A startlingly effective drone runs through the new collaboration between Galician artist Xoán-Xil Lópezand the trio Haarvöl (Fernando José Pereira, João Faria, and Rui Manuel Vieira) on the three stilling pieces on Unwritten Rules of a Ceaseless Journey. In 2019 to date, this is by far, my favorite record. It’s a bit breathtaking and hard to write about as …
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New release: Haarvöl + Xoán-Xil López’s “Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless Journeyâ€
Haarvöl’s three permanent members — Fernando José Pereira, João Faria, and Rui Manuel Vieira — collaborate with Xoán-Xil López, a Galician sound artistic working on field recording and experimental music. Haarvöl develops cinematic soundscapes, with analogue or digital sound sources weaved in complex and detailed compositions. They have been active since 2012 and have thus far released …
Trondheim EMP’s “Poke It With A Stick / Joining The Bots†reviewed by Toneshift
It is entirely indicative of the calibre of those involved, that Trondheim EMP manage to do something that is so often done terribly, so remarkably well. Regardless of a listeners’ particular fondness for the types of sound they produce, there is no denying that the group is comprised of an extremely proficient membership, a fact that, more …
Haarvöl + Xoán-Xil López’s “Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless Journey†reviewed by nitestylez.de
Put on the circuit via the Portuguese Cronica-imprint only recently is “Unwritten Rules Of A Ceaseless Journey”, the latest album collaboration by Haarvöl and Xoan-Xil Lopez which consists of three, each 15 minutes spanning tracks which were commissioned works for a theatre piece named “Revolucoes”. Opening with “Something’s Missing (Utopian)” the artists pave the way for …
Haarvöl + Xoán-Xil López’s “Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless Journey†reviewed by Die Subjectivisten
Fernando José Pereira en João Faria zijn sinds 2014 de kernleden van de Portugese groep Haarvöl, hoewel er dikwijls gasten aanschuiven voor de muziek dan wel beeldmateriaal. Voor dat laatste mogen ze nu steevast rekenen op Rui Manuel Vieira. Ze maken veelal een grofkorrelige mix van drones, glitches, veldopnames, ambient en allerhande experimenten. Voor hun …
New release: Ephraim Wegner & Daniel Bisig’s “Jetztâ€
Jetzt is a chronological deconstruction of Max Bense’s poem with the same title. Meaning “in the nowâ€, it may also be translated as “so farâ€, “up to nowâ€, “but nowâ€, “hence†and so on. Bense refers to the fact that the spoken word JETZT never reaches the point of what is denominated with “in the …
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Haarvöl + Xoán-Xil López’s “Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless Journey†reviewed by Vital Weekly
Portuguese trio Haarvöl (Fernando José Pereira, Joao Faria and Rui Manuel Vieira) have so far released five albums, three of which are on the Dutch Moving Furniture Records label, one on Pad and one of Family Film Project Edition. Not every member plays an instrument, as they are very active with film as well. Their …
“Bittersweet Melodies†reviewed by Fuild Sonic Fluctuations
Today I’m back with a Fluid Label Focus on CRÓNICA on this blog. And I’ve got an excellent album by a familiar name for you. This is the album BITTERSWEET MELODIES by RAN SLAVIN, released on CRÓNICA in 2016. Miguel was so kind as always to send me a review copy of the Limited-edition CD …
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New release: Trondheim EMP’s “Poke It With A Stick / Joining The Botsâ€
Crónica is very happy to announce the release of Trondheim EMP’s new double CD “Poke It With A Stick / Joining The Botsâ€! Poke It With A Stick / Joining The Bots by Trondheim EMP This project explores cross-adaptive processing as a radical intervention in the communication between performing musicians. Digital audio analysis and processing …
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“Double Exposure†reviewed by Fluid Sonic Fluctuations
It’s time again to put a focus on the back catalogue of CRÓNICA as part of the Fluid Label Focus series with ths 2011 album by JANEK SCHAEFER titled DOUBLE EXPOSURE. This Digital Album is a 12 track selection of music JANEK SCHAEFER made for compilations, installations and other projects he was invited to create …
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