Headphone Commute
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Podcast Description
Free mixes created by and exclusively for Headphone Commute
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Floyd Kelley III - Microsound | Today's Headphone Commute podcast comes from Floyd Kelley III. This mix is almost exclusively composed of tracks from Taylor Deupree's 12k label and Richard Chartier's LINE imprint, both at the forefront of experimental, minimal and microsound evolution. Microsound music isn’t for everyone. It takes a disciplined ear and a lot of patience. Many pass it off as non-musical. Some consider it too high brow. It took me years to really learn to appreciate it. Microsound artists can be included in the same rankings as 20th-century composers such as John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulaz, Pierre Henry, and Pierre Schaeffer. The terms: field recording, minimalism, tape music, musique concrète, electroacoustic, and avant-garde immediately come to mind... For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Aria Rostami - Headphone Commute Mix | Aria Rostami signs on to Audiomoves and immediately brings glitchy pleasure to our thirsty ears. For this Headphone Commute Podcast, Rostami selects his favorite pieces, and shares his thoughts on each entry. Some pretty unexpected and unique tunes on here that will leave you wanting more... For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Roel Funcken - Foel Runcken's Waistbend Fall Mix | I'm very excited to share today's podcast with you!!! OK, three more exclamation points!!! Today we've got an exclusive, dirty, raunchy, grimey mix from the one and only Roel Funcken, tricking it up with glitch, dark IDM, and saw-tooth dubstep, plus a few more surprises here and there... You’re going to want to turn up the volume on this one, boys and girls... Trust me on this... Hope you feel the same! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Experimedia - Headphone Commute Mix | Along with our Experimedia Label Special currently running on Headphone Commute, we have a very special mix for you from the label! Featuring new and upcoming releases from many of our favorite and a few new labels, this 80-minute journey across ambient and experimental music is a perfect mid-week surprise! Something that is definitely needed on this end... Hope you feel the same! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cole Pierce - LAKE ODESSA | A long time contributor, a sonic curator, and musical journey vanguard, Cole Pierce, returns to Headphone Commute's podcast series with his latest auditory map – LAKE ODESSA. This latest installment is more than a mix – it is an extension to Pierce’s sound installation for the Born Digital Exhibition at CAM Raleigh, opening on January, 28th, 2012. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Optic Echo - Best Vinyl of 2011 | For this vinyl only mix, Mike Jedlicka of Optic Echo selects over 90 minutes of his favorite releases on wax for this Best Vinyl of 2011 journey. Full of incredible ambient soundscapes and modern classical marvels, Jedlicka crafts an itinerary worthy of repeat revisits and appropriate for another end of year celebration. Besides being a programming director at Portland Radio Authority where Jedlicka runs the Optic Echo Presents show, Mike also curates his label, Optic Echo Records. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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low light mixes – illusions of autumn | It still hasn't snowed on the east coast of the US. The temperature does dip below 30, but then there are days when it's over 50 degrees, and the sun is blaring into my studio, its warmth so strong I still haven’t turned on the heat. The trees have shed their withered leaves, but the earth is too warm for the flurries to stay. This latest mix from Dave Michuda is perfect for this morning. Titled Illusions of Autumn, the selector behind low light mixes takes you on an eclectic trip through Arve Henriksen, Daniel Lanois, Harold Budd, Steve Tibbetts, Maps and Diagrams and more... For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Richard Chartier – A Wintery Mix | Today we are honored to share with you a special mix from Richard Chartier. With numerous releases on his very own LINE, as well as 12k, Raster-Noton, Room40, Spekk, Die Stadt and many other experimental labels, Chartier is a highly regarded sound artist, manipulator and sculptor of ambient, minimal, and reductionist electronic music. I could continue spewing praise, but will opt for 'less is more' aesthetic, letting music speak for itself, in honor of the master. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PvC – Stillness | My good friend and accomplice in exploration of beautiful music, Peter van Cooten, returns to Headphone Commute to showcase some of his favorite selections from 2011. And what a great way to start off the year! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nils Frahm – Plagiat | Before the year is officially over, we manage to squeeze out yet another mix. This is our 70th podcast! If you are just discovering our mixes, it is time to subscribe via iTunes and download all of our previous releases! For this end of the year special, we are featuring a selection of tunes from Nils Frahm, collected for his friends and family, and now shared with you! With a touch of Christmas, Frahm winds down the year and warms up your hearts for this holiday season. