“Lectures” reviewed by MII

Piotr Kurek – poÅ‚owa breakcore’owej formacji Åšlepcy, znanej w drugiej poÅ‚owie lat 90.ukazuje na tej pÅ‚ycie swoje inne oblicze. Od października do grudnia 2007 r.odbywaÅ‚ siÄ™ w Warszawie festiwal Zakrzywienia IgÅ‚y, skÅ‚adajÄ…cy siÄ™ z trzech osobnych bloków. Jeden z nich byÅ‚ poÅ›wiÄ™cony twórczoÅ›ci Corneliusa Cardew -asystenta Stockhausena, zaÅ‚ożyciela AMM i Scratch Orchestra, klasyka notacji graficznych …

“Crónica L” reviewed by Monsieur Délire

The Portugese label Crónica is celebrating its 50th release with a beautiful compilation album. Nine collaborations between 18 of the label’s key artists, 18 artists all illustrating in their own way the label’s aesthetics of sound experimentation and redefinition of the act of listening. I would point out the collaborations between Gilles Aubry and Paulo …

Akousma 7, a series of concerts curated by Nicolas Bernier

From October 27th to the 30th, the Akousma 7 series of concerts will present performances by Pauline Oliveros, Alexander Schubert / Sinebag, Mathew Adkins, Mitchell Akiyama, Martin Bédard, Martin Messier, Félix-Antoine Morin and Nicolas Bernier. All events are at the Studio Hydro-Québec in Montréal.

World premiere of Nicolas Bernier’s “courant.air”

Following to the acclaimed debut “Les arbres” (No Type, 2008), and the recent Crónica release “strings.lines”, Nicolas Bernier is launching his new project “courant.air” (Ahornfelder, 2010). The piece will be performed with fellow folk guitarist Simon Trottier at AKOUSMA Festival in Montreal on October 30th, 2010.

Futurónica #20

Episode 20 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, October 22nd at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #20 is: Freiband, Rob’s Longest Beard (2008, Mus*****c, Crónica) Einstürzende Neubauten, Die Explosion Im Festspielhaus (1996, Ende Neu, Mute) Gintas K, Bo… Dy… (2007) …

New podcast: tamtam

In summer 2005 we spend a week doing outdoor recordings in Innsbruck. Our goal is to create a composition of and with city sounds. The geographical situation of the city nourishes the idea behind the composition… Nestled in the Inntal valley, closed off to the north by the Nordkette mountain chain, in the south by …

New unlimited release: Gintas K’s “So On”

After two solo albums and several participations in Crónica’s compilations, Gintas K is back to Crónica with his first release in the free-download Unlimited Series. In what has been becoming Gintas K’s signature, “So On” is composed of several independent small compositions that are individually very diverse but remarkably coherent when heard as a whole. …

Playlist of Futurónica #19

Last night’s broadcast of Futurónica, live at Rádio Futura at the Future Places festival in Porto: Akira Rabelais, Hollywood Boulevard between Betty Grable’s and Rod Serling’s stars… August 26th, 2006. (2008, Hollywood) Elsa Justel, Du libe tu? (2007, Mâts) Full Swing, Yo La Tengo [Hoboken Beach Bums] Edit, (2002, Full Swing Edits, Orthlorng Musork) Philippe Mion, Confidence …

Futurónica #19

Tonight, live from Porto, Crónica will perform a special broadcast of Futurónica (its regular program in Rádio Zero) as its participation in the Future Places festival. Non-stop from 10PM to 2AM, with all the Crónica staff (the five of them), their music collections and open microphones. Live broadcast in Porto at 91.5FM, streaming through Rádio …

“The Mediterranean Drift” reviewed by Le Son du Grisli

Et une excellente sortie chez Crónica, une – et que vivent les bonnes habitudes ! Issue des pensées – très – inspirées de l’Israélien Ran Slavin, The Mediterranian Drift évoque en deux fois trois mouvements les tourments du Moyen Orient, symbolisés dans le superbe tableau du peintre français Claude-Joseph Vernet Le Naufrage (visible sur la …