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Part two of the Forgotten Girl Groups series - Natalie and Tara do a deep dive on girl groups, Marine Girls and The Jones Girls. Learn more about Record Store Society.

Imagine a world where club beats meet experimental sounds, where ancient echoes mingle with modern AI voices. That's the universe inhabited by our guest, Lee Gamble. Paul sits down with Lee to discuss his latest album, Models, released on the hugely influential Hyperdub Records.  Not only do we delve into the influences that shaped this remarkable piece of work, but we also unpack how personal loss and the global pandemic have left indelible marks on Lee's creative process.

Lee's unique narrative is punctuated by the influence of Birmingham's drum and bass and techno history, and his journey as a DJ navigating the complexities of self-identity. We reflect on the intersections of technology, art, and emotion, examining how cutting-edge AI can both enhance and evoke a sense of longing within music. Lee also shares his insightful perspective on the powerful impact personal experiences and social class have on an artist's self-perception and creativity.

Presented and produced by Paul Hanford 

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Models by Lee Gamble is available here.

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In celebration of the 2nd annual Day Shift party, Newman and Benny Okoto had a conversation with TiaCorine ahead of her headlining set at the first party. Listen as they delve into her creative process, her love of anime, and the inspiration behind her album “I Can’t Wait”.

Manchester based Iceboy Violet fuses experimental club music with warped pop abstraction, noise and rap, adding vulnerability and a cheeky northern humour to their rhymes. They have a candid conversation with Paul about creativity and authenticity.

Since the release of the rapper, producer and performer’s 2018 mixtape MOOK, they’ve been pushing boundaries, along the way collaborating with artists including Loraine James, Blackhaine, Space Afrika, Slikback and aya. They speak with Paul to coincide with the release of their latest project, ‘Not A Dream But A Controlled Explosion’ - a project about the role desire and fantasy plays in our lives.

Lost and Sound is proudly sponsored by Audio-Technica

Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press. Click here to find out more. 

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North London DIY Icon Delilah Holliday once said she writes songs to make people feel less alone. Her band, Skinny Girl Diet, which she founded at the age of 14 with her sister Ursula and their cousin Amelia reignited a much needed Riot Grrl punk spirit, galvanising a community of like minded music lovers back in the early 2010s. Moving more recently into a lo-fi, electronic and soulful sound, developing her production style along with it and collaborating with Neneh Cherry, Vivienne Westwood and former guest of the show, Baxter Dury, she talks with Paul about her creative process, overcoming doubt, finding transformation and ponders what would a song sound like if it was left out in the sun. 

Delilah Holliday’s new EP ‘Invaluable Vol. 1’, on 7th July on One Little Independent Records.

Lost and Sound is proudly sponsored by Audio-Technica

Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press. Click here to find out more. 

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The crew gets deep in this one kicking off with two songs from Claude and Dylan that came from strange sources on first listen and then swing it to Gill for his closing out song "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye.

April 24th brought what might be the most diverse grouping of songs yet to hit 889 The Bridge's studios and listeners. Featuring reggae, 70s pop, and EDM, Gill and Dylan get a groove going and break context for song picks on this show. 

It's April and the boys have finally reunited after Claude's independent field research concluded. What he found you ask? Two songs to get you grooving and feeling it as we head towards warmer weather and better times, "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Pieces of a man". Gill Claude and Dylan also discuss the influence both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had on music culture and give their takes on who they enjoy more. 

The crew finally gets back together and in honor of Mr. Cobbs' return, the show features all Grateful Dead songs. "Stella Blue" and "Fire on the Mountain" were the two songs chosen from the band that forever shaped American music culture from the late twentieth century to present day. Other notable moments of the show include the crew's discussion on how music transforms relationships and even literally creates lives and where they've seen this in their lives. 

Gill and Dylan get the slow Monday morning going with two songs about days of the week. The show warms up with "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas and The Papas, then rolls into Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning", and finishes with a different tone of "Just Another Honky" by Faces. 

Civil Rights, Perseverance, and Love are the topics covered on Going Hard and Going Deep's March 6th live show. Gill and Dylan conn the 889 The Bridge main control room while Claude was on in-depth field research leave. Gill and Dylan pick a diverse trio for music on this show starting with Alt Rock, then moving to 50's pop/blues, and finishing with a funky folk rock tune.  

Claude makes his return to GHGD after a two episode hiatus and picks David Bowie's masterpiece "Heroes." The guy's dive deep into both the context of Bowie's inspiration for the song and how the song's meaning is an example of how music applies to everyone's life. 

Gill and Dylan bring a diverse set of tunes on for episode eleven of GHGD with Glenn Miller, Fidlar, and Kodak Black. Gill and Dylan also admit their wrong doings after setting a world class example of what not to do when they try to make an on-the-fly adjustment to get headphones working by sending 889 The Bridge off the air for a minute. 

The band is finally back to together on a Thursday for GHGD and technically difficulties fortunately brings you "Here Comes Your Man" by not The Pixies, but Claude and Dylan. 

It was Monday February 13th, the day before before Valentine's Day of 2023 and GHGD delivered heartwarming tunes on 889 The Bridge. Gill chooses Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr's infamous collaboration on "Just The Two Of Us" and Dylan picks two serenading seventies hits—Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me" and "If Not For You" by George Harrison—that interestingly mirror in meaning. The episode doesn't just go "sonic", but Gill and Dylan converse and tackle the tendencies of relationships and interpret meaning from the songs of the show.