Archive for April, 2011
Welcome to another entry in our Sound Postcards feature, where we continue to deliver pieces of aural memories from your favorite musicians! Today’s little gem is an entire mini composition by Antonymes titled On Departing The Strange Museum. As mysterious as the man behind the name, this composition reveals its secrets all on its own… [...]
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First, I must ask, where did the name ‘Antonymes’ come from and what does it mean? I took the name from the mid 19th century French word antonyme. It originates from the Greek words anti – ‘against’ and onuma – ‘a name’. The idea of recording without a name appealed to me. I’d also written [...]
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A few blocks from my job, a Trinity Church was hosting a set of concerts, titled Bach at Noon. I’m not a religious type, but I couldn’t miss out on the sounds of the organ, the enormous lightness of the acoustics, and the beauty of the voice. In this recording, a choir performs a piece [...]
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Occasionally, a newcomer comes around and hits your ears with a sonic bouquet of roses, first ripping your soul with the thorns, then gently kissing the wounds with the petals. An unsigned artist that can evoke that feeling is truly a rare occurrence, an unpolished gem, a diamond in the rough. What’s interesting about Emancipator, [...]
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Describe the process of capturing, processing and recording your multi-layered textures. Most of the time it’s about „following a sound“. A sound that’s already there and leads you somewhere. It can be a piano-chord, a sample from a record or a crashed transient. Well, for me, composing is always like searching for something that’s already [...]
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Mix : Cole Pierce – Go Lightly
On this beautiful Sunday morning we are mesmerized by the storytelling qualities of Cole Pierce‘s latest mix. This is his third installment for Headphone Commute’s podcast, and we are definitely happy to host his selection of incredible tunes that otherwise would have never grazed these speakers. Here’s more from Cole: This mix was named Lazy [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, folktronic, jazzy
Through the years, Australian label, Hidden Shoal Recordings has been quietly putting out little gems of experimental ambiance, gentle electronica, shoegazing post-rock and everything in between. From Sankt Otten to Wes Willenbring to Slow Dancing Society to Sleeping Me and Boxharp, the label based in Perth has been introducing the world to a wide spectrum [...]
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Mix : Shukry Adams – Rubickskeub
Shukry Adams returns to Headphone Commute’s podcast with his third installment! What can we say – we love his eclectic selection… He makes our ears go “woot?” :) There are no words to describe this journey, although Adams certainly has tried, occasionally inventing his own genres along the way. Here is his blurb, unedited, and [...]
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Today’s Sound Postcard is delivered by Dustin O’Halloran. This mysterious recording, titled Berlin, comes from… well… Berlin… where city sounds of the pedestrians and the underground mix with the recorded announcement of that anonymous voice, which can be recognized all over the world by its calm demeanor… “mind the gap between platform and train”… I [...]
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It’s been some time now since I’ve sat down and deeply listened to music. More than anything, I’m back in the imaginary world of daily tasks, the consumption of all that’s to be consumed, and the importance of being important. As I ride the early train to work, it seems that my past self has [...]
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This vinyl only mix by Optic Echo‘s founder Mike Jedlicka was formulated to represent where the light and dark meet at the first flicker of dawn. You’ve been awake all night with a feeling of a constant undertow pulling the world away, a premonition of something unknown to come. A vague hallucination of old memories and new dreams [...]
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Tags: ambient, dark ambient, electronica
From your modern classical to ambient techno compositions, you seem to always push yourself further into challenging territories, and somehow master their domain. Was there a specific sonic aesthetic you tried to capture on The North Bend? Yes, as a matter of fact. To me, The North Bend is an audio representation of the Pacific [...]
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As I may have previously mentioned, I have been a little bit busy these last couple of weeks, wrapping up a few personal errands. Unfortunately my musical listening patterns have suffered, and so has the output of Headphone Commute. But have no fear – this little silence on my part will turn around once again! [...]
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It may be April Fools’ Day, and all, but I assure you this is not a joke. It is certainly one of the funniest Sound Postcards to be ever shared on Headphone Commute, and is indeed only appropriate to be published today. Here’s an unlikely performance by the most liked duo for your enjoyment… Credits: [...]
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