Speaking of Ding Wu, what is your impression? Is he a legend in the Chinese rock industry, or a leader in heavy music in China?
Today, Ding Wu removed all these labels, completely broke through his previous strongest musical style, and released a new electronic single "Blueberry Planet".
The artist she collaborated with was her daughter Miko.
Cover Artist: Timiko
As a predecessor of China's rock industry, after signing a contract with Modern Sky in his personal capacity in 2018, Ding Wu has carried out more diversified experimental explorations as a musician and an artist. At the end of 2018, the personal concept album "One Thought" was released, Ding Wu skillfully integrated electronic and industrial elements in addition to whipping metal, which was refreshing.
This may be related to the birth of his daughter Miko, Ding Wu's music creation accompanied Miko's growth, thriving to explore new areas.
Blueberry Planet has no lyrics, and the music is accompanied by Michael's lip service samples. One of the words that are repeated in the song, and that Mikoto can only recognize, is "Do you think I don't have it?" I miss you. One sentence is "Let's go!" There is also a phrase that is repeated many times, "Play with me." In particular, the arrangement of the confessions creatively obscures the concepts of "speaking" and "rapping."
In terms of music creation, Ding Wu's breakthrough uses electronic music as the base, accompanied by rich voice levels, creating the rhythmic ups and downs of "Blueberry Planet" "child's perspective", and the coexistence of fun and experimentation.
Ding Wu and Miko recorded live at the Summer YOYO Strawberry Music Festival last year
The song "Blueberry Planet" retains an "old fatherly" perspective, which is a record of Ding Wu's childhood life of Miko. In a way, as Ding Wu himself once said: "I feel that I have grown again, I mean my own growth." ”
This kind of companionship of common growth also induces and nourishes Ding Wu's childlike heart: "Everything should maintain the innocence and simplicity of a child, which of course has a huge impact on the creation of art." The process of our own growth is a process from simple to complex, so it is the most difficult for adults to grasp simplicity. ”
And this song is also characterized by the times, in this era of "chicken baby" anxiety spread, Ding Wu can accompany Miko with such a relaxed and free, no-result mentality and concept, which is a gentle confrontation with the anxiety of the times, and another way of showing the parent-child relationship refreshingly.
In the post-production of "Blueberry Planet", Ding Wu brought quite an experimental "bedroom music": composing, arranging, and the first DIY mixing production, making this song a work with a strong Personal Production Style of Ding Wu. This has also become a symbolic turning point, opening up a new positioning of Ding Wu as a "producer".
As the seventh single included in the Modern Sky Parent-Child Label Parent-Child Music Compilation Album, "Blueberry Planet" will also bring a different mark to the compilation album. This is a small step for Ding Wu and Miko, and perhaps it will be a big step for Kindie Music.