Generationwhy is the debut studio album by American electronic music produc… Read Full Bio ↴Generationwhy is the debut studio album by American electronic music producer ZHU, released on July 29, 2016 by Columbia Records. The album features works and vocals from the likes of Maya Angelou, Jaymes Young, Nylo, Mitch Bell, Nikola Bedingfield, Adam Schmalholz, and Broods. The album followed after the success of ZHU's collaborative debut EP Genesis Series, released in 2015.
The album is about millennials and their endless pursuit of any kind of affinity: "I feel like people are searching for a type of relationship, a communnity - a place they can belong.". The album's cover is introspective; it becomes a mirror for the audience, led back to the feelings of rebirth and youthful innocence Zhu has said he tried to evoke with the project.
Songs like “Palm Of My Hand” pay homage to that vibrant psychedelia synonymous with the early work of bands Zhu looked up to – Pink Floyd, as well as The Doors. “There was something kind of soulful and bluesy about it, and I wanted to incorporate some more soul into electronic music. I wanted to humanise it a little bit more,” he says.
Zhu worked on a number of remixes to some legendary dance records – namely, “In The Morning” from this album, which reconstitutes elements of Rui da Silva’s “Touch Me”, as well as a live-only version of Faithless’ "Insomnia”. While many would be intimidated by the stakes in reworking successful pieces, Zhu says that they’re simply an exercise in taking the classic rave and dance records he loves and seeing how he can modernise them – “if it works it works, if it doesn't, it doesn't.”
Despite his clear affinity with history, Zhu seems to gravitate equally towards the progressive, and it’s his curiosity that connects the two. He explains that the album, and its title, is designed to spark that same curiosity in us – to remind people of the questions they should be asking of the world, and most importantly, of themselves. While his initial anonymity raised his entire existence as a question, with Generationwhy, Zhu turns the tables on the public at large.
The album is about millennials and their endless pursuit of any kind of affinity: "I feel like people are searching for a type of relationship, a communnity - a place they can belong.". The album's cover is introspective; it becomes a mirror for the audience, led back to the feelings of rebirth and youthful innocence Zhu has said he tried to evoke with the project.
Songs like “Palm Of My Hand” pay homage to that vibrant psychedelia synonymous with the early work of bands Zhu looked up to – Pink Floyd, as well as The Doors. “There was something kind of soulful and bluesy about it, and I wanted to incorporate some more soul into electronic music. I wanted to humanise it a little bit more,” he says.
Zhu worked on a number of remixes to some legendary dance records – namely, “In The Morning” from this album, which reconstitutes elements of Rui da Silva’s “Touch Me”, as well as a live-only version of Faithless’ "Insomnia”. While many would be intimidated by the stakes in reworking successful pieces, Zhu says that they’re simply an exercise in taking the classic rave and dance records he loves and seeing how he can modernise them – “if it works it works, if it doesn't, it doesn't.”
Despite his clear affinity with history, Zhu seems to gravitate equally towards the progressive, and it’s his curiosity that connects the two. He explains that the album, and its title, is designed to spark that same curiosity in us – to remind people of the questions they should be asking of the world, and most importantly, of themselves. While his initial anonymity raised his entire existence as a question, with Generationwhy, Zhu turns the tables on the public at large.
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GenerationWHY
ZHU Lyrics
Cold Blooded Such a cold blooded love I'm afraid of your touch Such a…
Electrify Me Yes, oh, I can't wait 'til I see you, too Uh…
Generationwhy Something in the night is callin' me, yeah Sayin', "Get up,…
Good Life Life is all about you and not at all about…
Hometown Girl You'll never be my hometown girl There's nothing like her in…
In The Morning I only call when I'm alone I only call when I'm…
Money Money Money Money yeah yeah oh money money 好像小星星 oh money mo…
Numb Love me 'til I'm numb, baby We gon' sip on this…
One Minute to Midnight Sipping our love All you need to know, baby girl, I'm…
Palm of My Hand And I had you in the palm of my hand And…
Reaching We're on our own Somehow we found a way to speak…
Secret Weapon You're my secret weapon My sexy piece of heaven Girl, you ma…
Working For It You've been working here all night long Let me see if…
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