Nicolas Bernier est né en 1977 à Ottawa, Canada et réside désormais à Montréal. La musique de Nicolas Bernier est à la fois entre » l’ancienne et la nouvelle « . Créées entre 2008 et 2010, les cinq pièces qui composent ce disque sont autant de visions transverses, de passerelles entre viole de gambe, violon …
Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
“So On†reviewed by Dark Entries
In het kader van “geschifte geluiden†presenteren we u Gintas K. Neen, wij weten er niks van behalve dat deze Gintas K een mens is die graag experimenteert en dan bedoelen we geluiden die op het eerste zicht niks met elkaar te maken hebben. Het zijn zelfs geluiden die niet eens op muzieknoten lijken ook …
Paivascapes #1
From March 4 to 8 the first edition of the Paivascapes festival will happen in and around river Paiva in Portugal. The list of participating artists includes Alicja Rogalska (PL), Anna Hints (EE), Charles Stankievech (CA), Craig Dongoski (US), Ignaz Schick (DE), Jez Riley French (GB), John Grzinich (US), Katherine Liberovskaya (CA), Lasse-Marc Riek (DE), …
“So On†reviewed by Monsieur Délire
Following up on Lovely Banalities, Gintas K releases So On, this time in Crónica’s “Unlimited” series – and therefore freely available in mp3 or Apple Lossless format. As in Lovely Banalities, So On consists in several short tracks of experimental electronica, all self-standing yet all sharing a similar aesthetics. This time, the music is less …
“Pastoral†reviewed by Monsieur Délire
Another release in the “Unlimited” series (therefore free): an album dvoted to Lithuanian/Polish electroacoustician Arturas BumÅ¡teinas. Four pieces for instrument and tape: one for tuba, one for violin, one for violin and viola, and one for guitar and accordion. Nice plurisemantic writing. “Dough” (17 minutes) is very well done. The whole thing is rather ambient, …
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“strings.lines†reviewed by De:Bug
Ausgangspunkt des Stücke dieses Albums ist der Klang von Stimmgabeln, deren sinusnahe Töne moderne Elektronik assoziieren und die doch gleichzeitig in der westlichen Musik tief verwurzelte, fast archaische Werkzeuge sind. Bernier hat zunächst Aufnahmen dieser Töne melodisch arrangiert, dann umspielen lassen von einem Duo aus Viola da Gamba und Violine, ihrerseits konzentriert auf lineare Schichtung, …
“strings.lines†reviewed by Polychromic
Créées entre 2008 et 2010, les 5 pièces qui composent strings.lines sont de Nicolas Bernier. Compositeur canadien, entouré de Pierre Yves Martel et Chris Bartos, livre 5 lignes ou 5 diagonales entre passé et présent ou entre viole de bambe/violon et électronique. Une musique instrumentale et minimale gorgée de micro-sons, d’infimes résonances… Une musique traditionnelle …
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Futurónica #29
Episode 29 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, February 25th at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #29 is: Christian Marclay, Footsteps (1989, Footsteps, RecRec Music) James Eck Rippie, Black Transmission (2008, Mus*****c, Crónica) Otomo Yoshihide, Cut Records (2007, Multiple Otomo, …
New unlimited release: @c’s “Homem Fantasmaâ€
Composed by Miguel Carvalhais & Pedro Tudela in Porto, 2009-2010, except “78†with Pierre Alexandre Tremblay in 2010. “Homem Fantasma†presents three new compositions that steer @c’s work into new domains of audial exploration. @c’s music is about complexity, dispersal, multiplicity and active listening. It’s about the complexity of what is in the music, what …
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“Pastoral†reviewed by Resonant Strata
“Pastoral†from Arturas Bumsteinas the latest release on the portuguese Crónica label starts off quite eerie. A haunting piece called “Boletus Satanas†offers exactly what the title suggests: A sonic exploration that oscillates between field recordings, shamanic rituals and drones forming a dark and brooding sound monolith. Voices whisper and mumble in the background, slowed …
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