Crisp Orchestra Interview｜Faced with the disturbances in the adult world, always keep a child’s heart

Crispy Orchestra is an alternative folk ensemble composed of male lead singer Skippy and female lead singer Ding Bu Latin (also called Ding Ding). It is also a rare male and female lead singer in Taiwan. The two have a high degree of background (both graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of National Taiwan University). After graduation, they gave up the job of a highly paid engineer and became a professional musician. They sang in major music festivals, concerts, campuses, livehouses, etc. at home and abroad. The folk songs combine elements of different aspects such as rock, pop, electronics, sample collage, etc. The male vocalist's voice is clear and detailed, and the female vocalist's multi-level sub-penetrating power. The two voices interweave to form a unique soundscape, warm and soothing.

Healing is an alternative folk song with double vocals, intertwined harmony, fresh and warm soothing.

Crisp Orchestra interview

Q1

Hello! Crispy long time no see! This is the first time you have come to the mainland to perform. Because Jason will be on a joint tour with you this time, hahaha, so I want to ask what do you particularly expect for your first mainland tour?

Skippy & Ding Ding: Hello, this is the sixth time we have come to the mainland. We have participated in several wave music festivals and small call music festivals before. There was also a special guest with Hellonico, so this time For the sixth time, this tour is quite anticipated, because we were all attending music festivals before, and then this is our first ticket sales performance, and then we can finally talk to those very enthusiastic and supportive audience friends and fans on the Internet Met up.

Q2

In fact, there has always been a question~ There are only two members in the group, why did you think of calling it an orchestra?

Skippy & Ding Ding: In fact, when we were in the group, we were called Crispy. Of course, the Chinese translation means crisp. The addition of the orchestra I think is an expectation. We hope that Crispy represents not only two people, but a long way. The imagination of more than two people is more like a spirit. We hope that everyone can find the courage to pursue their dreams in the Crisp Orchestra. How does

Q3

divide the work in creation? Listening to the songs of the Crisp Band, you will feel that Tintin and Skippy’s voices are super tacit. Can you talk to you about the way of getting along in private?

Skippy & Ding Ding: When it comes to music creation, Skippy is generally responsible for the creation of music. I’m Ding Ding, and I will be responsible for some visual things, such as design or illustration, but we will also Discuss and help each other in their respective fields. It is quite comfortable for us to get along in private, because we are actually very accustomed to the pattern of getting along with each other and some getting along at work. I think it's natural and there is a tacit understanding hahahaha! !

Q4

There are also many kinship groups in Taiwan. In addition to tacit understanding, will there be quarrels due to different creative concepts? How to resolve conflicts? After all, other bands can go back to each house after the quarrel, but you will still see when you go home after the quarrel. Hahaha

Skippy & Dingding: We are not really kinship, but we get along quite family. When there are disagreements and quarrels, we They will give each other some space, so that after the emotions have passed, we can solve the problem in a rational way. Most of the time, we are more mature in this aspect. In a small part, we still have to find ways to relieve ourselves. Will go to eat, Skippy will play basketball or play video games, try some completely relaxing activities, so that your head can do some conversion, is to make room for some.

Q5

The album "Are You Happy?" invited Han Likang (the editor is a loyal fan of A Kang!!) and well-known musicians like Mr. Jian Qi and Huang Shaoyong to participate in the production. What are the comparisons with his previous works? A big change?

Skippy & Ding Ding: Each of them brought different sparks to our music. Like Mr. Han Likang, our arrangement is more powerful and more diverse, like in our title song-"Weaving the StarsIn "People", a lot of electric guitars and noise are used, which gives a song that was originally a folk song a different look, and it became a bit like rock.

The cutest guitarist Han Likang

like Teacher Huang Shaoyong has a very deep foundation in electronics. There is a song called "So You Don’t Feel Pain Anymore". It was originally a folk-like song, Huang Teacher Shao Yong used a very Ambient arrangement to present a feeling similar to roaming in the galaxy, and then I like it very much. In fact, many things are incredible when they hear their place from the beginning. feel.

