The weather in Wuhan is getting colder and colder. Do CCNUers sleep soundly these days? In this issue of the song list for night, V would like to introduce a 26-year-old talented singer Keshi to you.
武漢的天氣越來越冷了，最近山民們睡得還香嗎？這期的深夜歌單小V要給大家推薦的是一位26歲的寶藏歌手Keshi。
Keshi is an independent music producer, songwriter and singer from Houston, Texas. Many people think that his voice sounds like Troye, soft and clean. But his music is truly different from Troye’s. In 2016, he started publishing his own original Lofi Hiphop works on SoundCloud using the name Keshi. Two years later, after gaining reputation, Keshi quit his job as a registered nurse and signed up as an official singer on Island Records.
Keshi是來自美國德克薩斯州休斯敦的獨立音樂製作人，作曲家，歌手。很多人覺得他的嗓音像Troye，輕柔而乾淨。但他的音樂作品和Troye還是有很大的不同。2016年，他開始使用Keshi這個名字在SoundCloud上發表作品，上傳自己的原創Lofi Hiphop（低保真處理的Jazz Hiphop）作品。兩年後，Keshi獲得較大關注後，辭去了註冊護士的工作，籤入了Island Records旗下，成為了一名正式的歌手。
But Keshi doesn’t stop at Lofi Hip-pop. He has also created songs with a variety of musical styles. Keshi said in an interview: 「Recently, I』d venture to say Alternative Hiphop/R&B/Pop are the musical styles I’m making. Maybe with some electronic influences here and there. Melodic, moody, yet upbeat trap I guess? I do enjoy pushing the boundaries of what I can create though. It depends on what mood I’m in and who I’m listening to/influenced by at that moment.」
但是Keshi並沒有止步於lo-fi hip-pop，他還嘗試了多種音樂風格。Keshi在採訪中說：「Alternative Hiphop（另類嘻哈）/R&B/Pop算是我最近音樂的製作類型。有種電子音效的影響也在，有旋律的、低落的、樂觀的Trap（陷阱說唱）的感覺也說不定。我的創作從來沒有界限，常常是跟隨著我的心情以及我當下在聽什麼音樂走的。」
What motivated Keshi to start making music is that he wanted to learn how to play the guitar so he could pick up girls when he was 12. Though he was refused by mom, because she thought he would give it up in a week. His grandpa actually gave him his classical guitar. Then Keshi just fell in love with it and couldn’t leave it. He went down a rabbit hole of watching guitarists play and sing on YouTube, learning their techniques and imitating their different styles. Keshi called himself as a self-taught musician. He started learning music production during his sophomore year in college. The same way he learned guitar, Keshi turned to YouTube and learned by watching tons of tutorial videos and reading guides on how to achieve certain sounds. He was listening to a ton of interesting music at that time.
使Keshi踏上音樂之路的是12歲那年，他為了吸引女孩子的關注，想去自學吉他。雖然被媽媽拒絕了，她覺得Keshi會在一周之內放棄。但他得到了外公的古典吉他玩。從此他每天和吉他粘在一起。他沉迷YouTube上看吉他手的視頻，學習他們的技巧然後模仿他們的不同風格。Keshi稱自己是一個「自學成才」的音樂人。他開始學習音樂製作是在他大學二年級的時候。和學習吉他一樣，他也是在YouTube上自學，看了無數個教學視頻和閱讀材料去達到他想要的音樂效果。那個時候他聽了成千上萬首有趣的音樂作品。
Right now, Keshi is a combination of his old songwriting and his newfound production skills. Keshi sees his songs as a very concentrated part of himself. It’s like taking all of an emotion and dialing the volume up to the max. All of the songs he writes are based on real-life experiences. Some of the songs are about someone else’s experience, but from Keshi’s perspective as if he were the one in that situation. Such acute empathy came from his early work as a nurse. 「When you hear my music, I want you to realize that it’s okay to be vulnerable. I let my 『bones』 out, so don’t be ashamed of yourself. I try to be as real as I can, and the closer my music gets to my heart, the closer it gets to other people’s hearts.」
Keshi是他過去作曲風格和現在新意的音樂製作技巧的結合。Keshi的歌表達了他內心深處的重要組成，就好像把他所有的情感放大並帶出來。所有他寫的歌都是從他的生活中來。雖然一些不是來自於他自己的故事，但是他會把它放到「如果是我，我會怎麼樣」的情景中。這樣敏銳的同理心和共情能力來源於他早期的護士工作。「當你聽到我的音樂時，我希望你意識到脆弱也沒有關係。我把我的『骨骼』都放出來了，所以不要為你自己感到羞愧。我儘可能地做到真實，我的音樂離我的心越近，就離其他人的心越近。」
One of Keshi’s hit songs, 2 Soon, was created by putting himself in the position of a friend. The story of 2 Soon is about coping with rejection in the worst way: by pretending it didn’t happen. It’s how Keshi would have handled the breakup that a close friend of his had. 2 Soon was also the first song V listened to from Keshi. What initially attracted V was the clear guitar sound and soft melody in the prelude. At first V thought it would be a sweet song, then V listened to the lyrics carefully and found the song so heartbreaking. The empathy is so heartfelt. When drinking with friends, he said he had forgotten her. After drinking too much, left alone, he recognized the truth that he really missed her.
