Archive for September, 2009
~Treibgut fits snuggly into the sonic world of Raster-Noton. For this EP, his first release for the label, Grischa Lichtenberger‘s primary sources are found sounds from the world around him, including the sound of a sliding tabletop, the noise of a radiator and the humming of a broken device. Apparently, the music reflects Lichtenberger’s reflections [...]
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Tags: abstract, glitch
On Silence and Transition…
Here’s a quick update on all the beautiful things at Headphone Commute. First of all, we want to thank you for your patience while enduring the silence during our move. It’s not over yet, but we have been slowly settling in at our new home on the East Coast. The listening studio is almost setup, [...]
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Leaving Chicago with all its music and its memories, we couldn’t go away without one final good bye. This one is a little special to our hearts, titled Thank You, Chicago, Good Bye. Recorded live at Chicago’s Hidden Forms radio, WNUR 89.3FM, the one hour mix of crunchy IDM and melodic electronica features a handful [...]
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Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto are unquestionably among the masters of modern experimental music. Noto has crafted a musical language all his own based on the most elemental of sound sources – electricity, static, white noise – and helped to raise laptop production to new heights. Sakamoto has such a varied an brilliant career, ranging [...]
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Tags: abstract, glitch, minimal, modern classical
[editors note: below is an edited transcription from an audio interview] Utp_ is a commissioned work. Can you tell us about the inspiration for the piece? Utp_ was commissioned by the city of Mannheim. Ryuichi and I were very happy that we got this offer to work with Ensemble Modern because we had already made [...]
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Rival Consoles‘ debut album, IO, comes as quite a surprise after the ‘modern classical vs. breakcore’ vibe of his last EP, Helvetica. Instead of the rather unique mix of piano and strings on top of drill ‘n bass, IO offers up a heap of crunchy analogue synths and straight ahead techno beats. Once you’ve gotten [...]
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Tags: techno
IO is a big change in style and sound compared to the Helvetica EP, which came out just a few short months ago. What prompted you to take such a different route? The production and ideas on IO is much more defined. It’s nice to make music which is in conflict with other music you [...]
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