Sébastien Guérive – Prana
Label: Atypeek Music Release: Obscure Clarity Date: November 10th, 2023 Directed by : Thomas Blanchard & Sébastien Guérive Lighting By: Michaël Griffon Choreographed By: Vanessa Leprince Bandcamp...
View ArticleLAAPS+IIKKI (2022-2023)
Good morning, and welcome to your Tuesday. I have a special entry in Headphone Commute’s Podcast series for you today. And if you’re just getting around to enjoying these, let me remind you that we...
View ArticleOnur Tarçın – somewhere beyond the sea
Label: 1631 Recordings Release: somewhere beyond the sea Date: October 6th, 2023 Mastered By: Martyn Heyne Artwork By: Arthur, Lisa Blaine onurtarcin.com These days, more often than not, I find that...
View ArticleKjartan Holm – Limitless Pt. II
Label: I N N I Release: HORIZON Date: October 13th, 2023 Bandcamp Hey, you remember the Icelandic independent imprint called INNI Music, yes? It opened up with Atli Örvarsson‘s You Are Here back in...
View ArticleDronal – Whilst We Fall
Label: Supple 9 Released: September 28th, 2023 Mastered By: Porya Hatami supple9.com I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again – ambient is deceptively simple [not from perception, but from the...
View ArticleErik Levander, Drawing Virtual Gardens, and Slow Reels
More often than not, I come across the album that I really enjoy, bookmark it for a later, deeper engagement, and then somewhat get caught up in other things, sitting on it for months and, on occasion,...
View ArticleIn the studio with Arrowounds
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? From a very young age, I remember making up songs in my head, but I...
View ArticleFrom the Mouth of the Sun – Valley of the Hummingbirds
Label: Lost Tribe Sound Release: Valley of the Hummingbirds Date: October 13, 2023 Mastered By: Giuseppe Ielasi Artwork By: Ryan Keane Bandcamp In the last few months, I’ve offered a few bits of...
View ArticleHauschka, Arovane, Ian Hawgood
Celebrating Headphone Commute’s many years of content, 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 entry which...
View ArticleOctober 15th, 2023
Welcome back to another OUT TODAY column where I share with you the beeps and boops (like bits and bytes) that have come across my rotations and are worthy of your attention. As always, there is a...
View Articlefatalism – Lanesplitter
Label: Bedouin / fatalism Release: Gh0st Date: October 17th, 2023 Mastered By: Andreas [LUPO] Lubich Artwork By: runurunu Buy on Bandcamp I wake up very early every morning. But now, it takes far more...
View ArticleCarbon In Prose, The Inward Circles, Pjusk & Arovane
It’s time to visit one of my favourite experimental, sound art, and micro drone labels, Dragon’s Eye. I have been a fan of Yann Novak’s curation since its re-launch in 2005. I say “re-launch” because...
View ArticleMassimo Pupillo – Horagalles
Label: Glacial Movements Release: Our Forgotten Ancestors Date: October 20th, 2023 Mastered By: Lorenzo Stecconi Sleeve Design By: Rutger Zuydervelt Bandcamp There’s a lot of work behind the scenes in...
View ArticleObservatories, Ocoeur, Memorybell
I have to admit, it feels a bit peculiar for me to cover yet another album release from quiet details. I swear, I’m not associated with this imprint, and this is not a paid promotion [I never had one...
View ArticleLinus Alberg – Vienna
Label: Moderna Release: Elements Date: October 27th, 2023 Mastered By: Martyn Heyne Artwork By: Leonard Gabler & Lukas Hauser Bandcamp I’ve got a very lovely piano piece for you this morning from...
View ArticleAlva Noto – HYbr:ID II
I feel like Alva Noto needs no introduction. And yet, I’ve read reviews that have begun like this, not knowing a single thing about a musician that they covered. So here we go. Carsten Nicolai has been...
View ArticleLabel Profile – Shimmering Moods Records
Shimmering Moods Records is an Amsterdam-based boutique ambient label which has been quietly releasing a bounty of eclectic music in the periphery of the scene. There are many [usually unknown to me]...
View ArticleIn the studio with Roger Eno
Let’s start at the very beginning. Can you tell us how you got involved in composing? Composing is not a thing I realised I had gotten involved in until I became involved in it. I thought I was just...
View ArticleKenneth James Gibson – Far From Home (Brian McBride’s Diminished Stories Mix)
Label: Meadows Heavy Recorders Release: Further Translations Date: November 10th, 2023 Mastered By: Kenneth James Gibson Artwork By: Cynthia Bernard worldofkennethjamesgibson.com On August 27th 2023, I...
View ArticleNovember 6, 2023
Welcome to another entry of my OUT TODAY column, where I round up a few of the latest releases which have landed on my rotations. As always, the spectrum of covered genres is wide here, most notably...
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