Haythem Mahbouli – The Great Flood
Label: Schole Release: Last Man On Earth Date: December 2nd, 2022 Mastered By: Martyn Heyne Artwork By: Bader Klidi Buy on Bandcamp Somehow I feel that all multimedia artists [and particularly,...
View ArticleClarice Jensen, To Move, 36 & zakè
Clarice Jensen is a Brooklyn-based composer and cellist whom I first met back in New York when she performed with many of my favourite artists at Le Poisson Rouge. As the artistic director of the...
View ArticleTwin Color – Fight Part I
Label: InFiné Release: Extended Play No 1 Date: December 2nd, 2022 Mastered By: Lorenzo Targhetta Artwork By: The Geilfus Brothers Buy on Bandcamp We can start talking about the gloriously entangled...
View ArticleDecember 4th, 2022
And we’re in December now, folks! A lot to reflect on. Especially “time”. I started this particular column two years ago because I simply couldn’t keep up with writing about all this beautiful music....
View ArticleHeinali – Kyiv Eternal
Label: Injazero Release: Kyiv Eternal Date: February 24th, 2023 Mastered By: Taylor Deupree Artwork By: Oleksii Samsonov Pre-order on Bandcamp It’s December, and the world seems to hit that neutral...
View ArticleFor Ukraine – 150 tracks for $30
Forgive me for a quick reminder that the war in Ukraine is escalating as we speak. You know that I haven’t been political on this platform, but in this case, it’s more obvious for me to ask for help....
View ArticleLauge & AES Dana, µ-Ziq, and Keiss
I feel like it’s been more than a year since I covered something from the Lyon (France) based panoramic label, Ultimae. But then again, I think it’s been more than a year since they released some...
View ArticleDecember 18th, 2022
Well, here we are, friends. The final entry of yet another strange year. It’s time to wind down and reflect on everything we’ve been through. It’s been a bit of a ride, and it’s not over yet. I’ll be...
View ArticleMusic For The Film Behind Closed Eyelids
In the first instalment of Headphone Commute’s Best of 2022, I gather my favourite selections of the year consisting of music that simply makes you feel. The albums in this list should just be...
View ArticleMusic For Bending Light And Stopping Time
Sit down. Stop thinking for a while. That thought? Let it go. Let it all go. Call it meditation, call it concentration, call it what you will, but let it go. That thought? Be above it and let it pass....
View ArticleMusic For Crawling Through Abandoned Cities
Abandoned places and desolate spaces, covered with rain, snow, and ash, wrapped in a blanket of white noise and pulsating bass, somewhat metallic, chilly, and wet. These are the images for these sounds...
View ArticleMusic For Withered Leaves And Lonely Fishtanks
Something warm, soft, and fuzzy is resonating on the inside of my ear canal. It travels through my cochlear labyrinth, where the sensory hair cells sway with the vibrations and generate electric...
View ArticleMusic For Walking And Not Crying In The Autumn Rain
Have you ever walked in the autumn rain? Just like the sunshine warms the breezy beaches, and the snow blankets the silent cemeteries, the rain drenches my clothes, and no, you can not tell that I’m...
View ArticleMusic For The Frosty Night When I Miss Your Warm Light
Another sunset without you. How precious were those little moments… how futile are these tardy words. I didn’t get a chance to tell you, although I sensed that you have known. I mourned your soul...
View ArticleMusic For Watching The Snow Slowly Fall In The Moonlight
In the silent and sad mountains, music speaks without the lyrics. Words escape and rise in clouds, forming vapour, pain, and passion. Music, on the other hand, is harmless, floating low above the...
View ArticleOptic Echo Presents – Best Vinyl of 2022
Download Mixcloud Podcast iTunes opticecho.com I look back at 2022 and realize that I didn’t put out the “usual” amount of mixes for the HC podcast. This is indeed because right after the celebration...
View ArticleMusic For Sonic Installations In The Cavern Of Your Skull
Your mind is just a canvas; your life – projected film. Your skull is a museum of memories; your ego – a neurotic guard. Your consciousness is sleeping in this theatre, alone and undisturbed. Why not...
View ArticleMusic For Synergizing The Synapse Of Ideas
For the last 15 years in a row (!!!) I managed to torture myself with a great restraint of releasing these “Best Of” lists at a rate of only one per day. Honestly, I am exhausted. I hope your wallet...
View ArticleMusic For Capricious Souls Adrift In Noir-fi
For the last fifteen years, this music haunted my days, then cautiously moved through the ether and entered my bloodstream. This is the music of the ghosts lost in-between the worlds. This is the music...
View ArticleDaniele Bogon – Prima Luce
Label: Slowcraft Release: Del Suono e Della Luce Date: February 3rd, 2023 Mastered By: Ian Hawgood Artwork By: Valeria Salvo Order on Bandcamp We interrupt our ongoing “Best of 2022” feature to take a...
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