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Thank you to Headphone Commute for continuing to feature our best of the year mixes. Check out an interview by HC about my record collection: https://headphonecommute.com/2024/10/31/mike-jedlicka-ill-show-you-mine/  Tracklist:  Sweeps- Retrofuture  a2 /  Brenk Sinatra &  Wun Two- Tango & Cash  a6 /  Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea- Reveries  a2 /  Not Waving & Romance- Wings of Desire  a2 /  KRM & KMRU- Disconnect  d2 /  Andrew Tuttle &  Michael Chapman- Another Tide Another Fish  a4 /  Damu the Fudgemunk- Piece of Action  a2 /  Belong- Realistic IX  a5 /  Marine Eyes- To Belong 7”  b1 /  Emil Rottmayer- Total  b1 /  Chop!- Tune in  b6 /  Blockhead- Mortality is Lit  d1 /  Billow Observatory- Calique / Soliton  b3 /  Rafael Anton Irisarri- Facadisms  b1 /  Voyage Futur- Inverted Land  b2 /  Markus Guentner (Pepo Galan)- Kontrapunkt  b2 /  Duster and Dirty Art Club- Anhedonia ii 7”  a1 /  Andrew Prahlow- Secrets from the Outer Wilds  b11 /  Infinity Frequencies- Hologram Person  b1 /  Cowboy Sadness- Selected Jambient Works vol. 1  a2 /  Nala Sinephro- Endlessness  a2 

Big thanks to Mike of Headphone Commute for posting my best of mixes over the past 10+ years!!   Cruel Diagonals- Fractured Whole a3 ビクター ＭＫＩＩ- Tokimeki No Beat a5 JJ Whitefield- Ethio Meditations / Drama al Dente a2 Romance & Dean Hurley- River of Dreams b3 Spencer Doran- Season: a letter to the future b2 Sven Wunder- Ultramarine 7” a1 Маяк- Выше звезд a1 More Eaze- Strawberry Season a2 Steve Gunn & David Moore- Reflections Vol. 1: Let the Moon Be a Planet a1 Black to Comm- At Zeenath Parallel Heavens a2 Bana Haffar- Intimaa' b2 Heinali- Kyiv Eternal a3 Brock Berrigan- Breaking Bread a2 Apollo Brown- This Must Be the Place b2 One Million Eyes- Iris a1 Secret Pyramid- A Vanishing Touch a5 Eluvium- (Whirring Marvels in) Consensus Reality a3 Voyage Futur- Wellen b3 Jake Muir- Bathhouse Blues a1.1 Limousine- Skymall a6 Funkmammoth- Life's Delights b8 Jana Winderen- The Blue Beyond a1.3 From Overseas & Zake- Demain, Des L'aube a2 Quiet Places- Volume 2 b1.3

Today's guest deejay is Mike Lazarev. Mike and I go way back. I met Mike through Solipsistic Nation, an electronic music show I produced. Mike recently launched Headphone Commute, an electronic and ambient music blog. We traveled in the same circles. Our paths were bound to cross. Mike and I had a conversation years ago. I don't recall what we were talking about, but what I distinctly remember is coming away from our conversation impressed with his sincerity and integrity. Since that time, Headphone Commute has grown in depth and reach. It is now part of the dialogue in ambient and electronic music, Or, as their tagline says on their website, “honest music.” Integrity. Also, during that time, Mike has released six albums. Each note on each song was lovingly played. Mike's latest album, When You Are, explores new terrain. I could use words like “delicate,” “warm,” “evocative,” or “organic” to try and convey what Mike's album feels like, but those words capture the experience of listening to When You Are. For me, it was getting lost in Mike's music on a rare, dreary day in San Diego and reflecting on my life and family. It was a very moving experience, and I don't know if it would have happened if Mike's music hadn't put me in that state of reverie. How's that? Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Drekka. See you then. In this mix, I focused on exploring the very edges of the sonic landscape, where beauty and destruction lie on opposite sides of the dynamic spectrum. Between them, one can hear the transmutation between organic and synthetic, fragile and brutal, beauty and fright. I really love the distorted build-ups originating in the gentle and soothing melodies, climaxing to their concerted peaks and then collapsing into beauty once again. It's in this contrast that we find ourselves forever bouncing between the darkness and the light, only to accept that there is no middle ground and that this journey is the way. Arovane “Goodbye Forever (Recomposed by Mike Lazarev)” Max Richter “Shadow Journal” 36 “Colours In The Dark” Kcin & Tilman Robinson “Go Be Free Then” Mike Lazarev “Tonality Number Seven” Jason van Wyk “Light Burns Out” Ital Tek “A Delicate Balance” Ben Chatwin “Creep Strain” CoH meets Abul Mogard “Traverse Within” Mike Lazarev Tonality Number One (Excerpt)” Jóhann Jóhannsson “melodia (iii)” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundwavemix/message

I have a handful of mixes that i return to regularly. Orangewarrior's Retro 97 Mix is one. Warp's Artificial Intelligence album was also recently reissued on vinyl which has got me back into listening electronic tracks from the early-mid 90s, and seeking out the Orangewarrior tracklist. I did have a pause before i created my own mix - is it ok to take another DJ's tracklist and use it? I'm at peace with that, if i give 3 tributes i think: 1 to Orangewarrior for a fantastic mix, which i strongly recommend you check out (see below) 1 to Headphone Commute for this and other amazing mixes on his channel 1 to all the brilliant artists and tracks So - my interpretation of OW's mix, featuring B12, FSOL, Aphex Twin, Speedy J, Nightmares on Wax, Peshay, Bola, Beaumont Hannant, La Funk Mob, Boards of Canada, LFO, DJ Shadown, Dj Food, The Orb, Air, Link, Photek, Meat Beat Manifesto, Plaid, RAC, Sun Electric and the Sabres of Paradise Headphonecommute – Orangewarrior-retro-97-mix

Thank you to Headphone Commute for featuring our best of mixes for 12 years now!   Patricia Wolf- See Through a5 Viul & Benoit Pioulard- Konec b1 KMRU & Aho Ssan- Limen a2 Ohbliv- SLPHNC III a2 36- Symmetry Systems b3 Andrew Tuttle- Fleeting Adventure a1 Burial- Antidawn b1 Heather Woods Broderick- Domes a1 Andrew Tasselmyer- Limits b1 Pinkcourtesyphone- Shouting at Nuance c1.2 Jason Van Wyk- Descendants a3 William Fowler Collins- Hallucinating Loss b2 Marine Eyes- Chamomile a2 Flughand- Ten Hits b4 Ian William Craig- Music for Magnesium_173 a1 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer- … On Reflection a2 From Overseas & City of Dawn- Misty Memories a2 Location Services & Derek Hunter Wilson- Wake b1 Raum- Daughter b3 Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton- Thesis 20 a1

