“Residual Forms” reviewed by Chain DLK

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 …

“Ab OVO” reviewed by The Sound Projector

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 …

Futurónica 115

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 …

“eins bis sechzehn” reviewed by The Sound Projector

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. …

“Recurrent” a new release by Marc Behrens on Impulsive Habitat

Marc Behrens releases new album “Recurrent” on Impulsive Habitat, an online label that offers free download of the release. The album is based on a sound installation in the Paiva river in Portugal that was presented on March 7, 2011, during the “Paivascapes #1 – Paiva River Sound Festival”, organised by Binaural/Nodar. Download impulsivehabitat.com/releases/ihab094.htm. For …

“Ab OVO” reviewed by African Paper

Wenn in Anlehnung an den Psychoanalytiker Otto Rank vom Trauma der Geburt die Rede ist, versteht man darunter das Gefühl des Herausgestoßenseins aus einem überschaubaren, vertrauten Raum und einem als konstant erlebten Zeitgefüge und den gleichzeitigen Eintritt in eine ungeordnete, diskontinuierliche Welt, in der die Grenzen und Strukturen des Selbst ständigen Verunsicherungen ausgesetzt sind. Bereits …

Mise_en_Scene and Miguel Isaza release “Selected fragments”

Impulsive Habitat has just released a new collaboration between Mise_En_Scene (Shay Nassi) and Miguel Isaza, “Selected Fragments”, a work created from processing field recordings, shaping a story between different sound fragments shared virtually between the two countries. “Selected Fragments” is a free download from Impulsive Habitat.