Arrows Made of Desire
(欲望之箭) 




中伟 - 主唱/吉他/词曲
达子 - 鼓
大洋 - 贝司

好乐队一开始就很优秀，来自荷兰的Joewi(中伟)和他的欲望之箭，一开始就展现出惊人
的能量。
中伟的父亲是荷兰人，母亲是中国作家。中伟在15 岁的时候开始用钢琴和吉他开始创
作，那时他还在荷兰。在他高中毕业以后到了中国在北京电影学院学习中文和 电影。他空闲的时候录制一些具有奇特感染力的lofi 独立流行作品。“在我真正进入摇滚前，我是荷兰语说的 “Gabba”也就是硬核，和电子bass/drum 的听众。”中伟说“当音乐真正对我而言意味着什么的时候，涅盘是这道门，我开始发现了摇滚
的世界。涅 盘是让我拿起吉他开始做乐队的动力。我现在的音乐是被以前影响的。我特别喜欢民谣布鲁斯：原声吉他，口琴，用脚打节奏。也喜欢爵士，我觉得听起来真让人兴奋，这也是我现在仍然在探索的。同时我也听现代音乐，喜欢后摇和一些噪声摇滚像音速青年和Polvo。”“欲望之箭”的第一张专辑“自私的鱼贩”在泰格唱片发行，中伟自己录制了这张专辑在乐队还未集齐前，“在一个简单的8 轨机上，在独立摇滚和lofi 民谣中 完好的中合体，比如“真实性”。中伟的唱从咆哮到低声吟唱唱着的都是关于热情，痛苦，愉悦甚至香烟。中伟的音乐是却是的lo-fi 独立摇滚，同时也具有敏 感的流行性，也能看到一些布鲁斯和爵士动机在他的音乐中体现。和其他的独立摇滚艺人不同的是，旋律和噪声，柔软和边缘感，中伟和欲望之箭拥有着值得肯定的 力量。推翻摇滚谎言写一些真实的让人震惊原创音乐，“自私的鱼贩”仅仅是一个美好的开始。” --- 乐杂志音乐周刊/fm974(采访) http://fm974news.a8.com/20060420/170728375.htm

CRI - 中国国际电台(采访)
http://gb.chinabroadcast.cn/8201/2006/05/17/1645@1048237.htm
City Weekend (feature article) http://www.tagteamrecords.com/cityweekend_200712.pdf
欲望之箭myspace: www.myspace.com/arrowsmadeofdesire
唱片公司: www.tagteamrecords.com

关于欲望之箭乐队即将推出的新专辑
《Songs That Sell Out》
在全长专辑《自私的鱼贩》（Songs ThatSell Fish）发行一年后，欲望之箭乐队以他们纯净的独立摇滚，以及现场的出色演出在北京摇滚情景中得到了大家的认可。中伟以及他的团队为第二张全长专辑正在积极的录制中。这张专辑会和BBC 神话般的著名DJ Steve Barker 合作。泰格唱片（Tag Team Records）会在2008 年的春季发行这张专辑，如果说自私的鱼贩是一张Lofi 作品，录音在中伟家完成，仅仅是中伟才华的初露，那么这张即将推出的全新专辑，是在一个已经潜力无限的乐队集结完成后的“mid-fi”录音棚作品，玩笑而已，虽然我刚刚好像创造了一个新的音乐分类。记得关注欲望之箭，以及中伟，这个仅21 岁，才华初露的中荷混血，并关注在中国的独立摇滚的新声。关于欲望之箭乐队首张专辑《自私的鱼贩》欲望之箭乐队首张专辑，那时的欲望之箭仅仅是中伟的个人计划，年仅19 岁的中伟在家独自完成了这张专辑的创作和录制。打开cd 袭来10 支旋律性极强的lo-fi 作品。中伟目前在北京读书。这张专辑是完全折中的，比如那首lo-fi 民谣“"坚果壳小姐”，还有纯粹的独立摇滚“真实性”，在不同风格里转移的游刃有余。中伟的浅唱，悲叹或者年轻人一样喊叫，唱着年轻人的热
情，疼痛，喜悦甚至香烟。中伟的音乐是真正的独立摇滚，也具备在这个音乐情景里流传的品质。这张专辑也是多源的，你也能从中听出一些布鲁斯和爵士气息。和其他独立个人艺术家不同的是，旋律性，噪声，柔软和棱角都聚集在中伟和他的欲望之箭里。他们要推翻摇滚的陈词滥调，写出令人惊讶的独创之作。《自私的鱼贩》也许仅仅是个美好的开始。

