Lost And Sound
Paul Hanford
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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May 18, 2020 • 27min
Slowing Down with Sinkane
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
May 16, 2020 • 15min
Season 2 - Kyiv, Episode 2
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_Notfoundhttp://kvitnu.comhttp://www.un2114.comSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/lostandsound)
May 16, 2020 • 23min
Season 2 - Kyiv, Episode 5
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 SunrisePart of Criminal Practice, a Kyiv dj and producer communityCheck out more on their Soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/ghetto_sunrisehttps://soundcloud.com/criminal_practiceKiss by John Objecthttps://soundcloud.com/johnobjectSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/lostandsound)
May 16, 2020 • 18min
Season 2 - Kyiv, Episode 4
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.mediaThe music you heard in this episode, chosen by Maya and Tanya is…Xtal by A-BodyVA Deck by Acid JordanBoth these tracks released on the compilation ШЩЦ/SHITS 01A kyiv based record label and experimental events series focussing on innovative and obscure underground musicYou can buy the compilation as a Limited Edition DVD or as MP3 via their Bandcamp page. https://ssshitsss.bandcamp.com/releasesAll the music you hear in this series is by Kiev based artistsSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/lostandsound)
May 16, 2020 • 20min
Season 2 - Kyiv, Episode 3
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 ObjectAvailable on his Heat EPReleased on the Bio Future Laboratory labelYou can buy it digitally by going onto the Bio Future Laboratory Bandcamphttps://soundcloud.com/johnobjecthttps://soundcloud.com/bio-future-labSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/lostandsound)
May 16, 2020 • 17min
Season 2 - Kyiv Episode 1
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 creditsLog by Na NichThe Key by Na NichAnd you can find out how to buy digital and 12” vinyl of that from their Soundcloudhttps://soundcloud.com/rhythm-buroAll the music you hear in this series is by Kiev based artistsSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/lostandsound)
Nov 11, 2019 • 21min
Episode Eight - Perera Elsewhere
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 GiddinsThis episode also features Sunk In Motion by Perera Elsewhere Featuring Dis FigCheck out her websiteWanna help support the production of these podcasts? Then buy me a digital coffee on Ko-Fi
Jan 21, 2019 • 32min
Episode Seven - Protest
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.
Dec 17, 2018 • 33min
Episode Six - The Zone
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/perelmusicwww.facebook.com/tradeberlinwww.facebook.com/bklxa
Nov 12, 2018 • 31min
Episode Five - Lebensqualität
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 Lifehttps://www.ulrikehaage.comhttps://michelbergerhotel.com/de/
