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Lost and Sound is a podcast exploring the most exciting and innovative voices in underground, electronic, and leftfield music worldwide. Hosted by Berlin-based writer Paul Hanford, each episode features in-depth, free-flowing conversations with artists, producers, and pioneers who push music forward in their own unique way.
From legendary innovators to emerging mavericks, Paul dives into the intersection of music, creativity, and life, uncovering deep insights into the artistic process. His relaxed, open-ended approach allows guests to express themselves fully, offering an intimate perspective on the minds shaping contemporary sound.
Originally launched with support from Arts Council England, Lost and Sound has featured groundbreaking artists including Suzanne Ciani, Peaches, Laurent Garnier, Chilly Gonzales, Sleaford Mods, Nightmares On Wax, Graham Coxon, Saint Etienne, Ellen Allien, A Guy Called Gerald, Jean Michel Jarre, Liars, Blixa Bargeld, Hania Rani, Roman Flügel, Róisín Murphy, Jim O’Rourke, Yann Tiersen, Thurston Moore, Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family), Caterina Barbieri, Rudy Tambala (A.R. Kane), more eaze, Tesfa Williams, Slikback, NikNak, and Alva Noto.
Paul Hanford is a writer, broadcaster, and storyteller whose work bridges music, culture, and human connection. His debut book, Coming to Berlin, is available in all good bookshops.
Lost and Sound is for listeners passionate about electronic music, experimental sound, and the people redefining what music can be.
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Bartees Strange makes music that doesn’t sit still. One moment it’s soaring indie rock, the next it’s touched by soul, punk energy, or the weight of hip-hop—yet it all holds together in a way that feels completely his own. We sat down in a quiet Berlin hotel room to talk about the creative process behind his new album Horror, produced by Jack Antonoff and released on the iconic 4AD label.
Bartees doesn’t approach songwriting as a straight path. It’s more like piecing together different fragments until something unexpected clicks. “I might write five or six sections and not know they’re in the same song until I start plugging them into each other,” he said. That instinctive method pulls influence from across the board—Fleetwood Mac, Parliament, Burial, Neil Young—and filters it through a sound that’s urgent, intimate, and ever-shifting.
What stood out most in our conversation was his view on genre itself. For Bartees, it’s not just about music—it’s about identity, and how people are often encouraged to box themselves in. “Music is representative of people,” he told me. “And people separate themselves from each other because of all these things that don’t make sense. Through music, I can show people that all those things you thought were unique to you are also unique to them.” His work holds a quiet defiance, a kind of gentle political energy that moves through emotion rather than statement.
Before committing to music full-time, Bartees worked as deputy press secretary at the FCC under Obama. That experience brings a clear-eyed perspective to his writing—but it was never about strategy. “I tried not to do it. I got a job, I worked… but after a while, I was like I’d rather just not survive than not do what I want to do.” That sense of risk and necessity lives in every note.
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David Longstreth on Dirty Projectors, Orchestral Experimentation, and the Radical Psychedelia of Fatherhood
David Longstreth stands at a fascinating creative crossroads. For twenty years, he's been the driving force behind Dirty Projectors, crafting music that defies easy categorization while earning collaborations with icons like Björk, Rihanna, and Paul McCartney. Now, with his ambitious new orchestral song cycle "Song of the Earth," Longstreth explores our shifting relationship with nature while processing what he calls "the radical psychedelia of fatherhood."
Speaking from his California home studio (formerly a kitchen, before that a garage that "bloomed with mold"), Longstreth reveals how this project emerged from conversations with his longtime friend Andre de Ritter, conductor of the Berlin-based ensemble Stargaze. Drawing inspiration from Gustav Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde," Longstreth initially set out to write nature poems, only to discover his feelings about the natural world had "gotten weird" – reflecting our collective anxiety about climate change.
The beauty of Longstreth's approach lies in his embrace of uncertainty. Throughout our conversation, he repeatedly describes putting himself in musical situations "beyond what I'm capable of," allowing the learning curve itself to become part of the creative process. This has been his method since recreating Black Flag's "Damaged" album from memory for Dirty Projectors‘ 2007 "Rise Above" (deliberately avoiding revisiting the original) through to this orchestral collaboration that marries environmental themes with deeply personal transformation.
Perhaps most captivating is Longstreth's description of how parenthood has fundamentally altered his perception. Watching his three-year-old daughter experience the world for the first time has made him question everything he knows, creating a profound sense of renewal that directly influences the emotional landscape of "Song of the Earth." Twenty years into his career, Longstreth has found a way to make music that feels simultaneously ambitious and intimate, political and personal – a rare achievement worth celebrating.
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Seamus Rawles Malliagh, better known as Iglooghost, is an artist who doesn’t just make electronic music—he builds entire worlds. His sound is hyper-detailed, bursting with surreal textures, and deeply tied to the mythologies he creates around it.
In this episode, we dive into how growing up in rural Dorset shaped his imagination, from childhood experiments with ley lines to the eerie, folklore-like atmosphere of empty landscapes. We also explore the making of his most recent album, Tidal Memory Exo, crafted during a five-year stint living near Thanet’s brutalist seafront. Immersed in what he calls “aesthetic ugliness”—concrete towers, decay, a nearby sewage plant—he channeled these surroundings into an intricate fictional narrative, where a storm isolates Thanet from the mainland, birthing underground music subcultures.
Iglooghost shares how discomfort and constraint fuel his creativity and how mythology plays a key role in his artistic process. Whether you’re deep into his sonic universe or discovering him for the first time, we get into one about how environment, storytelling, and electronic music collide.
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Étienne de Crécy is one of the architects of the French Touch movement—those lush, filter-heavy grooves that shaped house music in the ‘90s, right alongside acts like Daft Punk, Air, and Alex Gopher. But his journey didn’t start in the clubs. Before electronic music, he was a punk bassist, navigating Parisian record shops that looked down on house music before the scene exploded worldwide.
In this conversation, Étienne reflects on three decades of pushing electronic music forward, from his groundbreaking Super Discount series to his latest album, Warm Up. This new record marks a shift—more organic, more vocal-driven, and carrying a double meaning: a reference to its sound, but also a nod to the global moment we’re in. “We are just at the warm-up… for the climate, for politics.”
We talk about his creative process, his mathematical approach to composition, and why he avoids the easy route of plugins in favor of crate-digging for samples. Plus, the story of how he unearthed a long-lost collaboration with Damon Albarn, recorded twenty years ago and now perfectly fitting Warm Up’s aesthetic.
As electronic music culture shifts—where younger generations lean into harder, faster sounds—Étienne remains committed to a philosophy: “What I’m learning is to stay simple and to be amazed by simple things.”
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Loraine James is one of the most forward-thinking artists in electronic music today. Her sound is instinctive, fluid, and deeply personal—whether she’s crafting glitchy, jazz-infused beats, bending genre expectations on Hyperdub, or exploring mood and texture through her Whatever the Weather project.
In this episode of Lost and Sound, Loraine talks about her approach to making music without rigid plans, letting emotion and instinct guide the process. She shares insights into the creative freedom that shapes her work, from improvisation to embracing imperfections in her own way. We also dive into the personal themes in her music, including the deeply moving 2003, a track that reflects on loss and memory.
With a new Whatever The Weather album out now on Ghostly International, Loraine talks about the balance between control and spontaneity, how she navigates external expectations without compromising her sound, and why she’s never been interested in fitting into any one scene. Thoughtful, open, and refreshingly down-to-earth, I feel we got a rare look into the mindset of an artist constantly pushing her own boundaries.
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What happens when music becomes so deeply personal that it reshapes the course of your life? Kali Malone joins me to explore this through the lens of The Sacrificial Code, the album that transformed her from an underground experimentalist into one of contemporary composition’s most vital voices.
Malone’s approach to the organ exists in a liminal space—both ancient and futuristic. She explains how recording on a 16th-century instrument for the album’s reissue created radically new interpretations despite the composition remaining unchanged: “The music is strictly composed, but the registration and delivery change its identity so much.” You could read it as a poetic parallel to human evolution—our core essence intact, yet constantly shifting.
We dive into the tension between intuition and discipline, a defining force in her work. In an era of relentless digital noise, Malone advocates for silence as a creative act: “Remove all the layers and all the noise, and you’ll slowly start to hear what you feel, what you want, what you believe in.” It’s a philosophy that resonates far beyond music, speaking to anyone searching for artistic clarity.
From Colorado’s DIY punk scenes to Stockholm’s experimental avant-garde, Malone’s journey reveals the role of artistic communities in shaping sound. Her deep collaborations with Caterina Barbieri and Maria W Horn (both previous guests on Lost and Sound) highlight how musical friendships create “secret languages” that transcend time, breaking down artificial boundaries between traditions.
And when asked what she’d tell her younger self? Without hesitation: “You’re not crazy.” A simple but powerful affirmation for anyone carving their own path—where instinct often feels irrational but, in the end, is the most honest route forward.
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Tesfa Williams has been shaping the sound of UK underground music for over two decades. From his early days as Dread D in the Black Ops crew—helping define the sublow sound that fed into grime—to becoming a key figure in UK funky, his journey has always been about pushing bass culture forward.
In this episode of Lost and Sound, Tesfa breaks down the evolution of UK club music, from jungle and garage to grime and beyond. We talk about his early days in West London’s underground scene, the impact of pirate radio, and the industry challenges facing electronic artists today. He also shares the motivations behind his recent name change and how it connects to identity, culture, and artistic evolution.
We also get deep into his latest album, Raves of Future Past—a record that bridges the past and future of UK bass with Tesfa’s signature blend of raw energy and deep musicality. Plus, we explore the fragmentation of today’s music landscape, the struggle for meaningful connection in a digital world, and the importance of community and reclaiming spaces for underground music.
This is an essential listen for anyone passionate about UK club culture, sound system lineage, and the future of bass-driven music.
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What happens when music and psychoanalysis occupy the same creative headspace? This week on Lost and Sound, I chat with Ezra Feinberg—composer, guitarist, and practicing psychoanalyst—about the deep interplay between experimental music, the subconscious mind, and the subtle forces that shape creativity.
We dive into Soft Power, his latest album—a lush, hypnotic fusion of minimalism, kosmische music, ambient soundscapes, and psychedelic influences and one of my favourite albums of the last 12 months. We talk about how intention and perception collide in music, whether the emotions a listener feels mirror what the artist originally set out to express, and what it means to truly trust the creative process.
Ezra shares how his twin worlds of music and psychoanalysis aren’t as far apart as they seem, touching on problem-solving, patience, and artistic intuition. We explore the realities of navigating a career in underground music alongside parenthood, and how New York’s evolving music scene has shaped his journey.
Plus, we get into formative influences, spontaneous collaborations and the long game of making music on your own terms. A conversation about sound, time, and the quiet forces that shape creativity.
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Alva Noto—aka Carsten Nicolai—has spent decades at the forefront of experimental electronic music and multimedia art. Growing up in East Germany, his work has been shaped by the country’s stark aesthetics, Leipzig’s bookmaking traditions, and the GDR’s Bauhaus-influenced design. In this episode, we talk about minimalism, sound as texture, the NOTON label and how his collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto (including The Revenant soundtrack) have redefined electronic music.
Carsten takes us back to the late ’80s and ’90s—a time when electronic music was shifting from analog to digital, opening up new creative possibilities. He shares how artists like Kraftwerk and Brian Eno paved the way for his work and how embracing imperfections in technology led to the birth of glitch.
We also explore how music distribution evolved from CDs to MP3s, how that shaped the way we experience sound, and what it means for artists today. Plus, Carsten reflects on his friendship with Ryuichi Sakamoto and their artistic journey together.
Listen in for a deep dive into sound, technology, and the art of pushing boundaries.
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Turntablist, composer, and sonic explorer NikNak joins Lost and Sound to talk about pushing DJing into new dimensions. From layering ambient textures to weaving intricate narratives through sound, she’s redefining what turntables can do.
We get into her creative process, the influence of video game soundtracks, and how she’s carved a space in the UK’s experimental music scene. She shares stories from performing with Grandmaster Flash, winning the Oram Award in 2020, and navigating the realities of being an artist today—where financial pressures, privilege, and technology all shape the landscape.
This was a really fun chat and NikNak makes some great points about sound as storytelling, the tension between artistry and survival, and why embracing play and experimentation is more important than ever.
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Underground Bass culture never sits still and when it comes to forward momentum, Slikback is at the heart of it. With at least 28 projects since 2018, his sound is restless, urgent—pushing bass, distortion, and rhythm into new forms. In this conversation, we get into the discipline behind his experimental process, how fatherhood has reshaped his approach, and the impact of his latest release on Tempa.
We also talk about the move from traditional labels to self-releasing on Bandcamp—a decision that cracked open new creative freedom, especially during the pandemic. For Slikback, aka the very charming Freddie Mwaura Njau, it’s not just about breaking industry norms; it’s about the raw energy of finishing ideas, pushing sound forward without losing the impulse that made it exciting in the first place.
From early influences growing up in Nairobi to global collaborations, from DIY scenes to Nyege Nyege’s cultural force, this episode traces the connections that shape his music. We talk process, community, and the balance between instinct and refinement in electronic music today.
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Data by Slikback is out now on Tempa, listen or buy here.
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Emo ambient? That’s just one way to describe the ever-evolving work of boundary-pushing artist Mari Maurice, better known as more eaze. Her prolific output defies the norms of the music world, blending ambient, noise, autotune, and pedal steel with a deeply personal, human touch. In this episode, Mari shares her unique approach to making music that dissolves the lines between pop and what’s considered, in inverted commas, „serious“ music. Her collaboration with claire rousay on Never Stop Texting Me beautifully exemplifies this artistic ethos.
We talk about the challenges Mari faced in Austin’s experimental scene and the creative freedom she‘s discovered since relocating to New York. Immersed in the city‘s rich musical landscape, she’s embraced collaboration and opened up new dimensions in her sound, drawing from both minimalist and maximalist influences to reshape her approach to composition.
Mari also reflects on the joy of making experimental music more accessible, sharing how a live performance sparked her own musical journey and shaped her ethos as an artist. Along the way, we explore the serendipitous nature of sound creation and the growing acceptance of pop elements in avant-garde music.
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Kinda Tropical by more eaze and claire rousay is out now on Thrill Jockey, pre-order the album No Floor here
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What happens when a rock and roller decides to venture into clubland? Singer, songwriter and author Lias Saoudi, the charismatic frontman of the Fat White Family, joined me initially to explore this question. Lending his seductive, slinky and sleezy tonsils to techno supergroup, Decius: their second album "Decius Volume 2: Splendor and Obedience,” absolutely pumps and you can see why they were picked to play at Berghain’s 19th Birthday.
The Fat White Family have a rep. As Lias says in our conversation, they were a band made up of some of the five worst people in England, yet I found him to be a charming, erudite gent. From the psychological chaos of band dynamics to the romanticized notion of the tortured artist, our conversation touches on the existential struggles of maintaining artistic integrity. Lias offers a raw and honest perspective on balancing creative freedom with the pressures of performance, sharing humorous anecdotes about societal expectations and generational quirks along the way.
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Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience), released 31st January 2025 on The Leaf Label
The Moonlandingz — The Sign Of A Man, listen here.
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There’s a quiet power in rediscovery. Some music doesn’t just endure; it pulses beneath the surface. A.R Kane were one of those bands. This week on Lost and Sound, I had the honor of sitting down with Rudy Tambala, one-half of the groundbreaking duo and also a key figure in the formative acid house/chart smashers M/A/R/R/S.
Rudy Tambala isn’t someone who shouts about legacy. But you can feel it in everything he says. Back in the mid-to-late ’80s, A.R Kane crafted sounds that were indescribable at the time—blurring post-punk guitars with dub’s spaciousness, the ethereal textures of dream pop, and rhythms that felt beamed in from a future club culture still in its infancy. Their debut album, 69, and its follow-up, “i”, eschewed the live band format for a studio playfulness that pointed to bedroom producers and Ableton a good decade before this would even start to become norm.
