“We often find ourselves wondering – is there anything more complicated than a human being? We are so conscious and unconscious at the same time. We have a lot of feelings and emotions, and we can get lost in them so much that it seems impossible to find our way back. I analyze a lot of myself and my feelings in different situations, so it is natural that it is also reflected in my work, “the singer outlines the idea of the concept of the album below.
Albums I feel that way was created in close collaboration with music producer Kaspars Ansons. Together, trying to get out of the usual frame and looking for the real sound, wanting to show what KATŌ is, not what someone else expects from her musically.
“Working on the album included a full arsenal of emotions. After the mini album What do my birds eat, which we released in the autumn of 2019, with KATŌ we came to the revelation that we need to change the musical direction, because by doing the same we will not be able to feel the fulfillment. To achieve this, we tried to find different solutions, such as a song Eyes has become a canon, which is a technique typical of early academic music. It may not be explicitly read in the listening process, but the goal was to change the perspective of creation – how we think and perceive the songwriting process. There are compositions that include several modulation and tempo changes – we wanted to make pop music more complicated, but at the same time, easy for the listener to understand. The compositions are also united by elements of compositions that resonated with each other during the songs, for example, the timbre of KATŌ’s voice has been redesigned into a synthetic sound – possibly risking a slower process of creation, but thus making the music unique. You can also feel this album iyes features of the music genre, as a producer I return to analogous values - authentic synthesizers and live instruments, “says the producer Kaspars Ansons about the process of creating the album.
“Also in terms of lyrics, we deviated a bit from the usual themes – if the previous album was just about love and divorce, then other themes appear here, such as traveling in time or striving for the future – putting the expectations into tomorrow. Song Eyes, in my opinion, is about friendship – not fresh falling in love, but a lasting presence. The cannibal – not about the relationship as such, but more about how the world is controlled by the gene reproducing and the ability of this gene to make us a victim – “the hunter becomes a prey”. Whether we succeeded in everything, it should probably be assessed by the listener, “KATŌ continues to mention the importance of the songs.
Small album I feel that way The opening took place on 16 September in a closed event in the Tallinas Street quarter, in the presence of the singer’s friends, colleagues and supporters. Albums I feel that way available on all popular music streaming sites. A single with the title is also announced along with the album I feel that way, which will also release a music video in October this year.
KATŌ presented herself as a singer in Latvian music on February 18, 2019, releasing a single I went too far. A small album was released in nine months What do my birds eat, which was recognized as a stable application in Latvian pop music, which is highlighted by the nomination for the Music Record of the Year Award Gold microphone 2020 category Debut of the year. Katō quickly managed to win the hearts of listeners and the tops of radio charts with singles such as You poke my corks out, Go in the cart a Moth.
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