Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais

“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1” reviewed by Ikonen

Leere und Abwesenheit von musikalischer Struktur sind 2003 selten so radikal thematisiert worden wie in diesen 11 Stücken von Autodigest. Tiefer Hall wechselt zu hochfrequentem Sirren, in Phasen völliger Stille purzeln millisekundenlange Soundschnipsel, die in der Tat wie das klangliche Endprodukt gnadenloser digitaler Komprimierung erscheinen. Endgültig dominant wird dieser Eindruck ab den letzten Momenten von …

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“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1” reviewed by Vital

The title of the Autodigest CD really sets me off: wouldn’t it be great to have all music ever recorded on one CD? “Autodigest is a simulation of processes of cultural implosion. As such, it has no birth date nor does it have particular geographical references”. So who is it? We are not told. Some …

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“Product 01” reviewed by Phosphor.nl

Sumugan Sivanesan is first up with Spare Your Speakers and this is exactly what II felt like doing as I played the first track. An exciting fusion of noise and extremely high pitched tones is not for the weak of heart or to be played while nursing a hangover. The intensity of the high pitched …

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“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1” reviewed by Rumore

…nel quale viene vieppiù addizionato allucinatorio mulinare di matragliate noise. E se l’età e l’abitudine difficilmente ci consentono di apprezzarne a pieno gli esiti (dacché qui non si trova niente che i primi SPK, tanto per dire, non abbiano già fatto), riconosciamo anche in questo caso discreto sense of humour e volentieri porgiamo almeno l’altra …

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“On Paper” reviewed by Touching Extremes

I’ll leave the conceptual explanation of this double CD to its cover notes; suffice for me to say, this is mostly obscure concrete/electronic/pulse music presented by Portuguese artists with some “famous” guest, like Pure and Stephan Mathieu, whose highly personal sound is almost instantly recognizable in a group of pieces tending to suburban hollowness and …

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“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

Wier wollte nicht schon immer mal A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded hören? Autodigest beginnt diesen geheimen Wunsch einer historizistischen Zeit wie dieser erfüllen mit Vol. 1. Der Klang der Welt auf einer kleinen Plastikscheibe, demnächst auch in Pillenform. Written and composed by jedem und keinem erkligt nahe am weißen Rauschen das klangmolekulare Chaos …

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“A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1” reviewed by Touching Extremes

Just a flick of the switch and you’re right into an absurdly efficient sonic end of the world or, even better, the audio equivalent of the Big Bang. As the title suggests, this is music dealing with compression; nevertheless, among the incredible accelerations and enormous expansions heard in this “History”, you can reasonably think about …

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“Product 01” reviewed by Jade

Cronica continue son lent et passionnant travail d’archivage, compilant / redéployant / réorientant sans relâche ses multiples projets sonores, s’attachant autant que faire ce peu, à parcourir, à détailler la multiplicité des approches émergeantes dans les sphères oubliées des musiques non-conventionnelles, qu’elles soient d’ordre expérimentales, électroacoustiques, ou non directives. 2 nouvelles productions, respectivement étiquetées Cronica …

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“On Paper” reviewed by Y

O suicídio esclarecido de Sócrates, encarado como prova da imortalidade da alma, faz sentido em termos ontológicos. Acontece que, quando calha a nós, como diria Woody Allen, faz sentido, sim, mas “no papel”. Esta discrepância entre a Fé e a desconfiança da razão encontra eco no trabalho de “colagem/descolagem” empreendida por artístas sónicos portugueses como …

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“Product 01” reviewed by Funprox

Product is a split CD, in the good old ‘vinyl’ tradition, between Sumugan Sivanesan (from Australia) and Durán Vázquez (from Portugal). The first 8 tracks are by Sivanesan, and the other 7 by Vazquez. There are also two data tracks and an empty track to separate the two artists. Both artists create experimental music with …

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