On the surface, AR Kane might not be a household name. But dig deeper, and their fingerprints are everywhere. You hear it in shoegaze, trip-hop, and the experimental corners of electronic music. The seeds of jungle, ambient, and post-rock are there too. These were records for outsiders, yet their influence seeps through so many of the sounds that defined the ’90s and beyond.
It’s easy to place AR Kane in the same breath as My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, or even Prince in the way they created entire worlds of sound. But there’s something so singular about their vision, it incorporated old films, literature and design concepts. Rudy spoke candidly about what it meant to exist in a space where commercial success wasn’t the goal, but creating something new—something honest—was everything.
This episode isn’t just about AR Kane’s legacy, though. It’s about the art of listening differently and I got the impression it’s clear that Rudy is no nostalgist. We talk about sonic boundaries, connecting this with both Marshall MacLuhan and, I’m sure you’ll be pleased to know a food analogy or too.
Tune in to Lost and Sound this week to hear Rudy Tambala in his own words—reflecting on the past, navigating the present, and imagining the future of sound.
Rudy records now as Jübl, I think you could say AR Kane Mk 2, here’s the Bandcamp.
Up Home Collected by A.R. Kane on Bandcamp
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Oliver Johnson, the synthesizer maestro better known as Dorian Concept, graces our latest episode with tales of musical evolution from "failed jazz artist" to electronic music luminary. Renowned for his collaborations with Thundercat, MF Doom and Flying Lotus, Johnson opens up about his unorthodox journey and the creative philosophies that guide him. We journey through the making of his latest EP, "Music from a Room Full of Synths," recorded at the Swiss Museum for Electronic Music Instruments, where jazz, funk, and hip-hop merge with club sounds.
Another topic that came up was on how Dorian navigates artistic identity and societal expectations, revealing how personal experiences can forge a path to authenticity. From childhood piano lessons that prioritized play over pressure, to encountering musical influences that shaped his tastes.
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"Music for a Room Full of Synths” is out now, check it out here.
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This week, I’m joined by producer and sound designer Demian Licht. With a unique approach to creating deep techno, Demian treats frequencies and textures like an intricate structure, embracing minimalism and drawing inspiration from diverse sources beyond music itself, such as Greek mythology in her latest "Hémera" EP as well as Biohacking.
Our discussion moves from Mexico City, where Demien honed her craft and became the first certified female Ableton trainer in Latin America to the chilly streets of Berlin, where she released her debut LP Die Kraft during the pandemic. We explore the transformative power of external influences on creativity, from surfing to learning new languages, and how stepping outside one's comfort zone can nurture genuine artistic expression. Demian highlights the significance of fostering an inclusive environment in music education, reflecting on the vital role of teaching in her career.
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HÉMERA VOL.1, out now on Demian Licht’s label Motus Records. Listen an buy through Bandcamp here.
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A few Sundays ago I spoke with Icelandic producer and DJ Bjarki, whose seems to be at an interesting point in his artistic evolution, capable of creating club bangers yet seemingly more curious to explore dark yet heartfelt spaces between satire and science.
From his explosive blunt weapon of a debut track "I Want to Go Bang,” almost ten years ago now, to his innovative new album "A Guide to Hellthier Lifestyle." Bjarki shares how he weaves themes like environmental awareness and the wellness industry into his music, shaping each track into a piece of conceptual art.
Bjarki has built up a reputation for releasing under different pseudonyms and is able to create music that doesn’t sit under one label, he’s pretty hilariously dissmissive about how easy it is to make a club banger in our chat, for one. We discuss the creative journey of producing an album that examines wellness and influencer culture while embracing new technologies like spatial sound design to enhance the listener's experience. We also get to weave one of my favourite semi-regular sidenotes into the conversation — the connections between music and food!
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“A Guide To Hellthire Lifestyle” by Bjarki is released on February 7th, pre-order on Bandcamp.
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It’s the 150th episode of Lost and Sound and I’m joined by the legendary DJ and producer Laurent Garnier, who this week releases his epic Fabric Presents Mix, celebrating 25 years of the London superclub.
Garnier famously checks out 400+ tracks a day, and we discuss how he sustains his passion for music amidst an avalanche of daily releases. He underscores the relentless pursuit of musical treasures, maintaining that even in a saturated market, gems persist. Garnier also reflects on the evolution of DJ culture and music trends, highlighting the significance of resisting nostalgia and embracing fresh tracks while acknowledging the challenges posed by technological advances in music distribution.
Our conversation also touches on the nuances of today's techno scene, where commercial and underground elements often blur, not always in the best way. Garnier's approach shifts towards intimate venues that prioritize artistic expression over mainstream success. Lastly, we celebrate Fabric's 25th anniversary with Garnier's contribution: a mix for each of Fabric's rooms and a special "fourth room" mix for home listeners.
Garnier is also a keen cook, and we draw on the parralels between clubs and restaurants, and how good resident DJs fulfull the same need for the culture as good chefs do. I loved hearing his insights into maintaining a successful DJ career, understanding crowd dynamics, and the intricacies of performing for different audiences.
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fabric presents Laurent Garnier: celebrating 25 years of fabric. Initial deluxe vinyl and CD release: 29th November. Pre-order here.
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Join us for an immersive journey into the world of sound and creativity with electroacoustic composer, Sarah Davachi. Discover her unique methodology that combines a secular interest in pipe organs with innovative approaches to music composition and psychoacoustics. Sarah invites us into her world, sharing insights into the process behind her latest album, "The Head Has Form’d in the Crier’s Choir," and reflects on her academic pursuits that enrich her art.
Explore how Sarah balances the cerebral with the ethereal, blending insights from Greek mythology with modern musicology to craft evocative soundscapes. She reveals how taking inspiration from Monteverdi and Rilke helped her create a conceptual suite that embodies emotional depth and narrative coherence. Uncover her philosophy of creative limitations, where constraints are not obstacles but tools for shaping cohesive musical experiences.
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Andy Bell, celebrated for his work with iconic guitar bands Ride and Oasis, takes us on an unexpected journey into the world of electronic music. We chat about his latest project, Glok, and the new album "Alliance," crafted alongside Timothy Clerkin. Ride's early '90s shoegaze influence is unmistakable in his electronic creations, making for a fascinating blend of past and present musical elements. This episode touches on Andy's humility and creative spirit, offering a fresh perspective on his evolving musical path.
Our exploration of minimalism uncovers its surprising role as a common thread across diverse musical genres. Navigating personal music preferences often led to the term "psychedelia," yet it is minimalism that for him truly ties together interests ranging from post-punk to ambient sounds. Conversations about Ride's reunion reveal insights into how cultures and eras influence each other, emphasizing a continued evolution of sound. The authenticity of past musical revivals is questioned while finding genuine connections in minimalism and transcendence.
A transformative recording session in 2012 marks the beginning of Andy's electronic music journey, as he shares experiences with software and effects. Creating music during lockdown led to a serendipitous collaboration with Timothy Clerkin, highlighting the unpredictability of remote music production. We reflect on the influence of Andrew Weatherall and the tracks born from this unique partnership, with "Empyrean" standing out as a testament to Glok's sound.
“Alliance” by Glok and Timothy Clerkin is out now on Bytes and available here.
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What compels an artist to stay true to their vision in a world full of expectations and pressures? Join us as we sit with the genre-straddling Granada-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Kid Simius. We explore the psychology behind an artist’s decision to either fit in or break the mold, a theme central to hias career. He shares how the cultural backdrop of his hometown Granada and the bustling energy of Berlin have shaped his musical path, from his humble beginnings of releasing tracks in 2012 to performing on international stages.
Kid Simius opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of releasing music, the challenges of being an international touring DJ, and how these experiences have influenced his creative process. He candidly discusses the personal significance of naming his album "Jose," a choice that reflects clarity and authenticity. We talk about the delicate balance of maintaining artistic integrity while navigating external pressures from social media and music industry expectations. Kid Simius’ journey emphasizes the importance of self-expression and letting go of self-judgment, encouraging listeners to interpret music in their own unique ways.
“José” by Kid Simius is out now on Shall Not Fade. Check it out here.
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How did a friendship spanning nearly four decades evolve into one of the most compelling musical partnerships in Berlin's underground scene? Alexander Hacke and Daniella de Picciotto, collectively known as Hackedepicciotto, join us to share their remarkable journey. They open up about their creative processes, blending industrial beats, electronic sounds, and classical harmonies into what they call Symphonic Drone. Their latest album, "The Best of Hackedepicciotto (Live in Napoli)” is more than just a collection of live performances; it’s a reflection of their artistic evolution and enduring commitment to pushing musical boundaries.
Step back to the vibrant 1980s in Berlin—a city on the fringes. Hacke and de Picciotto reflect on the iconic underground music scenes of Berlin and New York, which served as creative ground zero for many artists. They share personal stories of this era and examine how the spirit of repurposing old ideas into new, groundbreaking concepts has influenced generations of musicians. Their experiences highlight the radical artistic atmosphere that fostered connections with like-minded individuals eager to challenge societal norms.
Imagine a life without a permanent address, driven by artistic freedom and cultural exploration. This episode also uncovers the couple's unique nomadic lifestyle and its profound impact on their music-making. Hacke and de Picciotto discuss the philosophical and spiritual insights gained from their travels, emphasizing a broader understanding of global interconnectedness in the face of modern consumerism.
The Best Of Hackedepicciotto (Live In Napoli) is out Nov 1st on Mute. Find out more here.
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Paula Tape enthuses her work as a rising DJ and producer with a deep love of following where the music leads and how this connects with her identity.
From her indie band days drumming as a youth in Santiago to spinning records at Panorama Bar, Glastonbury and Boiler Room, Paula unfolds her unique story. Discover how Milan has become her hub for creativity and how touring through South America became an inspiration behind her latest EP, "Acid Latino," a testament to her rich Latin heritage.
As we explore the nuances of Paula’s artistic evolution, she shares her ambition to experiment with new musical styles and collaborate with other artists, pushing boundaries with lyrics and live vocals. We discuss the profound impact her travels have had on her music, especially the cultural richness of South America. Paula’s narrative is a journey of personal growth, rediscovering cultural identity, and the challenges and triumphs of expressing oneself in a new language.
This episode also delves into the emotional landscape of DJing and producing, where Paula reflects on the powerful connections built with audiences worldwide. The conversation touches on the importance of self-belief and kindness, addressing how mental challenges like depression can affect creativity and how resilence can be built through experience.
Acid Latino EP is released November 20th on Future Classics.
Feel 2 Reel is out as a single now. Check out both here.
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Bogdan Raczynski has created a body of work as enigmatic as it is enthralling. Rumoured to have been discovered sleeping on a bench in Tokyo by Aphex Twin, he’s collaborated with Björk, remixed Autechre and at one point took a break from electronica to release an album inspired by Polish folk music.
Bogdan reflects on nearly three decades of defying norms within the music industry. We discuss his latest work, "You're Only Young Once, but You Can Be Stupid Forever," which captures his signature blend of playfulness and depth. Through the lens of his childhood experiences as a political refugee and his unique perspective on the world, we explore how these elements shape his creative process and continue to influence his groundbreaking sound.
As we talk with Bogdan, we explore creativity beyond the constraints of commercial success—we ponder the societal limitations that stifle potential artists. Emphasizing the importance of ambiguity in art, Bogdan shares personal anecdotes from his past, challenging the conventional need for predefined interpretations and advocating for spontaneous, personal engagements with creative works.
Our conversation also delves into the complex interplay between music, identity, and defiance. Bogdan shares how moments of feeling different have shaped his artistic identity, from the childhood discovery of a humorous hip-hop cassette to finding his place within the IDM scene of the '90s. We also tackle the struggle of balancing music with other career paths and the journey towards achieving a flow state in creativity.
You’re Only Young Once But You Can Be Stupid Forever is available on Vinyl / CD / download / stream from 18th October on Disciples. Check it out here.
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Ever wondered how a music legend evolves over five decades? Join us as we unravel the extraordinary journey of Steve Hillage, a counter-cultural icon whose influence stretches from the psychedelic 60s to today's electronic scene. Through his candid reflections, Steve takes us back to the Canterbury scene's pioneering days, his transformative years with Gong, and his innovative solo projects bridging prog rock and proto-ambient music. Learn how he seamlessly transitioned into production in the early 80s, leaving his mark on post-punk and electro-pop, creating a Baleiric classic in the process and onto his role in acid house and techno through System 7 and Mirror System.
Discover the intuitive artistry behind Steve's creative process, the importance of persistence, and how he balances various strengths in collaborations. Dive into his ground-breaking ambient work, "Rainbow Dome Music," and understand the dual performance strategy that distinguishes System 7 and Mirror System at festivals. Get a sneak peek into his latest ventures, including new albums and potential live recordings, all illustrating Steve's perpetual evolution and adaptability in the music industry.
Route 77 – the new Mirron System album is out October 25th
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Paul sits down with Danish producer and musician Anders Trentemøller, unpacking his journey from early electronic EPs to the lush, melancholic soundscapes of his latest album, "Dreamweaver." Anders opens up about his creative process, the emotional depth of his music, and even the quirks of writing lyrics in a language that's not his own.
We also touch on the delicate balance between creativity and constraints. Anders shares how setting artistic boundaries can actually ignite innovation, and contrast the introspective solitude of studio work with the energy of live performance. We dive into the struggles of writer's block and the importance of receiving constructive feedback, all while emphasizing the joy that comes from evolving a piece of music with trusted collaborators. Anders has gone from bedroom producer to international success and we dive into one of his key moments with the seminal album, "The Last Resort."
Finally, we explore how childhood influences and early musical experiences shape our paths. We also get a peek into his collaborative spirit, whether working with musicians like Rachel Goswell of Slowdive or navigating the complexities of evolving musical styles.
Dreamweaver, Trentemøller’s 7th studio album is out now, find out more here.
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Ever wondered how an award-winning musician navigates an entire orchestra of analog synthesizers? Join us on this week's Lost in Sound as Paul sits down with Will Gregory, one half of Goldfrapp and head honcho of the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble. You'll hear about his journey from playing saxophone with Tears for Fears in the '80s to collaborating with industry giants like Peter Gabriel, The Cure, and Portishead in the '90s.
Discover the inspiration behind the Moog Ensemble's latest album, ignited by Wendy Carlos's "Switched-On Bach." Gregory sheds light on the unique challenges and nostalgic appeal of using vintage synthesizers, the logistics of live performances, and the thematic choice of making an album about Archimedes, connecting mathematics with music in unexpected ways. The pandemic reshaped his creative process, resulting in compositions that blend literal and abstract interpretations, akin to a film score for an imaginary biopic about the ancient mathematician.
Explore the ever-evolving landscape of music consumption with us, as we discuss the shift from detailed jazz albums to the instant gratification of digital platforms like TikTok. Gregory reflects on the impact of these changes on listening habits and the importance of live performances in sustaining the music industry. We also delve into the cultural and artistic shifts of the early '70s, highlighting the necessity of artistic growth and the continuous battle with creative uncertainty. This episode offers an intimate look at the artistic journey and evolution of an innovative musician who has consistently pushed musical boundaries.
Will Gregory Moog Ensemble - a Digital Deluxe edition of their debut album, Heat Ray: The Archimedes Project, set for release on Mute on 27 September 2024.
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Ever wondered how an artist balances authenticity while pushing the electronic music boundaries? Lara Jones, the London-based experimental producer, saxophonist, keyboardist, and lyricist, opens up about her creative journey and how her music has evolved from the ambient sounds of her 2020 EP "Enzo" to the more club-oriented beats of her latest release, "Divided EP." She candidly shares her thoughts on the importance of allowing her music to grow with her interests, the challenges of maintaining authenticity, and how her identity shapes her creative process.
Lara reflects on the emotional toll of the pandemic and the joy she found in touring her EPs. We explore the changing landscape of the music scene post-COVID, the rise of online collaborations, and the shifting attitudes towards live events. Lara's journey in creating her new EP is a testament to her desire to connect with her audience through a more community-driven approach, all while embracing a raw and varied vocal style inspired by artists like Lorraine James.
