Somehow I feel that artists of all media [and particularly, musicians] have always dealt with the concept of the "end of time". Whether it's through the destruction of our own planet, some unknown apocalypse, or the universe as we may never know it, post the inevitable human existence [it all will end, after all, right?]. These thoughts, and the resulting output, are then brought on by a blip in our own very linear timeline that makes us wake up for a moment from the cycle of being and ask, "Is this it?" Perhaps a bit of existentialism never hurt anyone to refocus their energy on what truly then matters. [What truly matters to you?]. We've all experienced this, especially with our own latest global crisis, which still continues to ripple, mutate, and destroy, even as I type out these words [my friends in Shanghai are particularly distressed]. It's no wonder that so much latest output from musicians across the globe has been reflecting this temporary state of humankind [just check out the themes of the many new posts on Headphone Commute, like this Requiem or We Will Live On]. So I'm not surprised, and indeed, a bit delighted, to be bathed in an expression of human extinction by the Montréal-based Tunisian composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Haythem Mahbouli, with his second album for the Japanese Schole label, titled Last Man On Earth. Across the eight pieces, "the album envisions man's final journey on our home planet and invites its listeners to immerse themselves into his last harrowing conquest." This is a beautifully produced and orchestrated journey, which leaves me aching with memories of Jóhann Jóhannsson again [and I do not just mention his name lightly], with its cinematic tendency to blend elements of electronic and modern classical genres, featuring synthetic and organic instrumentation, including a choir by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Today I'm giving you a taste of what you can experience on the entire album with this short track, titled "The Great Flood."

Last Man On Earth

Last man on earth

TRACK PREMIERE : Haythem Mahbouli - The Great Flood

Moored

I believe that music is present in every moment, in every scene. We can feel music relatively easily when those scenes are easy to understand and impressive, of course, but when they are not, for example, I think this is especially true in situations that are too mundane, too ordinary, or seemingly unrelated to music.

I can never hear it, but I think I hear it. Only after it has taken shape as a piece of music do I feel that this is how it must have sounded at the time. And the question of whether it was right or not will never be answered. But by questioning things that are becoming just a shell and looking at things from a different angle, we can gain a new perspective.

Questions always come up and I try to answer them somehow, but they always elude me. So by continuing to create my work, I manage to find my own answers to different questions at different times.

In this day and age, when all that is valued is how easy, quick and simple it is to get answers, it would be nice to have a few more people who are willing to face questions that will never be answered.

Produced by Hidekazu Imashige
Cover Art by Hidekazu Imashige

Angle of Light

The Foreword of a Beautiful Day

early stage of a movie score for a SciFi film

Distant Nebulas (Score)

Tracklist

01. Tomotsugu Nakamura - Tiger Lily
02. David Cordero & Rhucle - In the Mirror
03. Celer - In The Intimate Hours
04. Emily A. Sprague - Mirror
05. Francisco Sonur - Another way
06. Glacis - Seven
07. Szymon Kaliski - And Belong
08. Thme -  Under red
09. Forest Robots - Over The Drainage Divide
10. Minamo & Moskitoo - Palm Fable
11. Michael Grigoni & Stephen Vitello- Slow Machines - A Clearing

346. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Luminous Mix by Applefish weaves together album Luminous with a selection of five bonus tracks from the Valley View Records label group including reworks.
Enter into a realm where time slows and space expands.

Track list:
1. 0:00 Moonrise - Applefish 
2. 5:44 When Everything Fades - Matt Tondut, We Dream of Eden (Applefish Rework)
3. 10:00 Facing the Storm - Applefish 
4. 14:38 Night Sky - Applefish 
5. 18:16 Unconformity - Bahrambient (Applefish Rework)
6. 21:44 Star Trails - Applefish 
7. 25:17 Star Trails - Applefish (AstroPilot Rework)
8. 29:15 Andromeda  - Applefish (Lauge Rework)
9. 33:21 Astral Solstice - Crows Labyrinth & Pulse Mandala (Applefish Rework)
10. 37:00 Dreamscape - Applefish
11. 41:44 Mz 3 - Applefish, Lauge
12. 44:32 Shade  - Sensitizer & Unusual Cosmic Process (Applefish Rework)
13. 48:52 Call of the Sea - Applefish 
14. 52:58 Rings of Saturn - Applefish, Retland

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vFO4xwDp9aM?feature=shared

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Luminous by Applefish - Ambient Mix 2

Tracklist

01. Tatsuro Murakami - In Her Absence
02. Glacis - Some Truth About Numbers (The Green Kingdom Interpritation)
03. Far away Nebraska - Lontananza
04. Wil Bolton - Folding Triangles
05. Naps - How Long Will This Go On 
06. 't Geruis - Away Away
07. Anthéne & David Cordero - Ebb Tide
08. Ian Hawgood & David Cordero - An Influx Of Dreams Curtailed By The Softest Of Voices
09. James Osland - Two Tiny Sparks Of Life
10. Altars Altars - Family's Downstairs
11. Betts(JP) - Yosde 05

348. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01. Bill Seaman - Tim Diagram - Stephen Spera -The World Was Turning Before
02. Anthéne & David Cordero - Ebb Tide
03. Ian Hawgood & David Cordero - No Need for Navigation
04. The Bird's Companion - B1- A Wall of Rain
05. Pruski - Reverse
05. First Snow of the Year - Ikinari
06. The Lifted Index - Pass Through Bitter Waters
07. Moss Covered Technology - A Weather Internal
08. Glacis - Five (The Humble Bee)
09. Stijn Hüwels - Treeline
10. Darren Harper - Winter Trail

354. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

BLUE CARBON

by 

AIÔN LAZURA
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01
Rooted

02
Ocean

03
Mangrove
(Adhémar's Intercontinental Dance Version)

04
Mangrove

05
Mangrove
(Adhémar's For The Dance Version)
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This digital release is cut from the 24bit Master Source.

Produced by Aiôn Lazura
Remixes by Clément Davout aka Adhémar
Mastered by Brice Deloose at Incidence Studio (https://www.incidence.studio)
Artwork by Mark Wagner

Distributed by Triple Vision

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Blue Carbon

Ocean

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Aiôn Lazura - Ocean

One synth sound doubled as a bass line. Modulated unison for 2 different oscillators.

Planar Skies

The first in a series of tinier bundles of miscellaneous instrumentals, finished in 2025, called Instruminis 01: Spooking My Whole Dang Creepers.

Moss Frequency

Applefish is the ambient electronica project of UK artist and producer Nik Davies. A&R for the labels Valley View Records, Ambient Soundscapes and Echoes in the Valley, where they have worked with a great part of the ambient community.