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Reporting from a 15' x 50' enclosed studio… or basement depending on how you’re utilizing it, TOM SACHS shares a space with storage, laundry, and his children, contemplating on the small things. With work that focuses on recontextualizing, SACHS pauses to deconstruct his most personal and meticulous assemblage: his music taste. From formative glimpses at the eternally influential do-it-yourself punk culture of The Anthrax, to his congenial collaborative work with the enigmatic Frank Ocean, the Tom Sachs rendered in this audio is subject to reinterpretation…

As the memory lies dormant, the true wonder of our consciousness is offering accessibility… coupled with delightful conversation, of course. In this special episode, Naféei captures virtuoso conductor ZUBIN MEHTA’s exquisitely decorated musical psyche. Ensconced by concerts and operas as a young man, MEHTA remembers witnessing the greatest musicians… experiencing the unfiltered joy of having his influences at arms reach. Listen close—it isn’t everyday that this bountiful wisdom is put on display. https://areweonair.com/zubin-mehta https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

You’re in line to get inside Panorama Bar, the ETA to get in is about an hour and it’s pouring rain… You can hear the subs bursting through the facade, giving you just enough hope to visualize the interior… MISS KITTIN is on soon and you’re experiencing this kind collective effervescence for the first time… In this episode, the artist also known as CAROLINE HERVÉ speaks about her essential inspirations, not only musical, but keeping her spirit intact, navigating through a counterculture once held sensationally in contempt. https://areweonair.com/miss-kittin https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

With an adolescent ear towards classical music, CHRIS BLACKWELL signals to his father’s 78s as the earliest imprint in his musical history. In this episode, the Island Records founder offers enlightenment for the practices of musicians and any artists alike: do your own thing and don’t emulate, because the art will always come first and the “market” will follow… If you ever needed the affirmation from an influential source outside your own head, here it is! https://areweonair.com/chris-blackwell https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

Before a product reaches the end assembly, one rarely thinks of the human hand: an object rendered with value based on cultural expectation through mechanical means… but WILLO PERRON’s role in this world is making that touch known: the harmoniously combination of both people and concepts, creating EXPERIENCE. In this episode, PERRON meditates on his work in relation to music, highlighting the most crucial element in the mix: CONVERSATION… https://areweonair.com/willoperron https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

Connected through the gracious power of the internet, we’ve found LOU DOILLON through a window… a looking-glass self, an accessible temporality that can be simply described as ‘going live.’ In this episode, this window displays DOILLON at her best. After a marathon of Instagram Live sessions, she contemplates words from her father regarding the importance of stasis, an in-betweenness, like mountains illuminating valleys... https://areweonair.com/lou-doillon https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

Between music that’s serious and popular, SIR NORMAN ROSENTHAL orients his alignment towards the classical! A vivid remembrance, dancing harmoniously to Symphony in C…  An instinct, rooted in love, takes precedence in Rosenthal’s curatorial practice, exemplifying an attitude for art that values the aura over the mass-produced. That’s where this episode leaves us, yearning for the beauty symbolized by the needle in the hay… https://areweonair.com/sir-norman-rosenthal https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

Afterlife, desire, and foolishness: the thesis of SETH TROXLER’s self-reflection, can you narrow down the three songs that define you? Just try… You’ve got all the time in the world to do that now. That’s the centerpiece of this episode, to approach epiphany with loving care. Stasis is regenerative, let it work its healing magic. https://areweonair.com/seth-troxler https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

One of the evocative powers of music depends on what mood you’re in. You close your eyes, you listen, you imagine you’re flying.  For a brief moment, you escape, while simultaneously being present. CLAIRE LAFFUT knows this feeling well… In this episode, she meditates on memory and gives a taste of the 1,000+ playlists burning a hole in her hard drive... https://areweonair.com/claire-laffut https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/

LUKA SABBAT doesn’t believe in titles… Sometimes, the law of attraction’s really just in your own hands. In this episode, title tracks are brought forth. from the universe-building of Daft Punk, to Chicago’s brightest star, none other than Keith Cozart. Free your mind (and your body will follow). https://areweonair.com/luka-sabbat https://www.instagram.com/areweonair/ https://www.instagram.com/armannafeei/