专辑介绍：
Amazon.com：★★★★☆
Born, the debut album by four conservatory-trained young women, has little to do with classical music. It's a gimmick, fusing a string quartet of frivolous femmes, spicy girls who all want to be "Posh," with dance beats, a big production mixing their violins, viola, and cello with polished electronics. Taking themselves less than seriously--they played the James Bond theme at their Royal Albert Hall debut--pop "Victory" looks assured. This single bounces along with a dash of Rossini's Barber of Seville and a real sense of pop melodrama, in spirit little different from what guitarist John Williams did with his rather less photogenic band Sky in the late 1970s. What may surprise is that tracks such as the frenetic world-dance "Quixote" are penned by the film composer Magnus Fiennes, brother of the more famous Ralph and Joseph. "Winter" adds Jean Michel Jarre-style synth and voice-over to the ghost of Vivaldi and the infectious beat goes on, and on, and on. Sex sells, and Bond's success seems assured. This is a state-of-the-art product, but with a bonus remix of "Victory" by Mike Batt of Wombles fame, just don't expect it to be art. --Gary S. Dalkin
Product Description
Asian edition of the classical crossover act's 2001 album includes one bonus track, 'Viva!', which is not included on the domestic version. Decca. 2001. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
专辑名称：Shine
艺 术 家：Bond
唱片公司：Decca
发行日期：October 15, 2002
专辑介绍：
Amazon.com：★★★★☆
Bond, perhaps best known to the public at large for "that watch commerical with the women playing violins," delivers an excellent follow-up albumn to their highly regarded debut with "Shine."
Four classically trained musicians and supermodel looks make up Bond. Though critics have complained about the artificial "creation" of the group, the end product is an outstanding fusion of modern beats and classical music the likes of which haven't been seen since violin virtuoso Vanessa-Mae's debut some years ago.
Though the classical essence that defines Bond's talent is on some tracks overwhelmed by what should simply be accompanyment, overall the albumn does not disappoint and offers a couple of outstanding tracks, including the otherworldly "Strange Paradise" and the cover of Led Zepplin's "Kashmir."
Don't let critcs unhappy that a group "created" rather than spontaneously formed deter you from enjoying this talented group's newest albumn. Fans of Bond's debut or similar music--such as Vanessa-Mae's "Violin Player"--should definitely give this albumn a spin.
提起英国的 Spice Girls 辣妹，人们很自然地便会联想到野性、狂热、激情这些时尚词汇，其实，在英国还有另外一支同样轰动世界乐坛的辣妹组合，她们就是环球唱片旗下的 Bond 古典辣妹 弦乐4人组（两把小提琴、一把中提琴和一把大提琴）。她们是近几年欧洲流行乐坛中出现的一支将古典音乐与电子音乐融会贯通的奇特女子乐队，由四个光彩照人又才华横溢的女孩子组成，包括：Haylie Ecker、Eos Chater、Tania Davis 和有一半中国广东人血统的 Gay-Yee Westerhoff 叶嘉。她们强调自己是古典演奏家，演奏的宗旨是为了打破音乐界限，将古典音乐的精粹与世界各地的声音和节奏互相结合，实现音乐的大同，把不被大多数人涉足的古典音乐展现出全新的概念。
这支被称为“拉提琴的霹雳娇娃”、“古典音乐界的辣妹”的古典弦乐演奏组合个个成员都出身正统且权威的音乐学院、有着精湛技艺：队中的第一小提琴手 Haylie Ecker 毕业于英国乔凯音乐戏剧学院；与莫扎特同一生日的第二小提琴手 Eos Chater 毕业于英国皇家音乐学院；24岁的中提琴手 Tania Davis 来自澳大利亚，拥有悉尼音乐学院的一级学士学位；年龄最大的大提琴手 Gay-Yee Westerhoff 叶嘉 是个具有中国血统的混血儿，曾经就读于伦敦圣三一音乐学院。
凭借着古典与流行完美结合的独特风格、性感与美貌和谐统一的前卫造型，Bond 古典辣妹 人气一路飚升，出道不到3年时间，便已经成为世界最走红的“跨界音乐”代言人。
《Shine》在音乐取材上则更丰富更多元化，除了加入巴洛克时期作曲家阿尔宾诺尼(Albinoni)，及俄国古老浪漫大师鲍罗丁(Borodin)的音乐元素外，还拉奏阿根廷探戈大师皮亚佐拉(Piazzola)的经典Libertango；此外，作为Bond女郎，又怎能缺乏占士邦电影主题音乐？
除了音乐内容丰富，《Shine》这张大碟的幕后制作班底亦集乐坛最具分量的音乐监制及知名音乐人，包括名监制Orion Magmus和Fiennes，亦即Bond首张大碟的监制。而Bond四位成员比上一张碟参与了更多编曲的工作，务求成为真正的音乐队伍。
专辑名称：Remixed
艺 术 家：Bond
唱片公司：Decca
发行日期：September 16, 2003
专辑介绍：
Amazon.com：★★★★☆
Bond, perhaps best known to the public at large for "that watch commerical with the women playing violins," delivers an excellent follow-up albumn to their highly regarded debut with "Shine."
