Back in my past life, when I had a weekly DJ gig and a regular podcast, I met Woj. Sending me his mixes from Poland, Woj and I connected on a pure musical level, challenging each other to create a progressing story with our selections, showcase the latest releases, smooth out the rough transitions, and [...]

Another exclusive mix prepared for Headphone Commute! This time, it’s Dag Rozenqvist, aka Jasper TX, mixing up his favorite tracks to keep you warm in the night… In the past few years, Rozenqvist has really stepped up in his production of dark ambient and acoustic drone pieces. Jasper TX 2008 release on Miasmah, titled Black [...]

Prepared exclusively for Headphone Commute, Sebastian Meissner, aka Klimek, mixes up his third installment of Random Noise Ballads. This 70 minute trip through a selection of hand-picked tracks is actually a composition of exclusive edits performed by Meissner to create an overwhelming acoustic journey via a less traveled territory of music. Meissner elaborates: “what i [...]

OK. I screwed up… A year ago, right about this time, I made a set of mixes to showcase my favorite artists and releases of 2008. These were the Intelligent Breakcore and Modern Classical mixes that I already have shared with you on Headphone Commute. But there was one more that I have failed to [...]

Oi oi oi! Do I have a treat for you! I’m about to set off for a two week vacation, but before I go, I want to present you with an amazing mix from none other than Ben Lukas Boysen, aka Hecq! As you could have already guessed from these pages, I am a big [...]

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 [...]

Following the success of the mixes appearing on Headphone Commute we decided to switch it up a bit, and invite a fellow music journalist for a showcase of his favorite tracks. This next installment includes a selection of ambient pieces (some of which are my favorite as well, may I add) from Dmitry Misharov of [...]