In the studio with Christine Ott
“Some ideas slip away, like beautiful shooting stars. Others, by dint of playing them, begin to structure themselves. But there are no rules…”
Searching for home normal
Home Normal
Location: London, Tokyo, Warsaw
Founded: 2009
Organic-minimal-electronic-folk record label curated by Ian Hawgood, co-run with Ben Jones, with design assistance from Jeremy Bible and Christian Roth. Originated from Tokyo, but relocated later to Warsaw, Poland.
Phil Tomsett
The Sound of Someone Leaving (with Aaron Martin)
“… absence is powerful…”
In the studio with David Toop
David Toop is an English musician, author, and professor of audio culture and improvisation.
Gastón Arévalo
Terrain
“… a rich soundtrack set amongst nature… “
Home Diaries
… an invitation to artists and musicians to create an album to document their personal experience during the lockdown or social distancing conditions…
Bruno Sanfilippo, John Hayes, Olivia Belli, and Julien Marchal
Four beautiful releases centred around solo piano
Slow Reels
Farewell Islands
… an arresting, fluorescing album that blends full-frequency dronescaping with a slow-burning ambient minimalism…
Amulets, Anne Müller, Chihei Hatakeyama
A trio of records highlighted from the late months of last year…
James Murray
No Ordinary Home
A mix celebrating Home Normal’s 10th anniversary