Six Hundred and Eighty Second Creation Daily

In the early 1990s, unplugged performances were a challenge to return to the real and pure. After the TV station put forward the idea, there were excellent bands who completed wonderful unplugged performances; but later, almost all excellent bands would challenge the unplugged Plugging in has become a habit.

Unplugged live, relatively speaking, the venue will be smaller, because it is conducive to the transmission and expression of sound, which also means that the performers and the audience are relatively close, the audience needs to keep quiet, and the band members often perform sitting , returning to the simplest chords with a quiet acoustic guitar.

In fact, the harmony of music, in the distorted guitar, is often a dubbing wall, without delicate and rich notes and colorful harmony changes, and the roar of the rhythm will unreasonably cover up all these details and changes.

But when it is not plugged in, all the details can be expressed granularly through the acoustic guitar, and the emotional level and complexity will be richer, and it is often easier for the audience to enter the situation.

Unplugged puts forward very strict requirements on the technical requirements and on-site control ability of the band members. There is no roaring heavy electronic sound cover, and all the details are fully exposed. Whether it is the lead singer or other band members, all need to face strict requirements. review.

Of course, after 20 years of development, the original intention of "breaking electronic music" by unplugged performances is gone, and now it is more of a daily choice.

Many bands are willing to include an "unplugged version" in their albums, in contrast to the electronic version, to create a different effect.

The same goes for King for a Day.

"Chasing the Light", "Time", and "Not Good at Saying Goodbye" that have been released so far, as well as the newly released "Embracing the New Life" and "Stranger" at the Coachella Music Festival, are all acoustic works , they not only dared to perform, but also proved themselves in the Indio desert.

However, it is undeniable that the works that really made the king of the day to the top, "My Demons", "Falling Apart", "Killing Me Slowly", "Born", "Get Out of My Head" "Wait, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

In these two works, Ronan uses plug-in instruments, not hoping to create a bombardment effect through surging rhythms like in the 1990s; but to use the characteristics of different instruments to create a sense of hierarchy and space , like a building, a three-dimensional magnificent space is formed through the splicing and combination of different materials, and the singing voice becomes the last link of the integrity of the work, detonating all chemical reactions.

This is also the reason why the album "Seven" has been praised by professional music critics.

Now, standing at a fork in the road for the production of a new album, Ronan's thoughts are temporarily contradictory and not yet fully determined, but he still hopes to make a different attempt.

unplugged version,

It's not just as simple as being unplugged.

"Where did this idea come from? What are you going to do? Tell me in detail." Facing Ronan's thoughts, Maxim still asked along the lines of the words, even though there were countless question marks.

After more than half a year of getting along, Maxim has gradually gotten used to this way of getting along. He believes in Ronan's inspiration, and also believes in Ronan's ability. See what chemical reaction they can collide with.

Ronan thought about it seriously, "Use the cello as the main instrument, and when entering the chorus, cut to the piano, and then slowly cut to the violin."

All classical instruments?

Neither Maxim nor Cliff could hide their surprise—isn't this a rock band transformed into a symphony orchestra?

Instead, Ronan's thinking gradually became clear, "Our unplugged version can completely return to the instrument itself, using the cello to convey sadness, the piano to convey loneliness, the violin to express release, and the drums to express excitement. What kind of emotion is in each part of the music, we choose which instrument, and then use the instrument to collide with each other to create sparks, layer by layer to create emotional levels.”

Everything, back to the original.

Each musical instrument has its own timbre and characteristics, and strings, wind instruments, percussion instruments, etc. also have different colors, and then perform different interpretations in different arrangements and combinations in the hands of the artist, and finally radiate completely different charms. Music also has a different vitality.

Now, Ronan is trying to return to the musical instrument itself, and use the color of the musical instrument to construct the musical level. To be precise, it should be the emotional level, and let the singing voice become a kind of musical instrument, exploring the possibility of chemical reactions in the collision , giving the lyrics more complex and more lively energy.

Unplugging is tantamount to returning to purity.

The cello cuts in, laying out the emotions step by step; the piano merges, and the interweaving of the keys and strings weaves a coolness like the flow of moonlight; adding the violin, exploring the mixture of sadness and pain layer by layer; and then adding shelf in the second chorus The drum, detonated all the emotions in the mind with a roaring sound, exposed the wounds nakedly, and vented all the emotions without reservation.

It's like standing in an empty and barren land, singing loudly, and gently touching the wound deep in the soul.

"But, how to do it?" Cliff felt that he could understand every word Ronan said, but after putting all the words together, he couldn't understand them at all.

No idea at all.

Ronan also realized that the presentation of words was too thin and flat, so he sat directly in front of the sound console and used the computer to synthesize the sound effects of different instruments such as cello and violin, overlapping multiple tracks together, Create the effect you want in your mind——

Of course, this is just to convey the concept of arrangement. If it comes to the actual recording, Ronan still hopes not to use computer synthesis, and still insist on using live sound recording, just like "Seven".

After the polishing of an album, countless on-site exercises, and the influence of Bruno and Justin's cooperation, Ronan is also continuing to grow, and now his understanding of musical instruments has gone further, and the complicated work seems to be easy and very easy. After a while, Cliff suddenly realized.

It is also unplugged, but the song "Sparks Splashing" just now is different from any of the previous works of King One Day. It is more atmospheric, magnificent and purer. The musical instruments play an important role, even without the intervention of Ronan's singing voice, You can still feel the resonance between the instruments.

In other words, the pure melody can already make people feel the rich emotions, and they can't help but stir up their hearts.

This is really rare.

Maxim still didn't speak, but fell into deep thought, savoring the four eight beats Ronan demonstrated live, feeling the impact of the melody.

"...So, what about the plug-in version?"

There was a sound at the door, and when he turned his head, it was Ollie who came back from the bathroom, and he seemed to be ready.