Musician Chubby Guangzhou sings: Musicians should constantly tear off labels and subvert things that have not been done

Jinyang Network reporter Hu Guangxin, intern Li Yitong

Last week, electronic musician Qiu Bi landed at the Central Station Exhibition and Performance Center of Yangcheng Creative Industry Park in Guangzhou with his new album "Middle Departure", which is his second time to sing at Central Station and his national tour this year. Narcissus" last stop.

The new album title "Middle Departure" is a video game term that refers to players who leave abruptly halfway through the game. When Guangzhou stationed in Anke, Qiu Bi returned to the scene and sang the song of the same name for the second time, "Middle Departure". Halfway through the song, he abruptly left, the music, the lights and the images still going on. Witnessed by the audience, Chubby completed a stage "middle departure" practice.

On the eve of the performance, Cupy said in an interview with reporters: "You have to walk like your music, breathe like your music, look like your music." "Music, lighting, costumes, singing, limbs and even smells are all part of Cupy's live performances," I think a musician in the contemporary era is constantly tearing off his label, and we should subvert what has not been done. ”

Live: Give fans a chance to express themselves

The head of Central Station told reporters that he had never seen a singer use lights so boldly. He would project the flickering rainbow lights on himself, and he would also cast two rows of spotlights on the side of the stage directly to the audience; when he sang the last song "Si Yu" before Encore, several headlights lit up, and warm yellow light sprinkled into the audience, drawing a warm and bright ending for the performance.

Qiu Bi graduated from the Drama Department of Taipei University of the Arts and studied at the Youren Shengu and Suzuki Tadashi Theater Troupe. When rehearsing, from which song to use which sets of lamps, to what shades of lighting to use, what frequency and speed to flash, Cupy personally confirmed with the lighting engineer, "Graphic design, video editing, etc. are part of our creativity, I am studying theater, I also have my own set of lights, you can open a performance of Cupy with only lighting and no music, I think that is also true." ”

In last year's performance, Chubby only said the word "thank you" in addition to singing. But on this tour, his interaction with the audience increased significantly. At the suggestion of agent Ye Yunfu, a talking session was added to the scene, and Qiu Bi still did not talk much, but handed the microphone to the audience more. Some fans shared their feelings: "You said that a truly self-conscious person can live in his own world... You refreshed my definition of sensitivity. There are also fans who express their chests directly: "Miracles on earth!" "Fairy!"

From self-conscious performances to inviting fans to participate, Cupy doesn't feel like he's becoming more "pro-people," but sees it as a professional advancement: from an immature concert to one that meets industry standards. In his opinion, this arrangement also gives fans a chance to express themselves: "Last year, they did not sign sales, they could not say anything to me, plus the usual online messages I do not necessarily read." 」 This year finally had the opportunity to get them to express their ideas in a dignified manner. ”

Album: Cupy's music has always served experienced listeners

After joining Rolling Stone Electric, Cupy released his debut album "Big Release" after joining Rolling Stone Electric Last Year, which won him industry recognition. He confessed: "'Big Release' was so gorgeous that a bunch of critics and listeners felt like I couldn't make an album that went beyond the concept and the theme. Their disapproval is not to say that it is not good, their disapproval is that they feel that we cannot grasp a more accurate theme than this. ”

But Cupy didn't disappoint. He captured the theme of "Power" from video games and made a new album, "Middle Off". In a 5-on-5 video game, the most powerful is not the god teammate who can kill ten times in a row, but the "middle outrider" who is halfway through the game: "He may be weak, but even the strongest person may have to come to him to 'play with us for another ten minutes', and I found in the game that the operation of power is actually not the same as we imagined." 」 Everyone described in "Middle Departure" describes everyone at the hegemonic point of power, "That kind of strength is not that I have three Rolls-Royces, or I have three mansions, that strength comes from the fact that I don't have to move in the night hall, but he is the hegemonic point." 」 ”

Sounding a bit cryptic, Cupy admits: "Cupy's music has always served experienced listeners. For example, if we present the lyrics of "Si Yu" and even "Casual" to an author, we will feel very ashamed. This lyric can be communicated with deep literary lovers. ”