this singer/songwriter unveiled a new look and sound on her sophomore album hi
look and sound on her sophomore album hi
look and sound on her sophomore album hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with creature Turner about Tropic
with creature Turner about Tropic
with creature Turner about Tropic electric so let’s talk about tropic
electric so let’s talk about tropic
electric so let’s talk about tropic electric tell us what you were going for
electric tell us what you were going for
electric tell us what you were going for in that album and about the two-disc
in that album and about the two-disc
in that album and about the two-disc concept the tropic electric actually
concept the tropic electric actually
concept the tropic electric actually started off as the musical concept we
started off as the musical concept we
started off as the musical concept we wanted to take a tropical Jamaica
wanted to take a tropical Jamaica
wanted to take a tropical Jamaica dancehall reggae which is my heritage I
dancehall reggae which is my heritage I
dancehall reggae which is my heritage I want to make an heritage and to me I
want to make an heritage and to me I
want to make an heritage and to me I wanted to take Jamaica because I just
wanted to take Jamaica because I just
wanted to take Jamaica because I just start singing until I was 16 I lived on
start singing until I was 16 I lived on
start singing until I was 16 I lived on the island so I mean following them in
the island so I mean following them in
the island so I mean following them in this industry today is because of
this industry today is because of
this industry today is because of Jamaica right now pop is electronically
Jamaica right now pop is electronically
Jamaica right now pop is electronically like that David get us known and I
like that David get us known and I
like that David get us known and I wanted to take those two worlds and
wanted to take those two worlds and
wanted to take those two worlds and trying to crossbreed Birla’s create a
trying to crossbreed Birla’s create a
trying to crossbreed Birla’s create a fusion and a balance of those two sounds
fusion and a balance of those two sounds
fusion and a balance of those two sounds during the recording process we went
during the recording process we went
during the recording process we went back to Jamaica I wanted to be in that
back to Jamaica I wanted to be in that
back to Jamaica I wanted to be in that atmosphere be amongst we call it in to
atmosphere be amongst we call it in to
atmosphere be amongst we call it in to make it revives the energy of of the
make it revives the energy of of the
make it revives the energy of of the island because I swear to make them hear
island because I swear to make them hear
island because I swear to make them hear music differently they dance differently
music differently they dance differently
music differently they dance differently their approach to creating music is so
their approach to creating music is so
their approach to creating music is so more relaxed than the rest of the
more relaxed than the rest of the
more relaxed than the rest of the industry
industry
industry you know when I’ve recorded in LA and
you know when I’ve recorded in LA and
you know when I’ve recorded in LA and stuff you know a lot of times it’s about
stuff you know a lot of times it’s about
stuff you know a lot of times it’s about formula Jamaica to them they don’t want
formula Jamaica to them they don’t want
formula Jamaica to them they don’t want to work unless it feels right so some
to work unless it feels right so some
to work unless it feels right so some days we show up but let’s do the owners
days we show up but let’s do the owners
days we show up but let’s do the owners like you say let’s go the beach you know
like you say let’s go the beach you know
like you say let’s go the beach you know and it’s them if they never want to
and it’s them if they never want to
and it’s them if they never want to force it in everything has to come on
force it in everything has to come on
force it in everything has to come on naturally recording process we ended up
naturally recording process we ended up
naturally recording process we ended up with some of them more towards tropical
with some of them more towards tropical
with some of them more towards tropical side so more towards the electric side
side so more towards the electric side
side so more towards the electric side and so splitting it into a double disc
and so splitting it into a double disc
and so splitting it into a double disc actually came as the idea later on but
actually came as the idea later on but
actually came as the idea later on but we did have those few songs where we
we did have those few songs where we
we did have those few songs where we literally couldn’t decide which just put
literally couldn’t decide which just put
literally couldn’t decide which just put it on because we had accomplished that
it on because we had accomplished that
it on because we had accomplished that blend so let’s talk about a few of the
blend so let’s talk about a few of the
blend so let’s talk about a few of the singles for stuff rock paper scissors so
singles for stuff rock paper scissors so
singles for stuff rock paper scissors so tell us a bit about the concept for that
tell us a bit about the concept for that
tell us a bit about the concept for that song and the video because of the
song and the video because of the
song and the video because of the dancehall influence we wanted to go to
dancehall influence we wanted to go to
dancehall influence we wanted to go to the extreme left there’s the dialect
the extreme left there’s the dialect
the extreme left there’s the dialect that’s laced throughout it lyrically
that’s laced throughout it lyrically
that’s laced throughout it lyrically there’s a female empowerment boom in it
there’s a female empowerment boom in it