Lara delves into the realities of making do with limited resources and unconventional spaces, emphasizing the importance of a flexible and fluid creative process. We discuss the unique dynamics of recording versus live performance and the ephemeral nature of live shows. Lara also shares the significance of her latest ambient project, designed for a geodesic dome installation, showcasing how her previous works continue to evolve.
The Divided EP by Lara Jones is available from Sept 13th, find out more here
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Ever wondered how an artist collects dreams and ideas to craft an album? Electronic producer, musician and DJ Kelly Lee Owens walks us through her unique creative process behind her upcoming release, "Dreamstate," highlighting the importance of staying present and open to inspiration. She also shares her experiences touring with legends like Depeche Mode and the Chemical Brothers, shedding light on the euphoric energy that fuels her latest work.
From the solitary nature of creation to the electrifying energy of live performances, Kelly opens up about the concept of positive escapism through music. She shares the joy and freedom found in connecting with massive crowds and recounts memorable encounters that have shaped her career. The conversation also touches on her collaborations with iconic artists such as Tom Rowlands and Bicep, emphasizing how mutual respect and artistic synergy can elevate the creative output.
Lastly, we delve into themes of self-improvement and gratitude, exploring how Kelly balances the demands of an artistic career with personal growth. She reflects on her journey from working in a record store to becoming a full-time musician, highlighting the lessons learned and the importance of self-acceptance. This episode promises a heartfelt and candid look into Kelly Lee Owens' world, offering listeners invaluable insights into the life of a passionate and dedicated artist.
‘Dreamstate’, Kelly’s fourth studio album is released Friday 18th October via dh2 and available to pre-order here.
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Ever wondered what it’s like to transition from being one of the UK's first graffiti writers to a distinguished DJ and producer? In our latest episode, we sit down with Richard Sen, who not only faced prison for his graffiti but also first started DJIng through the Acid House movement of the late '80s. We journey through his eclectic career, exploring his collaborations with icons like Brian Ferry and LCD Soundsystem, and discussing the impact of his new album "India Man," which delves deep into his multicultural heritage.
Richard's story is a captivating blend of musical evolution and cultural exploration. From early influences shaped by a legendary Rolling Stones concert to discovering his own music taste through the Two-Tone movement and 80s pop, Richard takes us through the sounds that formed his artistic persona. We also explore the profound influence of hip-hop on his life, particularly how seminal works like "Subway Art" and "Style Wars" inspired his graffiti art during the turbulent times of Thatcher's Britain.
But Richard's journey doesn't stop at music and art. He’s also a criminology scholar and volunteer, dedicated to helping prisoners reintegrate into society. We discuss how his academic pursuits and volunteer work with Saint Giles Trust have provided him with a unique perspective on the justice system. Join us for an episode rich with personal anecdotes, cultural insights, and the transformative power of art and community.
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Prepare to be inspired as we bring you an electrifying conversation with Blixa Bargeld, the visionary behind Einstürzende Neubauten and a former pivotal figure in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Discover Blixa's groundbreaking approach to music, from the inventive use of found objects to his rigorously disciplined writing techniques. He shares fascinating, lesser-known anecdotes involving music legends like Jimmy Page and John Lydon, all while combining his signature intensity with moments of humor and profound insight.
Journey with us as we unravel the vibrant musical connections between Berlin and New York, delving into how the unique conditions in both cities fueled a wave of artistic experimentation. Learn about the impact of urban decay and affordability on Berlin's underground culture, drawing parallels to New York's creative flux during the same era. We also explore Neubauten’s latest album "Rampen," delving into its live improvisational essence and the playful genre term "Alien Pop Music," emphasizing how creative constraints can spark unparalleled innovation.
Lastly, we dive deep into Blixa's cryptic and non-linear writing style, understanding how he values the resonance of his work, even if it touches just one person. Blixa reveals his approach to improvisation and how the band's music serves as a medium for intellectual and artistic exploration. Through personal stories about Berlin's music scene in the 70s and 80s and his evolving writing process over the decades, this episode offers an intimate and compelling look into the mind of an avant-garde musical legend.
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What happens when a multifaceted artist like Rosie Lowe decides to record an album across multiple countries with nothing but a studio in a bag? Join us as Rosie shares the compelling story behind her newest creation, "Lover Other," and the profound influence of her upbringing in a musically rich family. From the soulful streets of Florence to the vibrant energy of Berlin, discover how different environments shaped the raw and spontaneous sounds of her latest work.
We also dive into the complexities of navigating the modern music industry while staying true to one's artistic vision. Rosie opens up about the eclectic musical influences she inherited from her family and the challenge of resisting the industry's urge to box her into a specific genre. The conversation takes a closer look at the tension between authenticity and the pressures of self-promotion, offering valuable insights for any aspiring musician grappling with the business side of music.
Rosie Lowe also sheds light on the importance of well-being and therapy in her life. From daily rituals like meditation and gratitude practices to the therapeutic nature of songwriting, Rosie reveals how these tools help her maintain balance and foster creativity. Whether you're a music enthusiast or someone seeking personal growth, this episode promises an enriching journey through the intersections of music, mental health, and self-discovery.
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Lover, Other by Rosie Lowe is available from August 16th. Pre-order it here.
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DJ Fuckoff returns with a bang! After moving to Berlin with just a backpack and big dreams, our guest DJ Fuckoff skyrocketed to fame during the lockdowns with her electrifying streaming sets. We explore her unique blend of genres and find out how she taps into the emotional pulse of the crowd, creating unforgettable experiences on the dance floor. Get ready to hear about the empathetic side of DJing and how she balances her own mood with crowd reactions to create an inclusive and engaging atmosphere.
Next, we dive deep into creative freedom and personal empowerment with DJ Fuckoff. Her breakthrough album "Fucktopia" marked a pivotal moment in her career by allowing her to explore diverse genres, from hardcore techno to ambient. We discuss the pressures of producing new music, the role of social media, and her choice to take a more relaxed approach to her craft. Discover how the conceptual framework of "Fucktopia" ties her tracks together and how her bold moniker has grown to symbolize a blend of confrontation and empowerment.
Finally, DJ Fuckoff opens up about the intersection of anxiety and empowerment in the world of DJing, especially from a female perspective. She candidly shares personal experiences with sexism and inappropriate behavior in the industry, emphasizing the importance of speaking out against such misconduct. From her early exposure to music in Auckland to her father's influence in the psytrance scene, we journey through her musical upbringing and the path that led her to DJing success. Tune in for some valuable advice for aspiring DJs: play what you love and stay true to yourself.
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What happens when a Canadian multi-instrumentalist decides to blend jazzy electronic R&B with indie rock? Join us on Lost in Sound as Peter Sagar, better known as HOMESHAKE, takes us through his creative journey, right from the comfort of his Toronto home studio. Discover the intentional shift in his musical style, the influence of his early exposure to jazz, and the nurturing music scene in Edmonton, where he cut his teeth in Mac De Marco’s live band, that shaped his unique sound. Peter also shares his candid thoughts on being labeled as "bedroom pop" and how his latest album, "Horsey," marks a significant step in his evolving artistic identity.
In our candid chat, Peter reflects on a recent trip to Greece and the historical richness of Athens, emphasizing the need for breaks before the whirlwind of album promotion and touring. We discuss the emotional highs and lows of touring, the peculiar sense of disconnection it brings, and the challenges of maintaining personal connections and mental health on the road. For anyone intrigued by the complexities of a musician's life, Peter’s insights offer a raw and intimate perspective.
Peter also opens up about the transformative impact of streaming on the music industry and the sense of loss for the pre-digital era's community spirit. He shares his joy of discovering new music that maintains its mystery and magic, and how this influences his own production process. Wrapping up the episode, we chat about the spontaneous and subconscious nature of creating music, the discomfort artists feel with genre labels, and the idea of music ownership once their work enters the public sphere. Join us for a deep and heartfelt conversation with Homeshake that’s sure to resonate with music lovers and aspiring artists alike.
Horsie and CD Wallet are available to stream and purchase via Bandcamp
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What if you could blend the haunting echoes of history with cutting-edge electronic music? This week, Swedish composer Maria W. Horn reveals the secrets behind her spectralist compositions. We delve into her latest album, "Panoptikon," and how she seamlessly integrates ghostly choirs and recordings from an abandoned Swedish prison to evoke emotions that are both eerie and deeply human. Maria's background growing up in a remote Swedish area plays a significant role in her creative process, offering a unique perspective on the importance of community for artists.
Maria shares invaluable insights on developing a unique voice, free from external pressures, and the benefits of embracing mistakes and uncertainties. She uses tools like SuperCollider to add an element of unpredictability to her work.
Our discussion takes a fascinating turn as Maria describes her site-specific sound art projects, particularly her installation in Sweden's only panoptic prison. The emotional resonance of the prison's history inspired her to create an imaginary prison choir, combining sound and light to evoke the cycle of daylight and lamenting voices. Maria also opens up about her creative routines, the impact of COVID-19 on her life, and offers heartfelt advice to young artists. Trusting one's instincts, valuing friendships, and courageously releasing work independently emerge as key takeaways from our conversation.
Panoptikon is available now, listen an buy on Bandcamp
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What does it take to balance a life of activism and artistry? We sit down with musician, activist and sometimes writer Malonda for a thoughtful conversation where the self styled electric diva and dedicated activist shares the raw realities of juggling her passion for social change with a vibrant musical career.
Get an insider's look into this Berlin-based artist‘s struggles with creative burnout, writer’s block, and the unwavering resilience that fuels her belief that “defeat is never an option.” We discuss the role of visual components in music and the intricate process of grounding art in broader contexts as well as her non-linear artistic process that challenges conventional Eurocentric methods. The episode offers a humorous yet insightful look at the frustrations of unfinished projects and the language hurdles of living in Berlin, along with the collaborative magic that brings music to life.
This episode was recorded live on October 15th 2023 at Berlin's Podfest
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Malonda’s album Mein Herz ist ein dunkler Kontinent is available via Applem Spotify, Amazon and wherever you get your music
The video for recent single Scheißangst you can check out here
The Miseducation of Achan Malonda podcast is here
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What happens when an artist refuses to conform to industry norms and continually pushes musical boundaries? Join Paul for an enthralling conversation with the iconic Róisín Murphy, who has spent nearly three decades mesmerizing audiences with her unique blend of electronica, disco, house, techno, and soul. This arrives on the heels of her latest project, "Hit Parade Remixes," featuring interpretations of tracks from her most recent studio album by the likes of Moodymann, Payfone, and Eli Escobar.
In this episode, we dissect the artistry behind Róisín’s music production, from her character-driven vocal performances to her complex, layered songwriting. Róisín shares her fascination with topics like oxytocin and we also reflect on Róisín's early days with Moloko, the vibrant Sheffield music scene and her transformative collaborations, particularly with Matthew Herbert. Róisín offers poignant insights into her personal and professional journey, exploring how family, inspiration, and the unpredictability of creativity have shaped her sound. From nostalgic reflections on the dynamic Moloko era to the emotional resonance of dance music.
Hit Parade Remixes is available here.
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Composer and musician Caterina Barbieri talks with Paul about her deeply philosophical and instinctive approach to synthesizers and building sonic communities. We chat about Caterina's journey from the classical conservatories of Bologna to the community-enriched soundscape of Berlin, capturing her transformation into a pioneer of electronic music.
Woven into our conversation are the threads of Caterina's personal discovery, involving discovering the physical properties of sound at a SUNN O))) gig, how she navigates the often codified world of modular synthesis and finding a church like experience playing at Berlin’s iconic Kraftwerk space.
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When Jonnie Wilkes and former Lost and Sound guest JD Twitch began their Optimo Espacio night one sunday in 1997 at Glasgow’s Sub Club, did they think that their eclectic style of mixing house and techno with post-punk, krautrock and far outt exotic treats would kickstart an institution, as well as carve the way for a dancefloor seachange?
On this week’s show, Jonnie takes the mic to share his auditory odyssey with us. The narrative weaves between his distinct loves for both DJing and music production, and how this ties into a background in fine art. With over two decades of experience to his name, Jonnie offers profound insights into how his artistry has shaped and been shaped by the reverberations of the industry. This echoes into talking about jis recently released Naum Gabo album (made with James Savage and released on the hugely influential DFA Records) is a dark, post-industrial journey that explores the outer reaches of electronics.
Wilkes' candid reminiscences and musings on the emotional tapestry of live performances cast light on the intimate connections forged between DJ and audience, how our physical surroundings influence our creative process and the fluidity of art.
F.Lux by Naum Gabo is available now here.
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Matthew Collin has written some of the most seminal books about electronic music culture. His latest, ”Dream Machines," captures the essence of innovators who embraced technology to shape the future of music, through looking at electronic in Britain from Doctor Who to Acid House. Our dialogue spans the rich textures of synth-pop, the deep grooves of dub, and the raw energy of hip-hop, all set against the backdrop of social and cultural revolutions that have ignited forward facing music.
Uncover the influences that have invigorated the electronic music scene, from the revolutionary tape recorders post-World War II to the democratisation of music production that gave rise to bedroom techno artists and acid house legends. Matthew sheds light on the Hartnoll brothers' epic "Chime," and how the biggest expense for the track was £3.50 for cassette. We navigate the complexity of maintaining inclusivity in an industry that's ever-evolving, especially as new technologies like generative AI continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in music innovation.
We explore the intriguing connections between psychedelic music and drugs, where the tabloid frenzy around acid house and ecstasy inadvertently fuelled a cultural movement. We reflect on the indelible marks left by pioneers like Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop on synthesizer-driven pop. Matthew and Paul muse over the challenges of chronicling iconic figures and the importance of placing them within the ever-shifting cultural landscapes.
Dream Machines is available now, published by Omnibus Press
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Chloé Caillet's career has blown up expodentially in the last couple of years and now with her LGBTQ+ party series SMIILE currently touring the world, the DJ, producer, label owner and party starter sits down with Paul to reflect on her journey.
Growing up between Paris, New York and London, Chloé taps into her rock origins, unveiling her advocacy for Queer party values and talks about balancing the demanding rhythm of a music career with the essential practices of mindfulness, fitness, and therapy. The episode pulsates with Chloe's drive to remain authentic in an industry that constantly evolves, and her insights are a beacon for those navigating the frenetic world of music and self-discovery.
This week's episode isn't just about beats and basslines; it's an anthem to the spaces that music creates and the communities it builds. Our conversation dives into the symbiotic dance between DJing, production, and the influence of diverse musical spaces – from band nights in Paris to the ecstatic communion of raves. We revel in the shared energy that courses through genres, binding the likes of Andrew Weatherall with the unadulterated joy of discovery.
Chloé and Paul round off with a reflection on the scene's metamorphosis, the social fabric of past and present raves, and the how social media is altering underground culture. We share the electric buzz of creating inclusive, empowering spaces that resonate with authenticity, as evidenced by a transformative party in Los Angeles where barriers were joyfully dismantled.
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Luke Slater has remained an authentic titan in underground clubland for over 35 years. Among the very first European DJs and producers to be influenced by the techno and house coming out of Detroit and Chicago, he speaks with Paul ahead of the release of his new LB Dub Corp album.
Luke and Paul dissect the seismic cultural shifts that propelled a once clandestine scene into a global phenomenon, pondering the balance between the rebellious soul of the genre and its mainstream allure. The dialogue ventures into the impact of technology on music creation, revealing how artists like Slater are not just navigating but shaping this science-fiction reality we live in today.
The episode crescendos as we explore Slater's alchemic process of fusing diverse musical influences, from dub to collaborating with legends like Robert Owens and a spontaneous musical partnership with Miss Kitten. As we recount the journey of Planetary Assault Systems and the birth of tracks shaped by the unique acoustics of venues like Berghain, we draw back the curtain on the philosophy that drives this techno virtuoso's life and art.
