이 앨범에 관하여
The Oracle Has No Mouth 는 1968년풍 콘셉트 앨범 입니다. 평범한 현실 아래를 흐르는 설명할 수 없는 전송을 다룹니다. 그 근원은 기술적·초자연적·외계적·심리적인 것 가운데 어느 하나로 규정되지 않습니다. 중요한 것은 공간과 시간, 지각, 사람과 기계가 정상적으로 움직이기를 멈추는 숨은 층을 점차 인식하게 되는 과정입니다.
“The Signal Goes On”은 청자보다 오래된 존재를 소개합니다. “Through the Glass Machine”은 숨은 층으로 건너가고, “The Room Without Corners”는 정상적인 기하학을 지우며, “Seven Seconds Behind”는 소리와 움직임을 시간 밖으로 밀어냅니다. “The Engine Sleeps Upright”는 사건 아래 놓인 메커니즘을 암시하지만 설명하지 않습니다.
“Everyone Became Transparent”는 교란을 내면으로 돌립니다. 거리와 방, 기억과 말하지 않은 단어가 사람의 몸 안에서 보이기 시작합니다. 타이틀곡은 앞선 모티프를 일곱 개의 창과 문, 거울, 발자국, 기억된 정체성으로 이루어진 수수께끼 같은 의식에 모읍니다. 마지막 메시지인 “You were not brought here / You were remembered”도 아무것도 해결하지 않습니다.
트랙 목록
- 1The Signal Goes On6:39
- 2Through the Glass Machine5:58
- 3The Room Without Corners3:27
- 4Seven Seconds Behind5:50
- 5The Engine Sleeps Upright4:23
- 6Everyone Became Transparent5:56
- 7The Oracle Has No Mouth6:06
총 재생 시간: 38:19
사운드 팔레트
순환하는 베이스 악구와 퍼즈·트레몰로 기타, 12현의 울림, 활로 켜는 질감, 해먼드·Farfisa 오르간, 하모니움, 일렉트릭 피아노, 비브라폰, 원시적인 오실레이터와 느슨한 1960년대 후반 타악기가 최면적이면서도 의도적으로 다채로운 흐름을 만듭니다.
포화된 테이프와 스프링 리버브, 테이프 에코, 페이징, 역방향 기타, 피드백, 스테레오 이동과 불안정한 테이프 속도가 음반을 거칠고 인간적인 상태로 유지합니다. 드문 만트라는 점차 선율적인 노래와 겹쳐진 목소리, 신탁의 깊고 예언적인 전달로 열립니다.
아카이브 노트
음반은 안심을 주는 반복으로 시작해 예언이 된 반복으로 끝납니다. 신호는 답 없이 계속되고, 문은 아무 데도 이어지지 않으며, 방은 얼굴 안에 존재하고, 기계는 눈에 보이는 움직임 없이 작동합니다. 트랙이 이어질 때마다 익숙한 세계는 조금씩 덜 믿을 만해집니다.
모호함은 의도된 것입니다. 신탁의 정체와 신호의 본질, ‘기억된다’는 것의 의미는 끝내 풀리지 않습니다. 이름 붙은 장소나 기계, 진단, 초자연적 설명도 회로를 닫지 않습니다.
가사
일곱 트랙 모두 영어 원문 가사를 그대로 유지합니다. 여러 곡에 긴 기악 구간이 있으며 절·후렴·프로덕션·연주 표시는 추가하지 않았습니다.
There is a signal Under the sound There is a signal Going around I hear it turning I hear it turn I hear it turning But nothing burns It goes on It goes on It goes on It goes on Out past the color Out past the air Something is moving Something is there No one is speaking No one replies Still it keeps turning Behind my eyes It goes on It goes on It goes on It goes on Closer Closer Closer Closer Round and around Round and around Round and around Round and around There was a signal Before we came There will be a signal After our names Nothing can hold it Nothing can know Still it is turning Still it will go It goes on It goes on It goes on It goes on
Through the glass Through the glass Something moves Something moves Not a face Not a name Only light In the frame Pass through Pass through Pass through Pass through Don't look back Don't look back Every line Bends again Every door Has no end Move inside Move between What is real What is seen Pass through Pass through Pass through Pass through Further Further Further Further Through the glass Through the glass Through the glass Through the glass
No walls No doors No end No floor Turn slow Turn slow I came in I never arrived Still inside Still inside
I heard my footsteps After I had gone I heard the doorway Closing with no one Every sound followed Every shape replied Always seven seconds Seven seconds behind Behind Behind Behind
The engine sleeps upright Under a painted sky No wheel is turning Still we are passing by Keep your hands open Let every number fall Something beneath us Is carrying us all I felt the room lean I watched the shadows climb Nothing was moving Except the shape of time No one was calling No one was standing near Still through the silence Something was drawing us here Turn without turning Move without leaving Wake without waking Breathe without breathing Turn without turning Move without leaving
Everyone became transparent Somewhere after half past three I could see the chairs behind them I could see straight through the street Cars went rolling through their bodies Birds flew through the people too No one seemed to find it strange there No one noticed I could view I can see through everyone I can see through everyone All the colors running through them All the places they have gone I can see through everyone I can see through everyone Mrs. Carter crossed the crossing With the houses in her chest Someone laughed behind a window But the window had no glass Every stranger held a hallway Every face contained a room There were stairways in their fingers There were gardens in their shoes I can see through everyone I can see through everyone All the colors running through them All the places they have gone I can see through everyone I can see through everyone Then somebody looked straight at me And I knew what they could see Every word I never answered Every place I meant to be Every door I closed behind me Every name I tried to lose All of it was hanging in me Like a coat I couldn't choose Evening came without a warning And the walls grew solid first Then the tables, then the people Then the pavement and the birds Soon the whole world looked familiar Every surface back in place But the woman by the station Still had daylight through her face I can see through everyone I can see through everyone Maybe only for a moment Maybe it was never gone I can see through everyone I can see through everyone Through everyone Through everyone Through everyone Through everyone
Do not ask the river Where the water goes Do not ask the doorway What the darkness knows It knows It knows There are seven windows Behind the morning sun Six of them are empty One contains everyone Everyone Everyone When the red bird circles Do not speak your name When the white room opens Do not enter twice the same Not the same Not the same You will hear a footstep Before the foot arrives You will see a shadow That has never been alive You will find a mirror Facing through the wall If it shows you nothing You have seen it all Seen it all Seen it all The first door is silence The second door is sound The third door has no handle The fourth is underground The fifth door is breathing The sixth door knows your face The seventh door is open But it does not lead to a place No place No place When the engine stops Do not move When the voices stop Do not listen When the light goes out Look behind you You were not brought here You were remembered Remembered Remembered Remembered
이런 음악을 좋아한다면
설명할 수 없는 신호가 평범한 현실 아래로 스며듭니다. 일곱 곡의 최면적인 사이키델릭 트랙이 유리와 불가능한 방, 지연된 시간과 투명한 몸을 지나고, 마침내 입 없는 신탁이 말을 건넵니다.
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