Arrows Made of Desire
(欲望之箭)
Joewi Verhoeven – vocals, guitar, songwriting
Da Zi - drums Da Yang - bass
The singer/songwriter/DIY engineer of Arrows Made of Desire is Joewi Verhoeven. The son of a Dutch food-supplier father and a Chinese writer mother, Joewi (pronounced "Joo-ee" for those English speakers) began writing songs on piano and guitar at the ripe old age of 15 while growing up in the small Dutch town of Zeeland. Upon graduating high school, he packed up and caught the first flight to Beijing, China to study Mandarin and film directing at the Beijing Film Academy. In his free time he manages to record infectiously peculiar lo-fi indie-pop. Since his story is awfully similar to Tag Team Records founders, it's no wonder they felt a kinship to young Joewi right off the bat. Tag Team Records signed Arrows Made of Desire in 2006 and have since released Arrows' debut full-length album "Songs That Sell Fish". Coming up: "Songs That Sell Out"
“All instruments for this impressive debut were recorded on a simple 8-track, adding to the DIY, unpredictable nature of the music, with subtle production complementing strong song-writing… accessible, melodic, experimental, diverse; check, check, check, check." - Time Out Beijing
"What is most impressive about tracks such as "King of Lonedom" and "Consider it Done" is that the tempo accentuates the melodies perfectly - pop alchemy in its natural state and sweet as can be." - That's Beijing
City Weekend (feature article) http://www.tagteamrecords.com/cityweekend_200712.pdf
音乐周刊/fm974(采访) http://fm974news.a8.com/20060420/170728375.htm CRI - 中国国际电台(采访) http://gb.chinabroadcast.cn/8201/2006/05/17/1645@1048237.htm
Arrows Made of Desire myspace: www.myspace.com/arrowsmadeofdesire
Label: www.tagteamrecords.com
About Songs That Sell Out:
Less than a year after the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, Songs That Sell Fish, Arrows Made of Desire have positioned themselves as one of the more highly regarded bands in Beijing with a live show that consistently turns heads, blows minds and, ahem, eardrums. With a sound that can only be descried as pure, unadulterated independent rock and influences that no one seems to be able to put their finger on, Joewi Verhoeven and Co. are currently knee deep into recording their second long player, Songs That Sell Out at Sweet Factory Studios in the heart of Beijing’s Chaoyang District. Legendary BBC dj/ On The Wire guru, Steve Barker, is on hand to co-produce this 12 song effort and Tag Team Records are tentatively set to release the result of said sessions upon the Chinese masses in Spring ’08. If Songs That Sell Fish was the genius chronicle of lo-fi bedroom recording that press described it to be, then Songs That Sell Out can only be pitched as aalbum which sees an already talented band graduate to a more, erm…’mid-fi’ sound (look Ma, I think I just made up a whole musical genre) thanks to excellent production on behalf of Mr. Barker/ Verhoeven and a whole mess of analogue equipment that would make even the geekiest audiophile mess their pants. Look for Arrows Made of Desire to tour China extensively in support of the record’s release and prepare yourself for a life changing, sonic conversion at the hands of a 21 year old kid from rural Holland with a penchant for odd chord structures, out of print blues/ jazz records and a completely fresh take on what modern indie rock in The People’s Republic of China can aspire to embody!
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About Songs That Sell Fish:
A debut album hailing from the heart and bedroom of 19 year old Joewi Verhoeven, Songs That Sell Fish hits us with 10 shots of lo-fi melodicism truer and rawer than anything heard in quite some time. A Dutchman studying film in Beijing, Verhoeven self-recorded this collection of songs before even assembling a band. The album manages to be wildly eclectic, veering from the lo-fi folk of "Lady Nutshell” to the gritty indie rock of "Truism" and all points in between, whilst at the same time being undeniably consistent. Verhoeven wails, croons and shouts like a young man with something to say - about passion, pain, joy, or even cigarettes. While Verhoeven’s music is absolutely lo-fi indie rock, it is also laced with an underlying pop sensibility and a sense of musical history - blues and jazz motifs are conspicuous in their presence. Distinctly different from other indie solo artists, both melodic and noisy, soft and edgy, sweeping yet focused, Verhoeven and Arrows Made of Desire strike with considerable force, subverting rock clichés to write astonishing and original music. Songs That Sell Fish may well be the start of something beautiful for indie-rock.