As with all past ‘Reflection' year-end mixes, I start with a collection of music I have enjoyed over the past year. Through the process of compiling a mix, songs are whittled down and selected from this collection. This means many of my favorite tracks and albums are often omitted in this process, due to the need for them to fit in a mix that comes together as organically as possible. As I say every year, this isn't a definitive ‘best-of' list, but a selection of just *some* of my favorite music from the year in one easily listenable format. It's the most enjoyable way for me to boil down the music I've loved from the year using these self-imposed restrictions, for you to then enjoy and hopefully discover more. I encourage you to use the mix to jump off and explore each artist, listen to the album in full and see what else is on the label (and check the Buy Music Club list at the bottom). Of course, releases or aliases that are a part of our own label/s are not considered for this mix (head over here for our label-specific 2022 showcase!), and if you want to see the majority of what I've been supporting, head over to my Bandcamp collection.~Mixes paint a memory, and in many ways better than a photo. That's half the reason I do these year-end mixes. Listening back to some of the past ten ‘Reflection on' editions, each one still does the job of invoking specific memories for me. From the time I made the mix or tracks that trigger a time and place, maybe a gig I went to, an album that soundtracked a special moment, or just a record that didn't leave my turntable. All of these things influence what tracks go into my year-end mix. It makes it challenging to try and capture, but also rewarding when I come out of the other side with something to listen back to that really shaped my year in listening. Despite this feature taking many, many hours, it's much easier than doing a list, because not only do I dislike ranking music, but I really enjoy putting together mixes (so any excuse really!).I haven't written in-depth track notes for the past few Reflection mixes, mostly due to the sheer high number of track inclusions, but I want to go into depth on the inclusions this time around. I miss writing about music here, and it's been a few years now since I've even posted a review. So hit play below, keep scrolling for the track notes, and link to a BuyMusicClub list to support all the featured music. astrangelyisolatedplace · ASIP - Reflection on 2022 Listen on Soundcloud, or the ASIP Podcast.Download MP3~Firstly, let's sweep it under the rug; I've broken the biggest rule of the mix and included a track that wasn't from 2022 (in fact, a couple aren't strictly, but more on that later). The first track (and album), by maarja nut and ruum was such a lovely discovery for me this year that I missed in 2018, it accidentally slipped into my 2022 playlist due to being on high rotation. Of course, it was the very first track in the mix that set the tone- a hard one to undo when you've completed the set. So, because I have no one to answer to but myself, it stays! And I doubt you will regret this decision either if this album is new to you. Malibu made an appearance in 2020's mix, and she's perhaps a good reason for igniting a stronghold in female vocal led-ambient music recently. But few attempts are as ethereal as Malibu's latest, going full-on Salt Tank (as a fellow Trance lover nicely put it once).Ecovillage have made some gorgeous music over the years, and their latest album was a work of collaborations with some impressive producers such as Fennesz and harpist Nailah Hunter. My favorite track of the bunch was Memories of Spring featuring Japanese vibraphone player Masayoshi Fujita (the Erased Tapes stalwart). Raum, a collaborative project by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Liz Harris (Grouper) released a long-awaited follow-up to their 2013 album, and it didn't disappoint. Whilst used more as a texture/segue in this mix, I encourage you to explore the full album. And, in a nod to Liz Harris' involvement in the artwork for one of our releases this year, it felt fitting to include her project in this mix (thanks Liz!).I've admired GiGi FM's DJ'ing abilities for a few years now (check out her isolatedmix) but only last year did she debut her production chops with Kiwi Synthesis Diary 21k. I didn't get around to listening to the album until this year (along with her latest, Magnetite EP) and so it didn't make last year's mix which was already out in the world. So here's another little cheat, albeit a very short inclusion. You can't say "In Every Dream Home A Heartache” without reading it like the Roxy Music intro, and Romance and Dean Hurley's similarly named album is just as memorable for me in many ways. Whilst this track is not my favorite from the album, it reminds me of the church bells and distant music playing from across the farm fields in my hometown back in England.Fallen, aka Lorenzo Bracaloni seems to have released quite a few albums this year, but I was introduced to Moonlight Romance by Noah M (who creates many of our own artworks and was behind the art for this one). It's like a new-new-age album, full of life and color, and a really pleasant listen from front to back.One thing I find hard with this annual mix is whether to include tracks that have appeared in some other mixes of mine this year. Ultimately, I want to try and present new listening experiences with each mix, but then again, I am sure it's very few of you who actually listen to all of them!… . Steve Roach's What Remains appeared in a previous mix of mine this year, but this track is him at his very best. Refined, patient, bellowing, and glistening - a master of the style.Pretty sure nthng has appeared in the last two Reflection mixes, but what can I say… whether he is releasing pounding atmospheric techno or soaring trance-inducing textures like this one, he somehow manages to draw me in with each of his releases. (I think, secretly, he's a trance head and there's a subconscious/ telepathic attraction going on between us).At this point I got lost in the bellows of the last few tracks, so decided to find a way out of this musical chapter, and IKSRE provided a nice euphoric bridge with her vocals. Released on the ‘Healing Together' compilation curated by Cynthia Bernard / Marine Eyes, plenty of tracks from this comp could've made it onto this mix, so you know what to do after...There was no doubt I was going to try and include a Norm Chambers track in here somewhere, both due to his unfortunate passing this year and his undeniable contribution to the ambient and experimental community. I seeked out a jolt in the mix at this point, so his music didn't go unnoticed. As someone I follow recently said, you could make five mixes from his library of music and each one would sound different. Thank you for the music Norm - RIP.Chicago artists Purelink seems to be at the front of this new 'jungle/beat infused choppy ambience™, that I've seen becoming quite popular lately (how old do I sound). And one member of this trio features a bit later under a different alias. There is lots to explore in this world - whether it be following each of the member artists, their labels, or some of their own self-released music on Bandcamp. This track fits my dreamy chill-out world perfectly and was a much-needed segue into a more beat-driven chapter of the mix. Spoiler alert, Mikkel Rev will be making an appearance in the ASIP fam in 2023, so until he does, he's OK to be included in this mix (!) As part of the Ute Collective hailing from Norway, it's another rabbit hole of amazing young talent should you be into the more trance-infused sound of ambient music (or indeed, full-on trance music - plenty of that there). He makes some superb atmospheric chugging downtempo that ranges from the delicate to the beat-driven.Whenever a new Biosphere album drops, it's met with slight trepidation on my end. Not least because his albums take forever to reach the US on vinyl, but, how do you live up to the classics you created that helped define a genre? But that feeling is always short-lived and none so short as 2022's effort. In what is a direct throwback to some of his earlier electronic styles, Shortwave Memories is one of his best in the past 10 years - at least. The N-Plants vibe in this particular track is the show-stopper. ReKaB was a new discovery for me this year, and the Móatún 7 label that homes this release, is a goldmine for electro-leaning music (even featuring a Yagya 10” recently). I think I played this ReKaB album front to back more than five times in the car one day. It's such an enjoyable listen - not too pretentious, just enough old-school vibe, and energy to keep things present as opposed to wallpaper. OK, a couple more records were not strictly new in 2022 but I've always debated including reissues in this mix, and finally come around to the idea given the proliferation recently. After all, there was never a Reflection on 1993 was there?! Spacetime Continuum and the always-on-point Musique Por La Danse label provide the 90's throwback. (The similar-era Detroit Escalator reissue would have also made it in here, but I had to stop somewhere). Daniel Avery's album is a monolith. Throwbacks to Aphex on a SAW tip, mixed in with wall-shuddering bass and cave-mentality breakdowns. Any electronic fan that spent time in a dimly lit rave is going to enjoy his latest, just as much as the IDM/Electronica fan in all of us. I'm not sure if the track in the mix is my fave of the album yet, but the bigger tracks on the album would have sent this mix into a whole new dimension. Seeing James Devane pop up this year was weird. Back in my blog days (they still exist today but this specific instance was 13 years ago), I uploaded a cover of Aphex Twin's Rhubarb by James Devane to Soundcloud to host on the blog (remember those days) - it has 26k plays and the majority of us I'm sure really had no idea who he was until this year. With just one prior release on Discogs, I thought he dropped off radar. I guess he kind of did. This album was therefore a surprise to see, and its Gas-like fringed-techno a pleasant reintroduction. Prior to Covid, I was due to DJ at an Astral Industries gig in London, and Transcendence Orchestra was on the bill for the second night I was there (when I'd get to relax and enjoy the full night!) It didn't happen, unfortunately, but I always keep an ear out for their output and regret not being able to see them live. Back to the mix though, I didn't go too hard on the modular synth-heavy tracks this year, but as with all Reflection mixes, I try and cover the variety of music I've been listening to. Whilst the full Transcendence Orchestra album ‘Dreams, Waking Thoughts and Incidents' is a dark trance-inducing affair that might have felt like a rabbit hole at this point in the mix, this track formed a nice segue into the next with a similar sound…This was the year Abul Mogard no longer hid behind his “old man steel factory worker” story and came out of the shadows on Houndstooth alongside COH (Gone is my idea for an “I AM THEREFORE I AM (ABUL MOGARD)” t-shirt). I've always wondered what Abul Mogard's (real name Guido Zen) music would sound like if you added some fizz and more obvious structure, and this track can still be found bouncing around in my head somewhere. Another track not ‘new' in 2022, but once again, there are no rules when you're documenting someone so profound. And to lose Low's Mimi Parker was a shock to everyone this year. I was late to the Low party given how long they have been around, but Mimi's vocals on this track from one of their most recent albums (Double Negative) are purely angelic. I took liberties with the layering in the mix here, respectfully, so I hope it pays off in the listen as a moment of true reflection. It's not often you get treated to some of this early 90's music for the very first time, but stumbling across Bowery Electric is like finding a long-lost favorite. Originally released in 1996, this is an example of why Kranky is so legendary all those years later, playing host to gems like this. Nosaj Thing isn't normally the type of music that stays in my periphery, but my colleagues were sharing the news of this new album, existing on the fringes of hip-hop and electronica, and when Julianna Barwick is involved, I tend to put it at the top of the pile. Whilst the beat closely reminded me of Massive Attack's Teardrop, there's no hiding the track's beauty in totality. Add to this, I took a friend to see Nosaj Thing at The Greek Theater in LA, and we drank way too many Caipirinha's before stumbling up the hill to the venue and missed Nosaj playing altogether… We did catch Toro Y Moi after though, so it's a perfect memory captured for 2022. I'm glad Synkro returned with music this year, and it's an amazing little EP on R&S to boot. Maybe even more atmospheric than his previous work, the beats are a little more smudged across this EP, but everything he touches has a considered, unique touch that can be heard strongly throughout his work and within collaborations (such as Kiyoko). There's a substantial amount of music to discover from Neglect on Bandcamp, someone I've admired from afar for a while now. This track, taken from his latest album is amongst a beautiful bunch of nostalgic electronica that cries quality. It's always hard to single out an Astral Industries release. The consistency of releases are faultless, so my shortlist this year with AI releases to include, was, well… not very short. Mystic AM, however, is the first release by Astral label boss Ario, alongside none other than Rod Modell, so it quickly became top of the pile by reason of a special moment in 2022, not least because of the beauty found in its original Iranian field recordings. Perhaps one of the most extensive releases of the year comes from the always intriguing Stroom label, and Voice Actor. 109 pieces of music and a surprising quality found throughout. It's more collage than music when listened to as one, but you'll find some lovely moments hidden amongst the 8(?) hours. “Will it be available on vinyl” I hear you jest? I've seen this popping up in lots of EOY lists already too. There's talk within my small circles that Music For Animals is Nils Frahm's best album yet. I'm not sticking by that just yet, as Spaces is probably in my top 10 of all time so far, but it certainly represents a stunning (d)evolution? Not a piano in sight you say? I immediately disbelieved it. But alas. It's like Nils kept getting put into Ambient playlists on Spotify and was like "OK, I'll give you what you really want…”.I'm not quite sure how I stumbled across Ben Bondy. I think a friend might've recommended an album of his (Hadi, was that you?!) but It was enough for me to stalk his many Bandcamp releases and find some lovey instances. This track reminds me of a classic chill-out room track in its swirling laid-back mystery and vocal. I wouldn't have come across the All India Radio track if it wasn't for the great compilation it was presented on this year by Mystic and Quantum (a label responsible for some lovely releases over the years). New to me, it looks like they have quite the discography I'm yet to dig into, but this was a lovely moment that flowed nicely after the previous. Time to do some digging.Concave Reflection (see Purelink reference above) is another artist in the fringes of my frequent listens but one I'm fully dipping my toes in right now. The full-length album 'The Best People Are Like Water' is a really interesting listen - kind of metallic, chopped-up ambiance that the Spheric label are becoming known for (and seems to be all the hype right now). Whilst the next track was originally from an album released a few years back, you've probably learned by now I'm bending the rules a little. However, this version of Hania Rani's track Leaving, is a live recording released in 2022. After watching her live performance on KEXP, (shout to Alex Ruder!) I was truly mind-blown at her talent. It's easy to make comparisons to Nils of course, but Hania has that vocal element which adds a whole new dimension. If I had to be pushed, my favorite non-ambient album this year might have come from Mike Paradinas / µ-Ziq. Magic Pony Ride is just pure fun. And you need that in your listening repertoire nowadays, right? The bank of melodies and creativity this guy has amassed over the years must be unbelievable. To think, only some of it makes itself out into the world as a record. He followed this album up with another similar stunner too - spoiled!I've already given Wardown his superlatives for the year in his isolatedmix feature, but in summary, Wardown II followed up his nostalgic DnB/Jungle debut under this alias in style. Will there be a third that can keep the standard this high??I could've launched into a complete Jungle/DnB hour at this point, but being 2hrs in, I really had to start winding this beast down and get all the end-of-the-night feels going. Bot1500's latest EP stepped in nicely here - a lovely collection of melodic IDM and the track Chartreuse 8 felt rather emotional. Royksopp really don't do things by halves, and whether the entirety of their music is enjoyed or not when it crosses into the Pop realm, they still manage to conjure up some magic moments. I wanted to try and include a track out of the 3(!) albums they released this year but really couldn't find one that fit outside of this weird sample here. It worked on a few levels for me here though, “Press R to continue” …Rose Riebl…With three compilations curated by Headphone Commute, the quality found amongst the ‘For Ukraine' comps should go down as monumental and unmissable. I knew I had to get a track in this mix from the many on display, and this one felt like a perfect near-conclusion to the mix. Don't miss out on supporting a great cause and listening to some of the best artists creating modern classical music right now. The final track of the mix comes from EXM. While I normally try and end these mixes with a closer that is potentially surprising or off-genre (maybe a glance at other weird music I listen to) this one just somehow felt right. Uplifting and melodic, you can't help but mirror its gradual progression with your volume-up button. ~The art for this mix might feel a little unflattering at first, but I wanted to capture the mass AI hysteria as part of this year's memory and mix. So, fittingly, this is what I got back with the creative input of ‘A Strangely Isolated Place'. Why so literal, bot?Tracklist + Buy Music Club:01. maarja nuut & ruum - Mahe (Fat Cat Records)02. Malibu - Iliad (UNO NYC)03. Ecovillage - Memories of Spring feat. Masayoshi Fujita (LAAPS)04. Raum - Daughter (Self)05. GiGi FM - Rosé (Louise) (Self)06. Romance & Dean Hurley - The Flesh Is Weak (Ecstatic)07. Fallen - Under A Glass Moon Of Wonder (Aural Canyon)08. Steve Roach - What Remains (Self)09. nthng - Some Clouds Are Destined To Break (Transatlantic)10. IKSRE - You Will Find (PITP)11. Norm Chambers - Resonant Foam (Self)12. Purelink - Butterfly Jam (uWu Dust Bath)13. Mikkel Rev - Ende (Translusid)14. Biosphere - Night Shift (Biophon Records)15. ReKaB - The Lightest Touch (Móatún 7)16. Spacetime Continuum - Drift (Musique Pour La Danse)17. Daniel Avery - Lone Swordsman (Mute)18. James Devane - Orange and Tan (Umeboshi)19. Transcendence Orchestra - The Hills Are Alive (Old Technology)20. COH meets Abul Mogard - Traverse Within (Houndstooth)21. Low - Fly (Subpop)22. Bowery Electric - Postscript (Kranky)23. Nosaj Thing feat. Julianna Barwick - Blue Hour (Lucky Me)24. Synkro - Last Breath (R&S Records)25. Neglect - In The Bondage of Your Identity (Unsilent Desert Press)26. Mystic AM - This Spoke Zarathustra (Astral Industries)27. Voice Actor - Hurt With Me (STROOM)28. Nils Frahm - Right Right Right (Leiter)29. Ben Bondy - Spring (Self)30. All India Radio - Ancient Invocations (Mystic & Quantum)31. Concave Reflection -Daylight Portrait (Theory Therapy)32. Hania Rani - Leaving (Live from Studio S2) (Gondwana)33. µ-Ziq - Turquoise Hyperfizz (Planet Mu)34. Wardown - Stimulus Progression Pattern (Blu Mar Ten)35. Bot1500 - Chartreuse 8 (Lith Dolina)36. Royksopp - Press (Self)37. Rose Riebl - Near Dark (Headphone Commute)38. EXM - Autumn is Coming (Dyadik) ~Buy Music Club list >>