Huang Shaoyong

, ​​like Mr. Jian Qi, he is very good at using a kind of film-like arrangement. Our song "You Said the Scenery Cannot Be Taken Away" was arranged and produced by Mr. Jian Qi, and the appearance of the scenery has also changed. It has to be more vivid in the sense of purpose, and Teacher Jian Qi is very good at keeping our own original things, and then adding more rich things. The well-known Jian Qi teacher in the circle of

and our voice producer Huang Jianwei can be regarded as forced to our singing potential, even in the recording studio, we also had a lot of discussions and running-in with him, in the past we would not pay attention to how to let ourselves To make room for the sound of the sound, one of the songs is "Reminder". This song is very special because it was recorded in the recording studio at the same time by the two of us. It is completely synchronized recording that is when we complete this song. The tacit understanding has a higher level of feeling, so I am very happy to cooperate with these teachers this time, and let my work present a very diverse and wonderful look~~

The same well-known Huang Jianwei teacher

There is also teacher Wang Xiwen, this There is a song in the album called "Spicy Soup". This song was co-produced by Wang Xiwen and Han Likang. Teacher Xiwen added orchestral elements to this song to make the picture of this song more complete. I particularly like the clarinet in the song. At the end of the chorus, all singing is still, and then only the clarinet is playing solo, which makes the feeling of parting in this song more profound.

Q6

I heard that this album design and costume styling were done by Ding Ding and the designer together. It's amazing~ Do you want to know what other special hobbies besides music do? How will hobbies other than music affect your music?

Skippy& Dingding: Skippy likes to play basketball, and also likes to try some brainstorming competitions, such as playing cards or playing video games. When I play basketball or games with those friends, I will be in a group. This matter is actually a very important nutrient in my creation, the interaction between a person and others, and the psychological Communication, whether it is small, innocent or deep, will become a nutrient for my creation.

Ding Ding: I prefer to watch movies (Skippy: we both like to watch movies) I especially like to watch movies with a more plot trend. In movies, we can see many different lives. Many times you can use movies. To empathize with things you might never experience. The

Q7

band has been 7 years since its establishment. What do you think is the biggest change in the past seven years?

Skippy: I think the biggest change should be the mentality. I originally thought that after seven years I would become an adult, become more secular and care more about some things, but found that it hasn't changed that much.

Ding Ding: Then I think the biggest change in myself is to become more confident in myself. I didn’t think my singing or creation could affect so many people before, but I found that many fans or friends can learn from me. The singing has gained a lot of power. At this time, I was actually very touched in my heart, and then I realized that I can actually make myself shine to illuminate more people. It’s just a change in identity. I slowly began to realize the role played by a performer or a creator in this world. When you find that you can touch more people or even bring a little bit for others, The mission of singingThe feeling becomes different.

Q8

Every time you hear the song of Crisp Orchestra, your mood will become clear~ I want to ask Ding Ding and Skippy how to keep happy?

Skippy: I think I remember that I have a child’s heart, and in the face of the disturbances in this adult world, as long as you think of you, you are the purest touch~ (the purest emotion is not necessarily touched) I like to be with friends Let’s play games together. In that innocuous little competition, I will get the purest happiness. That is my secret to staying happy!

Ding Ding: I really like watching some cats, dogs, or children's videos. We are a band that likes dinosaurs. There are a lot of fluffy or hard dinosaurs or models on it. They all make us feel different. Good partner.

Q9

Can you share with you the songs you are listening to recently? Do you particularly appreciate musicians you want to collaborate with?

Skippy: has been repeating a song recently that is "Don't Don't" which is a collaboration between Wawa and Mrs. Chen Shanni. I think the arrangement, lyrics and music of this song and the sound performance of two people are almost perfect. There are many things worth learning. Oh~

and foreign language singers, I have been listening to Noname, a rap singer, and the whole album was amazing. Then the album was called "Telefone", and it was also very Groove, although the things we talked about My life is not very close, but I just feel very moved, I don’t know why haha~

Ding Ding: Then I really like a Japanese producer called MONDO GROSSO, and I especially like the song he collaborated with Manshima Hikaru called "The Labyrinth" , It’s kind of the atmosphere of a metropolis actress in the city, it’s also a song that allows me to repeat many times.

If you want to collaborate with artists, such as teacher Shanni and doll (Wei Ruxuan) , it feels like a cool thing. There are also bears who want to work with us in a completely different style, and elephant gymnastics hee hee~ I hope to create a different spark with them.

Q10

Have any short-term plans for the future of the orchestra? What are your plans after the tour?

Skippy&丁丁: That is, we will continue our final tour, from Japan to Singapore and Malaysia. After the tour, we are preparing for the next album. We have written a lot of songs now, hoping to write the main title of the next album. Song, then we can move on to our goal for next year, yes, then we can go on tour again! !

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