@c presents “Three-Body Problem” in Porto

Anticipating the release of their new album, “Three-Body Problem”, Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais will present a session of videos commissioned to the tracks of the album, featuring new work from Miguel Leal, Roav & N. Teluric, Nuno Tudela, Cristina Mateus, Lia, André Rangel, Marc Behrens, Rodrigo Carvalho, and Tudela & Carvalhais. “Three-Body Problem” is …

“Bittersweet Melodies” reviewed by Nitestylez

Put on the circuit only recently via the Portuguese Cronica-imprint is “Bittersweet Melodies”, the most recent album effort by Ran Slavin who has released a string of numerous releases on labels like Earsay, Sub Rosa, Mille Plateaux and of course Cronica since the late 90s. With his eleventh longplay effort we see the artist, who’s …

“Roha” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

Andreas Trobollowitsch konnte einem schon zu Ohren kommen zusammen mit Johannes Trödel als Nörz und deren “(Also Known As) Acker Velvet” (Schramm, 2009) und als Acker Velvet mit “Carbon & Chairs” (Monotype, 2012). In erstem Fall wurde als sein Instrumentarium Tape, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Melodica [Prepared] uns Electronics [Inside Radio, Feedback] gennant. Das ist …

“Against Nature” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

Sehr schön umraunt Jim Haynes, der ja auf Helen Scarsdale Agency Simon Whetham’s “From The Mouths of Clay” (2014) herausgebracht hat, mit “loom… unease… carcinogenic… confusion” die unheimliche Suggestivität, mit der der Brite sich dem Unbekannten annähert. Ausgerechnet in Kristiansand fand Whetham im Herbst 2013 die Sounds, aus denen er Against Nature konstruierte. Er bezieht …

“Gamelan Descending a Staircase” reviewed by The Sound Projector

Last noted the Lithuanian composer Arturas BumÅ¡teinas in 2014 with his Epiloghi, an ingenious construct which made connections between theatrical sound-effect making machines and the work of the Italian Futurists. His new release likewise confirms that he’s visually literate and informed about the history of art; it’s called Gamelan Descending A Staircase (CRÓNICA 100-2015). He …

New in the Corollaries series: Sound Meccano / Jura Laiva’s “Sireli Aeg”

Sireli Aeg is based on field recording sounds captured during the Active Crossover residency at MoKs in Mooste (Estonia) and its surroundings. This is the fourth release in the series Corollaries that will span 2016, compiling works resulting from Active Crossover: Mooste, a cross-cultural collaborative residency curated by Simon Whetham and hosted by MoKS, in …

“Bittersweet Melodies” reviewed by DLSO

Ran Slavin, artista multimediale israeliano, ha una carriera lunga e variegata alle spalle che lo ha portato a presentare il propri lavori nei quattro angoli del mondo, allacciando collaborazioni di tutto rispetto con altri artisti e produttori ed etichette discografiche. Dopo la pubblicazione della bellezza di undici album, uno dei capitoli fin´ora inediti del suo …

Futurónica 165

Episode 165 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, April 29th. The playlist of Futurónica 165 is: Simon Whetham, Contact (2016, Contact, Crónica) Sound Meccano / Jura Laiva, Mooste Järv (2016, Sireli Aeg, Crónica) Sound Meccano / Jura …