“…how can a work, if it is authentic, be described in words? This is the absurdity of all musical analysis.” Pierre Schaeffer, First Journal of Concrete Music, 1948-1949 All music and works of sound that avoid words, or linguistic patterns even, can suffer from reviews such as this. Their qualities, be it beauty, ugliness, the …
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It’s been almost two years since the last release “89â€, the artistic duo, formed by Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela, aka @c, is back on Galaverna catalogue with a documentary work about the period the two of them spent together in summer 2013 in the Salento area (Puglia), near Alberobello and Gioia del Colle. They …
Episode 116 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, June 13th. The playlist of Futurónica 116 is: Terje Paulsen, Usynlig Aktivitet (2014, Quark: How Does the Invisible Sound?, Farmacia 901) Nicolas Bernier, Structure De Particules 1113 (2014, Quark: …
Next Friday, June 13, in Passos Manuel. More information at imagesweread2.wordpress.com or FB.
Inspired by the psychogeographic method of exploration based on the so-called “drift” – an aimless wondering aroudn the city, exploring its hidden resonances, which lay just beneath the surface -, which got mainly applied to his fascinating wandering in the meander of London by Welsh writer Iain Sinclair, this one-track record by Dr.Monty Adkins delivers …
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Cool, calm & collected collection of clicks n’cuts piped in from Portugal, courtesy of Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela, aka duo @C. While not an explicitly maritime enterprise, these exploratory and oft-asymmetrical offerings seemingly probe fissures in the ocean depths to reveal a complex and hitherto concealed world of electronic miniatures; doing so amidst a …
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Next Thursday, June 5, at Maus Hábitos in Porto: Ilan Volkov: violin Susana Santos Silva: trumpet Angélica Salvi: harp Miguel Carvalhais: computer João Pais Filipe: drums Starts at 22h30, more info.
Episode 115 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 30th. The playlist of Futurónica 115 is: Rolf Julius, Raining (2012, Raining – Small Music No. 3, Western Vinyl) William Basinski + Richard Chartier, Aurora Liminalis (2013, Aurora …
The fourth volume of Quark: How Does The Invisible Sound? is launched today, a fantastic follow-up to the previous editions, featuring compositions by Nicolas Bernier, TeZ, Mimosa Moize and Fabio Perletta. Get it through Farmacia 901.
The item Eins Bis Sechzehn (CRONICA 069-2012) is by the sound artist Ephraim Wegner and the visual artist Julia Weinmann, with their audio and visual snapshots of old ruined hotels. Presumably they wander about these collapsing edifices while no-one is looking and operate their capture devices before a wedge of plaster falls on their heads. …
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