Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
Crónica is now available at Zero”
We’re happy to announce that starting with the new year, Crónica is now also distributed online by Zero”, a new Berlin and Vienna-based independent download service for electronic music. Only one release available so far, but more are on the way. As usual, Boomkat continues to carry all of Crónica’s releases, in MP3 or FLAC …
Mosaique’s best of 2008
Anja Lechner & Dino Saluzzi – Ojos Negros (ECM) Johnny Greenwood –There will be blood (and the film, too!!) Marcus Schmickler presenting “Altars of Science” in Cologne Stockhausen audio-installation “Stimmung” in a water-reservoir at Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt Stephan Mathieu‘s “Radioland” (Live and Cd) Cindy Sherman‘s exhibition at Louisiana, Denmark Wolfgang Tillmann‘s exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin …
Lawrence English’s Top 10 Everyday 2008
Finally making it to South Africa and South America…all in one year…god, I love the amazon! More sounds from Gas, what a legacy that project maintains. Dethklok, their album and series one more than series two…. Brandon LaBelle’s Mono concert using just voice, but so utterly engaging! Scott Walker…I’m gutted I missed his concert in …
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Durán Vázquez’s best of 2008
In the worst side: Mr. Obama, the great swindle of our time (I am sorry but I have to say it) The progress of warlike capitalism (once again) In the best side: the Goya prizes for “La Soledad” by Jaime Rosales, one of the great and most special film directors starting of Larraskito netlabel, nice …
Cruz’s 2008 highlights
Once again the difficult task of trying to summarize an entire year in a few events. I could start stating that if I don’t remember it it’s because it was not so great, but things are a bit more complex than that. Most of the time the recollection of a distant event is strongly attached …
Paulo Raposo’s best of 2008
Éliane Radigue, L’île re-sonante (CD released by Shiin); Alfredo Costa Monteiro, live performance; Radialx 2008, Lisbon: radia wild bunch fun and exchange, amazing radio shows and workshops; Architecture and acoustic space of the national pantheon in lisbon in the project “book of hours†conceived with João Silva and using glass sounds moving and diffused through …
Pedro Tudela’s best of 2008
Kangding Ray: “Automne Fold“, Ø: “Oleva“, Machinefabriek + Stephen Vitiello: “Box Music“, Terry Riley: “The Last Camel in Paris, Théâtre Edouard VII, Paris, 10 November 1978“, Thomas Brinkmann: “When Horses Die“, Ryoji Ikeda: “See You At Regis Debray“, COH Plays Cosey. “Gruppen” by Karlheinz Stockhausen, performed by the Orquesta Nacional de Espana, directed by Arturo …
Cem Güney’s best of 2008
Mus*****c, Cronica 032, Unlimited Release; @c, Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom; The Beautiful Schizophonic, Musicamorosa; Ran Slavin, The Wayward Regional Transmissions; Janek Schaefer, Alone at Last; Annette Krebs & Toshimaru Nakamura, Siyu; Cronicaster 025, Aki Onda, Gert-Jan Prins, @c; @c, 48 EDE; Battiti Radio Show, Rai-Radio3; The Works of Kanta Horio.
Miguel Carvalhais’ best of 2008
Ø’s Oleva; Crónica’s Unlimited releases; Pure’s Ification; Terry Riley’s The Last Camel in Paris; Ryoji Ikeda’s See You At Regis Debray; Florian Hecker’s Hecker, Höller, Tracks; Le Weekend with Raymond MacDonald; Gilles Aubry’s Berlin Backyards; CoH + Cosey Fanni Tutti’s CoH Plays Cosey; Bill Wells’ The Loathsome Reel book and concert; Peter Rehberg’s Work For …