Hello everyone and welcome back! This is the 50th episode of the series if you can believe it, and joining me this month is none other than Francesca Faccilongo, also known as @PaquitaGordon.

When I created the series in 2017, it was just a small idea I came up with and pitched to some friends before starting out with literally zero idea what I was doing, aside from that I wanted to tell stories in a different way. Although I’m not a music maker myself, I’ve always been passionate about music and creativity, and it’s been such an incredible experience to meet so many like-minded artists, to hear their stories of triumph and failure, to dig into their creativity and artistry… And of course to share that all with you. 

To celebrate, my very talented friend and designer Grant Gibson has created two different AIR Podcast 50th episode t-shirts, which will be sold through Everpress, here https://everpress.com/air-50th-episode-t-shirt and here https://everpress.com/air-50th-episode-bubble-t

Thanks again so much for your support, I’ve got some really amazing episodes coming up for 2023 and am looking forward to what's next.

I also recently started a Substack newsletter for AIR, where I’ll be sharing updates about the series, and also my thoughts and musings on music and my various guests. The first newsletter is out today, you can read my thoughts on making the 50th episode and interviewing Paquita here: https://airpodcast.substack.com/p/50

You can also follow us on Instagram at @_airpodcast or support us on Patreon at patreon.com/airpodcast. 

Onto today’s episode, which features Italian DJ Paquita Gordon, a resident of festivals like Terraforma and Waking Life, and a true musical devotee. A DJ for over a decade now, she’s spent time in London, Mallorca, and Sicily, bringing with her a deep love of music, creativity, and nature. Her mixes are meticulous and thoughtful, with each record well-researched and purposefully chosen. Her DJ sets are storytelling in its truest form, and playing out, for Paquita, is the best part of her job. Her site-specific performance project Il Vulcano invites artists to join in her in different Mediterranean regions for a jam session that is recorded, but never shared. Her goal as an artist is always to form links, whether that’s through sound, through art, through nature, or beyond, she is always seeking connectivity rather than publicity. She finds joy in the making of things, rather than solely in the end result. In this conversation, we explore her creativity, and the musical and artistic connections that make up a life spent loving music.

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Music: 
Paquita Gordon - STE54
Paquita Gordon - Various recordings from Il Vulcano

AIR 050 / Paquita Gordon

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Metope - I'm so ready

French duo Paradis is redefining French pop and rebounding with its chic roots. Right before releasing their new album in September, they put together their inspiration, both cinematographic and experimental in exclusivity on i-D.

TRACKLIST : 
François And The Atlas Mountains - Nights = Days
Il Etait Une Fois - Rien Qu’Un Ciel
Graziella Madrigal - New Delhi
Michel Polnareff - Petite Petite
Etienne Daho - Il Ne Dira Pas
Cristina - La Poupée Qui Fait Non
Telex - Moscow Diskow
Space - Carry On, Turn Me On
Flavien Berger - Saint-Donatien
Michel Berger - Le Monde Est Stone
Françoise Hardy - Première Rencontre
Jeanette - L’Amour Joue Au Violon
Mikado - Par Hasard
Syracuse - Vapeurs D’Équateur
Francis Lai - Number One
Visage - Devenir Gris
Angelillo & Hamel - Je Veux Te Dire Une Chanson
Miss Kittin - 3ème Sexe
Max Berlin - Elle Et Moi (Joakim Remix)
Première Classe - La Fille Qui Rit

i-DJ : Paradis

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OnW6rQ_z9Ug

Label: Tessellate
Artist: Aleksandir
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Cat Number: TESS002
EP Title: Yamaha
Release Date: June 1st, 2018 (Vinyl), Digital TBC

Tessellate:
https://soundcloud.com/tessellatelondon
https://www.facebook.com/tessellatelondon

Aleksandir:
https://soundcloud.com/dialogg
https://www.facebook.com/aleksandirmusic
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Houseum:
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https://www.instagram.com/houseumrecords
houseum.yt@gmail.com

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PREMIERE: Aleksandir - Yamaha [Tessellate]

Artist: Blawan 
Label: Hinge Finger
Release Date: September 2012

This track is not mine, it's only for the promotion of the artist and the label, if you are the owner of the rights of this track, contact me and I'll remove it immediatly

Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage

Exclusive  Stimming & Worgull - Cwejman's Tale

Two of the scene's most divine and iconic producers, namely Martin Stimming and Marcus Worgull, team up for their debut EP Eiger Nordwand on Henrik Schwarz's Sunday Music Records. And while the EP's title track is – at least when it comes to the name of the track – referring to the Alps Cwejman's Tale tells the story of “a lonely wolf“ who had already worked on the bass line before the Rhenish blithe spirit Marcus Worgull joined because his train had been late. But the passionate artist of course added his note to the track, specifically the organic sounding and hunting lead synth-melody is an ideal co-production of the befriended artists and is, in the course of the track fortified with single but not singular piano sounds giving Cwejman's Tale a slightly melancholic yet peaceful vibe that could easily represent the harmony of Martin's and Marcus' eleven year long lasting friendship, which is musically captured in this track and the EP.

Stimming's and Worgull's mutual EP Eiger Nordwand will be released on Sunday Music Records April 17th, 2020.

Buy the EP
Digital: https://henrikschwarz.bandcamp.com/album/eiger-nordwand-ep

Artist & label information
Marcus Worgull: www.facebook.com/marcusworgull // @marcusworgull // www.instagram.com/marcus_worgull
Martin Stimming: www.facebook.com/stimming // @stimming // www.instagram.com/stimming_official
Sunday Music Records/ Henrik Schwarz: www.facebook.com/henrikschwarz.official // @henrikschwarz // www.instagram.com/henrikschwarzlive

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Eiger Nordwand

Cwejman's Tale

Buy here

EXCLUSIVE: Stimming & Worgull - Cwejman's Tale [Sunday Music Records]

tracklist:
1. Anthony Mansfield & DJ Garth - Pancho's Revenge
2. Stubbs - The Mentalist - Baalsaal Records
3. Skudge - Below (Boddika Acid Refix) - Skudge Records
4. Tom Trago - Use Me Again (Carl Craig Rework) - Rush Hour
5. Kyoadai - Breaking - Local Talk
6. Nicholas - Looking - X-Masters
7. Kink - Lelo - Burek
8. Head High - Rave (Dirt Mix) - Power House
9. Marc Antona - Darwin's Corner Stone - Truesoul
10. Mathew Jonson - Learning To Fly Dub - Minus
11. Mr. Beatnick - Sun Goddess - Don't Be Afraid
12. Tevo Howard - Move (Acid Mix) - Hour House Is Your Rush
13. DJ Gregory - Attend 1 - Kitsuné
14. Ex-Pylon - Helmet - Studio Barnhus
15. Unbroken Dub - Seven (Remix) - Rawax
16. Ada - Each And Everyone - Areal Records

The final song that we played is missing, it will come out soon on Have A Killer Time records! 

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