Best of Peak Time

This Best of Peak Time episode revisits interviews with some of our favorite purveyors of moody and dark sounds. Zola Jesus expounds on the trauma and beauty involved in her recent Okovi record, while her Sacred Bones labelmate Luis Vasquez (aka The Soft Moon) deconstructs his post-punk deconstructions. Goth-pop superstar Robert Alfons of TR/ST opens Pandora's box, Heather Gabel of Chicago industrial duo HIDE discusses screaming it all out and Hether Fortune heals her demons under the guise of Wax Idols. Also on today's show: Stuart Argabright of Ike Yard and Black Rain discusses the fertile musical climate of New York in the late '70s and early '80s and Fade Kainer talks selling punk shirts on St. Marks Place and ditching metal bands to start industrial duo Statiqbloom.

Originally broadcast on Peak Time on Red Bull Radio on June 6, 2019. Hosted and edited by Vivian Host. Engineered by Ryan Woodhall. Produced by Sara Casella.

Best of Peak Time: Shadow Dancers with Zola Jesus, TR/ST, The Soft Moon, HIDE

On this Best of Peak Time, we revisit our favorite interviews with young, wild and restless rappers including Rico Nasty, Jpegmafia, Chynna, Bali Baby, Molly Brazy, Joey Purp and H09909. Buckle up.

Originally broadcast on Peak Time on Red Bull Radio on June 19, 2019. Hosted and edited by Vivian Host. Engineered by Ryan Woodhall. Produced by Sara Casella.

Best of Peak Time: The Young And The Restless with Rico Nasty, Jpegmafia

NYC Rap! Revisiting our favorite interviews with New York rappers of all styles, including Desiigner, Wiki, Chuck Strangers of Pro Era, Junglepussy, A$AP Twelvyy, World's Fair, MIKE, Quelle Chris and Elucid of Nostrum Grocers and Armand Hammer.

Originally broadcast on Peak Time on Red Bull Radio on June 21, 2019. Hosted and edited by Vivian Host. Engineered by Ryan Woodhall. Produced by Sara Casella.

Best of Peak Time: NYC Rap! with Desiigner, Wiki, Junglepussy, A$AP Twelvyy, MIKE

On this episode, we celebrate the people thinking deeply about the sound that we hear in our favorite films. We revisit favorite interviews with legendary director Werner Herzog, Belgian-born cinematographer Danny Hiele (who has worked with Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus), plus Dean Hurley, Thomas Golubiç and more.

Originally broadcast on Peak Time on Red Bull Radio on June 25, 2019. Hosted and edited by Vivian Host. Engineered by Ryan Woodhall. Produced by Sara Casella.

Best of Peak Time: Music in Film

This Best of Peak Time episode reveals the wealth of exciting styles coming out of African right now. We revisit interviews with Afrobeats stars Afro B and Mr. Eazi, gqom king DJ Lag, Ugandan DJ Kampire, Nairobi producer Blinky Bill, Nigeria's Ekiti Soundsystem and folk star Nneka. From South Africa, art-pop star Nakhane and rapper Yugen Blakrok chime in, as does journalist Helen Herimbi, who gives us a primer on kwaito music.

Originally broadcast on Peak Time on Red Bull Radio on June 26, 2019. Hosted and edited by Vivian Host. Engineered by Ryan Woodhall. Produced by Sara Casella.

Best of Peak Time: African Pulse with Afro B, Mr Eazi, DJ Lag, Nakhane

This special episode of Peak Time curates our favorite interviews with artists who are exploring the possibilities and permutations of pop. We revisit favorite interviews with Robyn, Panda Bear of Animal Collective, DAWN and Rostam, a former member of Vampire Weekend who now produces for HAIM and Carly Rae Jepsen. We're also joined by the poetic Perfume Genius, bedroom pop queen Japanese Breakfast, NYC crooner Amen Dunes, Canada's US Girls and the always unpredictable John Maus.

Originally broadcast on Peak Time on Red Bull Radio on June 27, 2019. Hosted and edited by Vivian Host. Engineered by Ryan Woodhall. Produced by Sara Casella.

Best of Peak Time: Avant-Pop with Robyn, Panda Bear, Perfume Genius, John Maus

Radio shows & audio interviews of your fav musicians by Vivian Host, a music journalist and DJ. Archives of Peak Time (a daily radio show I hosted on Red Bull Radio) as well as The Vortex, The Slice and more. Check out my DJ mixes & original tracks on Soundcloud here > @stareyes