The new LB Dub Corp album ‚Saturn To Home‘ is out on Dekmantel on May 24th 2024. Pre-order it here.
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Imagine stepping into a studio where the walls echo with a fusion of alt-pop and club ready electronic innovation, colored with the vibrant heritage of Honduran American culture. That's the journey we embark upon with multi-hyphenate Lorely Rodriguez, better known as Empress Of. Lorely doesn't just talk about her music, she takes us through the raw and transformative process of her creative process.
The conversation takes us deeper, where the art of music production unfolds in its most genuine form. Stripping back the layers, Lorely muses on how the simplest of melodies can sometimes reveal the true strength of a composition. The chat turns to tales of stepping into the unknown, embracing the newness of a studio gadget, or the raw vulnerability of an acoustic performance.
For Your Consideration by Empress Of is available now here.
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Sebastian Mullaert, prodigious electronic musician and former classical violist, voted by Resident Advisor as one of the world’s top live acts and twice Swedish Grammy nominated, reveals the enigmatic blend of spontaneity and meticulous craftsmanship that defines his practice, from his transition into electronic music, his acclaimed Circle Of Live project and his latest collaborative project HIND with Henrik Frendin.
The essence of creativity and connection takes centre stage in this episode, where the interplay between intellect and emotion in music is dissected. Sebastian explores the transformative power of presence in the artistic process. Music lovers and creators alike will find resonance in our discussion on the challenges of pop production, and the importance of infusing recordings with the authenticity of the human touch.
Finally, we challenge conventional notions of creativity, venturing beyond the quantifiable into the realm of natural energy and life force. In a society that often equates creativity with productivity, Sebastian advocates for an approach that honours the ebb and flow of the artistic cycle, emphasising the importance of nurturing an environment where artists can truly thrive. Sebastian Mullaert's insights serve as both inspiration and invitation to rediscover the joys of unfettered artistic expression.
The album HIND – Sebastian‘s collaboration with Henrik Frendin is released 24th May via Lamour Records, pre-order it here.
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Alt R&B sonic sculptor Eddington Again and I shared stories of our creative voyages—one leading to the bustling streets of Berlin, and the other to the quiet solitude of a writing nook. In our latest episode, the songwriter, singer and composer delves into their artistic metamorphosis, charting a course from their West Coast beginnings to the introspective melodies of their debut album "Naomi 9." Our conversation taps into how physical spaces, from sun-kissed coasts to the brooding German capital, leave an indelible mark on artistic expression.
There's an unspoken language in the meticulous composition of music, much like the careful curation of a living space. This episode peels back the layers of Eddington Again‘s songwriting craft, where each note is placed with intention, telling its own story. We wax poetic about the pressures of industry demands and the constant pursuit of output, celebrating the purest form of expression that emerges despite, or perhaps because of, these challenges. It's a dialogue that honors the intricate dance of creating art that resonates with the soul of listeners.
Finally, we bridge the gap between solitude and the rich tapestry of collaboration. Reflecting on the transition from pen to keyboard, and how our individual journeys through isolation can unexpectedly fuel the creative flames. Eddington Again opens up about the dynamics of working solo versus in harmony with others, and the search for those rare collaborators who share the same fervor for music.
Eddington Again‘s album Naomi9 is out now on !K7 Records here
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to assert artistic independence in the ever-changing maelstrom of the music industry? Alt popstar Allie X joins us this week to unravel the tapestry of her career, from the depths of Canada's underground to her rise to stardom, and the creative force behind her latest LP "The Girl With No Face." Together, we traverse the terrain of her musical influences, the unmistakable imprint of '80s new wave and synthpop on her work, and the challenges she had been secretly braving in the industry.
Through tales of attending legendary rock concerts to embracing the nuances of goth culture, we celebrate the journey of music-making and the intimate relationship between influence and personal expression. Allie X pulls back the curtain on the meticulous craft of album production, from the steep learning curves to mastering Ableton Live—all through the lens of an artist who maintains control over every beat of her journey.
As the spotlight intensifies, we get real about the seldom-discussed intersection of chronic illness and the music industry. The conversation shifts to the raw and vulnerable aspects of Allie X's life, challenging the norms of what it means to be a public figure with private battles. Hear how the power of fan support emboldens authenticity and risk-taking in an artist's evolution. We wrap up with the emotional highs and lows that accompany an artist's trajectory, emphasizing the significance of resilience and the profound impact of a community that listens and lifts each other up through the rhythm of life.
The Girl With No Face is available now, order it here.
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Step into the ambient world of trailblazer Dr. Alex Paterson of The Orb, sharing his captivating story on Lost in Sound. Our journey with Alex takes us from the inception of ambient house to his acoustic adventures with the Sedibus project, all while uncovering the artistic vigor that has fueled his five-decade-long voyage through the music industry. We relish the nostalgia of chart-topping victories, a totally surreal chess-themed performance on Top of the Pops, and delve into the enduring resonance of "Little Fluffy Clouds."
With laughter and earnest reflection, Alex recalls the exuberance of the acid house scene, his time as a roadie for Killing Joke, and the antics of The KLF, painting a vibrant picture of the friendships and chaos that shaped an era. This episode isn't just a look back at the past; it's a testament to music's timeless journey and the undying passion that drives an artist like Alex, who eschews retirement and zeitgeist for the relentless pursuit of creation.
Finally, through candid anecdotes and personal memories, Alex provides insight into the lasting influence of late artists, muses humorously about secret islands for escaping fame, and shares how non-traditional musicians like himself have brought new sounds to the forefront. From wild rave stories to the enduring friendships forged in the heat of the acid house scene's heyday, this episode is an affectionate homage to the rhythms that keep legends like Dr. Alex Patterson crafting the soundtrack of our lives.
The second Sedibus album ‘SETI’ out now on Orbscure Recordings, check it out here.
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Embark on a journey through the innovative soundscape of Jasper Marsalis, known artistically as Slauson Malone 1, in a conversation that transcends the conventional boundaries of music genres. As we sit down with Jasper, we uncover the multifaceted layers of his album "Excelsior," a fusion of the avant-garde, alt R&B, and lo-fi rock that defies easy categorization. He talks about his rich heritage, his father being Pulitzer Prize winning jazz legend Winton Marsalis, yet this ain’t no nepo baby: Jasper is an acclaimed exhibiting visual artist and his music feels like the communication of a true outlier.
In a broader exploration of artistic expression, we tackle the subjective nature of art evaluation and the complex dynamics of inspiration. Through discussions on alter egos in music to the legacy of 60s experimental composers, we navigate the interwoven themes of music, societal commentary, and the creative legacy that define our cultural landscape. Jasper's reflections on balancing the weight of a musical family name with his individual path provide a candid glimpse into the world where personal history and artistic aspiration converge. Join us for this compelling episode, where we dissect the essence of what makes music a timeless form of human connection and self-expression.
Excelsior is out now on Warp Records
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Paul heads into a deep dive into the transformative world of improvised music, where Anenon aka Brian Allen Simon shares his artistic evolution. From crafting beats in LA's vibrant Low End Theory scene to the raw, unedited improv of his latest work 'Moons Melt Milk Lights,' we uncover the emotional resonance that springs forth when production veils are lifted.
Embark on a journey through the creative ebbs and flows that define a musician's life, as Anenon recounts his transition from a digital realm to the tangible immediacy of live performance. The quiet of the pandemic served as an unlikely muse, presenting Anenon with the time to refine his mastery of saxophone and piano – a path that culminated in an album unmarked by edits, a pure expression of presence and vulnerability.
Moons Melt Milk Light is out now on Tonal Union
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South London's yunè pinku is an artist whose tapestries of sound, blending club beats with poignant songwriting, perfectly soundtrack the season of new beginnings. With the echo of her EPs "Babylon IX" and "Bluff" in our ears, we navigate conversations around her journey, experiences with industry luminaries such as Charlie XCX and Joy Orbison, and the curious mix of excitement and uncertainty that marks the year ahead.
Our discussion pirouettes around Yunè Pinku's culturally vibrant background, where Irish folk songs meet the pulsing heart of electronic music, all under the watchful eye of her supportive mother. We talk about her artistic evolution, from initial sound experiments to a lockdown-fueled dedication that saw her shaping silence into rhythm, and the sweet irony of crafting club tracks in the quiet of solitude. Yuné Pinku opens up about her creative process, from frustrating blocks to the euphoric breakthroughs, and the freedom that comes from tossing genre constraints aside and letting inspiration lead the way.
Closing our session, Yune Pinku transports us to the global stages of music festivals, from the sun-baked fields of Australia to the electric buzz of American crowds. She reflects on the whirlwind nature of touring and the cultural awakenings therein, pondering the advice she might give her younger self.
Killing Bee by yunè pinku, available here
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As the winter chill sets in, imagine cozying up with a warm cup of tea and the wall of noise psych-pop of Cults, the band that first took over the web with "Go Outside." In this episode, Brian Oblivion and Madeleine Follin join Paul to share their journey from a viral sensation to seasoned artists. We meander through their contrasting COVID experiences, with Brian finding solace in the snow-capped quiet of upstate New York while Maddie paints a vivid picture from the bustling downstate. Their anecdotes of musical resurgence on TikTok will remind you why "Always Forever" and "Gilded Lily" have found a new lease on life among listeners.
Have you ever wondered about the creative alchemy that fuels a band's sound? Brian and Maddie pull back the curtain on their songwriting and recording process, with a candid look at their winter studio sessions and the tightrope walk of their unique partnership. They offer a glimpse into their musical origins, from Maddie's punk band beginnings to Brian's unconventional path, all leading up to a serendipitous convergence that neither of them saw coming. Their reflections on navigating the music industry's ebbs and flows are as enlightening as they are inspiring.
To round off our chat, we explore the delicate interplay of hope and pragmatism that drives a musician's career. Brian and Maddie share insights into the validation they've felt from new platforms and the importance of staying humble and adaptable, echoing advice from family that has kept them grounded.
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When the heart speaks through music, it resonates with a truth that's undeniable. This sentiment rings clear with this week’s guest — Liv.e, the Dallas-born, LA-based multi-hyphenate whose album 'Girl in the Half Pearl' has captured hearts worldwide. Through her expressive melodies and psychedelic R&B, Liv.e crafts a narrative of love, loss, and the healing power of music. We wander through the raw emotional landscapes that inspired her album, uncovering the shared humanity in her collaborations with musical greats and the way her songs act as a conduit for collective experience.
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Liv’s second album ‘The Girl In The Half Pearl’ is available now here.
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What happens when an underground electronic artist decides to break over a decade-long hiatus and return to the music world in the midst of a global pandemic? This is exactly what Luke Blair aka Lukid did.
Isolated in Lisbon, Lukid took to his music like a mad scientist, employing unconventional methods like the use of tapes to get that elusive unidentifiable sound. We unpick his creative process, discuss his views on the use of filters in films, and touch upon the traps of becoming too attached to a particular sound. Lukid's innovative approach to music production is intriguing, and his philosophy hinged on the uniqueness of sound sets an interesting precedent.
As we traverse the myriad facets of Lukid's musical journey, we also dive into the broader changes that the music and film industry have undergone in the digital age. We shed light on how streaming has revolutionized the way we consume music, the role of algorithms in music discovery, and the rising challenge of securing film scoring opportunities. From Lukid's early influences, his initiation to music production through Cubase.Tune in, get lost in sound, and unearth the story of a musical prodigy navigating the changing times and his own personal evolution.
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Lukid’s new album Tilt is out now on Glum, check it out here
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Get ready for a deep, heartfelt talk with Samuel T. Herring, the spirited and dynamic frontman of the synth pop band Future Islands. Samuel's candidness will leave you thoughtful and inspired as he talks about his musical journey, the band's sudden rise to fame, personal struggles with addiction, and how he discovered his artistic voice through the likes of Marvin Gaye and John Coltrane.
He talks with Paul about the effects of streaming services and social media on musicians. Additionally, he sheds light on the band's evolution and the challenges they faced while rising to stardom, including recording their first album amidst financial struggles, and the effect of constant touring on their songwriting process.
As we conclude the conversation, Samuel opens up about his personal growth and self-reflection experienced during his journey. He speaks about how his music and lyrics have evolved to mirror his life changes. He further discusses his struggles with balancing his personal and professional life, underlining the importance of empathy and understanding in relationships. This episode will leave you with a deep understanding of the power of music, creativity, personal growth, and the resilience of the human spirit.
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Future Islands’ 6th albium ’People Who Aren't There Anymore’, out 26th January via 4AD.
Current single, 'The Tower' is out now
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Imagine a world where club beats meet experimental sounds, where ancient echoes mingle with modern AI voices. That's the universe inhabited by our guest, Lee Gamble. Paul sits down with Lee to discuss his latest album, Models, released on the hugely influential Hyperdub Records. Not only do we delve into the influences that shaped this remarkable piece of work, but we also unpack how personal loss and the global pandemic have left indelible marks on Lee's creative process.
Lee's unique narrative is punctuated by the influence of Birmingham's drum and bass and techno history, and his journey as a DJ navigating the complexities of self-identity. We reflect on the intersections of technology, art, and emotion, examining how cutting-edge AI can both enhance and evoke a sense of longing within music. Lee also shares his insightful perspective on the powerful impact personal experiences and social class have on an artist's self-perception and creativity.
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Models by Lee Gamble is available here.
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Combing sound and rhythm, music and dance with producer, DJ and label owner GiGi FM. As a rising star in the music industry, GiGi FM takes us behind the scenes of her artistic process, revealing how her personal experiences shape her tracks. Paul and GiGi engage in an intimate conversation, recorded in the creative ambiance of a Berlin gallery, where she shares her story and how she infuses it with her music.
The episode then transitions to an exploration of the transformative power of music and dance and how they serve as conduits between our inner selves and the collective consciousness. Remember the first time you lost yourself in a dance or a melody? That's the flow state we explore here, through personal narratives and insightful discussions with a successful DJ who shares her rapid rise from underground parties to Boiler Room, Berghain, Fabric, NTS and beyond. We also delve into the nuances of reading a crowd, creating energy, and understanding the dynamics of a party.
The journey continues further, as we navigate through the vibrant nightlife of Berlin and Japan, discussing the unique energies at different raves. We also dive deeper into the life of GiGi FM, discussing her move to Berlin, her own imprint, Sea~rène, and her love for mythology. Through her story, we uncover the symbiotic relationship between creativity, music, and life itself.
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Pre-order GiGi FM’s Kiwi Synthesis Diary Vol 2 here.
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This week we get deep on the dancefloor with Paul Rose, famed as Scuba — the DJ, producer, label owner, promoter and pocaster whose been shaping the world of bass-heavy electronic music over the last two decades with style. From his roots in the London underground garage scene to his adventures in Berlin, Scuba's sonic journey has been nothing short of transformative. We dissect his new mix tape, Digital Underground, a tribute to early hardcore rave.
Our conversation doesn't stop at Scuba's triumphant career. We also delve into the challenges of juggling multiple roles in the dynamic landscape of music. Scuba shares his philosophies on the pressure young artists face in self-promotion on social media, alongside revealing how he finds diverse outlets for expression. We discuss the indispensability of persistence, the importance of taking a break, and the intersection of his personal and professional life.
As we rewind to the 90s club culture, we reflect on how Scuba's early encounters in the London music scene have shaped his perceptions of today's music environment. We examine the evolution of the atmosphere from then to now, emphasizing the increased focus on safety. Our exploration expands to the post-industrial music scene of Berlin and its influence on Scuba's music production. Finally, we navigate the complexities of purism in music, the idea of authenticity, and the significance of striking a balance between being open-minded and maintaining a perspective.
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Listen to Scuba’s ’Not A Diving Podcast’ here.
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Engage your senses and prepare to be transported with godfather of electronic music, Jean-Michel Jarre. Producer, composer, 3 times Guinness World record holder and cultural ambassador, Jean is also one of the youngest 75 year olds you’ll ever hear, as Paul found out when the two spoke about his 50-year musical journey, his drive to continually look forward, and his latest creations – Oxymore and Oxymoreworks.
