Interview Big Noise

Interview Audrey Lily Ahead of Harbour Records Harbour Records.” Everyone has their own road to take,” name) with Ah P of My Little Airport If there’s one negative to the long she says. “These songs were written fame when both were teenagers. “That 6th Anniversary gig, Ben record making process, it’s that it long ago when I was little.” was nearly a decade ago,” she says. Sin catches up with the makes for pretty dated material. Choi’s Although ‘Audrey Lily’ is new to “We’ve grown up but our dreams label’s newest signing album is filled with love songs but the scene and will perform for just the remain the same.” the singer-songwriter is hardly the second time at the anniversary party, lovey-dovey girly type. “Conventional Choi herself is actually an experienced Audrey Lily plays Harbour Records Audrey Lily is an oxymoron, and wisdom says a person should find a performer, having formed the band Sixth Anniversary Party at Hang Out that’s how Jay Choi likes it. “Audrey, companion and share a life together, Little Beauty (A literal English on Saturday 24. Tickets: Zoo Records; to me, sounds complex and somewhat but I’m not sure if that’s for me. translation of the band’s Cantonese 3188 2303. dark while Lily is fluffy and poppy,” says the 28-year-old graphic designer of her stage name. She says it represents her music, which can be described as Kid A-era Radiohead (electro-heavy) meets Cantopop (though she also sings in Putonghua). “I grew up listening to a weird mix of music,” she says, explaining that cassette tapes of local pop diva Anita Mui and California rockers The Byrds filled her walkman on most days. Releasing a record is something Choi says she’s wanted to do since a young age but she didn’t rush the process. After working on it for nearly five years she’ll release her debut record at Harbour Record’s 6th anniversary party, where she’ll play alongside Ah P, 22 Cats, False Alarm, Modern Children and Thomas@Malfunction. “Well, it took so long because I had to learn music first,” she says. “Guitar, violin, recording, everything.” To Choi, releasing records is about self-gratification. “We play music mostly to make ourselves happy, there isn’t much money to be made in this scene,” she says. “I don’t expect fame or money from releasing an album. I still have a day job and so do others at Electro twee rock Jay Choi is crafting some stern love songs Big noise Music Music Music Twins Controversial Cantopop reunion lascivious photos, resulting in Chung dropping off the radar Coliseum, Fri 16-Sun 18 and a “temporary dissolution” of the sisterly pair. Proving that Hong Kong can forgive and forget, Chung Before the steamy Edison Chen photo and Choi have decided that a reunion is a sensible option, scandal and details of a secret and will infect the public with their frustratingly contagious marriage and divorce dominated made-for-karaoke tunes once more. the headlines, Gillian Chung Both initially caught the attention of EEG manager and Charlene Choi were Mani as part-time models out of a catalogue of thousands better known as the of potential young candidates. Within a few short months purportedly squeaky- of signing and being processed through Hong Kong’s clean pop duo Twins. teeny-popper factory, Twins shot to fame in 2001. Wanting Of course, then to grow up with their fan base, the girls went from singing came 2008’s wave bubblegum pop about schoolboy crushes to a more of over-the-top R&B approach and even dabbled in a bit of rapping revulsion (女人味, Femininity). caused The theme for their concerts this fortnight is “Rock and by Chen’s Roll never dies,” which provided a convenient segue at a recent press conference for the pair to voice their hope that the Twins spirit will also never die. All power to you, girls. Alice Chan Tickets: www.urbtix.hk; 2734 9009. Back in blue It’s weird when parents dress their twins the same 68 timeout.com.hk April 14 – 27 2010.

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