Projektet Quarz tar sig an elektronikens möjligheter pÃ¥ ett intressant sätt. Med österrikaren Alexandr Vatagin i spetsen har sju musiker allteftersom lagt till nytt material till musiken genom en sÃ¥ kallad iterativ process. Termen betyder upprepning och den används bland annat inom matematik och programmering och beskriver, enligt Wikipedia, hur en process med upprepade beräkningar …
Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
“eins bis sechzehn†reviewed by Nonpop
Sounds aus Hotelzimmern haben wir in Form des neuen DEISON-Albums (Besprechung) vor wenigen Wochen schon einmal vorgestellt. “Eins Bis Sechzehn” geht noch einen Schritt weiter und verbindet den Klang mit Fotos. Sämtliche der beiliegenden Einzelbilder oder Miniserien – insgesamt 16 Fotos, daher der Projekttitel – sind den sechs Stücken der CD zugeordnet. Und auch die …
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New release: “Jakov & Gwizdały†by Arturas Bumšteinas
We are very happy to announce the release of Arturas BumÅ¡teinas’s latest edition in Crónica, “Jakov & GwizdaÅ‚yâ€, now available in the Unlimited Release series. “Jakovâ€, premiered at the Jaunas Muzika festival in Vilnius, April of 2012, is composed from sounds sourced from an old soviet-Lithuanian era electric organ called “Ventaâ€. The unplugged organ was …
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De Rastros, Paisaxes e ArqueoloxÃas Sonoras
“About Trails, Landscapes and Sound Archaeologiesâ€: a highly recommended performance at the CGAC in Santiago de Compostela. Next Tuesday, November 6, at 20h30. In the tradition, surely inaugurated by Alvin Lucier, of making audible with the help of technological processes natural acoustic phenomena usually unnoticed into an ordinary ear is a whole school of electronic …
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New podcast: @c
The 100th podcast in the series presents a recording from @c’s performance at the Opensound festival in Lisbon. Performed by @c (Pedro Tudela & Miguel Carvalhais) at IPA, Lisboa, 28 June 2012. Recorded live by Marc Behrens and Carlos Santos, mixed by @c. Based on the soundtrack for “Ovoâ€, a play by the Teatro de …
Futurónica 74
Episode 74 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 1st. The playlist of Futurónica 74 is: Sylvain Chauveau & Stephan Mathieu, Prince Alone In The Studio (2012, Palimpsest, Schwebung) Eliane Radigue, Onward 38 (1970/2009, Vice Versa, etc.…, …
Loosers at Mercedes
Next Friday night, Mana’s residence at O Meu Mercedes É Maior Que O Teu, in Porto, presents a performance by the Loosers! Tickets are available at Matéria Prima (Porto) e Jo-Jo’s Music.
“eins bis sechzehn†reviewed by Monsieur Délire
A 20-minute CD in a square 6-1/2†sleeve also containing a set of photographs taken in abandoned beach-side hotels. Sound material were also recorded in the decrepit rooms and halls pictured – you can listen and look simultaneously. Ephraim Wegner’s music consists of tightly-woven, evocative field recordings where emptiness and abandon meet with the sound …
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Soon in Crónica: “Jakov & GwizdaÅ‚yâ€
“Untitled #284†reviewed by Skug
Und so wird’s gemacht: Man trollt sich ins eigene Zimmer, zieht die Vorhänge zu, wirft ein oder zwei Halluzinogene ein, zur Not tut es auch eine dezente Dosis eines hochprozentigen Destillats oder eine Handvoll Schlafentzug. Dann rein mit »Untitled #284« in die Stereoanlage, aber nur in Zimmerlautstärke und die Fenster dürfen auch ruhig offen stehen. …