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marsen Jules – Headphone Commute Mix | We've got another special treat for you today! Selecting his favorite tracks for his own headphone commute, Martin Juhls takes us on a journey through chilled out ambiance of pure arctic bliss. Just look at the track names from his selections: Frozen Signpost, Polar, Abandoned Wind, Radiant Ice. This is a perfect soundtrack for the incoming winter from one of our favorite artists on the scene. Please dress warm, and enjoy responsibly. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Orangewarrior – Chilled Dubstep Mix | It's getting chilly out there. Here's something to drop into your coffee as you wake up all hot-headed and ready to take on the world. Whether you want to chill out with these beats, or (as in my case) just waking up and need something to give you that tiny boost, I promise you will enjoy this mix from Orangewarrior. As the tired genre dips off further into the dance floor territory, the listeners at home have rightfully claimed their own branch. Call it post-dubstep, call it GhostStep, call it what you want... to us these are just 'afternoon mellow vibes of laid back beats and bass – bubbling away but never quite tipping over into the dancefloor area' Please enjoy responsibly. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vuurwerk - Vuurmix | Mixing it up a bit with some bass heavy post-dubstep and instrumental west-coast beats is a selection of tracks from a somewhat mysterious Belgian artist going by the name of Vuurwerk. With a four track EP under the belt, the ‘post-apocalyptic tree house’ / ‘whatever’ / ‘music made by a couple of kids’ surely got our attention piquing. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cole Pierce - WORD | Today we welcome back Cole Pierce for his fourth podcast on Headphone Commute to tickle our ears with is unique selection of obscure sounds that would otherwise have escaped us. WORD starts out rather dense, then chills out in the second half. Wildly eclectic with seamless continuity; WORD is mix of new wave, kosmische, IDM, dubstep, experimental pop, roots reggae, ambient, movie samples, found sound, and field recordings. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC – Time Released Sound | Today I am proud to share with you one of the mixes on which I have been working on for some time now. A special compilation showcasing Time Released Sound – a label run by Colin Herrick featuring hand made limited edition releases by Shaula, Fabio Orsi, Alessio Ballerini, Paper Relics, Maps And Diagrams, Antonymes, David Newlyn, Sonmi451, and many others! The only thing that describes this music better than words, is music itself – and so I created this continuous journey through the ambient textures of TRS in hopes that you will agree. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Field Rotation - Headphone Commute Mix | Welcome to another Headphone Commute Mix! I hope you’ve been enjoying the ride – I know I have! All this wonderful music turns into the soundtrack of my life! Today I am honored to host an exclusive mix from Christoph Berg, recording under the alias Field Rotation. As usual, much can be said about the music, but all becomes unnecessary when you simply turn it on. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ctrl_Alt_Dlt - Decibel Festival Preview | On today’s Headphone Commute Podcast we feature a very special mix from one of the performing artists at Seattle’s Decibel Festival, teasing you with a preview of things to come. The festival is only a few weeks away, but the party has already started! On this mix, Ctrl_Alt_Dlt showcases his favorite latest tunes, delivering a smooth hour-long exploration into some abstract tech-house and experimental beats. During the festival, Ctrl_Alt_Dlt will be hosting a very special Sweatbox Showcase along side Camea and Tim Xavier. But for now, here’s your preview for one of the most anticipating events of 2011 (at least on my calendar!) For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Debian Blak – Headphone Commute Mix | Welcome to the world of Debian Blak, where beats and bass copulate in a blissful marriage. Profiled in Headphone Commute’s Sound Bytes column on post-dubstep, Leeds-based Rowan Perkins has been turning heads in the community dominated by loyal followers of Mount Kimbie, James Blake, Flying Lotus, and friends. For this exclusive and very special mix, Perkins selects his favorite tracks for your Headphone Commute. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 9/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Orangewarrior - Headphone Commute Mix | I had quiet a busy weekend. A late Saturday night party left me stumbling through Sunday, half asleep and tired. At least I could keep my mind happy with this mix from Orangewarrior. Originally subtitled Bliss Drone Ambient Chill Mix the two hour mix features a selection of very ambient tunes that I regularly enjoy zoning out to, be it at home, or on the tube, says Duncan. Indeed, perfect for my dozing afternoon and this morning’s headphone commute. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - Sound Mind | It’s been nearly a year since I sat down to put together a mix of my own. For our 60th Headphone Commute podcast, I enter the world of sound, where stillness, space, and silence are just as important as frequencies and din. For over an hour I take you through an ambient journey that slowly swells over your restless mind and brushes away all your worries and stress. Mixed as a seamless continuous piece, the selections also serve as a virtual bookmark in time of compositions from my favorite artists. