This became the signal for a multitude of lights around the arena from audience mobiles.

一動不動地站在跳動的燈光屏障後面，這一刻是眾多令人驚嘆的拍照機會之一，當時盧克，我的音樂會鄰居，也是《探索鳥鳴》的攝影師，他的相機按鈕手指一定瘋狂地抽動著，渴望捕捉到這個神奇的時刻。當 Vessel 戴上籠罩在紫色霧氣中的吉他時，舞台的一部分升起，鼓手和合唱歌手升起。這成為觀眾手機發出的競技場周圍眾多燈光的訊號。

A biblical prophetic voice introduced Chokehold, beginning the the third section of the set dominated by the Take Me Back To Eden album. Vessel appeared through the floor at the end of the stage walkway. The lights appeared, simple but so effective, like trickling like red rain . Although the other band members are given their brief solo moments with guitar and drum solos, the overall sound is a collaborative effort to create the magnificent, all round sound.

聖經預言的聲音引入了《Chokehold》，開始了以《帶我回到伊甸園》專輯為主的第三部分。容器出現在舞台走道盡頭的地板上。光芒出現了，簡單卻那麼有效，如紅雨般細流。儘管其他樂隊成員都有吉他和鼓獨奏的短暫獨奏時刻，但整體聲音是共同努力創造出宏偉、全面的聲音。

Throughout most of the TMBTE set, the audience sang joyously along, adding to the adoration clearly everyone in the room have for Sleep Token. A melodic piano added to the sometimes eerie quality of Sleep Token’s music as the drummer and backing singers were raised even higher as Vessel descended from whence he came…….paradoxically at the end of Ascensionism!

在 TMBTE 的大部分錶演中，觀眾都在歡快地跟著唱，顯然房間裡的每個人都對睡眠代幣表示崇拜。當Vessel 從他來的地方下降時，鼓手和伴唱的聲音被提高得更高，一首旋律優美的鋼琴給Sleep Token 的音樂增添了有時令人毛骨悚然的品質……矛盾的是，在揚升主義的結束時！

Amidst tumultuous roars, the band returned to stage to end the night with Take Me Back To Eden and Euclid. Before leaving, Vessel dropped to his knees paying homage to the fans who worshipped him back in equal measure. The delicacy of their melodies and the passionate cacophony can’t help but embroil you in the ritualistic and spiritual performance. How much you delve into the symbolism and mythology is up to you!

在喧鬧的歡呼聲中，樂團回到舞台，以《帶我回到伊甸園》和《歐幾裡得》結束了這個夜晚。離開前，維塞爾跪下向同樣崇拜他的球迷致敬。他們優美的旋律和充滿激情的刺耳聲音，不禁讓你捲入儀式和精神的表演。您對象徵主義和神話的研究程度取決於您！

Sleep Token are now clearly major players not only within the sphere of prog metal but in all music. Their show is more a dramatic musical experience than just a concert, on a par with what Floyd or Genesis were reputable for back in the day. The way the show represents their music, combined with the exotic but not over elaborate ever changing light show, is a masterstroke. This was an all encompassing show with melodic delights, powerful thrashing chords, subtle, intricate percussion and exquisite sometimes choir- like backing singing. An experience that stays with you for days if not longer.

Sleep Token 現在顯然不僅在前衛金屬領域而且在所有音樂領域都是主要參與者。他們的表演不僅是一場音樂會，更是一種戲劇性的音樂體驗，與當時佛洛伊德或創世紀的聲譽不相上下。這場演出展現他們音樂的方式，與充滿異國情調但不過分精緻、不斷變化的燈光秀相結合，堪稱絕妙之舉。這是一場包羅萬象的演出，旋律優美，有力的和弦，微妙而複雜的打擊樂，有時還有合唱團般的精緻伴唱。這種體驗會伴隨您數天甚至更長時間。

One is left wondering what is next for these wonderfully enigmatic performers. The forthcoming headlining at the Download Festival will further their cause.

人們不禁想知道這些奇妙而神秘的表演者接下來會發生什麼。即將在下載節上亮相的頭條新聞將進一步推動他們的事業。

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