Episode 44 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, September 9th at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #44 is: Luc Ferrari, Episode 3: From Prescott To Los Angeles (1) (2006, Far-West News: Episodes 2 and 3, Blue Chopsticks) Stefan Fraunberger, Peshawar …
Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
“strings.lines†reviewed by Liability
Alors que usure.paysage n’a pas fini de nous hanter, il n’est pas inutile de revenir sur un disque un peu plus ancien sorti l’année dernière sur Cronica (label ô combien connu et estimé en ces colonnes). Enregistré entre 2008 et 2010, Strings.Lines a été réalisé avec l’aide de Pierre-Yves Martel à la viol de gambe …
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“Homem Fantasma†reviewed by Peek-A-Boo
The latest project of @C, Homem Fantasma, consists of three pieces, each about 40 minutes long. This is electronic music made with studio and field recordings, electronic instruments and digital processing. Result: three beautiful soundscapes. These recordings confront me with a challenge. As known, it is not easy to describe soundscapes. In this case it …
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Nicolas Bernier at Ars Electronica
“La chambre des machinesâ€, an audio-visual performance by Nicolas Bernier and Martin Messier will be presented at Festival Prix Ars Electronica on september 4th, 2011.
New podcast: UN
A calling card for UN, a hybrid collective somehow led by Anselmo Canha, Heitor Alvelos and José Maria Lopes. Its claimed mission is the reversal of all things deserving of reversal: literally, metaphorically and magically. Watch out for the greatest hits of all time sung backwards some time in the near future – a homage …
Cem Güney’s “Undulations†directed by Gurkan Mihci
Cem Guney-Undulations directed by Gurkan Mihci from Gurkan Mihci on Vimeo.
Futurónica #43
Episode 43 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, August 26th at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #43 is: Nurse With Wound, She and Me Fall Together Like Free Death (2005, She and Me Fall Together in Free Death, Beta-lactam Ring …
Futurónica #42
Episode 42 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, August 12th at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #42 is: Eleh, In The Ear of the Gods (2006, Floating Frequencies / Intuitive Synthesis I, Important Records) Stephan Mathieu, A Static Place II …
“Acute Inbetweens†reviewed by Peek a Boo
In other reviews, I have already written that in the creation and perception of soundscapes, the step to video art or other visual art is not that big. This has to do with the intangible, sometimes the ethereal, often the captivating effect of music. This could be called the musical power of abstraction. Music is …
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“Shattering Silence†reviewed by Musique Machine
Mosaique is Jan Ferreiras a Portuguese musician and on this album he is exploring areas new to him. To quote his own words….. “In this release I worked for the first time with analogue synthesis. It was new territory so I spent long time exploring timbres and textures and what especially drew my attention was …
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