DJ Mykal a.k.a.林哲儀

【你知道TWICE、孫盛希、徐若瑄之間有什麼共同的電音語言嗎？】

答案是，我在去年有寫到過的synthwave。

像我這樣的synthwave愛好者，看到與「80年代、復古、合成器」等關鍵字息息相關的synthwave/retrowave在2020年裡與流行音樂所產生的各種連結，當然是感到開心與興奮的。

首先，是我提過的、R&B流行巨星The Weeknd新專輯《After Hours》中的〈In Your Eyes〉、〈Blinding Lights〉等單曲玩了synthwave元素：
https://youtu.be/dqRZDebPIGs
https://youtu.be/4NRXx6U8ABQ

緊接著曾在Billboard跳舞音樂榜上高居17名、堪稱synthwave體系中天團級的雙人組The Midnight，也帶來叫好又叫座的回歸專輯《Monsters》：
https://youtu.be/Xzex-nN2yM0

其他如DEADLIFE，Com Truise，Waveshaper，Magic Sword等指標synthwave單位，也都各自發表了好評專輯/EP：
https://youtu.be/801szb2Q2zk
https://youtu.be/7oToD8Nnh0k
https://youtu.be/-Cx65KbZ68o
https://youtu.be/flumWLWRO5o

若把鏡頭拉近到亞洲，其實synthwave元素多年來已持續被運用在K-pop歌曲中。綜觀2020年，最多人聽到的相信是JYP旗下女子天團TWICE的〈I CAN'T STOP ME〉：
https://youtu.be/CM4CkVFmTds

同時JYP老闆J.Y. Park與SUNMI（宣美）合唱的〈When We Disco〉也有異曲同工之妙：
https://youtu.be/zrsBjYukE8s

其他如宣美自己的單曲〈pporappipam〉、EVERGLOW的〈LA DI DA〉、GFRIEND的〈MAGO〉、ENHYPEN的〈Given-Taken〉、STAYC的〈SO BAD〉、1THE9的〈Bad Guy〉、SoRi的〈Initial S〉、DEMIAN的〈Cassette〉...等單曲，也都或多或少蘊含了synthwave/retrowave元素。

但更讓我感興奮的，是看到2020年的台灣音樂市場上除了有獨立電子製作人 KillerBlood 帶來synthwave/retrowave路線的卡帶專輯《鄉愁香》（ https://spoti.fi/3bsPNZa ）之外， J.Sheon (街巷)、孫盛希 (shi shi)、 Marz23、徐若瑄 Vivian Hsu、炎亞綸 Aaron Yan、呂薔Amuyi等歌手也有作品找得到synthwave/retrowave斧鑿過的痕跡，對比K-pop毫不遜色，大家可以點下面的連結聽聽看：

J. Sheon〈愛已死〉 https://youtu.be/QJFJ_hS5IZs
孫盛希〈啦哩邋遢〉 https://youtu.be/D2Y6dLa3xsI
徐若瑄〈好了啦 Alright (feat. 熊仔 & Shawn楊尚融) 〉 https://youtu.be/eI592JB9Cgg
Marz23〈那種人〉 https://youtu.be/xbDZW21mczQ
炎亞綸〈火種之人〉 https://spoti.fi/2K0SENI
呂薔〈找〉 https://youtu.be/FzZ3j5KMyTs

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林哲儀 a.k.a. DJ Mykal has been in the musical area for more than 20 years now and well-known with his multi-identities. In one hand, he goes by his real name Lin Che-Yi and has been posting articles about music in the Newspapers like “China Times” and magazines such as MCB, SMART MAX and etc. He was sincerely invited several times to be one of the judges for the Golden Melody Awards(Taiwanese Annual Music Awards), DMC Taiwan & Red Bull Thr3style Taiwan .He is also hosting a record store with a mix style of music and street styles called M@M Boutique. On the other hand, he is also known by many people as DJ Mykal. He was a former resident DJ at the club “Spin” and he is a resident DJ and Music Director at the club “Partroom” right now. He has been invited as a guest DJ in many famous clubs in Taiwan such as @LIVE, 2F, LUXY, MOS TAIPEI…and many others. His style is combining all kind of time periods and mix with many different styles such as Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Hip-Hop, Breakbeat, House, Drum’n’Bass, Electro, Dubstep…etc and remix them into a DJ set full of surprise and fun, very stylish and fresh. After all these years, he had been in the same stage with many world famous super Groups/DJs, such as The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Paul Okenfold, Boys Noize, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Bad Company, Adam Freeland, James Lavelle(UNKLE), Andy C, DJ Hype, BT, DJ Marky & XRS, FPM, Diplo, Sub Focus, Dexpistols, Evil Nine, VERBAL(m-flo)…etc. More importantly, in the year 2004 fall, DJ Mykal and one of the most singer-songwriter, Chang Chen-Yue(張震嶽) were both invited by the famous live house “House Of Blues” for a US tour in over 10 cities in US. After that, DJ Mykal keep on organizing parties and has been DJing overseas in Okinawa, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan(Yellow/WOMB/ageHa/Trump Room/Sound Museum Vision)!!! Besides, DJ Mykal has been DJing for fashion shows of famous brands like Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs, Adidas Originals, Puma…etc. In 2007, DJ Mykal released his first official DJ-Mix Album "Original Brainchild" featuring tracks from Pulp, U2, The Killers, Limp Bizkit, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Stereo MCs, Weezer...etc. It definitly shows DJ Mykal's eclectic choice and terrific DJ-Mixing skills. In the end of 2015, DJ Mykal’s releasing hissecond official DJ-Mix album "ELEKTROTEQUE BASS WEAPONZ Vol 1.1". In the end of 2012, DJ Mykal was working with Pilot K to released his debut single "ELEKTROTEQUE BASS WEAPONZ：Steppin' Forward" including remixes by Naeleck(France), Kan Takahiko(Japan) & Clash The Disko Kids(Singapore), and supported by superstar DJs like Taku Takahashi(m-flo), Congorock…etc.!!! In the end of 2013, Mykal and Pilot K formed the duo "MKP" officially and featured in FPM's remix album!!!

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DJ Mykal a.k.a.林哲儀

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【你知道TWICE、孫盛希、徐若瑄之間有什麼共同的電音語言嗎？】

答案是，我...