«Tropical Agent» donne en tout cas toute la mesure des capacités de R.Slavin. Ce compositeur que l’on connaît sous bien des pseudos (Tonr, Extract, Aerial, Iran_Camp ou Rose Of Jericho) et qui est un vétéran des musiques improvisées et de rock expérimental nous montre ici l’étendu de son talent en mettant en forme des compositions …
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“Product 02†reviewed by Stillborn
In casa Crónica i dischi della serie Product sono quasi sempre degli split tra due artisti, il caso vuole che i due artisti a divedersi lo spazio su Product 02 siano Ran Slavin e.. Ran Slavin! Essì! Ran Slavin che splitta con se stesso.. il compositore israeliano, conosciuto negli anni anche sotto diversi pseudonimi come …
“Product 02†reviewed by Rockerilla
…i due album firmati Ran Slavin e qui riasemblati in un eraviglioso ambiente fluttuante e mellifluo, dove piccole increspature di suono e crepitii riescono a mandare in estasi gli ascoltatori più delicati. L’utilizzo di chitarre manipolate, di violini triduli e di frequenze molto basse dona sensazioni ora di salubre tepore, ora di leggera asperità , conducendo …
“Product 02†reviewed by Funprox
Ran Slavin’s CD is apparently meant to be a split CD with himself (an original approach I must admit). This release is also quite minimal, but contains more accessible sounds (loops and drones) from an instrumental background that form a warm, almost Mediterranean, atmosphere somewhere between the styles of Fennesz and Vance Orchestra. The overall …
“Further Consequences of Reinterpretation†reviewed by D-Side
I’ll arrive quelquefois, pour un remixeur, que la proximité imposée avec l’univers d’un autre créateur le temps d’un remix appraisse trop courte, que l’envie soit plus fort de continuer lÃmmersion et la fusion des univers au-delà du travail initialement commandé. Il arrive aussi, même si cela est plus rare, que lesdits remixeurs poussent cette envie …
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“Product 02†reviewed by A Puta da Subjectividade
As edições da Crónica Electrónica têm marcado positivamente o último ano, tanto pela regularidade como sobretudo pela coerência e qualidade dos lançamentos na área da experimentação audiovisual. Dentro do movimentado calendário editorial destaca-se a série Product, uma bem delineada recuperação da lógica split que possibilita a conjugação de duas peças distintas por dois artistas diferentes, …
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“Product 02†reviewed by Cyclic Defrost
This album from the experimental Portuguese label Cronica is actually a split disc featuring two separate works, coincidently from the same artist. Ran Slavin is an audio/ video composer and improviser who has previously operated under diverse monikers such as Tonr, Extract, Iran and Rose of Jericho, working with various noise outfits in Israel and …
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“Further Consequences of Reinterpretation†reviewed by Obradek
Vorbei die zeiten, in denen avantgarde anstrengend und schräg klingen mußte! Beide musiker haben die remixten versionen der 0.000 Cd von Nosei Sakata auf der sich kein hörbares material befand, genutzt, um live, im rahmen eines konzertes beim Goethe Institut in Lissabon, diese aufnahmen herzustellen. In einem ping-pong verfahren spielen sich beide musiker die gleichen …
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“Product 02†reviewed by Touching Extremes
Blinding flashes, quick mirages and sad memories seem to be what Ran Slavin builds upon. Here he presents two works, “Tropical agent” and “Ears in water”; both parts very well functioning as “active ambient” material, perfect to be listened during other activities – nevertheless, the care in assembling sounds is total, guaranteeing a stimulating perspective …
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“Further Consequences of Reinterpretation†reviewed by Loop
This disc published on the Portuguese Crónica Electronica label, is a collaborative project between the sound artists Paulo Raposo [who runs the Sirr.ecords label] from Lisbon, Portugal and the German Marc Behrens [Raster Noton, Trente Oiseaux, Sirr.ecords] from Darmstadt. This disc has its origins in the CD “0.000” of the Japanese Nosei Sakata, aka *0 …
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