Next festival 2010 present @c + Lia and @c + ::.:

December 2 to 4 in Bratislava, the 2010 edition of the Next festival will present two performances by @c, the first with long-time audiovisual collaborator Lia on December 2nd, and the next day with Daniel Tóth alias Danky alias ::.: in an audial trio. Other performances in the festival’s line up include Martin Tetréault, FM …

“strings.lines” reviewed by Boomkat

Portugal’s Crónica label presents a captivating showcase from Montreal-based electro-acoustic composer, Nicholas Bernier. His work here is defined by a predilection for the glassiest, most tensile string sounds, exploring a range of piercing hi-end frequencies with an innately tactile sensuality. The shortest of these, ‘Line (Strings)’, sets a filigree balance between organically textured sound and …

New unlimited release: Arturas Bumšteinas’s “Pastoral”

Crónica is very proud to present Arturas BumÅ¡teinas’s new release “Pastoral” in its unlimited series of editions. Arturas BumÅ¡teinas is a composer of acoustic and electronic music (graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater), the founder of international ensembles Works and Days, Quartet Twentytwentyone and a visual artist represented by Antje Wachs Galerie …

SonicScope #10 in Lisboa

From Tuesday the 23rd to Thursday the 25th November, at Teatro Maria Matos in Lisboa, Grain of Sound presents the tenth edition of the SonicScope festival. This year’s program includes A Parte Maldita, Gigantiq with Matteo Uggeri, Sei Miguel, Carlos Santos and Paulo Raposo, the Rodrigo Amado Quartet and @c. Tickets are 6€ for a …

Gintas K wins the Broadcasting Art 2010 competition

The Broadcasting Art competition, promoted by the Spanish National Radio, has awarded pieces by Gintas K, Miguel Gil Ruiz and Sumikama Haruka in this year’s edition. Congratulations to all winners! Gintas K’s latest release in Crónica, “So On” is available as a free download.

Olhares de Outono 2010 starts today

This year’s edition of the Olhares de Outono festival will bring us Oval, Feltro, Simon Fisher Turner and Paul Farrington, all performing at Passos Manuel, Porto, later this week. Tonight, however, the opening performances present a solo concert by percussionist-extraordinaire Nuno Aroso, performing works by Toshio Hosokawa, Pedro Junqueira Maia and the premiere of “88(-1)” …

Winter promotion: buy one, get another

It’s that time of the year once again… Until December 31st 2010, order any Crónica release and choose a second one to receive free of charge! This offer is good on any available CD or DVD and includes the free “Crónica L” compilation, if you still don’t have it. Just order any release(s) and send …