honest words on honest music
Radioland
A recital for a reissue of a newly remastered classic by Stephan Mathieu
… macroscopic sounds fusing together into a grandiose orchestra…
I’ll show you mine…
Will Long of Celer shares with us his private record collection
Interview with OKADA
Gregory Pappas talks about the darkness, creation, and acceptance of his latest record, Life is but an Empty Dream currently out on n5MD
In the studio with Bersarin Quartett
“When I was 11 years old I made music with a C-64 and a Yamaha PSR-keyboard. I was fascinated by the output of the Amiga demoscene those days and I was totally mesmerized by the electronic music…”
I’ll show you mine
Dig through a private collection of Brian Records founder, James Norman and see if you share his views on limited-edition releases!
Micro Record Label
Read a chapter excerpt on “Identity” from James Norman‘s upcoming book: 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.
In the studio with Ben Chatwin
“I became interested in ways of processing acoustic instruments […] sending the recordings into my modular synth where I could mess with time and space…”
Recomposed By Peter Gregson
… a reimagining of Bach’s too often mathematical progressions throughout time into another yet unglimpsed, unheard dimension…
In the studio with Jonas Munk
Visit with the Denmark based musician behind the Manual moniker, and his collaboration with Jason Kolb as the Billow Observatory
Boards of Canada
Geogaddi is a record for some sort of trial-by-fire, a claustrophobic, twisting journey that takes you into some pretty dark experiences before you reach the open air again.
Take a look inside this French pianist and composer’s studio, and share the insights on her inspirations
Rafael Anton Irisarri
Solastalgia (Room40)
… sublimation that dwells in states of transition and becoming…
For fans of dense post-ambient textures, dark soundscapes, and blissful drone
Prolific Dutch musician (from Rotterdam) lets us in on his process…
Deaf Center
Low Distance (Sonic Pieces)
… a welcome return replete with beauty, mystery and uncertainty…
Highly recommended for fans of reductionist pianism, isolationist ambience, coarse minimalism and granular spaciousness!
Michel Banabila, Louis Sterling, and Marty Hicks
Some absolutely gorgeous music from Holland, UK, and Japan… Don’t miss this!
Ô Lake, Richard Luke, and Alex Kozobolis
A look at some beautiful solo piano pieces…
A live performance captured at Daylight Music (hosted by the Union Chapel in London).
In the studio with Disasterpeace
Take a peek inside Richard Vreeland studio
12k Special
Stephen Vitiello & Taylor Deupree, Corey Fuller, M. Grig
The latest goodies from 12k
Tim Hecker
Anoyon (Kranky / Sunblind)
“Hecker’s processing moves in veiled ways, soft refractions and whispered shrouds […] evoking a sense of vaulted space, temples at dawn, shredded silk fluttering in the rafters…”
The Phonometrician
If I Died Tonight
… what memories would sound like if they were captured through sound…
Kuba Kapsa
Supersonic Moth (Denovali)
… a musical realization of a specific trait in human existence…
OKADA
Life is but an Empty Dream (n5MD)
… a need, a yearning, and an ache, that percolates to the surface…
The next chapter in OKADA’s never-ending multi-layered unfolding story
GLÖWR means miner in Welsh and this project is an exploration of the harshness and contrasts at the heart of a life lived underground.
Richard Skelton, Arovane + Porya Hatami, and Paul Prudence
… organic places, synthetic spaces, and textural sound design…
Peter Sandberg
Motion (Phases)
… falling in love with music is easy. Writing about such music is hard…
Sebastian Plano
Verve (Mercury KX)
Music isn’t just about sound;
The tone and phrasing are critical when it comes to writing music
A new modern classical favourite on Mercury KX
William Ryan Fritch
Time Curves So Subtly
… for fans of sprawling landscapes from the bird’s eye view…
Glacial Movements Special
Northaunt, Equal Stones, FRAME
… a trio of entries in the Italian label catalogue
The Pirate Ship Quintet
Emitter (Denovali)
… our process is much more about investigating and experimenting with the mechanics of music and the emotive result…
The group is back with another post-rock slammer on Denovali!
Richard Luke
Everything a Reason
“… the songs of confidence and strength, but also a fragility and drama…”
Hotel Neon
Vanishing Forms
“… like opening your eyes on the beach facing a boundless ocean…”
Julia Kent
Temporal (Leaf)
… plaintive cello lines floating over the metronomic rhythms [which] echo the passage of time…
A modern-classical weather forecast, for fans of cello and warm summer storms…
A Strangely Isolated Place
Reflection on 2018
Ryan Griffin’s favourite selections revisited for one more spin…
Lost Tribe Sound
For A Time We Felt Like Giants
This mix covers the last few years of output from the label and looks forward into unreleased material…
… a love letter to transience, fragility and analogue machines…
Rauelsson
Mirall (Sonic Pieces)
… a great sense of joy […] mirroring its melancholic base…
A gorgeous modern classical meets electronica release which will withstand the test of time!
Sean Curtis Patrick & Scott Campbell
Remembrances
Ruined photos with colours that smeared into beautiful abstractions…
Skee Mask
Compro (Ilian Tape)
The rhythm of a forgotten era gently glitches through the layers of effects […] The music’s beautiful, astute, and most of all, it is melodic.
One of the gems of electronica from 2018 – not to be missed!
“With some albums, you realize within a few seconds that here you have come across something really special…”
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Fade To Grey (A Strangely Isolated Place)
… on the isolation of individuals using (and often abusing) technology as a means of escapism…
Dennis Huddleston explores the outer reaches of our reality, “where social media has become a weak substitute for human interaction.“
Dmitry Taldykin
Dronarivm Showcase 2019
The founder of the label compiles a preview of the upcoming catalogue releases
Dag Rosenqvist
Headphone Commute Mix
Dag Rosenqvist returns to Headphone Commute with an eclectic selection of his favourite tunes.
Some honest thoughts on integration of music into your daily practice