C’est dans un emballage bizarre que le label Cronica nous fait découvrir un document sonore auditif de trois auteur s/ dj. Tout est passé en revue dans ce live monstrueux, pour faire danser le public avec des fréquences digitales, du sample ou des rythmes minimalistes. On reste médusé par la cohérence qu’ont Heimir Björgúlfsson, Helgi …
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“Still Important Somekind Not Normally Seen (Always Not Unfinished)†reviewed by Friend of Devils
This is a live collaboration that sees Iceland’s Bjorgulfsson and Thorsson (ex- Stilluppsteypa) glitching out with Pimmon; then letting Robert Hampson edit the subtle mayhem into nine tracks of divisive ambience. Processed sounds of the laptop generation collide with delicate beats and discordant noise to present a journey that is fun to travel on but …
“Two Novels: Gaze / In the Cochlea†reviewed by Jade
O. BLAAT a su déployer une stratégie de la disparition, une conduite de la dissimulation et ce, en laissant un monde microscopique de sons, d’échos, de formes sonores proliférer sur la maille translucide de ses compositions. Des soundscapes indicibles, des clichés sonores, des concentrés de vie et d’environnement, qui s’appuient sur l’utilisation du laptop, méta-instrument …
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“Still Important Somekind Not Normally Seen (Always Not Unfinished)†reviewed by Facteur 4
L’excellent label portugais Crònica nous donne encore de ses (bonnes) nouvelles avec ce disque au titre et à la pochette fleuris. Mais attention : de derrière les fleurs peut surgir un monstre ambigu et cauchemardesque, voire une cravate et une sucette…Alors méfiance. Alerte aux sens. Le trio est une formule qui renvoie peut-être inconsciemment au …
“Two Novels: Gaze / In the Cochlea†reviewed by Sands
Recensendo il precedente CD della Crónica mi rammaricavo per l’occasione sprecata, ma con la certezza che presto si sarebbe presentata una nuova opportunità e l’etichetta non avrebbe sicuramente fallito il colpo. Ecco che la previsione, puntualmente, si avvera, ma con questo non mi sento affatto un mago poiché, visto il crescendo qualitativo proposto in pochi …
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“Still Important Somekind Not Normally Seen (Always Not Unfinished)†reviewed by Funprox
Microtonal composers Heimir Bjorgulfsson, Helgi Thorsson (both of Stilluppsteypa) and Pimmon performed at the Melkfabriek in Den Bosch and recorded this CD, which is their live set. The sound got edited by Robert Hampson (Main). The CD contains a mix between microtonal noise, clicks and drones, and sporadic electronic beats. This combination works really well …
“Two Novels: Gaze / In the Cochlea†reviewed by Blitz
(…) Kaffe Matthews, DJ Olive e Ikue Mori, entre outros, colaboram em faixas de Gaze. Estão lá, mas invisÃveis. Contudo, são presenças essenciais, porque é essencial este processo de falsa neutralização. Note-se que os nomes se mantêm, assim como o da própria o.blaat, porque à invisibilidade está inerente a presença. Gaze é, portanto, um conjunto …
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“Two Novels: Gaze / In the Cochlea†reviewed by BBC
O.Blaat’s debut arrives with liner-note endorsement from premier highbrow turntablist Christian Marclay and a cover bearing distinctive images of installations by South Korean artist Helen Cho. The back cover in particular looks like a rendering of Helen Chadwick’s Piss Flowers in Body Shop soap. O.Blaat is Keiko Uenishi, a Japanese woman relocated to downtown NYC. …
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“Still Important Somekind Not Normally Seen (Always Not Unfinished)†reviewed by Sands
Racchiuso in una confezione da ‘flower power immalignito’ arriva il nuovo sensazionale, almeno per quanto riguarda la collaborazione, CD della Crónica. Si tratta di una performance che ha visto insieme sul palco l’australiano Pimmon e due terzi degli islandesi Stilluppsteypa. Le registrazioni provengono da una data in Olanda, al De Melkfabriek in Den Bosch, ma …
“v3†reviewed by Paris Transatlantic
@c (try Googling that one and you won’t get very far.. go to at-c.org instead) is the duo Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais, and v3 is, as you might guess, their third album. Or perhaps the “3” refers to the fact that these nine tracks were sourced from three different performances in Palmela, London and …