Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais

Ifs’s “Manifold Basketball” reviewed by Polifonia

Z mniejszÄ… pewnoÅ›ciÄ… podchodzÄ™ do duetowego materiaÅ‚u Fischerle z Krzysztofem Ostrowskim (wystÄ™puje jako Freeze i reprezentuje bydgoskÄ… scenÄ™ elektronicznÄ… – tu nie chodzi o CKOD) wydanego dosÅ‚ownie kilka dni później w portugalskiej Crónice pod szyldem Ifs. To króciutki album z wypeÅ‚niajÄ…cymi przestrzeÅ„, a może raczej kreÅ›lÄ…cymi i projektujÄ…cymi wÅ‚asnÄ… przestrzeÅ„ kompozycjami. A wÅ‚aÅ›ciwie najwyraźniej improwizacjami, …

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Mathias Delplanque’s “Témoins” reviewed by Chain DLK

“Témoins” comprises three pieces of sound art composed and compiled between 2011 and 2014- or just the first two pieces if you opt for the cassette rather than the download. Conceptually they are post-production-light layerings of organic recordings from three different locations that were given to Delplanque as though they were instructions, on top of …

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New release: Mathias Delplanque’s “Témoins”

Témoins is Mathias Delplanque’s third release in Crónica, after the acclaimed Passeports (Crónica 048~2010) and Transmissions (Crónica 088~2014). A series of commissioned works, each connected to a location given to me. The sites were used as recording studios for creating multilayered compositions with minimal to none post-production. All instruments were played on site. Roz was …

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15 years

15 years ago today! February 1, 2003. The launch of the first two Crónica releases — Hard Disk and Là Où Je Dors — at the unforgettable Aniki Bóbó in Porto.

Mathias Delplanque’s “Témoins” reviewed by Rockerilla

Quale autentico scultore della materia sonora, Mathias Delplanque è stato più volte incaricato di veri e propri lavori “su commissione”, da parte di istituzioni artistico-culturali. Témoins raccoglie due di questi lavori realizzati tra il 2011 e il 2014, ciascuno intorno ai venti minuti di durata, nei quali l’artista francese lascia letteralmente parlare gli ambienti di …

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Mathias Delplanque’s “Témoins” reviewed by Aural Aggravation

Mark E Smith has died. It shouldn’t come as a surprise. In fact, the surprise should be that he didn’t die sooner. But I can’t help but be shaken by the news. It doesn’t feel appropriate to post any music reviews: my social media streams are aclog with tributes to Smith, and it feels wrong …

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New Release: Ifs’s “Manifold Basketball”

Manifold Basketball includes four tracks that focus on the connection between sound and different types of space, between the close and distant locations, using for this purpose a spectrum of reverbs and – often strongly modified – field recordings. These reverberations were modulated and treated in such a way as to give the impression of …

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