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| Veteran rocker Cui Jian at a press conference
for the release of his latest album "Show You Colour" in Beijing
last week. |
The release of every new album by Cui Jian is an event in the history
of Chinese rock music. "Show You Colour" is no exception. It is probably
more so, for it has been seven years since his last album "Power of the
Powerless" came out.
Veteran rocker Cui Jian at a press conference for the release of his
latest album "Show You Colour" in Beijing last week.
Fortunately the seven years' waiting has not been
in vain . The rich
content and refined production of "Show You Colour" distinguish it from
all of Cui's previous albums, and probably from any other rock album in
China.
The 43-year-old veteran rocker said that he spent most of the time
during the last seven years studying production equipment, through which
he has discovered more possibilities to make music.
It was in his previous album that Cui tried to adopt a home production
method, and now he is at home with it. He not only wrote all the songs of
"Show You Colour," but also did the production, recording and mixing.
"The problem of time in producing this album is not that time is too
short, but too long," said Cui. "In home production I have a great deal of
time, but the more time I have, the more opportunities I have to challenge
myself."
On the other hand, he said that the advantage of having his own studio
to work in is that it is like writing a diary, in which he can compose
little by little, and finish an album naturally when he has accumulated
enough material. He was already producing part of this album when he was
producing the previous one, and in the process of making this album he is
also preparing for the next one.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2005-04-07 11:17