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the trip. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 8/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vinyl Matt – Raster-Noton Mix | Fans of clicks and glitch rejoice! Raster-Noton is in the house! Matt Storey, aka Vinyl Matt selects his favorite Raster-Noton cuts to create one of the most eclectic and challenging mixes on Headphone Commute, showcasing the label’s finest artists, such as Kangding Ray, SND, COH, Mika Vainio, Grischa Lichtenberger and of course, Alva Noto himself. With a few spoken-word records from Micro-Acoustics Demonstration Record, this 45-minute head-strip is a force to be reckoned with! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hibernate - Headphone Commute Mix | It’s a good morning to hibernate… If you haven’t yet noticed this wonderful micro-independent label from Hebden Bridge (West Yorkshire, UK), perhaps we can help… Hibernate is only two years old, but in its lifetime it managed to capture our attention with every single release. From Talvihorros to Mark Harris to Clem Leek, the artists from the label keep on surprising our ears, topping our charts, and capturing our hearts! Today we feature a very special mix of Hibernate releases, created by the man behind the label, Jonathan Lees. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ROX - Arising | Welcome to another exclusive Headphone Commute Mix! Today, I am especially excited to showcase one of my favorite genres in music – psybient / psychill. It’s no secret that I love the psychedelic morning beats, mixed with ethereal synthetic meditations on sound. So without further ado, we present you with a very special (and pretty long) mix by ROX. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mnemonic45 - First of May | Goce Gligurovski’s Spring Rain mix appeared on Headphone Commute back in May of 2010. A year later, Mnemonic45 returns to our podcast with a dedication to International Workers’ Day, commonly celebrated across Eastern Europe and the rest of the world in more than 80 countries. For this mix, Mnemonic45 takes us across his favorite jazzy electronica, gentle lo-fi glitch, and experimental ambiance, to set the mood right for any occasion. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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hungbunny - Headphone Commute Mix | Headphone Commute continues our mission of bringing you a variety of sounds from all corners of the world. Today we feature a podcast from hungbunny who has tirelessly been releasing his own, bi-weekly mixes, to a slowly growing audience. We hope that you like what you hear, and that this mix will make your morning, as it did ours. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A.P Headphone commute mix | Stockholm based Anders Peterson (A.P) is a sound designer, composer and an audio postproduction engineer, releasing music under a couple of aliases (relapxych.0, Skyscaper and Unknown caller). A.P also runs GS Mastering and Post, providing audio post solutions, and a record label called Ghost Sounds. For this exclusive Headphone Commute mix, Peterson selects a few of his own compositions, reworks and collaborations for a mesmerizing stroll down the corridor of his psyche... For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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DJ Snobo - TEARSUPSIDEDOWN | DJ Snobo, a Riga (Latvia) based selector, is back with another mix for Headphone Commute. This mysterious sonic journey through some abstract, leftfield, and obscure selections will surely keep you intrigued. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 6/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hidden Shoal Recordings - Another Place To Be | Australian label, Hidden Shoal Recordings, has been featured more than once on this site. In fact, we’ve recently celebrated label’s releases with our Sound Bytes : Hidden Shoal Special (read on our site), featuring reviews of the latest from Markus Mehr, Slow Dancing Society, Jumpel, and Antonymes. But the music speaks through sound, and not words. And so, without further ado, we present you with an exclusive mix of Hidden Shoal gems, put together by the man behind the label himself, Cam Merton. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Matt van Ax - Music For Crawling Through Abandoned Cities | Matt van Ax is a good ol' friend of mine. In the late 90s Matt spent countless hours perfecting his DJing skills, creating seamless transitions of perfectly beat matched tracks across the kick-drum pounding genres. And even after numerous gigs in the clubs and underground parties across the globe, he still spins till this day. For this special podcast I threw a challenge at him, and asked him to create a mix out of _my_ selections. Specifically, I wanted Matt to create a journey across my favorite albums selected for Headphone Commute's Best of 2010 : Music For Crawling Through Abandoned Cities. I supplied the albums, Matt supplied the mix. The result is an 80-minute incredibly hypnotic journey in ambient, deep, and dub techno styles. And the beat never stops. