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

早在美国应援表演 Bilamuri 开始他们令人兴奋和热闹的应援场地之前，Co-op Live 竞技场的地板很快就挤满了期待的 Sleep Token 粉丝。

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.

美国三人组 Bilamuri 开始在已经挤满人的 Co-op Live 竞技场地板上提供支持，并在睡眠令牌的预期中形成了一个 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’.

由约翰尼·弗兰克领衔的三人组无疑带来了活力。弗兰克宣布每首歌都使用了尽可能多的英语口语，包括相当自由的咒骂语。他的主音吉他手里斯只说了一个他学到的词……《堡垒之夜》。也许如果他更熟悉自己所在的英格兰的哪个地区，他可能会说“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，观众们却有足够多的手臂摇摆，还有很多鼓掌和点头来表达他们的赞赏。他们现场的一大亮点是加比，他尽可能多地利用舞台，不仅表演基于萨克斯管的音乐杂技，还表演真正的杂技。

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

弗兰克很高兴地宣布，他们将于三月回归，并进行自己的英国巡演，这次巡演也进展顺利。

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.

与此形成鲜明对比的是，Sleep Token 和 Vessel 一起登上舞台，让音乐为他们说话。这是一场多么出色的演出，展示了自我们上次在 2023 年雷达节上看到他们以来，他们不仅在舞台技巧、信心和表现方面取得了巨大的进步。

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 标志照亮的背景下，他们开始了这个夜晚，其中曲目列表分为 3 个部分，每个部分都按时间顺序排列前 3 张专辑中的曲目。不把他们全部搞混是多么聪明，这样才能展示他们多年来的音乐发展。层叠的灯光秀，就像多把光剑升起和下降，Vessel 仿佛被囚禁在其中，时而一动不动，时而在舞台上跳来跳去，以他独特的木偶风格和独特的声音表达。

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》中的四首歌以《The Night does not Belong To God》开始，这首歌似乎在一段短暂的插曲之前一闪而过，当时烟雾从后方冒出，预示着《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.

一动不动地站在跳动的灯光屏障后面，这一刻是众多令人惊叹的拍照机会之一，当时卢克，我的音乐会邻居，也是《探索鸟鸣》的摄影师，他的相机按钮手指一定疯狂地抽动着，渴望捕捉到这个神奇的时刻。丰富。当 Vessel 戴上笼罩在紫色雾气中的吉他时，舞台的一部分升起，鼓手和合唱歌手升起。这成为观众手机发出的竞技场周围众多灯光的信号。

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.

圣经预言的声音引入了《Chokehold》，开始了以《带我回到伊甸园》专辑为主的第三部分。容器出现在舞台走道尽头的地板上。光芒出现了，简单却那么有效，如红雨般细流。尽管其他乐队成员都有吉他和鼓独奏的短暂独奏时刻，但整体声音是共同努力创造出宏伟、全面的声音。

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 的大部分表演中，观众都在欢快地跟着唱，显然房间里的每个人都对睡眠令牌表示崇拜。当 Vessel 从他来的地方下降时，鼓手和伴唱的声音被提高得更高，一首旋律优美的钢琴给 Sleep Token 的音乐增添了有时令人毛骨悚然的品质……矛盾的是，在扬升主义的结束时！

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!

在喧闹的欢呼声中，乐队回到舞台，以《带我回到伊甸园》和《欧几里得》结束了这个夜晚。离开之前，维塞尔跪下向同样崇拜他的球迷致敬。他们优美的旋律和充满激情的刺耳声音不禁让你卷入仪式和精神的表演中。您对象征主义和神话的研究程度取决于您！

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 现在显然不仅在前卫金属领域而且在所有音乐领域都是主要参与者。他们的表演不仅仅是一场音乐会，更是一种戏剧性的音乐体验，与当时弗洛伊德或创世纪的声誉不相上下。这场演出展现他们音乐的方式，与充满异国情调但不过分精致、不断变化的灯光秀相结合，堪称绝妙之举。这是一场包罗万象的演出，旋律优美，有力的和弦，微妙而复杂的打击乐，有时还有合唱团般的精致伴唱。这种体验会伴随您数天甚至更长时间。

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

人们不禁想知道这些奇妙而神秘的表演者接下来会发生什么。即将在下载节上亮相的头条新闻将进一步推动他们的事业。

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