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“Three-Body Problem†reviewed by Black Audio
‘Three Body Problem’ is the 16th album from this duo; and their longevity has to be commended, considering the obscurity of their releases. Like their previous release ‘Ab Ovo’, this latest output started as music formulated for a puppet theatre play ‘Agapornis’. This however, was recomposed after the event and is now its own soundtrack. …
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“Roha†reviewed by Black Audio
The field of electroacoustic music has its fair share of garbage, as it does those that are truly inspirational; Andreas Trobollowitsch sits pointing towards the former, just left of the middle ground. Processing acoustic instrumentation with electronics is an art in itself, if the producer is to create anything of actual value; and when Andreas …
“Bittersweet Melodies†reviewed by Black Audio
Slavin returns with his 11th studio album, fixated with Crime time ambient poster sunsets and middle-eastern noire; opening up with Saturday’s Dress’, awash with ambient sub-textures and wiry electronic low-fi scratches. The lounge electronica of ‘Category: Murder Entertainers’ sets the scene for the rest of the album. With stop/start loops and a nostalgic veil over …
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Futurónica 166
Episode 166 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, May 13th. The playlist of Futurónica 166 is: Brian Eno, Neroli (Thinking Music, Part IV) (1993, Neroli, All Saints Records) You can follow Rádio Zero’s broadcasts at radiozero.pt/ouvir and …
@c presents “Three-Body Problem†in Porto
Anticipating the release of their new album, “Three-Body Problemâ€, 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 …
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Soon in Crónica: “Three-Body Problemâ€
Soon in Crónica: “Is the Space Empty Only to be Filled with the Energy of this Voice?â€
“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 …
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“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 …