Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
From @c: Ljubljana, day one (part two)
“Compilation Works 1996-2005†reviewed by The Sound Projector
From same label, Compilation Works 1996-2005 (CRÓNICA ELECTRONICA 041) is an astonishing compilation of music by the great Marc Behrens, one of the most severe and dessicated electronic minimalists working in this area and one for whom I have a lot of time. This 19-track collection amounts to two CDs’ worth of music, and it …
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From @c: Ljubljana, day one
“Lovely Banalities†reviewed by The Sound Projector
From the Portuguese Crónica label, there’s the Lithuanian player Gintas K with Lovely Banalities (CRÓNICA ELECTRONICA 040), an appealing collection of minimal electronica; what I like about it is that Gintas keeps most of his pieces quite short (nothing over five minutes), and each one explores a single idea relentlessly, despite temptations to widen out …
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“Ification†reviewed by STNT
Ification est le plus récent des travaux de Peter Votava / Pure (actif, précisons-le, depuis presque vingt ans et qui a réalisé des albums sur des labels aussi prestigieux que Mego et Staalplaat (et pour mon plaisir, un split avec Ultra Milkmaids)). Globalement, cet album apparaît comme moins aquatique que Noonbugs, sorti sur Mego, plus …
New sampler from Le Son du Grisli is now online, featuring Gilles Aubry et. al.
Le Son du Grisli — Lignes 2, a sampler produced and distributed by the Le Son du Grisli blog, is now online. This compilation features pieces by John Eckhardt, Daniel Levin, Gunter Hampel, Martin Archer and Gilles Aubry, among others. You can download it for free at Le Son du Grisli.
“Lovely Banalities†reviewed by Vital Weekly
Following many MP3 releases and a double CD on Cronica Electronica before, Gintas K from Lithuania now returns to Cronica with a strange album called ‘Lovely Banalities’. Not that we shouldn’t take this seriously, but ‘banalities’ may sound a bit odd. One windy summer Sunday afternoon, Gintas K went out to do field recordings in …
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New Crónicaster: “The Lone Drone†by The Beautiful Schizophonic
The Beautiful Schizophonic live at Casa da Música, Porto, on the 4th April 2009. Post-tropical ambiences at dusk, imaginary scenic drives through inner vistas and a special version of Aysha, a soundscape from the forthcoming album “Erotikonâ€. All beautifully captured live by Marc Behrens. Download here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.
SONICA:POST, @c live in Ljubljana
SONICA is a sound space experiment, an attempt to transform a classical exhibition space into a field of events, performances, workshops and lectures. The main theme of the festival is POST- indicating an exploration of sonic future and artistic purification. Selected artworks have a common search for their own meaning, surpassing hyper media saturation whether …