Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
New release: @c’s “GML Variationsâ€
The new @c album, GML Variations is now available to download or stream. There are also still some copies available of the limited release CD in a gatefold sleeve, so get them while you can. GML Variations started with a commission to compose a piece for the Robotic Gamelan of Casa da Música, in Porto, …
Jos Smolders’s “Submerge-Emerge†reviewed by Gonzo Circus
Øyvind Brandtsegg’s “Nancarrow Biotope†reviewed by Blow Up
Francisco López’s “DSB†reviewed by Blow Up
Jos Smolders’s “Submerge-Emerge†reviewed by Blow Up
Roel Meelkop’s “Crossmodulated†reviewed by The Sound Projector
Roel Meelkop is a Dutch hero of sound art who I find it convenient to put in a Netherlandish seraglio with Peter Duimelinks, Jos Smolders, Frans de Waard and Machinefabriek. Indeed we last heard from the Roelster on the Cryptonesia record where he performed as Wieman (with de Waard) to produce an extensive reworking of two cassette tapes by Cybe. …
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TBA Podcast with @c
Dito e Feito · #24 Miguel Carvalhais e Pedro Tudela – VOCx The TBA Podcast features @c work in its most recent episode, looking at their sound installation VOC(x), which should have opened last April but was delayed by the pandemic. The mix created for this podcast looks at one among many possible articulations of …
Francisco López’s “DSB†reviewed by Freq
There’s a quality that some music has of being like an old friend. I’ve not listened to any new Francisco López in a decade or more but the ’00s CDs of his I have get a fairly frequent spin. Those CDs tended towards a kind of quietism — usually called Untitled [n] and largely a kind of textural building …
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“Submerge-Emerge†reviewed by Ambient Blog
You can trust Dutch electroacoustic composer and sound artist (and mastering engineer) Jos Smolders to come up with amazing sounds. After all, he has the experience of experimenting for more than 35 years – learning to work with “a combination of instinct, talent, skill, and patienceâ€. Submerge-Emerge, released on Crónica as a 2-CD set and digital download, presents a fascinating …
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