A fiery, hardworking talent in the heart of Asia, HKG/Taiwanese singer, songwriter and photographer ‘julian.’ shows off ‘Disaster’, collaborating with the producer ‘LCDWVES (lucidwaves)’ to create this experimental piece that tests the boundaries of EDM and hip hop. Fusing elements of trap, electronic, R&B and contemporary urban music together.
Opening from the melancholy minor chords ‘Disaster’, a world is portrayed in which darkness and fog is prominent, while the fresh and fast rhythms and synths create an atmosphere of brightness and hope to what is painted as a dark picture. The song captures a scene conveying the void of gloom with the mood and atmosphere serving to create a diverse display of scenarios, told from different perspectives.
Combined with the personal experiences, poor mental state and past encounters with drug abuse and heartbreak, julian. shared his thoughts about roadblocks in life and the other side of so-called “positive aspects in his songwriting”, and bears the question - when life around you is crumbling, do you reevaluate and lose heart, or carry on embedded with a false sense of hope?
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