“Passeports” reviewed by Monsieur Delire

A moving reccord (pun intended). First, Mathias Delplanque made field recordings in transportation-related locations (train stations, harbours, parking lots, etc.) and in a call centre in India (which deserves Europe and America, hence its ties to the “transportation” theme). Then, he “moved” these recordings to his living room, playing them at home and recording that …

“Audible Landscapes” reviewed by Nightmusic

IÅ¡ ties buvau iÅ¡siilgÄ™s gyvų gamtos garsų kupinų field recordings garsų.JÅ«s galite sakyti – o ko čia pasiilgti?Juk vasara,už lango tų gamtos garsų nors vežimu vežk.Rytais negailestingai ir piktdžiugiÅ¡kai žadina poetizuotos paukščių giesmÄ—s. . .Visgi atsiduodu fantazijai ir užsigeidžiu nepaprastų,egzotiÅ¡kų garsų. Tokių,kokius girdžiu Ephraim Wegner albume iÅ¡ “Crónica” netlabel.EstetiÅ¡ki,atpalaiduojantys. Ä®raÅ¡yti kažkada tarp 2008 – 09 …

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Nightmusic

Pasiilgote Å¡alto,niÅ«raus ir paslaptingai skambančio ambiento?BÅ«tent toks leidinys atkeliauja pas mus iÅ¡ “Cronica” netleiblo. Durán Vázquez sukÅ«rÄ— visas “Home,Sweet Home” albumo kompozicijas dar 2008 metais,bet darbas mÅ«sų ausis pasiekÄ— visai neseniai.GalbÅ«t dÄ—l to,kad Miguel Carvalhais masteringÄ… baigÄ— tik 2009.Kad ir kas ten nutiko,tai nesugadino leidinio skambesį. Visi kÅ«riniai apgaubti Å¡altos atmosferos.Garsai gilÅ«s,abstraktÅ«s.Beklausant albumo,kai kuriuose vietose …

Futurónica #13

Episode 13 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, July 30th at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #13 is: Nurse With Wound, Beware of the African Mosquito (Ring Your Doorbell, Put You to Sleep) (2002, from Man With the Woman Face, …

New @c release: “0°-100°” CD in Monochrome Vision

The new @c album, “0°-100°”, has just been released by Russian label Monochrome Vision. “0°-100°” presents composition #77, in 8 parts, composed by Miguel Carvalhais & Pedro Tudela in Porto, 2008-9 with recordings made in Helsinki, Nashville, Madrid, München, Palmela, Porto, São Miguel and West Bromwich, from 2005-9. The cover art is by Lia. Педро …

“Passeports” reviewed by Rockerilla

Mathias Delplanque sta vivendo un periodo di incontenibile creatività: solo nel 2010 sono già stati pubblicati due album (su Cronica e Bruit Claire) a suo nome più il dodici pollici di Lena recensito sullo scorso numero di Rockerilla . Questa la marcia in più di Delplanque, che a differenza di molti suoi colleghi che operano …

“The Mediterranean Drift” reviewed by Rockerilla

Il nuovo lavoro di Ran Slavin per la Cronica viene distribuito gratuitamente in formato digitale sul sito dell’etichetta portoghese. “The Mediterranean Drift” raccoglie sei tracce che vanno a formare quasi due diversi EP. I primi tre brani sono più atmosferici e dilatati. Soprattutto il primo, “Losing coordinates in the Mediterranean Drift”, mostra le notevoli qualità …

“The Mediterranean Drift” reviewed by Monsieur Delire

Beautiful and troubling record from Israeli electroacoustician Ran Slavin, on a marine theme that can easily be interpreted through the geopolitical lens (the track titles already open that window). 43 minutes of rich drones, fuzzy moods and textural experiments ranging from nostalgia (the liquid facet) to sorrow (the grating facet). The best thing is that …

“Shattering Silence” reviewed by Monsieur Delire

Mosaique is electronician Jan Ferreira, whose previously released Filare (2008) on Crónica. Shattering Silence is a bold proposition that tries to do too much. It’s simply too long at 1h43min, it would have been better edited down to an hour. Some of the tracks seem to present the same ideas, despite the fact that the …