小河
小河本名何国锋，1975年出生于河北邯郸，当前新音乐领域最有创造力的音乐 人之一，尤其以精彩的现场表演著称。近年来也涉足配乐、话剧、地下电影等 多个领域。在90年代后期，何国锋组建的美好药店乐队融合着包括民乐、爵士、即兴在内 的多种风格，还一度以现场的行为艺术表演而闻名。跟当时横空出世的左小祖 咒和苍蝇一样，他们共同证明了地下摇滚的分化——在压抑、愤怒、躁动、正派的批判之外，出现了内省、怪诞、恶毒、艺术化、嘲讽与自我嘲讽的支流。
而小河是他个人进行民谣/即兴音乐表演时所用的名号。跟美好药店乐队一样， 他的现场表演颇具魅力。最早他活跃于北京著名的民谣酒吧“河”，经常以吉他、手鼓和手风琴的组合形式进行表演。这个组合有一些非常明快动听的作品，借鉴了 各式民谣和民族音乐，同时非常注重即兴的探索。2003年发行了他的一场现场录音作品《飞得高的鸟不落在跑不快的牛背上》。
我们如今看到的小河，在个人表演方面已经放弃乐手合作的形式，单枪匹马运 用人声、吉他、效果器或者键盘和电脑等设备，而演出基本围绕即兴展开。他的演出可粗略的被定义为即兴或者自由民谣（Free Folk），但其实融合了包 括多种实验、民族音乐、甚至包括传统戏曲在内的海量的音乐元素。已经发展出了一套独一无二的个人音乐语言和表演形式。素人艺术家和土先锋等新的说法，正是 对其艺术性和民间原创式活力的双重证明。
2009年，小河欧洲巡演过来，在兵马司旗下发行了双CD个人唱片《身份的表 演》，CD1为录音室即兴，CD2为多年来现场即兴的录音剪辑。这套唱片可视 作小河在音乐旅程上又一次新的开始。从2006年开始，在朋友的帮助下，小河 开始录制这些现场。当他整理这些将近30个小时的录音时，产生了制作一张现 场录音唱片的想法，也就是现在这张《身份的表演》其中的CD2《一个人的交响》。这张唱片的曲目是从2006到2008的现场录音中，精选出的6次于不同 时 间和不同地点的录音，是小河个人认为这3年的现场录音里具有代表性的作品。 因为是酒吧现场录音，所以受录音条件限制，这张《一个人的交响》主要注重 现场感和即兴音乐不可重来的特点。与《一个人的交响》不同，《身份的表 演》中的同名CD1《身份的表演》是一张录音室作品，更注重录制的音色和细节，而且是只有吉他和人声的极简派即兴音乐。录制于2008年末。
这些作品，小河主要运用了中国传统戏曲和民间小调的音乐色彩，尝试了人声 和吉他的新的架构可能。每一首都是从空无到虚拟一个人物和场景的过程。
歌里有了你和这一整个世界。
| 成员: | 小河 » 主唱/吉他 |
| 风格: | 民谣, 实验, 即兴 |
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| 活跃于: | 2002年（北京）- 现在（北京） |
| 链接: | 豆瓣小站 · Myspace |
| 唱片目录: | 《傻瓜的情歌》丨Musical Artbook丨兵马司丨2011 《身份的表演》丨CD丨兵马司丨2009 《兵马行空 MAYBE MARS 2007-2009 VOL.1》(《MTV戏》)丨CD丨兵马司丨2009 《飞的高的鸟不落在跑不快的牛的背上》丨CD丨摩登天空丨2002 |
| 重大活动: | 2012.05 – 东派地坛民谣音乐节 2012.02 – 澳大利亚演出 2011.11 – 西湖音乐节 2011 – 地坛音乐节 2010 – 无限星空音乐节 2010.03 – SXSW 2010 – 热波音乐节 2010 – 草莓音乐节 2009.10 – 摩登天空音乐节 2009.05 – 地坛民谣音乐节 2009.03-04 – 欧洲巡演 2009.02 – 北欧音乐节 2008 – 迷笛音乐节 2007 – 丽江雪山音乐节 2007 – 广州喜窝音乐节 2007 – 迷笛音乐节 |
| 媒体报道: | 小河将于西湖音乐节举办《傻瓜的情歌》音乐画册展览 小河《傻瓜的情歌》：或许是2011最好的专辑 小河音乐画册首发展 音乐与艺术创新融合 233621助力音乐画册《傻瓜的情歌》 携新作《傻瓜的情歌》来穗 小河：音乐只是工具 音速北京（民谣篇）：对话小河 小河：写不出可以唱的歌词 不如不唱 小河：可能有人在唱民谣，但精神却特摇滚 先锋光芒影展放映《神女》 小河等即兴配乐 “即兴是有点自虐“ 小河:都市里的“民谣鬼才“ 南方都市报：民谣歌手小河 让他们先走吧 民谣之夜歌手访谈 小河：民谣不是流行而是流传 |
| 试听: | “寻人启事”from 《傻瓜的情歌》
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| 视频: | “黑夜就是从很远的地方跑回来”MV （导演：余力为） |
| “90年代”MV（导演：杨瑾） |
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