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 5/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yoja - Fly | Through a seemingly random occurrence I am introduced to some amazing new artists, in this almost magical mix by a mysterious Russian selector, known by the name of Yoja. The name of this special mix speaks all for itself, and through a 30+ minute journey, Yoja, “a true master of the mental acrobatics”, invites you on a pleasant flight. I leave you in his safe hands, as I run off to research some of these previously known to me names. Enjoy. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 5/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cole Pierce - Go Lightly | On this beautiful Sunday morning we are mesmerized by the storytelling qualities of Cole Pierce‘s latest mix. This is his third installment for Headphone Commute’s podcast, and we are definitely happy to host his selection of incredible tunes that otherwise would have never grazed these speakers. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shukry Adams - Rubickskeub | Shukry Adams returns to Headphone Commute’s podcast with his third installment! What can we say – we love his eclectic selection… He makes our ears go “woot?” :) There are no words to describe this journey, although Adams certainly has tried, occasionally inventing his own genres along the way. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mike Jedlicka - Fleeting Desolation: Optic Echo's Headphone Commute Mix | This vinyl only mix by Optic Echo‘s founder Mike Jedlicka was formulated to represent where the light and dark meet at the first flicker of dawn. You’ve been awake all night with a feeling of a constant undertow pulling the world away, a premonition of something unknown to come. A vague hallucination of old memories and new dreams melding together to form something distinct. Relax, take a deep breath, and get your anxiety in check. Shed your winter skin and embrace the spring with whatever it brings. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Beat Oracle Presents Headphone Commute: Particles | In our continuous devotion to bringing good music to your ears, Headphone Commute has partnered with The Beat Oracle for this special podcast. The Beat Oracle is a radio show, broadcasting weekly out of Columbus, Ohio, on Saturdays at 6pm on WCRS, 98.3 and 102.1FM radio. For over a decade, The Beat Oracle has thrived on presenting the listeners around the globe with the best in Future Music. The show continues its dissemination of futuristic and forward-thinking beats with this entry into Headphone Commute’s collection of cloudcasts. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Easily Embarrassed - 4 Years Like Yesterday | The Easily Embarrassed project is a Netherlands group consisting of three electronic musicians – Jeffrey van der Schilden, Nick van der Schilden, and Peter Spaargaren. The crew have been producing for the past four years, releasing full length albums and EPs on labels like Cardamar, Cosmicleaf and Soundmute. For this Headphone Commute podcast, Easily Embarrassed collect their personal favorites from each year, arranged into a continuous mix for your listening pleasure. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pleq - Headphone Commute Mix | Today we are excited to present you with an exclusive mix from Warsaw based producer, Bartosz Dziadosz, known to the world of IDM and electronica simply as Pleq. Comprised mostly of original tracks and remixes from many favorite artists, such as offthesky, Nebulo, Spyweirdos and others, the mix takes you through a somber trip of ups and downs. And although it’s nearly impossible not to mention the devastating disaster in Japan, the music reminds us that life is fragile, and every single moment should be savored as if it was our last. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Access To Arasaka - In:spire | While I could have made a mix of songs that made me want to become a musician, it seemed like a better idea to make one of songs that keep that feeling alive in me. These are tracks that I listen to while watching the sun mutate on its descent behind distant cirrus clouds, the day’s slow closing played out in the colors of autumn, streaked with trails from departing jets and shuttles. This is what I listen to while waiting at a red light in the city, my eyes tracing the sporadic flight paths of moths under the street lights. These are some of the songs that keep me inspired, and always will. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Access To Arasaka - Re:pose | There are moments when one can feel claustrophobic in their own skin, when the world seems too vast, when the road to the future feels too complex. There are moments when you need to focus, when you need to meditate, when you simply want to remove yourself from the sum of all things. This is a collection of songs that do exactly that for me. This is for calming your overactive thought process, closing your eyes and drifting, and ultimately rebooting yourself. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Snobo - A Rest From Intention | Today's feature Headphone Commute mix by Snobo, titled A Rest From Intention, is a totally horizontal selection of achingly beautiful electroacoustic works, with some old but evergreen ambient post-rock favorites thrown in for a good measure. Otherworldly in general, epic in places, and sometimes intimately lovely. Mixed on a late chilly night, under influence of volcanic ashes flying a few miles above the ground. As usual in such cases, no driving or operating machinery is advised; horizontal position, low lights and Shoyeido (preferably Kin-Kaku) are recommended. