Author Archives: Miguel Carvalhais

“X-RUN-4 Prismatique” reviewed by Westzeit

Ulrich Mitzlaffs phänomenale Cello-Etuden erscheinen leider nur als download, aber damit wenigstens überhaupt. “X-RUN-4 Prismatique” zeigt nämlich, was mit diesem Instrument jenseits Lindenbergscher Pubertätsphantasien oder purem Wohlklang möglich ist. Zwischen piccicato und reinem Lärm vermag der Mann seinem bundlosen 4-Saiter alle nur denkbaren Schattierungen in einer derart packenden Dramaturgie zu entlocken, dass einem fassungslos der …

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Futurónica 170

Episode 170 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 8th. The playlist of Futurónica 170 is: Ulrich Mitzlaff, X-one (2016, X-RUN-4 Prismatique, Crónica) Ulrich Mitzlaff, RUN-one (2016, X-RUN-4 Prismatique, Crónica) Ulrich Mitzlaff, 4-one (2016, X-RUN-4 Prismatique, Crónica) …

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“Bittersweet Melodies” reviewed by Rockerilla

Le colonne sonore sono parte fondamentale di un lm e spesso hanno decretato il successo della pellicola. Poi c’è chi scrive colonne sonore per lm immaginari come fa Barry Adamson e c’è chi estrae frammenti di queste musiche, le scompone e intorno crea un’atmosfera destrutturata fatta di una dark ambient dagli echi quasi jazz noir …

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“Three-Body Problem” reviewed by Rockerilla

La sempre splendida terra del Portogallo viene associata al Fado come principale stile musicale. In realtà anche in queste lande ci sono i più svariati generi e c’è anche chi destruttura completamente la musica, asciugandola del tutto e da lì estrapola qualche suono per nuove forme di contemporanea. In questo sono maestri gli @C, due …

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New in the Corollaries series: John Grzinich’s “Prevailing Wind, Tangled Under”

This is the sixth 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. Anyone who has followed my work over …

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“Roha” reviewed by The Sound Projector

We’ve heard from Andreas Trobollowitsch some time ago in 2009 as one half of Nörz with Johannes Tröndle; their record for Schraum struck me as “disconnected electro-acoustic sounds…thrown into a cardboard box which is gently rattled about”. Trobollowitsch continues his explorations into electro-acoustic composition solo now, with Roha (CRÓNICA 105-2016). On these eight pieces, the …

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New podcast: Durán Vázquez

Reduced, Reinterpreted, and reconstructed by Durán Vázquez at bedroom, Vigo (Galicia, Spain), early January 2016. Mastered by Durán Vázquez. Using Beamrider (Activision, 1984), Demon Attack (Imagic, 1982), Dragon Defender (Ariola, 1984), Dragonfire (Imagic, 1982), Gravitar (Atari, 1983), Space Jockey (Vidtec, 1982), Star Wars Return of The Jedi: Death Star Battle (Parker Bros, 1983), Time Pilot …

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Three-Body Problem video program at Curtas

Three-Body Problem (video program preview) from Miguel Carvalhais on Vimeo. The “Three-Body Problem” video program was premiered at the CD launch event in Passos Manuel, last May, and will now be shown in its entirety at the amazing Curtas, the short film festival in Vila do Conde. With music by @c (Pedro Tudela & Miguel …

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