"The name Etran de L’Aïr translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous region of Northern Niger."


"The name Etran de L’Aïr translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous region of Northern Niger."

Windowshopping is me fucking around on Ableton in my bedroom hoping to cultivate a large and expansive enough discography to warrant people writing dozen paragraph-long essays in RateYourMusic comment sections.

There's a lot of concern about fame and popularity within consumer culture in Superflat, and I believe these are often domains of extreme levels of toxic objectification...

I think it's just really hard to find a band name. I feel like a connection to it. It just kind of was intuitive...

I wanted it to feel like acceptance. Saying acceptance makes it feel a bit stiff, when really the vibe is like, f*** yeah everybody, hell yeah, and if you can’t get down with this, f*** off...

Juicy J is one of the founding members of the legendary 'Memphis Rap' group Three 6 Mafia (Triple Six Mafia). Memphis Rap is known for its dark messaging, often showcasing themes of nihilism, occult, and violence...

We knew we wanted to create a mythological world for both ourselves and our audience to play in while listening...

On some psychotic episodes, I catch myself hallucinating cameras on the corners of my bedroom, broadcasting to a non-existent audience my suffering, as if it were just a theatrical performance. Just because all that suffering by itself lacks purpose, feels empty...

Tracking so many artists in the mainstream + underground it’s blatantly obvious who is going to blow up in the mainstream...

I think internet is the influence that has the most inspiration, saturation of information is something I love and try to replicate on my music...