New podcast: Andrea Neumann & Guests

Andrea Neumann, Ana Veloso, Diana Combo, Filipe Silva and João Martins met at a workshop organized by the Serralves contemporary art museum. Together, they explored the relationships between music and gestures, working at two levels: group improvisation and the awareness of the movements necessary for the production of sound and for daily communication. The process …

Futurónica 50

Episode 50 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 2nd. The playlist for Futurónica #50 is: Emmanuel Mieville, Tarapoto, Peru / Kuantan, Malaysia (2011, Four Wanderings In Tropical Lands, Baskaru) Enrico Coniglio, Mantilla (2009, Glacial Lagoon, Laverna) …

“Double Exposure” reviewed by Peter Wullen

Excellent new concept double album by Janek Schaefer on Crónica. His best to date. 12 commissioned pieces that range from dreamy to truly hairraising. ‘Asleep at the weel…’ is absolutely fabulous. An installation consisting of ghost cars & in-car soundtracks. The 20 minute piece on the album documents the dangers of overconsumption & overuse of …

“Double Exposure” reviewed by Was Ist Das?

Getting up for work before dawn is not really a pleasant experience but with this album as your in-ear companion, you can see things in a slightly different light. Schaefer was conjuring up dazzling minimalist other worlds when the current crop of experimental ambient producers were probably still listening to Blink 182 and failing to …

Arturas Bumšteinas / Piotr Kurek and Janek Schaefer live at Next Festival

This year’s Next festival in Bratislava includes a superb line up of performances, including an Arturas BumÅ¡teinas / Piotr Kurek duo and Janek Schaefer, that recently released “Double Exposure” in Crónica. It’s all happening in Bratislava, from the 1st to the 3rd of December.