“SÃria was born out of the super power we have of transforming shit into magic and writing songs is a way to expand the palette of ideas, feelings and emotions, some of which I prefer not to express outside the music / artistic context.†Read the full interview at Fifteen Questions.
Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais
SÃria’s “Boa-LÃngua†reviewed by The Moderns
Why do so few improvised recordings feature vocals? Here’s a theory. Part of improv’s appeal is the vulnerability of the artists involved. On-stage or in-studio, it requires a degree of self-assuredness that few of us can muster. This is what’s so often misunderstood about improvisational performance. The absence of written music does not make it …
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New release: SÃria’s “Boa-LÃnguaâ€
Boa-LÃngua is the second album by SÃria. It departs from her former work, Cuspo, using it as a foundation for structure and duration, while following very different pulses. Boa-LÃngua was made from recordings of practice sessions that were not originally intended to be used or worked as songs. Boa-LÃngua means “good tongueâ€, used in opposition to “má-lÃnguaâ€, literally “bad tongueâ€, a Portuguese …
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SÃria’s “Boa-LÃngua†reviewed by African Paper
So wie einem die besten kreativen Gedanken oft beim Gehen oder in der Badewanne kommen, entstehen die Releases von Sängerin Diana Combo alias SÃria meist als Nebenprodukte kleinerer Arbeiten, die ganz unerwartet ein Eigenleben erhalten. So wie sich ihr erstes Album aus einer Auftragsarbeit heraus verselbstständigt hatte, ist “Boa-LÃngua†das Resultat einer der Stimmübungen, die …
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SÃria’s “Boa-LÃngua†reviewed by Vital Weekly
‘Boa-Lingua’ is the follow-up to ‘Cuspo’ (see Vital Weekly 1151). Siria is the work of Diana Combo and her main instrument is the voice, in combination with vinyl records, field recordings “and other sound sources”. The press release also mentions “Boa-LÃngua was made from recordings of practice sessions that were not originally intended to be …
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Francisco López & Miguel A. GarcÃa’s “Ekkert Nafn†reviewed by Neural
Philip Samartzis & Eric La Casa’s “Captured Space†reviewed by Blow Up
New release: Arturas BumÅ¡teinas’s “Orgelsafariâ€
Arturas BumÅ¡teinas started the Organ Safari project in 2007, compiling recordings of various church organs into a growing sound archive. These recordings are later used in various contexts, such as performances, installations, radio programmes, and releases such as this. The organ sounds in this album were collected in February 2017 in Saxony, Germany, when Arturas BumÅ¡teinas, GailÄ— GriciÅ«tÄ— …
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Philip Samartzis & Eric La Casa’s “Captured Space†reviewed by Loop
En el mundo de las grabaciones de campo el australiano Philip Samartzis junto al francés Eric La Casa trabajaron en el Parque Nacional Kruger ubicado al noreste de Sudáfrica. Allà Eric La Casa y Philip Samartzis estuvieron realizando registros de campo durante diez dÃas para el álbum “Captured Spaceâ€.Philip Samartzis es un artista sonoro con …
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Philip Samartzis & Eric La Casa’s “Captured Space†reviewed by A Closer Listen
What is the role of wilderness in the imagination? Is wilderness still wild if it is walled? In a preserve, who are the captors, and who are the captives? These are only a few of the questions asked by Philip Samartzis and Eric La Casa as they record the soundscape of South Africa’s Kruger National Park. The …