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Alaska - Aheverse | James Alaska is a London based composer, producing intricate and delicate noise-infused soundworks as The Alaska None, using lo-fi obfuscated fragments from vinyl and tape which are muted, contorted and re-contextualized. In this mix, Alaska attempts to create an effortless flow of ambient soundscapes, creating a sense of contemplative narrative. Here's an hour long mix of drones and ambient textures that have inspired Daniel through the years. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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riverrun – inspirations | Daniel Land has quietly descended on these pages with his ambient project, riverrun, at the end of 2010. His slow evolving explorations of sound in Pentimento drenched our studios in dense layers of sound, and a profound state of being. It seems that Land set off to create a record in a vacuum of influences. But alas, even a blank palette has its inspirations. Here's an hour long mix of drones and ambient textures that have inspired Daniel through the years. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PvC - Dawn Secrets | Peter van Cooten has been involved in music for over 50 years now. Based out of Utrecht, Holland, Peter has been feeding his passion for ambient music by consuming the sounds ranging from Klaus Schulze, to Tangerine Dream, to Bill Laswell and of course, Brian Eno. After being invited to compile a mix for Dutch Nation Radio, Peter became interested in creating inner worlds of music through layered collages of his favorite tracks. In the last decade, Peter has been publishing mixes on his Ambient Blog, and today we are proud to feature a mix, carefully crafted exclusively for Headphone Commute. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - Best of Modern Classical 2010 - Part Two | Your wait is over! After last week’s Part One of Headphone Commute’s Best of Modern Classical 2010, I am back with the second half of this mix. A little less strings, a little more piano this time, this selection of tracks goes perfectly with today’s Music For Watching The Snow Slowly Fall In The Moonlight. Featuring my favorite tracks from my favorite modern classical albums of 2010, Part Two, subtitled Ascending Into Spirit, takes you on a journey into unknown, and brings you back to the source. As usual, the music speaks better than words, so I’ll let the artists do the talking. Thank you for all of your support! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - Best of Modern Classical 2010 - Part One | Another year in music has passed. How do I celebrate all of the great releases? Best of 2010 lists featuring some of my favorites is one thing, but how do I share the actual feelings that the music evokes? Well here it is! The first part of the mix selecting some of my absolute favorite pieces from ambient, neo-classical, and modern classical releases. Just look at the tracklisting! I spent countless hours perfecting this mix, so I hope you enjoy, and spread the word! Part two is on the way!!! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clem Leek - Cold Air | Well, it’s that time of the year. The crowds gather in shopping malls across the globe to drop some cash on their beloved. The cold air strips the branches off their dead leaves. The minds reflect on all of their accomplishments throughout the year. And the snow slowly falls. To help you gather your being into contemplative state of mind, we present you with our last Podcast of 2010 from Clem Leek. On this exclusive mix for Headphone Commute, Clem selects his favorite ambient and modern classical pieces from some of our all time favorite artists. We really enjoyed this one, and we hope you do as well! Happy Holidays! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Selffish - Reference Point | Born in Riga, Latvia, Andrew Eigus has been producing electronic music as Selffish since 2002. Laced with field recordings of the Baltic landscapes, his releases have appeared on +371 Records and one of the most popular electronic net labels, Thinner. For this special Headphone Commute podcast, Eigus creates a cinematic mix, featuring his favorite releases from Thinner and its now defunct sublabel, Autoplate. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 12/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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DJ Walkman - Varpa | You know DJ Walkman, don’t you? He is one half of the Lithuanian netlabel team, Sutemos, that brought us some of our favorite artists through the critically acclaimed Intelligent Toys series! Today, DJ Walkman takes off his managing hat, and puts on a pair of DJ headphones to bring you one of the finest mixes featuring all of our favorite releases from Warp Records! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Subheim - Headphone Commute Mix | Welcome to another exclusive mix from Headphone Commute! On this first day of November we bring you a gorgeous journey into the subconscious mind of Subheim. Both, uplifting and dark, this musical exploration, will take you into other worlds, real and imagined. It’s always nearly impossible to describe the music featured by our podcast contributors – and it is especially difficult to capture all of the beauty conveyed through the sounds of Subheim. