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, 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).
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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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 …
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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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 …
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!
From November 30 to December 31, Julia Weinmann and Ephraim Wegner’s “eins bis sechzehnâ€, recently released in Crónica as a CD + booklet edition, will be presented at the Aubette 1928 museum in Strassbourg, France. More information at Anti Matter Plant and Accelerateur de Particules.
In a world where visuals are everywhere, photography has been devalued by Facebook and Instagram and music has been devalued by the iPod generation, free streaming and greedy major labels favouring quick cash over artistic integrity, releases like this really do stand out. While marvelling at the exquisite presentation of the 6†square slipcase, almost …
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Keeping up with the tradition, Crónica promotes another series of festive performances for the holiday season of 2012. Next December 14th, in Passos Manuel, Porto, this year’s “Natal dos Experimentais” will present the trio of Carlos ZÃngaro (Violin) + @c (Laptops), a solo by Rui Costa (Laptop + electronics) and the duo of Susana Santos …
