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Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
“Blackout†by João Samões, with Vitor Joaquim
“Black Outâ€, a performance by João Samões, with sound processing by Vitor Joaquim, video by João Dias and João Samões and interpretation by João Samões and João Galante, will be presented today and tomorrow at the Temps d’Images festival in Culturgest, Lisbon. Entrance is free until the limit of the room’s capacity. More information at …
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Vitor Joaquim live at ARTECH 2008
Tomorrow, November 7, Vitor Joaquim will perform with Hugo Holim at ARTECH 2008, the 4th International Conference on Digital Arts, in Porto. In the same evening, Ajay Kapur and Arne Eigenfeldt will present their “Collaborative Composition for Musical Robotsâ€. Several other talks, keynotes and events are scheduled, check the full program at the ARTECH website.
Ran Slavin in Poland
November 7, “Tender Prey†a 2 channel video-sound installation at Plateaux festival. November 8, screening of “Insomniac City†at the opening of Plateaux festival. November 9, live video performance at Plateaux festival, Contemporary Arts Centre, Torun, Poland.
New CD release: Pure’s “Ificationâ€
After more than ten CDs and several vinyls under different aliases, projects or collaborations that ranged a multitude of musical styles over the last 15 years, Pure’s newest release is now proudly presented by Crónica. Three and a half years later than scheduled, and six years after his previous studio CD release “Noonbugs†on Mego, …
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The Mag.net Reader 3 — Processual Publishing. Actual Gestures.
Publishing is no longer a question of ‘readership’ but of resonance. Only lazy, old media add up the numbers of individuals who look at what they publish, and leave their audience research at that. More astute contemporary publishing focuses on resonance and the shifting of forces within unacknowledged collectives and technical networks. — Andrew Murphie …
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New Crónicaster: Jorge Castro
Jorge Castro aka Fisternni. manipulatto.com, myspace.com/fisternni, sudamericaelectronica.com, correo@manipulatto.com Recorded on May 10, 2008 at the Offf festival in Lisboa. Download it here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.
“Praxis†reviewed by Tapage nocturne @ France Musique
Autre nouveauté discographique qui utilise l’art du son mais cette fois ci non pas en Angleterre ou aux Etats Unis mais au Portugal avec Cem Güney, un compositeur d’origine turque, né en 1973. Après de sérieuses études musicales en Californie Cem Güney s’est intéressé de très près à l’art du son, aux rapports entre phonétique, …
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Ben Frost’s “Music for 6 guitarsâ€
Pedro Almeida (aka paL) will be one of the six guitar players to perform on Ben Frost’s “Music for 6 guitarsâ€, for the TRAMA Performance Arts Festival, today, October 26 2008. This piece, “is very much about the performance and the ability to play a single melodic structure, repetitively, with extreme intensity continuouslyâ€. Frost “is …