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 think Michel Gondry is a genius. His play with cinematic technique is so imaginative. This film is the perfect combination of quirky, surreal and sentimental. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet’s performances are immensely believable and connected with me on so many levels. The soundtrack is killer, too, and I often torture myself by listening to it when I go through break-ups.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnSgSe2GzDc