Four classically trained musicians and supermodel looks make up Bond. Though critics have complained about the artificial "creation" of the group, the end product is an outstanding fusion of modern beats and classical music the likes of which haven't been seen since violin virtuoso Vanessa-Mae's debut some years ago.
Though the classical essence that defines Bond's talent is on some tracks overwhelmed by what should simply be accompanyment, overall the albumn does not disappoint and offers a couple of outstanding tracks, including the otherworldly "Strange Paradise" and the cover of Led Zepplin's "Kashmir."
Don't let critcs unhappy that a group "created" rather than spontaneously formed deter you from enjoying this talented group's newest albumn. Fans of Bond's debut or similar music--such as Vanessa-Mae's "Violin Player"--should definitely give this albumn a spin.
第一小提琴海莉、第二小提琴艾欧丝、中提琴坦雅、大提琴盖宜四位色艺双全的提琴妖姬，从正规学院派毕业，到英国音乐圣殿“亚伯特厅”首演初出茅庐，旋即以超过两百万张的唱片销售身价通吃古典、跨界甚至流行乐界；天生丽质的演奏家Bond，将友谊默契与音乐热情如同团名的真义一般紧紧相连，主流路线包装跨界音乐的新势力因而成功席卷全球！
专辑曲目：
01.Viva (Orion Mix after Vivaldi)
Composed by Orion
with Bond (string quartet)
02.Victory (Sharp Boys Wild Strings Edit)
Composed by Tonci Huljic
with Bond (string quartet)
03.Wintersun (Bobby D'Ambrosio Mix)
Composed by Yoad Nevo, Gil Brown
with Bond (string quartet)
04.Speed (Crash Club Mix - Radio Edit)
Composed by Stuart Crichton, Michelle de Vries, Marius de Vries
with Stuart Crichton, Bond (string quartet), Michelle de Vries
05.Fuego (Caliente Mix)
Composed by Tonci Huljic
Performed by Isobel Griffiths, Brian Gascoigne
with Bond (string quartet), Estaban Antonio, Luis Jardim
06.Homecoming
Composed by Andy Wright, Mark Jolley
Performed by London Session Orchestra
with Bond (string quartet)
07.Atlanta
Composed by Stuart Crichton, Trevor Gray, Bond
with Stuart Crichton, Bond (string quartet)
08.Shine (Dubshakra mix)
Composed by Magnus Fiennes
with Craig Pruess, Kuljit Balma, Bond (string quartet), Guy Pratt, Shashi Pandit
09.Time
Composed by Stuart Crichton, Grant Black, Bond
with Stuart Crichton, Bond (string quartet)
10.Duel (Hectic Mix)
Composed by Tonci Huljic
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Gareth Cousins, Bond (string quartet), Z. Vracevic, Anita Kelsey, Phil Todd, Clem Clempson
Conducted by Julian Kershaw
11.Bond on Bond (adapted from Monty Norman's "The James Bond Theme" - Hectic Mix)
Composed by Bond (string quartet)
with Bond (string quartet), Z. Vracevic
12.Jingle Bell Rock (Pussy Galore Mix after Beal & Ross)
Composed by Pussy Galore
with Millennia Strings, Bond (string quartet)
专辑名称：Classified
艺 术 家：Bond
唱片公司：Decca
发行日期：June 15, 2004
专辑介绍：
Amazon.com：★★★★☆
