Pure’s Ification is an oft-unsettling stylistic travelogue whose range extends far beyond the backyard. Uncompromising experimental electronic workouts sit side-by-side with modern classical and cinematic soundscaping in the Berlin-based artist’s collection. Since 1992, Peter Votava has issued more than thirty CDs and vinyl releases of solo and collaborative works under different aliases, with Ification arriving …
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“Berlin Backyards†reviewed by Textura
Obviously Aubry’s idea of a typical Berlin backyard isn’t a quiet and peaceful haven one retreats to as a respite from the noise of the city but instead a place where loud, industrial machinery churns relentlessly. Such equipment—air conditioners, trash compactors, recycling containers, electric power stations, all of which keep the city running—exhales convulsively like …
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Netlabels & News reviews “Compilation Works 1996-2005â€
Si ya los propios estilos musicales son polémicos y discutibles en cuanto a su exactitud y alcance, resultando la mayorÃa de las veces solo vagas y aproximadas etiquetas orientativas; hay un debate que todavÃa va mas allá: ¿que puede considerase música y que ruido? La pregunta es mas compleja de lo que puede parecer, ya …
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“Compilation Works 1996-2005†reviewed by The Sound Projector
From same label, Compilation Works 1996-2005 (CRÓNICA ELECTRONICA 041) is an astonishing compilation of music by the great Marc Behrens, one of the most severe and dessicated electronic minimalists working in this area and one for whom I have a lot of time. This 19-track collection amounts to two CDs’ worth of music, and it …
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“Lovely Banalities†reviewed by The Sound Projector
From the Portuguese Crónica label, there’s the Lithuanian player Gintas K with Lovely Banalities (CRÓNICA ELECTRONICA 040), an appealing collection of minimal electronica; what I like about it is that Gintas keeps most of his pieces quite short (nothing over five minutes), and each one explores a single idea relentlessly, despite temptations to widen out …
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“Ification†reviewed by STNT
Ification est le plus récent des travaux de Peter Votava / Pure (actif, précisons-le, depuis presque vingt ans et qui a réalisé des albums sur des labels aussi prestigieux que Mego et Staalplaat (et pour mon plaisir, un split avec Ultra Milkmaids)). Globalement, cet album apparaît comme moins aquatique que Noonbugs, sorti sur Mego, plus …
“Lovely Banalities†reviewed by Vital Weekly
Following many MP3 releases and a double CD on Cronica Electronica before, Gintas K from Lithuania now returns to Cronica with a strange album called ‘Lovely Banalities’. Not that we shouldn’t take this seriously, but ‘banalities’ may sound a bit odd. One windy summer Sunday afternoon, Gintas K went out to do field recordings in …
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“Ification†reviewed by Liability Webzine
Il n’est pas toujours facile de suivre un type comme Peter Votava. Complètement imprévisible on ne sait jamais trop à quoi s’attendre avec lui. Avec Ification, dont le jeu de mot avec Pure n’aura échappé à personne, on aura par conséquent affaire à un album aux multiples visages. Ce n’était nullement obligatoire de sa part …
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“Berlin Backyards†reviewed by Liability Webzine
Les titres d’albums sont parfois très explicites. Celui-ci l’est complètement. Difficile de faire autrement, d’ailleurs, puisque tout ce qui compose Berlin Backyards est la signification même du titre du disque. En effet, Gilles Aubry, qui habite Berlin depuis 2002, qui est membre des groupes Monno et Swift Machine et dont les enregistrements en solo ont …
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“Berlin Backyards†reviewed by Etherreal
Gilles Aubry est originaire de Suisse et vit à Berlin depuis 2002, où il produit sa musique aussi bien en solo qu’au sein de groupes dans des styles variés, allant du doom metal en tant que Monno (chez Conspiracy Records) aux musiques improvisées avec Swift Machine. En solo il travaille plutôt dans le domaine du …
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