Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
Haarvöl’s “Horizons of Suspended Zones” reviewed by Anxious
W świecie zdominowanym przez natychmiastowość, w którym dźwięki konkurują o naszą uwagę jak kolorowe reklamy, Haarvöl proponuje coś radykalnie innego: zatrzymanie, zawieszenie, wyciszenie. Horizons of Suspended Zones to specyficzny manifest akustycznej niezgody na logikę współczesnego czasu. „Czas musi zostać nieposłuszny” – piszą twórcy. I robią wszystko, byśmy jako słuchacze poczuli, jak to jest trwać poza rytmem świata. …
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New release: Haarvöl’s “Horizons of Suspended Zones”
At the end of the 1990s, Hakim Bey wrote a book about the then-emerging possibility of the virtual. With the lucidity for which he is known, he recognized at the time that the virtual was nothing more than a new avenue for the expansion of capitalism. He introduced the concept of temporary autonomous zones as a kind …
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Haarvöl’s “Horizons of Suspended Zones” reviewed by African Paper
Mit “Horizons of Suspended Zones” veröffentlichen Haarvöl am 1. Juli ein neues Werk bei Crónica als CD und Download. Die beiden Musiker Fernando José Pereira und João Faria bewegen sich darauf bewusst abseits technischer Reizüberflutung. Statt Effektfülle oder Lautstärke setzen sie auf Reduktion, auf Wiederholung, auf Dauer und auf das, was zwischen den Klängen passiert. …
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Ilia Belorukov’s “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” reviewed by Chain DLK
IliaBelorukov’s “NRDDRMTWO2022–2024” is not your average percussion album – it’s a sonic séance with a machine. Across thirteen tracks, this Russian-Serbian experimentalist transforms his NordDrum2 into a kaleidoscope of tempos, textures, and reverberant spaces, all on a strict one-step pattern that mutates over time. Think of it as minimalism caught in motion: a single rhythmic …
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Ilia Belorukov’s “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” reviewed by African Paper
Mit “NRD DRM TWO 2022–2024″ veröffentlicht Ilia Belorukov bei Crónica eine neue Sammlung von Aufnahmen, die sich einem präzise gesetzten formalen Prinzip widmen: einem einstufigen Pattern mit variierendem Tempo, gespielt ausschließlich auf dem Nord Drum 2. Die Stücke entstanden in einem konzentrierten Arbeitsprozess zwischen 2022 und 2024, ohne nachträgliche Bearbeitung oder Schnitte. Lediglich minimale klangtechnische …
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Philippe Petit’s “A Divine Comedy” reviewed by The Sound Projector
Impressive two-disc composition by Philippe Petit on A Divine Comedy (CRÓNICA 212-2024). This Marseilles fellow has certainly come a long way since he started out as a DJ, radio presenter and zine publisher in the 1980s, even eclipsing his later label ventures for experimental electronica such as Pandemonium RDZ and BiP_Hop. This one is an ambitious project reflecting his studies …
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Haarvöl’s “Horizons of Suspended Zones” reviewed by Vital Weekly
Among my favourite drone groups is Haarvöl, a trio of two musicians (José Pereira and João Faria) and Rui Manuel Vieira, who handles the visual side. I don’t know what that looks like, as I never saw them in concert (or looked on YouTube). Their latest album is inspired by a book by Hakim Bey …
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Ilia Belorukov’s “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” reviewed by Westzeit
Gänzlich dem Thema “Rhythmus” verpflichtet ist eine hochexperimentelle CD, der ILIA BELORUKOV den komplizierten Titel “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” (Crónica) gab. Jener lässt sich auflösen in “nord drum 2” – also ein Drumcomputer. Aber auch die Stücke tragen kryptische Namen: “7.20, 1+2+4+5, 50–100”, “7.44, 1+2+3+4+5+6, 400–300” oder “7.23, 1, 200–140” – ich vermute, das verschlüsselt …
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New release: J.L. Maire & Alfredo Costa Monteiro’s “L’Écoute Tactile”
J.L. Maire and Alfredo Costa Monteiro’s ongoing collaboration travels through sonic territories where two different but complementary approaches to sound and music production converge: the extended pure intonation and the exploration of timbre without fixed tones. The recording in L’Écoute Tactile emerged from an improvisation session in September 2024 in Costa Monteiro’s studio. In this session, Maire …
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