magoski
rearranging silence,
whispers folding air into meaning.
The coming rain is no further
from today
than it will be tomorrow—
and yet,
here it is,
arriving like forgiveness.
Betrayal is not an action,
but a mirror—
the self-imposed need
to be more
than what is.
More than thought.
Taut knots unwind
not by force,
but by warmth—
crystalline precision
chimes
do not warn,
they welcome.
Each note a breath,
each tone a promise:
You inhale.
And in that act alone,
the air forgives
Favorite track: Druiven.
Would you hear me call?
I'm calling out here
Would you hear me call?
I'm calling out here
Would you hear me call?
I'm calling out here
La chute des Anges Rebelles
Hell's the place with the angel face
I would walk with you through the lines of an image
Where what exists is only in shadow
The suggestion of a man who walks in the sun
And I would walk with you through the geometry of dream
Where angles cannot be mapped
The shadow of a distant source of light
And I would haunt with you the passages of a fugue
And I would call with you in imitation
A signal of a symptom soon to be abandoned
A signal of a symptom soon to be abandoned
A signal of a symptom soon to be abandoned
A signal of a symptom soon to be abandoned
And the signs started to sing
And the signs started to sing
The signs started to sing
The signs started to sing
And the signs started to sing
And the signs started to sing
The signs started to sing
And the signs started to sing
"No further north
The lights are out here
No further north
Incandescent darkness"
Roman Hiele (1991) is a Brussels-based musician and composer whose work explores the boundaries between improvisation and electronic composition. His music unfolds as a living system of shifting harmonies, fractured rhythms, and unexpected turns.
At the core of Hiele’s practice lies a deep fascination for contrast, where his soundscapes act as both anchor and disruption, sharpening the emotional depth of images and spaces, a sensibility that extends into his collaborations with filmmakers, visual artists, and designers.
His new album, Emo Inhaler, on Stroom is an emulsifying force, blending these threads into a single, fluid whole. The record condenses compositions born from improvisatory explorations and electro-acoustic experimentation. Recorded and concluded across various studios and train coupés, Emo Inhaler is expansive, yet tightly woven, creating a singular sonic identity that explores Hiele’s own world of musical off-key vignettes, balancing between light and sinister. With Emo Inhaler, Hiele reaffirms his place as one of Belgium’s most adventurous and distinctive contemporary voices.
credits
released November 25, 2025
Compositions, performance, recording, arrangements & mixing: Roman Hiele
Vocals: Clodagh Kinsella on tracks 2, 4 & 10
Tenor sax & bass clarinet: Joachim Badenhorst on tracks 3, 5 & 10
Kanklės: Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė on track 12
Mastering: Mathieu Savenay
Design: Nana Esi & Roman Hiele
Thank you: Asmus and Caroline, Uma and Dan Dan and Isha, Clodagh, Indrė, Michelle and Michael, Rikkert and Hans and Armeno, Christina and John, Nana and Ziggy and Wannes, Willem, Wiet, Micha, Simon, Frans, You
“Do you still dream in water?” she asks.
He nods—“only when it rains inside.”
Their words drift, slow like signal loss,, soft clicks between heartbeats.
A drone hums overhead,
its shadow stroking their faces.
“Are we free now?” she whispers.
He laughs, small, broken. “We’re just less afraid.”
They share one headphone,
listening to the city’s pulse—
loops of breath,
echoes of what could’ve been
“Hold me,” she says.
“I am,” he answers,
“in the static.” magoski
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Originally commissioned for use in the yoga classes Smith’s mother teaches, these ambient soundscapes have a natural, invigorating warmth. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jan 4, 2019
