A probably never-ending story, and subject to updating, but here is Marc Behrens’ YouTube channel. So far, some live-performances and documentary videos of installation projects have been uploaded. Check out Behrens’ ongoing exploration of the subjects of mass air transportation vs. mythological creatures who supposedly live in the skies («Clould») or move backwards in time …
Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
“Concret-Sens†reviewed by The Sound Projector
In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the techniques of musique concrète and electro-acoustic composition. A substantial reissue program from Editions Mego and subsequent attention from outside the fields of modern composition has brought particular attention to Groupes Researches de Musicales, Pierre Schaeffer’s influential research organization. Yet, rather than considering the …
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New release: Mikel R. Nieto’s “The Sound of Underwater Friction Produced by Movementâ€
Mikel R. Nieto’s new release, “The Sound of Underwater Friction Produced by Movementâ€, is now available in Crónica! This recording was made in the Mediterranean Sea with a special hydrophone designed to listen to echolocations made by dolphins. Obviously these animal communications are masked by the sound of friction, and personally I found this sound …
Futurónica 124
Episode 124 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, October 3rd. The playlist of Futurónica 124 is: Marc Behrens, 20 Zonen (2010, 20 Zonen, Auf Abwegen) Marc Behrens, Irregular Characters (2013, Irregular Characters, Museu Serralves, Soopa) You can …
Soon in Crónica: Mikel R. Nieto’s “The Sound of Underwater Friction Produced by Movementâ€
Soon in Crónica: Emidio Buchinho & Ricardo Guerreiro
“Never So Alone†reviewed by Musique Machine
The Crónica imprint presents Never So Alone, a full-length CD by long-running sound artist Simon Whetham. Based out of Bristol, U.K., Whetham’s sonic vocation since 2005 has been laboring with field recordings. This passion has taken him all over the world in search of sounds, from the Amazon Rain Forest to (in the case of …
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Marc Behrens re-releases on Availabel
Marc Behrens funded Availabel just a few months ago, to re-release some his solo works and collaborative works with other artists such as Francisco López. Up until September 20, 2014, seven digital editions, ala001–ala007 were released. The entire Eyephone catalogue (a 1990s IDM side project by Behrens), remastered by Atomâ„¢, is among the editions. In …
Pedra Contida live in Coimbra
Next Friday, September 26, at 19h, the Pedra Contida quintet (Marcelo dos Reis, Angelica V. Salvi, João Pais Filipe, Nuno Torres & Miguel Carvalhais) will present their new CD “Xisto†in Coimbra, at the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha.
Futurónica 123
Episode 123 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, September 19th. The playlist of Futurónica 123 is: Haswell & Hecker, Aguirre I (2008, Nachts / Aguirre I, Editions Mego) Hecker, Stereo Mix (2006, Electronic Music Soundtrack for ‘The …