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DecemberDec 27 Sunday 09
Headphone Commute's Best of 2009
Three more lists from Headphone Commute's Best of 2009 have been published on the main site!
Music For Crawling Through Abandoned Cities
Music For Withered Leaves And Lonely Fishtanks
Music For Kicking Your Brain Back Into The Groove
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DecemberDec 23 Wednesday 09
Headphone Commute’s Best of 2009
Headphone Commute's Best of 2009 lists are being published one per day on our main site. Be sure to visit and check out the currently revealed lists:
Music For The Film Behind Closed Eyelids
Music For Bending Light And Stopping Time
Music For Awakened Spirits And Open Minds
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DecemberDec 21 Monday 09
Headphone Commute’s Best of 2009
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DecemberDec 19 Saturday 09
Reflections on 2009 : Simon Scott
Simon Scott stops by to share his thoughts on music in 2009. It must be a great year for Simon. Late last year he launched his own label, Kesh Recordings, kicking off with a compilation 88 Tapes, featuring some of my favorite ambient and experimental artists. This year, …
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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 …
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DecemberDec 18 Friday 09
Reflections on 2009 [part 1]
We still have some time until the end of the year, and I'm in no rush to publish my list of favorite releases. Meanwhile, you guys are doing a great job at submitting Your Votes! These will be tabulated and aggregated at the end of the year to present the Reader's …
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DecemberDec 16 Wednesday 09
Monolake - Silence (Imbalance Computer Music)
It goes like this. I wake up in my abandoned shelter made of found brick and metal scraps. It's been raining for over a month now. But the water collecting in the corners is undrinkable. It is full of ash and oily fluid. There is only one way out of here. I step outside …
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Two and a Half Questions with Robert Henke
The story on the liner notes of Silence - where is that from?
I wrote it by myself. I like to play with my imagination, and fragments of stories help me finding a topic or a common color for an album. Sometimes when making music these stories just arrive and if I am in …
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DecemberDec 14 Monday 09
Clint Mansell - Moon (Black Records)
There is something peculiar about soundtracks. This is music composed specifically for the moving images on the screen. But why should it be limited to film, and not accompany the daily scenes of life or stunning visuals behind my eyelids. I close the door behind me and …
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Two and a Half Questions with Clint Mansell
Describe your process of composing a soundtrack.
I am becoming more discerning with my choice of project.Initially,I worked on any job I was offered-primarily for experience and knowledge about film and its music requirements from a composers view...I've kissed a lot of …
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DecemberDec 13 Sunday 09
50 (MORE!) Albums, EPs and Compilations of 2008
Hold up, hold up. Rewind selector! Before I attempt to sit down and put together my list of favorite albums of 2009, I must pay homage to the music that slipped past me in the year before. I have said this time and again - there is simply way too much music! Every year, …
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DecemberDec 12 Saturday 09
20 Compilations and Mixes of 2009 [part 2]
Here are ten more entries to complete Headphone Commute's 20 Compilations and Mixes of 2009. I've been trying to get these off of my chest for a whole year! Now that I'm finally sharing these recommendations with you, I feel much better. There is an amazing selection of …
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DecemberDec 6 Sunday 09
20 Compilations and Mixes of 2009 [part 1]
Compilations are notoriously difficult to cover. Usually, when I write an article on a collection of tracks, I spend some time capturing a specific theme or concept that the volume is made up of, and then feverishly rattle off the contributors. It’s tough to …
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DecemberDec 5 Saturday 09
Best of 2009 – Your Votes
December is here. Can you believe it? A year of music already gone. A DECADE of music, if you will, is behind us. And something barely audible is already stretching its tentacles into 2010 to begin another trend. But before we leap into the new year, I think it’s time …
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NovemberNov 29 Sunday 09
Richard Anthony Jay - This Is What I Live For (Burning Petals)
This beautiful release may be Richard Anthony Jay's debut album but he is not some fresh, precocious new talent that's popped up out of nowhere. Richard has been working in the music industry for 20 of his 37 years. He's worked as a studio engineer in London, arranged …
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Two and a Half Questions with Richard Anthony Jay
After 20 years in the music industry, working mostly behind the scenes, Richard Anthony Jay recently decided to step forward into the spotlight with his wonderful debut album of warm and stirring neo-classical music, This Is What I Live For. Here, Richard reflects on …
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NovemberNov 27 Friday 09
20 EPs of 2009 [part 2]
Finally published part 2 of this writeup! Sorry for the delay.
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NovemberNov 14 Saturday 09
20 EPs of 2009 [part 1]
As the year draws to a close, and I start thinking about the upcoming Best of 2009 list, I realize that I haven’t properly covered some 12? singles, EPs and mini albums. These tend to fall off my reviewing queue, mostly because in some cases it’s difficult to do a …
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OctoberOct 23 Friday 09
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 …
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OctoberOct 21 Wednesday 09
Vladislav Delay - Tummaa (Leaf)
Listening to Tummaa requires preparation. At least, it requires knowledge of the intent behind this album. Let me set the stage. The intent is 'darkness'. And this is its music. Tummaa reflects the mood recreated by Sasu Ripatti, composing under the moniker Vladislav …
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