Keshi的熱門歌曲之一《2 Soon》就是他把自己放到朋友的位置所創作的。這首歌是關於被分手後最差的狀態：假裝什麼都沒有發生。這是Keshi面對分手會做的事，雖然這是發生在他的好朋友身上的事。這首歌也是小V聽的Keshi的第一首歌。一開始吸引小V的是前奏清澈的吉他聲和柔和的旋律。本以為這會是一首甜甜的歌，仔細聽了歌詞才發現這首歌如此讓人心碎。代入感很強，和朋友在一起喝酒時他逞強說自己已經忘了她。只有喝醉了，剩下自己一個人的時候，他才敢承認他其實很想她。
Drank too much
喝得爛醉
Got the sickness
病態一般
Pray to god and his son for forgiveness
向所有的神祈求原諒
Same crew but
還是那群夥計
Another mistress
卻換了女主人
Every day every night getting wasted
無盡的日日夜夜都被虛度了
But I miss you
可我好想你
What did I do
我做了什麼
**** it up, laugh it off and I lost you
搞砸了一切還一笑置之，於是我失去你了
If I pull through
如果我放下了
Is it too soon
是不是太快了
Turn it up, close my eyes, and I’m with you
調大音量，閉上眼睛，想像著我們還在一起
You are nothing but an empty shell
如今不過一具行屍走肉
Every night he going down to hell
每到深夜他像墜入地獄
Fake love in a **** hotel
破舊旅館裡的虛假愛情
Can’t believe how far he fell
你不會相信他陷得多深
You weak on the floor so you call her cell
躺在地上筋疲力盡，於是撥通她的號碼
「How you been」
你還好嗎？
「How you doing」
過得怎麼樣？
You been good
你最近一切都好
I been drinking
我最近喝的不少
Way too much
其實是喝得太多
You think that I』d be
你大概以為我早就
Over u over u over u over u
忘了你 忘了你 忘了你
8 calls, all you
八通電話都是打給你
But I think about it everyday
可我每天還不斷想著
Yeah I never missed her anyways
好吧我從沒想念過她
Keshi is also open to sharing his music making process. He called himself a nerd when it comes to music production. Watching producers do their work was so fun to Keshi. He watched videos every day during meals when he was in college. He studied them closely, listened to what techniques they used to make their beats sound modern and commercial, yet unique and listenable. That’s why Keshi gives back his process of making music. Keshi thinks that others would have the same fun he had when he watched his favorite producers make their music.
Keshi也不吝分享他的音樂製作過程。在音樂製作上Keshi稱得上是狂熱者。看製作人們的製作過程真的非常有趣。當時在學校的時候他每天都在吃飯的時候看製作視頻，然後仔細學習和聽其中的技術，學習如何使音樂兼顧現代商業和獨特聽感。這也是為什麼Keshi想要回饋給他人，他想要分享他的製作過程給大家，一定也有人和他一樣看到這些過程覺得很有意思。
Most of Keshi’s songs are gentle and healing, perfect for bedtime. It is easy to get pleasantly drowsy in winter. Wish CCNUers good dreams every night.
Keshi的歌大多溫柔治癒，非常適合睡前聽。冬天容易犯困，希望山民們做個好夢~
資料來源：Bilibili 網易雲音樂 MilkyStation
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