Sydney pop songstress by way of Hong Kong, Rainbow Chan records her music in the same place that her zany garb and shoes reside: her closet. After realizing her original artistic focus of being an oh-so-experimental singer/songwriter was not for her, Chan turned to something a little more her: infectious pop music out of left field. What resulted from this genre jump is the Long Vacation EP (Silo Arts), which is named after a 1996 Japanese TV drama. She claims the inspiration for the six tracks consist of, but not limited to, glockenspiels and music boxes, Frédéric Chopin and Steve Reich, girl groups and electronics, Hong Kong pop, Shanghai jazz, American rhythm ‘n’ blues and Japanese television theme songs. Chan will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all this week. Read our brand new feature on her.
Chan: Who doesn’t like a story about a love triangle between young hearts? Mix a little bit of telekinesis, cool music and a cute, fat cat in there, and you’ve got yourself a timeless anime. I used to watch this as a kid with my three sisters. The female lead, Ayukawa Madoka, is not only a sassy babe, but she rocks the saxophone in the show. She is the reason why I started saxophone lessons as a nine-year-old, and the rest is history. The illustration is detailed and beautiful. Sometimes I take my fashion cues from the characters, too. The soundtrack is super ’80s, and I was given a vinyl copy as a gift recently. It came with a pull out poster so I’ve stuck it up on my wall as inspiration for my next release.
Video after the jump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SknV0XrVUY8
