Today's band interview

Text version of today's band interview in contemporary music industry

Time: 65438+20091the evening of October 4th.

Venue: Beijing Star Scene

Performance whirlwind project II series performance

This rock performance should be negative teaching materials, folk songs, rock, antique, pop, Japanese, black, fresh, gorgeous, angry ... Like lanterns, one band after another appears in front of you. Are you going to continue or not? Answer, I'm afraid not.

Generally, the houses you live in are basically "more beautiful at night" types. The later the time, the faster people gather and the higher their mood. Especially after 0 1 1, night owls seem to get into the neon shelter, dangling with wine bottles, smoking one cigarette after another, as if afraid that those nicotine will not reach the heart and lungs. However, star live is just the opposite. Its environment is relatively open, especially for larger venues. If there is no performance that can really blow into the insides, the crowd will definitely leave with the passage of time. If I am one of the last bands, I don't know how embarrassed it is. Unfortunately, I didn't, and I didn't end up in the last band. Of course, I still want to remind you that if you don't insist on the appearance of "Today's Orchestra", then you will definitely feel that you have gained nothing from this performance.

The debut of "canned blackberry" is certainly acceptable from the perspective of a young man chasing Japanese fashion. The little girls play hard, sing in tune, and the voice is even my favorite type. However, how many people can match the Japanese in such a venue? When you want to scream a few words after they sing a song, you suddenly find that the bosses under the stage are indifferent. Japanese rock is too delicate in front of Jing Faner.

The expectation of "high quality soybeans" stems from their ancient style, vegetarian diet and environmental protection. I agree with them. I support the five-tone debugging framework, the ancient lyrics, and the unprecedented ancient rock in China. But wait, I'm afraid it will take some time to appreciate it, but this does not prevent the people below the prince from shouting "Niu B" at them. The expectation of "Orange" stems from the interview before the performance. I think this is a very interesting group of people, and the musicians have nothing to say about their skills. However, in addition to the puzzling popularity, I'm afraid I have to think about original music ... so the expectation of today's orchestra has become the only reason to wait until tonight 1 1.

When the photographer came back in front of the stage with exhausted equipment, she frowned all night and finally stretched out. In a word, "I finally got a reliable nod." She has watched more performances than me for several years, so she naturally has more say. You don't need to be too excited to watch the performance of "Today", because it is fresh and may not be suitable for the LIVE HOUSE where alcohol and tobacco are turbid, but it is warm and comfortable. In addition to the original three regular members, several musicians were invited to perform that night, and the huge combination enriched the live music. Without too many words and any agitation, the sound that slowly flows into people's hearts seems to bring people into a pure, bright and sunny afternoon coffee shop. In this inherent impression, it is defined as a rock scene that is cool enough to explode. They are different, cool. So after each song, the number of people is half less than that at the beginning, but I still can't help but burst into more intense screams and applause than before, which is the best score for people to judge whether it is good or bad.

After they finished singing, we went straight away. For me in the past, it was also a disrespect for performance, but for me now, music sometimes needs some true temperament.

Wen photography

Today's band interview, no hurry, full of spring.

Note: I put it in brackets for your convenience ("I" → simple).

Today is a famous band. A three-person music group consists of former Dada bassist Wei Fei (Mi Zige), guitarist Liu Limin (Uncle Liu) and new female voice (girl) of Hopscotch. The song "Today" is very suitable for listening carefully for a long time, and it is a feeling that you will not get tired of it again and again, year after year. People who are used to suffering or disadvantaged minorities really need their CDs to fill a gap and stop being greasy. There is a feeling of returning to primary school textbooks, a vulgar sentence, but I can really think of the simplest description, and the complicated expressions will be endless. Today's first album, Little Feelings in the Garden, was officially released in September 2008. Interested in buying albums can post to Douban Group. )

The origin of today

TODAY is translated into Chinese as "today", which is very simple and simple, even if you act immediately. Let's meet today. Let's make music and sing today, starting today.

Reporter: How did you three meet?

Wei Fei: I have known Liu Limin for a long time. I was in Wuhan for more than 90 years, and then we all quit the original band. Everyone had nothing to do, so we just formed a band and posted on the Internet to find the lead singer.

Yan Yan: A friend of mine saw their post on the Internet and asked me to try it, so I called them and passed on the song. Later, we got to know each other, and we talked very well, so we started making music before.

Reporter: What is everyone responsible for in a band?

Yan Yan: Liu Limin and Wei Fei are musicians. If they do some MIDI or something, I will write the lyrics.

Reporter: Who will co-ordinate the performance and publicity?

Wei Fei: A friend came to help (maybe the Lei Lei brothers, thank you! ), and then it's basically me. Liu Limin belongs to the kind of person who is more introverted. He only likes to concentrate on his own music (it is estimated that the author of this article doesn't even distinguish between people, really, the original text here is "she"), so I have to run.

Reporter: Do the three people like the style of the band now or is it an attempt?

Yan Yan: I have been working hard! In fact, when I first released my first album, I tried many different styles and put everything I liked into it. Then in the second chapter, I may find something neutral that all three people like to sit in. The second album I'm making now is very different from the first one. I'm trying something new. There may be some folk songs in the second picture, which are more pastoral and blues. (Great, the second album is coming soon, scattered flowers =, =)

Wei Fei: It's just purer. Unlike the first one, I may still want to try something popular.

music style

People who like "a little feeling in the garden" like its poetic ease and brightness. No loneliness, no resentment, no moaning. Yan Yan has no intention and never thought about what style she must do. She just wants to do what she likes and is good at, but she just forms a unique style, which is so quiet and beautiful in the noisy life.

Reporter: How long has the album A Little Feeling in the Garden been in preparation?

Wei Fei: Nearly half a year, and then I found a singer. A long time.

Reporter: What impressed you in the whole process?

Yan Yan: Noisy about playing and eating.

Wei Fei: What impressed me the most was delivery, because it was very troublesome to do it yourself.

Did you do any publicity after the album was released?

Wei Fei: That is to say, I have performed in Wangshan Bar once or twice, and I plan to play the leaderboard from the beginning of this year.

Reporter: Do you think your music is more suitable for listening on campus?

Yan Yan: When I first met them, I hadn't graduated from college, so I added some ideas of my own, and it might be more campus. I hope I can publicize more in colleges and universities, because I think what those songs want to express is quite in line with our post-80 s ideas.

Reporter: When making music, what do you think more about?

Yan Yan: It is possible! The melody must be better, the lyrics must be deeper and more life-like, and you can sing songs with your peers. (Reporter: Will you add some real experiences when writing lyrics? ) Yes, there will be some books, movies and so on.

Wei Fei: As far as production is concerned, the cost is relatively low, because we have a small recording studio. No matter what instruments are on the album, we are both of us. If we don't get them, we will make a midi. The record of this album is very average. Liu Limin and I made this album at almost no cost. Some instruments have some timbre problems, but the whole album is ok.

Yan Yan: Basically, I have expressed everything I want to express, but there are some hardware problems that cannot be perfected due to conditions.

Wei Fei: I may have some regrets about the hardware, but I am glad to find many friends to help me.

Reporter: How do you feel about listening to this album again?

Yan Yan: This means correcting mistakes. You will definitely pick out the bad ones, and then you will consider how to make the second one better.

Reporter: What would you use to describe the feeling your music wants to express?

Yan Yan: Just saying "a little feeling in the garden" is "feeling". Looking back, I can see what I did and what I should do, just like the sentence I told you when the album was released: "Leave your dark hut and get out in the sun." You and I are the same. We all need to be strong. "