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 11/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Papercutz - Dream Scores | This weekend we are proud to present you with another mix from one of our favorite artists – papercutz. Bruno Miguel has put together something incredibly special, exclusively for Headphone Commute readers and listeners – a journey across his favorite film scores that has been immaculately selected, arranged and mixed. This is a very exciting one – a lot of love went into this production, and you will hear it from the very first note! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 10/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Low Light Mixes - pno 2010 | If you have enjoyed our last entry from Low Light Mixes, The Landscape Listens, then you’re in for another amazing treat! Following on the footsteps of last week’s mix, Exponents Of The Guitar, it’s not a mere coincidence that today we turn towards the piano. Today’s podcast, pno 2010, is a selection of contemporary and modern classical compositions featuring our favorite instrument - piano. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 9/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Muttley - Exponents Of The Guitar | Muttley is a self-described freelance writer, mixtape creator, promoter and archivist, who has created mixes for a variety of sites and podcast stations in the past. This time, he’s got an exclusive mix for Headphone Commute listeners, compiling tracks that use guitar as the prominent instrument. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 9/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Low Light Mixes – The Landscape Listens | Today we’re presenting to you one of our favorite ambient journeys from Low Light Mixes. Although this mix was made in the dead of winter, we still feel that its calm nature can soothe away your daily worries, stress and aches. It definitely hits the spot on this side of the mixing board. Here’s Dave Michuda talking about the inspiration behind the mix: It’s the dead of winter, just trying to outlast the snow and cold, trying to make it to spring break. The music in this mix has a sort of lonely winter feel to it. The tracks are not too dark or depressing, they just seem to conger up images of vast, snowy landscapes. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 8/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cole Pierce - Zombies and Vampires | After his previous appearance on Headphone Commute with an excellent modern classical mix, Later, Cole Pierce returns with a grab-bag of soothing summer tunes that cut through the heat, your ears, and your heart. Just like the last time, this mix is actually in two parts: Zombies and Vampires, presented here in one piece for your enjoyment. Expect the unexpected, smolder and rejoice! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 7/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shukry Adams - kw1v3r | After sharing with the commuters his previous mix, Ethereal Cinematicism, Shukry Adams returns with an edgier side of his likings. Listeners should expect to get enveloped in drone, noise, and even douchestep, in this slowly evolving, hour long journey. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 7/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Arkady – But I- | I’m pretty psyched up to get this mix out into your ears! This one has been in the making for quiet some time, and it is finally here! Get ready for some dark IDM, massive dubstep and raging drum’n'bass. If you haven’t heard this type of music before, then I’d be proud to introduce you to this style via Headphone Commute! So turn this up, and get ready to have your head blown off!!! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 6/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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bvdub – 2 hours and 20 years | This weekend we have another outstanding mix for you! 2 hours and 20 years has been put together by Brock Van Wey, releasing under bvdub, exclusively for Headphone Commute. It is indeed special, since this is Brock’s first mix made in 15 years with moments of elation. It was made on a 2-hour morning bus ride from Shanghai, where Brock reflected on the last 20 years immersed in electronic music. Carried by his emotional ups and downs, the mix incorporates a verity of tracks along the memory lane. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 6/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sysyphe - Under the Wood | This weekend we are very excited to bring you a chilled out, psybient mix by Philip Contamin, who records some lush downtempo under the name of Sysyphe. Check out his debut album, Running Up That Hill released on French Hadra Records. We’ve been meaning to introduce you to some of our favorite psychill artists for a while! So it’s a pleasure to have an artist select his [and our] favorite releases from labels like Aleph Zero, Space Baby, Blue Hour Sounds, and of course, Ultimae. Hope this takes you on a journey! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 6/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC – Oceanica | Sun... Ocean... Calmness... Being in a meditative state of mind, attempting to clear out all thoughts and rid myself of negative energy, I put together a mix to compliment my breathing. As the water sways in waves, so does my breath, and so does everything else. Rotations... Cycles... Beginnings... This ambient mix with a touch of dub is meant to relax your mind and take the stress away. Use it as a simple tool to bring peace into your restless soul... For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 5/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ruckspin – Ranking Studio Mix | About two years ago, Rob Booth of Electronic Explorations has introduced me to the new sound of dubstep. I’ve heard the wobbly sound of the London underground before. But this was something else. Cinematic, ethereal, and incredibly organic, with a rumbling bass and a syncopated beat. I was immediately in love with the output of Ranking Records. Artists like Ruckspin, Quark, and Planas have immediately grabbed my attention, and I’ve been a fan ever since. I am especially excited about this installment of our podcast featuring a special showcase mixed by Ruckspin of the label’s latest forthcoming and unreleased tracks. Your neurons are about to get very excited. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 4/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC – Our Shelter, Our Tomb | I am very excited to share this special mix with you! I originally put it together back in February, after I was finished with Headphone Commute’s Best of 2009. It was intended as a follow up to my popular Modern Classical Mix, featuring my favorite selections from 2009. The mix quickly became dark, nostalgic, and bleak. Originally featured on the truly wonderful Fluid Radio back in March, here it is, finally, for your enjoyment! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 4/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Overcast Sound – April Ambient Mix | Canadian deep-techno duo, Michael Pettit and Jamie Drouin, producing under the moniker Overcast Sound, create "introspective compositions built from fragments of field recordings, oblique references to dub rhythms, and sweeping cinematic textures..." They have recently released a 3-track EP, Untitled 12 on Untitled and After label, which is highly recommended for fans of DeepChord, Quantec, bvdub, and anything on echospace [detroit] label. Mmm… did I get your taste buds wet? Then you will enjoy this showcase! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 4/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cole Pierce - Later | This week we bring you a wonderful selection of modern classical and experimental pieces as compiled by Cole Pierce. Later was originally produced in a unique edition of 60 CDs, featuring a poem by Tyler Carter and packaged with the playlist printed on found paper and were distributed to Cole Pierce’s mix CD mailing list in January of 2010. The ongoing multiples project (since 2004) consists of mixed CDs produced and mailed about twice a year. Cole Pierce is a Chicago based artist making paintings and video installations, holds an MFA in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern (2007). Check out his work and download more of his mixes at colepierce.com and also at his blog – prestosamo.blogspot.com. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 3/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - At Home With Home Normal | In the first few months of 2010, Ian Hawgood, the owner of Home Normal, bombarded my mailbox with envelopes full of promos, and my ears with sublime ambient bliss. In 2009, Hawgood managed to publish eight releases, and this year he’s already on the way with another five! I spent a whole weekend enveloped in drones, early morning soundscapes, and experimental ambient music. And then I came up with a way to thank Ian. The following is a one hour mix composed entirely out of my favorite selections from Home Normal releases. It’s a perfect label sampler, if you will, showcasing the artist roster from one of the important, up and coming labels. | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shukry Adams - Ethereal Cinematicism | Hailing from South Africa, Shukry Adams mixes up his favorite selections of beautiful ambient, modern classical, drone, and dark ambient selections. Just look through the track listing to get a feel of the incoming wave of music which will cradle you for close to an hour. Broadcasting through the slow internet connections, Adams explains: I tried to create a soundtrack-esque atmosphere and sometimes subtle layering to create mood and to fluctuate the listener's emotions. I could tell you more, but in this case music speaks louder. | 2/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mr. Tom - Polar | It's a chilly early morning, and I my feet sink into the hard shell of a snow that built up over the night. The sun warms my face, but the air is crispy and dry. I hurry towards my destination, in time with the beat, on my headphone commute. The music compiled in this mix by Mr. Tom features some of my favorite ambient dub and ambient techno artists, like Vladislav Delay, Lulu Rouge, Yagya, Trentemoller, and Gas, so I couldn't resist from sharing it with you. Appropriately titled Polar, the music wraps cold and empty white noise, into deep thumps of the bass and endless delays, so characteristic of the genre. