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Kean Cipriano describes his solo album ‘Childlike’ as ‘malandi’

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Rhea Manila Santos

After launching his debut album Childlike earlier this month, singer and composer Kean Cipriano described his first solo effort under his label OC Records.“It’s flirty, it’s somewhat horny, basta malandi yung album. Yun lang masasabi ko. Yung banda kasi na-establish siya kasi may mga hugot songs, commercially appealing songs. Ito hindi ko siya inisip. Kaya Childlike din yung pangalan nung album I’ve been trying to find the perfect album title.“Ang daming lumabas na iba’t ibang title pero nakuha ko yung pakiramdam na para akong naging bata ulit. Which is so hard to feel again, na maging raw ulit, yung parang nagsisimula ka ulit. I’m at this time in my life na 33 na ako and mahirap ibalik yung pagiging raw pero na-feel ko dito sa album na para akong bata ulit yung pakiramdam na kaya ko siyang patugtugin ulit ng paulit ulit, parang ganun,” he said.<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/5/15/fresh-scoops/kean-cipriano-releases-his-first-solo-album-child-193456" target="_blank">READ: Kean Cipriano releases his first solo album ‘Childlike’: ‘Super proud ako dito’</a></div>“Ang tagal kong nag-iisip talaga ng title for the album. Tapos kinukulit ko pa lagi si Chynna (Ortaleza), ‘Okay ba itong title na ‘to?’ Kapag may naisip ako. Pero hindi pa rin ako ma-satisfy kung ano yung nag-re-represent dun sa album na title. Pero dahil nga ito yung album na hindi ako nag-compromise tapos pakiramdam ko raw ako, hindi ko iniisip yung external forces ang magugustuhan ba siya ng tao? Ito ba yung kanta na mag-nu-number one sa MYX charts? Parang na-feel ko lang na para ako naging bata ulit sa proseso na sige basta gagawin ko lang siya. Wala akong ini-expect.“Tapos feeling ko rin at my age, ito yung parang dahil buong buhay ko binigay ko sa banda ko, at marami akong materyal na hindi ko ma-offer sa banda or hindi matanggap nung banda kasi meron na siyang certain sound, may certain brand na yung banda. May mga songs na prini-present ko pero hindi pinapansin. Tapos before may management kami, may recording label kami nung mga time na yun parang hindi siya nakakapasok dun sa cut nung mga albums. So sabi ko ito yung time na puwede akong magsimula ulit.<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/2/1/fresh-scoops/kean-cipriano-and-chynna-ortaleza-reveal-their-pla-191422" target="_blank">READ: Kean Cipriano and Chynna Ortaleza reveal their plans this year: ‘We don’t want baby number three’</a></div>“So ang laking proseso. Pero now ayan na siya, ayan na yung album and super proud ako dito dahil hindi ako nag-compromise sa kahit na anong aspeto. Hindi ko siya inisip na kailangan ko mag-release ng songs na dapat bebenta or commerical or I need hit songs for this kasi for the past 15 years ko with my band Callalily, I’m happy that we’ve achieved a certain degree sa career namin and kumbaga it’s refreshing para sa akin na gumawa ng something na hindi ko kailangang sumunod sa kung ano yung na-establish sa amin.“I mean being in a band for 15 years, mag-si-16 years na this year, I’m happy na may na-achieve na certain brand or distinct style, a certain sound, and I need to collaborate with my bandmates of course. Pero dito sa album na ito, hindi ko kailangan isipin na Magbalik yung sound or malapit dun. Kumbaga ito yung pop culture ko. Ito yung literal na kung saan ako nanggagaling as a musician, parang ganun.”<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/2/24/videos/kean-cipriano-chynna-ortaleza-and-oc-records-ar-191915" target="_blank">WATCH: Kean Cipriano, Chynna Ortaleza, and O/C Records artists take on the ‘Song Dugtungan Challenge’ | Push Bets Live</a></div>Having composed six out of the nine tracks in the album, Kean also explained how Childlike is different from the sound of Callalily.“Sa banda kasi namin, I’m not the hitmaker type. Sa isang album namin may gagawin kami na 12 songs. Ako susulat nung nine songs. Pero yung tatlong songs yun yung gagamiting single. Kumbaga yun yung commercially appealing. Parang ganun. Kumbaga ito yung talagang tunog ko as ako.”Aside from producing all the tracks, Kean shared that the other songs include a previously released track with Nadine Lustre, one from a Hong Kong based artist, and one from OC Records discovery Martin Riggs.Explaining one of the stories behind one of his new singles “Take Me Out,” Kean said it was dedicated to a higher power.“Yung song na ito nasulat ko ito parang 2011, 2012. Yung song na ito believe it or not, it’s actually my song to the higher power, the man above. It’s really parang a worship song for me. Actually para ito kay God yung kanta na ito na siya yung nagsalba sa akin sa lahat ng dark times, parang ganun. Kanta ko ito sa Kanya. Nung time na din kasi na yun I was really trying to find myself, kung ano ba talagang gagawin ko sa buhay ko, nasaan na ba akong part ng career ko nung time na yun.“Kasi may times na okay ako, the career’s doing well, family is okay, pero hindi ko talaga alam kung saan ako pupunta. Hindi ko alam yung direction na tatahakin ko tapos bilang nasa banda ako at nasa entertainment industry ako, alam namin na walang certain eh. In a snap of a finger, puwedeng wala na lahat. Like what’s happening now, biglang tapos lahat ng gigs eh. Tapos lahat ng live events. Pero lagi kong kinakapitan sa mga panahon na hindi alam yung gagawin ko sa sarili ko, kapit talaga ako sa kanya. Pero yung sound ng song medyo dark, medyo mabigat ng konti. Pero yun lang talaga yung kanta ko sa Kanya kasi lagi niya akong sini-save sa lahat ng bagay. May mga times before na bata ako, curious ako, may mga tina-try ako na bagay, may mga tao ka na nasaksaktan,” he explained.As the voice behind the Callalily hit song “Magbalik”, Kean said he is ready to move on to his more personal sound.“Pag pumupunta kami ni Chynna ng appliance store, automatic yun, five minutes papatugtugin nila yung ‘Magbalik’ o ano mang kanta ng banda. Ako naman pag nagsisimula ka pa lang parang ‘Oh sh*t pinatugtog nila yung kanta, astig!’ Pero nung tumagal na yung panahon may pakiramdam na nagtitinginan kami ni Chynna na ‘Okay alam nila na nandito tayo.’ It’s flattering pero may pakiramdam na siya na nahihiya ako, yung ganun. Kasi yun na rin yung na-establish nung grupo.“For this effort, dahil in-explore ko talaga yung musical range ko siguro pati yung pop culture ko pati yung mga influences ko, lumabas dito sa album na ito I hope, it’s something na proud talaga ako. It’s not that I’m not proud of the things we did before, pero ano kasi, may mga bagay na kailangan mo i-kompromiso. Dito wala at all,” he explained.Listen to Kean Cipriano’s debut album Childlike on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other leading streaming platforms.

Callalily vocalist Kean Cipriano talks about the sound of his new solo debut album. 