“Compilation Works 1996-2005” reviewed by Skug

Eine Art Opus Magnum des deutschen Ultraminimalisten. Die Compilation bringt 19 Stücke als Behrens’ erste VÖ zum Gratis-Download, auf der Crónica-HP gibt es die Möglichkeit, nach freiem Ermessen dafür zu spenden. In einem ähnlichen Klangkosmos wie F. López oder Bernhard Günter unterwegs, sind es bei Behrens die technischen Applikationen selbst, die die von ihm nur …

New Crónicaster: “Futurónica 1 — Heard and overheard” by Cruz

“Futurónica 1 — Heard and overheard” is the first in a series of four hour-long programs that Crónica broadcasted in Rádio Futura in Porto, during the Future Places festival of 2009. This program was compiled and mixed by Cruz in one set, one take. Artists and tracks are not in order of appearance: Aleksey Petin; …

“Lectures” reviewed by The Wire

After an opening passage of music, the unmistakable voice of Cornelius Cardew is heard, refined and almost prissy in lecture mode: “I don’t know how many of you are musically educated…” before going on to explain how indeterminacy might be applied in a performance situation, material specified or elided, rules to be followed, broken or …