About
Headphone Commute is an independent resource of candid words on electronic and instrumental music. The range of covered genres includes electronica, glitch, idm, drum’n’bass, breakcore, dubstep, trip-hop, modern classical, post-rock, shoegaze, ambient, downtempo, experimental, abstract, minimal and everything in between. HC is not associated with any artist, band, record label, promoter, distributor or retailer covered by the reviews. There is no hidden agenda behind these words. What you see is what you get. All that means is that we share our love for music because we want to – not because we have to.
on facts and opinions
All of the content on Headphone Commute goes through a thorough fact-checking process, primarily by having the reviewed entity (artist and/or label) verify the writeup to be error-free prior to the post, or by relying on an official press release presented along with a promotional copy of the album. The interviews are posted in their raw, unedited form, with the exception of spelling corrections and/or grammar / sentence revision for the foreign language speaking candidates. The views expressed on Headphone Commute are those of the respective contributors. We strive to be a reliable source of information. Please submit any corrections that you find.
on our logo
The face of Headphone Commute is none other than Zoetica Ebb – artist, writer, photographer, style technician and a co-founder of Coilhouse magazine who has written up a praise for Headphone Commute, and now agreed to be our new protagonist, if you will. Let’s be honest – we think Zo is beautiful, and love the presence she adds to the music, the mood, and the weight of our words. We hope you feel the same. Check out Zoetica’s recently relaunched site, Biorequiem.com, and drop us a line on your thoughts.
on text and content
All content on this site is Copyright © 2007-2010 Headphone Commute, unless otherwise clearly stated. All attributable work is credited and republished with permission of the author. All music and sound samples are embedded with permission of the artist and/or label. You may freely republish our reviews on your site, press kit, or promotional material, with proper attribution linking back to headphonecommute.com.
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When it comes to recommending good music, we believe in a decentralized and distributed approach. Headphone Commute reviews are syndicated across various resources and are not exclusive to this site. You can hang out on here, or choose your reading interface from the list below:
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There are many music blogs out there, but HC remains my favorite.
Kudos on the simple yet efficient site design also.
Headphone Commute is the Lester Bangs of Electronic Music!
I can’t believe it took me so long to find this wonderful site. After feeling so alienated by other music sites (people don’t seem to be aware that there is other music besides “indie rock”), it is as if someone plugged into my brain and downloaded all the music I love and care about and put it in one site. Thank you so much for this! I look forward to many more visits.
Thanks for the totally awesome website that consolidates everything good and wonderful about music into one package, guiding the lost, shining light into the dark, enlightening the masses, one by one, we will all listen to… GOOD MUSIC!!
I’m currently sifting through all the Best of 2009s using Spotify. SO MUCH NEW AND WONDERFUL MUSIC. Thank you.
So neat to see a journalist at heart reviewing and interviewing the artist that fills the gaps between twilight and day dreams. Your work is greatly appreciated and fully saluted by me. Keep up the great work, because you just never know who might be looking . Blessings…
I’m following your posts for quite a long time. You often guided me to pure musical heaven. The last one was the Mountains EP. So, just a quick thank you for pointing all this out.
This website was the beautifull suprise of the day’, keep on going lads;, thanks!
I am so excited and happy to have found a website such as this. I have bookmarked HC and I will keep coming back for many visits.
Thank you so much.
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Great work – this is an excellent music blog and great music journalism. I want to keep coming back. Thank you.
Thank you, thank you for all of your hard and loving work! (Today I found you via your link on the Murcof Facebook page.) Great to have you here. I really appreciate your one-stop-shop for valuable info on this beautiful and expanding genre of electronica and the like. :-)
I have been searching for so long a place to expand, through various sites. im glad i have found a place i can now consult for beautiful works from a vast amount of artists. like chris tenz my area has lost the passion for these genres of music. i can tell you now i will be a frequent reader and a passionate listener on your site and those associated. thanx again for taking time from your day to post such wonderful entries into what i feel is an amazing and interesting musical taste. (and god you have that taste down!)
Hello, i keep stumbling upon your fantastic reviews with all my new musical discoveries lately. First saw ‘Headphone Commute’ on ‘The Music Lobby’. Your reviews have great substance and integrity. I fully enjoy reading them and have discovered more unique and interesting artists/labels because of them. I’m much appreciative of your work…keep them coming!
I have to say, the more I read on your site, the more grateful I am that you are doing this. So many of the artists are exactly the genre I’ve been into, and there’s not many sources where so many inspiring and wonderful artists are covered like this. In the city where I live, this kind of music is essentially dead. It can feel pretty isolated when nobody really understands it, so I’ve been happily reading your reviews as a reminder that somebody does really stop, and feel what these artists are creating. Hell, you’re not just listening, you’re completely absorbed into the music. So I commend you and thank you.