Welcome to SOUND ADVICE, Interview’s weekly destination for playlists curated by our friends, enemies, and lovers. In recent weeks, we’ve collected playlists from Grace VanderWaal, David Longstreth, and Chase Icon. This week’s installment comes from New York underground legend Lizzi Bougatsos, the experimental musician and artist who also happens to be a major cratedigger. Last Thursday, she headed uptown to play an all-vinyl set at Valentino’s L’Atelier Sonore listening event, and for those who missed it, she sent us over a playlist inspired by “a line in a Nikki Giovanni poem where she mentions putting a passport on a burner stove with Sun Ra in Egypt to set the tone.” While you listen to tracks by Yves Tumor, The Art of Noise, and Bougatsos’ own band, Gang Gang Dance, read on to discover her vinyl shopping tips and the most surprising record in her collection.
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Can you describe the vibe at Valentino’s L’Atelier Sonore? Effortless, dove-like eloquence, delicate.
Describe last night’s Valentino look in three words: Fierce, chic, Almodóvar.
How did you feel after your set? Elated, coy, inspired.
What was your inspiration? With this set, I was musing on a woman’s mind through the instrumentation of frantic guitar, pleading and loss. I wanted to share some songs that shaped my life, what I created and how to look at love with music in whimsical new and old ways.
What genre do you have on repeat? Western Sahara.
Name your vinyl shopping dos and don’ts: Do judge by the cover. Don’t rule out the dollar bins.
A sides or B sides? A
Which album makes you feel the most creative? A FELT record.
Top three records in your collection? Now? A Samia Sandri 7”, The Light That You Gave Me to See You by Elisa Crampton and Miles Davis Bitches Brew.
What’s a record that surprised you? LoLina’s new record. I’m obsessed.
Who are your musical style icons? Linda Sharrock, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Sinead O’Connor, Nico.
Favorite decade? ‘80s.
Which album cover in your collection is giving Valentino? I guess with Cannes, Robert Ashley’s Automatic Writing.
Who influenced your taste in music most? The drummer of Gang Gang Dance, Tim DeWit.
What’s your dream B2B? Me and DJ Flakka and Janusz.
What do you listen to while you’re getting dressed? My own tracks.
Dream Valentino look to pull for a party? I fancied my red number.
What’s the best music to shop to? Opera.
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