This is a collaboration between sound artists Simon Whetman in sound, of Bristol, UK and Hugo Olim, a native of the island of Madeira, Portugal, in images, who toured different parts of the island during November and December 2010 gathering sounds and images. This work was premiered in MADEIRADIG festival in December 2010. This DVD …
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New podcast: Hugo Paquete
This composition was develop in the ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, IMA | Institute for Music & Acoustics, Germany, to be integrated in the Klangdoom, exploring the Zirkonium software possibilities for sound specialization in a 48 channel sound system. This composition is configured as a formal and conceptual operation, reflecting different dynamic …
“Untitled #284†reviewed by The Sound Projector
A similarly difficult conundrum about modern life is posed by the ever-active Francisco López on his Untitled #284 (CRÓNICA 066-2012). He asks questions about reality, virtual reality, and the disappearance of real things, wondering about what it is we might actually be perceiving, as we flit about from coffee shop to shopping mall. Is it …
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Futurónica 79
Episode 79 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, January 11th. The playlist of Futurónica 78 is: Luc Ferrari, Éphémère I “L’Ordinateur Ça Sert À Quoi?” (1974/2010, Éphémère I & II, Alga Marghen) Hecker, Chimärisation (2012, Chimärisation, Documenta …
“eins bis sechzehn†reviewed by Good Friends With Bad Habits
Ein bisschen Kopfkino, wohlige Hirnspülungen und morbider Mystizismus: Hauptsache interessant! Findet KRISTOFFER CORNILS – und widmet sich im sechsten Teil seiner Betrachtungen von Randnummern, Underdogs und Grenzgängern den dezenteren Tönen und ihren nachhallenden Effekten. Die Ästhetik des Alltagsleben hat in den letzten Jahren ein grundlegendes Update erfahren: Das Visuelle regiert. Auf unseren Smartphones grabbeln wir …
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New release: “Never So Alone†by Simon Whetham
During an extended stay in Lisbon, courtesy of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupting and causing european airspace to be closed, Simon Whetham explored the sonorities of city, and the surrounding countryside, using the various microphones he employs in his work. In addition to a Sennheiser shotgun microphone and two Tram lavalier mics, which capture …
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“eins bis sechzehn†reviewed by Bad Alchemy
Eins bis sechzehn (Crónica 069~2012) ist durch das 9 x 9 inch-Format und das üppige Artwork eine visuell herausragende Produktion. Sie entstand in Coproduktion mit der KHM / Academy of Media Arts Cologne, wo EPHRAIM WEGNER postgradual studiert. Den visuellen Part steuert die Fotografin JULIA WEINMANN bei, von der die 1 + 2 + 3 …
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“Five Years on Cold Asphalt†reviewed by Bad Alchemy
QUARZ ist nicht wirklich eine Band, sondern das Projekt von Alexandr Vatagin, der sich von Fall zu Fall vernetzt mit Nicolas Bernier und Alexander Schubert (electronics & samples), Stefan Némenth (synth) oder Martin Siewert (guitar, electronics, CX3) und speziell für Five Years on Cold Asphalt (Crónica 070~2012) auch mit Bernhard Breuer (drums) und Davin Schweighart …
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Soon in Crónica: “Monnom / Hertz, Gigahertzâ€
Futurónica 78
Episode 78 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, December 28th. The playlist of Futurónica 78 is: Simon Whetham, Inertia, Rising (2013, Never So Alone, Crónica) Simon Whetham, (Interlude, Lifesigns/Ashcloud) (2013, Never So Alone, Crónica) Simon Whetham, A …