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - DSM-IV-TR | As my mood shifts from one plane to another, and the music bombards my ears with various styles, tones and rhythms, it's hard to stay grounded to just one genre. Today, I feel like glitching along with IDM. Tomorrow, I bop my head to hard pounding techno. In anger, evil drum'n'bass takes over my soul, then collapses in half-time to the vibrations of dubstep. How do I capture all of these swings in one swooping hour? For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 2/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jasper TX - From Midnight To Sunlight | Another exclusive mix prepared for Headphone Commute! This time, it's Dag Rozenqvist, aka Jasper TX, mixing up his favorite tracks to keep you warm in the night... In the past few years, Rozenqvist has really stepped up in his production of dark ambient and acoustic drone pieces. Jasper TX 2008 release on Miasmah, titled Black Sleep, received critical acclaim from all purveyors of minimalism. Last year, collaborating with Anduin, he released The Beinding Of Light (SMTG Limited, 2009), as well as one of my favorite albums of the year, Singing Stones (Fang Bomb, 2009). For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 1/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - Organic Ambient | OK. I screwed up... A year ago, right about this time, I made a set of mixes to showcase my favorite artists and releases of 2008. These were the Intelligent Breakcore and Modern Classical mixes that I already have shared with you on Headphone Commute. But there was one more that I have failed to publish. I can come up with many excuses for this - some of them are valid - hard drive crash has sent me on an agonizing search for backed up files across multiple media. But now the mix is here, and you can finally enjoy, before 2009 rolls over into another decade! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 12/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hecq - Mixtape One | Oi oi oi! Do I have a treat for you! I'm about to set off for a two week vacation, but before I go, I want to present you with an amazing mix from none other than Ben Lukas Boysen, aka Hecq! As you could have already guessed from these pages, I am a big fan of Hecq's dark and crunchy IDM and his amazing modern classical compositions. I usually end up including at least one of his tracks in most of my mixes. In the beginning of this year I sang praise to his latest album, Steeltongued (Hymen, 2009), following up with Two and a Half Questions With Hecq. In 2008, his Night Falls (Hymen, 2008) album arrived at Tier 1 of our Absolute Musts, in Headphone Commute's Best of 2008. And when I revisited the Top 50 of 2007, his album, 0000 (Hyman, 2007) showed up on the list once again. Even the owner of Tympanik Audio, Paul Nielsen, has revealed that he would be honored to have a release by Hecq on his label, in our Tympanik Audio Label Profile. Enough said? For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 10/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - Modern Classical | The original purpose behind this mix was to compile some of my favorite modern classical recordings of 2008. As I progressed through adding tracks one after another, this one hour compilation turned into a journey, full of dark passageways, creaking stairways, and dusty light. Traversing the abandoned cathedral that houses this sound, one can imagine unlocking cobweb doors to reveal sighing ghosts and distant echoes. The mood changes from dark to light, from evil to beautiful, from present to nostalgic. I have finally decided to share this music, because the featured artists here deserve recognition and my highest regards. Thanks to all the participating artists and labels who allowed me to include their work! For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 8/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HC - Intelligent Breakcore | This mix has been in the making for quiet some time. Maybe not in its actuality, but at least in my head. It all started when I was compiling Headphone Commute's Best of 2008 list at the end of December last year. I wanted to select some of my favorite tracks and create hour-long sessions. That lead into separation of genres into Modern Classical, Organic Ambient, and this one, Intelligent Breakcore. Of course, I'm about six months overdue now, but that only allowed me for squeeze in a few of 2009 releases. A-n-y-w-a-y... Here's for your pleasure sixty minutes of uninterrupted intelligent and dark goodness from some of my favorite labels. Enjoy, and if you like it, let me know, I'll post the other two mixes up here. For full track listing and more information about this mix, please visit headphonecommute.com | 7/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 71 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Music For Introspective Rides
I have yet to download a mix that has disappointed me from HC.
From harsh breakcore to dubstep to microhouse to airy ambient, each podcast seems to further explore the realms of ear tickling frequencies.
Highly recommended.
Great way to discover artists!!
Since I discovered Headphone Commute, I've been loving the free mixes. They've been a great resource for sampling artists' music. And HC always gets great talent for you to hear. Many hours at work have been spent writing code to these mixes. The podcast has made it that much simpler to get the mixes, too....thanks HC!!!
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It is a fitting title. A apair of headphones and a long commute with trandscendent (or sidereal) music, yes... When these elements are gaurded by an worthy mind surley GATES WILL OPEN!
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