Anatomy Of A Sample - Hosted by Yakov Sandler

Story about the small town relationship with music, told in three parts. We hear the story of a guitarist who makes sea monsters and wolves fall to sleep, a haunted opera house in the clouds, a gold necklace and a writer looking for a lake. Thanks for tuning in, and see you next Saturday night.

**Special thanks to the LA Opera and Wise Music Publishing for arranging our use of Matthew Aucoin's recent work, "Eurydice", for Part II of our story.

In "The Value of Home", we continue exploring the mysterious connections between sound and architecture. One of the greatest art heists in world history opens up to a discussion about the most acoustically sound place on earth - and it's not what you think. It's invisible. Stay mellow, groovy and safe, and enjoy this series of stories set to music by Mickey Baker, Memphis Slim, Isaac Asturias, Anouar Brahem and the source of Kendrick's famous sample - a Danish-soul band called The Boom Clap Bachelors. Original music was produced by your host. Thanks for tuning in, and see you on Saturday night. 

In Episode 8 we ask: "If bricks are made of mud and glass is made of melted sand, what is sound made of?" We discuss Raj Patel's book on acoustics and explore the Holy Frequency through samples including Beyonce and French artist Sianna. What does it mean to use sound as a building material? This episode may shed a little light...  As always thanks for tuning in, and see you next Saturday night!

In Episode 8 - Architecture + Music Part II, we discuss the "holy frequency" - the frequency at which some of the holiest places on earth vibrate. These spaces are designed to resonate at about 110 Hz, which means some of the holiest designed spaces on earth are playing an A. We dive into a sample by French artist Sianna of a Beyonce song composed in the Key of A Major. Other music in this episode includes Beethoven, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones.

Take a dive into "Dear Summer" produced by Just Blaze for Memphis Bleek (Philly legend). Specifically, we dive into the beginning, when the producer samples... the outside world. Today we talk about car horns, sirens, bells whistles... everything you hear, but don't always know it. Turns out, we are literate in a sonic vocabulary of audible signals that transcends even our capacity for spoken language. How these sounds interplay with our lived environments has a lot more to do with how we feel than may be initially apparent. Kept it light, short and ended with a full listen of a Nina Simone album from 1965. As always, stay mellow and groovy, and thanks for tuning in.  

Get ready for this week's new episode on AOAS Podcast. As we document Mickey's upbringing in an orphanage and his running away from home, we will dive into the algorithms of architecture and design in order to cull out the most musical qualities of our built surroundings. Or, should we call them algo-rhythms? Because, as we take a closer look, it becomes apparent that everything from bridges to walls, ceilings and floors are all constructed with music in mind, no matter how subconscious that music may be. In this episode we will hear one of the oldest complete musical compositions, and take a journey from Chios Island all the way to St. Louis. As always, thanks for tuning in and have a great rest of your week! 

Episode 6, "Across The Atlantic". A violin cast into the cold waters of the North Atlantic begin a story that takes us from Scott Joplin to Josephine Baker and Coco Chanel - from Texarkana to occupied Paris, where the music has come to a stop. 

A sneak-peek listen into this Saturday's all-new Anatomy Of A Sample, Episode 6: "Across The Atlantic". We follow Mickey, Sylvia, Coco and Josephine out of difficult upbringings. In love with music, they navigate totally separate lives all converging on one, common meeting point: Paris, 1943. Featuring a surprising cameo-connection with Celine Dion. As always, thank you for tuning in, and we'll see you on Saturday night! (Music in this episode also includes: Etta James, Scott Joplin, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Irving Berlin, Chopin and a special thanks to flautist Chris Norman for the opening).

The epic story of forgotten duo Mickey & Sylvia continues as Mickey settles in his new apartment in Paris, while Sylvia protests for Civil Rights and hangs on to her struggling nightclub business at the Blue Morocco. Meanwhile, interesting facts emerge regarding Josephine Baker and Coco Chanel's involvement in the war, as Chanel completes her uniform line for Olympia Airlines stewardesses - featuring designs from "ye-ye" pop star Sylvie Vartan and model/actor Anna Karina. 

This trailer sets the stage for Saturday, when Episode 5 will drop, picking up where we left off - Mickey is going to France and Sylvia is managing the jazz nightclub called "Blue Morocco". But first, the fashion of the age must emerge.