Creativebackground
Thepreparationprocessforthe"ThisNow"albumwascompletedbyXuWeiandallmembersoftheband.LiYanliangwasthealbumproducer,drummerZhangYongguang(Drum3),percussionistMusicianssuchasLiuXiaosong(BlackBrother),WangWenying(BeiBei),ZangHongfei(FeiFei),LiJiujun,GaoFeiandothermusiciansparticipated,andtogetherwithXuWei,theycompletedthisalbumexpressingXuWei'sfeelingsaboutlife.
Asfortheinspirationforthealbum"NowandNow",XuWeisaidthatitwasreallydifficult
The"NowandNow"albumpictures(3photos)
Xin,becauseitcontainsAfteralotofthinking,hefinallychosetoopenhismindandbodytodialoguewithlife.Thesourceofcreationcomesfromreallifeexperience.Sincethelyricsandmusicmustbeconciseandconcise,hedevotedalotoftimetoarrangingandcommunicatingwithmusicians.Throughlearningandexperience,XuWeicommunicatedwiththeband,drewnourishmentfromthemountainsandsagesofChineseculture,andmergedwithmodernpoptoformthisalbum-"ThisNow".Forthelatermusic,XuWeinolongerconsideredthepopularityandpopularityofmusic,butmoreaboutculturalinheritance.Therefore,hewrote"EmptyValleyYoulan"whichcombinedpoetryandSongCiforthefirsttime,andthenwroteFor"Xanadu",whenwritingthesong"ThisMoment",XuWeiexpressedhisworldviewverytruthfully.AlbumTracks
| TrackSequence | Tracks | Fillinwords | Composing |
| 01 | "ThisNow" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 02 | "Love" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 03 | 《逍遥OK" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 04 | td>"Lingyan" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 05 | "EmptyValleyOrchid" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 06 | "Leaving" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 07 | "Joy" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 08 | "Wish" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 09 | "RedemptionJourney" | XuWei | XuWei |
| 10 | "Xanadu" | XuWei | XuWei |
AlbumAppreciation
Thisalbum"ThisNow"showsXuWei'sfascinationwithZen.However,atleastfromtheperspectiveofmusicperformance,XuWeiisnotatrueconversiontoBuddhism,butamixedandcomplexbeliefandideal.Fromthenamesof"EmptyValleyandOrchid"and"ThePeachintheWorld",onecanfeelakindofentanglementofcloudsandmist,likeenteringtheZenrealm.
ThealbumwasproducedbydomesticmusicianssuchasLiuXiaosong,ZhangYongguang,BeiBei,andLiYanliang,providinganon-modelandlabelablemusicatmosphereforthearrangementoftheentirealbum.Thewholealbumdidnotcompletelywidentheidentificationwidthbetweenworksandworks,soinsomeworks,italwayssoundslikethereisahighsimilarity.Ontheonehand,thisillustratesthefixationofXuWei'scomposingstyle.AnotheraspectthathasbeenoverlookedbypeopleisXuWei'spersonalandplainsingingstyle,whichalsocontributestothesimilarityofthemelodytoacertainextent.XuWei'sclosetocolloquialsingingmakestheworksoundnaturalandpleasant.Inthework"EmptyValleyOrchid",XuWeiobviouslycreatedamelodylinedifferentfromhisprevioussongsbyincorporatingSanskritsounds.
Awardrecord
| Time | AwardsCeremony | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ChineseGoldenMelodyAward | 2012TopTenChineseRecords | tr>