Pan Sonic, Brian Eno, Otto A Totland
This month Headphone Commute turns 15 years old! To celebrate, I am repurposing one of my older columns to highlight albums I covered 15, 10, and 5 years ago. I do this by going back through my...
View ArticleMusic For Your Stationary Travels
Three years ago, I unveiled a new list, and I think this year we’ll keep the tradition going. If the title of this entry sounds familiar to you, that’s not entirely by accident. As a long supporter of...
View ArticleMusic For Being Together Alone
Here’s the last, but certainly not the least, list of music which we can all agree is special for another special year. Perhaps that is why it took me so long to finally get it out. This is a bonus...
View ArticleInterview with Benn Jordan
Let’s start at the beginning. How did you come about making a decision to start your own YouTube channel? When I was making Piety Of Ashes, I had just moved to Georgia and was incredibly reclusive. At...
View ArticleArovane – Sinter
Label: laaps Released: January 23rd, 2023 Mastered By: Taylor Deupree Artwork By: Marco Cadioli See Also: Sound thinking with Arovane Bandcamp Tidal Spotify Amazon Every January, right after I finish...
View ArticleJanuary 30th, 2022
And there you have it, folks… we’re already at the end of January. Eleven months to go, eh? So while you’re getting caught up in this inevitable passage of time, perhaps this Monday is a good day to...
View ArticleIn the studio with Franck Vigroux
Let’s 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 was a kid when I started playing the guitar, then with bands and...
View ArticleStationary Travels – Annum 2022
Download Mixcloud Podcast iTunes Yes, it’s already February, and yes, I’m still looking back at all the music from last year. But music can’t be “dated” – wouldn’t you agree? I’ve said that many times...
View ArticlePurple Decades – Journey Test
Label: Beacon Sound Release: Journey Test Date: January 27th, 2023 Mastered By: Jason Powers Video Directed By: Laura Castelo Bandcamp Spotify Amazon beaconsound.com Today I am excited to premiere a...
View ArticleWilliam Ryan Fritch – Polarity
Label: Lost Tribe Sound Released: January 13, 2023 Bandcamp Tidal Spotify Amazon williamryanfritch.com This morning I am listening to a new album by William Ryan Fritch. I’ve been a big fan of...
View ArticleCedric Vermue – Aether
Label: mylja Release: Perpetua Date: March 10th, 2023 Produced by By: Antal van Nie Mastered By: Wessel Oltheten Artwork By: Tjitske Oosterholt Directed By: Victoria Ushkanova Dance Performance By:...
View ArticleLoscil / Lawrence English – Colours of Air
sifting the swells and drones for every shade of radiance… Label: Kranky Released: February 3rd, 2023 Bandcamp Tidal Spotify Amazon loscil.ca | lawrenceenglish.com What could be more exciting than...
View ArticleAutechre, Atom™, and Constantine
Celebrating Headphone Commute’s 15th anniversary, I am highlighting albums that I covered 15, 10, and 5 years ago. I do this by going back through my archives and selecting a favourite for the current...
View ArticleFebruary 12th, 2023
I suppose it would be nearly impossible for me to stay quiet and not mention the release of my own new album on Past Inside The Present. Call it shameless self-promotion. Call it what you will. Still,...
View ArticleEluvium – Phantasia Telephonics
Label: Temporary Residence Limited Release: (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality Date: May 12th, 2023 Bandcamp Tidal Spotify Amazon eluvium.net Matthew Robert Cooper has been releasing albums as...
View ArticleSimeon Walker – Crave
Release: Imprints 2 Date: March 17th, 2023 Mastered By: Martyn Heyne Artwork By: Gregory Euclide Directed By: Will Killen simeonwalker.co.uk | willkillen.co.uk In October of 2021, Leeds-based pianist...
View Articlezakè – Past Inside the Future Mix
Download Mixcloud Podcast iTunes Zach Frizzell‘s Indianapolis (US) based label, Past Inside the Present, has been an incredible force in the last couple of years in the ambient community. So much so...
View ArticleILUITEQ – It Happened In July
Label: n5MD Release: Reflections from the Road Date: February 17th, 2023 Mastered By: 37n,122w Artwork By: Alex Linch Bandcamp It seems that isolation continues to occupy our thoughts and feelings....
View ArticleAukai, Hammock, and Hollie Kenniff
Welcome back to my ⟪ REW | FF ⟫ column, in which I round up some music that you may have recently missed on your radar. First up is an album by Markus Sieber, who records and self-releases under his...
View ArticleIn the studio with Sergio Díaz De Rojas
Let’s 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 dad bought an Otto Marquardt upright piano when I was 11 years old....
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