Lost And Sound

About Lost And Sound

Lost and Sound is a podcast exploring the most exciting and innovative voices in underground, electronic, and leftfield music worldwide. Hosted by Berlin-based writer Paul Hanford, each episode features in-depth, free-flowing conversations with artists, producers, and pioneers who push music forward in their own unique way. From legendary innovators to emerging mavericks, Paul dives into the intersection of music, creativity, and life, uncovering deep insights into the artistic process. His relaxed, open-ended approach allows guests to express themselves fully, offering an intimate perspective on the minds shaping contemporary sound. Originally launched with support from Arts Council England, Lost and Sound has featured groundbreaking artists including Suzanne Ciani, Peaches, Laurent Garnier, Chilly Gonzales, Sleaford Mods, Nightmares On Wax, Graham Coxon, Saint Etienne, Ellen Allien, A Guy Called Gerald, Jean Michel Jarre, Liars, Blixa Bargeld, Hania Rani, Roman Flügel, Róisín Murphy, Jim O’Rourke, Yann Tiersen, Thurston Moore, Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family), Caterina Barbieri, Rudy Tambala (A.R. Kane), more eaze, Tesfa Williams, Slikback, NikNak, and Alva Noto. Paul Hanford is a writer, broadcaster, and storyteller whose work bridges music, culture, and human connection. His debut book, Coming to Berlin, is available in all good bookshops. Lost and Sound is for listeners passionate about electronic music, experimental sound, and the people redefining what music can be.

Publisher

Paul Hanford

Category

arts · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Jul 2018

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

206 episodes in the feed.

1. 28 Sept 2026

   L’Rain – What Does Experimental Mean Now?

   Music can be wildly intricate and still sound like the most natural thing in the world. That is the sweet spot Brooklyn-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and curator Taja Cheek, better known as L’Rain, hits. This genre defiance reaches a new high on her fourth album Fata Morgana. We get into the uncomfortable backdrop that sits behind making any art right now, and how a record can be “about the world” through the experience of living through it. Taja shares why her process i...

2. 21 Aug 2026

   Mouse On Mars – Capturing Lee "Scratch" Perry's Last Session

   Lee “Scratch” Perry reshaped how people think about the recording studio. So when I heard that his final official album project came out of a three-day session in Berlin with legendary electronic duo Mouse on Mars, I headed over to Kreuzberg to talk to Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma to find out what happened. The duo have worked with everyone from Bon Iver to Stereolab to Mark E. Smith, made classic leftfield records like Niun Niggung, Idiology and Dimensional People and have always approached ...

3. 8 Jul 2026

   Visible Cloaks – Listening Beyond the Real

   Visible Cloaks’ music has long occupied a space between the natural and the synthetic: sounds that can feel tactile, architectural, intimate and slightly impossible all at once. With the release of Paradescence — the project’s first full-length album in nine years — I spoke with The Cloak’s Spencer Doran for a wide-ranging conversation about process, perception and the increasingly complicated act of listening. Spencer talks about the strange malleability of recorded sound; about mixing as an...

Who has been a guest on Lost And Sound

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jagz Kooner
• Damian Lazarus
• Kiana Li
• Eli Keszler
• Adam Wiltzie

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

53 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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