Next Saturday evening, Michael Rüsenberg’s interview with @c will be broadcasted by HR-2 Kultur in Germany. 54 minutes with Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela on music, Crónica, live performance, etc. (overdubbed in German) This interview was recorded while in Huddersfield last February, for Electric Spring (and including some selections of the performance).
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“Five Years on Cold Asphalt†reviewed by Nonpop
CRÓNICA ist ein Label aus Porto in Portugal, das sich selbst Media-Label nennt – also nicht nur in musikalischen Dingen aktiv ist, sondern auch visuelle Kunst fördert. Dem Label ist dabei vor allem an der Abbildung der modernen Welt gelegen, anstatt irgendwelchen Reminiszenzen hinterherzujagen. Seit 2003 veröffentlicht man jedenfalls elektronische und experimentelle Musik, die sich …
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“eins bis sechzehn†reviewed by Rif Raf
Retour sur la magnifique microstructure portugaise Cronica pour notre troisième écoute mensuelle – qui vaut sacrément le détour. Collaboration entre une photographe allemande (JULIA WEINMANN) et un compatriote de producteur (EPHRAIM WEGNER), ‘Eins bis sechzehn’ (de un à seize) offre un fascinant chassé-croisé entre visuels et sonorités, mais aussi de formidables croisements stylistiques au sein …
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“Five Years on Cold Asphalt†reviewed by Rif Raf
Premier disque du mois, ‘Five Years On Cold Asphalt’ du collectif Quarz (Cronica) réunit en son sein quelques artistes remarquables, à commencer par – et oui, m’sieur dames – NICOLAS BERNIER ET STEFAN ‘RADIAN/LOKAI’ NÉMETH. Entourés de quelques complices du meilleur cru, dont Martin ‘Klingt’ Siewert, le quintet (entouré de deux invités) invite à une …
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Next Friday: Caveira at Mana
Next Friday, O Meu Mercedes, in Porto, will host the (sadly) last performance of the Mana residence at this venue, this time featuring the new formation of Caveira, with Pedro Gomes (guitar), André Abel (guitar) and Gabriel Ferrandini (drums).
“Čiurlionis†by Gintas K (Crónicaster 84) reviewed by Disquiet
When the MoCA, in Los Angeles, and the Hirshhorn, in Washington, D.C., combined forces in 2005 to produce the exhibit Visual Music, one of the key precedents it cited for audio-visual synaesthetic engagement was the work of Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas ÄŒiurlionis (1875-1911). The sound artist Gintas K created a tribute to the …
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Natal dos Experimentais 2012
SSS-Q from Susana Santos Silva on Vimeo. Coming up on December 14th in Porto, from 22h onwards at Passos Manuel. It’s 2012’s Natal dos Experimentais, Crónica’s hioliday season event, this year with a host of guests: SSS-Q with visuals from Maria Mónica, Rui Costa and the trio of Carlos ZÃngaro with @c. More information on …
“Five Years on Cold Asphalt†reviewed by Atmosferas
Quarz es un proyecto creado y dirigido por el músico austriaco Alexandr Vatagin, personaje inmerso en otros proyectos como Tupolev y Port-Royal, una excelente banda que Atmósfera conoció hace ya algunos años y de la que hemos sabido muy poco de su trayectoria. Asà que nos alegra encontrarnos ahora con su artÃfice en este nuevo …
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Futurónica 76
Episode 76 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, November 30th. The playlist of Futurónica 76 is: Pete Namlook, Trip 1 (1994, Air 2: Traveling Without Moving, Fax +49-69/450464) Pete Namlook, Trip 2 (1994, Air 2: Traveling Without …
Winter promo
Don’t forget that until the end of December you can get a free disc with every item ordered from Crónica’s web store. Just include a note indicating which other release or releases (of the same price or lower) you want to receive and we will be happy to gift them to you. Happy holiday season!