Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais

Jos Smolders’s “Textuur 2” and ”Textuur 3” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

JOS SMOLDERS präsentiert mit Textuur 3 [Register] (214, digital) & Textuur 2 [IIII – – – -] (216) seine von Pierre Schaeffer und von ‘Yucatan’, einem Gedicht des Minimalisten Carl Andre (1935-2024), angestoßene Untersuchung des Übergangs von Objets Sonore in Ob­jets Musicale, im Hinblick auf deren vollständigen Abstraktion, frei von allen physikali­schen und psychologischen Anhaftungen. Während Andre eingeschnappt war …

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@c’s “Installations: (Re)Verso/Flexo (2018)” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

Mit Installations: (Re)Verso/Flexo (213) führen Pedro Tudela & Miguel Carvalhais, kurz @C, in ein Esszimmer des 15. Jh. im Museum von Aveiro, vormals ein dominikanisches Frauen­kloster, in das sich Infanta Dona Joana, die Tochter des portugiesischen Königs Dom Afonso V., zurückgezogen hatte. Dass klösterliche Leibspeisung einst sublimiert wurde mit der seelischen Erbauung durch das Lesen frommer Texte, …

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Philippe Petit’s “A Divine Comedy” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

Mit „Drinking the Acheron River at Its Source“ (204, digital) ist PHILIPPE PETIT letztes Jahr, seinem 40. als Klangkunstaktivist, bereits auf den Spuren von Dante und Vergil ein­getaucht in den Sog, gemischt aus Desire und Poison, der in A Divine Comedy (Crónica 212, 2xCD) in die Unterwelt zieht. Mit „For whom the bell tolls“ und …

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Marc Behrens’s “Clould” reviewed by Anxious

Tytuł Clould łączy w sobie słowa “cloud” (chmura), wskazując na fascynację ludzkości rzekomymi nadprzyrodzonymi istotami, które żyły w chmurach lub je tworzyły, oraz “could” („mogłoby”). Historyczne mitologie zostały umieszczone w kontekście XXI wiecznego masowego transportu powietrznego, który napędza duże grupy ludzi – pasywnych siłą – przez przestrzeń, która kiedyś należała do mitologicznych istot i energii. I oczywiście do chmur. Cykl utworów elektroakustycznych Clould i jego preambuła Aiear (Crónica 218~2024) składają się łącznie z 95 minut muzyki, …

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New release: Marc Behrens’s “Clould”

After the recent release of Aiear, we’re now immensely happy to present the second and final part of the Clould cycle, in a limited-release CD with a 16-page booklet. The title Clould convolutes the words cloud, hinting at humankind’s fascination of supposed supernatural beings that lived in clouds or created them, and could, a potentiality. Historical mythologies …

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Marc Behrens’s “Clould” reviewed by Vital Weekly

Marc Behrens was more active with releases a long time ago, the first decade of this century and the last half of the decade before that, but these days may have shifted his work into sound installations – who knows? Maybe he releases his music online mostly. There is a ‘preamble’ release for ‘Clould’, called …

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New release: Miguel A. García & Àlex Reviriego’s “Heralds de l’hivern”

Miguel A. García and Àlex Reviriego have long careers in experimental music, free improvisation, electronics and the most risky metal. In recent years they have collaborated in various projects with other musicians, but this album is their first project as a duo. García and Reviriego act as guides, like Stalkers, on a sonic journey divided …

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Bruno Duplant’s “Écouter les fant​ô​mes“ reviewed by Vital Weekly

When I sometimes write that people like Bruno Duplant (or Celer or Machinefabriek) appear almost every week in Vital Weekly, I am doing this in a loving and joking way. I like their music, and there’s an abundance out there, so what’s not to enjoy? I say this fully, realising I’m not the one buying …

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New release: Marc Behrens’s “Aiear”

Airplane noise interrupted my early outdoor sound recording attempts in the forests around Frankfurt. And so, after a while, I figured I would kick the pastoral, turn the concept upside down, and specifically record the airplane noise instead. Aiear was planned as a field recording project since 1996. In 2023 I resumed the project and composed …

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