AIR Podcast

Joining me this month is saxophonist, vocalist, and producer @laura-emma-misch. A South London born musician, Laura began releasing her bedroom-produced EPs around 2017, until, feeling constricted and isolated by her recording environment, she moved her practice outdoors and into nature. The result was 2023’s Sample The Sky, her debut album produced in response to the natural world. Her 2026 album Lithic was similarly crafted in outdoor spaces, inspired by stone and thus recorded in caves and quarries around the UK, and completed with percussion made by shell and rock. The music itself likewise harnesses the wind, not only in her ethereal vocals but also in the musing breath of her saxophone. In this conversation, we talk about breath and its importance for the horn, her unique approach to music making, and the necessity of a dialogue with the natural world.

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"Kairos" - Laura Misch (2026)
"Listen to the Sky" - Laura Misch (2023)
"Echoes" - Laura Misch (2026)

This month we’re on episode 83 and my guest is Berlin based DJ, producer, and subglow boss CCL.

Even if you’ve never seen a @ccl-url DJ set, you’ve probably listened to one of their many, many mixtapes — the consummate dreamweaver, CCL’s musical storytelling is unparalleled in its ingenuity. Unbound by genre, tempo, or style, and with a massive archive to back them up, CCL’s mixtapes are a lesson in world-building and deep sonic imagination. Their T4T mixtape A Night At the Skull Discotheque, and their NTS series Invisible Cities, which transforms an imagined city into a musical journey, have become instant classics, a perfect extension of their DJing which also seeks to explore, experiment, and express. In this conversation, we delve into CCL’s relationship to creativity, their commitment to pushing their own boundaries, and their pursuit of explosive imagination.

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MUSIC
CCL - "Plot Twist" (2024)
CCL - "The Plot Thickens" ft. D. Tiffany (2024)
CCL - "Strange Attractor" (2024)

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This month’s guest needs little introduction.... Welcome to the show German DJ and producer @Chris-Liebing.

A DJ first and foremost, Chris has grown his craft playing on the world’s biggest and best techno stages, all the while, learning to produce alongside collaborators like Ralf Hildenbeutel and Andre Walter, and putting out a steady stream of work: 2003’s Evolution, 2018’s Burn Slow, 2021’s AnotherDay, and a collaborative project with Speedy J… Keen to push himself further and distill a sound made by his hands only, his new album EVOLVER is technically his very first fully fledged solo project, at nearly three decades in the game. In this conversation, we’re diving deep into EVOLVER, self-exploration, and the siren song of solo creativity.

Photo by Anton Corbijn

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"Unfold" - Chris Liebing (2026)
"And All Went Dark" Chris Liebing ft. Polly Scattergood (2018)
"Endtrack" - Chris Liebing (2026)

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This month I’m so pleased to be joined by French DJ, producer, and label boss Julien Veniel, also known as @djulz.

With a career spanning over three decades and across multiple cities, D’Julz began playing parties in Paris, before moving to New York City, inspired and influenced by the music scene and residual disco culture that still permeated clubs like Sound Factory. He returned to Paris,, DJing a mix of sounds from the fundamental cities of house and techno. As a producer, his style supports his DJing: his releases are best known as tools for the dancefloor, and he’s amassed a dedicated following for both his labels, Bass Culture, and JV Recordings. Ahead of the release of his new album, JV, I sat down with Julien to talk production and its role in DJing, and the evolution of his boundless creativity.

Find D'Julz new album JV on Bass Culture: https://bassculture.bandcamp.com/album/jv

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"Celestial" - D'Julz
"Meet Me in Tuva" - D'Julz and Oxo
"Le Day" - D'Julz

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This month’s episode of AIR is our 80th episode! Can you believe! I’m very pleased to welcome Greg Broussard, better known as Egyptian Lover.

Born in LA, Broussard’s musical journey began when he started making mixtapes with his friends in high school, and learning to mix from his older brother. His skills as DJ eventually lead him to join the iconic party collective Uncle Jamm’s Army, whose records were some of the earliest West Coast electro rap releases. A true pioneer, Broussard developed a signature style that blends his freaked out mixing, charismatic rap and lyricism, and of course his beloved 808 drum machine — a piece he picked up in the 80s and hasn’t put down since. When Egyptian Lover plays out, it’s an experience like no other… And in this episode, we’re exploring the creativity of a true originator.

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"Just 4 U (Instrumental)" - Egyptian Lover
"Dial a Freak" - Uncle Jamm's Army + Egyptian Lover
"Egypt Egypt" - Egyptian Lover

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