As 2013 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.
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: I am not very good at gardening, but I have been relatively successful with keeping my succulents healthy. I have a nice variety of retro planters in the shape of cute animals for them. Being a DIY musician and producing music in my bedroom means that my workspace needs to look beautiful. I’m quite a girly girl when it comes to interiors, and these pretty succulents are conducive to inspiration. I find having just a little bit of green around can freshen up the room and my mind.
Video after the jump.
