The album features more modern instrumentation than his usually sparse efforts, including synths and drum machines.

这张专辑相比以往为数不多的尝试，以更多的新式乐器为主，包括合成器和鼓机。

youdao

Their style was a marked departure from the dominant sounds of the charts: Madonna’s blocky drum machines and the noisy guitar bands of the third or fourth wave after punk.

他们的样式显著地背离了当时统治着流行乐榜单那些声音：麦当娜（Madonna） 的铿锵鼓点，以及属于后朋克（punk）时期第三或第四股风潮的嘈杂的吉他乐队们。

youdao

We made a really beautiful record (2003's "Bleed Together") that had some keyboards on it, and we had some samplers and we had some loops and drum machines, a lot of background vocals.

我们做过一张不错的唱片，有很多键盘，有采样器，有电子鼓和loop machine，还有很多背景声。

youdao

We're stuck with these drum machines that are kind of more from the '80s.

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