Posts Tagged ‘experimental’
Floyd Kelley III – Microsound
Today’s Headphone Commute podcast comes from Floyd Kelley III, a selector of eclectic sounds and a curator of sonic journeys, including the last two mini-compilations on Dynamophone (003 and 004). This mix is almost exclusively composed of tracks from Taylor Deupree‘s 12k label and Richard Chartier‘s LINE imprint, both at the forefront of experimental, minimal and microsound evolution. Here are some words [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, minimal
Along with our Experimedia Label Special, we have a very special mix for you from the label! Featuring new and upcoming releases from many of our favorite and a few new labels, this 80-minute journey across ambient and experimental music is a perfect mid-week surprise! Something that’s definitely needed on this end… Hope you feel [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental
It’s true… I wait until the sun goes down to listen to the second release from Black Swan. I listen to the music the way others watch the movies. Lounging comfortably in my chair, positioned perfectly between my studio monitors, their cones facing towards me, slightly tilted, completing an imaginary triangle. A glass of wine in [...]
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Tags: ambient, dark ambient, drone, experimental
Cole Pierce – LAKE ODESSA
A long time contributor, a sonic curator, and musical journey vanguard, Cole Pierce, returns to Headphone Commute’s podcast series with his latest auditory map – LAKE ODESSA. This latest installment is more than a mix – it is an extension to Pierce’s sound installation for the Born Digital Exhibition at CAM Raleigh, which is opening today (January, [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental
Richard Chartier – A Wintery Mix
Today we are honored to share with you a special mix from Richard Chartier. With numerous releases on his very own LINE, as well as 12k, Raster-Noton, Room40, Spekk, Die Stadt and many other experimental labels, Chartier is a highly regarded sound artist, manipulator and sculptor of ambient, minimal, and reductionist electronic music. I could continue [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, minimal
Maps and Diagrams – Lights Will Call On You // The Town Beneath The Sea (Nomadic Kids Republic)
Tim Martin has been very prolific this year. Wasn’t it only a this past spring, when he released a limited edition c30 cassette as Maps And Diagrams, titled Red Moon Rising on Chemical Tapes? And wasn’t there another ambient album in June released by Handstitched Recordings, titled The Voices Of Time? And wait, didn’t we [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental
Albums, that at first seem to be just a random collection of latest releases, suddenly seamlessly fit together into another entry of Sound Bytes. Collecting the latest in experimental, abstract, and melodic electronica, here are some of the gems we’ve uncovered from Gagarin, Aria Rostami and The Ebertbrothers. Above image is taken from The Ebertbrothers’ [...]
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Tags: experimental, idm
Fans of clicks and glitch rejoice! Raster-Noton is in the house! Matt Storey, aka Vinyl Matt selects his favorite Raster-Noton cuts to create one of the most eclectic and challenging mixes on Headphone Commute, showcasing the label’s finest artists, such as Kangding Ray, SND, COH, Mika Vainio, Grischa Lichtenberger and of course, Alva Noto himself. [...]
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Tags: abstract, experimental, glitch
Amon Tobin – ISAM (Ninja Tune)
Listening to Amon Tobin’s latest album requires preparation. You can’t just throw on the record in the background and expect it to woo you. It requires a certain setting, a certain mood, a focused attention and an acute sense of perception. ISAM is a new full length release from Tobin since his 2007 Foley Room. And since it took him [...]
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Tags: electronica, experimental, idm
I just spent my first week with Spotify (since it went live in US), and I’m already reeling from all the music that now I have access to. But being overwhelmed by a nearly unlimited catalog of digital media makes me want to pay even more attention to handcrafted and meticulously produced albums. Labels like [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, modern classical
If you haven’t yet noticed this wonderful micro-independent label from Hebden Bridge (West Yorkshire, UK), perhaps we can help… Hibernate is only two years old (est. 2009), but so far in its lifetime, it managed to capture our attention with every single release. From miniature 3″ CDrs in the Postcard Series to an extremely limited [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, modern classical
I stopped apologizing for my delayed reviews a long time ago. I just can’t keep up. But I swear, one day I’ll get through all of it, and get the word out about the music that affects me deeply. The music that stays with me after it’s gone, the sounds that excite my neurons, and [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, idm
Wrapping up our four-part 12k special with three latest favorite releases, I can’t help but point out the label’s continuous attention to detail, its intricate aesthetic characteristics, coupled with an additional dimension of conceptual representation, where music really meets art, and art starts to sound like music. Whether the recordings are left to gently purr [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, minimal
In this third installment of our four-part 12k special, we examine two live performances and an experimental EP. In all three, the label excels at providing a service of archiving, if you will, of single events, group gatherings, and academical studies. With these releases, 12k once again stands out among today’s cutting edge experimental, improvisational [...]
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Tags: abstract, ambient, experimental, minimal
Headphone Commute continues its mission of bringing you a variety of sounds from all corners of the world. Today we feature a podcast from hungbunny, who has tirelessly been releasing his own, bi-weekly mixes, to a slowly growing audience. We hope that you like what you hear, and that this mix will make your morning, [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental
Here’s the second installment in our four part 12k Sound Bytes special. In this particular entry, I decided to dig back a few years and cover the albums that I really enjoyed from the label, but didn’t have the time to write about before. As with all music, I don’t believe in assigning a numerical value [...]
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Tags: abstract, ambient, experimental, minimal
Mix : A.P Headphone commute mix
Stockholm based Anders Peterson (A.P) is a sound designer, composer and an audio postproduction engineer, releasing music under a couple of aliases (relapxych.0, Skyscaper and Unknown caller). A.P also runs GS Mastering & Post, providing audio post solutions, and a record label called Ghost Sounds. For this exclusive Headphone Commute mix, Peterson selects a few [...]
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Tags: drone, experimental
I’ve been a long time fan of pretty much everything from Taylor Deupree‘s Pound-Ridge based label, 12k. Undoubtedly, one of the catalysts of boundary pushing developments in ambient, minimalist, and electro-acoustic frontiers, 12k is at the forefront of today’s independent labels. With well over 80 releases since its inception in 1997, the albums dominate the [...]
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Tags: abstract, ambient, experimental, minimal
Mix : DJ Snobo – TEARSUPSIDEDOWN
DJ Snobo, a Riga (Latvia) based selector, is back with another mix for Headphone Commute. This mysterious sonic journey through some abstract, leftfield, and obscure selections will surely keep you intrigued. Here is a full explanation from Gosh: I almost never plan a concept for my mixes in advance – well ok, I can preselect [...]
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Tags: abstract, experimental
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
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