Aero fever

Music maker returns to make believe

By Tatat Bunnag
Photos are courtesy of
Aerolips and Colorcode Records

With a sound heavily influenced by late 90s electronic and synth-pop, U-Krist Sirichana (Uze), a musician and producer best known for his work with Slow Reverse, is back with a new project called Aerolips.

The owner of Colorcode, a local music label that’s home to indie artists like Colonial and Basement Tape, Uze is a real musical tastemaker. With Aerolips, Uze has teamed up with chic female singer Darunee Suepongsa (Janjan) to create beats and melodies that are meant to shake the dance floor.

The duo recently released “High Fever”, a catchy new track that follows their debut single “Make Believe”, which peaked at the No 2 spot on the Fat Radio chart.

Student Weekly recently caught up with Uze to hear more about his new and promising indie dance project.

Student Weekly: How did the Aerolips band come about?

Uze: The project started even before we released Slow Reverse’s first album. I was invited by Tar (of the electronic band Cyndi Seui) to send a song for his label Kitsch Cat’s compilations. It was just a one-off project at the time, but later I decided to continue it as a proper band.

Student Weekly: What is the meaning of Aerolips?

Uze: Well, there is no secret meaning behind it. We just tried to come up with a name that goes well with our music, and we just put together some random words. To us, the word ‘aero’ sounds fast and exciting, while the word ‘lip’ might represent the feminine side of the band.

Student Weekly: How did you meet up with your singer Janjan?

Uze: At the time I had already done a couple of Aerolips’ tracks, but still hadn’t found a singer yet. I did some auditions with a few different people, and I met Janjan through my friends. I was really impressed with her looks and style. I thought, ‘This girl has something unique that stands out’. She seemed excited about working together too.

Student Weekly: Your new single “High Fever” is such a groovy tune. What is the song about?

Uze: It’s a song about relationships and falling in love. I think “High Fever” is the catchiest, most accessible song on the album. It’s a fun dance and party song, especially in a time like this, during New Year celebrations.

Student Weekly: As a songwriter for both projects, what would you say is the main difference between Aerolips and Slow Reverse?

Uze: They’re definitely different. Slow Reverse is a guitar pop band that uses some electronics and synthesizers, but Aerolips is all about synthesizers, electronic keyboards and dance music. The music is more entertaining and has a brighter feeling than the gloomy sound of Slow Reverse.

Student Weekly: What’s next for Aerolips?

Uze: Aerolips just released a full length album titled Control, and we had an album launch party at Bad Motel in Thong Lor. It was a really fun party. So many friends and fans came to support us. Big thanks to all of them!

Student Weekly: You also own an indie record label Colorcode. Can you tell us more about it?

Uze: At first Colorcode was a record label that I formed only for releasing Slow Reverse's debut album. But somehow the album became so successful that thought maybe I could make it into a real music label. Now Colorcode plans to release albums by local bands such as Aerolips, Colonial and Basement Tape.

 

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