Jan Nemeček – On Subtle Horizon
Label: Refractions Release: Dissolved Date: November 10th, 2023 Mastered By: Stephan Mathieu Artwork By: Emir Šehanović Esh Bandcamp In September 2015, I got swept away by the sonic tapestry of modular...
View ArticleIn the studio with Bruce Brubaker
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? First, I was a classical pianist. I studied at Juilliard in New York. I...
View ArticlePoltrock – The Tragedy Of Hanlet (AB Session)
Label: whitelabrecs Release: Aulus I & II Date: November 24, 2023 Mastered By: Taylor Deupree Filmed By: Peter Deckers Recorded By: Stef Van Alsenoy Bandcamp I think I found David Poltrock via his...
View ArticleNovember 22nd, 2023
And here we are, in the last stretch of November, before the final month of the year consumes my time with deep reflection on all the wonderful music (among the other world events worthy of a real...
View ArticleSteve Luck – Be Curious
Label: Atmospherica Recordings Release: Be Curious Date: November 24th, 2023 Mastered By: Steve Coates Artwork By: Colin Hagan steveluck.com Steve Luck is from Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK, and he...
View ArticleGescom, Benn Jordan, Ryuichi Sakamoto + Taylor Deupree, Richard Devine
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 for the...
View ArticleBersarin Quartett – Neuronen
Label: Denovali Release: Systeme Date: December 15th, 2023 denovali.com/bersarinquartett Bersarin Quartett is not exactly comprised of a group of four people but is actually a project of a single mind...
View ArticleIn the studio with Jim Perkins
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 earliest experience of making recordings was when I was in bands in...
View ArticleEmil Friis & Patricio Fraile – Minor Music
Label: 130701 Release: The Expected Sounds Of Minor Music Date: December 8th, 2023 Buy from FatCat Store Following the 130701 imprint for over two decades has been a rewarding experience. After all,...
View ArticleSix Missing – Guidance
Label: Nettwerk Music Group Release: Here For Now Date: December 15th, 2023 Artwork By: Roberta Boffo sixmissing.com | Bandcamp | Stream If, 20 years ago, you told me that I’d still be writing about...
View ArticlePlastikman, Fennesz, The Stranger, James Murray
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 for the...
View ArticleIn the studio with Lisa Bella Donna
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 began composing music around age 11. My first pieces of gear were a...
View ArticleHauschka – Philanthropy
Label: City Slang Released: October 20th, 2023 hauschka-net.de These days, being an ambient, experimental or modern classical composer is a bit tough. Expressing yourself through the mystery of music...
View ArticleWarmth – Archives 2023
Good morning, and welcome to the quietest week of the year. Did you have a good holiday? I’m finalising my Best of the Year selections as we speak – I’ve got a few more minor tweaks to make, but...
View ArticleDecember 30th, 2023
Well, here we are, folks, in the final days of this rather interesting year, with my last round-up of the latest releases, which, technically, should all still qualify for the “Best of” lists. This is...
View ArticleDecember 31st, 2023
Yay, the last post of the year! I’ve been at it for some time now, and it’s nice to finally wrap all of this up on a good note. As promised yesterday, here’s the second half of this month’s roundup of...
View ArticleMusic For The Film Behind Closed Eyelids
In the first instalment of Headphone Commute’s Best of 2023, 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...
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