Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais

“Intuited Architectures” reviewed by Gonzo Circus

Het werk van Graeme Truslove laat zich opdelen in ‘vaststaande’ elektroakoestische composities en live improvisaties. Voor ‘Intuited Architectures’ heeft hij die uitersten, zoals de titel al aangeeft, geprobeerd samen te brengen. Zorgvuldig opgebouwde composities, waarin de kleinste details zorgvuldig hun juiste plek kregen toebedeeld, manipuleerde hij in optredens met zelfgebouwde elektronica. Aanvankelijk was het een …

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“Juryo: Durée de la vie de l’ainsi-venu” reviewed by Kathodik

Destrutturazione sintetica e materiali concreti, stratificati o ad incastro forzato. Nel classico stile della label portoghese, field recordings (belli e molto quelli raccolti in Asia) e manipolazione digitale. L’effetto, è una coltre sfocata e sfrigolante a ricoprir passaggi di materia viva che accendono più di un’immagine in fondo alla scatola cranica. Elettroacustica evocativa e tumefatta …

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“Intuited Architectures” reviewed by RNE 3 Atmosfera

Graeme Truslove es un compositor y performer basado en Glasgow, Escocia. Su producción incluye composiciones sonoras y audiovisuales y música improvisada. Graeme Truslove toca la guitarra y el Laptop en diferentes proyectos en solitario y en colaboración. Hasta ahora, la producción musical de Graeme Truslove se ha dividido entre mundos muy diferentes: la composición electroacústica …

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“Under my Skin” reviewed by Gonzo Circus

Een kleine verrassing bij Crónica is de nieuwe uitgave van de Litouwse componist Gintas K. Hij is geen onbekende – ook niet op dit Portugese label – maar meneer K komt hier met zijn eerste uitgave op cassette. De reden om voor die geluidsdrager te kiezen blijft onduidelijk. Belangrijker: ook inhoudelijk is ‘Under My Skin’ …

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Futurónica 198

Episode 198 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Manobras (91.5 MHz in Porto, 18h30) and Rádio Zero (21h GMT, repeating on Tuesday at 01h) airs tomorrow, August 4th. The playlist of Futurónica 198 is: Timothy Brown & The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Purcell: Funeral Music for Queen Mary: Funeral March (1694) Michel Chion, Requiem …

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“Nowhere: Exercises in Modular Synthesis and Field Recording” reviewed by The Sound Projector

We haven’t heard a great deal from Jos Smolders, the Dutch musician who began his career studying architecture, outside of his contributions to a compilation of sorts called International Musique Concrète Assembly where he appeared with fellow Netherlandish droner Frans de Waard. But that was in 2007. It would have been nice to have heard …

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“Juryo: Durée de la vie de l’ainsi-venu” reviewed by Aural Aggravation

The title of the latest album by the super-prolific experimental composer and student of film and musique concrete, Emmanuel Mieville, comes from the Japanese translation of the Sanskrit word and alludes to a chapter of the Lotus Sutra, a renowned text from Māhāyana Buddhism. Apparently. It’s hardly my field of expertise. And so the inevitable …

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Futurónica 197

Episode 197 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Manobras (91.5 MHz in Porto, 18h30) and Rádio Zero (21h GMT, repeating on Tuesday at 01h) airs tomorrow, July 21st. The playlist of Futurónica 197 is: Farmers Manual, Fsck (1997, Tray) You can follow Rádio Zero’s broadcasts at radiozero.pt/ouvir and Rádio Manobras at radiomanobras.pt.

“Intuited Architectures” reviewed by Blow Up

Nel greco classico ci sono due parole per indicare il tempo. “Cronos” indica il tempo che scorre uguale e può essere misurato (per cui parliamo di “cronologia” o “cronometro”), “kairos” indica invece un tempo speciale, una occasione particolare (la prima volta che sono stato a un concerto, ad esempio, o il giorno del matrimonio) o …

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