Archive for March, 2011
This past weekend, I went on a three-day retreat to a beautiful reserve in Massachusetts, where I practiced Vipassanā meditation in total silence. As you can imagine, this introspective view on oneself, as well as an acute sensitivity to all surrounding sound, or the lack thereof, had a profound effect on my own mind, awareness, [...]
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In our continuous devotion to bringing good music to your ears, Headphone Commute has partnered with The Beat Oracle for this special podcast. The Beat Oracle is a radio show, broadcasting weekly out of Columbus, Ohio, on Saturdays at 6pm on WCRS, 98.3 and 102.1FM radio. For over a decade, The Beat Oracle has thrived on presenting [...]
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Tags: electronic, idm
The Easily Embarrassed project is a Netherlands group consisting of three electronic musicians – Jeffrey van der Schilden, Nick van der Schilden, and Peter Spaargaren. The crew have been producing for the past four years, releasing full length albums and EPs on labels like Cardamar, Cosmicleaf and Soundmute. For this Headphone Commute podcast, Easily Embarrassed [...]
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Tags: electronica
So, where did this marvel come from? OK, I have heard a single track from Francesco Tristano here and there. Once on a Point Music compilation, titled XVI Reflections On Classical Music with appearances from Hauschka, Alva Noto, Gas, Murcof, Max Richter, and more… Tristano performed a magnificent piano cover of Autechre‘s Andover. So perhaps [...]
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Tags: modern classical, piano
sorry kids… upset a bit today… so that is all i have to say… MORE SOUND POSTCARDS >>>
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Your band has a pretty neat name. How did you come up with it and what does it mean? The Hole Punch Generation name reflects mass-production processes and how these processes have affected art, culture, and identity. The Hole Punch Generation has been playing together for five years now. How did you guys meet? What [...]
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So I’ve had a few busy weeks, running around, trying to arrange the fragments of my life into a puzzle that makes sense (at least from afar). I haven’t had much time for music lately, and I know that soon that will change again. Thankfully I’ve queued up a few mini-reviews that I meant to [...]
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Today we are excited to present you with an exclusive mix from Warsaw based producer, Bartosz Dziadosz, known to the world of IDM and electronica simply as Pleq. Comprised mostly of original tracks and remixes from many favorite artists, such as offthesky, Nebulo, Spyweirdos and others, the mix takes you through a somber trip of [...]
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Tags: electronica, idm
A free track from one of the top producers in psychedelic dub and ambient scenes – what’s not to like? To support his new full-length upcoming album, Mir, the UK based producer Ott, closely working with Hallucinogen, Shpongle, and many other Twisted artists, as well as the man behind his celebrated release, Skylon (Twisted, 2008), [...]
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Hey Paul… I’ve been following the output of your label since the very beginning. You kicked off the sound of Tympanik Audio with the Emerging Organisms in December of 2007. Two years later, in 2009, Headphone Commute featured a label profile of Tympanik. Another two years have passed by… How would you say the sound [...]
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Oi oi Oi! Here’s comes the long awaited part two of our Tympanik Audio Special sound bytes! If you missed part one, you can read it here. Below we present four more mini-reviews covering our latest favorite releases from the label (in alphabetical order). And don’t forget to download a FREE Tympanik Audio 2010 Catalog [...]
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If you have been following Headphone Commute’s Podcast you would have witnessed two amazing mixes, back to back, by one of our favorite artists – Access To Arasaka. In the two-part podcast series, AtA showcased some of his influences and favorite tracks through Re:pose and In:spire, the latter of which featured some great sounds from [...]
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Maybe you have missed the latest release by the prolific Keith Kenniff, but this little gem did not escape my ears. In fact, I don’t think there’s a single release from this Portland based composer that I have not fallen in love with. From his solo piano works composed under the Goldmund alias, to beautiful [...]
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Tags: cinematic, modern classical, piano
Interview with Keith Kenniff
In our last interview, you revealed that the compositions behind the Goldmund moniker are “basically just solo piano”, whereas your Helios output is “song structure and electronics, guitars and beats”. I have to ask, what prompted you to release this album under your real name? I chose to use my own name because it was [...]
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