Dive into the nuances of Jarre's unique creative process and how he reflects on his lineage, how Jarre's own iconic work, Oxygene, once faced rejection from record labels and how he drew inspiration From Pierre Henry on his latest work.
Oxymoreworks is available Friday Nov 3rd here.
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Adrian Sherwood — producer, mixologist, sonic innovator, dub technician and label runner joins Paul for an intimate exploration of his fascinating career, where they explore the profound influence of his dub techniques on the music industry, and his surprising contentment with remaining semi-underground. From working with Lee Scratch Perry and Prince Far I to Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode, you'll gain insight into not only his career, but also his recent work with African Head Charge, and his unique perspective on success.
Sherwood eloquently describes his early experiences with Jamaican sound systems, his perspective on the advancement of audio technology, and the undeniable power of bass in music. The conversation explores the influence of culture and politics on music creation. As Sherwood narrates his encounters with influential figures like James Brown and Keith LeBlanc. We discuss the joy of creating club tunes in mere hours, the human element in music, and the profound impact of Ecstasy on England. You'll also learn about the ever-evolving world of music production technology, the importance of character and expression for artists, and the challenges of monetizing creativity.
African Head Charge’s new album A Trip To Bolgatanga is out now on On-U Sound
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Paul talks with innovative producer, musician, and DJ, Carmen Villain, unravelling the key influences that have shaped her sound, ranging from hip hop, R&B to minimalism. Carmen opens up about her late start in music and her love for loops and textures, taking us behind her creative process, shedding light on her desires to blend dub influences with cosmic free jazz, electronic textures with scoring music for dance performance. The culmination of these experiences is what makes her latest album, Only Love From Now On, and her EP, Music From the Living Monuments, a testament to her artistic evolution.
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Ready to pierce the myths of being a creative in the digital age? Paul sits down with Elijah, Grime and DIY pioneer, who, with over 15 years of industry experience, unpacks "Close The App, Make The Ting", a phrase that has helped him steer his diverse roles - which range from DJ and label owner to teacher and producer - in an ever-evolving, noisy industry.
Through using Instagram as a canvas with short captions on yellow squares, with the principles he's gathered from his extensive music career, Elijah thoughtfully addresses the critical role of community, creativity and the music industry in this digital era. We dive deep into what defines success in this digital age and how to strike that delicate balance between personal creativity and industry constraints.
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Augustus Muller — Innovative electronic musician, producer, film composer and one half of cult duo Boy Harsher, talks with Paul about his approach to music, highlighting his journey from a high school discovery of synthesizers right through to a current sabbatical in New York.
Augustus gives us an intimate look at his creative process. We delve into his experience with teaming up with Jae Mathews to form Boy Harsher, their DIY approach that led to the EBM/coldwave anthem Pain, the influence of film on his work and why a Hans Zimmer approach doesn’t work when scoring Vex Ashley's Femme-directed porn collected together on his recent Cellulosed Bodies album.
Augustus Muller's 'Cellulosed Bodies (Original Score)' — the album featuring two scores, 'Crash' and ‘Automaton' is out now via their own Nude Club Records.
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Ever wondered how a composer plays with silence to create evocative music? Roger Eno has been honing his ambient and emotive music since 1983’s seminal Apollo: Atmosphere’s And Soundtracks, an album he made with his older brother Brian and the producer Daniel Lanois.
Roger chats with Paul about his style and his unique approach of "decomposition" in the creation of music. They delve into his life's experiences, from being a music therapist to his recent signing with esteemed German classical label Deutsche Grammophon and how it has impacted his work. His new LP, The Skies They Shift Like Chords is a testament to his ability to play with silence, create space in music and make every sound intentional. Get to know about his influences, his inspirations, and his aspiration for listeners to fill in the gaps in his music with their own interpretations.
They also discuss the influences of his upbringing, his close connection with the English countryside, and his creative processes.
Eno is set to release his second solo album for Deutsche Grammophon this autumn. Released 13th October, ‘The skies, they shift like chords…’
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In the new episode of Lost and Sound Paul gets deep into conversation with DJ and producer, Simo Cell. With his debut album Cuspide des Sirènes creating waves, Simo talks about his artistic process, musical journey, his UK Bass influences, and the transformative experience of birthing a full-length album.
The Paris based DJ reveals the art of harnessing different genres and the importance of 'playing with silence' to let the sounds naturally emerge. Then, around 40 minutes in it all takes a twist, their conversation delves deep into the philosophical realm as Simo talks about his encounter with Eckhart Tolle's teachings and his tryst with enlightenment. We probe into his experiences with panic attacks, the therapeutic powers of The Power of Now as well as the concept of the spiritual bypass and his thoughts on self-reflection and context awareness.
Simo Cell’s debut 'Cuspide des Sirènes’ is available now on TEMƎT Music
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Singer, songwriter, producer, political advocate and spiritual New Yorker in LA, Samantha Urbani cut her musical teeth in the Brooklyn indie band Friends, before collaborating with Dev Hynes, singing on 6 out of the 11 tracks on Blood Orange’s Cupid Deluxe. Her upcoming solo album, Showing Up, is bright and sharp and nods to both Tom Tom Club and Janet Jackson. She talks with Paul about how she aproaches the daily practices of creativity, about checking in with yourself on what you believe in, gender inbalance in music and the toxicity that can happen in male written yet femme sung love songs, plus the awesomeness of the late 90s rock-rap crossover trend and how it manifested on the 1998 Godzilla soundtrack
Samantha Urbani's LP Showing Up in available from Sep 22nd, pre-order here.
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Mykki Blanco — musician, performance artist, poet and activist became canonised so soon after releasing their first mixtape that within a year they were a style icon, a recognised trailblazer and toured with Björk. With over a decade now of music, Mykki is constantly experimenting, pushing boundaries with their sound and how they project themselves. Their latest work, Postcards From Italia even leaves rap behind to namecheck Tom Petty. Mykki talks with Paul about their creative journey, identity, media perception, running away from home at the age of 16 to be a bohemian in New York and so much more.
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Rrose makes enigmatic music that hits a sweet spot between techno and avant-garde composition, blurring gender identity and making work that feels like you’re listening to a living, tactile organism. New album, Please Touch is the latest stop over a long journey that began under a different pseudonym in the club scenes of 1990s California, involved at one point leaving the dancefloor behind for years to study composition at the prestigious Mills College (whose alumni and teachers have included Pauline Oliveros and Steve Reich) before rebirthing as Rrose. They talk with Paul about the sexual energy of dance music, the power of creating a persona and their creative story.
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Hania Rani, the acclaimed Polish-born composer, producer, pianist and singer makes a return visit to Lost and Sound. When Paul and Hania first spoke, it was during the weirdness of the pandemic, yet that conversation has gone on to be the most listened to episode of the show ever. Since then, she’s recorded a soundtrack, a classical album and a YouTube of a Parisian concert from last year has racked over 4 million views to date. Today, she catches up with Paul to talk about embracing creative evolution and the spectral themes that glide across her new album, Ghosts.
‘Ghosts’ released Oct 6th on Gondwana Records.
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Mick Harvey - founding member of The Birthday Party, The Bad Seeds and Crime And The City Solution. On top of that, he’s done everything from recording two albums of Serge Gainsbourg covers to being long term collaborator with PJ Harvey. Amanda Acevedo was a fan in Mexico who, during lockdown, plucked up courage and asked him if he’d like to work on a song with her. Forward a few years and what started out as a sort of end of the world dare has morphed into an album of duets: Phantasmagoria in Blue. Mick and Amanda talk with Paul about everything from their creative process, which involved the guiding principle of making everything "slow and depressing" to how Nick Cave’s love of Karen Carpenter nearly derailed a gig at the Hacienda.
Their album, Phantasmagoria in Blue is available 1st September, pre-order here.
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Yann Tiersen and QUINQUIS (Emilie Tiersen) are on a boat with a manifesto, touring the Celtic Islands and playing community halls, pubs, record shops and places along the way. The producer/musician/composing couple talk with Paul about the environmental and consumerist impact of touring and their holistic approach to navigating this. Yann (who first appeared on Lost anf Sound two years ago) did the score to Amelie, which he’s not super hot on by all accounts, he did the score to Goodbye Lenin too, and his recent stuff on Mute plays with textures and atmosphere, Emilie’s work has that magic of early 4AD but in it’s own unique way. Together, they talk about their inspiring adventure and how it relates to our wider world.
YANN TIERSEN & QUINQUIS
NINNOG SUMMER TOUR - SAILING TO CELTIC LANDS
KERBER COMPLETE - MODULAR SYNTHESIS, SOLO PIANO, REMIXES
BOX SET WITH NEWLY RECORDED SOLO PIANO VERSION OF HIS 2021 ALBUM, KERBER - 15 SEP ON MUTE
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Lost and Sound meets Kevin Rowland, singer, musician and the frontman of Dexys Midnight Runners, now shortened to simply Dexys. A true pop maverick - from early 40 hour a week rehearsals and a band name taken from the Northern Soul drug Dexadrine to those seismic 80s pop moments like Geno and Come On Eileen and the stone cold classic Searching For The Young Soul Rebels album, Kevin has flown in and out of favour, regenerating a bit like a post punk soul tinged Doctor Who. On the eve of the release of the 6th Dexys album, The Feminine Divine, Kevin talks to Paul about creativity, life, Roxy Music and the feminine awakening at the heart of the new music.
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The new Dexys album The Feminine Divine is available from 28th July 2023
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Psycho & Plastic found a way to express their deepest feelings through making ambient music. The duo had been playing their brand of underground electronica in Berlin for years until the events of 2020 put a stop to their live energy. Instead of beats, they channelled the raw emotion lurking in quietness, and it’s a sound they’ve cultivated ever since. The duo, Thomas Ticchai and Alexandre Decoupigny have known Paul for years, and together, the three friends talk about authenticity, creativity and the need to hear quiet voices in a world which values who can shout the loudest.
Psycho & Plastic’s most recent album, Phantom Bliss is out now, there’s a link in the online podcast description. And their track No End is on the Ambient Layers Vol 2 compilation on the 7K label.
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Manchester based Iceboy Violet fuses experimental club music with warped pop abstraction, noise and rap, adding vulnerability and a cheeky northern humour to their rhymes. They have a candid conversation with Paul about creativity and authenticity.
Since the release of the rapper, producer and performer’s 2018 mixtape MOOK, they’ve been pushing boundaries, along the way collaborating with artists including Loraine James, Blackhaine, Space Afrika, Slikback and aya. They speak with Paul to coincide with the release of their latest project, ‘Not A Dream But A Controlled Explosion’ - a project about the role desire and fantasy plays in our lives.
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Finlay Shakespeare is that rare thing - equally both boffin and poet. A childhood obsession with his parents’ record collection, then teenage years spent building his own synthesizers led on to a series of works, from improvised home recordings to the lush 80s inspired synth pop of his latest album, Illusion + Memory. He speaks with Paul about the need to leave our comfort zones in order to make good music (or art) and how seemingly meaningless lyics later reveal their true meaning and, of course, that love of the 80s.
Finlay Shakespeare’s album Illusion + Memory is out nowon Alter.
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It’s taken James Ellis Ford twenty plus years in the A game to release his debut solo record. In these years he’s become possibly the go to producer for anyone from Blur to Depeche Mode to Kylie to Gorillaz to Foals to Arctic Monkeys. He’s also a Simian Mobile Disco, a Last Shadow Puppet, an Eno protege and inadvertently responsible for the epoch defining mid noughties anthem We Are Your Friends. It would have been easy for him to have made a celeb heavy, zeitgeist grabbing debut, instead, The Hum, released on Warp, is a dense, widescreen ode to pastoral prog, 70s fusion, King Crimson and so much more. James chats with Paul about finding his confidence, the method he absorbed from Eno that go beyond the technical and the enigmatic eccentricity of English music.
James Ellis Ford’s album The Hum is available now on Warp Records.
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North London DIY Icon Delilah Holliday once said she writes songs to make people feel less alone. Her band, Skinny Girl Diet, which she founded at the age of 14 with her sister Ursula and their cousin Amelia reignited a much needed Riot Grrl punk spirit, galvanising a community of like minded music lovers back in the early 2010s. Moving more recently into a lo-fi, electronic and soulful sound, developing her production style along with it and collaborating with Neneh Cherry, Vivienne Westwood and former guest of the show, Baxter Dury, she talks with Paul about her creative process, overcoming doubt, finding transformation and ponders what would a song sound like if it was left out in the sun.
Delilah Holliday’s new EP ‘Invaluable Vol. 1’, on 7th July on One Little Independent Records.
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Jessy Lanza - producer, singer and DJ, chats with Paul about finding her confidence through eschewing the rigours of a jazz education for making some of the sharpest, brightest and damn well fizzy leftfield pop music of the last ten years. And that’s exactly what it’s been, a decade, since her debut came out on the hugely influential Hyperdub label. Now, with the upcoming release of her new album, Love Hallucination, Jessy, currently in Ontario, talks with Paul about her creative process, how her van became the centre of a revelatory Boiler Room set and finding her own musical voice.
Jessy Lanza’s new album Love Hallucination, out via Hyperdub on July 28
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Audio/visual artist Richie Culver first realised he could make art at a rave afterparty when he picked up a book of Nan Golding’s photography. He rose to popular attention in recent years firstly in the art world after a work was featured in the Tate Modern and when the piece Did U Cum Yet, a comment about social media, went viral during the pandemic. His debut album, I Was Born By The Sea, mixes spoken word with experimental electronics and has echoes of his birth city of Hull’s Throbbing Gristle. Richie shares a frank and honest chat with Paul about addiction (Richie himself is 8 years sober) about discovering clubbing, about social media, about being present and his creative process.
I Was Born By The Sea (The Remixes) is out on June 23rd on Participant Records.
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Dangermami set up Femme Bass Mafia as a mentoring program for femme, trans and non-binary people, with a focus on bass music and the creation of safer learning spaces. She talks with Paul about gender visibility in club culture and her own ascent as one of the most exciting new DJs to emerge out of post-pandemic Berlin. This episode was recorded live on stage for PodFest.
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Baxter Dury - Musician, world class exponent of sprechtgasung, debonaire racontuer, immently an alternative English national treasure and a man whose travelled a long creative and life path since appearing on the cover of his Dad, Ian Dury’s New Boots And Panties album.
“You’ve got to go through your owl turmoil to get somewhere, you can’t be lent turmoil,” he tells Paul at some point of a conversation on a Monday morning where Paul totally lost his questions, veered off from asking him about his new album and it’s distinctive balance of grit and swoon and instead just went with a flow that only a Monday morning could deliver - philosophical, profane and humble all at once.
Baxter Dury’s new album, I Thought I Was Better Than You is out on June 2nd on Heavenly Recordings. Pre-order here.
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Gina Birch is a true trailblazer. Co-founder of the all girl post punk band The Raincoats, the music herself and Ana de Silva headed up, which so often hit the soft spot between experimental, choaotic and melodic in the truest Velvets sense, paved the way for decades of music to come and did so much for female visibility in bands. Along the way, the group picked up fans like Kurt Cobain, who invited them on tour. Now, balancing a life of creativity between music, painting and film, Gina talks with Paul about her debut solo LP I Play My Bass Loud and reflects on everything from seeing The Slits to stilletoes to Zoom ettiquette to creativity.
Gina Birch’s album I Play My Bass Loud is out now on Third Man Records.
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When Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones make music together as Sunroof, they sit either side of a table, adjusting the dials of modular synths and they look like two veteran chess players locked into a very long, perhaps even decades long game. Yet instead of being in competition, it’s like they raise each other’s vibration: one making a sound, the other responding.
Both men have changed the way we hear electronic music in the last 40 years. Miller founded Mute Records initially to release his single Warm Leatherette. He met Gareth when they worked on Depeche Mode’s Berlin-connected ‘80s records. The Depeche Mode records we all like. Gareth has produced songs we’ve all danced to many times: Erasure, Wire, Grizzly Bear, Clinic, Interpol. For decades, they’ve been getting together and making these modular improvisations and have finally gotten round to releasing some of the stuff and it’s really good.