I've got something slightly different for you today than the usual fair. How are you feeling about atmospheric drum & bass this morning? To be fair, this is not the first time that I've showcased this genre on these pages (see Clima‘s Headphone Commute Mix or the super fun Chill & Bass Mix by Orangewarrior). Except for this time, it's also a label showcase, featuring very special selections from James Clements‘ newly launched Spatial imprint (a sub-label for his Auxiliary), with an ethos to “recapture the essence of the mid 90's scene” featuring classic breaks and heavy sub-bass. So far, the roster includes James' own celebrated ASC project, as well as Simon Huxtable's Aural Imbalance, but I suspect it may grow further, beyond the two. Meanwhile, because of the tight curation, each release is a beautiful and cohesive 12″ (yes, FINALLY available on vinyl) as well as a digital offering via the usual channels. In any case, this is an absolutely wonderful and very welcome journey for my sunny morning, and I hope that it'll be for you as well! I'll stop talking here but will include a pretty lengthy writeup (on my site) from the label boss himself. Enjoy! Tracklisting and more here: https://hcdi.gs/Spatial

This mix presents a selection from the two benefit compilations For Ukraine 1 & 2, curated by Mike 'Headphone Commute' Lazarev and Hollie Kenniff. All proceedings from these albums will be donated to International Rescue Committee (rescue.org) to support displaced children and families with vital supplies during the Crisis in Ukraine. To avoid redundancy with these two albums, I edited or shortened EVERY track in this mix: none of them are included in their original full length! Think of it as 'preview edits'.Furthermore, only 27 of the 48 tracks are included, so that leaves another 21 ‘musical incentives' to buy the compilations! 00:00 Kiev Ambiance Intro by Stanislav Teterevlev00:53 Madeline Cocolas - Emergence03:48 Marine Eyes - Heart Held06:38 Rachel Grimes - Patsy (instrumental)08:35 Heather Woods Broderick - Monarch11:03 Benoît Pioulard - Rasping Descend13:02 Slow Reels - Interference14:16 Simon Scott - Ember16:57 Helios (feat. Hollie Kenniff) - Enfold18:57 Christopher Willits - The Unknown Sea21:48 Gailes - 7.8325:35 Ryuichi Sakamoto and Illia Bondarenko - Piece For Illia27:45 IKSRE - Seeds28:59 Nailah Hunter - Palace30:30 Sachi Kobayashi - Sakura31:22 Karen Vogt - Light Must Come32:56 Lea Bertucci & Lawrence English - This Heavy Rock34:30 Mike Lazarev - Incoming36:17 Endless Melancholy - A Peace Once Lost37:39 Julia Kent - Spring Snow40:33 Zakè & 36 - Rodych43:14 Hammock - Displacement44:54 Claire Deak - A Million Cloaked Ghosts47:14 Joe Trapanese - Introspection49:53 Rhian Sheehan - We Found Ourselves Beneath A Dark Sky52:29 Rose Riebl - Near Dark53:50 Aisha Burns and Jake Woodruff - The Reservoir57:33 Hollie Kenniff and Anna Phoebe - Ways Of Seeing

Rosa Miyake e MJ comemoram 2 anos do programa e trazem uma playlist com 5 artistas japoneses que participaram da compilação “For Ukraine” organizada pela revista Headphone Commute com a curadoria de Hollie Kenniff. O programa +81: Aeroporto de Hakodate é uma seleção musical apresentado por Rosa Miyake. Semanalmente, uma nova playlist é elaborada com uma variedade de músicas do mainstream japonês, mas também de outras vertentes: jazz, rock, experimental, folclórica, erudito, eletrônico, post-rock e outros gêneros. Nas principais plataformas de podcasts. Procure por plus81. PLAYLIST #76 1-) Marika Takeuchi - Brighter Days /　竹内まりか「Brighter Days」 2-) Midori Hirano - Years Later /平野みどり「Years Later」 3-) Sachi Kobayashi - Sakura / 小林祐「Sakura」 4-) Hinako Omori - cloudpaiting/大森日向子「荒城の月」 5-) Ryuichi Sakamoto and Illa Bondarenko - Piece for Illa / 坂本龍一「Piece for Illa」

About a week ago, in collaboration with Hollie Kenniff who curated the roster of artists, Headphone Commute released the first volume of the benefit compilation For Ukraine with 100% of all proceeds being donated to the International Rescue Committee (rescue.org). This is one of those things, folks, that does not need to be written about, promoted, or sold. Nevertheless, with the help of Brian Housman of Stationary Travels, I am happy to share with you an hour-long compilation teaser, featuring some of Brian's favourite pieces. It's only about half of the entire content, which you can now stream as part of our mix series and podcast, but we still ask you to share and help in any way that you can to support our message. Thanks in advance, and stay tuned for Volume Two!!! For Ukraine : https://hcdi.gs/ForUkraine

Huge thank you to Headphone Commute for supporting my best of mixes for 11 years now! Here's the track list: Clare Rousay- A Softer Focus b1  Dialect - Keep Going Under a1  Andrew Tuttle & Padang Food Tigers- A Cassowary Apart a2  A Winged Victory for the Sullen- Invisible Cities a6  Good Weather for an Airstrike- Kenopsia 10” b1  Félecia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma- Un Hiver En Plein Été b3  ---__--___- The Heart Pumps Kool-Aid a5  Peter Broderick (Bing & Ruth remix)- The Wind that Shakes the Bramble a4  Lina Filipovich- Magnificat a2  Grouper- Shade a1  Suss- Promise b2  Zakè & Marine Eyes- Unfailing Love b1  Jake Muir- Mana a5  Bell Orchestre- House Music b1  Anthéne- Held b4  Lawrence English- Observation of Breath a2  Awakened Souls & From Overseas- Keep the Orange Sun b3  Jason Van Wyk- Threads b1  Space Afrika- Honest Labor a1  Nosdam + Rayon- From Nowhere to North b1  One Million Eyes- Brama b3  Abul Mogard- In Immobile Air b1  PDP III - Pilled Up on a Couple of Doves a1  Hollie Kenniff - The Quiet Drift b1  Valance Drakes- A Patternless and Endless Soul a1  Drape- Poem to Night b1

So only a few more days left to this year, but, more importantly, a few more days before I announce my Best of 2021 lists [which, just like you, I have been looking forward to], but before we wave another year farewell, I've got something exceptional to share with you. In fact, this is a celebration of two years, to be more precise – two years of releases from the amazing LAAPS imprint [which, if my memory serves me correctly, I've introduced on here back in the summer of 2020]. The label was created by Mathias Van Eecloo as a permanent sonic and visual continuity, with each release starting with the end of the previous one. And now, two years, four seasons, and 16 releases later, we've got this gorgeous 60-minute mix (curated by the label boss himself) showcasing each one… turning into what I may bluntly proclaim to be an exclusive compilation just for Headphone Commute! And this is just the beginning! A little birdie told me that the series will extend to exactly 100 releases, running for 12 years straight! But enough words, let's turn towards all this gorgeous music!

