For YELLOW, a new voice in the Taiwanese music scene and Golden Melody Award Best Single Producer, 2019 is a busy and fruitful year. With their first EP "Urban Disease" released at the end of last year, they were shortlisted for the "Best Single Producer" and "Best Arranger" awards in the pop singing category of the 30th Golden Melody Awards, and finally won the "Best Single Producer" and "Best Arranger" awards. "Single Producer Award", the judges of the Golden Melody Award expressed their comments by "showing the distinctive characteristics of the musicians without overshadowing each other's colors, not particularly emphasizing showing off their skills in production, and everything is just right." Love of "Urban Disease".
This somewhat "mysterious" band takes its name from the nickname of lead singer Huang Xuan. It is a creative band that brings together many outstanding musicians and behind-the-scenes music workers, with Huang Xuan as the main creative figure. At the end of 2019, they took advantage of the situation and launched a new EP "Circus". This work is a mixture of Jazz, Soul, Funk, RB and other genres. Its unique style has aroused heated discussions in the music circle and invited Fan Xiaoxuan and jointly performed the hit song "Going to Building C Alone".
YELLOW's new creative EP "Circus", the music style continues the "Cyberfunk" universe of the previous album. As for why he defines his music as "Cyberfunk", the main creator Huang Xuan said in an interview that this interpretation is extended from the word cyberpunk (Cyberpunk), because his music is closer to Funk, so he simply changed the word Punk replace. The three works in the EP are like three chapters in a novel, starting from the western cowboy story of "Rose Wayne", falling into the dazzling disco club of "Dazzle", and finally ending with the melancholy "Going Up to the C Building Alone" "end.
A world-famous actress meets a geek who sings and sings, and she can play music freely
The lead single "Only on the C Building" was co-written by lead singer Huang Xuan and Wangfu band member Yao Xiaomin, and was surprised to have Fan Xiaoxuan perform The English song title "Once In a Blue Moon" means "once in a lifetime" in slang, which is a metaphor for the chance encounter between the male and female protagonists, and also echoes the first line of the lyrics "The bright moon goes up to the west building alone".
Regarding this collaboration, Huang Xuan admitted that Fan Xiaoxuan is the best candidate for this song. Coincidentally, the two have quite a few coincidences. In addition to similar jazz styles, Fan Xiaoxuan has a song in her 2001 album "Peerless Famous Actors". The song "Circus" has the same name as the EP, and she is a senior who won the 21st Golden Melody Award for Best Single Producer, which made the two of them feel like old friends when they met for the first time. Fan Xiaoxuan's music works have a unique flavor, and she can "play" any genre of music very freely and happily, so she naturally became the best assister in "Alone in Building C".
Regarding Huang Xuan's invitation, Fan Xiaoxuan laughed and said that Huang Xuan is a musician who can't hide his talent and is full of personal charm. When heard the demo for the first time, he was attracted by Huang Xuan's singing skills and Wangfu Yao Xiaomin's lyrics. He couldn't help but want to get up and dance! She also likes the retro and unrestrained atmosphere of this song very much, hoping to bring the audience a fantastic, lively and happy mood. When Huang Xuan pitched the creative concept to Fan Xiaoxuan, she was moved by Huang Xuan's musical universe and passionate ambition, and felt that working with him would create a new style that was different from current popular music.. During the production process, the creativity of the two people came and went like a table tennis game. At the same time, they quickly established a tacit understanding and consensus with the producer Yu Jialun, and many unexpected possibilities emerged.
The MV continues the romance and fantasy, and the "Circus" that builds on the past is ready to go.
The two people with unique musical tastes vividly display these pleasant and energetic atmospheres in the songs, and extend all the way to the conceptual discussion of the MV visuals. Although this was their first collaboration, Fan Xiaoxuan was quite fascinated by the strong retro elements and magical and realistic story style. The two of respectively performed the long-awaited reunion of Mr. Wang and Miss Bai from the last EP track "Club without Turning on the Lights", continuing the essence of the romantic and fantasy story into the image. hopes to present music fans with a visual feast that is impactful without losing the style of the music.
The MV for "Alone in Building C" was directed by the well-known director Shi Liren.In order to immerse themselves in time and space in the non-linear video narrative, the three people with completely different styles shot all the way from late at night to the next afternoon, just as Huang Xuan often said: "Keep it organic, but also pursue perfection." After a lot of excitement, Fan Xiaoxuan tried her best to show off her good acting skills on the day of filming. From her expressions and body parts to her eyes and corners of her mouth, everything was dramatic. Only by looking closely can you notice the wonderful little details buried throughout the MV.
At this year’s Shanghai Simple Life Festival, YELLOW brought their first performance in Shanghai. For mainland music fans, the name "YELLOW" seems a bit unfamiliar and curious, but at the beginning of the performance, YELLOW used a highly infectious performance to make many fans in the audience feel their charm, and triggered a A lot of attention in the industry.
In 2019, which is about to pass, YELLOW uses this brand new album to let people see their ambition in music. Perhaps in the near future, music fans can once again feel the belonging of YELLOW and YELLOW in their special performances. Lead singer Huang Xuan is uniquely wild and uninhibited.
