Freiband is one of the musical projects by the ever-prolific Frans de Waard. With Frans being one half of Beequeen and me being the other half, it is a bit difficult to be fully objective about this CD. However, to me, Freiband is one of the most interesting projects Frans is involved in. The reason …
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“Leise†reviewed by e/i magazine
Much music prods at the spirit of the child, that fatuous pendant, which has since been mired in so many petty proclivities. Taking root in young Elise’s pussyfooting around with sheets of metal, paper, sticks, plastic and other musical and nonmusical instruments, one might be quick to lump this work in with all the others …
“Leise†reviewed by Chain DLK
Besides being a cult hero of mine for his activity in a theory of projects (Kapotte Muziek – r.i.p. -, Goem, Shifts, Beequeen, Wander…) and his heroic “Vital Weekly” newsletter, Frans de Waard is also a father, and various raw sounds produced by his daughter Elise (hence the title anagram) were used to assemble this …
“Flow†reviewed by De-Bug
Der portugiesische Komponist arbeitet an Installationen und Theater genau wie an Videos. Im Falle von “Flow” stammt allerdings nur die Musik von Joaquim, der Film, der ebenfalls auf der CD enthalten ist, stammt von Lia. Hauptakteur ist hier der Rechner, obwohl als Klangmaterial zwei Gitarren, eine Sängerin und Fernsehgeräusche genannt werden. Er verarbeitet dieses Material …
“Flow†reviewed by monochrom.at
Calling a record of electronic music “flow†and then basically working on disrupting the flow is a daring act, but one that sets free thought and emotion and leaves a lot open for interpretation. Or, to start at the beginning, of definition: for what exactly is meant by “flowâ€? The word is regularly used in …
“The Wayward Regional Transmissions†reviewed by Bodyspace
O glitch revela-se por meio das mais misteriosas formas. Como expressão incidente no aproveitamento da anomalia, varia conforme os tempos e ameaça não acusar desgaste enquanto forem questionáveis os dogmas de um corpo sonoro puro e primo. Ran Slavin, em meditação sobre o território de Médio Oriente que abrange a sua pátria Israelita, parece bem …
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“Leise†reviewed by Neural
Shrill and charming sounds, bass and iterated frequencies, hypnotic drones, synthetic vibrations, hinting also to organic dimensions. Similarly to metallic insects’ breaths, in the dark bubbling of weird spaces and settings, this Frans De Ward solo release makes use of old recordings, sifted through different software programs, with a conceptual cut and paste extremely coherent …
“Leise†reviewed by D-Side
“Dis papa, ze peux zouer avec tes trucs, là ?” C’est sans doute la question que la petite Elise De Waard a posé à son père, Frans De Waard, fondateur de Beequeen, Freiband et Kappotte Muziek, alors qu’elle n’avait que trois ans. Evidemment aux anges, celui-ci l’a laissé jouer à sa guise avec ses plaques de …
“Flow†reviewed by The Wire
Joaquim is a key figure in Portuguese electronic music, as well as being heavily involved in a number of cross-media activities (film, visual arts, dance, etc). Flow takes as its basis the human voice (provided by fellow Crónica artist Filipa Hora) and synthesizes a bleak but beautiful electronic meditation on the nature of identity. “Slow …
“Flow†reviewed by Sonhors
Au Portugal, Vitor Joaquim s’affirme depuis quelques années comme l’une des figures les plus en vue en matière de musique électronique. Musicien, professeur et directeur du festival EME, on retrouve sa présence dans bon nombre d’activités artistiques mêlant à la fois : vidéo, musique, danse, théâtre et installations multimédia. Flow son dernier album, sorti chez …