Some words about the mix from Night Gestalt: "My album "Thousand Year Waves" is all about waves - and the end of the world. Sailors have long known about 'rogue waves' in the ocean but it's only recently researchers have been able to record these rare monsters. In 1995 the Draupner oil platform was hit by a 25,6 meterhigh wave. The waves just before and after were around 12 meters. The platform was designed to withstand waves of 20 meters, which had been calculated to happen one time in 10 000 years. I think the end of the world will come in waves: climate change, economic crashes, viruses. And then - out of nowhere - a wave so big we couldn't even imagine it." See more details, a rambling intro, and full track listing here: http://hcdi.gs/Waves   https://hcdi.gs/Waves

Fabian Rosenberg (@TheArtByFabian) is a Swedish artist located in Stockholm. He has roots in the jazz tradition as a trumpet player but he moves seamlessly between being a producer, pianist and composer. His music has the capacity to sonically transfer you out of this world. A universe created with artistic accuracy. Intimate piano compositions and field recordings blend together with acoustic instruments and electronics, processed together to create haunting ambiance stringed together with heartfelt melodies. His pseudonym Klangriket has received international recognition as ”a breath of fresh air” on the ambient and contemporary classical scene. Among his solo works there are several international and local collaborations with artists such as Sjors Mans, Dominique Charpentier and Jakob Lindhagen. Among them is ”The Amsterdam Sessions” with the dutch composer Sjors Mans. It was featured on several of the well established blogs in the genre. Headphone Commute wrote this about the album: ”It roots in the known, picks up in the affluent, and expands on the serene. The keys are gentle and earnest, dancing their melody in the warm space touched by peaceful strings, tranquil synths, and beautiful soundscapes. What begins as a lo-fi analogue arpeggio (on “Prinsengracht”), slowly develops into a cinematic theme, that cradles and holds, all that is dear in music.” Learn more about Fabian in our conversation on Dreams Not Memes. Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YJ10jocbeWrzx6u190SwV?si=0Wxb72pLSPqXusKJ2RAqawI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartbyfabian

After listening to a lot of music in the very same genre, sometimes you just need a headcleaner. You know? Today is a perfect day for that. Oh, and do you remember Sirat‘s Noir mixes? Those dark and beautiful concoctions, paying tribute to the film-noir genre “with its characteristic anti-heroes, femmes fatales, gangsters and dirty dealings.” Well, it just happens to be that Ernesto Gerez along with his partner in crime, Javier Campos, also dabble in some dub-infused delicious drum'n'bass under the project named Clima. So I've asked him to put together a very special Headphone Commute Mix, peppered, of course, with the tracks from this Spanish duo, to showcase their very special style. And so, folks, here we are – sharing with you about 45-minutes of some spacious, engaging, and inspiring music, in the genre which is often geared towards the dancefloor. I hope you enjoy as much as I have – this has been playing on repeat all day long here.   Read more info plus the entire tracklist here: http://hcdi.gs/Clima

I've recently covered some newly released soundtracks and mentioned a brand new film score by the New York-based cellist and composer, Clarice Jensen for an independent Mexican feature film, titled Identifying Features. This was released as an EP on October 29th by the ever-amazing 130701 imprint which continues to hold up a very high bar for the current drifts in present classical music. For this very special podcast, Dave Howell and I asked Clarice to put together an OST-themed mix, and if you only glance at the tracklisting, you will agree that the selection here is top-notch. And then the perfectly curated sonic journey is a whole other story. As usual, for mixes, I will reserve my words, and give Clarice some space to say a few things about this hour-long cinematic voyage. And as usual, please enjoy responsibly, support the featured artist, and subscribe to our podcast for more!   For full track listing and more details on the mix, go here: http://hcdi.gs/clarice

And there you have it, folks – the 300th episode of Headphone Commute Podcast! The very first mix was published exactly twelve years ago (about a year after the site was officially launched), and I simply used the platform to share some of my favourite recent finds, before the all-digital era of playlists (in fact, many of the features mixes were made from vinyl). The format quickly picked up, with many of my favourite artists showcasing their very own selections. The top mixes, to this day, still remain :papercutz' Dream Scores, Orangewarrior‘s Chilled Dubstep, and my very own selection of the Best of Modern Classical (of 2010). Somewhere throughout the last decade, I toyed with the idea of creating a record label and releasing compilations (like the monumental … and darkness came), but in the end, I always turned to mixes – they capture all there is to say. So without any further reminiscence, I present to you a mix by Franck Zaragoza, who releases on n5MD as Ocoeur – in fact, he's got a brand new album on the way! His latest, titled Connections, is scheduled to come out next Friday, September 10th, pressed on a beautiful, limited edition, transparent red double LP. A few of the tracks from this upcoming release are featured on this mix, curated exclusively for Headphone Commute. There's always more to say about the selection, but maybe I'll just let the music speak itself.

Good morning and welcome back to the Contemplative Podcast. In this episode, Matt Emery meets up with Sebastian Plano (one of my personal favourite composers!) to chat about his latest album, Save Me Not (now out on Mercury KX), growing up in a musical family, working with Ben Lukas Boysen on the soundtrack for the game Everything, his recent favourite records, and much more! Be sure to also check out Headphone Commute's In the studio with Sebastian Plano, and of course, subscribe to the podcast!

Promos over the last few weeks have increased with more new artists being featured. Starting with 87 various tracks on this colossal compilation ‘And The Darkness Came', which has been curated by Headphone Commute, we've chosen 4 to feature, Saffron Keira, Dalot, Pleq with Strie & Hammock, also two more compilations, S.O.S. Charity album for the catastrophic second wave of COVID-19 in India, featuring unreleased music from some of the finest electronic music producers from there, & Transmissions From The Secret Cinema, an odd collection of a safe haven to harbor mystics, artists and outsiders, while continuously hosting exploratory music, independent cinema, poetry, and audiovisual performance. Seattle-based Benoît Pioulard with Hymnal Remixes, an album of songs conveying a reverent tone through layers of analog warmth & balancing ambient pieces. Progressive instrumental music with guests on guitar drums bass & synths from Magnus Josefsson. Experimental musician and author Billy Yfantis, releasing his 3rd Sci-Fi Space album entitled “Noises from the Outer Space”. French chamber duo Snowdrops, piano-based with Mellotron & MS2000 are joined by virtuosic viola player Anne Irène Kempf. 2002 are husband and wife team Pamela and Randy Copus, with the arrival of their daughter Sarah into the group have experimented with a myriad of new age instruments and vocal styles creating a catalog of music second to none, collecting nearly one billion streams worldwide. Playlist No194 03.13 Browncoat ‘Wither' (album Various artist S.O.S (Charity Compilation) https://asymetrik.bandcamp.com 10.52 Magnus Josefsson 'Side A' (album Anette Halbe Stunde 011) ***www.anetterecords.bandcamp.com 21.24 Fratoroler ‘Berlin' (album Berlin) www.syngate.net 33.41 Shinpal ‘Changing My Heart' (album Blue Stories) www.syngate.net 39.06 Jenny & Her Epileptic Dog ‘Iberian Space Onion' (Various Transmissions From The Secret Cinema, Vol 1) www.lifesavicnic.bandcamp.com 44.28 Erik Wollo 'Towards The Blue Horizon' (album North Star) www.projektrecords.bandcamp.com 52.12 Billy Yfantis ‘Astral Noise' (album Noises From Outer Space) ***www.billyyfantis.bandcamp.com 59.02 Benoit Pioulard ‘Florid (Loscil Remix) (album Hymnal Remixes) www.pioulard.bandcamp.com 01.05.02 Benoit Pioulard ‘Censer (Segue Remix)' 01.10.26 Saffron Keira ‘Endless Agony Of Being Sick' (album Various And The Darkness Came) www.headphonecommute.bandcamp.com 01.14.07 Dalot ‘Aptera' www.headphonecommute.bandcamp.com 01.19.13 Pleq feat Strie ‘Our Worlds Are Frozen' www.headphonecommute.bandcamp.com 01.23.13 Hammock ‘The More You Drink From The Well…. The Higher The Waters Will Rise' www.headphonecommute.bandcamp.com 01.28.37 Ross Christopher ‘Hidden' (album Apophenia) www.higherlevel.media 01.31.57 Snowdrops ‘Ultraviolet' (album Volutes) www.snowdrops.bandcamp.com 01.38.04 RadioSilence ‘Radiant J (RSi Shortwave Edit' (album Nemeton) www.radiosilence.bandcamp.com 01.49.38 The S.E.T.I Project ‘Prevailing Wind' (album Mad Dog Daze Part 1) ***www.thesetiproject.bandcamp.com 02.00.29 Michal Bukowski ‘Sen Paranoika 28' (album Electroacoustic Music Vol VII) www.electroshock.ru 02,05.19 Deep Imagination ‘Coming From The Cold' (single) www.bscmusic.com 02.11.09 Grosskopf/Heilhecker ‘Courier One' (album Are You Psyched) www.haraldgrosskopf1.bandcamp.com 02.20.48 Altocirrus ‘The Hand Of Of Oberon' (album Walking The Pattern) *** www.altocirrus.bandcamp.com 02.28.17 Divine Matrix ‘Into The Deadlands' (album Heart Of The Shaman) www.admusicshop.com 02.37.30 Lord Of The Ants 'She's A Mona Lisa' (album We too Are Gods) www.admusicshop.com 02.42.36 Steve Orchard 'Spyglass' (album Listening For A Heart Beat) www.admusiconline.com 02,45.57 Echaskech ‘Arc' (EP Mirrors) www.theambientzone.co.uk 02.51.37 Ethan Wilson ‘Melting Spaces' www.theambientzone.co.uk 02.54.35 2002 ‘Courting The Moon' (album Hummingbird) www.2002music.com Edit ***

