Belle Chen – Kingdom Animalia
Label: Platoon Release: Ravel in the Forest Date: February 16th, 2024 Video By: Dr. Formalyst bellechen.com In most cases, when I cover post- or modern-classical genres in this publication, I talk...
View ArticleIn the studio with Viul
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? Growing up, my parents kept a dingy toy acoustic guitar around the...
View ArticleFebruary 26th, 2024
January has come and gone. My best-of-the-year selections are now just a memory [at least, a preserved one]. And now February is threatening to turn the corner into Spring. At least the darkness is...
View ArticleCallum Mintzis – Once Again
Date: March 1st, 2024 Co-Produced By: Tilman Robinson Performed By: The Penny Quartet Mastered By: Lachlan Carrick Artwork By: Mietta Mintzis Buy on Bandcamp As I mature and fine-tune my musical...
View ArticleGlowworm – Sierpień
Label: Post Dog Productions Release: Harvest Date: March 29th Mixed By: Matthew Kidd Mastered By: James Plotkin glowwormmusic.com Music possesses transforming powers. By moving its sound waves in time,...
View ArticleThe Sight Below, Jon Hopkins, Taylor Deupree
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 ArticleNaum Gabo – Aora
Label: DFA Records Release: F. Lux Date: March 8th, 2024 Mastered By: James Savage Artwork By: Andrew Cranston Order Sometimes, the music matches my mood. And this Monday morning I wake up a little...
View ArticleIn the studio with Catching Flies
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 started composing when I was 15. I was making Hip Hop instrumentals –...
View ArticleBen Chatwin – Dolmen
Label: Disinter Release: Verdigris Date: March 22nd, 2024 Mastered By: James Plotkin Artwork By: Dylan Kendle Buy on Bandcamp The other day, I was discussing with my good old friend the constant...
View ArticleMarch 7th, 2024
Here’s another selection of eight releases that have recently grazed [graced?] my rotations. From the return of The Orb (as Sedibus) to piano interpretations of compositions by Richard D James (by...
View ArticleØ, Otto A Totland, Black Swan
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 ArticleJ. Doursou – Song For Elena
Label: First Light Release: The Deafening Veil Date: April 6th, 2024 Mastered By: Lawrence English Artwork By: Živilė Aleknavičiūtė Order on Bandcamp Waking up on a Monday morning in my comfortable and...
View ArticleMike Lazarev – Morning, January 1st
Label: Bigo & Twigetti Release: Perceptions Vol.5 Date: April 19th, 2024 lazarev.com In the fall of last year, I was asked to participate in Bigo & Twigetti‘s fifth volume of the...
View ArticleCeler – Engaged Touches (Expanded and Remastered)
Engaged Touches originally came out on CD in 2009 on Home Normal. This was a fascinating time of my life in relation to music. I was still trying to find my footing with Headphone Commute, often asking...
View ArticleClint Mansell, Lustmord, Carla Pallone, and Miaux
In this ⟪ REW | FF ⟫ column, I look back and then sprint forward to some thematically connected music that has recently graced my rotations, and today’s subject is SOUNDTRACKS! It’s no surprise that...
View ArticleBen Frost – Scope Neglect
Label: Mute Released: January 11, 2024 ethermachines.com When I sat down to write about the latest release by Ben Frost, I promised myself to only focus on the present, avoiding my own perceptions of...
View ArticleMarch 25th, 2024
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to your Monday! Spring is almost here! I can feel it in the air. Any day now, the dark clouds of London, which have been moping around and crying for nearly six...
View ArticleMatti Bye – Capri Clouds
Label: Denovali Release: Capri Clouds Date: May 10th, 2024 denovali.com/mattibye This morning, I am blissfully spending my time in the company of Swedish composer and pianist Matti Bye, who first...
View ArticleDustin O’Halloran – 1 0 0 1
Label: Deutsche Grammophon Released: March 22, 2024 Mixed By: Francesco Donadello Artwork By: Slater Bradley Tidal Spotify Amazon dustinohalloran.com Rising from his humble beginning as a solo pianist...
View ArticleASC, Slow Reels, Sylvain Chauveau and Abul Mogard
Okay, I will admit that ASC is quickly becoming one of those prolific artists who are somehow [annoyingly] really good at everything they touch. And that means that as I hungrily consume every single...
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