I think of Lin Yilian, an artist who creates completely different types of music at different stages of art life like Wu Kequn.
Of course, I say this, which may attract criticism or rolling my eyes. However, from the aspects of artistic form, consciousness output, music self-discipline, Wu Kequn has never stopped making progress, just like Lam Yilian has long been a Chinese female singer Top Level, she will still study vocal classes regularly.
For Wu Kequn's new album "Hug in the Galaxy", most of my friends said they "can't understand" and "played away", because they were almost the same age as Wu Kequn (, but I am not. I am still a generation younger than Kequn. When he debuted, I just went to junior high school ). Watching him go from Nobody to Somebody, people who like Wu Kequn's lyrical songs naturally cannot accept a completely electrified album like "Hug in the Galaxy".
I also felt it after listening to the album "Hug in the Galaxy" for the first time.
to the second replay, I was attracted by the middle of the album "Dance and Going After Dance" and "Alzheimer". The first time I left a heavy listening feeling of "not enough space", but because of these two songs, I really felt the comfortable rhythm and the light breathing space that was subtly divided.
P.S. In the era of fast food music, I still have the patience and interest to spend a lot of time studying a whole album. I believe that most albums may not be able to hear the fun in the first time. The previous one of
received similar reviews around me, and after a period of time, the reputation of Zhan Wenting and her second solo album "FAYE Zhan Wenting Dancing on the Clouds and Chicken" released at the end of last year.
If Zhan Wenting is given the title of "witch", Wu Kequn is more like a "priest" in space this time, but he named his new incarnation (K). Yes, inspired by the movie "K Star Alien", Wu Kequn transformed into a life consciousness body from the K-PAX planet in his new album "Hug in the Galaxy" (K) - I know that such a layered relationship is likely to raise the threshold for most listeners to this album deeper; or, you can first find the movie "K Star Alien" and then listen to the album "Hug in the Galaxy".
So I proposed: What kind of ideology should I listen to the album "Hug in the Galaxy"?
My reference suggestion is: First of all, you are a science fiction fan, and second, you must have a romantic heart. Looking at the Cyberpunk album cover and the sci-fi-fun electronic Intro song "Arrival", it is like an alien visitor (K) who "arrives" after the Ziggy Stardust incarnated by David Bowie.
But combined with what Wu Kequn has been doing over the years, you will find that even though this new album is full of science fiction, human nature is still the core of the content.
From the previous "personal" interview to the society to obtain creative materials, this time, he turned to "seeing everything from afar" from the perspective of aliens (K), Wu Kequn watched the complexity of society and human nature, and at the same time participated in and even output stories, creating the first chapter of the human observation diary of (K).
" My universe was born from the second I hug you ", the cold synthesizer sound effects and Xu Zhepei's warm voice, the song "Hug in the Galaxy" of the same name is floating (K) The romantic original intention of chasing love in the vast galaxy. I remember that once when I was eating crayfish with Wu Kequn, he used his mobile phone to broadcast the unreleased single "Hug in the Galaxy" to me. At that time, Wu Kequn was already intoxicated and at the same time, he danced and told his creative ideas and expression attempts. The content of the
album is far more than the arrival of (K) and the romantic embrace. This time the music storyline also follows the observation of (K), the stories of warriors, painters, emotional prisoners, mutants, etc., respectively, pursuing the "blue bird" image of the movie "K Stars" symbolizing new hope, leading the believers of love to the other side of happiness.
explores the dream space of "Freud" in a retro synthesizer atmosphere, while "The King's Secret Room" reveals the bright and dark side of human nature by KC Zuo Yuanjie.
The indomitable and enlightenment of human body is revealed in the overlapping "Kuafu Chasing the Sun" between Humai and Future Bass in Mongolia. The HAYA band Deqingtanna's Mongolian chanting in "Wind Forest Volcano" injects healing power into this Dubstep war song.
Some fans believe that the more you hear the second half of the album, the more you are in the state. Perhaps there is another aftertaste of listening, that is, the first half (K) floats in the Milky Way, and the second half gradually returns to the Earth continent. If you want to find a clear musical dividing line, I think it is probably the "second eye addiction" of this album, "Dance and Going After Dance" and "Alzheimer", which attracted me to "second eye" to this album, have moved with the musical emotional direction of the album, from retention to forgetting, and from restarting to transcending new life.
album production partners almost followed the original cast of the previous one. Don’t forget that during the preparation of the album last year, Wu Kequn also participated in the "Mango" music variety show "Listen to Me", so he met a group of talented Rap stars. The performances he collaborated on the show were also included in the name of "Extra chapters", including "Prometheus" composed collectively with Wang Zika KaaYe, Captain June 1 and NEW Z, and "X-Men Mutants" sang with the creator Too handsome Flower. The lyrics of "Mutual" " is now starting to use the ultimate move " and the sense of naughty language have made me dream of Wu Kequn's humor when he was "The Big Stubborn". In short, Wu Kequn, who has incorporated hip-hop elements in his previous work, this time the sparks created with the new generation have further enhanced the rhythmic elements of the remake.
From the perspective of new music style, Synth-Pop and electronic music are the main carriers of this album, but Wu Kequn, who has tried film directors and social audio-visual novels, is obviously not satisfied with this. He leveraged the contemporary communication context of "media is message" to complete his multimedia art show of "form is content": the romantic love song "Abstract" written to his girlfriend has a concrete expression of the video storyboard, while songs such as "Doctor Strange" and "Stockholm" present the effect of an old European best drama through lyrics texts and supporting short stories.
I and Kequn expressed that he liked the musical texture of his play Band in the 2004 album "Wu Kequn" and realized that Kequn has always liked to listen to Brit-Pop bands such as Travis, Coldplay, and The Verve. Therefore, the Bandsound songs he had in his first few albums were not all about Ballad love songs. Wu Kequn also clearly said, " British rock is not all. Now even Coldplay is constantly changing its new style, and he has collaborated with BTS. I will also walk forward with with my music idol."
Some people continue their musical path with constant response, while others constantly change and update their own inner style system. Wu Kequn is obviously the latter.
I don’t think this is Kequn’s “fashion” in the market for young people, because when you have more than 20 years of artistic life cycle, you will find that you can continuously play fresh content at every stage, which is the happiest gain of being an Artist. From a singer to a singer-songwriter to a director, I think this time Wu Kequn is not only transformed into (K), he must also have a comprehensive, accurate, delicate and playful Artist mentality.
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