Taken from 'Endling' by Qasim Naqvi
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Endling

Qasim Naqvi - Plastic Glacier

mystik spiral is an imaginary soundtrack mix of some older and recent tracks by hermine exploring the depths of moods, meandering between field recordings, experimental tracks and ambient sounds, spoken word and drone.

Gatekeeper Radio Presents: Mystik Spiral by Hermine 31/01/25

This track is part of an EP called Moss Garden, to be released later this year.

In the afternoon the birds are back. Lately ravens and crows gather around, waiting for the winter to end. In our garden their rasping songs drown the dwellers tune, sending out a melancholic message of past times. Mysterious.

Birds

Three different spots in the woods where the melting snow was raining and falling from the trees

Trois différents endroits dans le bois où la neige tombe des arbres en pluie et en paquets...

250316 · Bois de Toulx (Creuse, France) · Melting Snow Variations

Il y a toujours eu un piano à la maison. Mon oncle Pascal en jouait parfois, ma mère à de rares occasions. Moi je n'ai jamais "appris", mais j'écoutais, m'aventurais parfois à pianoter quelques notes… Ce que j'ai continué à faire jusqu'à aujourd'hui, écouter beaucoup, pianoter un peu. Il y a toujours un piano ici qui ne sert pas beaucoup, avec sous chaque touche cette sorte d'émotion latente, particulière, au potentiel immense, qui ne demande qu'à être activée par un toucher sensible. Et cela tout le monde en est capable, musicien-ne ou pas. D'où cette idée de faire un mix spécial Piano Day, avec un maximum de contributions originales enregistrées pour l'occasion. J'ai lancé des invitations à participer, trouvé un bon micro à prêter - merci Yvan! - et enregistré quelques beaux moments, la plupart improvisés (ou presque). Parmi les participant-e-s, il y a des ami-e-s dont la musique n'est pas forcément la pratique principale (ou le piano pas forcément l'instrument de prédilection) et d'autres que je ne connais pas mais dont la musique m'a touché lors de mes pérégrinations internautiques... Ci-dessous la playlist, et encore plus bas des liens pour suivre les artistes qui vous auront le plus fait vibrer. Bonne écoute!

Photo: session studio avec Jann Dūne, 25 mars 2025

Playlist :
Antonin De Bemels - Ceux qui restent, module piano 1
Eva Koliopoulou - Η Μνημειώδης Απόδραση του Οράτιου Σουώρτς
Antonin De Bemels - La douceur (piano solo), variation
Hughes Devos - 17 mars impro I
Lucy Claire - Dear Shadows
Antonin De Bemels - Ceux qui restent, module piano 5
Marco Lucchi - [year's end] Farewell
Haroun - Sirène inversée
Mr. Pepper aka A.Sh feat. Edward Burton - Moent
Antonin De Bemels - Ceux qui restent, module piano 3
Boris Gronemberger - About Luc
David Christophe - 21 mars impro IV "si tu m'entends"
Marco Lucchi - Music for a film to come
Antonin De Bemels - La douceur (piano solo), thème principal
Olivier Taskin - 25 mars impro XII
Lucy Claire - Willow
Hughes Devos - 17 mars impro II
Jann Dūne - Birds in the Attic (25 mars, prise 4)
Olivier Taskin - 25 mars impro V
Juju - 15 mars impro "constellation"
Lucy Claire - Nettle
Julie Nayer - 15 novembre 1993
Olivier Taskin - 25 mars impro III
David Christophe - 21 mars impro III "sans filet"
Rachel Langlais - Latinitas
Antonin De Bemels - La douceur (piano solo), final
Olivier Taskin - 25 mars impro IV
Hughes Devos - 17 mars impro III
Rachel Langlais - Institutioni
Olivier Taskin - 25 mars impro IX
David Christophe - 21 mars impro I "départ"
Antonin De Bemels - Jour de neige
Olivier Taskin - 25 mars impro VI

Pour approfondir :
Antonin De Bemels (Bruxelles) -> https://antonindebemels.bandcamp.com
Eva Koliopoulou (Athènes) -> https://soundcloud.com/eyaklp
Hughes Devos (Bruxelles) -> https://thinconsolation.bandcamp.com/album/la-place-des-yeux
Lucy Claire (Londres) -> https://soundcloud.com/lucyclaire
Marco Lucchi (Modena) -> https://soundcloud.com/marcolucchi
Edward Burton (Saint-Petersbourg) -> https://soundcloud.com/edwardburton
Alexey Shlykov (Saint-Petersbourg) -> https://soundcloud.com/alexey-shlykov
Boris Gronemberger (Bruxelles) -> https://www.riverintolake.com
David Christophe (Bruxelles) -> https://davidlundmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ever
Jann Dūne (Bruxelles) -> https://soundcloud.com/nina-sky-w-k-coeur
Julie Nayer (Bruxelles) -> https://cimarra.be/julie-nayer/
Olivier Taskin (Bruxelles) -> https://soundcloud.com/olitaski
Rachel Langlais (Saint-Arnoult) -> https://unjenesaisquoi.bandcamp.com/album/dothe

