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saimonse – time of brock van wey
Brock Van Wey is extremely prolific. Any time I share his music with an unsuspecting audience they get drowned in awe. And every time they start the journey across his vast catalog it just swallows...
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Headphone Commute’s Best of 2012 : Music For Synergizing The Synapse Of Ideas
Just like last year, and the two years before, somehow I managed to torture myself with a great restraint of releasing these “Best Of” lists at a rate of only one per day. And today I even managed to...
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Headphone Commute’s Best of 2012 : Music For Capricious Souls Adrift In Noir-fi
Today I am honored to introduce a brand new list. For the last three years this particular music has been haunting my days, until in 2012 it traversed the ether and entered my blood stream. This...
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Interview with Paul Corley
Hi Paul. How are you, where are you, and what have you been up to this past weekend? I’m good, I’ve been working with Oneohtrix Point Never this past week in Brooklyn. You’ve been lurking in the...
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Headphone Commute’s Best of 2012 : Music For Grinding Your Teeth At Night
The beast is awake. Daydreams turn into nightmares. This is not real. This is not real. The walls perspire and the muscles ache, as the sound rolls over your blanket and crawls under your bed. There it...
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Interview with Valgeir Sigurðsson
Hey Valgeir. Let me tell you a short story. I recently spent a few months testing out and researching for my new audiophile grade stereo system. I often brought Architecture of Loss with me to...
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SaffronKeira – Mix Tape 121212
There are days and even weeks when things just don’t go as they’re planned. Do you know what I mean? You start off in the morning with a few scheduled tasks, only to find out that you trip up along...
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Brian Eno – Lux (Warp)
It’s easy to see why Brian Eno is still a relevant name in electronic music. After all, the father of ambiance continues to redefine the genre. Where others have taken a mimicking approach, Eno...
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Hilary Hahn & Hauschka - Silfra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Has it really been six months since I’ve seen Hilary Hahn & Hauschka perform live? I can’t slow the time, but I can keep the memories. It seems that just yesterday I sat in the front row, looking...
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Various – Birds of a Feather (Flaming Pines)
Fans of nature, field recordings, and more importantly the sounds of birds will be delighted with this new series from a small Australian independent label, Flaming Pines. I last brought your...
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Cedric – Pianorama
Without a doubt, among the instruments of the world my favorite is piano. I’ve got a baby grand of my own, and whenever the house is silent I gently fill it with my notes. Piano has become such a...
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Sound Bytes : Sidsel Endresen, Stian Westerhus, Tuusanuuskat and Lau Nau
Sidsel Endresen & Stian Westerhus Didymoi Dreams Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon has been at at the forefront of Norwegian electronic, experimental, and improvised music since the late 90s. The...
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Sound Bytes : OH/EX/OH, Unrecognizable Now, Porya Hatami, Franz Rosati +...
OH/EX/OH Extant The Geography Trip The Geography Trip is an independent label which is dedicated to the “weird vortices of the British countryside and beyond.” Launched in 2012, the Manchester-based...
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Fifteen Questions with Headphone Commute
I’m not sure if you noticed, but although I do talk about my personal association with music, I rarely disclose the actual workings behind Headphone Commute. For the first time in five years since the...
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Connect.Ohm – 9980 (Ultimae)
[Editor's Note: This review was written on October 29th, 2012, just a few hours before Hurricane Sandy has hit the coast of New Jersey and New York. Today is February 1st, 2013 - it took me almost...
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PvC – 26 Shades Of Darkness
Peter van Cooten has been a long time friend and a co-conspirator in our quest to turn more ears towards ambient and cinematic music. It is a great honor to have Peter put together a mix showcasing...
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Simon Scott – Below Sea Level (12k)
I am camping by a marshland. Sounds of birds, insects and frogs fill up the landscape with their endless foreign conversations. What else are they saying that we can not hear? I am sitting by a fire,...
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Taylor Deupree – Faint (12k)
There used to be a time when ambient music was defined as beatless electronic drone turned to a volume just above the background noise. When in the early mornings, after a long and wild night, its...
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Clint Mansell – Stoker OST (Milan)
Last weekend I went to see a play. I really enjoyed the theater outing, but something throughout the performance kept bothering me. I didn’t feel like I was part of the story, and instead remained an...
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Interview with Clint Mansell
Hey Clint, how are you? I think we last [officially] spoke back in 2009, when you were still working on a score for Black Swan. So what have you been up to and how would you say your music has evolved...
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