IliaBelorukov’s “NRDDRMTWO2022–2024” is not your average percussion album – it’s a sonic séance with a machine. Across thirteen tracks, this Russian-Serbian experimentalist transforms his NordDrum2 into a kaleidoscope of tempos, textures, and reverberant spaces, all on a strict one-step pattern that mutates over time. Think of it as minimalism caught in motion: a single rhythmic …
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Mit “NRD DRM TWO 2022–2024″ veröffentlicht Ilia Belorukov bei Crónica eine neue Sammlung von Aufnahmen, die sich einem präzise gesetzten formalen Prinzip widmen: einem einstufigen Pattern mit variierendem Tempo, gespielt ausschließlich auf dem Nord Drum 2. Die Stücke entstanden in einem konzentrierten Arbeitsprozess zwischen 2022 und 2024, ohne nachträgliche Bearbeitung oder Schnitte. Lediglich minimale klangtechnische …
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Impressive two-disc composition by Philippe Petit on A Divine Comedy (CRÓNICA 212-2024). This Marseilles fellow has certainly come a long way since he started out as a DJ, radio presenter and zine publisher in the 1980s, even eclipsing his later label ventures for experimental electronica such as Pandemonium RDZ and BiP_Hop. This one is an ambitious project reflecting his studies …
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Among my favourite drone groups is Haarvöl, a trio of two musicians (José Pereira and João Faria) and Rui Manuel Vieira, who handles the visual side. I don’t know what that looks like, as I never saw them in concert (or looked on YouTube). Their latest album is inspired by a book by Hakim Bey …
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Gänzlich dem Thema “Rhythmus” verpflichtet ist eine hochexperimentelle CD, der ILIA BELORUKOV den komplizierten Titel “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” (Crónica) gab. Jener lässt sich auflösen in “nord drum 2” – also ein Drumcomputer. Aber auch die Stücke tragen kryptische Namen: “7.20, 1+2+4+5, 50–100”, “7.44, 1+2+3+4+5+6, 400–300” oder “7.23, 1, 200–140” – ich vermute, das verschlüsselt …
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J.L. Maire and Alfredo Costa Monteiro’s ongoing collaboration travels through sonic territories where two different but complementary approaches to sound and music production converge: the extended pure intonation and the exploration of timbre without fixed tones. The recording in L’Écoute Tactile emerged from an improvisation session in September 2024 in Costa Monteiro’s studio. In this session, Maire …
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Pierwsze wrażenie po zanurzeniu się w świat NRD DRM TWO 2022–2024 to fascynacja prostotą pomysłu i jednocześnie niebywała głębia brzmienia. Ilia Belorukov ogranicza się do jednego krokowego wzoru, zmieniając tempo niczym rytuał, w który wciąga słuchacza coraz bardziej. Nord Drum 2 okazuje się narzędziem nietuzinkowym: nawet pojedynczy głos elektronicznego bębna potrafi wytworzyć materię dźwiękową, w której można odkrywać za …
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NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024 is a collection of pieces created in 2022-2024 on a Nord Drum 2, following an idea around a 1-step pattern with a changing tempo. During this period, Belorukov was amazed by how exciting various frequencies sounds at different tempo rates on this drum synthesiser. The Nord Drum 2 has six channels, …
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“Closing Our Eyes”, uscito per Crónica Records, è il nuovo album in studio di Philippe Petit, artista marsigliese attivo già dagli anni Ottanta e particolarmente prolifico anche a livello discografico negli ultimi anni. Con questo lavoro, Petit invita l’ascoltatore a trovare uno spazio di interiorità, in un viaggio immaginario e immaginifico che si compie nel …
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