Today is the twentieth issue of "Paper Chat New Album", today we will talk about Huang Xu's new album "Swing Instructor". First of all, I really like the name "swing instructor", listen to HipHop you can't shake me, I also listen to a hammer.
Secondly, Huang Xu has not come up with a decent album for a long time, so long that listeners talk about his good album, or the previous "Diary of a Madman". This new album ,"Swing Instructor", can be regarded as another album that can be taken out after "Diary of a Madman".
Huang Xu's 18-year album "Gold" really feels like it is fooling around, a bit for the sake of hair. The last album "Sun and Iron", when it was released, I wanted to write a tweet, listened to it very carefully, and found it difficult to say that I was satisfied.
And this album "Swing Instructor" really came up with convincing works after Huang Xu released two albums with mediocre responses.
First of all, the theme of this album is very good, not false. For me to listen to the hiphop studio version, I have to shake, live performances have to jump, shake my head off, and shout my throat is the best.
If you engage in literary style, the album content and arrangement style are basically highly unified, and if there is something that jumps out of the concept of the album, it will be very abrupt.
You want to engage in this kind of "human design" theme that has no nutrition, then it is more inclusive, a little bit of content, it is very careful in the overall scope, incidentally you can also make a musical role, a leper image is suddenly delicate, it is very contrasting, and it is a good contrast.
The theme of "swing instructor" is really suitable for Huang Xu. The "swing" in this album is not pure shaking entertainment like the Tyga Type, but through some technology, Flow to show silkiness, and some more intuitive "coolness", rather than relying on the psychedelic atmosphere or rhythm brought by rhythm or arrangement.
The role of "instructor" is also not much pressure for Huang Xu. In the variety show and the Battle field, his results are top-notch.
Under the arena, he has two highly rated divine bases, comprehensive traffic, body value and other factors, dare not say that Huang Xu is second to none in the Chinese rap circle, but the position of the first echelon is definitely stable, and he is also one of the most successful Battle MC in the transformation.
For many up-and-coming stars in the current Chinese rap circle, Huang Xu is really an instructor-level, and he wants to say that he does not dare to be an instructor, and not many people are qualified. And for the current Chinese rap circle, it does need some such people to severely criticize it.
The two singles that best reflect the theme of the album are "A Bottle Less Than Half a Can" and "Instructor", let's talk about these two singles first.
The first song, "A Bottle Less Than Half a Can", is my favorite song of the entire album. The reason is simple, it is the most direct cool. At the beginning, there was a Singing Segment of Wanida's R&B, although I think this Singing Segment has nothing to do with the theme of the song, but it is really good to sing.
A little bit of lip and tooth sound, omitting all the modifications, is a little echo, with a discordant interval, but has a very harmonious beauty.
In the empty environment, this most direct and detailed singing segment is really shocking. It is recommended that rappers who do a little "singing" and feel that they have singing skills to listen to what is a textbook-level performance of "rapper singing".
Huang Xu's rap verse also sounds very comfortable, steadily advancing with the speed of the strings, the overall is passionate, but it is not a small speed. Flow orchestration is smooth and complex, it does not appear abrupt when there are different flow switching, and it can be closely connected, which is the level of Flow Master.
A piece of content connotation mocks the unaccustomed, followed by a pure show, really belongs to the naked face. If you want to add an adjective, it's two words - macho. If the previous sarcasm is more named, it is a Diss.
The second single "Instructor", this song should be the best in many people's hearts. This song is also very cool and shaky, but the strength of the shake and the psychological state are not the same, and this song is more comfortable. A witty melody of strings, engage in a little Hihat, and then point 808, in fact, there is nothing in the arrangement, and the structure is relatively loose.
But Huang Xu played this arrangement fancy, not to mention the overall BPM rap speed. Mainly Huang Xu's vocal feelings are controlled, and this accompaniment is too close. Use Mumble to interpret the witty and dismissive tone, two words - absolutely.
Before brushing vibrato saw a blogger said that he liked the kind of song that only has feelings and no skills. This song is both emotional substitution and technology, because the sound emotion control is already a very prominent technical embodiment in the rap itself is a relatively flat way of performing.
In the content output of this song, what I most agree with is the section that mocks the handsome man rap. It's not that handsome guys are not supported in rapping, but many listeners now get the primary and secondary wrong. What we need is a handsome guy who engages in rapping, provided that things are done well, and the long handsome is just a plus.
For example, Manshuk Lee Daben, although they have some singles and musical styles that I am not interested in, but you have to admit that these songs are really well done. I don't say "vase" or "just handsome" because I don't like these songs.
And now too many "handsome rap" is really only handsome. Let's not talk about the technical level of rap or singing, I have no aesthetic at all, the things I make are dirty and primary, anyway, I can eat a full meal only by my face, which is very deformed.
Everyone still has to pay attention to how well he sings, because his own musical style matches his appearance and timbre, so that the overall impression of the singer is added.
For example, Kigga and Fish head, these two brothers are not ugly, but they are definitely not related to the handsome guys, but they have a bit of a fierce look to match the music style, so that the audience thinks they are cool, and they want this rogue taste.
Another favorite work is "1999" by Huang Xu and Erji, which is a work of BoomBap plus jazz elements. This sample is very Gordan Type, but the overall BPM and drumming tone are not quite the same, but it is also a tough type that I like.
This song has nothing to say, the arrangement is a melody sample to do Loop, the timbre is a little hazy Hill, these two are also Boombap veterans, do not listen to know that there is nothing wrong. The content is relaxed, the flow is smooth, and the whole song is comfortable and finished.
This album throws away Skit, ten songs, I have half of the songs I like, the three songs mentioned above, plus Kigga, Athree trio of "A.K.B" and a co-Eden "5:30 A.M.". One shake, another jazz sentence plus a little pop singing, is also very comfortable.
And the rest of the work I personally feel less. For example, a song like "Don't Look at My Phone", the song is done without fault, it is a very clear guitar chord with a little soft rap. The problem is in this gentle rap, I don't like Huang Xu's tone, huang Xu's voice is still recognizable, a gentle taste is not so tasteful.
At the same time, as mentioned earlier, if the voice and appearance can match the musical style, it is a blessing for the personal image. Listening to Huang Xu's tough rap, I always feel that these soft things are not right.
It is not that the performance is not good or the tone is wrong, but in the sense of personal preference, Huang Xu can't mention my psychological and physiological reactions.
There is also a song "I noticed that you look at my expression", the main Loop is a gentle exotic flamenco guitar, but Huang Xu's singing rap is really uncomfortable, really no tune, no ups and downs, I always feel that he has to go out of tune at any time...
Coupled with this up-and-down atmosphere, for Huang Xu's own rap strength, it is also a little too soothing, making people feel very uncomfortable.
Although there are some singles on this album that I don't like very much, there is nothing wrong with these songs themselves, but they feel that they are not suitable for Huang Xu. If you count this factor, I think this album should be able to reach 7.5 points or more. Definitely a recent album that is well worth listening to.