hong kong indie king, chet lam's pillow songs
a question to chinese pop music lovers - do you know who composed stefanie sun's hit yu jian 遇见? it is hong kong indie singer chet lam.
chet lam 林一峰 is some sort like a crossover between aubert au 區瑞強 and danny chan 陳百強, in terms of voice and music inclination. his brand of folk songs is simple, has sweet melodies and is mostly accompanied by just a guitar.
but what is common among all chet lam's releases is - it has very good recording. the case in point is his earlier album, pillow songs 床頭歌. to me, if you are not familiar with chet lam and would like to buy only one album to try out, pillow songs is the only one you need.
the recording is superb throughout. both chet lam's voice and the guitar's plucking shine through with pristine vividness and sparkles. if your system does not have good highs, you would missed out on the guitar playing. tonal quality is excellent with chet's voice sounding palpable and full of body. on a good system, his voice can sound eeriely palpable.
i have bought several chet lam albums, all from hong kong, and pillow songs ranks as the best chet lam album todate, both for performance and recording.
you can get it online from yes! asia.
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7 years ago
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Hi Leslie, finally I got Pillow Songs last week. My only regret? Should have bought it earlier!
Anyway, you are right about his songs and the album recording quality. love it to bits. Guitar strings has the final extensions and sounded very real. So did the vocals, also sounded palpable.
Thanks,
CK
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