Today's guest deejay is Yann Novak, the founder of Dragon's Eye Recordings. I met Yann when I showcased his label on solipsistic NATION. I discovered Yann's label through Mike Lazarev's music blog, Headphone Commute (if you enjoy Soundwave, you're going to love Headphone Commute). Yann curates a heady offer of music through Dragon's Eye Recordings featuring notable artists such as Pinkcourtesyphone (Richard Chartier), Genrietta, and Lawrence English. Some of the label's releases are whimsical, some challenging, and some so ephemeral that you might imagine you dreamt of hearing it. But all the releases on his label are lovingly selected and demands to be listened to just as Yann's mix demands to be heard. Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Corey Parlamento. Geinō Yamashirogumi “Requiem” Félicia Atkinson “Infant vampire” Tim Hecker “Arctic Lover's Rock Pt. 2” Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA “Lo Vas A Olvidar” The Future Sound Of London “Domain” Braulio Lam “Dream Lens (Edit)” Fortresses “Spring” Labrinth “Forever (Euphoria: Special Episode 2)” Allen Ginsberg “Pacific High Studio Mantras (feat. Arthur Russell)” Byron Westbrook “Heavy Weather” Tim Hecker “The Return Of Sam Snead” Ian Wellman “Watershed” LLOOP “Track 1” Geinō Yamashirogumi “Requiem” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soundwavemix/message

In this episode of The Contemplative Podcast, Matt Emery chats with Rutger Hoedemaekers, who has recently released a new album on FatCat's 130701 imprint, titled The Age Of Oddities (check out "The Invention Of The Moon" track premiere). In this episode, you'll learn about the making of the album, the musicians who played on it, Rutger's new studio in Brussels, the process of translating the music into a live show, his film and TV work, including collaborations with Hildur Guðnadóttir and the late Jóhann Jóhannsson. This, and much more, coming right up! Be sure to also check out this In the studio with Rutger Hoedemaekers feature, published on Headphone Commute back in March.

I always welcome new music, new connections, new friendships that then come along. In this example, a track premiere by Joachim Spieth at the end of last year made me relisten to his works on Wolfgang Voigt’s  Pop Ambient series, taking me to releases on his very own Affin imprint and finally asking him for a mix. In this process, this seemingly random stranger quickly became a musical friend, as we exchanged grand ideas and connected with music. I really appreciated the spectrum of electronic music genres covered on Spieth’s German label and requested that he showcased the output through a traversal of styles. The result is a beautiful 90-minute journey that will take you from soothing to upbeat, through highs and through lows. I’m very happy with how it turned out and honoured to host this showcase on Headphone Commute.

In anticipation of Matt Emery‘s upcoming six-track EP on Injazero Records, titled Spotlight Series : Cello, I have asked him to put together a thematic mix prominently featuring the instrument. As many of you may already know – I’m a big fan of this low-end stringed beast [side note: In high school, I’ve played the double bass in the orchestra, but I wasn’t very good and was jealous of the cello]. I have especially enjoyed the darker, moodier, and sullen pieces by the likes of Julia Kent, Resina, Anne Müller, Peter Gregson, Sebastian Plano, Clarice Jensen, and of course, Hildur Guðnadóttir, all of whom I have reviewed and interviewed on Headphone Commute before [I have linked up each name for HC content for you above], and who, once again, appear on this gorgeous mix selected by Matt Emery. His very own two pieces, one from the upcoming EP, and the other from his previously released album Empire, also appear on this podcast, which I hope you will thoroughly enjoy!

In December of 2020, one of my favourite imprints released a gorgeous label compilation! Ryan Griffin has been lovingly curating every single release on A Strangely Isolated Place since 2012. He’s also compiled sublime Reflection mixes, which I have happily syndicated on Headphone Commute. Following the first label showcase launched in 2019, Ryan puts together ten tracks, including a few previously unavailable as individual pieces, that make up this 2020 Label Compilation. As a bonus, this release includes an hour-long continuous mix (available as part of a digital-only purchase), which I have arranged with Ryan to share with you today. “I hope the (continuous) year-end mix will become a regular occurrence going forward,” says Griffin about the release. “Many of you will know a big part of my inspiration and passion lies in DJ’ing and classic mix CDs. If the label momentum continues and releases keep coming as planned, then each year I’d like to invite a DJ to select and mix tracks from the label – make an annual tradition out of it.” This compilation is still available for purchase on a CD for only $10, while the digital-only album is up for grabs for only $1! Please see this label Bandcamp page.

More than a couple of weeks late, but here we are, with the long-awaited vinyl mix, still marking down, bookmarking, and closing off a year we won't surely miss... but at least there was a lot of awesome music, and as such, thanks to Mike Jedlicka once again, we are celebrating the best it had to give. A fascinating playlist here, with more than a few new artists even to my ears. So yes, I am enjoying it as well! And if you like this beautiful selection, be sure to check out our past archive of Optic Echo Presents mixes, as well as the ongoing Best of 2020 lists, which I intend to finish up this week. Also, I want to quickly point out that this is Mike's 10th vinyl mix for Headphone Commute which we publish at the end of each year - so yeah, we've been at it for a decade now, kids!

Well, it’s almost the end of this dreadful year, and I’ve got one more mix for you before I sign off… This one is episode number 290. Can you believe it? By the way, I was recently forced (by my host) to take all of my past mixes offline. As a result, I’ve migrated the last year of mixes to Podbean. So if you are experiencing any technical difficulties with downloading, streaming, or anything else, please reach out, and we’ll sort it! Meanwhile, this beautiful selection from noition, who last contributed his child of nature mix back in 2017, should get you smooth sailing into the new year. Just look at that amazing tracklist! It’s been on rotation in Headphone Commute studios for a week now (vinyl crackle and all), so as you play it, you can imagine that we’re sharing this experience together, a better thought than listening alone. Anyway, I wish you all serenity, poised mental strength, and healthy choice in lifestyle! I’ll see you [virtually] next year when I return with my Best of 2020 selections!

In case you haven’t heard already, I’ve taken over the Contemplative Classical community, which curated an outstanding Spotify Playlist, hosted a podcast with Matt Emery, and offered the platform for artists to feature a mix. I intend on keeping all of the above going [more on this one a bit later!], with a bit of cross-pollination with Headphone Commute. Most of you already know that I enjoy solo piano and contemporary classical music, and I’m sure many followers of Contemplative Classical will appreciate my musings on here about ambient and cinematic music. I kind of hate to use the word “synergy” but if there was ever one of an appropriate union, it would be HC + CC.  Today I wanted to introduce you to the outstanding selection of mixes previously appearing on Contemplative Classical, with the syndication of this gorgeous selection of tracks by a Peruvian pianist and a composer, Sergio Díaz De Rojas. He is also responsible for a site and a label called Piano and Coffee, so you’re in good company here! If you enjoy this, you may want to also follow my SoundCloud account, where I’m currently republishing Contemplative Classical Mixes every Saturday morning.

Shimmering Moods is an independent boutique ambient label based in Amsterdam. In the last couple of years, it has released albums by Halftribe, Andrew Tasselmyer, Anthéne, øjeRum, Purl, and Olan Mill, among the many recognized names in its quickly growing roster of artists. It’s easy to get lost in its catalog among the hazy, shuffling, dubbed-out sounds, glinting and shimmering, reflecting the light off the still misty waters. This is a very tranquil and radiant place, slightly subdued in its faint hazy colors. “The music offers the listener a soundtrack for daydreaming, walks around the city or in nature, a creative activity, meditation, or invites them to a fully concentrated listen.” Today I am happy to share these sounds with you in this special label showcase compiled exclusively for Headphone Commute. And if you like what you hear, be sure to visit the label’s Bandcamp shop, where every limited release is lovingly packaged, hand-made, and bespoke, awaiting to meet at your doorsteps and share its wonders. For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

Shimmering Moods is an independent boutique ambient label based in Amsterdam. In the last couple of years, it has released albums by Halftribe, Andrew Tasselmyer, Anthéne, øjeRum, Purl, and Olan Mill, among the many recognized names in its quickly growing roster of artists. It’s easy to get lost in its catalog among the hazy, shuffling, dubbed-out sounds, glinting and shimmering, reflecting the light off the still misty waters. This is a very tranquil and radiant place, slightly subdued in its faint hazy colors. “The music offers the listener a soundtrack for daydreaming, walks around the city or in nature, a creative activity, meditation, or invites them to a fully concentrated listen.” Today I am happy to share these sounds with you in this special label showcase compiled exclusively for Headphone Commute. And if you like what you hear, be sure to visit the label’s Bandcamp shop, where every limited release is lovingly packaged, hand-made, and bespoke, awaiting to meet at your doorsteps and share its wonders. For a more detailed description, full tracklisting, and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

On today’s Headphone Commute podcast, we’re syndicating an episode of James Murray‘s Slowcraft Radio (episode 4, to be exact), on which this London-based composer and Slowcraft Records label boss showcases some of his favorite pieces. These, of course, include selections released on his own imprint, as well as remixes and collaborations [including one with yours truly] on the extended family of labels, such as Subcontinental, Ultimae, and Home Normal. Among the choices, you’d be happy to hear an Alva Noto cover of The Cure‘s “A Forest”, an excerpt from a beautiful long-form track by An Moku & Stijn Hüwels titled Where We Meet (I’ve got some proper coverage on this release coming up!), and a top pick from our very own album, coming out in just a week, titled Suññatā, on November 17th. This particular episode appeared on October 17th at CAMP, a broadcasting platform for artists offering a “diverse array of audible pleasures,” but for my own taste, I’m not gonna lie, there’s only room for Slowcraft… For a more detailed description, full tracklisting, and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

