Every now and then we need to (re)think how we communicate. For a few months now, we’ve been considering the idea of creating a blog, something that could focus on the day-to-day news of Crónica and the artists with whom we work, keeping the main website for more permanent information and listing of releases. So, …
Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
Moving in
Never mind the mess, we’re still installing… But please, be welcome!
“Täuschung†reviewed by Etherreal
Peu d’infos disponibles à propos de Davor Mikan, si ce n’est que l’artiste qui sort cet album sur le fameux label portugais est autrichien. A l’écoute de Täuschung que l’on considérera jusqu’à preuve du contraire comme son premier CD, le lien avec ses compatriotes de chez Mego nous apparaît comme tout à fait naturel, dans …
“Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Touching Extremes
Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela recorded these files from 2002 to 2007, assembling the result in a multi-faceted patchwork that fuses improvisation, electronic, sampladelia and musique concrete. Surprisingly, after a couple of headphone sessions – in which, admittedly, this writer admired the quality of the studio work and the clever methods of combination applied by …
Continue reading ““Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Touching Extremes”
Limited release: Unique Clouds by Miguel Leal
Kant, I think, only looked at the sky in beautiful weather. M. Serres Clouds have always been objects of fascination with their arrogant complexity and their role as catalysts for the imagination. There being no way to precisely measure them or restrict their behaviour to a deterministic regime, they have been frequently seen as amorphous …
Continue reading “Limited release: Unique Clouds by Miguel Leal”
New release: Is That You?
As its 35th installment, Crónica is pleased to add to its well curated catalogue TU M’s “Is That You?” “Is That You?” invites you to become a solo protagonist in an imaginary soundtrack. While embracing you in an ocean of orchestral delight, the delicate arrangements and the overall amplitude of the piece’s resonance carry you …
“Täuschung†reviewed by Gaz-Eta
Austrian sound artist Davor Mikan is not someone I’m all too familiar with. His main purpose in the musical realm is to develop music through a series of algorithmic variables. He admits he uses generative graphic-tools along with granular synthesis in order to transform sound. The pieces on “Täuschung” were developed over the span of …
“Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Blow Up
É uno dei più facili della copia portoghese: percussioni elettroniche sparse, flussi e tessitura che scivolano, voci che sgusciano e si ritraggono, rumori concreti (acqua che scorre da uno sciacquone, fulmini e saette, canti etno), qualche passaggio parasinfonico e qualche inserto acustico sotto forma di capionamento (sax, violoncello, altre corde non identificate). Poi finisce anche …
Continue reading ““Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Blow Up”
“Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Terz
Dieses beeindruckende Audio des offenen Klangkunst-Improv-Kollektivs wurde von Miguel Carvalhais und Pedro Tudela in Porto zu vier langen Stücken komponiert und gemastert. Die Studiobearbeitung des Materials aus dem Zeitraum von 2002 bis 2007 vergleichen die beiden bisweilen mit der Arbeit eines Mechanikers oder Uhrmachers, wo individuelle Teile in einem viel größeren und komplexeren System zusammengefügt …
Continue reading ““Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Terz”
“Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Octopus
Pour ce septième album – le troisième sur le label Crónica -, les plasticiens sonores Miguel Carvalhais et Pedro Tudela continuent leur interrogation de la musique en tant que forme d’art, en tant que message médiumnique davantage que médiatique susceptible d’établir un lien entre la nature extérieure et la forme intériorisée contenue dans ce cd. …
Continue reading ““Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Octopus”