In the seventy-sixth episode of the Hidden Driveway Show, I had the honor of interviewing akaJazy, a producer from the United Kingdom! They're a member of the collectives Folklore and Resonance, and is 1/2 of the group Eccodust. Their unique specialization in ambient plugg, sound design, and field recordings has made them one of my favorite producers to listen to over the last year! I hope you enjoy!AKAJAZY'S SOCIALShttps://x.com/akaJazyhttps://www.instagram.com/akajvzy/https://soundcloud.com/akajazyHIDDEN DRIVEWAY SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/hiddendriveway_https://www.instagram.com/hiddendriveway_/Listen to Hidden Driveway on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hSJP0juKCmJYHYmHVzS00?si=e4602b80dda54cf1Curated Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YUuoKvKv9J97PEyCDPTp?si=f0dbc4ded45a4586Curated SoundCloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/aamufr/sets/hidden-drivewayAAMU'S SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/aamufrhttps://www.instagram.com/aamufr/https://soundcloud.com/aamufrSHOUTOUT TO RESTLESS TOO FOR MAKING THE THUMBNAILhttps://x.com/restlessbaghttps://www.instagram.com/restlesslp/https://soundcloud.com/prodrestlessIntroduction - 0:00There was a tower outside of their room lol - 1:40akaJazy’s photography account - 2:48How akaJazy got into making music, and their influences for it - 7:40Ambient Plugg - 14:02Public transport in the UK - 20:30Lidl - 22:10Focusing on atmosphere in their production, and how they got into doing field recordings - 27:14How they do their field recordings - 30:59Their most memorable experiences while doing field recordings - 36:02How they use field recordings and sound design to collab with other artists - 49:13Getting their field recordings played on NTS Radio - 52:35Being inspired by Malibu - 53:15Happy accidents akaJazy has had with their music - 53:56Where akaJazy’s cat profile picture comes from - 1:12:35What they would do if they became the akaJazy cat for a day - 1:16:28Being inspired by film - 1:24:20What the process was like for working on Cladonia - 1:29:04Small things that make akaJazy happy - 1:43:17Intense game of rock paper scissors - 1:57:02Things akaJazy has been stubborn about - 2:02:32Pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones - 2:08:43Their experience going to university to study music - 2:12:43Whats next for akaJazy? - 2:31:40Shoutouts - 2:38:58Outro - 2:40:16this was the first interview ive done in 2026, heres hoping to another great year :D#akajazy #jazy #hidden #driveway #show #underground #artist #interview #aamu #music #cladonia #eccodust #folklore #resonance #xexuskerosene #ajsvendetta #hubris #gaia #ambient #plugg #field #recordings #recording #bappy #aizeks #wondermothh #pastoria #orteus #cutspace #xang