Searching for Planet Mu
Planet Mu
Location: London, UK
Founded: 1998
A label run by Mike Paradinas constantly pushing the boundaries of electronic music. At Headphone Commute we celebrate its entire catalog!
In the studio with µ‑Ziq
“… I used to lust after the synthesisers and samplers I read about in magazines, but now everything that comes bundled with Logic seems to be more than enough…”
William Ryan Fritch
Polarity
“… reflecting on the many calamitous water crises affecting life on this planet…”
Pan Sonic, Brian Eno, and Otto A Totland
To celebrate HC’s 15th birthday, I am highlighting albums I covered 15, 10, and 5 years ago!
Haythem Mahbouli
The Great Flood
“… the future of a hostile Earth wherein humanity itself faces extinction…”
Kasper Bjørke Quartet
Requiem
“Requiem represents an end but also a new beginning […] for mankind and for our planet…”
Siavash Amini & Eugene Thacker
A Quiet Glow (For Chūya Nakahara)
“… the idea of the fragility of the human being…”
Pascal Schumacher
Luna
“… a quiet, dimmed-lights meditative journey with hints of nostalgia…”