Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais

Alexander Rishaug reviewed by Sonic Seducer

Auf seiner fünften Soloveröffentlichung bringt der norwegische Klangkünstler Alexander Rishaug zwei sehr unterschiedliche Instrumente zusammen: Kirchenorgel trifft auf E-Gitarre – allerdings nicht in Form sakraler Rock-Musik. Rishaug erforscht die Akustik und Mechanik der Kirchenorgel und setzt diese in Verbindung zum warmen Klang der Gitarrenobertöne, die aus einem alten Röhrenverstärker kommen. Aufgenommen wurde das Basismaterial in …

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New release: Monty Adkins’s “Unfurling Streams”

Unfurling Streams is a series of compositions based on recordings of percussion instruments made by Jonny Axelsson and Monty Adkins with photographs and artwork by Stephen Harvey. The work is inspired by a line by e.e. cummings, “for whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always our self we find in the …

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Alexander Rishaug reviewed by Blackaudio

This expansive 2 track LP was recorded live in the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Rotterdam January 2012 and has just seen light of day now. As the fifth solo release from Rishaug, he concentrates his efforts on the mechanics of a dusty old church organ, an old tube amp and electric guitar. Utilising the natural …

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Futurónica 136

Episode 136 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, March 20th. The playlist of Futurónica 136 is: Tod Dockstader, Song (2005, Aerial #1, Sub Rosa) Tod Dockstader, Lala (2005, Aerial #1, Sub Rosa) Tod Dockstader, Surfer (2005, Aerial …

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New release: Porcje Rosołowe’s “Insects 4-7”

Porcje RosoÅ‚owe is the Polish duo of Lech Nienartowicz and Mateusz Wysocki (a.k.a. Fischerle). Their sound pieces dedicated to insects play on the idea of reversed field recording. Instead of featuring actual recordings, Nienartowicz and Wysocki use digital tools to create complex and hyperrealistic micro worlds. Porcje RosoÅ‚owe started by combining glitch elements with free …

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Alexander Rishaug reviewed by HHV

In den ersten fünf Minuten von Alexander Rishaugs »Ma.Org Pa.Git« steht ein schwerer Bass-Akkord wie eine vibrierende Wand im Mittelpunkt der Musik. Die Lautstärke schwillt an, der Klang wird in den Obertönen moduliert, ist warm und raumfüllend und bricht schließlich ab. Geräusche geschäftig klappernder Orgel-Mechaniken schieben sich in den Vordergrund und werden bald von angeblasenen …

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“Respiro”, an installation by @c, in Porto

“Respiro” (Breath), an installation by @c (Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais), will be shown at the gallery oMuseu at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, from March 12 to 27. “Respiro” is developed from the mapping of networks of relations, residues and reverberative effects. A modular structure recalls the apparent urban …

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