Premier moyen de diffusion sonore, la radio, dont la place dans la société actuelle e énormément reculé au profit de médiums plus visuels, a pourtant été, depuis sa création, un outil d’expérimentation extraordinaire, utilisé aussi bien par les surréalistes que par les chercheurs du GRM, par Orson Welles que par John Cage. Paradoxalement régénérée par …
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“Essays on Radio†reviewed by Paris Transatlantic
It didn’t take long for the laptoppers to realise that concertgoers quickly get fed up of parting with hard-earned cash in return for having to stare intently at young men and women staring intently at their screens behind those annoyingly unavoidable luminous Apple logos. Unless, that is, you happen to enjoy watching Christian Fennesz smoke …
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“Essays on Radio†reviewed by Liability
Si ce n’est pas la première fois que le label portugais Cronica succombe à l’appel de la compilation, ce sera ici un peu plus qu’un catalogue regroupant les artistes de la structure. Chez Cronica on aime bien les concepts et ce disque en sera un de plus à mettre à l’actif du label-média. L’idée de …
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“Essays on Radio†reviewed by Touching Extremes
The landscape drawn by 39 sound artists working around the radio theme – not necessarily with radio sounds, even if most tracks use them – is one of nebulous and functional extravagance; shortwaves and speech snippets but also electronic currents, concise statements and luminescent memories find their place in compositions of (maximum) 2 minutes length …
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“Happiness Will Befall†reviewed by Bad Alchemy
Electroakustischer Travelogue eines in Brisbane beheimateten Musikers und Medienkünstlers mit Stationen in Brisbane, Auckland, Adelaide, Bangalore, Budi Koti und Singapore. Was für Cook und Tasman einst Fahrten ins Ungewisse und in den Tod waren, ist für Leute von Heute nichts als touristisches Streunen, das an Städten und Landschaften schnuppert wie an den Blumentöpfen im Hinterhof. …
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“Essays on Radio†reviewed by Ananana
Já houve um tempo em que a rádio era levada para o palco: John Cage fê-lo há umas boas décadas. Hoje, poucos mais a usam em concerto para além de Keith Rowe, que tem por hábito encostar um transÃstor à s cordas da guitarra. Do mesmo modo, o termo alemão “horspiel†para designar uma obra sonora/musical …
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“Happiness Will Befall†reviewed by Infratunes
Prêt à réévaluer l’espace qui le sépare de l’enregistrement à ravir afin de définitivement se mettre en marche, Lawrence English a récemment rempli quelques cassettes d’atmosphères glanées dans des coins de son Australie, mais aussi en Nouvelle-Zélande, en Inde et à Singapour. Restait ensuite, pour en faire Happiness Will Befall, de traiter le tout au …
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“King Glitch†reviewed by Sands
L’islandese Heimir Björgúlfsson e lo svedese Jonas Ohlsson sono due simpatici individui, da tempo radicati nella creazione di sfondi sonori elettronici; Björgúlfsson è impegnato tra l’altro nell’intricato campo delle installazioni audio-visive. Entrambi con fissa dimora nella stravagante Amsterdam fanno confluire in “King Glitch†una serie di registrazioni, precedentemente licenziate per una raccolta della Staalplaat, con …
“Happiness Will Befall†reviewed by Blow Up
Agitatore culturale tra i più attivi del nuovissimo continente (sua la cura dei festival What Is Music? e Liquid Architecture, nonché la gestione dell’etichetta Room40), l’australiano Lawrence English è anche compositore di talento. Il suo nuovo album per la portoghese Crónica lo vede trafficare con chitarra e computer, più vari aggeggi di contorno, nell’allestimento di …
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“Happiness Will Befall†reviewed by Gonzo
Room 40 is het geesteskind van Lawrence English. Het Australische avant-garde label bracht plaatwerk uit van DJ Olive, Zane Throw en recent nog van het Japanese elfje Tujiko Noriko. Voorlopig hoogtepunt van hel label is de verzamelaar “Melatonin”. Een metalen box, installatie en een tentoonstelling die inzoomde op splaappatronen en bijdrages bevatte van onder andere …
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