Keeping up with what has already become a tradition, Crónica will present another edition of “Natal dos Experimentaisâ€. This year’s event will include performances by Vitor Joaquim, the Srosh Ensemble, Pal, Dirty Dirt, and Sturqen. Pedro Tudela will close the evening with a DJ set. Friday, December 9, from 22h onwards in Passos Manuel. As …
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“Unfurling Streams†reviewed by Ether Real
Depuis qu’on l’a découvert en 2011, Monty Adkins apparaît régulièrement sur ces pages avec un plaisir renouvelé. C’est chez Audiobulb qu’on le découvrait mais son champ de travail est assez large et lui permet d’apparaître sur des labels aussi variés que Signature (le label de Radio France) ou encore empreintes DIGITALes. On a cette fois …
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New in the Corollaries series: Tarab’s “Gleanersâ€
This is the eleventh release in the series Corollaries, that compiles works resulting from Active Crossover: Mooste, a cross-cultural collaborative residency curated by Simon Whetham and hosted by MoKS, in April and May 2015. All works are composed from material compiled in a collective archive during the project. Gleaners rummages through the Active crossover: Mooste …
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“Primary Reception†and “Alone Together†reviewed by Fluid Radio
The ‘Corollaries’ series by Portuguese label Crónica collects works resulting from Active Crossover: Mooste, a cross-cultural collaborative residency curated by sound artist Simon Whetham in Estonia in 2015. All of the pieces released as part of the series were created using sound materials compiled in a collective archive during the residency. Different artists participated at …
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Futurónica 180
Episode 180 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, November 25th. The playlist of Futurónica 180 is: Cem Güney, Are You the President’s Militant? (2016, Three Dots, a Jaw, and a Cul de Sac) Jonathan Uliel Saldanha, Fanfare …
Soon in Crónica: Tarab’s “Gleanersâ€
Soon in Crónica: Gintas K’s “Under My Skinâ€
Under My Skin by Gintas K
“Three-Body Problem†reviewed by The Sound Projector
Now sixteen albums down the line, Portuguese duo @C continue to refine their own brand of subatomic click n’cut ambience with Three-Body Problem, which began life as Agapornis – another puppetry piece soundtrack (like Ab Ovo before it); one inspired by the writer Anaïs Nin. The title symbolises the logistical synergy of three phases of …
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“Geography†reviewed by Jazz.pt
VÃtor Joaquim é um de variadÃssimos casos na cena portuguesa de músicos para quem a improvisação é um processo fundamental, mas que nem por isso consideram tocar aquilo a que vamos chamando “música improvisadaâ€. O facto de o seu instrumento ser o computador, e de este definir à partida o tipo de música que pratica …
“Geography†reviewed by Déphasage
Si Vitor Joaquim a un mérite c’est bien celui de conceptualiser ses projets en amont et de les mettre en perspective les uns avec les autres. Après l’élégant “Flow†qui traitait de l’intimité de l’homme et de sa relation avec la machine, puis “Filament†qui questionnait rien de moins que l’infinité de l’espace-temps, voici donc …