Stray Theories
The Faded
“… there is optimism, but there is also some heartbreak; there is confidence, but there is also mistrust…”
Searching for n5MD
n5MD
Location: Oakland, US
Founded: 2000
An Oakland-based label run by Mike Cadoo specializing in ambient, IDM, and emotional electronica
Music For The Film Behind Closed Eyelids
In the first instalment of Headphone Commute’s Best of 2025, I gather my favourite selections of … Continued
Jason van Wyk
Inner (Horizon)
“… familiar melodies dissolve into stillness, inviting quiet reflection and deep listening…”
Jason van Wyk
Remnants
“… a hypnotising cocktail of spatial ambience and pulsating rhythms…”
ILUITEQ + Lorenzo Montanà
Noesi
“… according to the philosopher Plato […] the highest knowledge of the eternal forms or ideas…”
A Strangely Isolated Place
Reflection on 2023
An end-of-year celebration from Ryan Griffin of ASIP
Observatories, Ocoeur, Memorybell
… delicate, tape-treated textures for a stress-melting ambience …
In the studio with PCM
“… many notable artists release their music without the attention they deserve, and a lot of silly music has too much space…”