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Alessandro Cortini – Risveglio (Hospital Productions)
Alessandro Cortini might be best known in the context of his collaborations with Trent Reznor over the last several years, serving time in Nine Inch Nails’ performing lineup and appearing on a few...
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Federico Albanese – The Blue Hour (Neue Meister)
Federico Albanese first appeared on the scene back in 2014, when Denovali Records released his debut, titled The Houseboat And The Moon. The album was followed up by a remix EP with reworks by John...
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In the studio with Federico Albanese
Lets start at the very beginning. Can you tell us how you got involved in composing, and what was your very first piece of gear? I started writing music a long time ago, I think I was around 12-13...
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Roel Funcken – Iridium Flare (Funcken Industry)
I’ve been fascinated with the Funcken sound ever since I heard Funckarma in the early 2000 on labels such as Djak-Up-Bitch, Sublight, n5MD, and Neo Ouija. There was more to the brothers’, Don and...
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Western Skies Motel – Settlers (Lost Tribe Sound)
There are certain times and certain moments when uncertainty and doubt are more concrete. There is weather on the mind, and that dark and stormy climate of the chemicals within holds one stiff with...
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Hotel Neon – Remnants (Fluid Audio)
The Ring Road is Route 1 through a wonderland, an 828 mile long circuit around the country of Iceland. It is also the setting and inspiration for a new album called Remnants by the ambient drone trio...
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Sound Bytes : Aris Kindt, Gossamer, Aucan, and Skee Mask
I’ve got a couple of new names (and labels) in this latest Sound Bytes feature, as recently discovered through my random traversal of the music universe. If you’ve heard of these releases, I’m happy to...
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Saimonse – Dark Souls
In another annual tradition, Saimon Saimonse returns to Headphone Commute podcast with his favorite selections. This time it’s a murky trip, evoking, as the title suggests, those dark souls. This is...
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Dustin O’Halloran – Umrika OST (Splinter)
Dustin O’Halloran is an American modern classical composer and pianist who appeared on the scene about a decade ago, with two volumes of Piano Solos. It wasn’t until 2010, however, that his music...
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In the studio with Dustin O’Halloran
Lets start at the very beginning. Can you tell us how you got involved in composing, and what was your very first piece of gear? Everything started when I starting writing music with Sara Lov and we...
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Jega – 1995 (Skam)
You may have already noticed that nostalgia is a prominent theme throughout my musings. Mostly triggered by a specific theme or melody, my mood is augmented and my memory’s sparked to some of those...
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Library Tapes – Escapism (1631 Recordings)
David Wenngren is perhaps best known for more than a decade’s worth of albums, soundtracks, and other licensed works under the alias Library Tapes, but he also recently co-founded 1631 Recordings...
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In the studio with Western Skies Motel
Lets start at the very beginning. Can you tell us how you got involved in composing, and what was your very first piece of gear? Probably since forever, we had a piano in my childhood home and I loved...
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Cyril Secq / Orla Wren – Branches (Dronarivm)
Sometimes unplanned collaborations are the best collaborations of all. When inspiration strikes like lightning and brings idle bones to fleshed out life. That seems to be the case with Branches, a new...
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Interview with Jega
Hey Dylan, how is it going? Where are you these days and what have you been up to? I’ve been living in Venice, Los Angeles since moving from New York in 2006. After Variance was released in 2009 I’ve...
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‘k”– within confines
And so… we arrive at Headphone Commute mix #199, exclusively put together by Cologne based (Germany) Kevin Gabriel, a member of jvbr, recording under his moniker ‘k”. Perhaps too early for the actual...
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Sound Bytes : Deru, subtractiveLAD, Murcof x Wagner, and Somatic Responses
So I spent nearly a month traveling across South East Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia), and, no thanks to jet lag for the last week, it’s making it very difficult to get back into all this...
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Roly Porter – Third Law (Tri Angle)
For me, Roly Porter’s story starts sometime in 2005, when together with Jamie Teasdale, he has released an album titled Degenerate on Planet Mu as Vex’d. Five years and numerous 12″ later, the duo...
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Piano Interrupted – Landscapes of the Unfinished (Denovali)
Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann return to Denovali as Piano Interrupted with a vibrant new record entitled Landscapes of the Unfinished which sees the addition of some fresh ingredients to the already...
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Near The Parenthesis – Shapes
Tim Arndt (aka Near the Parenthesis) has assembled this mix of personal listenings and influences in advance of his upcoming release on n5MD. Ranging new and old, digital and analog, it’s centered on...
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