Mélancolie douce XXVIII (Spéciale Piano Day)

From the album Layers of Afternoon, Available June 13, 2025 on Western Vinyl
Pre-order / Listen https://lnk.to/layersofafternoon

Bandcamp

WV283 - Goldmund - Before I Sleep

I’ve been mesmerised with the sound of Deaf Center since the very beginning. I think it’s been more than 20 years now since their Neon City EP was released on Type. This is way before I even knew that behind the project was a Norwegian duo who started making music together as friends. This is before I knew their names to be Erik K Skodvin and Otto A. Totland. Before I listened to, admired, and celebrated their solo works on here. And, before I met each one in person, and of course, before we naturally became friends. This is precisely why, when it came to launching Headphone Community and deciding on who I should profile there from the start, I reached out to Erik and his partner Monique Recknagel (who runs Sonic Pieces imprint) to pitch them this idea (it was actually when I visited their mi-so shop in Berlin). This is why Erik is the currently featured artist for the month of May on Headphone Community (join for just $1 for an intimate journey!), and this is why I am premiering this track for you today. It’s been another long period of silence for Deaf Center, but the two long-form pieces on Reverie clearly show that they have not put their collaboration on hold. If anything, it has only evolved into a hypnotic meditation on Otto’s keys and Erik’s strings, guitar, effects, and atmospherics, designed for a very deep listening session. The recordings actually come from a live performance in October 2024 in Rabih Beaini’s studio, Morphine Raum in Berlin, during the 15th anniversary celebration of Sonic Pieces. This is less of an improvisation and more of a dialogue between the two friends who haven’t spoken in a while. It is truly magical, and I only wish I could be there to experience it live.

In “Rev”, deeply effected piano motifs reverberate and echo in the depths of the room, evolving through looping and electronics into a blissful, mesmerising cloud of (dis)harmony. The sound is reminiscent of the 7inch “Vintage Well” mixed with the basic elements of 2011’s “Owl Splinters”. […] The immediate duality of the two performers has rarely been so strongly felt, Totland’s deep melodic feeling is underscored by Skodvin’s abstract ambience and processing. Dark versus light, loud versus quiet – this has always been at the core of what makes Deaf Center a special project.

TRACK PREMIERE : Deaf Center - Rev (excerpt)

For over two decades, the Osnabrück duo of Stephan Otten and Oliver Klemm has inhabited the sacred intersection of Krautrock's motorik pulse, ambient's expansive consciousness, and contemporary electronica's limitless possibility. Their approach to composition mirrors the architectural precision I've celebrated in my previous coverage on HC, where each element serves both structural and emotional purposes. In the liminal hours between consciousness and dream, Sankt Otten crafts sonic territories that feel both ancient and impossibly futuristic. "Die Gute Fee War Schon Da" (The Good Fairy Was Already There) emerges from their forthcoming album Tote Winkel like a meditation on synthetic breath. Long sighs and deep breathing from a machine that carries an undercurrent of foreboding beauty. This particular piece unfolds with the hypnotic inevitability of oncoming headlights—mesmerizing yet tinged with existential unease. Recorded predominantly live with Martin Schmeing spontaneously contributing DX7 textures, the track embodies Sankt Otten's evolution toward more organic creation methods. The fairy tale reference in the title suggests narrative completion. As their fourteenth album approaches on Denovali, Sankt Otten continues to prove that the most profound electronic music emerges not from technological innovation alone, but from the spaces where human vulnerability meets synthetic precision. Fans of synth-based explorations of future-retro sound will agree.

TRACK PREMIERE : Sankt Otten - Die Gute Fee War Schon Da

FR :
Instrumental sombre mêlant piano épuré et guitare expressive. Mélancolie, tension, et espoir brisé dans une atmosphère cinématographique.
Composé et produit par Christian Martin.
© 2025 — Tous droits réservés.

EN :
A dark instrumental blending sparse piano and expressive electric guitar. Melancholy, tension, and broken hope in a cinematic atmosphere.
Written and produced by Christian Martin.
© 2025 — All rights reserved.

No Way For Redemption

Piano M 7938 4:47 11-07-2025

This was created as I first started playing around with sounds again. The harp track flowed out one day and the rest of the sounds were painted around that. I imagine this as a suspension of time lost in nostalgia, existential thoughts, and daydreams while watching the clouds going by after a time of being stuck in survival mode or heavy stress. 

Chiasma

Antonin is an artist from Brussels. He makes music, mistakes, mixtapes and masks. All with love.