Bond is a string quartet made up of four good-looking women, two from Australia, two from Great Britain. Their training is in purely classical music, which this CD certainly is not. Their previous CD was banned from the UK classical charts, presumably because of the overly insistent use of beats and other intrusions, and this CD too contains African, electro, Latin and hip-hop beats. Bond will be the first to acknowledge that they're heavily influenced by the club scene and pop culture from London to Bangkok. Here they are joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the sound is enormous: there's level upon level of overdubbing. Some of the tracks have, as their basis, classical works: Pachelbel's Canon, snippets of Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, Carmen's Habanera, Brahms' Hungarian Dance no. 5, Barber's Adagio for Stings. But the sound we get is lush, beat-heavy, club-ish, full of excitement and basic rhythms, and the "classical" connection--aside from the melodies from the above-mentioned pieces--must be taken on faith. The women's solo playing, if there is any, is not audible. The over-riding feel is disco; this is for dancing and for creating a mood of excitement. --Robert Levine
12首创新悦耳古典改编作品：Canon (2004 现代版)、天鹅湖 (Chillout版)、Samba (激情版)、卡门 (电影版)
扬威国际乐坛的女子梦幻四重奏Bond，继两年的《Shine》后，近日又在全球推出了她们全新的演奏大碟《Classified》，收录十二首绚丽的新作。
碟内的乐章大都是精彩之作，Bond的四位成员再次为古典音乐开启一度新的时代之门。碟内除有Tonci Huljic为她们编写的狂热奔放新作「Explosive」外，还收录了多首由Bond有份创作的改编古典作品，如《天鹅湖》及《卡门》等。在她们高超 ﹑纯熟及精湛的演奏下，大部分乐章均精彩绝伦，绝对不容错过。 除此之外，今次 Bond 亦大玩Hip-hop、森巴、Jazz、Latin 及 Lounge 等不同类型的曲风，令整张专辑听起来更丰富，更闪亮，更具爆炸力。 推介作: Explosive/Midnight Garden/Dream Star。
专辑名称：Explosive: The Best of Bond
艺 术 家：Bond
唱片公司：Decca
发行日期：June 28, 2005
专辑介绍：
Amazon.com：★★★★☆
Bond is a string quartet made up of four good-looking women, two from Australia, two from Great Britain. Their training is in purely classical music, which this CD certainly is not. Their previous CD was banned from the UK classical charts, presumably because of the overly insistent use of beats and other intrusions, and this CD too contains African, electro, Latin and hip-hop beats. Bond will be the first to acknowledge that they're heavily influenced by the club scene and pop culture from London to Bangkok. Here they are joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the sound is enormous: there's level upon level of overdubbing. Some of the tracks have, as their basis, classical works: Pachelbel's Canon, snippets of Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, Carmen's Habanera, Brahms' Hungarian Dance no. 5, Barber's Adagio for Stings. But the sound we get is lush, beat-heavy, club-ish, full of excitement and basic rhythms, and the "classical" connection--aside from the melodies from the above-mentioned pieces--must be taken on faith. The women's solo playing, if there is any, is not audible. The over-riding feel is disco; this is for dancing and for creating a mood of excitement. --Robert Levine
提琴妖姬—海莉、艾欧丝、坦雅、盖宜，分别来自英国与澳洲的空前组合，大提琴手盖宜更有著华人血统而备受瞩目。从千禧年成军开始，独特作风不断引起争议话题，但实力演出的乐音早已撼动国际，她们以坚强的古典训练为基础，异国风情的感触细腻诠释，淋漓尽致地发挥在精心制作的三张专辑当中，从「诞生」一炮而红，到「艳光四射」开始幻化，及至「桃色机密」的成长。
辣妹不仅亲身巡回全球，她们的音乐足迹更是跨越文化、遍佈世界。首张专辑演出古巴热力的曲目「胜利」，已成为所有弦乐器的演奏经典；前往西班牙取经，融合斗牛、佛朗明哥、并加上印度宝莱坞风情的「火焰」、「艳光四射」让乐迷惊喜不断！「炸药」、「热翻天」等曲目引爆四把提琴的内外火力，绝对要你大呼过瘾！最爱辣妹精选以上经典曲目之外，加收3曲宜古宜今的动听作品，其中包括辣妹亲自参与改编的柴可夫斯基”糖梅仙子”。
