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Ital Tek – Hollowed (Planet Mu)
It seems that a lot of my reviews these days start with some flashback on how I originally came across a specific artist. I guess it shouldn’t be much of a surprise to you, my readers, after all, I’ve...
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Ian William Craig – Centres (130701 / FatCat)
Ever since William Basinski transformed the sound of deterioration into sonic art, it has become part of the experimental mainstream – along with distortion and carefully arranged clicks and cuts....
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Raime – Tooth (Blackest Ever Black)
Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead introduced us to more than just their Raime project back in 2010 – it was also the same time we all learned all about the Blackest Ever Black aesthetic, which has been...
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Roel Funcken – Autotroph (Part 1)
Roel Funcken is unstoppable. I don’t know where he finds the time (or the inspiration), but I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to host yet another one of his immersive mixes. If you thought...
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D.Å.R.F.D.H.S. – Förensligandet (Northern Electronics)
Here’s to the names I can’t pronounce! And as if that wasn’t enough, D.Å.R.F.D.H.S. appears to be an abbreviation, an acronym of sorts, for the project by the Swedish duo, Jonas Rönnberg and Michel...
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Aes Dana feat. Miktek – Far & Off (Ultimae)
Vincent Villuis has been at the forefront of the so-called ‘psybient’ genre since 2001. If not for his very own Aes Dana project, then at least for managing the only label that continues to deliver...
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Roel Funcken – Autotroph (Part 2)
I hope that you enjoyed previous week’s first entry in Roel Funcken‘s 8-hour long Autotroph mix, because here comes part two! Featuring some of my all time favorite artists, this second, nearly two...
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Porya Hatami & Arovane – Kaziwa (Time Released Sound)
Those familiar with Uwe Zahn and his Arovane project need no introduction to his sound. Growing up in the early 2000 electronica era, within the beautiful confines of City Centre Offices, the music of...
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Roel Funcken – Autotroph (Part 3)
And we are back with the third part of Roel Funcken‘s Autotroph mix, traversing all of the familiar and some previously unexplored corners of ambient, modern classical, and experimental worlds. If you...
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Lingua Lustra – Essence (Psychonavigation)
Albert Borkent is a Dutch ambient musician producing under the moniker Lingua Lustra since 2005. Although he’s got more than a dozen full-length releases under his belt, appearing on labels such as...
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Antonymes – (For Now We See) Through A Glass Dimly (Hidden Shoal)
Ian Hazeldine’s music as Antonymes has been on my rotations for years. He’s even made an exclusive mix for Headphone Commute, titled The Spaces Between Seconds. In 2011, The Licence To Interpret...
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Aaron Dessner & Bryce Dessner – Transpecos OST (Milan)
I’ve heard of Bryce Dessner before. In fact, I covered his split with Jonny Greenwood which appeared on Deutsche Grammophon and, of course, his collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto on The...
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Unsound Festival – Kraków 2016 (Preview)
I’ve tried to go to Unsound for over a decade now. Of course, the festival made an appearance in my hometown, New York City, in 2010, 2012, and 2014, but there’s nothing like the authentic experience...
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Roel Funcken – Autotroph (Part 4)
Today we conclude Roel Funcken‘s behemoth 100-track 8-hour mix with the fourth and final part! It’s been definitely a long and worthwhile journey across some of our favorite pieces and both of us hope...
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Datach’i – System (TimeSig)
Joseph Fraioli has been quiet for nearly a decade. I first discovered his Datach’i pseudonym back in 2004, when his Mmale And Ffemale album came out on Planet Mu. The year after Fraioli migrated over...
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TRACK PREMIERE : Pleq – The Lost
Today I would like to share with you a première of a track by Bartosz Dziadosz, recording under his moniker, Pleq. This is a very special piece, dedicated to Justyna Ewa Rychlicka, with Aaron Martin...
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FLASHBACK : Harmonic 313 – When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence (Warp)
[FLASHBACK : these words originally appeared on Headphone Commute in April of 2009] When Mark Pritchard first released EP1 (Warp, 2008) under his newly refreshed moniker, Harmonic 313, I got extremely...
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Murcof x Wagner – Statea (Infiné)
So I guess the Infiné label wasn’t just teasing us when it promised its fans a full-length album, following the announcement of the EP01 release it has put out earlier this year (April, 2016). Here we...
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In the studio with Datach’i
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? my first encounter with creating electronic music was at my friends...
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In the studio with William Ryan Fritch
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? When I was about twelve, I was convinced that the only viable career I...
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