In honour of Piano Day, we've curated 'Fractals' - a compilation of 12 beautiful new pieces by brilliant composers & pianists from around the world. It's out TODAY in our Bandcamp store and you can find it wherever you stream music. Listen here: moderna.ampl.ink/fractals

On today’s episode of The Contemplative Podcast, Matt Emery chats with Clarice Jensen, an American cellist, a graduate of the Julliard School, and an artistic director of ACME: hcdi.gs/jensen cc: Matt Emery FatCat Records Miasmah recordings Dustin O'Halloran maxrichtermusic

PREMIERE: Enjoy a first listen to "Unity (Mike Lazarev CrO2 Reduction)", third in a series of reworks from the 2022 album 'Spirals' by Diana Yukawa ダイアナ 湯川 - a poignant study in ephemerality frozen in sonic amber by Mike Lazarev on 1631 Recordings / Sea Ash Records 🎧wp.me/p3urwr-6yN

An absolute privilege to chat w/ Adam Wiltzie for The Contemplative Podcast about A Winged Victory for the Sullen beginnings, soundtrack work & albums The Undivided 5 & Atomos aswell as upcoming shows at Barbican Centre this weekend + much more. You can listen via Headphone Commute or all your usual podcast apps.

“… I don’t like habits too much; it’s the variation and the not always knowing that makes the practice exciting…” Read Headphone Commute's "In the studio" feature with @ShahabiShida hcdi.gs/shida

VIDEO PREMIERE on Headphone Commute It’s always a real honor to be featured in one of the most representative blogs of new music and much more, one of my favorites Check it headphonecommute.com/2023/06/29/oli… XXIM Records HarrisonParrott Group Birdsong Music Publishing @Bechstein1853

I've got a brand new Contemplative Podcast for you! On today's episode Matt Emery chats with Daniel Inzani and Alex Hobbis of the Hidden Notes festival, which will take place this year in Stroud, Gloucestershire, on the 23rd and 24th of September: hcdi.gs/HiddenNotes

“… a familiar constant with changing surroundings creating a warm and emotionally moving piece…” EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE jim_perkins_ & Curve Ensemble "A Distant Sun" hcdi.gs/curve From the upcoming album "From the Deep", out on September 29th via Bigoandtwigetti

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“… I usually try to bring new elements to the process or deliberately limit myself to one instrument…” Today, we are in the studio with @HaniaRaniMusic bit.ly/3PB14KD Her new gorgeous album, "Ghosts", is out on October 6th via @GondwanaRecords.

“… a quiet, contemplative, and mysterious atmosphere, inspired by piano works of Erik Satie…” TRACK PREMIERE Steve Luck (Steve Luck) "Be Curious" headphonecommute.com/2023/11/23/ste… Taken from his same-titled album, self-released tomorrow, November 24th.

"... I generally use sound design and electronic elements to support or underpin the acoustic instruments..." Today, we're in the studio with jim_perkins_, a pianist, a composer, and a founder/curator of a London-based Bigoandtwigetti label. headphonecommute.com/2023/12/05/in-…

BEST OF 2023 Music For The Film Behind Closed Eyelids Denovali Records Bruno Sanfilippo / Onix FromtheMouthoftheSun Lost Tribe Sound ITAL TEK Planet Mu Deutsche Grammophon (DG) @_loscil_ @room40speaks krankyltd maxrichtermusic Snorri Hallgrímsson Moderna Records Tim Hecker Milan Records headphonecommute.com/best-of-lists/…

BEST OF 2023 Music For The Frosty Night When I Miss Your Warm Light BPMoore bvdub touched music hania rani Gondwana Records Heinali Injazero Records Valgeir Sigurðsson Bedroom Community Bigoandtwigetti Kjartan Holm ryuichi sakamoto Moderna Records headphonecommute.com/best-of-lists/…

HC'S BEST OF 2023 Music For Watching The Snow Slowly Fall In The Moonlight XXIM Records Boris Rogowski Fabrizio Paterlini Memory Recordings frances shelley HAUSCHKA City Slang Moderna Records Whales Records Sergio Díaz De Rojas Sophie Hutchings Mercury KX headphonecommute.com/best-of-lists/…

"... floating in a perpetual, ethereal and dreamy chord..." EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Cedric Vermue "Variations" headphonecommute.com/2024/02/02/ced…

“… an imaginative and quirky celebration of the forests’ colourful ecosystems…” EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Bell Chen (Belle Chen) "Kingdom Animalia" headphonecommute.com/2024/02/19/bel… Taken from her album "Ravel In The Forest", out via Platoon. Video by @dr_formalyst.

My new solo piano piece, which I composed on and titled as "Morning, January 1st", is out today on all of your favourite streaming platforms. It will be released as part of "Perceptions Vol.5" compilation with many beautiful piano tracks via Bigoandtwigetti on April 19th, 2024

I got a bit behind on updates, but here's a brand new refresher of the Contemplative Classical Playlist on Spotify courtesy of Matt Emery, showcasing his latest piece plus new music from jakoblindhagen, Alex Kozobolis, @danielelms, and yours truly: open.spotify.com/playlist/4tT4R…

“… a particular flavour of sonic tenderness which pulls on my heartstrings with a sombre reverberation of the keys…” EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE Otto A. Totland (Otto A. Totland) "Rift" headphonecommute.com/2024/05/15/ott… From his upcoming album, "Exin", out on June 14th via Nils Frahm's LEITER.