Zascant's mission is clear enough. They want to bring back real soul to the marketplace, and that's something all of us won't argue with. Zascant are a duo comprised of Alonzo "Scooter" Powell Jr who has spent years drumming with James Ingram and Norman Brown amongst others, and Anthony Johnson III who supplies the smooth, soulful vocals. Not unlike Trei who I have recently applauded, Zascant have a powerful array of soulful weaponry and hopefully CD Baby will be the best place for their arsenal.
Zascant的使命是再清晰不过了。他们要将真正的灵魂乐重新返回市场，而我们对此毫无异议。Zascant是由两人组成，一位是Alonzo "Scooter" Powell Jr.，多年来曾作为鼓手与James Ingram，Norman Brown及其他人合作过；另一位Anthony Johnson III负责展献他柔顺深情的嗓音。与我最近撰文所称赞的Trei相似，Zascant拥有一批强劲的灵魂乐武器，希望网购经销公司CD Baby是他们最佳的用武之地。
The group grew up and was inspired by the Isley Brothers, Heat Wave, the Stylistics, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Sly Stone, James Brown, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Peabo Bryson, Earth Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder. Yes, I think I can see where their mission statement was born. This is an 8 track CD and for these ears four tracks really and seriously demand your attention. I recommend the first 4 songs as they represent some of the best soul / R&B released so far in 2005.
两人的成长与创作受多位歌手的启发，如Isley Brothers, Heat Wave, the Stylistics, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Sly Stone, James Brown, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Peabo Bryson, Earth Wind & Fire 及Stevie Wonder。没错，我想我能看见他们的使命宣言源自何处。这张专辑有八首歌曲，其中四首确实需要给予认真的关注。我推荐前四首曲子，因为它们代表了2005年所发行的一些最佳的灵魂乐/蓝调。
The opening tapper has an 80s feel and reminds me slightly of some of the material on the latest and most excellent effort by Lenny Williams. Anthony's vocals really are great and this song will warm the old cockles of your heart as it did mine, I'm sure. When I originally checked this CD out on CD Baby I was absolutely convinced about these two gentlemen when I had got about 20 seconds into the KILLER gospel ballad, "Place Of Peace", which is so strong and so essential that it is beyond belief. This is a straight out classic song in the mould of, say, the Winans and I cannot stop playing it.
专辑的第一曲带有上世纪80年代的感觉，使我隐隐想起Lenny Williams在其最新与最出色专辑中的一些作品。Anthony的歌声确实很棒，我肯定这首歌将会使你犹如我一样深感温馨。我最先在CD Baby的网站查询这专辑，对这两位男士的完全信服是当我听了"Place Of Peace" 这首KILLER福音民谣20秒钟之后，该曲难以置信地强烈与精湛。这是地道的Winans模式的经典歌曲，使我爱不释手。
Having been blown away with this I was not ready for yet another KILLER in the form of "Please Stay" which is a brilliantly addictive midtempo effort that would not sound too far out of place amongst 80s classics such as The Chi-Lites "Runnin' Around". This is real soul music, fellow connoisseurs so have no fear. Already Zascant have fulfilled their mission.
当我还在惊叹不已之际，尚无准备受到另一首KILLER风格"Please Stay"的冲击；这首灿烂的让人着迷的中板作品，与80年代的经典歌曲风格如The Chi-Lites的"Runnin' Around"相距不大。这是货真价实的灵魂音乐，所以好此道的行家不用担心，Zascant 已经履行他们的使命。
The final cut for me is the aptly titled "Sunshine" which has a loose beat, expansive synth and summery keyboards. The only distraction for me is the crackly record effect. I never liked crackles when I bought vinyl years ago, and I am not a fan of hearing it on CDs today - BUT this is still a massive track and highly enjoyable to boot. Tracks 5 to 8 really did not hit me in the same "wow" area but cannot at all be considered bad at all.
我喜欢的最后一首是歌名贴切的"Sunshine"，它有散漫的节拍，舒畅的电子合成音及热烘烘的键盘乐。唯一使我心烦的是它嘶哑的录制效果。几年前当我买黑胶唱片时我就从未喜欢过这种声音，如今我也不喜欢在CD上听到；不过我要加一句，它还是一首庄严和极其享受的歌曲。我对第5至第8首歌的印象尽管没有像前面曲子的震撼，但也不能说它们一无是处。
"Sexy Sexy" is an outright 80s stepper, and isn't bad at all but I feel the final tracks lack the power and conviction of the first 4 songs. Again, with the sheer essential nature of tracks 1 to 4 this is not a problem, simply an aside. Please check out Zascant and their website. They look the part, sound the part and so as far as I am concerned the duo are a success and should be cheered for producing some of the most essential soul music so far this year.
"Sexy Sexy"是彻底的一首80年代曲子，一点都不差；我感觉后面的歌曲不像前4首那样的强劲有力和坚定。然而，由于前4首歌是十足的精品，所以这不是问题，只是顺便的配搭。请关注Zascant和他们的网站。模样与歌声都符合角色的要求，我个人认为他俩是成功的；他们呈献今年到目前为止最精湛的一些灵魂乐，我们应该向他俩喝彩。
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抗疫常用背景音乐是什么?
苹果无法连接到Store，这可能是因为此时手机没有连接到网络，处理方式如下：
1、在手机页面中，找到并点击：设置，具体如下图
2、进入“设置”页面，找到：WIFI，点击WIFI后面的小箭头，如下图所示
3、在WIFI的页面中，找到正在连接的WIFI，直接点击其后面的“！”，如下图
4、在无线网络的设置页面中，点击：忽略此网络，具体如下图所示
5、之后页面会弹出一个窗口，点击：忽略，如下图所示
6、之后页面回到WIFI的页面，可以看到刚开始的WIFI已经连接不上，点击此WIFI，如下图
7、点击后可以看到页面需要此WIFI的密码，输入密码后，点击：加入即可。
8、这样苹果手机就重新连上该WIFI，此时再去打开APP Store，可以看到已经可以连接
抗疫常用背景音乐是《Victory》。
《Victory》是Two Steps From Hell (地狱咫尺)的单曲，收录于《Battlecry》专辑，目前常被用作重大事件的背景音乐。《Victory》音乐流派为流行，专辑类型为专辑，介质为AudioCD，发行时间为2015年4月28日，出版者为CDBaby。
《Victory》是十大气势背景音乐之一，其让人震撼的女声和合唱，以及气势磅礴的旋律，足以征服听众的内心。
《Victory》歌曲歌词
From far away
In mountains deep
The night of blood
In twilight sleep
The armies fight
For king and queen
There will be no
No victory
The swords collide
With power and force
As mighty men
Show no remorse
It is the time
The sun is rising
It is the time
Of reckoning
From far away
In mountains deep
The night of blood
In twilight sleep
The armies fight
For king and queen
There will be no
No victory
The swords collide
With power and force
As mighty men
Show no remorse
It is the time
The sun is rising
It is the time
Of reckoning