Soundscapes ottenuti attraverso la rielaborazione di registrazioni effettuate in posti esotici della Norvegia come il ghiacciaio Brenndalsbreen o il lago Røsskleivvatnet, luoghi i cui soli nomi evocano boschi impenetrabili, oscurità e freddi artici. Behrens ha un modo tutto suo di plasmare le proprie composizioni, assai diverso da altri autori che in passato hanno sperimentato utilizzando …
Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
Mathias Delplanque live
March 6 in Marseille: Lena solo at Cabaret Aléatoire, festival RIAM March 27 in Saint-Brieuc: Mathias Delplanque at La Passerelle, festival 360°
New Crónicaster: “Futurónica 4†by Miguel Carvalhais
“Futurónica 4†is the fourth and final in a series of hour-long programs that Crónica broadcasted in Rádio Futura in Porto, during the Future Places festival of 2009. This mix included pieces by Marc Behrens, Durán Vázquez, Gilles Aubry, Enrico Coniglio, Heitor Alvelos, Lawrence English, Paulo Raposo, Ãkos Garai and @c. Download here or subscribe …
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Autodigest vol. 4 — A Compressed History of Every Bootleg Ever Recorded
The 4th installment in the Autodigest series of compressed everything: this time around, we are promised all the bootlegs ever. At a time when the debate on music piracy rages on, it is a good thing to be reminded that the luxurious universe of unofficial recordings is now in its fourth decade and flourishing like …
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“Lectures†reviewed by AEMag
Dass das ehemalige Mitglied von AMM und der Gründer des Scratch Orchestras, Cornelius Cardew, Vorträge hielt, dürfte ebensowenig bekannt sein wie die Tatsache, dass trotz des schmalen Outputs anscheinend reichlich Material im Archiv zu finden war, welches Piotr Kurek nun unter dem etwas irrigen Albumtitel »Lectures« neu abgemischt veröffentlicht. Zu diesem Zweck erhielt Kurek Zugang …
“Sleppet†reviewed by Goûte Mes Disques
Tout a commencé par un voyage entre amis. Mais attention, là où nos voyages entre amis finissent dans des orgies de sexe et d’alcool, ici le propos est tout autre. Et pour cause, puisqu’il s’agit en fait d’un voyage entre scientifiques du son électronique: Natasha Barrett, Bjarne Kvinnsland, Steve Roden, Chris Watson, Jana Winderen (chronique …
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Tonight: @c + Pierre Alexandre Tremblay live
Tonight in Passos Manuel, Porto, @c perform in a trio with special guest Pierre Alexandre Tremblay. Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (Montréal, 1975) is involved on a variety of projects, manipulating sound and playing bass guitar. He teaches composition and improvisation at the University of Huddersfield in England. He is a member of the ensembles ars circa …
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“Home, Sweet Home†reviewed by The Sound Projector
(…) if you enjoy field recordings, you can get Home, Sweet Home (CRÓNICA 045) as a free download from the above label. Duran Vázquez has assembled a dense collage of sounds captured in Vigo, a large coastal town in Galicia. His wide-open mic welcomes the rich chaos and noise of all things urban, something which …
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“Sleppet†reviewed by The Sound Projector
Another hero of barely-existing music is the great Marc Behrens, whose Sleppet (CRÓNICA 046) began life in 2007 with a bunch of nature recordings made in Norway. Chris Watson, Steve Roden, Jana Winderen and other minimal-environmental geniuses were not far away from him at the time, and the record cover of this nature-worshipping release unfolds …
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“Sleppet†reviewed by Monsieur Délire
A short album from electroacoustician Marc Behrens. Sleppet evolved from a field recording trip to Norway with other artists. The four-movement work was realized in June 2008 for broadcast on the German radio. It’s a relatively simple piece, but it’s powerful and evocative. Everything and the kitchen sink’s in there: nature’s elements (water, snow, stone), …
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