Playing acoustic guitar at night on a rooftop
Rooftop sessions屋顶时光
Silver iridescent Stratocaster
Close-up of the Stratocaster pickups

A personal mixtape私人混音带

Music音乐

Outside the lab I keep guitars, a piano, and a ukulele within arm's reach. These are the people I keep returning to — sorted by the rooms they live in inside my head. 实验室之外,吉他、钢琴和尤克里里都在我伸手可及的位置。下面是我一直反复回去听的人——按他们在我脑海里各自占据的房间分类。

01 / Jazz01 / 爵士

Smoke and slow horns烟雾里慢吹的铜管

Late-night trumpets, brushes on snare, the kind of records that ask you to slow down. 深夜的小号、扫过军鼓的鼓刷,那种让你慢下来的唱片。

Chet Baker

Cool jazz, melancholic trumpet, the most fragile voice in jazz. My Funny Valentine. 酷派爵士,忧郁的小号,爵士乐里最脆弱的嗓音。代表作《My Funny Valentine》。

02 / Rock02 / 摇滚

Maximalism & odd time极繁主义与变拍

Progressive rock with all the brain folds — guitars that argue, drums that build cathedrals. 长着脑回路的前卫摇滚——会争论的吉他,会盖教堂的鼓。

King Crimson

Where rock met chamber music and chaos. In the Court of the Crimson King. 摇滚遇上室内乐与混沌的地方。代表作《In the Court of the Crimson King》。

03 / Indie03 / 独立

Quiet anxieties安静的焦虑

Restless guitar tones, atmospheres that turn rooms into weather. 躁动的吉他音色,把房间变成天气的氛围感。

Radiohead

Sad in ways that feel like the future. In Rainbows on loop. 那种听起来像未来的悲伤。《In Rainbows》单曲循环。

04 / Reggae04 / 雷鬼

Off-beat sunshine反拍上的阳光

A working list — these are the records I keep coming back to while I look for more. 一份还在生长的清单——边找更多边反复听的几张唱片。

Bob Marley

The doorway. Exodus, Redemption Song, every chorus a meditation. 入门的那扇门。《Exodus》、《Redemption Song》,每一段副歌都像一次冥想。

Toots & the Maytals

Rougher, funkier — soul music that just happens to be reggae. 更粗砺、更放克——披着雷鬼外衣的灵魂乐。

Jimmy Cliff

Songs as protest, songs as hope. The Harder They Come. 歌即抗议,歌即希望。代表作《The Harder They Come》。

05 / R&B · Soul05 / R&B · 灵魂

Voices that sit in the chest落在胸腔里的嗓音

Classic American soul on one side, the Chinese R&B I grew up on the other. Both rooms always open. 一边是经典的美式灵魂乐,另一边是陪我长大的华语 R&B。两个房间永远敞开。

Marvin Gaye

An entire genre's blueprint. What's Going On is still the best. 整个流派的蓝图。《What's Going On》仍然是最好的那一张。

Otis Redding

Soul at its most direct. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay. 最直白的灵魂乐。代表作《(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay》。

Stevie Wonder

Joy as a craft. Songs in the Key of Life, no skips. 把快乐当成一门手艺。《Songs in the Key of Life》——一首都别跳。

Khalil Fong · 方大同

R&B in Cantonese and Mandarin, jazz-trained, impossibly clean. 《春风吹》. 粤语和国语的 R&B,爵士底子,干净得不可思议。代表作《春风吹》。

David Tao · 陶喆

The reason a generation in Asia learned what R&B was. 《沙滩》. 亚洲整整一代人知道 R&B 是什么的原因。代表作《沙滩》。

Gear琴房

The corner of the room房间的一角

Working tools more than collections — but they each have a story. 更像干活的家伙而非收藏——但每一件都有自己的故事。

A digital piano, two electric guitars, an acoustic, a ukulele, and a Hape amp
Piano · Strat · Acoustic · Black electric · Uke · Amp 钢琴 · Strat · 木吉他 · 黑色电吉他 · 尤克 · 音箱
Fender H.E.R. Signature Stratocaster in Chrome Glow finish
Fender H.E.R. Stratocaster — Chrome Glow Fender H.E.R. 签名款 Stratocaster — Chrome Glow
Close-up of the Stratocaster fretboard and pickups
Maple neck, single coils, late-afternoon light 枫木琴颈、单线圈拾音器、午后的光
Playing acoustic guitar at night on a rooftop
Rooftop, no setlist 屋顶,没有曲目单