On today’s Headphone Commute podcast, we’re syndicating an episode of James Murray‘s Slowcraft Radio (episode 4, to be exact), on which this London-based composer and Slowcraft Records label boss showcases some of his favorite pieces. These, of course, include selections released on his own imprint, as well as remixes and collaborations [including one with yours truly] on the extended family of labels, such as Subcontinental, Ultimae, and Home Normal. Among the choices, you’d be happy to hear an Alva Noto cover of The Cure‘s “A Forest”, an excerpt from a beautiful long-form track by An Moku & Stijn Hüwels titled Where We Meet (I’ve got some proper coverage on this release coming up!), and a top pick from our very own album, coming out in just a week, titled Suññatā, on November 17th. This particular episode appeared on October 17th at CAMP, a broadcasting platform for artists offering a “diverse array of audible pleasures,” but for my own taste, I’m not gonna lie, there’s only room for Slowcraft… For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

Kit Grill is a London-based producer and a host at NTS Radio, dabbling in various genres, ranging from Krautrock to New Wave to Post-Punk and Ambient. On November 6th, Grill is releasing his new album, titled Ride, on his own Primary Colours imprint, exploring new timbres, textures, and field recordings using the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer from the early 80s. To celebrate the release, Kit has put together a Headphone Commute Mix featuring an eclectic selection of his favorite tunes, including a few from the album. It’s a unique excursion into the sound from around the world, with appearances of some early electronic music from the likes of Steve Reich, Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd among the contemporaries, such as Mica Levi, GAS, and Windy & Carl. Grill’s new album will be streaming on November 12th from Ten Studios in East London, meanwhile, sit back, and enjoy the show… For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

Kit Grill is a London-based producer and a host at NTS Radio, dabbling in various genres, ranging from Krautrock to New Wave to Post-Punk and Ambient. On November 6th, Grill is releasing his new album, titled Ride, on his own Primary Colours imprint, exploring new timbres, textures, and field recordings using the Fairlight CMI digital synthesizer from the early 80s. To celebrate the release, Kit has put together a Headphone Commute Mix featuring an eclectic selection of his favorite tunes, including a few from the album. It’s a unique excursion into the sound from around the world, with appearances of some early electronic music from the likes of Steve Reich, Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd among the contemporaries, such as Mica Levi, GAS, and Windy & Carl. Grill’s new album will be streaming on November 12th from Ten Studios in East London, meanwhile, sit back, and enjoy the show… For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

For this 285th Headphone Commute Mix, James Norman puts together a selection of tracks as a companion listening session to his recently published book, titled “Micro Record Label: A love letter for music fans; a how-to for the hopeless; a light-hearted, humorous, self-deprecating detour for the uninterested.” The paperback is both a fun read and an important and earnest bit of advice for anyone who even conceives of venturing into a running a small, or rather, a micro record label. Covering everything from design to packaging to promoting and finally selling your goods, this 144-page diary captures the current state of affairs in the music scene outside of the music business. Along the way, Norman mentions many of his favorite releases across various imprints that just seem to do it right. This mix features many of such pieces quoted in the book and serves as a perfect musical journey and as a soundtrack to his recorded words. There are only 200 of these printed, so I recommend that you grab your copy (I see some still available on Rough Trade). Meanwhile, if you want to read an excerpt, you can read this chapter on “Identity” on Headphone Commute. For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

For this 285th Headphone Commute Mix, James Norman puts together a selection of tracks as a companion listening session to his recently published book, titled “Micro Record Label: A love letter for music fans; a how-to for the hopeless; a light-hearted, humorous, self-deprecating detour for the uninterested.” The paperback is both a fun read and an important and earnest bit of advice for anyone who even conceives of venturing into a running a small, or rather, a micro record label. Covering everything from design to packaging to promoting and finally selling your goods, this 144-page diary captures the current state of affairs in the music scene outside of the music business. Along the way, Norman mentions many of his favorite releases across various imprints that just seem to do it right. This mix features many of such pieces quoted in the book and serves as a perfect musical journey and as a soundtrack to his recorded words. There are only 200 of these printed, so I recommend that you grab your copy (I see some still available on Rough Trade). Meanwhile, if you want to read an excerpt, you can read this chapter on “Identity” on Headphone Commute. For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

I'm very honoured to present this collaboration mix with Dave Michuda from Low Light Mixes, who has been a source of inspiration from the very beginning of Ambientblog.net. When we talked (or rather: mailed, since Wisconsin and Holland are not exactly near) about creating a mix together, we chose not to go for a 'simple' back-to-back exchange but gave ourselves an objective without knowing where this would lead to:5 minutes each turn. Start with a 5minute track, increase the sample count each turn (next turn 2, next turn 3, next turn 4…) until we reach 60 minutes… (last 5 minutes contain 6 samples each turn). See what happens. Tracklist(A)00:00 Yair Elazar Glotman & Mats Erlandsson - ProcessionEmanate - 2020(L)05:00 William Ryan Fritch - Dream Glitch-Fugue State-Broken BarriersThe Letdown - 2020(A)09:45 Apparat - SuicideSoundtracks: Stay Still, 202011:18 Biosphere - You Want To See It TooDeparted Glories, 2016(L)15:00 Ashlar - The First SaturdaySaturday Drones, 201218:45 Echospace - Fallen Tribes ReducedEchospace [Detroit] Presents Echoes In Space, 2014(A)19:31 Sonologyst - Planetary WarningUnexplained Sounds (New Edition), 202020:26 Michael Begg & Clodagh Simonds - Witness 3Witness 3, 202022:36 Alva Noto - Xerrox ApesanteurXerrox 4, 2020(L)24:55 Max Richter - EncounterAd Astra, 201925:38 Mono-Poly - MaanreflectieHainbach remix, 202027:21 Cinchel - Porch SwingsA House Once Lived That Never Was, 2014(A)29:30 Carmen Villain - Affection In A Time Of CrisisAffection In A Time Of Crisis, 202031:18 Stephen O'Malley - Géante 4 - Layer 5Géante 4, 202032:30 Abul Mogard - Quiet DreamsAbove All Dreams, 201833:35 Black Glass Ensemble & Friends - Be Mine In Patience: An Embrace in B MinorBe Mine In Patience: An Embrace in B Minor, 2020(L)34:55 Halftribe - FaderArchipelago, 202036:20 Radio Bulgariaunknown37:03 Teleferick - i.history favours the winnersSixteen Frames, 201738:15 Test Card - Monochrome Dreaming Softened The BroadcastMusic For The Towers, 2020(A)39:40 Michel Banabila - Scripts of the LagoonScripts Of The Lagoon - Exploratorium, 202041:04 Kamila Govorcin - Rito De MuerteAnima, 202041:15 Chris Watson - GobabebTouch Isolation, 202043:04 Gia Margaret - BodyMia Gargaret, 202043:10 Aleksi Myllykoski with Tapani Rinne - Lost MarblesDark Days, 2020(L)44:48 Masaya Ozaki - Subtlety In ReverseFluid And Dreaming Of Stripes, 201546:12 Andrew Pekler - Nocturne 3Nocturnes, False Dawns & Breakdowns, 200447:05 The Focus Group - Hazy TimeStop-Motion Happening, 201748:00 Les Halles - KWorld, 201249:24 Sonmi451 - Umi BearEilean 100, 2019(A)49:50 Radiomentale - GotlanderI-Land (Redux), 202051:54 Ian William Craig - CommaRed Sun Through Smoke, 202052:50 Sylvain Chauveau - QLife Without Machines, 202053:29 Sample, THX 1138THX 1138, 197153:34 Elegi - Lys & LykteGap In Time, 202054:26 The Future Eve feat. Robert Wyatt - 04.02Kitsune / Brian the Fox - Kitsune Ring Version, 2019(L)55:00 The Insects - This is Where You Say GoodbyeDEVS soundtrack, 202055:30 Seabuckthorn - UnforeseenOther Other, 202056:21 Alva Noto - Xerrox VoyageXerrox Vol. 4, 202057:10 Laurie Anderson - Life Lived BackwardsHeart of a Dog, 201558:21 Laurie Anderson - The CloudHeart of a Dog, 201559:01 Helios - All You AreRemembrance, 201660:00 end

Peter van Cooten of Ambientblog is no stranger to Headphone Commute. We have been musing on our discoveries for almost a decade now, exchanging mixes and words in a tightly knit musical network. His first mix for Headphone Commute podcast appeared back in 2011, titled Dawn Secrets and it features many of my favorite artists to this day. I think it's only fair to say that Dave Michuda of Low Light Mixes is also part of the said "network", with his first mix for Headphone Commute appearing in August of 2010 (also a decade ago), titled The Landscape Listens. For this special syndicated podcast, Dave and Peter create a cooperative voyage, each taking their turns to conduct and maneuver this ship in complex sonic waters to deliver you safely ashore, while in the process forever tattooing their message on your map of existence. Enjoy! For a more detailed description, full tracklisting, and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

Peter van Cooten of Ambientblog is no stranger to Headphone Commute. We have been musing on our discoveries for almost a decade now, exchanging mixes and words in a tightly knit musical network. His first mix for Headphone Commute podcast appeared back in 2011, titled Dawn Secrets and it features many of my favourite artists to this day. I think it's only fair to say that Dave Michuda of Low Light Mixes is also part of the said "network", with his first mixed for Headphone Commute appearing in August of 2010 (also a decade ago), titled The Landscape Listens. For this special syndicated podcast, Dave and Peter create a cooperative voyage, each taking their turns to conduct and manoeuvre this ship in complex sonic waters to deliver you safely ashore, while in the process forever tattooing their message on your map of existence. Enjoy! For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

On today’s episode of Headphone Commute, we’re featuring an eclectic selection of tunes curated by a German composer, J. Wolfgang Röttger, who records under his moniker Morgen Wurde. About three years ago, I was completely mesmerized by his "Assassinous Act" for Time Released Sound which is still appearing on my occasional rotations. He has also contributed to the long-running Pop Ambient compilation series, curated by the one and only Wolfgang Voigt. There are a lot of familiar tracks and some new discoveries on this mix, which give you a glimpse into this artist’s influences that inevitably shape his sound. For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

