Axel: How to Remember

The Heart

Kaitlin Prest

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

“You don’t know what it means to be Black because you don’t know what it means to be one thing. Who is when you know you are a brother and a son, a lover and a friend. Sometimes you say you’re Ivorian. And other times you say “je suis Ivorien” which means you feel more French than British until you go to France where your French isn’t French enough. When you come back, you feel more British than Ivorian, until you’re offered tea. Or learn something about this country that puts you on the outside again.” Axel Kacoutié’s sonic meditation on Blackness and identity. The final episode of our three part feature of Axel’s work.

Originally produced for BBC Radio 4, Shortcuts. Edited by Eleanor McDowell.

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0:00.0	Before we get going, I want to tell you about another radiotopia
0:03.8	podcast you should be listening to, Song Exploder. Song Exploder is an award-winning
0:09.4	show about the creative process behind the music.
0:13.0	Artists break down one of their songs,
0:14.8	letting you hear all the different layers
0:16.3	in the recording, from instruments to beats to vocals.
0:19.7	And most importantly, they talk about why
0:22.0	they made the creative choices they did.
0:24.2	But Song Exploder is not just for music nerds.
0:27.0	It's for anyone who cares about creativity or who wants to feel inspired to create something
0:31.6	themselves. It's hosted by Rishi K Sheerway, who you might know from the
0:35.6	podcast Home Cooking or the West Wing Weekly. The episodes are short, about 20 minutes each, and my recommendation is to start with
0:42.1	an episode featuring an artist you love and then
0:44.8	listen to one with an artist you don't know at all. There are 250 to choose from
0:49.7	with guests like Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers, FK Twigs, Dualiea, with
0:54.0	Fletwood Mac, Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers, FK Twigs, Doleepa, and more.
0:56.0	Each episode really is a miniature portrait of an artist
0:59.0	and how their creative mind works with the song as the lens we see them through. It's also a great way to discover
1:04.8	new music. Find your favorite episode of Song Exploder and subscribe wherever you listen to
1:10.0	podcasts or at song-explanter. net.
1:16.0	From Mermaid Palace and Radiotopia,
1:20.0	Welcome, to the heart. I'm Caitlin Pressed. Today we have the final episode of a three episode mini series wherein we are featuring the work
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