ladies and gentleman,
welcome to azoraland！
Flowing Water Age
On the first day of the 27-year-old, You Changjing released the mv of his first solo album "Azoraland I Am You Changjing", the first song he participated in creating, "Kai", which once again made me feel how this boy was patiently carving his musical kingdom bit by bit, and what he was doing was a work that could preserve value and needed our hearts to understand.
"Qi" mv, as if after the fall and indomitability of "A Star's Night" mv, "Azoraland" mv of darkness and color, You Changjing told us a story of continuity, worthy of interpretation, full of stream of consciousness and abstract art beauty with song and vision.
In a chaotic space, in the empty and silent place, the sound of "azora", as if triggering the wind, stroked people's clothes and hair, people began to run, walk, dance, emotions gradually spread, loneliness consumed the citizens of the city. As people drifted away, more and more yellow leaves appeared in the white space where Azora sang. When You Changjing sang the highest note, a real tornado of leaves rose around Azora, at this time the camera swept through the city, people dissipated with the leaves, and in this white space, Azora also turned around, as if he saw the city, everything that happened in that space - in my opinion, in this mv, You Changjing expressed: Even if you are alone, there are always people who are the same as you, who will, are, have, and meet you.
“what will survive in this world ？” This is a question from the mv trailer, and the mv feature gives an open answer, which can be extended from the widely circulated poem "what will survive of us is love" by the British poet Philip Larkin, that is, love can make people live forever. You Changjing's singing, you can hear "love", this boy is full of loneliness and emits a warm singing voice, through "Qi", through this whole album, trying to use the work to make a shocking and sincere exchange with all the people who want to get deep touch and comfort in music, I like it, just like his each mv has put in a variety of abstract dance moves, as if it is a struggle, a break, a brave to achieve.
And "Qi", is also the first official track of the "azoraland I am You Changjing" album, come on, 27-year-old You Changjing, happy birthday, may you continue to become a star of the music world, with the light, trigger more understanding of the light, dispel loneliness, light up the sky.
Wang Jingfan
At 21:19 on his birthday night, You Changjing released his new mv "Qi" to express the meaning of "a new year, a new journey".
As the first song in You Changjing's first solo album "Azoraland I Am You Changjing", "Qi" is also the first work written by You Changjing himself. In addition to writing songs, You Changjing also completed the lyrics of "Qi" with his old partner Tang Tian. Because in the song "Qi", there are many heartfelt words that You Changjing wants to say to everyone openly and honestly.
"Laughing and practicing, tears not stopping" describes exactly the aspect of You Changjing's own personality. You Changjing can show his humor and optimism in front of the camera, but occasionally shows a little sensitive vulnerability. "I carry the piano, but also drag the shadow", each of us is because of these shortcomings in life, slowly understand what is "love".
Friends who like You Changjing will definitely notice that every time he mv, it will be related to the previous mv, quite a "the original text continues, the book is connected again" chapter back feeling. Just like the mv of "Kai", it also continues the cool atmosphere of "Night of a Star" and "Azoraland", and the petals that fall in the air have also become fallen leaves on the shoulders.
I suspect that the reason why You Changjing wanted to bury these looming clues in his own works was probably to create a texture of "to be continued", so that each single and mv is no longer a fragmented individual, but can be connected into a whole through certain ties - this is the azoraland small universe that belongs to You Changjing.
Just like the azoraland language that runs through the album and seems to sound a little difficult to understand, in these mVs, it can also be presented to the audience in a more visual way. A small piece of fallen leaves in "Qi" triggered a huge tornado, just like You Changjing's music, which gradually touched more people in this way of "moisturizing and silent".
The dancers in the mv of "Revelation" struggle between "dreams and dilemmas" while experiencing the "carnival and despair" of life. They dance frantically and desperately because they want to "find themselves that no one has ever seen." Here we must also praise Xiao You's breakthrough dance performance in mv, fully grasping the throbbing heart of "will be uneasy, will also be brave".
Every time You Changjing sang "To be a lone star, to become a whale, to step on a land that no one has heard of", the bravery that emanates from the song will always make me inexplicably moved. Such sincere courage only belongs to people like You Changjing who dare to chase dreams. The inspiration of "Revelation" is that even if you are alone, don't be afraid to set off; there are always people with similar frequencies who meet us ahead.
Zhao Nanfang
At this important moment of his birthday, You Changjing's choice to release the mv of the song "Kai" can be described as of great significance. Because I remember that "Kai" was the precursor song of the album "Azoraland I Am You Changjing", it can be said that this song is a witness to the official opening of his personal career as a singer.
MV release is actually a review of the past, when watching mv you will naturally recall You Changjing's growth along the way, I saw his continuous improvement in singing ability. His works are also more and more creative, take MV, I still remember the previous two songs "A Star's Night" and "Azoraland" mv, both left the suspense of "to be continued" at the end, this time "Kai" has the same design, I think this is to "serial" way to complete the connection of each mv, so as to carry out the narrative of the grand chapter?
This approach is really very innovative.
Specific about this mv, when watching the trailer, I noticed a line at the end of the film: what will survive in this world ? I thought to myself, the answer should be found in the official mv. After watching MV today, what I gained was not the exact answer to the question, but the infinite answer. Because, there is no unique answer in MV.
This should be said from the overall expression of mv. I think the whole mv is highly abstract, and the characters who appear in it are performing in dance. What exactly are they expressing? This leaves plenty of room for interpretation. At the same time, echoing the song's sense of ethereal atmosphere, is the composition of the mv with a strong sense of space, which further triggers our imagination. This is exactly what makes mv special, instead of clearly telling us what's going on in a detailed audiovisual language, it uses a lot of white space to give us the opportunity to complete the interpretation on our own.
