Pump Iron With This Playlist, Courtesy of Organ Tapes

Photo courtesy of Organ Tapes.

Welcome to SOUND ADVICE, Interview’s weekly destination for playlists curated by our friends, enemies, and lovers. In recent weeks, we’ve featured playlists from August Ponthier, Jonah Abraham, and Sunshine Benzi. This week’s installment comes from Organ Tapes, whose forthcoming six-track EP 包烟 (which translates to “a pack of cigarettes”) comes out this Friday. After setting the stage with his 2022 full-length album 唱着那无人问津的歌谣  (“Sing the Song That No One Cares About”), the British-Chinese singer-songwriter born Timothy Zha is grabbing his guitar and diving headfirst into his city-folk era, crooning in AutoTune about the possibility of love and faith in a world built to tear them down. As Zha got busy in the weight room, we asked him to make us a playlist and answer our questionnaire, where he tells us his his dream collaborator, the propaganda he isn’t falling for, and his DAW of choice. “Logic,” he says, “because it’s like GarageBand but a bit better.”

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Propaganda you are not falling for: K-pop.

Partying in London or Shanghai? It depends who you’re with + pros and cons to both.

What’s in your system? Strong cup of Yorkshire tea.

Best DAW and why: Logic because it’s like GarageBand but a bit better.

What are you reading right now? Just finished Satantango, not sure what’s next.

Favorite Bible verse: You can’t just pick one.

What is your guilty pleasure? Staying up late.

Favorite sound effect: Dub siren.

Dream collab, dead or alive? Arthur Russell.

Name your favorite artist no one knows about: Never heard anyone talk about Khalif Da Menace – Junior: The Legend of 8ball

What’s a music taste red flag? Not liking dancehall.

Favorite thing to eat after a night out: Double Sausage + Egg McMuffin.

What does this playlist remind you of? Lifting weights.

What are you praying for tonight? The world.