Archive for September, 2010
What’s great about this album, is that there was more than a few times when I had that “aaaah…” moment. Perhaps what drove me to write this raving review about 7fingers is that there were those moments one too many. On every single track. I first found out about this album when the new release [...]
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Tags: glitch, idm, modern classical, piano
Tell us a bit about the Unter | Über pieces… James, a good promoter friend of mine, who also runs the Brian Records imprint in Bath, got in touch with me last winter and proposed to produce a handmade lathe 5-inch vinyl. I first thought it was kind of a ridiculous idea, because each side [...]
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In the spirit of featuring snippets from upcoming releases, here’s another album sampler from our friends at Experimedia. On this 7-minute preview of their latest work, the San Francisco based duo, Maxwell August Croy and James Devane, releasing under the name En explore ambient swells and textured atmospheres, in their debut collection of recordings, The [...]
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Tags: ambient
Mix : Low Light Mixes – pno 2010
If you have enjoyed our last entry from Low Light Mixes – The Landscape Listens, then you’re in for another amazing treat! Following on the footsteps of last week’s mix, Exponents Of The Guitar it’s not a mere coincidence that today we turn towards the piano. Today’s podcast, pno 2010, is a selection of contemporary [...]
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Tags: modern classical, piano
Tell us about the Ithaca Trio Contrary to popular belief, we are not a trio. In fact there is no “we”. Ithaca Trio is a collective project, directed by myself and featuring some of the many wonderful artists I have had the privilege to meet. An Ithaca Trio ‘live’ set features anything from me playing [...]
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I put on my jacket for my headphone commute to work and feel the morning breeze brush my cheeks with the tips of Autumn’s fingers. I guess that summer is over, and to celebrate its departure, I turn to a few latest releases from my favorite composers. Yet with these tunes, I do not bid [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, modern classical
I’ve been a fan of Jamie Watts’ KiloWatts project since his 2006 release Routes. Watts creates some of the most intelligent electronica mixed with punching beats and persistent melodies that keep swirling in my cranium long into the night. Last year, after his groundbreaking Ground State (Native State, 2007), Headphone Commute reviewed KiloWatts’ Undercurrent ambient [...]
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Tags: idm
Muttley is a self-described freelance writer, mixtape creator, promoter and archivist, who has created mixes for a variety of sites and podcast stations in the past. This time, he’s got an exclusive mix for Headphone Commute listeners, compiling tracks that use guitar as the prominent instrument. “Exponents Of The Guitar” was inspired by my father’s [...]
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Tags: modern classical, post-rock
We’re back with [part two] of our n5MD Label Special coverage of Sound Bytes. Be sure to check out [part one] where we covered the latest from Bitcrush, Lights Out Asia, Dalot and more! In this installment, we explore the darker side of n5MD, in all its digital, raw, and crunchy glory! A lot of [...]
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Tags: dark idm, idm
Event : Electric Zoo [day two]
I returned to New York City’s Randall’s Island Park on the second day of the Electric Zoo Festival in time to watch Jon Hopkins‘ live performance at 1pm. I was able to leave a bit earlier the night before, drive home, wash off all of the dirt, and get some rest before another full day [...]
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Sound Bytes : Indielectronic
Here’s a great selection from Casey Winters’s writing on The Music Lobby. Onecaseman has previously contributed to Headphone Commute’s Sound Bytes with a few mini-reviews from instrumental hip-hop to jazzy electronica. This time we select a few entries in TML’s “indielectronic” recommendations. We hope that a few of the sounds on here will open new [...]
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The intarwebs are full of wonders. Thanks to the interlinked musical genius of Soundcloud, I can browse the latest unknown releases, and bathe in the sound of the underground. Here’s a deep rolling bass release from Savory Audio a digital dubstep label out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, running a few local events and steadily releasing some [...]
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Tags: dubstep
Event : Electric Zoo [day one]
On Labor Day weekend (Sept 4th & 5th), over 50,000 fans gathered at New York City’s Randall’s Island Park (the event was sold out both days at 25,000 person capacity) to celebrate some of the world’s top dance music producers and DJs. Although parking was advertised as limited, I met many people coming over from [...]
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When I first heard Kosta K’s release on Tympanik under the alias Subheim, I knew right away that I’d be following this artist. With his lush atmospheres, deep beats and experimental glitchy goodness, Subheim managed to weave all of my favorite elements into one cinematic journey. I later learned that Kosta was one of the [...]
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Falling in love with Max Richter’s music is easy. Lovers of electronica, modern classical, and simple piano music alike, follow Richter’s releases, and gobble them up with their ears. The music of endless dreams and cinematic wakefulness, sprinkled with electric pulses of shortwave radio transmissions and somber tones, rises above the ground like a waterfall [...]
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Tags: modern classical, piano, soundtrack
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