Three Crónica releases at De Subjectivisten Sietse’s top 30

Alexander Rishaug’s “Ma.Org Pa.Git”, Martijn Tellinga’s “Positions”, and Jos Smolders’s “Modular Works 2015Q1”. Really happy to see these three releases listed here after a great year at Crónica. There are wonderful things lined up for 2016, stay tuned! :) via De Subjectivisten Ma.Org Pa.Git by Alexander Rishaug Positions by Martijn Tellinga Modular Works 2015Q1 by …

Futurónica 156

Episode 156 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, December 25th. The playlist of Futurónica 156 is: Wondering Ascetic (Manip) Chanting a Milarepa Poem and a Mantra (1972, Tibetan Buddhist Rites from the Monasteries of Buthan, Sub Rosa) …

“Positions” reviewed by Freistil

positions (Cróncia) beinhaltet eine Auswahl an Konzeptstücken des Holländers Martijn Tellinga. Als Komponist und Performer kreiert er akustische Situationen (Alvin Lucier & Co lassen grüßen), die Ideen von Raum und Prozessen in den Mittelpunkt stellen im steten Spannungsfeld zwischen Intention und Zufall. Die nun auf dem portugiesischen Label Cróncia erschienene CD beinhaltet vier seiner Arbeiten, …

Futurónica 155

Episode 155 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, December 11th. The playlist of Futurónica 155 is: Gintas K, Grinny Memories (2015, Message in a Bottle, Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre) Gintas K, Titled#9dub (2015, Message in …

Tomorrow: Natal dos Experimentais 2015

Crónica’s Natal dos Experimentais 2015 is already tomorrow, at Passos Manuel in Porto. This year’s program features five performances: in the main stage there will be Pal, Hugo Paquete, and Christian Faubel; in the Club room Diana Combo’s Eosin, and In C++, a trio performance by Vitor Joaquim, Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais. Gala Drop’s …

“Modular Works 2015Q1” reviewed by Chain DLK

The name of Jos Smolders should say something to many followers of the most hidden recesses of electronic and experimental music, as you could have met it as the signature of some articles on well-known Vital magazine or less recently on EARLabs.org, a label he made that turned into a proper webzine and one of …

@c at La Escucha Errante, Bilbao

Next Saturday, in Bilbao, @c (Pedro Tudela & Miguel Carvalhais) will perform at La Escucha Errante, an event organized by the KLEM Laboratory of Electronic Music (Bilbao) and the UPV/EHU University of Basque Country. The evening at Espacio ZAWP – hACERIA will be one of a long series of performances and installations spreading from December …

“Gamelan Descending a Staircase” reviewed by Kindamuzik

Alsof je het galmende instrument van een trap laat kukelen. Alsof je de naakte klank daarvan buitelend kwinkelerend met een onvast vibrato componeert – trede voor trede – alsof de gamelan met een bruuske schop de hemelen uitgeknikkerd wordt. Alsof een bewust onscherpe foto daarvan liefdevol realistisch geschilderd is op doek door een pietje precies… …

“Modular Works 2015Q1” reviewed by Kindamuzik

Modulation was op het vorige Le Guess Who?-festival misschien wel de leukste plek. De gekke, kuilachtige zaal maakte het mogelijk om van bovenaf op de tafels met apparatuur te kijken. Daarop: spaghetti aan kabels, effectapparaten en vooral: modulaire synthesizers. De oase van rust ter plaatse werd geruggensteund door tactiele klanken, analoge texturen en de fascinatie …