Mick Harvey

Mick Harvey是個極度低調的名字，然而卻包含着炫目非常，甚至可謂人盡皆知的成就。生於澳洲墨爾本的Mick Harvey，很早就認識Nick Cave，並攜手展開一段峰迴路轉的音樂旅程。從最早的Boys Next Door,The Birthday Party，到The Bad Seeds的黃金陣容，Mick Harvey與Nick Cave共同完成的經典作品不計其數。Mick Harvey的音樂才華，也深受圈內其它樂手仰慕，除了應Simon Bonney之邀，成爲Crime And The City Solution的班底外，他還分別爲PJ Harvey與Anita Lane兩位女性歌手，監製過數張叫好又叫座的專輯。由他操刀完成的電影/紀錄片原聲帶更是不勝枚舉，其中2002年的《Australian Rules》，更一舉奪下澳洲錄音工業協會(ARIAS)年度「最佳電影原聲樂」大獎。 Multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey is best known for his deep roots in the tangled family tree of singer Nick Cave. Playing a pivotal role in the Cave-fronted Boys Next Door (1977-1980), Birthday Party (1980-1983), and Bad Seeds (1984 on), Harvey added intricate detail and anonymous atmospherics that gave life to the singer's ominous narratives. On-stage, in a wardrobe of dark suits, the Bad Seeds flanked Cave, responding to the singer with a choir of baritones. Their collective sound elevated his musical assaults and mournful ballads to points of breathtaking drama. On his own, Harvey made numerous contributions to the Bad Seeds' side projects and composed music for a number of independent films. He came closest to emerging out of Cave's shadow with his two tributes to French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg: Intoxicated Man (1995) and Pink Elephants (1997). Enthralled by the newly emerging punk rock, Harvey and Cave co-founded the Boys Next Door (with Tracy Pew on bass, Phill Calvert on drums, Rowland Howard on guitar, and Harvey in various roles) in 1977. They made their recorded debut in 1978 (a cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walking") and released one full-length album (1979's Door, Door) before relocating to England in 1980. In their new home as the Birthday Party, the group landed themselves a spot on 4AD Records. The black sheep on a roster of atmospheric dream pop acts, the Birthday Party was an assault on the senses of an entirely different sort. Dark and guttural, their sound was defined by heavy bass, searing guitars, and Cave's terrifying wail. Conflicts grew between songwriters Cave and Howard, and after three years the Birthday Party was put to rest. Needing an outlet for his growing ambitions as a writer, Cave assembled the Bad Seeds (with Blixa Bargeld and Hugo Race on guitar and Barry Adamson on bass) in 1983. Harvey began on drums. A talented performer and arranger, Harvey continually rose to the level of Cave's improved writing over the years. The group's 1983 debut, From Her to Eternity, was a turning point. While the title track and "Cabin Fever" used the Birthday Party template, lengthy narratives like "Saint Huck" and "A Box for Black Paul" signaled the changes ahead. Harvey joined Australia's Crime & the City Solution in 1985 for The Dangling Man EP. He would contribute to five albums under singer Simon Bonney over six years, culminating in 1990's Paradise Discotheque. By the time the Bad Seeds reconvened for Your Funeral...My Trial in 1986, all of the elements were in place. Cave turned out one of his best collection