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Illustrated portrait of an older Middle Eastern man with swept silver hair, a close gray beard and a violet hearing aid.

From People

Farid S.

silverproof

Forty years around records. I am still surprised by what sounds better after midnight.

The mix

Live Music · Music History · Design · Photography

Style in their words

Minimal / Tailored / Vintage

Right now

record sleeves with no photograph on the front

On repeat

Fairuz, Wahdon

Live Music · Music History

Never skipping

Al Bosta

The detail I always notice

the credit for the session musicians

Never leaves the bag

a spare hearing-aid battery

I changed my mind about

Streaming. Discovery is discovery. Ownership is another question.

Put this on your radar

The album covers of ECM’s early catalog.

One take

One thing I notice every timePeople lower their voices when a record shop feels serious.