there’s a female empowerment boom in it and then we’d also carried that through
and then we’d also carried that through
and then we’d also carried that through its music video we shot the music video
its music video we shot the music video
its music video we shot the music video in cases where all of the dancers that
in cases where all of the dancers that
in cases where all of the dancers that you see in the record considers music
you see in the record considers music
you see in the record considers music video all of those answers are
video all of those answers are
video all of those answers are celebrities within the dancehall
celebrities within the dancehall
celebrities within the dancehall Jamaican community so especially within
Jamaican community so especially within
Jamaican community so especially within the Caribbean community they’re like oh
the Caribbean community they’re like oh
the Caribbean community they’re like oh so and so and so and so all fall in the
so and so and so and so all fall in the
so and so and so and so all fall in the same video so it wasn’t even say a fun
same video so it wasn’t even say a fun
same video so it wasn’t even say a fun day of filming
stealing losing tonight Cindy so let’s
stealing losing tonight Cindy so let’s talk about I could say and also that
talk about I could say and also that
talk about I could say and also that beautiful video we shot that image make
beautiful video we shot that image make
beautiful video we shot that image make as well
as well
as well Portland’s maker in that video and we
Portland’s maker in that video and we
Portland’s maker in that video and we wanted to you know capture the beauty
wanted to you know capture the beauty
wanted to you know capture the beauty you know there’s the waterfalls and we
you know there’s the waterfalls and we
you know there’s the waterfalls and we wanted to give the imagery of this
wanted to give the imagery of this
wanted to give the imagery of this paradise because lyrically and I could
paradise because lyrically and I could
paradise because lyrically and I could stay you know I could stay here with you
stay you know I could stay here with you
stay you know I could stay here with you I wanted to create that image of oh
I wanted to create that image of oh
I wanted to create that image of oh she’s talking about her dude and that’s
she’s talking about her dude and that’s
she’s talking about her dude and that’s yeah we could you could stay there
but that song actually funny enough I
but that song actually funny enough I wrote it about my husband I didn’t tell
wrote it about my husband I didn’t tell
wrote it about my husband I didn’t tell him that I co-wrote it with a girl named
him that I co-wrote it with a girl named
him that I co-wrote it with a girl named Erica from the writing camp based out of
Erica from the writing camp based out of
Erica from the writing camp based out of LA and she ended up telling him I was
LA and she ended up telling him I was
LA and she ended up telling him I was like no you can’t tell them that it’s
like no you can’t tell them that it’s
like no you can’t tell them that it’s wrong about them since now it’s cause
wrong about them since now it’s cause
wrong about them since now it’s cause he’s very proud of it it’s the favorite
he’s very proud of it it’s the favorite
he’s very proud of it it’s the favorite song
how would you say this album represents
how would you say this album represents your evolution as an artist I had so
your evolution as an artist I had so
your evolution as an artist I had so much creative control on this album that
much creative control on this album that
much creative control on this album that I really feel like I just got to express
I really feel like I just got to express
I really feel like I just got to express Who I was you know how I hear music
Who I was you know how I hear music
Who I was you know how I hear music naturally in my head how I write
naturally in my head how I write
naturally in my head how I write naturally you know sometimes when you’re
naturally you know sometimes when you’re
naturally you know sometimes when you’re writing with other songwriters and you
writing with other songwriters and you
writing with other songwriters and you know you’re given songs you’re finding
know you’re given songs you’re finding
know you’re given songs you’re finding something that represents you the best
something that represents you the best
something that represents you the best that it can in that particular situation
that it can in that particular situation
that it can in that particular situation but because the sound like I said I was
but because the sound like I said I was
but because the sound like I said I was there for me the beginning to the end of
there for me the beginning to the end of
there for me the beginning to the end of every song I wrote every song who
every song I wrote every song who
every song I wrote every song who brought with bear during he the
brought with bear during he the
brought with bear during he the construction of the production and
construction of the production and
construction of the production and that’s why it also took so much longer
that’s why it also took so much longer
that’s why it also took so much longer but at the end of the day like I said I
but at the end of the day like I said I
but at the end of the day like I said I have a product that I really feel fans I
have a product that I really feel fans I
have a product that I really feel fans I didn’t feel like okay I think I’m
didn’t feel like okay I think I’m
didn’t feel like okay I think I’m starting to understand cool Krisha is
starting to understand cool Krisha is
starting to understand cool Krisha is more and who I am not only as a person
more and who I am not only as a person
more and who I am not only as a person but you know my artistic expression
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