On today’s episode of Headphone Commute, we’re featuring an eclectic selection of tunes curated by a German composer, J. Wolfgang Röttger, who records under his moniker Morgen Wurde. About three years ago, I was completely mesmerized by his "Assassinous Act" for Time Released Sound which is still appearing on my occasional rotations. He has also contributed to the long-running Pop Ambient compilation series, curated by the one and only Wolfgang Voigt. There are a lot of familiar tracks and some new discoveries on this mix, which give you a glimpse into this artist’s influences that inevitably shape his sound. For a more detailed description, full tracklisting, and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

Gavin Miller is back, this time with his worriedaboutsatan project, showcasing some of his favourite pieces, including a few of his own, like the opener taken from his latest release for n5MD. We live in a strange and unstable world, but the only constant that remains is all of this music. So when I find myself overwhelmed with the latest events, I turn to meditation through sound, with a journey curated by someone else. Through this mix, I feel like we are listening together, and as such, connected again. 'I made this mix with not much in mind, to be honest,' says Miller of his selection, 'I’ve been listening to all sorts of music lately, and I just wanted it to be a fair reflection of that more than anything.' For a more detailed description, full tracklisting, and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

Gavin Miller is back, this time with his worriedaboutsatan project, showcasing some of his favourite pieces, including a few of his own, like the opener taken from his latest release for n5MD. We live in a strange and unstable world, but the only constant that remains is all of this music. So when I find myself overwhelmed with the latest events, I turn to meditation through sound, with a journey curated by someone else. Through this mix, I feel like we are listening together, and as such, connected again. 'I made this mix with not much in mind, to be honest,' says Miller of his selection, 'I’ve been listening to all sorts of music lately, and I just wanted it to be a fair reflection of that more than anything.' For a more detailed description, full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com

  The inspiration for this mix came from Mike Lazarev of Headphone Commute. Last year he discovered an old hard drive with some of his old mixes from around 2006. Called fiftmuziek sessions, he posted some online and you can find them here...   https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/liftmuziek-sessions/   They focus on classic IDM & ambient electronica from that era & they are fantastic.   One of the mixes that Mike uncovered from that same time period featured albums from Native State artists Rena Jones and Shen. I fell in love with this mix. I played it non-stop for a few weeks and I knew that at some point I'd make a mix that used some of those tunes. Here is Mike's mix titles Resplendent...   https://soundcloud.com/headphonecommute/asmadeus-resplendent-mix   My mix, The Passing Storm, takes its name from the track by Rena Jones which opens the mix. The sound is classic IDM. Most of the tunes are from 2001 - 2007 with the exception of the Autechre & Plastikman cuts. Even though "Bike" is 10 years older I just couldn't do an IDM mix without Autechre.   I am very happy with how this mix turned out. I'll definitely have to crank out another one later this year.   Also, just a quick reminder that there is now an easy way to support me & the artists in these mixes. It's called Mixcloud Select and you can find out more here...   www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/select   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Rena Jones - The Passing Storm(2006) 05:00    Shen - Main Springs(2006) 08:44    Autechre - Bike(1994) 13:27    Brothomstates - Mdrmx(2001) 17:36    Lusine - Jetstream(2007) 22:40    AM/PM - the ends 4(2004) 29:10    Farben - A Famous Myth(2003) 34:05    Plastikman - Pakard(1998) 44:25    Rena Jones - Driftwood(2006) 50:47    Jan Jelinek - Tendency(2001) 57:27    end    

Headphone Commute, Ambientblog and Slowcraft Records are proud to present a unique mix by a colleague and partner in crime, Peter van Cooten, of beautiful works from a beautiful couple: James Murray and Anne Garner --- originally published on Ambientblog --- The inspiration for this mix came after attending separate performances of James Murray and Anne Garner.The music they perform is quite different: James exploring various kinds of abstract experimental electronic soundscapes, Anne performing her poetic emotional songs blending jazz, alternative pop, folk, spectral lullabies and tender neo-classical arrangements.As different as their output may be, it still fits together very well - which is no real surprise knowing that Anne & James are a couple living together, and James produces and contributes towards Anne's music.I wanted to find out how it would work out when mixing some tracks from their past and recent albums together.And I found out it works very well, as you can hear yourself in this mix. It also shows that, if the ingredients match, 0ne plus one can be much more than two! More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2018-09/james-anne-mix/ Tracklist 00:00 Anne Garner - Haunt Me (Instrumental)Trusting A Twirled World (Instrumental), 201102:28 James Murray - Grace (edit)Killing Ghosts, 201705:20 Anne Garner - Come In (edit with Christoph Berg Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 201608:43 James Murray - Hold Your Breath (edit)Floods, 201211:31 James Murray - Greenlands (Green Lane) (edit)Floods Returned, 201715:02 Anne Garner - Fall Before The NightLost Play, 201819:32 Silent Vigils - MolenbrookFieldem, 201822:41 James Murray - LaterisersEyes to the Height, 201627:20 Anne Garner - Wednesday's Child (edit with Louis Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 201631:48 James Murray - EquuleusHeavenly Waters, 201733:57 Tetherdown - Pitch Roll And YawFirst Flight, 201643:01 Anne Garner - Soft Eyes (Lost Vocals Remix edit with original version) Be Life Relived, 2016 / Be Life, 201546:59 James Murray - These HandsMount View, 201450:33 James Murray - The Sea In The Sky (edit)The Sea In The Sky, 201554:02 Anne Garner - The TowerTrusting A Twirled World, 201156:46 James Murray - CarinaHeavenly Waters, 20171:00:35 Anne Garner - Wherever You GoBe Life, 2015

A collaboration mix with Headphone Commute's Mike Lazarev, in which we take five minutes for each turn without knowing the others tracklist. The result: Bipolar! --- originally published on Ambientblog --- We had no clear concept for this mix when we started, other than 'each turn takes 5 minutes, we'll stop at 60, and we'll see where it gets us'. We were unaware of each other's tracklist (apart from what our ears told us). The result is a thrilling ride, where each part is a reaction to the previous section.Not exactly what we'd call an 'ambient' mix, because it's extremely dynamic. Sections may range from deep sleep sections to exuberant enthusiasm - hence 'Bipolar'.It's like a full life's story comprised in one hour. Tracklist: 00:00 [PvC] Alejandro Dojorewski - Eye Of The Beholder// The Holy Mountain [Finders Keepers Records,1973/2015]00:20 [PvC] Hilmar Öm Hilmarsson, Sigur Ros - Black Dog And The Scottish Play// Angels Of The Universe [FatCat Records, 2001]01:20 [PvC] Dean Hurley - Low Sustained Mystery// Anthology Resource Vol. 1 [Sacred Bones Records, 2017]02:06 [PvC] Bass Communion - Sisters Oregon B// Sisters Oregon [Substantia Innominata, 2017]03:27 [PvC] H_C/Ben Frost - Artist Reflection// Artist Reflections [unreleased, 2017]----------------------------------------------------04:30 [HC] Hlynur A. Vilmarsson - BD (excerpt)// Iceland Symphony Orchestra - Recurrance [Sono Luminus, 2017]06:00 [HC] Actress x London Contemporary Orchestra - Audio Track 5 (Narrowest Sustain Version)// Audio Track 5 [Ninja Tune, 2017]06:30 [HC] Roly Porter - 4101// Third Law [Triangle, 2016]09:00 [HC] Paul Jebanasam - sigma*(y waiting -x)// Continuum [Subtext, 2016]----------------------------------------------------09:17 [PvC] Annelies Monseré - I Will Lock You (UK Mix)// Verjaardag [Bluesanct, 2006]10:03 [PvC] Sarah Davachi - For Voice (edit)// All My Circles Run [Students Of Decay, 2017]11:30 [PvC] Los Angeles Percussion Quartet - Memory Palace V. Claremont (edit)// Beyond [Sono Luminous, 2017]13:10 [PvC] Ryuichi Sakamoto - Walker (edit)// Async [Milan, 2017]13:14 [PvC] Hans Zimmer/Benjamin Wallfisch - Furnace// Blade Runner 2049 [Epic Records, 2017]----------------------------------------------------14:30 [HC] Kreng - Tourniquet (Part One) (excerpt)// Works For Abattoir Fermé 2007 - 2011 [Miasmah, 2012]18:20 [HC] Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - A Point of No Return (sample)// Stalker [Fathom, 1995]18:30 [HC] Marcus Fjellström - Arboretum (ending)// Skelektikon [Miasmah, 2017]----------------------------------------------------19:15 [PvC] Robert Henke - Studies For Thunder// Signal To Noise [Imbalance Computer Music, 2004]20:28 [PvC] Michael Begg - An Act Of Balance// Titan - A Crane Is A Bridge [Omnempathy, 2017]21:50 [PvC] The Beacon Sound Choir - Sea Of Voices (Machinefabriek Rework) (edit)// Sunday Songs [First Terrace Records, 2017]23:16 [PvC] Jon Hopkins - Hunted// How I Live OST [Just Music, 2013]----------------------------------------------------24:30 [HC] Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - A Point of No Return (sample)// Stalker [Fathom, 1995]26:16 [HC] Rødhåd - Withheld Walk// Anxious [Dystopian, 2017]28:07 [HC] Barbarix & Volatile Cycle - Rundled (sample)// Monoleth 001 [MethLab, 2016]29:00 [HC] Jason van Wyk - For Now// Opacity [Home Normal, 2017]----------------------------------------------------29:59 [PvC] Büdie Siebert - Wal-Hall-A// Vor Der Flut - Hommage An Einen Wasserspeicher [Eigelstein Musikproduktion, 1985]30:44 [PvC] Heiner Goebbels - Ye Who Read (edit)// Shadow/Landscape With Argonauts [ECM Records, 1993]31:49 [PvC] Kenji Kawai - Making Of Cyborg (edit)// Ghost In The Shell OST [RCA,1995]32:33 [PvC] Lydia Kavina; Barbara Buchholz - Vakuum-Halluzinationen (for Two Theremins, Violin, And Violoncello) (edit)// Touch! Don't Touch! (Music For Theremin) [Wergo, 2006]----------------------------------------------------34:30 [HC] Karlheinz Stockhausen - Stimmung Model 6// Theatre Of Voices - Stimmung [Harmonia Mundi, 2007]34:45 [HC] Aphex Twin - XMAS_EVET10 [120][thanaton3 mix]// Syro [Warp, 2014]37:24 [HC] Hecq - Untitled (BK Remix)// Steeltongued [Hymen, 2009]39:25 [HC] Jóhann Jóhannsson - Part 2 / IBM 1403 Printer (excerpt)// IBM 1401, A User's Manual [4AD, 2006]----------------------------------------------------39:25 [PvC] Jóhann Jóhannsson - Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black (fragment; edit)// IBM 1401 - A User's Manual [4AD, 2006]39:35 [PvC] [The User] - }.}@}.@.}@}.@.}...... (edit)//Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printer [Staalplaat, 2002]41:14 [PvC] Ryoji Ikeda - Transmission (edit)// Dataphonics [Div Voir, 2010]42:14 [PvC] Neil Pomerleau - Dial-Up Sound// unreleased; (dialupsound.com)42:23 [PvC] Looped Exodus - Psalm 88 In Morsecode (edit)// Souls Have Machines [self-released, 2016]43:38 [PvC] Atom Heart - My Bird Can Sing// Semiacoustic Nature [Rather Interesting, 1995]----------------------------------------------------44:30 [HC] Chris Watson - El Divisadero// El Tren Fantasma [Touch, 2011]45:20 [HC] The KLF - Six Hours To Louisiana, Black Coffee Going Cold// Chill Out [KLF / Wax Trax / TVT, 1990]46:20 [HC] The Future Sound Of London - Bird Wings// Lifeforms [Virgin / Astralwerks, 1994]47:00 [HC] Chris Watson - El Divisadero (continued...)// El Tren Fantasma [Touch, 2011]49:00 [HC] The Future Sound Of London - Everyone In The World Is Doing Something Without Me// Dead Cities [Virgin / Astralwerks, 1996]----------------------------------------------------50:05 [PvC] Delia Derbyshire - Dreaming// Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds and Effects From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop [BBC Records And Tapes, 1976]50:36 [PvC] Edward Artemyev - Solaris - Station// Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker [Torso Kino, 1990]51:05 [PvC] Jonathan Coleclough, Colin Potter, Bass Communion - Yossaria// Jonathan Coleclough & Bass Communion & Colin Potter [ICR, 2003]52:15 [PvC] Penjaga Insaf - Djalan// Sama Sadja [Power & Steel, 2010]----------------------------------------------------55:08 [HC] Alva Noto - Xerrox Mesosphere// Xerrox Vol.3 [Raster-Noton, 2015]56:15 [HC] Sana Obruent - The Preparation// Dyatlov [Blackjack Illuminist, 2017]57:30 [HC] Max Richter - Whose Name Is Written On Water// Sleep [Deutsche Grammophon, 2015]----------------------------------------------------

