

ARE WE ON AIR ?
Arman Naféei
Are We On Air ? is a weekly interview series by Arman Naféei exploring the life’s soundtrack of global cultural figures and personalities within the fields of music, film, art, fashion, life and culture.
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www.instagram.com/armannafeei/
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May 15, 2020 • 34min
Ep 11 // LOU DOILLON
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...
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May 8, 2020 • 30min
Ep 10 // SIR NORMAN ROSENTHAL
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…
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May 1, 2020 • 23min
Ep 9 // SETH TROXLER
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.
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May 1, 2020 • 19min
Ep 8 // CLAIRE LAFFUT
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...
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Apr 24, 2020 • 22min
Ep 7 // LUKA SABBAT
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).
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Apr 18, 2020 • 24min
Ep 6 // TIGA
TIGA’s spheres of influence are not just wide-ranging, they’re a part of his DNA. Music does not exist in a vacuum: music becomes a part of your identity, offering the listener a fresh perspective to view the world… while establishing the mood of the ideal party.
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Apr 17, 2020 • 16min
Ep 5 // LYKKE LI
In this episode, it’s clear LYKKE LI wears her heart on her sleeve, no stranger to the intricacies of intimacy. WIth vulnerability as subject-to-display, an artist must confront those tender moments with acknowledgment of the sensuality of sadness.
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Apr 17, 2020 • 20min
Ep 4 // JULIAN SCHNABEL
In this episode, JULIAN SCHNABEL revisits his record collection, an heir of Basquiat’s ear, with warm recollection of Bowie’s best Warhol and Monk’s philosophy of “no wrong notes.”
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Apr 17, 2020 • 14min
Ep 3 // GIA COPPOLA
At the core of music and memory lie the very outlines of emotional, representing a temporal manifestation of ephemera. In this episode, GIA COPPOLA describes memories of falling in love with The Strokes, casually enlisting Dev Hynes for the Palo Alto Soundtrack, while also setting the tone for her upcoming film, MAINSTREAM.
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Apr 17, 2020 • 27min
Ep 2 // 2manyDJs
2MANYDJs... SOULWAX… or simply, The Dewaele Brothers! These monikers symbolically function interchangeably, it’s a rare instance to sit down and create a narrative of influences after years in the game…
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