AIR Podcast

For the seventh episode of AIR, @Max-Cooper and I chat about science, nature, and sound.

Born and raised on the North coast of Ireland, Max has been interested in patterns, nature, and genetics since he was a kid, eventually earning his PhD in computational biology. He decided to pursue a career in music in 2010, letting his love of production and his interest in science intertwine through live AV shows like 2015’s Emergence and this year’s light field installation, Aether. At the time of this interview, Max was readying a performance for Berlin’s new 4D Sound venue, Monom, where this episode was also recorded.

+++

Music: Max Cooper - "Corporeal" (2017)

Audio treatment by Airlock Audio

The sixth episode of AIR welcomes Dutch producer, DJ, and label boss, Steffi for a chat on the limits of innovation in dance music.

After a move to Berlin in 2007, she picked up a residency at Panorama bar, and eventually launched her label Dolly in 2009. Steffi has since become known for her journey-like DJ sets and, since 2015, a live set that she has toured across Europe. With a handful of releases on Ostgut Ton, a mix for fabric, and her 2017 album, World of the Waking State, Steffi remains one of dance music’s most compelling figures.

++

Music: Steffi - The Meaning of Memory (Ostgut Ton 2017)

Mastering by Airlock Audio

Photo by Stephan Redel

The fifth episode of AIR welcomes Canadian DJ and producer Colin de la Plante, better known by his stage name, The Mole. Inspired by a massive wall of records at his flat in Berlin, this episode is a chat about collectors and collecting.

Colin was an essential player in the electronic music scene on Canada's West Coast before moving to Montreal and eventually Berlin. He has been buying records since he was a teenager, collecting everything from classic rock to Brazilian funk, house and disco, minimal, and everything in between.

You can check out Colin's collection on the Facebook page for AIR here: https://www.facebook.com/aiirpodcast/

And the records mentioned in this interview here:

http://bit.ly/2jxGHxO

++

Music: The Mole - River Highways (2017)

www.kompakt.fm/releases/de_la_planet

www.beatport.com/release/de-la-planet/2093973

Audio treatment by Airlock Audio

The fourth episode of AIR welcomes UK-based DJ and producer @JaneFitz for a chat about getting lost in music.

** Sorry about the background noise in this one! **

Jane has been involved in electronic music for over 20 years, first as a raver and a music journalist in her native England and later in Asia, when she moved to Hong Kong at 23. Eventually she picked up DJing and brought her keen ear for selection and groove back to the UK at her event series like Peg, and Night Moves. Today she is considered one electronic music’s best selectors, holding residencides at the likes of Freerotation and The Pickle Factory.

Music: Invisible Menders - To Be Discontinued (2014)

Photo by Vicki Couchman

The third episode of AIR welcomes Eric Cloutier, a DJ of over 20 years and the founder of Palinoia Records, to talk about the relationship between cities and sound.

Eric @Cloutier is a DJ, producer, and label boss, born and raised in Detroit, where a longing for an escape from every day life fueled the city's music scene and rave culture. Eric moved to New York in the 2000s, where he became a resident at @TheBunkerNY. Now based in Berlin, Eric is adjusting to life and music in a city where absolutely anything goes.

The second episode of AIR features synth music icon Suzanne Ciani to talk about humanizing machines and the nature of synthetic sound. Please note that this episode was recorded live at Terraforma Festival, so you'll hear a signifcant amount of background noise and music throughout the interview.

@SuzanneCiani is a pianist, composer, and Buchla pioneer, helping to introduce one of electronic music's earliest forms in the 1970s alongside Don Buchla himself. She is known not only for her sound design work for commercial brands, but for her incredible music on labels like Atlantic, RCA, and her own Seventh Wave Records.

Audio treatment by Man Made Mastering

AIR intro tune by Gene on Earth

Featured music: Suzanne Ciani - Sirens (1982)

The first episode of AIR welcomes Robert Henke, also known as Monolake, to talk about confidence and growth as an artist.

Robert is a co-founder of Ableton, an electronic music artist, and a visual artists whose recent efforts are laser-based AV projects like his Fragile Territories installations (2012-2017) and his Lumière shows (2013-2017).

Photo by Maya Roisin-Slater

AIR intro tune by Gene on Earth

Featured music: Monolake - Atlas (2009)