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Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
Durán Vázques releases “De Catro a Catro†in Larraskito
Durán Vázquez has just released “De Catro a Catro†in the Larraskito netabel. Extensive liner notes and link to FLAC or MP3 free download can be found in the Larraskito website.
Neural reviews “Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottomâ€
This atypical album is divided into four tracks of unusual and disparate lengths – the first lasts more than twenty minutes, the second and third are less than two minutes long, and the last stretches out to more than forty minutes. ‘Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom’ by Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela, aka @C, …
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Ran Slavin’s “Nocturnal Rainbow Rising†due soon
Ran Slavin‘s new unlimited release in Crónica, “Nocturnal Rainbow Rising†is now in the final stages of production and will be available for free download very soon. This is Slavin’s third full-length release in Crónica, following 2004’s “Tropical Agent / Ears in Water†and last year’s “The Wayward Regional Transmissions†that was awarded an honorable …
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Pure’s “Ification†is in production
Pure‘s new CD release in Crónica, “Ification†— with wonderful cover art by Jan Rohlf — is now in production and copies are expected soon. In the meantime, you can have a sneak peak here. This release, mastered by Martin Siewert at Motone Sound Services in Vienna, comprises 7 trackswith collaborations from Christoph De Babalon, …
Chão: LX Factory, Lisboa 18-20 September
A long (and interesting) program featuring Osso Exótico, Carlos Santos, EmÃdio Buchinho, André Gonçalves, Nuno Moita, Paulo Raposo, The Beautiful Schizophonic and many others. (Not much) more information at projectochao.blogspot.com.
Cem Güney interviewed by tokafi.com
Cem Güney is the first to admit that Turkey still has a long way to go in terms of radically progressive music and Sound Art. Admittedly, there are hotspots, clearly confined oases of demanding sonic experimentation. But overall, the main focus still seems to be firmly placed on maximising profits and importing ideas instead of …
Martijn Tellinga performs Xenakis
For this year’s Night of the Unexpected festival, part of Gaudeamus’ Muziekweek, Martijn Tellinga has produced a performance of Iannis Xenaki’s revolutionary Mycenae Alpha, work for computer that was generated with The UPIC system. The UPIC enabled Xenakis to compose grahically and transform visual information into sound. The UPIC system was conceived by Iannis Xenakis …
Vital Weekly reviews Praxis
The name Cem Güney sounds like a name I heard before, but I have no idea when and where. He hails from Turkey, where he taught himself how to play the trumpet and he studied in California. There he got interested in sound art and started to play electronic music. That’s the basic stuff I …
New CD release: Gilles Aubry’s “Berlin Backyardsâ€
Swiss sound artist Gilles Aubry is no stranger to Crónica, having collaborated in two of the label’s compilations, “Essays on Radio†and “Mus*****câ€. We are now very pleased to present his first CD in Crónica, the exquisite “Berlin Backyardsâ€.