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“Against Nature†reviewed by Passive/Aggressive
Det absolut første, man undrer sig over, nÃ¥r man sætter den seneste plade fra den engelske lydkunstner Simon Whetham pÃ¥, er titlen. Han har ad flere omgange ydet bidrag til det fremragende radioprogram Framework, som i mange Ã¥r har arbejdet for at udbrede kendskab og kærlighed til lydkunst, field recordings og naturlyde. Fra en kunstner, …
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“Against Nature†reviewed by Aural Aggravation
Simon Whetham has a considerable history of taking sound recordings – often environmental sounds – and working them into something unrecognisable, by means of various sonic and software mutations. Against Nature emerged from an exploration of what Whetham describes as ‘errors and failures’, using ‘badly built microphones, over-burdened amplifiers, motors driven by sound impulses, misbehaving …
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“Roha†reviewed by Amusio
Mit Roha (Crónica) entzieht sich Andreas Trobollowitsch jener formalen Vorgaben, die seine bisherigen Veröffentlichungen, darunter auch die mit Nörz und Acker Velvet, aus einer dezidiert elektroakustisch generierten Perspektive argumentieren ließen. Seine Manipulationen von primär improvisierten Ausgangsmaterial bringt den Klangforscher hier nun in die Nähe dessen, was gemeinhin als „Musik“ verstanden und rezipiert wird. Ein Zug, …
New release: Andreas Trobollowitsch’s “Rohaâ€
ROHA is the first solo album by Andreas Trobollowitsch. Previously a member of the duos Nörz and Acker Velvet, he produced two highly acclaimed albums, released through Schraum (Berlin) and Monotyp Records (Warsaw), and in collaboration with David Schweighart, he composed the soundtrack for the 1920’s cinema series Digi Wave for the Filmarchiv- Austria. As …
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Soon in Crónica: Primary Fields
“Against Nature†reviewed by Tiny Mix Tapes
If field recordings are often the attempt to freeze-frame nature in all its everlasting purity, then Simon Whetham’s latest album of manipulated ambient is decidedly Against Nature. Conceived as part of his ongoing project to record certain environmental sounds and then allow incidental disturbances to creep into their engineering/mixing/production, the Londoner’s new collection of five …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Lizard
Opisanie muzyki zawartej na najnowszej pÅ‚ycie litewskiego kompozytora nie jest Å‚atwe. Przy obcowaniu z wiÄ™kszÄ… częściÄ… jego dorobku bardzo ważna okazuje siÄ™ być znajomość kontekstu w jakich dany utwór powstaÅ‚. Bez tego dość ciężko nakreÅ›lić charakter samej muzyki. Z jednej strony powinna ona bronić siÄ™ samodzielnie, bez wzglÄ™du na okolicznoÅ›ci. Jednak kiedy dla samego artysty …
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Soon in Crónica: Bittersweet Melodies
Futurónica 161
Episode 161 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, March 4th. The playlist of Futurónica 161 is: Yiorgis Sakellariou, Everything Emanating from the Sun (2016, Everything Emanating from the Sun, Crónica) Richard Eigner, When the Days All Tip …