Red Pig Flower doesn’t wait around for inspiration to strike—she’s already moving. Her new album Practice Love, out now on Sound Of Vast, is less about chasing a vibe and more about staying so creatively awake that the vibe can’t help but show up. You hear it right away: filtered vocals, dusty 808s, loose but intentional arrangements.
It’s house music with a pulse, but also a point of view. That part’s important.
Across nine tracks, she channels years of movement—between Seoul, Tokyo, Berlin, and London—into something that feels like a diary written in multiple languages. The album is full of references to memory, club culture, personal rituals, and the kind of lightheartedness that comes from being serious about joy. But the thing that sticks is how curious it all feels. Curious about people, places, feelings, scenes.
This interview zooms out on that curiosity.
We talked about staying alert in daily life, how small details become major ideas, and why technical quality eventually does matter—even if it’s not where you start. Her answers read like someone who sees the world in high resolution and has the self-awareness to laugh about it.
There’s zero posturing here—just clarity, humor, and a quiet obsession with making every day count.
How do you train yourself to stay creatively alert in everyday life?
I have this obsession—almost to an odd level—that I need to create constantly. It probably sounds unhealthy, but honestly, if I’m not creating something, I feel useless.
I started my creative journey when I was three years old and decided I wanted to be a painter. My parents didn’t support it. They didn’t think being an artist was even a real job. So I had to fight every day to prove that it is a job—and it’s how I live.
From the moment I wake up to when I go to sleep, if I haven’t created something, I fall into a kind of depression. Creativity is how I domesticate my being. It’s how I function.
What kinds of non-musical input have shaped your ideas the most over time?
Everything. The weather. A silly conversation with friends. The way someone smiles or cries on the street. A painting at an exhibition. A dream I had last night.
Life itself is the inspiration—and I try to express it through music (most of the time).
Do you think inspiration shows up more when you’re actively looking, or when you’re not?
It depends on what you mean by “inspiration.” If you’re chasing some big, dramatic idea, maybe you should sit down and write a book series.
But for me, inspiration doesn’t have to be grand. Most of us are small fish, just trying to survive in the waves of history. We’re like worker ants on this huge planet. But in our own tiny kingdoms, we’re queens and kings.
So doesn’t your own story and emotions matter the most? A magical night at a club, a text from your lover, clouds that looked unreal on the way home—that’s inspiration. You just have to cherish your world. In my world, I’m a little queen. And I talk about everything that happens to me, every day.
How do you stay open to ideas from your environment, conversations, or daily routines?
My main art project—my latest MA work too—is about memory. Collecting memory is everything to me.
Our identity comes from memory. Our bodies change all the time, but memory shapes who we are. And to form memory, you need experience, emotion, and story.
If you pass through moments without feeling anything, they vanish. And in a way, you vanish. But if you give those moments emotion and meaning, they become long-term memories—and they stay with you.
That’s why I try to stay alert. Everything around me is becoming part of me.
What helps you stay curious, even when nothing obvious is happening?
Honestly, things are always happening. The world is too full—there’s so much information that it can turn into noise.
So it’s not about finding something—it’s about choosing what to focus on. It’s about the lens, the crop. The same moment can look completely different depending on how you frame it.
That’s why I try to listen deeply, ask questions, and imagine how other people see the world. I naturally became a good listener because I’m curious—how do other people feel? How do other species feel?
I listen to conversations on the street, read news and books to get new perspectives, listen to lyrics, talk with my lovers… it all helps me stay open.
Where in your day-to-day life do new ideas tend to surface most consistently?
When I’m moving. Walking through a park, waiting at the airport—those are the moments when ideas click.
My thoughts are like scattered dots, and movement helps me see the lines between them. I talk to myself (yes, like a mad person), record voice memos, scribble things into my phone.
Something about being physically in motion clears my head. It helps me breathe. And then I can see everything more clearly.
Has paying closer attention to non-musical things improved the quality of your work?
Honestly, the quality of my music comes from technical training—EQ, better kicks, cleaner synths.
I used to think that if the idea was good, the sound didn’t matter. But I’ve learned it does matter. A great idea is useless if the sound can’t carry it.
That said, the inspiration to start comes from non-musical things: stories, emotions, visuals. I’m constantly inspired (I probably have over 500 unfinished tracks because I have too many ideas).
But finishing something—and making it excellent—requires discipline. No shortcuts. And I still have a long way to go.
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