Paul caught up with the pair to talk about how they work, how they met and what they think.
Sunroof’s new album, Electronic Music Improvisations Volume 2 – out now on limited edition white vinyl and digitally, via the Parallel Series of Mute
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Andrew Fearn’s stripped down, austere electro-punk productions and Jason Williamson’s biting yet absurdly humourous lyrics and delivery have been exploring austerity-era Britain, culture, and working class life for over a decade. Collectively as Sleaford Mods, they’ve always done exactly their own thing in their own way but their last album Spare Ribs connected with a wider audience, maybe they’ve even become generational spokespeople in the process too. Add to this, the new album’s title, UK Grim, couldn’t be more apt. Jason and Andrew talk with Paul about their status as spokespeople, humour as a form of resilience, the debilitating effect of the tory government on people and the band's creative process.
UK Grim by Sleaford Mods is out now on Rough Trade.
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South London-based singer/songwriter, producer, and composer Lucinda Chua joins Paul for a conversation on the eve of the release of her debut long player, YIAN, on 4AD Records. In the past better known for her collaborations with artists such as FKA twigs and for her time in the post-rock duo Felix, her solo work mixes deep introspection with stunning atmosphere. Her NTS show is ace too. She chats with Paul about the scariness of putting yourself out there, authenticity and output and more.
Lucinda Chua’s LP YIAN is available on 4AD Records from March 24th.
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Suzanne Ciani is a true pioneer. One of the world’s first synth heroes. “The diva of the diode.” Ciani began experimenting with electronic music in 1960s California, at a time when to do so wasn’t just about a new style of music, but about creating a whole new language: a new form of music with this new technology. Like Delia Derbyshire and Cosey Fanni Tutti and many other female pioneers, it’s taken time for the world to catch up and for Ciani to be recognised for quite how significant her cultural contribution runs across how we hear what we hear.
Now in her mid seventies, she shows no signs of slowing down, she speaks with Paul about some of the key musical moments in her life: California of the 60s, New York of the 70s, the importance of putting emotion into music and her work in spatial sound.
Suzanne Ciani is touring from march to September this year, check out her tourdates here
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This week, Paul meets New York-based, Korean-American musician Margaret Sohn aka Miss Grit. Their upcoming debut LP, Follow The Cyborg finds a personal connection between cyborg theory and her identity. As a mixed-race, non-binary artist, Sohn has always rejected the limits of identity thrust upon them by the outside world, in favour of embracing a more fluid and complex understanding of the self. The conversation touches on Donna Haraway’s 1986 essay A Cyborg Manifesto, which uses the figure of the cyborg to urge an understanding beyond the limitations of traditional gender, feminism, and politics. Margaret and Paul talk about her work, which blends a sonic mixture of machine detail and human emotion, New York living and more.
Miss Grit’s LP Follow The Cyborg is out Feb 24th on Mute
The single Lain (Phone Clone) is available now
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The Waeve is the coming together of two unique musical voices - Graham Coxon & Rose Elinor Dougall who've just come together to make a rather deep and magical record together as The Waeve.
Rose - started out in the Spector-eque girl group The Pipettes in the early millennium, has recorded since with Mark Ronson amongst others and her solo music, like on her most recent solo album A New Illusion, taps into a dreamy yet darkly tinged sound with elements like psychedelia, krautrock and folk in the mix. Graham is, what we call in England, somewhat of a national treasure. As guitarist from Blur, he’s been a major creative driving force behind some of the most iconic music of the last thirty years and like Thurston Moore or Jonny Marr, created a real alternative version of a guitar hero, one with vulnerability, angularity and curiosity in place of machismo and pomposity. They spoke with Paul about how they came together and made a dark, richly layered album, along the way becoming a couple and they reflect on the difficult subject of Englishness, their creative processes and more.
The Waeve’s debut LP is out Feb 5th on Transgressive
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Lost and Sound is back after a seasonal break, and trying something new: Paul’s first guest of the year is actually a film maker. Isn’t this a music podcast? You might say, but Mark Jenkin’s hands-on approach and unique style, particularly when it comes to sound design, make him, for a podcast that meets outliers, innovators and outsiders, a spot on guest.
Following on from his 2019 black and white Cornish-set Bait: a film nodody could have predicted would have become the hit it was, we spoke about his new offering, the 70s-set folk horror, Enys Men. It’s hauntology on screen: eerie and dream-like. The soundtrack, composed by Jenkin, is stand-alone good - particularly if you’re a fan of disintegrating drones and analogue loops that feel warped into some lost memory.
Mark Jenkin’s original score for Enys Men is out now digitally on Invada Records. The film is released in the UK on 13 Jan.
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Nastia aka - Anastasia Topolskaia is a true techno outlier, the Ukrainian DJ is one of the most in-demand techno DJs travelling internationally yet keeps it real: her sets are hard, deep and come from an intrinsic sense of movement that is tied to her roots as a dancer. Unlike so many DJs, she has for most part not become a producer, rather concentrating on the dancefloor. She is also known for actively choosing to be selective where she plays, picking good venues with good sound systems over maximum exposure.
Uncompromising and without filter, Nastia talks with Paul about the effects of the Russian invasion, about why she spoke out on social media about Nina Kravitz, why (connected to this) being honest and being true to yourself are essential to being an artist and more.
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Lost and Sound is about sharing conversations with the innovators, the outsiders, the mavericks, artists that do their own unique thing and this week’s guest is certainly all of those. Anton Newcombe.
His musical project, the psychedelic trailblazers The Brian Jonestown Massacre, began in San Francisco in the early nineties. Outspoken and often misunderstood, he is in fact a clever, tenacious and conscientious artist whose carved out a unique DIY ecosystem. Acerbic, unfiltered, honest and funny - he talks with Paul about how he started out, creating musical ecosystems, the importance of being civic minded as the world turns more fascist and the math in his sound.
The 20th Brian Jonestown Massacre studio album - The Future Is Your Past is release date 10th February 2023 and the band are touring in Europe in Jan and Feb, tour dates and album info here.
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Lafawndah’s The Dawn Of Everything is a song that she says was born between unlearning the past and watching the future unfold and is dedicated to the people of Iran and their bravery in rising up after the murder of Masha Amini. Paul talks with the pan-global, pan-genre artist, herself with Iranian roots, about why it’s important for music to offer solidarity and protest, as she puts it “We have music for when we’re born, we have music for when we die and we have music for when we say no!”
The Dawn Of Everything is available only via Bandcamp for now and all proceeds from sales will be donated to the organisation Human Rights In Iran - persian.iranhumanrights.org
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Alison Cotton is like a musical painter: using voice, harmonium and viola to create textures that, on her most recent album, The Portrait You Painted Of Me, often hauntingly invoke the landscape of North East England. Paul had a chat with her about how she uses sound and her voice to express herself.
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Ambient maestro Gigi Masin describes living in Venice and always being surrounded by water as making you like a sailor. His seminal 1986 LP Wind was almost entirely lost in a flood in this city, but over the years, his music has continued to find new fans, Gigi’s been sampled by everyone from Bjork to Post Malone and counts Oneohtrix Point Never, Devendra Bahanart and Caroline Polachek as supporters.
A philosphical, deeply empathic human in conversation, he talks to Paul about transforming grief into celebration, and how he did this through paying tribute to his late wife on his new album Vahinè. And when someone whose nearly 70 years old looks and sounds barely 50 - then its worth listening as they’re obviously doing something right.
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It’s the 75th episode of Lost and Sound, and to celebrate Oliver Ackermann of Brooklyn trio A Place To Bury Strangers gets into a conversation with Paul about the transgressive beauty of night-time and noise, of playing the long game and delivering his own custom made guitar effects boxes across the landscape of early noughties NY.
The group’s seminal 2009 Exploding Head LP has been deluxe reissued on Mute/BMG along with a Death By Audio custom made effects pedal.
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On the dancefloor and beyond, Steffi is like a swan gliding to her own tune, avoiding superstar DJ trappings, going for quality over quantity.
In this week’s Lost and Sound, the Dutch selector and producer has a flowy conversation with Paul where she talks openly about the intuition and creativity that has been a hallmark of her style from her early days DJing in The Netherlands of the 90s to being one of the only DJs equally at home in both Panaroma Bar and Berghain.
She’s just released her fourth studio album, The Red Hunter, released on her own Candy Mountain label, her most personal and intricate record yet.
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I’m so tall, I’m so tall. This episode is all about the comeback and consistency. It’s incredible to think that since they reactivated, Neil Arthur has recorded 10 albums as Blancmange in just over a decade. Beginning as a duo (with Stephan Luscombe) at the dawn of the eighties, their lo-fi experiment electronic pop inspired Mute Records’ Daniel Miller to call them “The Maiden Aunts of Techno”. Those timeless mega anthems, synonymous with that era like Living On The Ceiling followed, before they called it a day. Then, all of a sudden, 11 years ago, the project materialised again. Paul caught up with Neil, a true eighties survivor on something of a creative roll now.
Blancmange’s new album Private Life is available on London Records.
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Montreal based producer and electronic musician Marie Davidson chats with Paul about her creative processes. Her caustic, often spoken vocals, sung in both English and French, provide a droll, razor sharp counterpoint to the club energy of tunes like Work It and albums Working Class Women and Adieux Au Dancefloor, and recently, her artistic evolution has been leading her music, led by feel, into unexpected sonics. Marie and Paul chat about energy, attitude and instinct in music.
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No other DJ epitomises the love of music as music in quite the same way as this week’s guest. JD Twitch aka Keith McIvor began the legendary club night (and more recently label) Optimo (Espacio) in Glasgow ’97 with Johnny Wilkes to play the kind of music that they never heard out. Now, recently having celebrated their 25th Anniversary, JD has a bouncy chat with Paul about his free and joyful approaches to selecting music, which often hit a unique sweet spot between cratedigging and classics.
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JD Twitch’s Cease & Desist 002 - Polyphonic Cosmos: Sonic Innovations In Japan (1980 - 86) should be out now!
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This week, Cosey Fanni Tutti: musician, performance artist, writer, an absolute icon and inspiration, not just with music and art but for anyone who just wasn't born to follow the herd. Her work, from Throbbing Gristle and COUM, to being half of Chris and Cosey, as one third of CarterTuttiVoid and her bestselling memoir Art Sex Music transcend and transgress boundaries.
Once a cultural pariah described in the Houses of Parliament as a wrecker of civilisation,
she shares reflections with Paul about her new book Re-Sisters, which looks at the lives of three trailblazing women - Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kemp and herself and her new album Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes, about the nature of art and communication and so much more.
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Trailblazing indie icon and now author Miki Berenyi joins Paul for a frank and open chat on the eve of the release of her memoir Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success.
In the nineties, her band, Lush, makers of ethereal, jangly yet citrus-sharp pop music signed to 4AD and their albums Gala and Spooky inadvertently perhaps helped define what was just becoming termed by the music press as shoegaze. Their 1996 album, Lovelife, recorded during the height of Britpop moved the band higher into the charts with the caustic hit Ladykillers - a song which basically pre-dates the notion of the softboi by a good twenty years.
Miki was the cool as flame-haired frontperson of the sharpest indie gang: a little bolshy, cig in hand, spinning dreampop, yet, as her memoir goes into, music was a way of finding her voice and connecting with people through an eventful, unorthodox upbringing. Miki and Paul chat about finding spaces of social connection within scenes, the perils of music press and so much more.
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Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success
By Miki Berenyi
Published by Nine Eight Books on 29 September in hardback, audio and eBook
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Electronic musician Clark is always redefining his own sonic boundries, from signing with Warp Records at a young age, producing over thirteen albums, collaborations, remixing the likes of Depeche Mode and Thom Yorke to recently making his contemporary classical crossover with last year’s Playground In A Lake.
Chris and Paul had an early morning, very flowy, frank and caffeinated conversation springboarded from the reissue of the album Body Riddle - initially released to little fanfare 16 years ago and now regarded as something of a classic and cited by producers including Arca, Rustie and Hudson Mohawke. Chris talks about creativity, validation and rushing your face off to 78bpm music.
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Having Mercury nominated, platinum selling indie rockers Editors on Lost And Sound might seem somewhat a curveball, but then so to is the band asking Benjamin John Power, aka electronic composer and Ivor Novello winning Blanck Mass to join as a full time member. Round about the time Editors were setting indie dancefloors alight with their mid noughties anthems, Munich and Blood, Benjamin was setting volumes alight as half of drone-rockers Fuck Buttons. It’s such an usunual pairing and Paul caught up with Benjamin alongside synth player Elliot Williams to talk about how an epic alt band and an experimentally leaning electronic producer came together on their new album, EBM, about 80s pop and industrial and lots more.
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Composer, synthesist, producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith makes music that blends synthesizers with melodies and connects to external processes in her life like yoga, self learning, science and nature. Her 9th studio album Let’s Turn It Into Sound (released on Ghostly) follows on from acclaimed albums like Ears and The Kid, and her collaboration with electronic music pioner Suzanne Ciani. During the record of it, she dubbed it her sentimental robot drama. She spoke with Paul via the Pacific Northwest to talk about her approaches to music and life.
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Techno for punks, or punk for techno heads… DJ, artist, label owner Louisahhh makes music that hits the sweet spot between Boiler Room and CBGBs. A native New Yorker now living in France for almost a decade, she chats with your host Paul Hanford about cultural identity, diversity and performative success, the route of her album The Practice Of Freedom, playing great parties and playing not so great parties, and so much more.
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How does a rising selector with diverse tastes and a busy busy busy schedule keep sounding so fresh? And what has changed since clubs have reopened? These are just two things your host Paul Hanford gets into with rising DJ Tash LC in the new Lost and Sound. Fresh and revitalised after a summer break and online now.
DJ, label owner, promoter, all round force of musical energy - from her residency on NTS, past residencies on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1Xtra and long standing show on Worldwide FM, Tash LC lives up to her Insta handle “always listenin / dancin / chattin.” She’s one of the UK’s most exciting DJs, connecting styles and sounds in a way that unites and melts differences.
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This week on Lost and Sound, Hannah Peel, Mercury 2021 shortlisted artist, composer, producer and late night broadcaster chats with Paul about creativity, inspiration, the importance of finding a balance, Delia Derbyshire, the theramin ban on her score for the new TV adaptation of The Midwich Cuckoos and so much more.
The Midwich Cuckoos score is out now via Invada Records. Catch Hannah presenting Night Tracks on BBC Radio 3 .
Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press
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The sublime sound alchemists Nik Colk Void (Factory Floor, Carter Tutti Void) and Alexander Tucker (Microcorps, Grumbling Fur) talk with Paul about collaboration and improvisation and how both these came together on their new project together, the pulsating, electronic BROOD X CYCLES. This chat goes deep and humanises what might often be considered mysterious arts, revealing in a surpisingly warm way processes that have helped them create such deep music.
Their collaborative album BROOD X CYCLES - Sleep Nameless Fear is out June 1st on The State 51 Conspiracy.
Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press
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Barry Adamson chats with Paul about his memoir, Up Above The City, Down Beneath The Stars, which begins before his birth, hearing Peggy Lee's Fever from inside his mother's womb, before going on to chronicle the first thirty years of his life growing up in 60s and 70s Manchester. Barry and Paul chat about this, the three absolutely seminal groups he joined: Magazine, The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds, his solo work, which has been both Mercury nominated and has involved scoring David Lynch's Lost Highway and more.
Barry's 1996 LP Oedipus Schmeudipus (which features Jarvis Cocker and Nick Cave) is getting the reissue treatment on Mute on July 29th.
Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press
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This week on Lost and Sound, the very great Lucrecia Dalt. Musician, sound artist and now composer for moving image.
She speaks with Paul about her creative processes, growing up in Colombia, inhabiting the characters of her beguiling, sometimes otherwordly, sometimes darkly sensual music and how she approached composing for horror the upcoming film The Seed and TV show The Baby.
Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press
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Rosa Anschütz, artist , composer, vocalist, talks with Paul about rituals, transmedia art and the hypnotically great debut album, Votive, inwhich her voice combines with synthesizers to create something otherworldly and transcendental and, yes, ritual-like.
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Lost and Sound is back and Paul chats with Matthew Herbert, visionary producer, DJ, writer, all round innovator of sound, innovator of what can be done with samples. Be it making a brass band album about Brexit featuring over 100 musicians from across Europe or working with Bjork and Róisín Murphy, Matthew talks about ethical uses of sound and how stories can be told from the most unlikely of surroundings.
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Nightmares On Wax, George Evelyn that is, thirty years into his musical journey, had a mortality scare, forced into questioning his existence, and what freedom means to different people, has made the deepest NOW album yet, Shout Out! To Freedom. He spoke with me from his home in Ibiza to talk about being present in the moment, about gratitude, and about his early days at the height of warehouse rave, which included having someonce called Sven Vath as your tour driver.
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The new Nightmares On Wax album, Shout Out! To Freedom, is available on Warp Records from October 29th here.
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Lauren Flax, boundary-shifting New York artist joins me this week for a conversation that really sums up the virtues of sticking to your guns.
Over a long multi-faceted career, starting in the parties of Detroit in the 90s, moving to New York, at one point being half of the project CREƎP with her friend Lauren Dillard, in which they collaborated with singers including Sia and Romy XX, through to making really deep, underground techno, being part of New York’s Bunker crew and her recent transcendentally good Out of Reality project. It feels like she’s reached some kind of crescendo of owning her appoaching to making art.
I loved chatting with Lauren about her journey, connecting on issues around belief and the emotional connection to music.
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Marshall Vincent joined me for an in-person conversation to discuss how he uses his sublime alt-R&B to channel confidence, growing up in Chicago, adapting to German mannerisms, the virtues of collaboration and the power of singing in the toilet. His music is so intimate and so sonically expressive at the same time, and in person, he’s suave and witty company, and an inspiringly confident artist. In his own words: “I think when someone’s talking shit, it’s better to embarress them with my talent than in another way, if I can fight my battles on a stage rather than a message board, I’d totally rather do that.”
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Marshall Vincent’s new EP, In No Particular Order, is releases October 15, 2021 on SA Recordings. Here’s the Bandcamp.
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This week, I have an in-person conversation with the visionary Yann Tiersen.
We talk about his new album, Kerber, which draws on the geography and atmosphere of the remote island Ushant, where he lives. Plus, he shares reflections on the deeper context of where his music comes from, how a life or death situation gave him an artistic epiphany and also, to be warned, what happens if you expect him to play songs from Amelie. It was lovely to have this conversation, and it took place amongst the synth-fest in a forest that is Berlin’s Superbooth Festival.
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The new Yann Tiersen album, Kerber, is available on Mute here.
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This week, J. Willgoose, Esq, from Public Service Broadcasting joins me. On the eve of the release of the band’s new LP, Bright Magic, an impressionistic journey through Berlin. So obviously we had to have a chat, right?
Enigmatic, immersive, atmospheric, each time PBS emerge, they take on a subject and to me, its like falling into a deep book. From exploring the cold war space race so well that Jodie Whitaker would listen to their LP, The Race For Space, to help her get into the zone to play Doctor Who, to tackling the British coal industry.
Now, J. has made an album about Berlin. It’s got Blixa Bargeld on it, singer EERA the ace German actress Nina Hoss and they recorded it at Hansa, where Bowie recorded Low. J. Turns out to be a charming self-depracating chap and he opens up about the loneliness of being in a new city, talks frankly about finding creative sparks and there’s even a bit of politics too on contemporary Britain.
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The new Public Service Broadcasting album, Bright Magic, is available from September 12th here.
This week, DJ Fuckoff took a break from whipping up storms across parties in Berlin to have a raw, cute and frank in person chat with me.
Propulsively mixing techno with juke, psy-trance and warehouse rave so potent you can practically smell the heat from the generator, all with sexually empowering lyrics. We met up for a coffee in Neukölln where she opened up about battling incels, the lingering misogyny in club culture and how she nurtures her own energy. In her own words: “I like to make people get out of their comfort zone and I think its important to be pushing this instead of how society is telling women how they should act. I want to fucking break this, I want to push this, I want to test this and by doing what I do and seeing how people react, I see that that’s happening.”
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Check out DJ Fuckoff’s recent streams and releases through her Linktree here.
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This week, I had a chat with Bob Stanley, musician, journalist, author, film producer and one third of the seminal Saint Etienne (the other two thirds being Sarah Cracknell and Pete Wiggs).
Saint Etienne’s tenth studio album, I’ve Been Trying To Tell You, is out this Friday and we spoke about how it questions nostalgia and asks were the ‘90s as optimistic as we now think of them as being? Their sampladelic debut Foxbase Alpha, up front classics like Only Love Will Break Your Heart and Join Our Club arrived like a melancholic dream years before the hazy electronic beats of hypnogogic pop became a thing. We spoke over a Transeuropean cuppa about the appeal of melancholy, ask if nostalgia is an illusion and we even share a couple of Carry On style double entendres.
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The new Saint Etienne album, I’ve Been Trying To Tell You, is available from September 10th here.
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This week, I spoke with the awesome Daniel Avery. Producer and DJ, author of the transcendetally good Drone Logic and the now equally amazing Together In Static LP. Coincidentally, although we’ve never met, we both grew up as indie noise kids in the same town and we chatted about this, about his early break as a Fabric resident, his friendship with Andrew Weatherall, how phones maybe aren’t the worst thing in clubs and getting lost, or rather, connecting with every person and every atom, in the shared clubspace.
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The new Daniel Avery album, Together In static, is available now on Phantasy Sound, listen here.
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This week, Ramona Gonzales, aka. Nite Jewel. Producer, singer, musicologist. We spoke about how her transcendentally good new album, No Sun, uses Moog and voice and is a break-up album, made largely whilst living on a friend's couch, but is also part of an investigation into the agency of the female voice through history. As well as this, she reflects on her emergence through the LA scene during the MySpace era and the power of sound making off grid.
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The new Nite Jewel album, No Sun, is available from August 27th, listen here.
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After a summer hiatus, we’re back. I spoke with Angus Andrew, who for over 20 years and now 10 albums, has been Liars. Always utterly fresh, idiosynchratic, intense and channelling something that seems to come from a realm beyond reinvention. We got into a chat about where this comes from, along the way taking in letting go of musical inhibitions, pcibocylin, drums, the Brooklyn scene, living remotely and way more.
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The new Liars album, The Apple Drops, is out now on Mute.
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This week, we zap over to Norway to catch a conversation with producer Stian Balducci and pianist Kjetil Jerve about collaboration, jazz’s origins as a dancing music and their desire to make an “Improvised music of our age”. Their joint LP, Tokyo Tapes mixes drone, jazz and frequency-pushing sonics and I think its a stunning listen, and before you think that maybe these are some serious dudes, prepare for some surprising music confessions.
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I had a conversation with Amsterdam-based producer, songwriter and musician Tessa Douwstra, who records under the name Luwten and finds a way of blending nu-soul tinged vocals and textured, experimental production. Luwten means ‘Place without wind’ in Dutch and I was interested to ask her about the way her music feels so intimately personal yet sonically expressive.
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It’s been thirty years since they last met but I had a chat with A Guy Called Gerald and Trevor Miller.
Miller’s cult novel Trip City caught the early acid house zeitigest and it was released with an EP made by Gerald, riding high at the time with what are now the classics Voodoo Ray and Pacific State. To celebrate the book’s re-release I caught up with the two for a frank, revealing and at times hilarious chat. It was pretty much two old pals catching up with me somewhere in the middle. Enjoy!
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We’re back. Today, I spoke with Jim O’Rourke, iconocalstic producer, singer-songwriter, former Wilco and Sonic Youth collaborator, from his home half way up a mountain near Tokyo.
The interview was originally recorded to talk about Jim’s film connection for the Lost and Sound - Playtronica collab podcast, Seeing Sound, but the conversation went into different realms and spilled out into this much, much longer version.
Jim goes deep into working with Werner Herzog, his “just do it” mentality to the creative process, his Irish roots and speaking Japanese. It was such a pleasure for me to connect with a musician whose work I love so much and for him to turn out to be such an utterly humble, entertaining and damn well revealing human. Enjoy!
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Lou Hayter’s on the show today. We spoke about the things and influences that have led up to her Roxy’eque space-disco tinged solo LP Private Sunshine, as well the New Young Pony Club days in the post punk and party mid noughties. Lou is a certified Steely Dan fan and she very kindly gives some advice too, on finding your way into the Dan’s catalogue.
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I met up with Roman Flügel, and boy did it feel good to be doing an in person interview again. And what a guest for that be to with. We did corona tests to be safe and met in his secret studio in Berlin, where he spoke about getting on board the early rave scene in Frankfurt, how electronic music is actual songwriting, the primal nature of dancing and of course, his fantastic new LP Eating Darkness, which evolves the lineage of deep, layered electronica he began with Happiness Is Happening .
Roman is a true gentleman of sound. I was wondering if I’d wobble out or something, I'm so not used to being in a space and talking, but it felt like natural.
Flora Yin-Wong: producer, DJ, writer, multi-disciplinarian spoke with me from London about the startling work of textural sound that is her debut LP, Holy Palm.
Her debut book Liturgy, offers glimpses across travels, traditions and religions and we had a conversation about balancing different jobs (she was digital editor at Dazed for some time and also worked for Berlin's PAN label) as well as the commonalities between music and words, field recordings, growing up with an opera singing Mum and her DJ mixes, most recent of which, a Resident Advisor one that is so utterly not afraid to leave the dance floor.
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“Everyone whose listening… go off the grid!”
Sage advice from this weeks guest on Lost and Sound - musical polymath King Britt, beaming in from San Diego. Right now, he’s taken a lifetime in DJing, producing, remixing and just being an all round presence in electronic music’s evolution into the realms of education. We had a chat about whitewashing in electronic music and the need to have access to the lesser documented history.
Along the way we took in his roots from 5 year old King DJing at his Dad’s barber shop in Philly, the legendary Silk City in Philadelphia, forming partnerships with Josh Wink and Digable Planets, about his university course Blacktronica: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music - researching and honouring the people of colour, who've pioneered groundbreaking genres within the electronic music and even taking a trip into the future. His advice for future music? Go off the grid! What does that mean? You’ll have to listen to find out. Enjoy!
If you’re listening the week this episode comes out and want to get involved, check out Blacktronika presents Sound for Humanity, a series of performances by six music creative artists, who were asked to think about sound, not only in its sonic definition (noun) but sound as an adjective (sound mind) and verb (sound the alarm), and how their choices will contribute in some way to humanity. Hit the link if you want to join.
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I spoke with Gruff Rhys, the always inventive artist, frontman of Super Fury Animals, sometomes half of Neon Neon, author, director and all round potential Welsh national treasure.
Super Fury Animals, often considered the last great band on Creation Records gave a sense of surreal adventure and a global musical pallet unusual for the Britpop era. They sung sometimes in Welsh, were politically conscious, at one point they had a tank, they mixed in techno, tropicalia and a million other sonic sources and of course there’s that song The Man Don’t Give A Fuck that sampled Steely Dan.
Then at some point, Gruff set out with a solo and collaborative body of work that’s seen his music grow into films, collaborations, such as Neon Neon (with Boom Bip) a book and a rather novel use of power point presentations.
We had a chat about language, about the Velvet Underground, about his film American Interior and about scoring a hit with a song that says “fuck” over 50 times. Enjoy!
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Fresh up in Lost and Sound today, legendary Brit in Berlin, Mark Reeder.
Musician, record producer, label owner, the man who bought Joy Division to Berlin, who pioneered Trance with his MFS label, he’s been an outlier and creative force in the city from post-punk to now, whose story of arriving in Berlin over 40 years ago is vividly chronicled in the amazing doc B-Movie.
This is a kind of redux. A really rather short version of this interview appeared in one of the very first episodes of Lost and Sound, the idea was always to share a much longer cut, because the story he tells, of arriving in Berlin in the 70s initially just to buy some records, and how he smuggled cassettes across the border into East Berlin, eventually setting up a punk gig under the noses of the Stasi, needs to be heard in full.
Right now, he’s just released SUBVERSIV-DEKADENT, a double album featuring his own tracks, and remixes for the likes of New Order, Yello and Liars. But we recorded this conversation in a cafe on Zossener Strasse, a real cafe with real atmosphere in 2018 on the 1st of May, as the annual street celebrations were kicking off a kilometre away. Get ready to be transported back to the early 80s…
MFS Label Website
Mark Reeder
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I had a chat with Hannah Holland - DJ, producer, composer, promoter, label boss. Hannah’s played a key role in London’s alternative and queer club scene since the mid-noughties, firstly as resident at the legendary night Trailer Trash and then with Batty Bass. She’s played everywhere from Panorama Bar to Fabric. Now, not only composing the music for Channel 4’s Adult Material, she’s debuted the krautrock tinged single Midnight Horizon from her new LP.
I know Hannah a little bit from when I was living in east London, but havn’t spoken to her for years. We had a fun, open chat reflecting on the energy and freedom of the party scene in East London during the early naughties, her early experiences being super young and going to Goldie’s Metalheadz nights, building up to a 9 hour set at Panorama Bar and levelling up with new work.
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This week, I had a chat with Chilly Gonzales, the suave all round musical polymath.
Where do you start with Chilly? From early rap-infused works where he declared himself the President of the Berlin Underground, to his sublime Solo Piano albums, via collaborating with Daft Punk, Feist and Jarvis Cocker. Then there's running his own music school (The Gonzervtory) to holding the Guinness world record for the longest ever solo performance and of course writing a book about Enya. We got into a flow that took in everything from the hidden genius in Iggy Azalea’s Fancy to the connection between chamber music and bedroom producers. A charming and erudite gent to spend an hour with!
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I had a chat with Ella Zwietnig, film composer, sound designer, performer and songwriter. I’ve only recently discovered the Austrian artist’s music, and I was really captivated by the sonic soundworld she creates and the incredible things she does with vocal arrangements. We spoke about the shocking lack of female composers getting work in films, how making electronic music is a liberating power and lots more. It was a super fun chat to have and I hope you enjoy listening.
www.ellazwietnig.com
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I spoke with composer and producer Robot Koch. His music is a real cyborg mix of natural stuff like strings and high tech immersive 3D elements. He made an album that toured planetariums and in a change of pace, scored the music for the new Christiane F remake Wir Kinder Vom Banhof Zoo. We had a really warm talk about the universe and leaving Berlin for LA, amongst other things.
https://www.robotsdontsleep.com
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I zoomed across to Scotland to have a chat with the one and only Arab Strap - Aidan Mofat and Malcolm Middleton.
About to release their first new album together for over 15 years - As Days Get Dark, I’ve always loved the band’s confessional lyrics, often pre-occupied with sex and hedonism, half sung, half spoken in Aidan’s Falkirk accent, and the atmosphere they conjur up around this. I felt like I was dropping in on two old friends having a good lunchtime natter and I loved it.
https://www.arabstrap.scot
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Fresh up on the new Lost and Sound I connected to Istanbul, to chat with the influential pianist and interior architect Büsra Kayıkçı. Her compositions have a unique way of capturing something in the moment and her social media presence, particularly on instagram has become, I think, a really positive beacon in a world where its still perhaps unusual in the west to see a woman wearing a headscarf in a creative role.
I love her sound, the space and emotion she conjures up and I was so fascinated to discover more about how she combines all of her different disciplines, this is what happened one snowy Sunday when we had a chat.
I had a chat with pianist and composer Hania Rani, whose two beautiful albums so far on the Gondwana label - Esja and last year’s Home to me, feel like the perfect listening for these snowy days.