So, what did you read out of MV? What I understand is that the actors in the mv from the initial isolation solo dance to the final transformation into leaves gathered around You Changjing, which seems to be saying that even if you are alone, you will eventually find a companion, and "I" is your eternal waiting. This deep meaning has a counterpart in the song, "Run through the forest / And thorns / I will find me / Through the echo / and memory / You will meet me", and the lyrics at the end clearly express the meaning: you and I are together.
Regarding the theme of companionship, the song is expressed concretely through the lyrics, and the song mv is abstractly expressed in an artistic way. But either way, it's very warm.
From this, I conclude that You Changjing's works are driven by emotion, that is, they are sincerely infectious. Everyone knows his strong ability in singing, but he has never blindly shown off his skills, even if it is the long straight high note of Zhiyuan in "Kai", its appearance is fully self-consistent, because he is giving emotional strength to the listener. The boost here should be delivered to You Changjing himself, motivating himself to move forward in the established direction; in addition, it is also giving it to the fans who support him and tell us that he has always been. In connection with the song's use of ambient music arrangement ideas and the use of choir accompaniment, large battles, and strong sound fields, these are essentially strengthening the accompanying meaning of the song.
On the basis of musicality and artistry, You Changjing's works have always been around the "sense of temperature".
Love the people
This year, You Changjing used the song "Qi" as a birthday present for himself. I have to say that most ordinary people's year only went through an approximate 365 days, but looking back at You Changjing's past year, he presented himself in the creation, singing, vision, performance and other stages through music and stage, geometric leaps.
In addition to the "azoraland" album that can be recommended as a whole, the recent stages such as "The Absurdist", "Mirror" and "My Stage - Dream That Won't Wake Up" in "Rap Listen to Me 2" can be called a famous show. Especially "The Absurdist", I have recommended it many times before.
But in the seemingly vertical and horizontal expansion of multiple angles, but You Changjing always has a fulcrum in musical aesthetics. Unlike the excessive attempts and expansion of some singers, in my opinion, You Changjing in the past year has actually been upgrading, transforming and interpreting differently around the concept of "azoraland".
It is precisely because of this that You Changjing's singing, behind the physical level of the timbre, there will always be another hidden line buried. His high voice is like breaking through the shackles, and his bass will bring warmth and healing, so You Changjing's singing voice has the meaning of companionship, guidance and so on.
This time, the mv of "Qi" is the first song of You Changjing's "Azoraland" album, the first song he created on this album, or the third mv released on the entire album.
The previous two mVs of "Night of a Star" and "Azoraland" actually left a deep impression on me. "Night of a Star" uses an almost grapefruit-like tone, representing the hope of teenagers after breaking through the shackles on the road of music, and also representing the warm blood of teenagers, of course, it also represents uniqueness. "Azoraland" uses a group of young people to gather on the surface of the barren planet, so that the territory blooms with the light of youth souls.
More advanced, from "Night of a Star" to "Azoraland", it is still a continuous creation. At the end of the former, You Changjing falls on the surface of the planet, while the opening scene of "Azoraland" is that he slowly wakes up from the surface of the planet while lying down.
At the end of "Azoraland", You Changjing jumped from the valley again, and then brought another brand new time and space in the mv of "Qi".
Like the visual impact of the first two works, the cool tones of "Kai" are equally vivid but impressive. In particular, this kind of vision is not a deliberate application, but more like an extension of the musical atmosphere of the work itself. Cold but ethereal, ethereal and full of power in the ethereal.
In the mv, azora's voice triggers the wind, and in the sound of the work, it is You Changjing's voice that progresses from low chanting to piercing the long sky. Finally, in the end, that clear high note seems to have nothing to do with the range and skill, but rather a symbol of vitality, a proof of love.
The mv of "Kai" has both minimalist colors and surreal vision. And because You Changjing's vocals run through, there is a kind of poetry. In fact, the theme of this mv song is "what will survive in this world ?" ", in itself, comes from the famous phrase "what will survive of us is love" by the English poet Philip Larkin.
So, did you find the answer in Revelation?
Silent phone
On his birthday, You Changjing finally released the mv of the first solo album "Azoraland I Am You Changjing" the lead song "Kai". October brewed through winter, spring, summer and autumn, so that the long-awaited fans have been satisfied with full marks. "Qi" is also You Changjing's first creation in "Azoraland I Am You Changjing", a free and deep, pure and immaculate musical texture, which serves as an important prologue to the world and story of "azoraland", and is also the initial starting point of his first musical journey.
"Qi" depicts the imaginary form and auditory space of the work with rich electronic music, from the clear and quiet of the morning sun to the turbulent emotions, after the climax of the chorus, it slowly precipitates and calms down, in terms of the structure and expression of the work, intuitive, clear, strong, concise, musical, and popular. Instrumental music, harmony, and You Changjing's excellent singing full of spiritual energy all make the songs rich and infectious, carrying deep meaning. Regarding "Kai", there is no obscure theme setting, just a pure and pure world of consciousness as the music itself, and what supports its existence is the singer's firm and strong sense of self-understanding and empathy.
The mv story also unfolds in You Changjing's Azoraland. In the peaceful and calm cityscape, from where the dawn is located, the praises are sung affectionately, embracing the loneliness and pure white, calling for the bondage link of the collision of hearts. MV's expression technique is full of artistry, and the professional dancer narrates the spiritual dialogue that cannot be exhausted by language with modern dance, from loneliness, introspection, growth, and longing, to life, life, present, and future, You Changjing's interpretation is engaged and moving, just like the gentle soothing from the distant light. Azoraland, an infinite world of self-belief and courage energy, is also illuminated by the imageization of today's Kai, lighting up the original block of You Changjing's music map. Loneliness is not a dangerous situation, as long as we always have good expectations and visions in our hearts.