Dopo aver lavorato negli anni novanta nel campo dell’acusmatica e della sperimentazione multimediale, Monty Adkins nella scorsa decade si è avvicinato ad una formula espressiva più intimista, concentrandosi su un’idea di elettronica eterea e minimale. A questo stesso contesto appartiene la musica di “Unfurling Streamsâ€, basata su alcune registrazioni di percussioni rielaborate elettronicamente e trasformate …
Continue reading ““Unfurling Streams†reviewed by Blow Up”
Gintas K live at Culture Cafe, Kaunas, 16 February 2015, performing a reinterpretation of the Lithuanian anthem in Lithuania’s independence day. Download here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.
Verso la fine dello scorso anno, Attilio Novellino e Saverio Rosi (Sentimental Machines) hanno pubblicato il frutto di una serie di improvvisazioni condotte insieme a Rob Mazurek e Tim Barnes. Le due lunghe tracce delle quali si componeva quel lavoro, “Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appearâ€, avevano avuto come teatro un luogo di …
Continue reading ““Lanificio Leo†reviewed by Music Won’t Save You”
Basate sulle registrazioni di strumenti a percussione realizzate dal britannico Monty Adkins (compositore, performer e professore di musica elettronica sperimentale, co-direttore artistico del Electric Spring Festival) in collaborazione con Jonny Axelsson, le composizioni contenute in questo “Unfurling Streams†si ispirano alle liriche di E. E. Cummings: “for whatever we lose (like a you or a …
Continue reading ““Unfurling Streams†reviewed by Dance Like Shaquille O’Neal”
Episode 139 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Manobras (91.5 MHz in Porto, 18h30) and Rádio Zero (21h GMT, repeating on Tuesday at 01h) airs tomorrow, May 1st. The playlist of Futurónica 139 is: LuÃs Antero, O Rio (2012, O Rio, Impulsive Habitat) LuÃs Antero, ANT(i)SOM (2013, ANT(i)SOM, Crónica) LuÃs Antero, OUT LEVEL (2010, ESSMAA, …
On peut toujours s’enorgueillir à dire que la musique acousmatique a surtout trouvé racine en France mais, c’est comme le rock aujourd’hui, elle s’est développée un peu partout et elle n’est plus l’apanage d’un seul pays. Et c’est heureux. C’est en tout cas le signe d’une musique qui continue à vivre mais aussi qu’elle est …
Continue reading ““Unfurling Streams†reviewed by Liability”
Machines are fascinating musicians. Tirelessly they can produce the same rhythm for years on end. Sometimes I wonder about the first machines and the noises they made. Didn’t people recognize the repetitive cadance? Did they dance to it? Did industrial music originate from, well, the industry? Over the years field recording and experimental artists have …
Continue reading ““Lanificio Leo†reviewed by Merchants of Air”
This work is the result of field recording sessions made by Attilio Novellino and Saverio Rosi in August of 2013 at the woolen mill “Leoâ€, the oldest textile factory active in Calabria, founded in 1873 in Soveria Mannelli (Catanzaro). Currently managed by Emilio Leo, this company is one of the most significant cases of company-museum …
Continue reading “New Release: Attilio Novellino & Saverio Rosi’s “Lanificio Leo—
