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Jóhann Jóhannsson – Copenhagen Dreams (NTOV)
Jóhann Jóhannsson almost snuck past me last year. If it wasn’t for this release appearing on his very own NTOV label, I would have thought that he stopped composing scores altogether. It’s not always...
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Pleq – Pure Thing
On a cold and windy February morning, we are traveling into the world of Bartosz Dziadosz, a Warsaw based composer recording under the name Pleq. I’ve watched Dziadosz evolve over the last few years...
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Atom™ – HD (Raster-Noton)
After only a few listens of the latest magnum opus by Atom™, I find myself waking up in the middle of the night with the lyrics of “Pop HD”, “Stop (Imperialist Pop)”, and “Ich bin meine Maschine”...
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Interview with Atom™
Hi Uwe, how and where are you these days? hi there. i’m in santiago, preparing the “HD” live set at the moment. Some of the tracks on HD were in the making for some time now. Were you always working...
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Saåad – Orbs & Channels (Hands In the Dark)
There is no better proof of a coincidence than being hungover on an early Friday morning, putting on some [random] ambiance, then looking up the track name when a piece has struck a note, and finding...
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Mark Templeton – Jealous Heart (Under The Spire)
Mark Templeton is a Canadian sound artist whose work merges the unspoken poetics of found sound with the aesthetics of electro-acoustic and experimental composition. His rather unique approach to...
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Interview with Mark Templeton
Tell us a little bit about working on “Jealous Heart”. How long did it take and what is the idea behind it? I was going through a lot of changes in my life during the creation of “Jealous Heart”;...
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Stephan Mathieu + Caro Mikalef – Radioland (Panorámica)
At first I thought that the latest release by Stephan Mathieu in collaboration with Caro Mikalef was simply a live rendition of his previously published (and critically acclaimed) album Radioland in...
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Sirat – Noir
If you’re a regular follower and subscriber of Headphone Commute’s podcast, by now you should conclude that we aim to please and surprise with our somewhat irregular mixes. Showcasing music across...
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Sound Bytes : Blueneck, Richard Knox & Frédéric D. Oberland, James Murray and...
Here’s a quick roundup of a few albums I haven’t had a chance to cover in the last year, yet they indeed remain on my rotations. Remember, don’t attempt to chase the very latest releases – you’ll find...
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Alastair Kelly – Ryde to Portsmouth
Inspired by our podcast series, Alastair Kelly puts together a mix outlining his daily headphone commute via Ryde Pier, on the Isle of Wight, UK. This aural journey recreates the feel of a “long walk...
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Sophie Hutchings – Night Sky (Preservation)
Australian based Preservation continues to impress… So first, a few words about the label. I stumbled upon one of its releases some time in 2006, when Aaron Martin released his debut album, Almond. My...
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Interview with Taylor Deupree
You’ve been in a relationship with music for a very long time now. What are your thoughts on growing old with music? How do you feel it has transformed you as a human being? well, i certainly feel...
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Sound Bytes : Frag’mnts, Greenosophy, Pop Ambient and Rotation
Frag’mnts Enig’matik When it comes to ‘glitch’, Australian Enig’matik Records skims the cream off the the top from the deep pool of talent, leaving the rest to stay luke warm and sour. Following two...
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Ametsub – All Is Silence (Nothings66)
Ametsub‘s biggest problem is that I like him too much. I don’t know how that happens, I’m not sure how my mind works, but upon hearing his music, I immediately file him for the Best of the Year slot,...
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Interview with Stephan Mathieu
Lets start at the beginning. What is the concept behind Radioland and what particular aesthetic did you attempt to convey? I started using a shortwave receiver with my setup in 2005, shortly after my...
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krill.minima – Sekundenschlaf (Psychonavigation)
It’s not ideal to start a sentence with the phrase “as a matter of fact“, but as a matter of fact I discovered Martin Juhls’ works under his krill.minima moniker way before I connected his Marsen...
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Interview with Martin Juhls
Hey Martin, how is your week going? Pretty fine. On Friday we had another performance of the multimedia theater experiment “der live code”. A piece with 5 screens, 8 speakers, a programmer and a...
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Emerging Species – Recurring Universe
This podcast has been lovingly selected and produced exclusively for Headphone Commute by Emmet Wino and Noémie of the Emerging Species label in London. Close your eyes and trip to this incredible...
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HiFiMAN EF-2A Tube Headphone Amplifier and USB DAC
I’ll admit, it took me a while to shell out some cash for a desktop headphone amplifier. And it wasn’t until I had a pair of low impedance headphones, which actually needed the extra boost, that I...
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