I love the atmosphere she’s able to conjure often with little more than piano and we got into a really nice conversation from Berlin to her home in Warsaw about, amongst other things, finding the things that give creative freedom, releasing sheet music, The Hobbit and pianos as objects.
Hania Rani Website
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I had an intimate and honest chat with Stuart Staples, frontman of Tindersticks, who’ve been carving their unique atmospheric music for over thirty years.
When I first heard them, I was immediately drawn to this kind of melancholic romanticism that they seem to tap so well into. I’d listen and in my mind picture a group of gentleman musicians that wear good suits and read old paperbacks. On the eve of the release of new LP, Distractions, we had a conversation from his home in France where we discussed the validity of being pretentious, film scoring, recording in lockdown and what drives his creativity.
Tindersticks
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I had a chat with Anna Meredith, who is the only person I can think of who has been awarded both an MBE and released albums on indie label Moshi Moshi.
Mercury nominated Anna has been Composer in Residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and won the 2019 Ivor Novello Composer Award for Innovation. Not only that but was Goldie's mentor on the TV show Classic Goldie and at the same time I find her own LPs bristle with an impossible to define physical voltage . I love her unique approach to music, and we had a revealing and, I think, funny chat that debunks a lot of the romantic perceptions about creativity.
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In the new episode, or should I say the Neu! episode, I had a chat with Michael Rother, of legendary Krautrock pioneers Neu! and Harmonia and ten solo LPs.
I’ve always loved his music, which seemed to birth a kind of radical year zero approach to rock, mixing electronics, experimentation, drones and textures. He was also in a very early line-up of some band called Kraftwerk and we had a really warm chat on a cold morning about his complicated relationship with drummer Klaus Dinger, the new LP Dreaming, which he finished in lockdown and the way in the 70s West German music makers like him made music like nobody had ever heard before.
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For the first Lost and Sound of the year I had the pleasure of chatting with KMRU aka Joseph Kamaru, one of 2020’s true breakout stars, whose stunning field recordings are helping redefine ambient music.
Last year he released two LPs, a cassette and tons of tracks and reached high up in much of the music press’ end of year lists. We had a chat about his move from Nairobi to Berlin, the influence of his grandfather, the Kenyan legendary cultural activist Joseph Kamaru and how he translates what he hears into emotive, beautiful sound. Enjoy!
Lost And Sound, is about meeting music people with real vision and together we delve into the culture that inspires them. New episode every Wednesday.
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I hope you enjoy listening!
Lost And Sound, is about meeting music people with real vision and together we delve into the culture that inspires them.
I spoke with NZCA Lines, aka Micheal Lovett, whose neon-hued disco pop has charmed me since the middle of the last decade. He’s also played with Metronomy and Christine And The Queens and is currently living in New York. We had a really loose and easy chat about living in a new country, vulnerability, sandwiches, Beck’s Midnight Vultures, about having to show up for creativity to happen and the creative benefits of setting limitations. Enjoy!
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I spoke with Zakia Sewell, Broadcaster, DJ and Audio Producer. Her amazing BBC Radio 4 series, My Albion, goes deep into the songs, stories and symbols that make up British national identity and taps into a super inclusive, multicultural and magical look at folklore. Her show every Saturday morning on NTS delves deep into celestial grooves, spiritual jazz, mythical folk and hazy psychedelic sounds and always sets my weekend up in the right way.
I really enjoyed chatting with her about taking an inclusive look at the land, the ecosystems of music and balancing the practical with the woo woo.
My Albion on BBC
Questing on NTS
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I had a chat with Robert Henke, dare I say it a true electronic music pioneer. Composer, artist, software developer and co-creator of Ableton Live. Founding member of Monolake, who were making techno music in Berlin back when I was most likely bopping to Kula Shaker in the indie disco, not that there’s anything wrong with that of course. But we spoke in person before lockdown, and listening back I feel an extra wistfulness in his wonderful descriptions of clubbing as a space to both lose and find yourself. Enjoy!
And also, from today, Lost and Sound goes weekly. In this strange, tough year the word lost has taken on a new unexpected meaning. But music gets me through and I honestly feel inspiration is flourishing more than ever, wether being forced to be creative about how we approach what we do or just hearing a piece of music in a new way. Sometimes talking about it is a pretty good antidote too. Let’s see how it goes. Lost and Sound, every Wednesday!
I had a chat with the one and only Peaches. Can you believe her seminal work The Teaches of Peaches has just turned 20? We spoke about this, about Daft Punk, about WAP, about her two massive shows last year and not only that, it was the day of the US election, how about that for hyper background ambience! She’s always been someone who I’ve felt to be fearless and totally raw in her work and I was super happy to chat with her.
Peaches website
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In this episode of Lost and Sound, I spoke with Thurston Moore, founder member of the iconic Sonic Youth, now living in London where he’s inspired by the city’s improv scene.
I remember as a kid handing over my pocket cash for a copy of the band’s album Daydream Nation and being blown away by the way they played rock music, suddenly, it seemed there were no rules, and that appealed massively. His latest album, By The Fire is incendiary and was recorded just before lockdown. We spoke in late October and had a really good chat about the dimensions of sound, New York’s post punk scene, improvisation, his thoughts about the future of live performance and the uncannily accurate future predicted in The Simpsons, amongst other things.
A true sonic architect, he was a real gentleman in conversation and I hope you enjoy listening.
Thurston Moore
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I met up with Laetitia Sadier.
Singer with the hugely influential group Stereolab and solo artist, we got into a deep and frank conversation about creativity and the state of the world. Her music has been there in my life since I was a lanky teen, so I was thrilled to have this conversation and grateful to Laetitia for being so open!
I hope you enjoy listening.
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www.instagram.com/___e.s.o/
Featuring excerpts from Laetitia Sadier Source Enseble's Find Me Finding You LP
www.laetitiasadier.bandcamp.com/album/find-me-finding-you
I met up with iconic DJ, producer and label owner Ellen Allien.
Part punk, part cosmic being. She talks about the early days of Berlin techno, being a resident in legendary venues like Tresor right through to dealing with this weird ol’ year, via playing in the town of her favourite spicy Mexican sauce and noticing the bling in nature.
She’s both a world touring techno icon and a uniquely homegrown hero and I hope you enjoy the chat we had.
https://www.facebook.com/EllenAllien
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I had a chat with Merrill Garbus, who with her long term collaborator and husband Nate Brenner, makes the wonderful sound that is Tune-Yards.
The first time I heard Tune-Yards, I think it being on the 4AD label drew me in, I totally fell for the rhythms and harmonies bursting out of the at the time lo-fi production. Ever since then, new Tune-Yards material is always such heaven to my ears, whether its been on big tunes like Water Fountain or scoring the film Sorry To Bother You.
Zapping in from Oakland, California, where the skies were still very much effected by fires. We speak about her long term support for Black Lives Matter, feminism and how that plays a role in her songwriting. In the process, the conversation kind of became an examination of the cultural issues behind Paul Simon’s Graceland.
There’s also a new tune, Nowhere, Man out this week, which takes their sound to realms of squelchy funk.
I hope you enjoy listening.
For the first face to face interview in ages, I met up with the one and only Ghostpoet.
Twice Mercury Prize nominated, genre-defying and also a really nice guy. We went for a tea and had a chat about his recent LP, the massively brooding and krauty I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep, why he decided to move to Berlin during a pandemic and being a musical outsider. It’s definitely one of those interviews that just freewheels and does its thing, I had lots of fun, I hope you do listening.
www.ghostpoet.co.uk
In the new episode of Lost and Sound, we go over to Brooklyn to chat with DJ, producer and multi media artist Tygapaw.
I love the ferocious, eclectic energy of her mixes. She talks about growing up in Jamaica, going to dancehall seshuns whilst also listening to Nirvana and how she grew in confidence as a DJ in New York and setting up the club night and label, Fake Accent to raise the visibility of black queer artists in New York.
Recently she made the EP, An Ode To Black Trans Lives, in one day during the height of the recent protests. A lot of ground gets covered, I loved chatting with Tygapaw and I hope you enjoy listening.
www.instagram.com/tygapaw/
www.instagram.com/fakeaccentrecords/
In Season 3, I’m setting off to discover how music can connect us all around the world now and in the future. And who better than choreographer and dancer Kianí Del Valle to talk about how music and the body are connected.
A true global traveller, her stunningly physical work has appeared in videos for Floating Points, Dirty Projectors, Matthew Dear and Clark, and her troupe The KDV Dance Ensemble recently headlined at Berlin’s legendary music venue Funkhaus.
She talks about how music and physicality played a role in her childhood in Puerto Rico, how creativity in groups can evolve through the crisis and the benefits we can reap from shaking it all up.
Also, you lucky people, Kianí has made a kaleidoscopic playlist of music that’s inspired her, listen here…
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TNbxUnHlCAUI3zK3z3qK8?si=gibVAA9hTdO9kDHULHkeeg
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This episode features two tracks from Kiani’s playlist:
Tendril by Lyra Pramuk
Laniakia by Ziúr
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Hi and welcome back. In Season 3, I’m setting off to discover how music can connect us all around the world now and in the future.
And who better to start with than a true globe trotter, Ahmed Gallab, better known as Sinkane. I’ve always found it totally impossible to listen to his fusion of Afro rock, funk, krautrock and Sudanese pop and without feeling totally energised!
From his home in Brooklyn on a recent Sunday morning, he speaks about the importance of slowing down, and how creativity can shine through this.
A bloody charming chap, just like his music really. And I came away feeling super inspired, and much better in myself about slowing down over the last few months. I hope you enjoy and a little of his vibe rubs off on you too!
https://www.sinkane.com
Timur Dzhafarov records and DJs under the name John Object. He makes sublime, hectic electronic music that reflects the over-saturation of modern life.
We met up in Ocean Plaza - the second largest shopping mall in Ukraine. We discuss difficult music, how a creative journey led from The Beatles to playing at Cxema - Kyiv’s most prominent techno party and how KFC is a metaphor for European capitalism. All of this in the coleslaw isle of a supermarket.
Music Credits:
Bellweather by John Object
Available on his Heat EP
Released on the Bio Future Laboratory label
You can buy it digitally by going onto the Bio Future Laboratory Bandcamp
https://soundcloud.com/johnobject
https://soundcloud.com/bio-future-lab
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Friday afternoon, I met up with Maya and Tanya, two thirds of Tight Magazine - the stylish online zine with an international and erudite approach to music culture.
High up on a hill, overlooking the giant Motherland Monument, we talk about how their new post-soviet generation are making the most of the shifting landscape in the city and forging new creative outlets and collaborations.
Check out the magazine here: https://en.tight.media
The music you heard in this episode, chosen by Maya and Tanya is…
Xtal by A-Body
VA Deck by Acid Jordan
Both these tracks released on the compilation ШЩЦ/SHITS 01
A kyiv based record label and experimental events series focussing on innovative and obscure underground music
You can buy the compilation as a Limited Edition DVD or as MP3 via their Bandcamp page.
https://ssshitsss.bandcamp.com/releases
All the music you hear in this series is by Kiev based artists
It’s Friday night. Finally, I actually go clubbing. Kyiv’s top venue for underground music, Closer provides a valued space for the city's creatives to meet and dance. I meet up with the co-op’s PR officer, Alisa Mullen, who talks about how she quit a 9-5 job, like many others in the last few years, on a mission to give creativity, music and dancing a spectacular platform in the city.
Music Credits:
Adventure Time by Ghetto Sunrise
Part of Criminal Practice, a Kyiv dj and producer community
Check out more on their Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/ghetto_sunrise
https://soundcloud.com/criminal_practice
Kiss by John Object
https://soundcloud.com/johnobject
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My first day in Kyiv, I met with Igor, Vera and Alex, the collective behind Kyiv party organisers and label, Rhythm Büro. They've created a niche for atmospheric and deep techno. We meet in their bunker-like studio where they talk about their backgrounds and how deep sounds inspire them.
Music credits
Log by Na Nich
The Key by Na Nich
And you can find out how to buy digital and 12” vinyl of that from their Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/rhythm-buro
All the music you hear in this series is by Kiev based artists
My second day in Kyiv began meeting up with multi-media artist Georgiy Potopalskiy - who records as Ujif_Norfound. His studio is high up on a hill, surrounded by technology old and new, where he is immersed in street art, audio visual tech and has a new LP that is 5 hours long. Georgiy talks poetically about how the landscape around him influences his work.
Music Credits:
Process excerpt by Ujif_Notfound (Kvitnu Records)
Car Beat by Ujif_Notfound
http://www.un2114.com
I’ve been living in Berlin for nearly two years now, I went to meet fellow Brit, Sasha Perera, aka Perera Elsewhere. Her soulful and experimental electronica feels both London and distinctly Berlin. She moved here at a time the Stadt was off many people’s radar and she talks frankly and with searing wit about cultural identity.
Lost and Sound In Berlin is a podcast exploring music and identity in Berlin written and produced by myself, Paul Hanford. Theme music by Tom Giddins
This episode also features Sunk In Motion by Perera Elsewhere Featuring Dis Fig
Check out her website
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It’s a year full of change, and for the first podcast of the year the theme is Protest.
I met up with DJ and film maker Ace of Demons, part of the No Shade crew, who explained to me the way gentrification threatens diversity in Berlin, and what we can do to make conscious decisions.
Then I went to meet Berlin legend and Possibly the suavest man to have been a political prisoner, the leader of an experimental band and a one time housemate of Nick Cave - Christoph Dreher, who recounts the atmosphere and of protest in 1970s West Berlin and the incredible story that led to the birth of his band - Die Haut.
I met up for with three artists pushing club music expectations here in Berlin. Perel is signed to New York’s DFA label but sings in Deutsch. Her album, Hermetica, is one of my favourite’s this year, she talks frankly about finding her musical identity. Simon Kaiser runs the night, TRADE, bringing an experimental edge to the party scene. And Bakläxa brings touches of UK Bass to her genre-mashing sets, she joined me for a coffee along Graefestraße. Recorded on location in Kreuzberg and Neukölln.
www.facebook.com/perelmusic
www.facebook.com/tradeberlin
www.facebook.com/bklxa
I went off to explore how creating the right environment is so key to making music. Ulrike Haage, pianist, sound artist and composer talks about the way food unlocks creativity, and then over on Washauer Straße, Tom and Nadine talk about what inspired them to build the Michelberger Hotel, and how this space inspired a music festival.
Lebensqualität = Quality of Life
Paul starts the day in Neukölln, meeting electronic producer and DJ Mobilegirl. Then heads over to Karl Marx Allee to grab a coffee with producer Ziúr. These two artists share a similar approach that avoids easy categorisation. Then Paul heads to the historic surroundings of the Martin Gropius Bau museum to talk with Ben Fawkes from the ISM (The Institute For Sound and Music) about how electronic music is creating it's own immersive space within the art world. https://soundcloud.com/mobilegirl https://soundcloud.com/ziurziurziur https://www.berlin-ism.com
Paul meets two legendary Brits who’ve made Berlin their special place. Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records, and the man behind the original electro-erotic classic Warm Leatherette, talks about how Berlin inspired him and Mute artists such as The Birthday Party and Depeche Mode in the 80s to his first DJ set at Berghain. Then, Paul heads to Kreuzberg to meet Mancunian legend, label boss Mark Reeder, who came here forty years ago to buy some records, never left, and how he helped organise illegal punk gigs in East Berlin under the noses of the Stasi. You can find out about Mark’s new album Mauerstadt here… www.mauerstadt.com
Paul meets No Shade, the all female and non-binary DJ collective addressing gender values on the dance-floor. Then he hotfoots it to Wedding to meet Daniella De Picciotto, the multi-disciplinery artist who co-founded one of the city’s most defining happenings - The Love Parade. Supported using public funding by The Arts Council of England
Paul arrives in Berlin and drinks tea with Alexander Hacke from Einstürzende Neubauten and then meets students and teachers at Music Unite - a music workshop for people who have experienced being refugees.
Supported using public funding by The Arts Council of England
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