I love the end of the year because of all the lists that get posted all over the place.  I love discovering releases that I knew nothing about.  The folks over at Headphone Commute have started their mammoth collection of 15 best of lists here. Over at A Closer Listen they have lists for best field recordings, modern composition, experimental, post rock, overall, etc. and guest lists. Secret Thirteen has a ton of guest lists where I found a bunch of stuff I'd never heard of. There is a nice eclectic list over at Textura that is worth checking out. While cruising these list I came across some excellent electronic music.  Some of techno, some idm, some dub.  I found enough ambient/dub stuff to make me want to do a new dubby & dreamy mix.  So that's what this new mix is, a collection slow beats with a dubby feel with some ambient synth washes to keep things dreamy. T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Ezekiel Honig & Morgan Packard - Balm 02:15    Submersion - Erosion II 04:00    Ezekiel Honig & Morgan Packard - Hibernate 06:55    Silent Harbour - Descending Radius Curve 09:00    Kabana - Reflex 13:55    Ghosting Season - Through Your Teeth 18:00    DJAx - Machines 21:00    Deepchord - Rippling 22:00    Arc of Doves - Arabesque 24:45    1991 - High-Tech Slow-Life 28:00    Andy Stott - Luxury Problems 30:30    Deepchord - Theme from Silent World 36:40    Alteria Percepsyne - Circumvent 39:10    sonmi451 - Vladivostok 44:00    Coppice Halifax - Dusk II (axs silent night breathing) 49:50    Voice from the Lake - Hgs 53:55    Lee Gamble - 3,4 synthetics 54:25    Willits & Sakamoto - I Don't Want To Understand 1:00:33    end

The awesome folks over at Headphone Commute asked me to do a special mix for them and of course I could not refuse. The mix is special because it is helping promote a fantastic new compilation they have put together.  It's called "...and darkness came" and you can find out about it here... Headphone Commute ...and darkness came. The compilation features 80 tracks(yes, 80 tracks!) from great artists in ambient, modern classical and experimental music.  Artists like Max Richter, Clint Mansell, offthesky, Julien Neto, Ólafur Arnalds, Dakota Suite, Christopher Willits, Loscil, Lawrence English, Maps And Diagrams, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Nils Frahm, Talvihorros, Bersarin Quartett, Antonymes, Simon Scott, Dustin O'Halloran, Machinefabriek, :papercutz, and many, many, more. 100% of the proceeds are donated to two charitable organizations, Doctors Without Borders and The Humane Society, to help all those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Please head over to Headphone Commute and think about picking up this excellent compilation. T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Yuki Murata - Prologue 04:34    James Murray - Still Waters Rise 08:55    Monolyth & Cobalt + Évo Lüthi - Dust Off 13:25    riverrun - Maallinen Kuu 16:00    Antonymes - Elegy IV 20:05    Julien Neto - Los Cien Enamorados 23:15    M.Cadoo - a.m. 26:45    Jóhann Jóhannsson - Melodia (iv) (Live at Ancienne Belgique) 28:15    Brambles - Reflected Consciousness 30:45    Tomoyoshi Date, Corey Fuller, Marcus Fischer and Simon Scott - Quartet(intro) 33:20    Simon Scott - For Betty 35:15    offthesky - Still Breathing 38:50    Dakota Suite - Now I Am Lost 44:20    Christoph Berg - Silence 46:56    Erik K Skodvin - Amber & Glass 49:05    Honig + Templeton - Reginald Cousins 52:10    Takahiro Kido - Sweet Silince 55:45    Minus Pilots - Illuminating The Dark Fields 58:30    Dustin O'Halloran - Fragile #2 1:01:15    end

I wanted to get this mix in while it is still autumn.  I originally did this mix last fall for the good folks over at Headphone Commute. If you've not been there, head over to their great site for reviews, news, sound clips & of course mixes. The music in the mix sort of has an autumnal feel to it at least I hope so considering the title is “Illusions of Autumn.”  Not sure what qualifies a tune as being autumnal, I guess it's a case of “I know it, when I hear it.” I was glad to use the Arve Henriksen tune, I love his stuff but sometimes it doesn't fit in a straight ambient mix.  But it works well here, it really has a nice fall color feel to me. Enjoy autumn while you can, winter is will be here soon. T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Nils Frahm - Old Thought 04:00    Cliff Martinez - Rubber Head 06:25    Benoît Pioulard - Malick 08:45    Daniel Lanois - Matador 13:05    King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - First Watch 15:10    Harold Budd - Come Back to Me in Dreams 16:55    Arve Henriksen - Sorrow and It's Opposite 19:00    Steve Tibbetts - Nine Doors Breathing Space 20:55    Arve Henriksen - Sorrow and It's Opposite(continuation) 21:40    Andrey Kiritchenko - Agravic Illusion 26:50    Animal Hospital - Nostalgia 28:00    The Fun Years - Fucking Milwaukee's Been Hesher Forever 31:15    Bexar Bexar - n.r.o.t. 34:05    Daniel Lanois - Sketches 38:00    Antonymnes meets Slow Dancing Society - A Feeling of Being Closer 46:55    Maps & Diagrams - When the Night Came 50:15    Emanuele Errante - Counterclockwise 55:40    Cliff Martinez - Wrong Floor 57:05    end

Joseph here, mixing solo this week with a little help from Headphone Commute, who checks in with Tim Hecker, King Midas Sound, and other producers as they share their views on the state of Electronic music. New releases from Cosmin TRG, Frank Bretschneider, and Shackleton feature throughout, while older essentials from Autechre, and Kangding Ray […]

This last mix of 2010 is a mix that I did for Headphone Commute about 3 months ago. They were kind enough to ask for a mix & I was honored to add it to their great collection of mixes they post at their own site & at their Mixcloud site. I realized that if I was going to post this piano mix I'd better do it now because the title is "pno 2010" so I need to squeeze it into 2010 before it's gone. This mix starts with John Cage – “On a Landscape”, which is appropriate, because that tune is the reason I did this piano mix. I'd never heard “In a Landscape” when a friend linked to it on youtube. What a great piece of music. So I decided to build a piano mix with that as the jumping off point. The other unusual piece in this mix is Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou – “Golgotha” by an Ethiopian nun living in Jerusalem. Her music is unique, it filters the traditional Ethiopian pentatonic scale through classical technique– in the end sounding like impressionistic jazz. Wonderful music. T R A C K L I S T : [00:00] John Cage – In a Landscape [04:15] Kyo Ichinose – Engine #5 [05:20] Worrytrain – Hospitalized [06:45] Max Richter – Infra #6 [09:35] Nest – The Twelve [14:00] Tanner Menard – Laws of Attraction [19:50] Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou – Golgotha [24:27] Craig Armstrong – Gentle Piece [27:10] Ben Woods – Stare Out in Silence [32:25] Gavin Bryars – My First Homage [38:10] Kyo Ichinose – Lontano #0 [40:00] Chris Abrams – Christmas Island [44:45] Arovane – Tokyo Ghost Stories [49:50] Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Kokoro [53:15] Andrey Kiritchenko – Agravic Illusion