Davor Mikan hätte vielleicht gut daran getan, nicht jedem der 31 Stücke auf »Täuschung« (Crónica) einen Titel zu verpassen: Man sollte sich jedenfalls nicht von einer etwas witzlosen Albernheit wie »Der Eisverkäufer explodiert einfach« von dem Vorhaben abschrecken lassen, sich mit diesem durchweg interessanten, zuweilen sehr spannenden Album auseinanderzusetzen. Was auf den ersten Eindruck oft …
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“Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Distorsom
Com um tÃtulo fisgado na realidade intangÃvel das partÃculas sub-atómicas, Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom é o sétimo álbum dos portugueses @C, e o terceiro na sua própria editora. Os ficheiros que estiveram na origem do disco foram registados entre 2002 e 2007, em diferentes locais espalhados por vários paÃses, incluindo apresentações ao vivo, …
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“Mus*****c†reviewed by Earlabs
Since January, 2003 Crónica has managed to amass thirty-one releases in its catalog. Now, to celebrate their 5th anniversary, the label’s thirty-second release comes in the form of a free, digital-only download that initiates the beginning of the Unlimited Release Series. Mus****c is a 192-minute, 24 track compilation featuring almost as many Crónica artists. It’s …
“Mus*****c†reviewed by Vital
The older I get, the more melancholic I get, the faster time flies by like there is no yesterday, today or tomorrow. Is it tuesday again, am I doing yet another Vital Weekly. It seems so. So in my perception of things Cronica Electronica have been around for ages, but they celebrate their fifth birthday …
“Musicamorosa†reviewed by Onda Rock
Fuori dagli schemi e dai consueti circuiti della musica elettronica, l’artista portoghese Jorge Mantas da qualche anno a questa parte conduce le sue esplorazioni sonore sotto l’accattivante alias di The Beautiful Schizophonic. Dopo l’esordio “Hyperblue Hydrophonics†e la quasi totalità dei brani compresi nella pubblicazione “Product 06†della conterranea etichetta Crónica Electronica, Mantas pone mano …
“Täuschung†reviewed by Vital
From Vienna comes one Davor Mikan, of whom I never heard, ‘where he creates music about failure, beauty, lust and delusion in the context of psychoacoustic effects and in a personal sense (self-delusion)’, as it is said on the blurb. He is using generative graphic tools together with granular synthesis to transform sound. Whatever that …
“Täuschung†reviewed by Comunicazione Interna
In “Täushung†il viennese Davor Mikan ha riunito materiale elettronico elaborato nel corso degli ultimi 4 anni – si tratta di 31 tracce brevi se non brevissime – ed il risultato finale non lascia granché soddisfatti: un lavoro eccessivamente frammentario e sostanzialmente asfittico, dove entrano scarti digitali, frequenze disturbate, glitches manipolati, ritagli di forme ancora …
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“Täuschung†reviewed by Jazz e Arredores
Trinta e uma pequenas peças, ásperas como um raio, mas o certo é que à segunda, terceira passagens, as linhas mais angulosas parece que se limam um pouco, ajustando as peças para uma escuta mais conveniente. Falo do mais recente lançamento, o trigésimo (parabéns!), da editora lusa CRÓNICA, Täuschung, do austrÃaco de origem bósnia, Davor …
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“Musicamorosa†reviewed by Loop
‘Musicamorosa’ floats on the air, quite high, over there where it is calm, the solitude, silence, listening, the questions and of course the loving music [música amorosa], tender, subtle, that extends and travels beyond. Jorge Mantas aka The Beautiful Schizophonic invites us to a trip of ambient, drones and field recordings. Also this album is …
“Täuschung†reviewed by Le Son Du Grisli
Sorties de l’ordinateur personnel de Davor Mikan, les 31 pièces qui composent Täuschung parlent de silences et de sons détériorés, renferment les preuves sonores d’une identité en construction et du bestiaire étrange dont elle ne peut se passer. Projetée, l’audace électronique – qui peut frôler l’absurde au point d’interdire toute connivence avec l’auditeur – n’en …
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