“Berlin Backyards” reviewed by Musique Machine

Berlin Backyards finds Swiss sound artists Gilles Aubry building pressing/swirling drones and sound texture sheens from subtle manipulated field recordings sourced from various Berlin backyards over the winter of 2006. He utilises the sound of rubbish truck machinery, road sounds, distant city sound echoes, bird song and chatter, dripping and crunching on concrete, vehicle sound …

“Praxis” reviewed by Comunicazione Interna

Per il turco Cem Güney un passato come dj e trombettista e un presente come sound-artist dedito a collages elettro-acustici. I due padiglioni auricolari sulla copertina di “Praxis”, trafitti da rametti appuntiti e foglie di un verde cupo, illustrano gli stimoli uditivi indotti da queste nove composizioni, persino scontrose ad un primo approccio, ma in …

“Praxis” reviewed by Bodyspace

Não é criminoso passar ao lado das relações que Cem Güney estabelece entre conceitos diversos e as composições que acabaram por figurar em Praxis, depois de dois anos de gestação. A explanação das relações ocupa toda a porção do press-release, que acompanha o disco lançado há algum tempo pela Crónica (que aposta frequentemente em aventureiros …

“Praxis” reviewed by Etherreal

Cem Güney est d’origine turque, et c’est influencé par le jazz et en particulier par Miles Davis qu’il s’est mis à la trompette. Puis il est parti faire des études de musique en Californie, revient en temps que DJ tout en continuant la trompette, et connaît sa deuxième révélation musicale avec Janek Schaefer, s’orientant alors …

“Berlin Backyards” reviewed by Le Son du Grisli

Suisse aujourd’hui installé à Berlin, Gilles Aubry enregistra là, en 2006, le matériau de Berlin Backyards : field recordings modelés ensuite pour mieux révéler l’immatériel rencontré partout à la périphérie de la ville. Changé en réalité de l’artiste, donc : grain traînant parmi la structure d’une mécanique à l’allure presque toujours égale, aigus perçants parmi …

@c + Lia’s “o/68” video at the Kunsthaus Graz

“A Secret Understanding” exhibition, produced by Forma. 8 to 24 May 2009 at the Kunsthaus Graz. A Secret Understanding is about the elective affinity between art and music. The exhibition brings together a group of rather personal and yet very differently presented films by various international media artists tackling familiar music titles in unfamiliar interpretations. …